Berthold Wolpe — Bethold Wolpe: A Retrospective Survey
London, Victoria & Albert Museum and Faber & Faber, 1980 . First edition. Cloth. A fine signed first edition of this retrospective of the work of book designer and illustrator Berthold Wolpe, inscribed by Wolpe himself and illustrated throughout. A signed presentation copy of the first edition of this work, flat signed 'Inscribed for B. A. S. Berthold Wolpe' to the half title. In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper. With colour and monochrome vignette illusrations throughout. A survey of the work of German calligrapher, typographer, type designer, book designer and illustrator Berthold Wolpe, serving as a guide to an exhibition dedicated to him at the Victoria & Albert museum. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, fine. A touch of sunning to dust wrapper back strip, with a touch of edgewear to front wrap head. Internally, firmly bound. Inscription to half title. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Fine . Ill.: Berthold Wolpe. Fine/Fine.
