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87 - Bauhaus - Jan Tschichold. Yet Another New Typeface. An Essay on the Economics of Type. - Typographische Mitteilungen, Berlin. Supplement to Issue 3, March 1930. Berlin, March 1930. Two double-page spreads with several illustrations. - Signed copy.

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€400 - 600

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Bauhaus - Jan Tschichold. Yet Another New Typeface. An Essay on the Economics of Type. - Typographische Mitteilungen, Berlin. Supplement to Issue 3, March 1930. Berlin, March 1930. Two double-page spreads with several illustrations. - Signed copy. Call time: approx. 12:50 p.m. (schedule subject to change) Supplement to the issue presented here in its entirety (Vol. 27, No. 3). The supplement is mentioned in an article on page 70. - With a handwritten dedication reading “With warmest regards from the author, Jan Tschichold” to Horst Porstmann, who is mentioned and honored in Tschichold’s article: “[...] Of these, Porstmann—the inventor of standard formats and standards for business letters, postcards, etc.—was the first to thoroughly consider the technical aspects of the problem in his book *Language and Writing*, published in 1920. [...] His book serves as the foundation for all further work, including that related to design.” Tschichold, who had published the seminal book *Die neue Typographie* in 1928, illustrated his thoughts on the subject with type specimens by Josef Albers, Max Buchartz, Herbert Bayer, Karel Teige, and Kurt Schwitters, as well as Paul Renner, before presenting his new design. - Includes the second supplement, “Der Sprachwart.” - From the estate of Dr. Walter Porstmann, bearing his company stamp “Fabriknorm || Dr. Porstmann GmbH” and an inventory number. 32.0 × 23.0 cm. [5]; [28] pages. - Page 1 of the supplement has adhesive residue on the left margin. - The front cover of the magazine is slightly stained.

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Auction 34: Art & Books - Special Catalog: 20th-Century Artist's Books / Renker Collection, Part 2
Saturday, November 21
12:00 PM
86 A Osterbekstraße
22083 Hamburg, Germany

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