Ruder’s 1967 book Typographie is an awesome source on the principles of typography and graphic design in general. The whole thing is time set in swiss design of the 50’s and 60’s and reeks of awesomeness.

Verlag Arthur Niggli AG 5th edition published in 1988. Other editions are squared but this one is rectangular, the only difference in the layout is a bigger space between the header and pictures. Previous editions are : 1967, 1972, 1977, 1981, 1988, 1995, 2002 (others edition avaible throug Hasting House, USA)

1Bottlerocket send us some pictures of the first edition, 1967. While technically this is the only book published by Ruder, he includes a lot of previously published material from TM articles and student studies. The first edition is printed using lead plates with offset printing methods. The images have a softer feel and the color is more organic looking.

Original post by Oliver Tomas & Pictures by Sébastien Hayez via designers-books.com

As always, with designers-books you can inquire on current rates for in/out of print & rare books

The easiest way to find this book is to order the lastest edition via Arthur Niggli Verlag site. It’s quite expensive but some older editions are avaible for less than 60 euros, specially for the first paperback edition published in the US by Hasting House. 8 copies of the first edition is avaible with a very wuick search, for 55 $ to 163 €.