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On art, graphic design, photography, typography. All with a 'northern' twist.

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Now in auction this Wim Crouwel collection :
https://t.co/UpUD5ZuSKf #graphicdesign #typography

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Wie nu nog op de handpers drukt doet dit, zonder werkelijke pretenties, om zichzelf te https://t.co/evtg5AMwzQ

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Voor mijn bibliofiele volgers: Het zeldzame eerste nummer van het beroemde en beruchte tijdschrift “Tegenstroom” literair maandblad uit 1964.
Met in de redactie, onder andere Theo Kars en Boudewijn van Houten.

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Now also on Blue Sky! https://t.co/wvxQp7E3P8

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Not a bad day for buying books. #firsteditions #bookcovers

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Huzzah to a book made by two of my favourite people, 100 Artists 100 Notes, edited by Hans Ulrich Obrist and designed by Irma Boom.
@HUObrist
@irma_boom
#booksdofurnisharoom

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Wellicht iets voor mijn bibliofiele vrienden: door de auteur gesigneerd exemplaar van Jan Siebelink, Suezkade met opdracht voor Geert Mak en echtgenote.

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Now also on Blue Sky! https://t.co/wvxQp7E3P8

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Early Jurriaan Schrofer design and typography now (again) in our collection.

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New Jurriaan Schrofer stock has arrived #GraphicDesign

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Once again in our collection: from the important Lecturis-series “Letters in Studie”. #typography

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Rare #bookillustration by Gerd Arntz in “De vijftien vreugden van het huwelijk” = The 15 joys of marriage.

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Book illustration (late?) 19th century: Mevlana Rumi saving the boat from sinking in a whirlpool. Arabic text from Rumi’s Masnavi? And if so, which edition?

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Follow-up to my post on Jan van Toorn’s design of the 1966 Annual Report of the city of Amsterdam: the 1967 report was designed by Jurriaan Schrofer. Copies with the delicate transparent pictorial dust jacket are scarce. We found a copy today at the Waterlooplein market.

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Graphic Design : Benno Wissing. Catalog for @boijmans

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Sold: Women in Graphic Design. Luckily we have another copy.

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Bee Gees: The Legend of Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb. Illustrated by Alex Brychta. I am not sure about the music, but the illustrations are undisputed. #firstedition #bookillustration

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This one as well?

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So, I bought some poster books this afternoon - about 150, which is a lot.

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New stock of Graphis has arrived. Anyone looking for a specific issue?

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And once again a copy in our collection!

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In the ‘60s Jan van Toorn was responsible for the #graphicdesign of the annual reports of the city of Amsterdam. Issues are scarce.