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book (design) story #635

herrmann steinhausen:
die zukunft der freiheit

europa-verlag, zürich, 1938
size: ?? x ?? cm
designer: hermann fischer (jacket)

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this typographical jacket design credited to hermann fischer (unknown to me, dates?) is in the tradition of the zürich kunstgewerbeschule, ...

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... compare it e.g. to ernst keller's cover for book 143.

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there is a handwritten dedication by eugen gürster (1895-1980), ...

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... actually the real name behind the author's pseudonym herrmann steinhausen.

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like many other the books by exiled german authors it published by emil oprecht's europa verlag in zürich.

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there is a photo copy of an encyclopedia page laid in which explains the pseudonym.

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