Otto Neurath – De moderne mensch ontstaat. First Dutch Edition, 1940

First Dutch edition of Neurath’s Modern Man in the Making, first published in English in 1939. Translated by B. F. van Overdiep. Extensively illustrated with Isotype pictograms by Gerd Arntz, many printed in multiple colors. The visual statistics address population, urbanization, industrialization, transportation, health, mortality, work, education, warfare, and other aspects of modern society. The book is a substantial application of the Isotype system developed by Neurath and his collaborators to communicate complex social and economic data through a standardized pictorial language.Very good condition. Binding tight and blue cloth well preserved; internally clean, with the color diagrams bright. Some toning to page edges. Original dust jacket in good condition, with losses, tears and edge wear, particularly along the upper edge. Vertical stain to back wrappers. Front-panel design substantially intact.