The Mind of the Mnemonist by A.R. Luria, Discus Books
A.R. Luria’s The Mind of the Mnemonist was first published in English by Basic Books in 1968. This is the cover of the first paperback edition, issued by Discus Books in September 1969.
The exciting and bewildering inner world of an ordinary man endowed with extraordinary mental powers
“Haunting … vividly and touchingly real.” — Scientitic American
The uncredited design uses tightly spaced Helvetica caps for the title and the author’s name. The smaller text including the blurb is in Helvetica, too. “Recall” is staged as a type size gradient in Egyptienne Bold Condensed. The text snippets used in the collage feature two more serif typefaces, including Palatino for the one on red background, but those probably weren’t actively chosen by the designer.
