The Book Cover in the Weimar Republic

“It is almost impossible to do justice to the richness of this selection, which gives us a clear sense of the explosion of energy in publishing during the Weimar period… this book weighs two and half kilos, but every gram is worth it.” ("The Times Literary Supplement")
“…are just as inspiring today as when they were first published.” ("fastcodesign.com")
“Libro dell’anno, per quanto riguarda lo specifico argomento grafica editoriale. Libro di clamorosa bellezza, omaggio a una storia grafica che concentra alcune tra le cose migliori del Novecento (e anzi molte le predice). Non bastano certo queste poche righe per descrivere la bellezza del monumentale Book Cover in the Weimar Republic. Ma il lavoro di Jürgen Holstein resterà, nel tempo, come un faro per la ricerca e per lo squisito omaggio alla bellezza eterna del libro.” ("Domenica – Il Sole 24 Ore")
“The graphics and images are undeniably bold, impressive and strikingly forward-looking.” ("maturetimes.co.uk")
„Eine Fundgrube für jeden... Es ist auch eine kleine Zeitgeschichte, vor allem aber ein gedrucktes Denkmal eines kleinen, aber besonderen Kapitels deutscher Kulturgeschichte.“ ("dpa")
„Es ist das grosse Verdienst dieses wunderbaren Buchs, dieses faszinierende Kaleidoskop abzubilden. Dazu tragen auch wesentlich die profunden Einführungen bei, die aus diesem grandiosen Bilderbuch auch ein Lehrstück und Nachschlagewerk machen.“ ("Novum")
“This book is, in the parlance of my profession, total eye candy. The work is stunning, and there’s a whole lot of it.” ("The New York Times Book Review")
“If you think Berlin is cool now then boy oh boy you should have been there between 1919 and 1933. The embarrassment of hedonistic riches that were the Weimar Republic would knock today’s moccachino’d up metropolis into a cocked hat.” ("Propermag.com")
“…a political statement… A book’s cover isn’t just inseparable from a book’s contents, it’s of a piece with the spirit of its age.” ("The Daily Beast")
„Zum nachsehen, nachspüren und nachdenken… Eindrucksvollste Coverdesigns, die das Lebensgefühl Anfang des 20. Jahrhunderts widerspiegeln.” ("Kulturzeit (3sat)")