Berlin: Jovis, 2005. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 175,(1)pp. Text in English and German. Photomontage boards with orange spine lettered in white. Profusely illustrated, mostly in color. A fine, as new copy, still in publisher's shrinkwrap. Marianne Brandt (1893-1983) is celebrated for her Bauhaus metal designs and mass producible objects to..... More
Paris: Art et Médecine, 1939. First edition. Softcover. Folio (12 1/4 x 9 1/2"). Unpaginated. [32]pp. Original photo-illustrated wrappers, with blue lettering to front cover, and black, white and blue lettering to back cover. This March 1939 issue of the avant-garde magazine "Art et Médecine" is splendidly illustrated throughout with..... More
Amstelodami (Amsterdam): Apud Abrahamum a Someren, 1698. Altero Editio, priori auctior & emendatior. Hardcover. Large octavo (8 x 6 3/4"). (72) 344 (1) (40)pp. (Indices, Errata of Vol. I), 6 plates, one folding; (4) 345-752 (60)pp (Indices, Errata of Vol. II), 14 plates, one folding. Bound in full vellum. Red..... More
Bruxelles: La Boetie, 1947. Limited edition. Softcover. 1/4800. Quarto (9 1/2 x 6 3/4"). [4], xvii, [1], 178pp (Vol. 1); [2], 170, [4]pp (Vol. 2). Uncut and unopened copy. Original glassine over printed wrappers, with red and black lettring to front covers and spines. Originally published in December 1825, two..... More
San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1996. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 144pp. Photographic dust wrapper lettered in yellow and white. Black cloth stamped in blind and light yellow. Illustrated with over 120 duotone images. Horace Bristol (1908-1997) was one of the first staff photographers for Life Magazine. "In the tradition of the..... More
San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1996. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 144pp. Photographic dust wrapper lettered in yellow and white. Black cloth stamped in blind and light yellow. Illustrated with over 120 duotone images. Horace Bristol (1908-1997) was one of the first staff photographers for Life Magazine. "In the tradition of the..... More
London: Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, and Roberts, 1858. First edition in book form. Hardcover. Quarto. XX, 196pp. Striking gilt-stamped morocco with gold lettering and tooling on spine and George Cruikshank's signature in gilt on front cover. Raised bands. Gold ruling on covers. Top edge gilt. Dentelles. Handsome binding signed by..... More
London: John Murray, 1879. First UK edition. Hardcover. Quarto (9 x 6"). xliv, 486pp (Vol. 1); xiv, 364, [2], 16pp (Publisher's catalogue) (Vol. 2). Original black stamped burgundy cloth, with gold lettering to spines. Colored lithographic frontispiece in each volume. This work undertakes the Herculean task of weaving the testimony..... More
Berlin: Staatliche Museen / National-Galerie, 1934. First edition. Softcover. Octavo. 24pp., 15 plates. Original photo-illustrated white wraps with black lettering on cover; protected by modern mylar. Catalog for a special exhibition on the occasion of the "Deutschen Tanzfestspiele 1934 (German Dance Festival 1934)" organized the the Reichs Propaganda Ministry in..... More
Berlin: Staatliche Museen / National-Galerie, 1934. First edition. Softcover. Octavo. 24pp., 15 plates. Original photo-illustrated white wraps with black lettering on cover; protected by modern mylar. Catalog for a special exhibition on the occasion of the "Deutschen Tanzfestspiele 1934 (German Dance Festival 1934)" organized the the Reichs Propaganda Ministry in..... More
Berlin: Ernst Wasmuth, 1901. First edition. Softcover. Quarto (11 1/2 x 8 1/4"). 46pp (Text and illustrations), [10]pp (advertisement). Original Art-Nouveau decorative wrappers by Otto Eckmann, with red lettering to front cover, and black lettering to back cover. This very first special issue of the German architecture magazine "Berliner Architekturwelt"..... More
London: W. Thacker & Co., 1898. First English language edition. Hardcover. Quarto (9 x 6"). 335, [1]pp, [4]pp (Publisher's catalogue). Original gilt-stamped brown cloth, with gold lettering to spine and front cover. Tissue-guarded frontispiece. Illustrated throughout with 38 in-text and full-page b/w illustrations and photographic reproductions, this work, first published..... More
![Item #37730 Illustrierter Beobachter [Sonder-Nr. 3]: Was wird aus uns.. ? Unter dem Papen-Plan.....](https://klinebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/37730.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1693416249)
München: Frz. Eher Nachf, [1932]. First edition. Paperback. Folio. [8]pp. Original wrappers, with photomontage covers. The "Illustrierter Beobachter" was a weekly propaganda magazine, published from 1926 to 1945 by the NSDAP publishing house Franz Eher Nachf. in Munich. The official NSDAP daily newspaper was the "Völkischer Beobachter," the "Illustrierter Beobachter"..... More
