[1ST ED] Never Leave Well Enough Alone

First edition of Raymond Loewy’s autobiographical account of his career as a pioneering industrial designer, chronicling projects ranging from “lipsticks to locomotives” and from product design to corporate identity. Loewy’s client list would eventually include Lucky Strikes, Coldspot, Greyhound, the Pennsylvania Railroad, Shell, Exxon, TWA, Coca-Cola, Studeker, Frigidaire, Gestetner, Sears, Sunbeam, Electrolux, Schick, and NASA. Published in 1951 by Simon and Schuster. Loewy, as much as any other figure, helped shape and promote the field of industrial design in twentieth century America, elevating himself to celebrity status in the process. Mild rubbing, some bumping and chipping to extremities, with de-lamination to spine. Small snicks to rear endpapers, affecting a few preceding leaves. DJ retains continuous front cover and price-clipped front flap. Light rubbing and chipping to front cover, with faint creasing and damp staining to lower left corner. Small 8vo (6.5 in. x 7.25 in.), 380 pages, hardcover with partial dust jacket (front cover and front flap present), with b/w photos and illustrations.