book (design) story #630
luigi pirandello:
einer, keiner, hunderttausend
orell füssli verlag, zürich / leipzig, around 1928
printer: art. institut orell füssli, zürich
size: ?? x ?? cm
designer: (unknown)
orell füssli published italian writer luigi pirandello's (1867-1937) works in german, see e.g. story 481.
some of their late 1920s books they also offered in this paperback series we came across in story 559.
definitely a modernist book design concept, with asymmetric sansserif typography on a photographic jacket.
this is a german version of pirandellos's 1926 "uno, nessuno e centomila".
the book opens with the author's portrait photo and printed signature.
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