Beskrivning
Insel Verlag, Leipzig. 1925. Folio (38 x 28 cm), 106 pp., 44 text illustrations; Book decoration: 11 leaves; Initials: 6 leaves; Bookmarks, logos: 8 leaves; Printed matter, typographic decoration: 13 leaves; Book covers, book titles: 76 leaves, 6 fold-out plates; Offset prints on coloured covers, bindings, and end papers: 7 leaves; Bindings: 37 leaves printed on glossy paper, 1 leaf imprint. Half-parchment with cover vignette, gilt top edge, and ribbon marker. Minor signs of wear. In a cardboard slipcase. Standard edition. No. 375 of 450 copies (total 500 copies). Text in German except for Stanley Morison’s contribution in English; ”On the Typographical Ornaments of Granjon, Fournier and Weiss”. Pp. 89-103, with 4 separate pages of illustrations and further illustrations in the text. Morison’s contribution to this impressive festschrift for Weiss was originally written for the Berliner Monatshefte für Büchfreunde und Graphiksammler. (Appleton 55). Original lithographs by Karl Hofer (portrait of E. R. Weiß), original woodcut by Emil Orlik (The Tao that can be spoken…) and Karl Walser (bookplate of E. R. Weiß).
Emil Rudolf Weiß (1875-1942), German typographer, graphic artist, painter, teacher, and poet, who was dedicated to a classical-conservative book design.
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