Swiss graphic design and typography magazine, subtitled “Zeitschrift für Schriftsatz, Gestaltung, Sprache, Druck und Weiterverarbeitung – Revue pour la composition, la conception graphique, la langue, l’impression et l’apprêt”. Herausgegeben von der Gewerkschaft Druck und Papier zur Förderung der Berufsbildung – Editée par le Syndicat du livre et du papier pour l’éducation professionnelle. The Typografische Monatsblätter was one of the most important journals to successfully disseminate the phenomenon of Swiss typography to an international audience, as well as spread the burgeoning ideas of the New Wave style. In existence for almost eighty years, the journal was a vital forum for concepts and discussion. Throughout these years, the Swiss typographic journal witnessed significant moments in the history of typography and graphic design
Zelinsky, Christa. – Weingart, Wolfgang. – Hostettler, Rudolf (ed.):. Typographische Monatsblätter (TM) Schweizer Graphische Mitteilungen no 3, 1972. St. Gallen: Zollikofer / Schweizerischer Typographenbund Bern 1972. 4to complete in original magazine wraps. (94) pages, hereof more than twenty pages Christa Zelinsky special. Illustrated throughout Only minor wear to spine else clean and well preserved
Christa Zelinsky special with one of the classic Weingart experimental covers
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The first extensive monograph on the most important book and magazine designer Willy Fleckhaus: known especially for TWEN Magazine and Suhrkamp. Texts by Hans-Michael Koetzle and Carsten Wolff in both German and English. 240 pages w 660 illustrations. New copy.
Magnus & Snorre Stephensen: Brugsting fra Japan (“Traditional Crafts of Japan”). Copenhagen: Arkitektens Forlag, 1969. Publishers fine clothed and decorated hardcover with dustjacket. Richly illustrated in b/w and color. Text in Danish. Dustjacket only with minor wear and overall an above avarege very good clean copy First edition
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“Absolutely lovely children’s illustrated book – pure joy, also for grown-ups”: The story of a young boy who lives in Reboul, France, who dreams of going to Paris. One day, after reading a book about Paris, he decides to pack a lunch and head for the city (…) What Henri sees, we see, in a flowing panorama of pictures conceived by the eminent graphic designer Saul Bass.
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First edition attractive copy of FORM – Eine Bilanz uber die Formentwicklung um die Mitte des XX. Jahrhunderts / A Balance Sheet of Mid-Twentieth-Century Trends in Design / Un Bilan de l’Evolution de la Forme au Milieu du XXe Siecle. 168 pp. Illustrated. Text in German, English and French
