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(Argentina) EXPOSICION DEL LIBRO SUIZO, BUENOS AIRES 1946, CATALOGO.
Buenos Aires Instituto de Cultura Suizo-Argentino 1946 8vo. sewn, stiff paper wrappers. 126, (2) pages, with an additional 12 pages of plates.
Catalogue of an exhibition and sale in Buenos Aires in June of 1946 of Swiss books, put on by the "Institute of Swiss-Argentine Culture." About 1,800 entries, including about 35 incunabula and "rare books" and an equal number of prints, and 128 Swiss periodicals and journals. The rest were modern editions of Swiss books in French, German and Italian (not necessarily by Swiss authors or on Swiss subjects), arranged by broad topic. Priced in Swiss Francs. There are 13 plates of book covers, illustrations, etc. Wrappers somewhat soiled.
Price: $ 35.00 other currencies Order nr. 50302

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Balmer, H.R. SELBSTBEHAUPTUNG DES BUCHHANDELS.
Olten Schweizerisches Vereinssortiment (1960) small 8vo. cloth. 32, (4) pages.
On the self-maintenance of the booktrade; printed as the New Year's gift of this Swiss association.
Price: $ 5.00 other currencies Order nr. 51281

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Beck, Marcel VON DER MACHT DES BUCHES VIER KAPITEL ZUR KULTURGESCHICHTE DES BUCHES.
(Winterthur, Switzerland W. Vogel 1958) 8vo. quarter vellum with patterned paper-covered boards 61+(1) pages
First edition. An economic and cultural history of books. Chapters on important religious books, the politics of books, and the book's relationship to national identity, which includes a section on Swiss publishing history. Title letters and page numbers printed in red. Title on spine is rubbing off.
Price: $ 20.00 other currencies Order nr. 74504

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(Bern) SCHÄTZE DER BURGERBIBLIOTHEK BERN.
Herausgegeben im Auftrag der Burgerlichen Behörden der Stadt Bern anlä§lich der 600-Jahr-Feier des Bundes der Stadt Bern mit den Waldstätten. Text von R.v. Fischer u.a. Bern Herbert Land & Cie. 1953 small 4to. cloth, dust jacket, paper slipcase (ii), 135+(1) pages
First edition. A history of the famous Bern library on the 600th anniversary of its founding. In celebration, essays are devoted to topics like the art historical meaning of the Burgerbibliothek manuscripts (by Otto Homburger). Several essays touch on important manuscript collctions that later were given to the library. Illustrated in color and black-and-white. In German.
Price: $ 55.00 other currencies Order nr. 62606

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(Bibliography) Baer, Hans. BIBLIOGRAPHIE UND BIBLIOGRAPHISCHE ARBEITSTECHNIK.
Frauenfeld Huber & Co. Aktiengesellschaft (1964) 8vo. paper wrappers. 172, (2) pages.
Second edition. An introduction to bibliography.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 48580

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(Bloesch, Hans) Alder, Robert BIBLIOTHEK DR. HANS BLOESCH, DIREKTOR DER BERNER STADT-BIBLIOTHEK, UND ANDERER BESITZ
Versteigerungs-Katalog XLVI Bern Gutekunst & Klipstein 1948 8vo. stiff paper wrappers (ii), 103, (5) pages
The wrappers of this copy have darkened unevenly and show minor soiling and wear. A loosely laid-in plate indicates that this copy came from the reference library and stock of H. P. Kraus. The leaves have darkened around the edges and show minor wear.
Price: $ 30.00 other currencies Order nr. 91224

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Bodmer, Martin. EINE BIBLIOTHEK DER WELTLITERATUR.
Zürich Atlantis 1947 8vo. paper-covered boards, paper cover and spine labels. 168 pages, with 8 additional leaves of illustrations.
First edition. Guide to a Swiss library of world literature; includes plans for the building and reproductions of works in its collection. Indexed. Lacks dust jacket. Covers yellowed.
Price: $ 17.50 other currencies Order nr. 49608

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Bodmer, Martin. EINE BIBLIOTHEK DER WELTLITERATUR.
Zürich Atlantis 1947 8vo. paper-covered boards, paper cover and spine labels, dust jacket. 168 pages, with 8 additional leaves of illustrations.
First edition. Guide to a Swiss library of world literature; includes plans for the building and reproductions of works in its collection. Indexed. Jacket chipped at spine ends with small pieces missing. Previous owner has written name in ink on free endpaper and title page.
Price: $ 25.00 other currencies Order nr. 49609

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(Bolliger, Hans) DOKUMENTATION-KUNST UND LITERATUR DES 19. + 20. JAHRHUNDERTS.
Zürich Hans Bolliger n.d. 8vo stiff paper wrappers unpaginated
Text in German. Three catalogues of works on the art and literature of 19th and 20th century Europe. Main focus on 20th century avant-garde art. Black and white illustrations throughout. Over 2600 items in three volumes. Each volume indexed. Wrappers faded and bent near edges and spine.
Price: $ 60.00 other currencies Order nr. 109071

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(Bookbinding) PHILIP SMITH, LONDON.
(Ascona, Switzerland) Galleria Del Bel Libro (1970) square 8vo stiff paper wrappers unpaginated
Text in Italian, German, and French. 1970, No. 3. Features bookbindings of Philip Smith of London. Black and white illustrations. Invitation card laid in.
Price: $ 25.00 other currencies Order nr. 106944

