Norddeutsche Schriftgießerei (North German Type Foundry).

[GERMAN MODERNIST TYPOGRAPHY – SANS SERIF TYPEFACES] Groteskschriften der Norddeutschen Schriftgießerei GmbH, Berlin O34, Tilsiter Straße 22, Interessengemeinschaft mit der Firma Johannes Wagner & Co. Holzutensilien- und Holzschriftenfabrikation.

Berlin: Norddeutsche Schriftgießerei GmbH, Tilsiter Straße 22, [ca. 1931]. Large octavo (24.9 × 19 cm). Original staple-stitched gray wrappers printed in red and black; [16] pp. Minor toning and foxing to wrappers; still very good. Item #55671

Appealing promotional specimen by this Berlin type foundry, which was known primarily for its modernist sans-serif (Grotesk) typefaces, including Reichsgrotesk, Wotangrotesk, and Lessing-Grotesk. The introductory text contextualizes the foundry's main focus: "Every era has its own rhythm, which becomes a visible form of expression through human perception [...] The profound transformations in our worldview have led people to the purest and most natural understanding of their feelings—to simplicity, clarity, and practicality. In typography, the unadorned forms of the Grotesk typeface have prevailed in contemporary design, giving expression to the spirit of the times" (p. 3).

The exact publication date remains unclear, but given the inclusion of publisher's ads for several contemporary novels (as typograpy use cases), it was printed no earlier than 1931. An article by type historian Dan Reynolds chronicles the history and later fate of the type foundry, which was founded in 1921. Being situated in East Germany after World War II, it was eventually expropriated and incorporated into the VEB Typoart. See "The Norddeutsche Schriftgießerei and VEB Typoart" (https://www.typeoff.de/2018/04/norddeutsche-schriftgieserei-veb-typoart/).
 
As of April 2026, KVK, OCLC only show the copy (or copies) at the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Leipzig.

Price: €450.00

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