[10 books of collections assembled by Francesc Ribot]

OK. Here’s something about which we can find almost nothing. It’s a 10-volume set that’s a kind of visual memory of graphic art from the first half of the 20th century. For the most part, the works are by anonymous (or unknown) designers who cultivated the profession we know it today. Volumes 1 through 9 are each printed in a single color. Volume 10 is full color. Covered are:

• Packaging
• Symbols and Logotypes
• Copywriting
• Illustration in Advertising
• Tickets
• Letterheads
• More Symbols and Logotypes
• More Packaging
• Advertisements
• 100 Collections of Things Related to the Above

Published between 2008 and 2017, each is a fascinating look-book of the way things looked. It’s loaded with ideas and things to steal—or things to distract you from the world.