German Political Parties, 1919–1920. Hardcover. Variant sizes. Original printed flyers on different paper stock in various colors. An extraordinary mirror of the political climate in Bavaria two years after the end of W.W.I exhibited in 52 letter size and 21 smaller size election flyers. The collection contains flyers of the following..... More
Berlin: Dietz Verlag, 1952. Limited edition. Hardcover. 8/30. 91 (4)pp. Full red hand bound morocco with staggered gilt borders encasing gilt-stamped frame of laurel and stars, with gilt lettering on front cover. Same framing without lettering on back cover. The spine also with staggered gilt-stamped ruling and stars at top..... More
Brooklyn, New York: Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society, 1939. First edition. Softcover. Small Octavo. 63pp. Original illustrated tan stapled wraps with black and green lettering on cover. German edition of Fascism or Freedom published by the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society (Jehovah's Witnesses), and its president Joseph Franklin..... More
Venetia: Appresso i Guerigly, 1672. Second edition completely revised and greatly expanded. Hardcover. Quarto. (6) 441pp (11) + (4) 363pp (17). Marbled paper covered boards protected by modern mylar. Engraved title-page in volume one, illustrated title-page of a copper engraving in volume two. Decorative initials and headpieces. Scarce edition of..... More
Paris: Chez Buisson, 1791. First edition. Hardcover. Octavos. Vol.1: (lii) 395pp. Vol.2: 460pp. Vol.3: 448pp. Hansomely rebound in modern 3/4 brown morocco over white marbled paper boards. Gilt lettering and tooling on the spines. Speckled edges of book blocks. Books rebound masterfully by Pat Bruno. The complete three-part first edition of..... More
Berlin: Deutsche Staatsbibliothek, 1967. First edition. Hardcover. Signed Kunze in foreword (Prof. Dr. Horst Kunze, Generaldirektor). Oblong Quarto. 4 leaves, 29 newspaper samples in pouches. Original red cloth with gilt lettering on cover. GDR publication celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the October Revolution in 1917 touting the GDR as a...... More
Lisboa (Lisbon): Antonio Craesbeeck de Mello, 1671. (First Edition). Hardcover. 16mo. 300 (4) pp. Half leather over 19th century mottled boards. Text in Portuguese Spine with gilt. Corners bumped. Some scuffing and peeling to boards. Ex-library copy, with stickers affixed to back cover and a small one to top of..... More
Berlin: Verlag: "Der Syndikalist", Fritz Kater, 1924. Erstes bis funftes Tausend. Hardcover. 8vo. 435pp. Paper-covered boards over cloth spine. Wear to head and tail of spine, parts of edges and corners. Some scuffing, discoloration and staining to boards. Frontisportrait of Johann Most. Pasted-in newspaper clips to few pages throughout covering..... More
Various: German Political Parties, 1919–1920. Hardcover. Various sizes. Original printed flyers on various papers and in various colors. An extraordinary mirror of the political climate in Bavaria two years after the end of W.W.I exhibited in 9 letter size and 4 smaller size election flyers. The tenor of all flyers reflects..... More
NP: Egyesült Allamok Tåjékoztato Szolgålata, ca. 1947. First edition. Softcover. Quarto. 46pp. Original photo-illustrated, stapled wraps with white lettering on cover. Photo-illustrated inside covers. American cold war propaganda brochure for Hungarians introducing American working environments in agriculture, industry, fishing, transportation, construction, healthcare, teaching and other occupations emphasizing the freedom of..... More
New York: NP, 1910-1922. Hardcover. 32 volumes bound in 15 & 3 Supplement volumes. Sm. 4to. Three-quarter brown cloth over maroon cloth boards with gold lettering on spine. Top edge gilt. Supplement volumes are in gold decorated leather and are encased in plastic. The First Edition of 'The Encyclopedia Britannica'..... More
London: A. Millar, 1747. Third edition. Hardcover. Small folio. (xlvi) 632pp. [7 leaves of index]. Tan textured leather boards. Spine with gilt lettering over a black label and with raised bands. Marbled endpapers. 2 full page engraved plates. The book is a third edition of James Harrington's famous utopian treatise..... More
