DRUKKERSWEEKBLAD KERSTNUMMER 1950 — DRUKKERSWEEKBLAD KERSTNUMMER 1950

Amsterdam 1950 Heus, T. de (coverdesign), Sandberg, Willem et al (typography), Austria, Maria et al (photography) ca.80 p., b/w and colored illustrations, tipped-in plates, etc. SOFTCOVER: (Orig. sewn in pictorial stiff paper wrappers. VERY GOOD) VERY RARE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS GOOD CONDITION. The aim of the special Christmas numbers, published by the Dutch printers' (and later also chemigraphers') organisation, is to give a yearly survey of the technical and aesthetic standards and of their progressive development, showing a well-balanced interest for history and for the most extreme contemporary trends. Each issue is profusely illustrated mostly in colours, covering aspects like: type-founts, printing, colour-printing, illustration etc. , each year grouped around a special theme.