Köln: Wartburg-Verlag, ND (ca 1925). First edition. Hardcover. Folio. [8], 79, [3]pp. Original half blue cloth over printed paper covered boards. Color frontispiece portrait of Martin Luther. Publisher's vignette on title page. Illustrated with numerous full-page color plates, duo-tones, and b/w photographic reproductions, this work is a striking pictorial survey..... More
Lipsiae (Leipzig): Thomae Fritschii, 1727. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8 1/2 x 7"). [14], 730pp (Vol. 1); [731]-1844, [104]pp (Index), 150pp (Addenda) (Vol. 2). Contemporary full vellum. Publisher's device (a winged horse) on each title page. Engraved headpieces by Johann Georg Mentzel (1675-1730). Decorative tailpieces. Written by German Lutheran divine..... More
Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 1986. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 119, [1]pp, 40 leaves of plates. Original pictorial wrappers over cloth, with silver lettering on front cover and spine. Pictorial title-page. Scarce and fascinating work in which the authors explore the art and life of Eugene O. Goldbeck. The..... More
![Item #33833 Abendspaziergang [Signed]. Brigitte Burmeister, Wolfgang Jörg](https://klinebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/33833.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1434442140)
Berlin: Berliner Handpresse, 1995. Limited First edition. Hardcover. 1/300. Folio. 29, [1]pp. Original cloth spine over decorative paper covered boards. White lettering on spine. Limitation page signed by illustrator Wolfgang Jörg. Remarkable German novel magnificently illustrated with 6 color linocuts. Limited edition of 300 numbered copies. Minor and sporadic soiling..... More
![Item #45691 Old Scottish Communion Plate [NUMBERED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR]. Rev. Thomas Burns,...](https://klinebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/45691.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1562026088)
Edinburgh: R. & R. Clark, 1892. Limited First edition. Hardcover. Large quarto (11 1/4 x 9"). xxx, 651, [1]pp. Modern full burgundy pebbled buckram, with gold lettering to spine. Tissue-guarded frontispiece. Title page in red and black lettering. First catalogue of all the silver vessels belonging to the Church of..... More
London: George Routledge & Sons; Broadway House, 1940. Fourth edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 15pp., 48 plates. Original light blue cloth with pink lettering and ruling on paper labels on cover and spine, protected by modern mylar. Collection of forty-eight nude photographs of females representing forty-three nationalities providing a wide variety of..... More
New York: Vendome Press, 1994. First edition. Hardcover. Elephant Folio. 245 (1)pp. Original illustrated dustjacket over red cloth with gilt lettering on cover and spine. Green endpapers. From the library of Alfred C. Glassell. Profusely illustrated with color photographs of jewelry from Africa, Asia, and the Pacific. "Ethnic jewelry, in..... More
New York: Architectural Book Publishing Co., 1921-1925. First edition. Hardcover. Folio. [2], 50 leaves (plates), [2], 51-100 leaves (plates), IX (text), 151-200 leaves (plates), [5], 201-300 leaves (plates). Library burgundy cloth with original front cover pasted on each one of the first three volumes. Last volume with original burgundy cloth..... More
New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1968. First edition. Hardcover. Large quarto. 363pp. Original pictorial dust-jacket over tan cloth with golden lettering on front cover and spine. Pictorial title-page. Fascinating work having the distinction of being the first publication dealing with the work of Gustav Vigeland ever to be printed outside..... More
New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1968. First edition. Hardcover. Oblong quarto. 363pp. Tan cloth with gold-stamped signature of the artist on front cover and gold lettering on spine in original color-photographic dust jacket. Pictorial title-page. Compiled over a period of 5 years, the publication is a comprehensive exploration of this..... More
![Item #24092 Dílo Josefa Drahoňovského [CZECH GLASS ART][SIGNED BY THE ARTIST]. Jindrich...](https://klinebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/24092.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1693415999)
Praha (Prague): Vladimír Žikeš, 1933. Limited edition. Hardcover. 1/500. Large quarto. 310, [4]pp. Contemporary three-quarter leather over marbled paper covered boards, with gold lettering on spine. Raised bands. Top edge gilt. Photo-illustrated title page in red and black lettering. Decorative initials. Original wrappers bound in at rear. This scarce work..... More
Boston: Boston Book and Art Shop, 1969. First English language edition. Hardcover. Folio (12 3/4 x 10"). 179, [3]pp. Text in English. Original lithographic dust-jacket over cream cloth, with black lettering to spine and front cover. Original lithographic frontispiece by Marc Chagall. A fine, as new copy in the publisher's..... More