Vista Books, Library of World Culture and Century of Total War dust jackets designed by Charles Hasler plus unbound proof of The Arts of Great Britain

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c.1961-1963

Charles Hasler worked as a freelance designer producing posters for the British Transport Commission from the 1940s to the 1960s, during which time he was also a consultant for the printing company Waterlow & Sons Ltd for whom he designed their house-style. Between 1942 and 1951, Hasler was an exhibition designer for the Ministry of Information and the Central Office of Information. He worked on displays such as ‘Dig For Victory’, ‘Make Do and Mend’ and ‘Nation and the Child’. After the war, he became a senior designer and chairman of the Typographic Panel for the Festival of Britain in 1951. Hasler also designed covers, layouts and occasionally contributed articles for publications such as The Penrose Annual, Architectural Review, and The Complete Imbiber (vols 4 - 12, 1961-1971) for Vista Books, and various companies' trade literature as well as many smaller commissions for company logos. He wrote and published articles about typography and printing technique (both contemporary and historical, particularly Victorian colour printing) and in 1979 his 'The Royal Arms: its graphic and decorative development', a comprehensive work on the development of the styles and decoration of crests in Britain, was published by Jupiter Books.

Dust jackets designed by Charles Hasler for various books: Four Vista Books dust jackets - Dust jacket for 'German Wines and Vines' by Alfred Langenbach Dust jacket for 'Freshwater Fishes of the World' by Gunther Sterba Dust jacket for 'The Caves of France & Northern Spain' by Ann & Gale Sieveking Dust jacket for 'Between the Wars' by James Laver Proof version of dust jacket for book 'India' part of the 'The Library of World Culture' series printed by Macdonald, designed by Hasler. Proof version of a book, 'The Arts of Great Britain' containing printed text and images cut out and arranged on card, with some handwritten headings, notes and captions by Hasler.3 copies of the dust jacket for the book The Century of Total War by Raymond Aron, printed in black on yellow paper.

8 dust jackets, 1 unbound proof

sub-series

, Charles Hasler, 1908-1992

Copyright Status: Whilst the layouts are most probably out of copyright (25 years from publication), the typefaces, artistic works, photos and text will be still in copyright (lifetime of the creator plus 70 years after their death if known, 70 years from publication if unknown).Ownership of Rights: Copyright probably lies with client (Vista Books or their successors) who commissioned the work from Hasler, and potential users would need to clear copyright with them. For other works, such as articles and images by named authors, permissions could be sought from the publishing house first to check the status and then contact further rights holders where appropriate. : Users will need to trace and contact Vista Books or their successors for permission to use any parts of the works which are still in copyright. If the company has been would up or gone into bankruptcy without any destination for the assets, the assets may be administered by the Treasury Solicitor under Bona Vacantia. In these instances, contact with the Treasury Solicitor is advisable. For use of works by individual authors which are included in the publications, permission will need to be sought first from Vista Books to check the status and if appropriate then from individual rights holders. If the works are orphan works, due diligence and a risk managed approach is recommended depending upon the envisaged usage.