Berlin: Gemeinnützige Berliner Ausstellungs- Messe und Fremdenverkehrs-G.m.b.H., 1936. First edition. Softcover. Octavo. 224pp. Original illustrated black wraps with red and white lettering on cover, protected by modern mylar. Extensive report and official catalog for the exhibition "Die Deutsche Gemeinde (The German Community)." Illustrated with floor plan of the exhibition and..... More
Garden City, New York: Doubleday, page & Company, 1922. First edition. Hardcover. Inscribed "To Ed. Kneass with kind regards. Herbert Hoover" on front free endpaper (Kneass was the secretary of Herbert Hoover). Octavo. 4 leaves, 72pp. Original purple cloth with gilt lettering on cover and spine. Title page printed in..... More
London: Imprinted at London by Moses Bell for George Thomason, 1647. First edition. Hardcover. Large quarto (11 x 7 3/4"). [16], 119, [1], 128, 115, [1]pp. Later full calf, with gold lettering and ruling to spine. Raised bands. Title page in red and black lettering. Engraved vignette. Decorative headpieces, initials..... More
Wien-Berlin-Zürich: Internationaler Arbeiter-Verlag GmbH, 1933. First edition. Softcover. Large Octavo. (8) 191 (1)pp. Original tan wraps with red and black lettering on cover, black on spine. A fundamental argument on the NSDAP regarding questions relating to unions, social politics, economy and socialism. The task of this book is to prove..... More
University of Toronto Press, (1969). Reprint. Hardcover. Octavo. lvi,463pp. ix,554pp. 344pp. Original blue cloth with imprinted red title-label and gold lettering on spine. William Godwin (1756-1836) was a British journalist, novelist and political philosopher. He is considered one of the first exponents of utilitarianism, and the first modern proponent of..... More
London: Printed for John Wheble in Pater Noster Row, 1771. Third edition. Hardcover. Duodecimo. (4), viii, (8) 247, (2) 224pp. Original calf with gilt ruling and lettering on black label of spine, blind-stamped Fleurs de Lille and raised bands. Engraved title page, dedication to the English Nation and three advertisements..... More
Torino (?): NP, 1793. Hardcover. 8vo. xvi,17-371pp. Original vellum, brown leather label with gold lettering. Title-page vignette. Rare edition of a work on liberty and equality by Sebastiano Ayala (1744-1817(?). Ayala was an Italian politician and writer who worked for many leading figures of his time, including the King of..... More
July, 1902: Published by the City and County of San Francisco, n/d. Hardcover. 4to. xxxiv,825pp. Tan cloth with maroon and black leather title-labels with gold lettering. Inscribed by Franklin K. Lane on free front endpaper. "This volume contains a record of all opinions and communications which issued from the City..... More
Buenos-Ayres [Buenos Aires]: Felix Lajouane, 1890. Hardcover. 4to. xxxii. 488pp. Original gray publisher's cloth with black lettering. Work on geography, history, geology etc. of Argentina. Illustrated with 18 color and 1 b/w fold-out map [more than indicated in title] and 16 b/w woodcuts, as issued. Age wear and staining to..... More
Jerusalem: State of Israel Central Bureau of Statistics, 1972. First edition. Softcover. 4to. ix,41pp. Beige wrappers with black text, English on front, Hebrew on back. Population and Housing Census 1972 Series, No. 1- released by Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics, details the findings of Israel's 3rd official census since its..... More
Berlin: J. H. W. Dietz Nachf. 1931. First edition. Softcover. Octavo. 15 (1)pp. Original illustrated tan wraps with black lettering on cover, protected by modern mylar. The cover illustrations depicts a desolate looking Adolf Hitler sitting in an arm chair with straw growing out of his head. The captions reads..... More
Berlin: Berliner Vereinigung der Verfolgten des Naziregimes, 1948. First edition. Softcover. Quarto. 11 (1)pp. Original newsprint. Publication dedicated to educate about resistance and to fight fascism internationally. It was published monthly from July 1948 to March 1949, with the exception of February 1949. The special September issue starts with a...... More
NP: NP, 1935. First edition. Softcover. Octavo. 31 (1)pp. Original green wraps with vignette, black decorative ruling and black lettering on cover. Abstract describing various aspects of the Nazi campaign against the Jews and Nazi propaganda in general, their policies and practices in regards to Jews, workers, women, religion, and..... More