Archiv fur Buchgewerbe und Gebrauchsgraphik, 75. Jahrgang, 1938, Doppelheft 7/8: Ungarische Buchkunst / The Art of the Hungarian Book

Rosner, Karl

Published by Verlagsabteilung des Deutschen Buchgewerbevereins, Leipzig, 1938

About this Item

Paper-covered flexible boards, woodcut illustration mounted to front board, lettering in red on front board and spine; 4to; pp. [5], 248-338, [1], richly illustrated in b/w and full-color, showcasing a variety of printing techniques on a variety of papers. A special double-issue of this important journal on advertising art and book design, notable for 17 tipped full-color reproductions of book covers, crediting the designer of each one (Alexander Fenyves designs Hevei Sandor's "Szinhaz" and Alexis Carrel's "Az ismeretlen Ember," Emerich Lanyi dseigns Franklin Tarsulat's "Roka asszorny," Adalbert Kner designs Richard Katz's "A Hegyek Kozott," and more). AND including an original etching by Poharnok Zoltan. All this in addition to the usual "Archiv" splendor -- plenty of woodcuts, type specimens, photo-illustrations -- the gamut. Some light bumping at spine tips, corners, and along edges of boards; some faint marginal foxing to first 5 leaves. Seller Inventory # D7691

Bibliographic Details

Title: Archiv fur Buchgewerbe und Gebrauchsgraphik,...

Publisher: Verlagsabteilung des Deutschen Buchgewerbevereins, Leipzig

Publication Date: 1938

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good