E.R. WEISS ZUM FUNFZIGSTEN GEBURTSTAGE 12. OKTOBER 1925.
- Vienna: Herbert Reichner, 1925.
- thick folio
- quarter vellum with small vellum tips, paper-covered boards, top edge gilt, cardboard slipcase.
- 106 pages followed by numerous plates.
- ISBN: none
Price: $300.00 other currencies
Order Nr. 42751
Printed in an edition limited to 450 numbered copies. Very minor shelfwear to the bottom fore-edge of the boards, else a near fine copy.
This mammoth volume contains 22 essays on all aspects of E.R. Weiss's career. Essayists include Stanley Morison, Julius Meier-Graefe, Julius Rodenberg, E.R. Weiss, and others. These essays cover Weiss's bookbindings, book designs, bookplate designs, type designs, initial letter and headpiece designs, and his designs for printers ornaments. This text is followed by an extensive collection of plates, many printed in color.