book (design) story #319
pierre claude:
friede am rhein
verlag oprecht & helbling a.g., zürich, 1935
size: 21 x 13 cm
designer: (unknown)
pierre claude is the pseudonym of jewish alsatian writer léon cerf (1893-1951). his novel "friede am rhein" (peace on the rhine) was first published in 1935 by oprecht & helbling in zürich, a publisher specialicising in books that could not be printed in germany anymore at the time. the book was made into a film in 1938 which was banned by the nazis.
some oprecht & helbling books were designed by max bill (see stories 20, 74). however the designer of this nice jacket is not credited: i like this asymmetric, almost abstract composition with horizontally/vertically arranged sansserif capitals – ...
... and a misty grey strasbourg minster "sinking" in the blue-green waters of the rhine.
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