The End: Hamburg 1943
The End: Hamburg 1943
The End: Hamburg 1943
The End: Hamburg 1943
The End: Hamburg 1943

The End: Hamburg 1943

Winterhouse Studio, Falls Village, Connecticut, 2004

Description

In the first English-language edition of The End, Hans Erich Nossack’s eyewitness account of the firebombing of Hamburg in 1943 has been elegantly translated and introduced by Joel Agee, and is accompanied by the wrenching photographs of Erich Andres. The direct, matter-of-fact presentation of the Hamburg experience of destruction warranted a respectful and similarly direct presentation: the crisp Dutch typeface Lexicon, on a simple Dutch grid. Completely black spreads signal breaks between sections, and Andres’ photography is treated to full-width display.

Collections: 50 Books | 50 Covers of 2004
Repository: Denver Art Museum
Discipline: Book design
Format: Book

Credits

Design firm
Winterhouse Studio
Creative director
Jill Shimabukuro (University of Chicago Press)
Art director
William Drenttel
Designers
Don Whelan, William Drenttel
Jacket designers
Don Whelan, William Drenttel
Photographer
Erich Andres
Author
Hans Erich Nossack
Editor
Alan Thomas
Publishers
University of Chicago Press, Winterhouse Editions
Trim size
5 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches
Pages
112
Quantity printed
6,000
Typefaces
Lexicon No. 2, Gotham
Binding method
Cloth hardcover
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