Cas Oorthuys - Plem 1909-1959 - 1959
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Cas Oorthuys' Plem 1909-1959 is a first edition Dutch hardback on photography, published in 1959 by L. Harpman and P.A. Becx, with a yellow cloth binding and dust jacket, 154 pages including 136 black-and-white and 7 color photographs.
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Oorthuys, Cas and others (photography), Dick Elffers and Ben Duijvelshoff (typography), and P.A. Becx (graphics). Plem 1909-1959. Maastricht, L. Harpman and P.A. Becx, Provinciale Limburgsche Electriciteits-Maatschappij, 1959. 136 black and white and 7 colored photos. Yellow cloth with dust-jacket, 4to.
Dust jacket slightly worn but overall an exceptionally fresh and clean copy. Few loose(ning) pages.
Iconic highlight of the Dutch corporate photo book. As featured in The Photobook: A History, Volume 2 (page 191) by Martin Parr & Gerry Badger: "One of the best designed examples of the period was produced for the utility company PLEM (Provinciale Limburgsche Electriciteits-Maatschappij), the electricity-generating company in the south of Holland, and it is the book's lead designer, Dick Elffers, who is the driving force behind the look of the volume, even though the photographic roster includes such distinguished names in Dutch photography as Cas Oorthuis (Oorthuys) and Koen Lenarts.".
Oorthuys, Cas and others (photography), Dick Elffers and Ben Duijvelshoff (typography), and P.A. Becx (graphics). Plem 1909-1959. Maastricht, L. Harpman and P.A. Becx, Provinciale Limburgsche Electriciteits-Maatschappij, 1959. 136 black and white and 7 colored photos. Yellow cloth with dust-jacket, 4to.
Dust jacket slightly worn but overall an exceptionally fresh and clean copy. Few loose(ning) pages.
Iconic highlight of the Dutch corporate photo book. As featured in The Photobook: A History, Volume 2 (page 191) by Martin Parr & Gerry Badger: "One of the best designed examples of the period was produced for the utility company PLEM (Provinciale Limburgsche Electriciteits-Maatschappij), the electricity-generating company in the south of Holland, and it is the book's lead designer, Dick Elffers, who is the driving force behind the look of the volume, even though the photographic roster includes such distinguished names in Dutch photography as Cas Oorthuis (Oorthuys) and Koen Lenarts.".
Details
Number of Books
1
Subject
Photography
Book Title
Plem 1909-1959
Author/ Illustrator
Cas Oorthuys
Condition
Good
Publication year oldest item
1959
Edition
1st Edition
Language
Dutch
Original language
Yes
Publisher
L. Harpman and P.A. Becx
Binding/ Material
Hardback
Extras
Dust jacket
Number of pages
154
