Beauty And the Book: 60 Years of the Most Beautiful Swiss Books

Behind a plain-looking cover, this pivotal volume documents the rich history of book design, accompanying a retrospective exhibition in Bern looking at 60 years of the Swiss national award for book design. Of course, Swiss giants of design like Max Bill, Karl Gerstner and Emil Ruder make an appearance, along with Jan Tschichold, the founder of the competition. It's a simple-in that fabulous Swiss way-and invaluable guide to book design. In French, German and English, with informative essays by Robin Kinross, Mirjam Fischer, Roland Fruh, Michael Guggenheimer and Francois Rappo.