Snoopy and the Red Baron by Charles M. Schulz

Published May 3, 2023

The dust jacket features Alternate Gothic (“SNOOPY and the”), Cloister Black (“Red Baron”), and Futura Bold for the smaller text.

Charles M. Schulz (1922–2000) is the creator of the influential comic strip Peanuts, which features characters like Charlie Brown and more appropriately Snoopy, in his “Fighting Ace” persona. As described by the Schulz Museum:

Snoopy envisioned himself soaring through the clouds in pursuit of his nemesis, the infamous Red Baron, while sitting atop his doghouse, which he imagined as a real British biplane known as a Sopwith Camel […] Otherwise wandering through parts of Europe that World War I aviators genuinely traversed, stopping in cafés to quaff root beers and flirt with French lasses.

Designed by Hal Vincent and published by Holt, Rinehart & Winston in 1966, this full-length book follows the Fighting Ace theme, while shifting perspectives of the war and conflict in Snoopy’s mind to absurd antics as witnessed by the neighborhood children.

Book spine without jacket (identical design), using same typefaces as the front cover.

The three title pages feature Egyptian Shaded with illustrations from segments of the book.

Second title page includes Clarendon Bold Condensed for the publisher’s name, with its locations in Egizio Condensed

More Bold Clarendon on the final title page.

Example of the Clarendon Bold used for the main text face.

Dust jacket interior and its flaps, featuring the main typeface Clarendon, with the title reiterated in Alternate Gothic.

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