Druckfarben, Bindemittel, Trockenstoffe. Kurzgefasste graphische Farbenkunde fuer den praktischen Gebrauch. By Wilhelm Biering. viii, [2], 34, [4] pp. Illustrated with 43 mounted colour specimens and one full-page colour plate. Small folio., 245x180 mm bound in publisher’s printed boards. Frankfurt: Wilhem Biering, 1926.
First Edition, privately printed. A rare and beautiful Bauhaus era book on colour theory. The juxtaposition of the gothic font, evenly toned paper and bright geometric colour samples creates a uniquely elegant work. Worldcat locates just one copy of this first edition at the MOMA, a second edition was printed two years later not privately printed like the first. The cover with some sun toning, else a fine copy.
