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book (design) story #478

max geilinger:
wandertage in england

büchergilde gutenberg, zürich, around 1946
printer: c. j. bucher ag, luzern
size: 23 x 16 cm
designer: richard paul lohse

this book design by richard paul lohse (1902-1988) is in a similar vein to our previous example ...

... with asymmetric garamond style handlettering on the jacket and a minimalist geometric line drawing on the cover, evoking a fragment of gothic architecture.

there is also medieval architecture on the title spread of this travel book on england by swiss writer max geilinger (1884-1948).

again, the photo placement is standardised, with all photos – typically for lohse – cropped to identical squares!