You might be interested in the monograph on Malik Verlag, the publisher of Sinclair's Der industriebaron shown above. It reproduces a number of covers, only in black-and-white but it's still a useful reference. There's a relatively inexpensive copy here:
Otherwise, the full title is The Malik-Verlag 1916-1947 Berlin Prague New York. It was compiled and edited by James Fraser, the former head librarian at Fairleigh Dickinson, and published by Goethe House in 1984.
I enjoyed looking at those. The cover of Simon Mawer's The Glass Room seems to show some influence from one or two of these covers. See http://www.littlebrown.co.uk/Title/9781408700778
Good gosh, these are amazing! And happy also for the German lesson... I suggest we start a #Blickfang movement on Twitter. :~)
ReplyDeleteYou might be interested in the monograph on Malik Verlag, the publisher of Sinclair's Der industriebaron shown above. It reproduces a number of covers, only in black-and-white but it's still a useful reference. There's a relatively inexpensive copy here:
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Otherwise, the full title is The Malik-Verlag 1916-1947 Berlin Prague New York. It was compiled and edited by James Fraser, the former head librarian at Fairleigh Dickinson, and published by Goethe House in 1984.
Wow my parents own a copy of "Der Industriebaron". I only looked at the cover but never read it:) Thank you for reminding me!
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ReplyDeleteAstounding ! ...:)
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ReplyDeleteWunderschon! a real feast for the eyes - you always find such amazing things.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed looking at those. The cover of Simon Mawer's The Glass Room seems to show some influence from one or two of these covers. See http://www.littlebrown.co.uk/Title/9781408700778
ReplyDeletethanks so much for putting all these gorgeous things up!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely amazing! I have to get hold of this Blickfang book, though I can't find it anywhere, even second-hand.
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ReplyDeleteI can't believe I had missed this post... das ist sehr uebsch!
ReplyDeletewow, #blickfang indeed
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