White Collar – Variants
There is a high likelihood of variants in the 1st and 2nd editions. Any hand printed project of this magnitude can easily result in some pages out of order, upside down, or sideways. The 1939 and 1940 editions of White Collar (160 and 300 copies respectively) were published by the artist, at home, with the […]
Nückel – Destiny; variant tan/grey cloth covers
Nückel’s Destiny (both the New York and UK editions) came out with red cloth boards. There have been a few listings for Destiny with what appears to be grey cloth boards or in some cases a tan cloth cover as below. NOTE: depending on lighting, the camera, and your monitor, colours can be difficult to […]
White Collar – Dates and Edition sizes
The first three editions of White Collar were published without a publication date or edition size causing some confusion. However the following information can be relied on with some confidence: 1st Edition 2nd Edition 3rd Edition (Trade) Ott, John: Ott, John; Graphic Consciousness: The Visual Cultures of Integrated Industrial Unions at Midcentury American Quarterly Vol. […]
Nückel – the covers for Schicksal/Destiny
In the 1920s (some suggest 1926) Nückel published a soft cover and a hard cover of his wordless novel, Schicksal. In 1930 it was translated into English and published as Destiny. He used different images on the cover of the various editions. 1920s Schicksal soft cover 1920s Schicksal hard cover 1930 Destiny Note: the image […]
White Collar – Bindings
Given the scarcity of the first three editions, there has been some confusion as to how they were bound. I have confidence in the following observations but I invite collectors to comment. 1st Edition Binding 1939 – white enamelled metal comb 2nd Edition Binding 1940 – wire loop The wire, often referred to as wire-o, […]
