Aesthetics of a Book

In my many years of book reading I have become very accustomed to certain aesthetics of books.  I find that books without clutter are the most appealing.  If a page seems too full, it can ruin what is on the page, as well as throw off the tone for the entire book.  Particularly, looking at Deutsche Lichtbild, the 1936 publication, the white space around the text kept the text within the confines of the page, without looking too crowded, and the fact that it was also equivalent to that of the portrait landscaped photographs made it very pleasing to look at the pictures.  The pictures also included the artists name and a title of the photograph if there was one.
     Personally I have never been fond of blank pages at the beginning and end of a book.  This book was rebound, so it had many more blank pages than it should have, however, the original pages had a single blank page at the beginning and not one at the end (as far as I could tell the back end of the book was damaged, so it is possible there were more blank pages at the back).  Because this book was rebound, the cover is a simple blue hardcover, with a tidy arrangement of pages.    This book was written in German, so it was very hard to determine exactly what it was, until I reached the end, which was a written description in English of the book.  It could have been put at the beginning, but it would have thrown off the pleasing aesthetic qualities that the beginning of the book possesses.  Preceding the description was a ton of ads and information about photography, that came after the pictures as it should have. 
    Overall the book had a nice layout and I have found the simpler the better.  There is nothing wrong with a long book as long as it isn't crowded, as it is easier to go through a lot of material when it is simple.