Koch, Rudolf; Arion Press.. The Typefoundry In Silhouette. (Prospectus).. San Francisco: Arion Press., 1982.

Price: US$50.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: PROSPECTUS. 8vo. French-Folded Sheet, Very Good+. Illustrated.

Seller: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.

Koch, Rudolf. The typefoundry in silhouette. How printing type is developed at Klingspor Bros. in Offenbach on the river Main. Arion Press, San Francisco, 1982.

Price: US$156.25 + shipping

Description: Edition limited to 500 copies, oblong 4to, title page printed in red and black, printer's note by Andrew Hoyem, plate list and 25 silhouette plates captioned in red with verses translated from the German by Alexander Nesbitt; fine copy in original pictorial red cloth portfolio (one edge a little curled), without the publisher's slipcase. Koch (1876-1934) is regarded as one of the greatest calligraphers and type designers of the twentieth century. Original bifoliate prospectus laid in.

Seller: Rulon-Miller Books (ABAA / ILAB), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.