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book (design) story #315

rex warner:
der flugplatz

universitas-verlag, berlin (büchergilde gutenberg, zürich, 1946), around 1950
printer: buchdruckerei volksstimme, st. gallen
size: 20 x 14 cm
designer: richard paul lohse (jacket)

after ww2 some of the büchergilde zürich books were reissued in germany by local publishers.

in this case the berlin publisher univeritas verlag also reused the original dustjacket design by richard paul lohse (1902-1988). it features a photomontage of an airfield and a flying plane in lohse's typical style: overprinting monochrome photographs in different colours. note the title aligning with the airfield's perspective.

the book is a german translation of the 1941 novel "the aerodrome" by rex warner (1905-1986).