Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le Carré
Contributed by Garrison Martin on Sep 25th, 2018. Artwork published in
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The 1974 USA original Random House / Alfred A. Knopf hardcover pressing of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy by John Le Carré, featuring a very Russian-looking Vodka by Charles Papirtis. This one really stumped us at Typophile, a few years ago. Found the answer while looking through PLINC's Alphabet Thesaurus Volume 2.
Designed by the great R.D. Scudellari.
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6 Comments on “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le Carré”
Photo-Lettering, Inc. advert from December, 1962.
Thanks, Patrick! I’ve adjusted the date on our typeface page. Is this from your personal collection? Got more of these?
A mere clipping from Art Direction (1953–1975). Microfilm copies available online at the Internet Archive.
You could add the V from ADVANCE to the VODKA sample too, if you’d like.
Also sometimes known as Art Direction: The Magazine of Visual Communication. Issues continued into the late ’70s, ’80s, ’90s. Not sure beyond that.
Thanks, Patrick! That’s a great digitized resource I wasn’t aware of. I’ve updated the sample.