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Jan Tschichold and Jost Hochuli. Sabon: Tschichold & Hochuli. Translated by Christopher Wakeling and Pat Wichert. Corvus Works. 2021. 36 pp. 375 x 250 mm. Sabon (Stempel and Monotype) on Zerkall, Hahnemhüle and Somerset Book with 6 black and white photographs. Printed on Korrex Hannover. 90 copies. Bound with French marble papers over boards with cloth spine, label tipped-on spine, price £100. English translation of Tschichold’s 1967 essay ‘Life and Work of Jacob Sabon’ and first translation of Hochuli’s 1969 review of the ‘New Typeface’, first published in STM. Sample pages with quotes by and about Tschichold and the Sabon typeface. Composed in Stempel foundry cast Sabon up to 48pt Didot in various page arrangements and printed in several colours. Two tipped-in type pieces plus one image of Sabon’s crest. Digital b&w photos of cast type, matrices and samples.