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Crumb, R. R.CRUMB'S SEX OBSESSIONS.
Paris Taschen 2007 4to. quarter cloth, illustrated paper-covered boards; companion volume cloth; illustrated slipcase 253, (3) pages
Limited, numbered edition of 1000, plus 200 artist's proofs. Table of contents and introduction. Cartoons and comic strips related to sexual fantasies involving "absurd hi-jinx with big beautiful girls 'n' creepy little guys." Includes companion volume with illustration from the text by Crumb. Decorated endpapers and edges.
Price: $ 675.00 other currencies Order nr. 109750

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(Rowohlt) WAS SIE SCHREIBEN, WAS SIE AUSSEHEN.
Hamburg Rowohlt Taschenbuch 1956 large 12mo. paper wrappers. not paginated.
Photos and brief biographies of authors published by Rowohlt. Pages yellowed.
Price: $ 5.00 other currencies Order nr. 50786

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(Rowohlt) WAS SIE SCHREIBEN, WAS SIE AUSSEHEN.
Hamburg Rowohlt Taschenbuch 1954 12mo. paper wrappers. not paginated.
Photos and brief biographies of authors published by Rowohlt. Pages yellowed.
Price: $ 5.00 other currencies Order nr. 50813

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(Type Specimens) De Jong, Cees W., Alston Purvis, Jan Tholenaar (editors) A VISUAL HISTORY OF TYPEFACES AND GRAPHIC STYLES, VOLUME 1. 1628-1900.
Volume 1 Cologne, Germany Taschen 2009 4to cloth 360 pages
Vol 1: This exuberant selection of typographic fonts and styles traces the modern evolution of the printed letter, reproducing pages from exquisitely designed catalogs showing type specimens in roman, italic, bold, semi-bold, narrow, and broad fonts. Also included are borders, ornaments, initial letters and decorations, and many spectacular examples of their use. Victorian fonts, spectacular in their complexity, are accorded a prominent place. In addition, examples from lithography and letters by inscription carvers and calligraphers are also included and described.

Featured works by type designers William Caslon, Fritz Helmuth Ehmcke, Peter Behrens, Rudolf Koch, Eric Gill, Jan van Krimpen, Paul Renner, Jan Tschichold, A. M. Cassandre, Aldo Novarese, and Adrian Frutiger.

In order to accommodate a vast amount of material, the publisher has divided this text into two volumes. This, the first volume covers the period from 1628-1900 and contains a history of the collection by Jan Tholenaar.

Includes exclusive access with TASCHEN keycard to online image library: over 1400 high-resolution scans of type specimens downloadable for unrestricted use.
Price: $ 60.00 other currencies Order nr. 109837

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(Type Specimens) De Jong, Cees W., Alston Purvis, Jan Tholenaar (editors) A VISUAL HISTORY OF TYPEFACES AND GRAPHIC STYLES, VOLUME 2. 1901-1938.
Volume 2 Cologne, Germany Taschen 2010 4to cloth 360 pages
Vol 2: This book offers a connoisseur's overview of typeface design, exploring the most elegant fonts from the history of publishing. Taken from a distinguished Dutch collection, this exuberant two-volume edition traces the evolution of the printed letter via exquisitely designed catalogs, showing type specimens in roman, italic, bold, semi-bold, narrow, and broad fonts. Borders, ornaments, initial letters and decorations are also included, along with lithographic examples, letters by signwriters, inscription carvers, and calligraphers.

The two volumes feature works by type designers William Caslon, Fritz Helmuth Ehmcke, Peter Behrens, Rudolf Koch, Eric Gill, Jan van Krimpen, Paul Renner, Jan Tschichold, A. M. Cassandre, Aldo Novarese, and Adrian Frutiger.

In order to accommodate a vast amount of material, the publishers divided this text into two volumes. This, the second volume, covers the period from 1900 to the mid-20th century, and contains a historical outline by Alston W. Purvis.

Includes exclusive access with TASCHEN keycard to online image library: over 1400 high-resolution scans of type specimens downloadable for unrestricted use.
Price: $ 60.00 other currencies Order nr. 109838

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Werner, Karl GESCHICHTE DER KATHOLISCHEN THEOLOGIE
Münich J.G. Cottaschen Buchhandlung 1866 small 8vo. quarter calf with marbled paper-covered boards and marbled edges xii, 650+(1) pages
First edition. Volume 6 of series, Geschichte der Wissenschaften in Deutschland. Surveys the history of Catholic theology from the Council of Trent until the present. Begins with a discussion of German Catholicism in the age of confessional polemics in the seventeenth century. The second chapter examines the transformation of German Catholic theological scholarship in the Age of Enlightenment in the eighteenth century. The final chapter analyses the blending of science and theology in German Catholicism in the nineteenth century. All chapters include bibliography and discussion of individual theologists. Loose bookplate indicates that this copy was purchased from the collection of H.P. Kraus. Spine detached. Corners and edges rubbed. Paper label on spine. Foxing on a few pages.
Price: $ 35.00 other currencies Order nr. 77618

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