The Leftovers Cookbook by Loyta Wooding, Grosset & Dunlap
Contributed by Florian Hardwig on Jul 14th, 2024. Artwork published in
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Here’s one for Javi, who’s fond of West Fantini.
Dave West’s slick standalone italic with swashy caps was used for the cover of The Leftovers Cookbook. First published in 1969 by David White, this is Grosset & Dunlap’s abridged paperback edition from 1972. It has the same cover illustration by Loretta Trezzo, who also might have done the typography.
17 Comments on “The Leftovers Cookbook by Loyta Wooding, Grosset & Dunlap”
I can see that
I even found another album that used West Fantini.
Thanks for sharing, Javi! Unfortunately there’s no F in the title, otherwise I could have completed our typeface sample.
Bobby Bare’s The Real Thing was released in 1970. On the back cover, the photography is credited to Bill Grine and Jimmy Moore of New World Photography, but no typographer is mentioned.
Javi tracked down another album cover using West Fantini, The Jewish American Princess from 1971. As it features an F, I’m happy to report that the sample now is complete. Thanks!
I don’t know if this album is using either West Fantini or Bookman Swash
It’s neither. There were plenty of swashy typefaces in the late 1960s and 1970s. I don’t recognize this specific one.
Found it! This typeface is called Oxford Italic and was carried by Lettergraphics – which makes sense geographically: Betty Everett’s album was released by UNI Records in Hollywood. Lettergraphics was based in nearby Culver City.
It also looks similar to Volta in Italic
Absolutely, good call! I think you found Oxford Italic’s origin. If you squeezed Volta Italic a little, you’re almost there (swashes aside).
Here’s a resetting using URW’s digitization of Volta Italic.
To my observation, underneath the specimen I see Oxford Swash www.flickr.com/photos/stewf…
This album is from 1968, as I think this album is using Oxford Italic
I wonder if there is a full specimen for Oxford Italic
I have scanned the pages for Oxford (Italic) and Oxford Swash from the Lettergraphics International Letter-Fan Index for you.
Is it a full specimen? I don’t know. It does show numerous alternates, including six different forms for the letter N. There may have been even more alts. Unfortunately, the glyph set showing is tiny and also screened, as a means of copy protection.
Look what I’ve found! Here’s a glyph set for Oxford Italic Swash, from a Fürst catalog issued around 1976.
Wow, now that’s super rare
Oxford Swash was used on the 1975 album Back To The Roots by Kay Starr
Super helpful comments above! I’ve been trying to find info on West Fantini for a while.