Rudolf Koch: Mensch, Schriftgestalter und Erneuerer des Handwerks
Berlin: Evangelische Verlagsanstalt, 1949. Hardcover. [IN GERMAN] Rudolf Koch (1876-1934) was a German type designer, calligrapher and illustrator. He is known for his typefaces designed for the Klingspor Type Foundry. He was an admirer of William Morris and the Arts and Crafts Movement. Large octavo. Grey cloth-covered boards with title in black to front cover and spine. Front board is slightly bowed and there is sunning to spine. Pages are yellowed, but text is clean. Numerous plates and illustrations of Koch's work. Tipped-in photo of Koch on frontispiece. 99 pages, plus approximately 10 unnumbered plates at end. GERLANG/022924. Very Good. More