Herbert Read, Art and Industry, 1934 (Designed by Herbert Bayer)

“On its publication in 1934, Herbert Read's, Art and lndustry was seen as perhaps the most important discussion of design to have been published in Britain since the renewed identification of the topic in this [last] century.” – Robin Kinross, “Herbert Read's Art and Industry: a history”, Journal of Design History, Vol. I, No. I, 1988.

The cover and typography were designed by influential Bauhaus master, Herbert Bayer (1900–1985) before he sought asylum in America in 1938 as a Bauhaus refugee. Bayer, a graphic designer and artist, trained at the German Bauhaus for four years under influential figures including Kandinsky, Klee, and Moholy-Nagy. Walter Gropius, founder of Bauhaus and a neighbour of Herbert Read in Hampstead, later appointed Bayer Director of Printing and Advertising. Read, likely introduced to Bayer through Gropius, used Bayer's innovative designs in Art and Industry and numerous other of his publications.

Title: Art and Industry: The Principles of Industrial Design
Author: Herbert Read
Publisher: Faber & Faber , London
Publication Date: 1934 (First edition as stated, published October 1934)
Design: Typography and cover design by Herbert Bayer
Format: Hardcover, no jacket
Pages: 143
Images: extensive black and white images throughout
Condition: Fair. Ex-Library. Spine partly detached, spine tips split, edge wear, corners bumped and rubbed.
Stock Number: RB03710