More Rare Swiss Design Books

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These next two additions to my collection have to be the most rare and the most expensive but also the most satisfying. Publicity and Graphic Design in the Chemical Industry (1967) and Graphic Design in Swiss Industry (1965) are both by Hans Neuberg and are part of the excellent ABC Verlag collection and contain page after page of some of the finest design work you’ll ever see. From packaging to letterheads these books will keep you hypnotized for hours… if you can find them.

You can see more photos from both books on my Flickr page.

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Posted on April 22, 2008 by Antonio in BookShelf, Books, Design, Grid Systems, Typography.

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Man I’m so jealous of your collection! You must need a separate room for all your design stuff.

Comment by Joey — April 22, 2008 @ 1:45 pm

Its really not that big of a collection.

Comment by Antonio — April 22, 2008 @ 1:58 pm

It’s such a pitty that these books are so hard to find. It would be great if one could take the time and photograph them, since I doubt they’ll be reprinted soon, if ever. And the excellent design examples they contain are made by the best designers of the 20th century, classics most of them.

Comment by iancu — April 22, 2008 @ 3:42 pm

It would be great is they would reprint these. They actually do reprint some of them but unfortunately these two aren’t on the list.

Comment by Antonio — April 22, 2008 @ 4:29 pm

Really? Do you know which books they’ll reprint? I’ve been looking this morning on the web for other ABC Verlag published books, they seem to have released so many great design books during the 70’s.

Comment by iancu — April 22, 2008 @ 5:07 pm

History of the Poster by Brockmann is one of them. You can get the reprint here:

http://www.youworkforthem.com/product.php?sku=P0259

It’s now printed by Phaidon.

Comment by Antonio — April 22, 2008 @ 5:22 pm

Yes, I know this one, I’m hoping they’ll reprint the books about corporate identity, that’s what I’m most interested in :) Thanks.

Comment by iancu — April 22, 2008 @ 5:41 pm

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