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book (design) story #283

theodor reber:
allgemeine und anorganische chemie

büchergilde gutenberg, zürich, 1950
printer: genossenschaftsdruckerei zürich
size: 24 x 17 cm
designer: richard paul lohse (jacket)

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theodor reber (1893-1985), a teacher for chemistry at a zürich grammar school, published this book on chemistry in 1950 as part of büchergilde's scientific books series.

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for the jacket, richard paul lohse (1902-1988) again used his overprinting style – here a red-tinted photo of a chemical plant and molecular structure in gray.

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the standardised cover design ...

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... and typography of this book series are not by lohse.

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