DRUKKERSWEEKBLAD 1951 — KERSTNUMMER / CHRISTMAS ISSUE

Amsterdam 1951 The international issue. With English summaries. Num. beautiful printing samples. b/w and colored illustrations SOFTCOVER: (Orig. wrpprs. VERY GOOD) 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.