German Weimar – Third Reich Era Writing Font Type Typography Printing Specimen Books Cards lot

Offered here is a very interesting and impressive vintage German Weimar to Third Reich Era typography and printing reference collection from the Bauersche Giesserei of Frankfurt am Main, assembled inside an older cloth-spine portfolio/binder.

This is not simply one book. The portfolio contains multiple different Bauersche Giesserei type specimen books, booklets, advertising sheets/cards, loose specimens and printed samples, showing a wide variety of historic typefaces and printing styles.

The outer portfolio is labeled:

“WEISS SCHRIFTEN – BAUERSCHE GIESSEREI – FRANKFURT A.M. – BARCELONA – NEW YORK”

Among the material visible inside are examples relating to Weiss typefaces, including Roman, Gothic/Fraktur-style, decorative, serif and display lettering. Several pieces appear to be individual promotional or specimen publications rather than pages from one continuous volume.

Examples visible include:

• Weiss Schriften
• Weiss Schriften im schönen Buch
• Multiple Weiss Initialen / Bauersche Giesserei specimen sheets
• Large alphabet and numeral type specimens
• Decorative and Fraktur/Gothic-style alphabets
• Advertising and commercial printing examples
• Illustrated book typography samples
• Loose promotional/specimen cards and sheets
• A Gotika specimen
• Period advertisements incorporated into specimen material
• A specimen showing Berlin 1928
• Another illustrated publication showing Berlin 1931
• Numerous different type sizes and styles

One especially attractive section, “Weiss Schriften im schönen Buch,” demonstrates the typefaces as actually used in book design, with illustrations and large-format typography.

An excellent piece of German graphic-design, printing, letterpress and typography history, especially appealing to collectors of antique fonts, type foundries, printing equipment, graphic design, book arts and German commercial ephemera.

Condition

Vintage used condition with considerable age and storage wear. The outer portfolio has edge and corner wear, surface marks, fraying and deterioration to the binding/spine areas. Some interior books, sheets and cards have toning, edge wear, creasing, handling marks and other age-related wear. Some pieces are loose within the portfolio.

Please study all photographs carefully. The photos are an important part of the description and show the actual contents and condition. Everything shown is included.

A fascinating mixed archive of Bauersche Giesserei typography material that would display especially well in a printing, graphic-design or letterpress collection.

Items are sold as shown/as is. We combine shipping and ship every day, including Saturdays.

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