book (design) story #556
herman melville:
moby dick
büchergilde gutenberg, zürich, 1942
printer: unionsdruckerei bern
size: ?? x ?? cm
designer: otto tschumi

this 1942 büchergilde edition of the herman melville (1819-1891) classic "moby dick" from 1851 ...

... was illustrated by otto tschumi (1904-1985), ...

... a bern-based surrealist painter and graphic designer ...

...who was a member of the allianz group of swiss modern artists.

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