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(Book Design) [LARGE COLLECTION OF BOOKLETS CONCERNING THE BEST BOOKS]

Large collection of booklets concerning the best books of the year from various countries. This interesting collection contains various exhibition catalogues for the "best" books of the year which parallel our own "Fifty Books of the Year" exhibitions. Included are Australia (3), France (8), Switzerland (12), Great Britain (8), Netherlands (2), Germany (41), Sweden (4), Spain (5), Hungary (5), Austria (14) and the Scandanavian Countries (2). Price is for the group.
Price: $ 125.00 other currencies Order nr. 54082

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(Bookselling) ARBEIT UND LEISTUNG DES BUCHHANDELS.
N.P. Schweizerischen Buchhändlerverein n.d. small 8vo. paper wrappers. 15 pages.
A work intended to explain the bookseller's trade to the public.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 50834

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(Bookselling) BERUFE DES BUCHHANDELS.
(Zurich Paritätischen Kommission des Schweizer Buchhandels 1969 8vo. paper wrappers. 32 pages.
An informative booklet about the trade of bookselling. Illustrated.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 50767

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(Bookselling) ERSTEN FUNFZIG JAHRE DER VEREINIGUNG DER BUCHANTIQUARE UND KUPFERSTICH
N.P. Vereinigung der Buchantiquare und Kupferstichhändler in der Schweiz 1989 8vo. paper wrappers. 33, (63) pages.
A history of the first 50 years of the Swiss association for antiquarian dealers and dealers in coppperplate engravings. Includes a listing of the association's members. Illustrated.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 49202

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(Bookselling) MAINAUER GESPRACHE 1953.
N.P. n.p. (1954) large 12mo. paper wrappers. 127 pages.
Essays on the German-language book trade in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.
Price: $ 7.00 other currencies Order nr. 51295

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Bouginé, Carl Joseph HANDBOOK DER ALLGEMEINEN LITTERARGESCHICHTE NACH HEUMANNS GRUNDRIß
4 volumes (of 5). Zürich bey Orell, Geßner, Füßli und Comp. 1789-1791 8vo. half calf, cloth backed boards, leather spine labels, five raised bands, stained paper edges xvi, 632 pages; (ii), 705, (3) pages ; (ii), 717+(1) pages; (ii), 774 pages
First edition. (Vallée, 973; Besterman, 823). An ambitious bibliography of published works from the 15th to the late 18th centuries. All five volumes contain approximately 25,000 entries. Includes a foreword by the author, and biographical information about the writers and publishers. Minor water damage to Volume 1. Pale foxing in all volumes. With the small private booklabel of H.P.K. (Kraus) affixed to the front pastedown.

Price: $ 350.00 other currencies Order nr. 75826

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Brun, Carl SCHWEIZERISCHES KÜNSTLER-LEXIKON, HERAUSGEGEBEN MIT UNTERSTÜTZUNG DES BUNDES UND KUNSTFREUNDLICHER PRIVATER VOM SCHWEIZERISCHEN KUNSTVEREIN.
4 volumes Frauenfeld Von Huber & Co. 1905-1917 thick 8vo. half cloth over pastepaper-covered boards xvi,648; vi,711; vi,584; vi,712 pages
Text in German. Complete set of this standard biographical work on Swiss artists and illustrators. The fourth volume was issued as a supplement to the other three. Loosely inserted is a commemorative book label, which indicates that this set came from the reference library of H.P. Kraus purchased by Oak Knoll Books at the auction sale.
Price: $ 750.00 other currencies Order nr. 75690

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Brun, Carl SCHWEIZERISCHES KÜNSTLER-LEXIKON, HERAUSGEGEBEN MIT UNTERSTÜTZUNG DES BUNDES UND KUNSTFREUNDLICHER PRIVATER VOM SCHWEIZERISCHEN KUNSTVEREIN;
4 volumes Mansfield Centre Martino Publishing 2006 thick 8vo. half cloth over pastepaper-covered boards xvi,648; vi,711; vi,584; vi,712 pages
Complete set of this standard biographical work on Swiss artists and illustrators that was original published by Von Huber & Co. in Frauenfeld over the period 1905 to 1917. Still the standard work on Swiss Art. Scholarly entries on painters, printmakers, sculptors, and architects, as well as decorative artists from about the 14th c. through the 19th. Provides lists of works and bibliographic data for the more important figures. V.4 is a supplement containing new information gathered since the set was begun. Prints are by Swiss artists only. Selective Catalogues are provided for some printmakers but not all. Some Catalogues are extensive, and may possibly be complete. Riggs, The Print Council Index to Oeuvre-Catalogues of Prints by European and American Artists, page xxxvii-xxxviii.
Price: $ 395.00 other currencies Order nr. 93078

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Bullinger, Heinrich KORRESPONDENZ MIT DEN GRAUBÜNDNERN. HERAUSGEGEBEN VON TRAUGOTT SCHIESS.
3 volumes Nieuwkoop HES & DE GRAAF 1968 23x16.5 cm cloth xci,481; lxxiv,740; cxx,640 pages.
Reprint of the 1904 first edition published in Basel. Januar 1533 - April 1557 - II. April 1557 - August 1566. III. Oktober 1566 - Juni 1575.

Sales rights: Available outside North America from HES & DE GRAAF Publishers.
Price: $ 615.00 other currencies Order nr. 103577

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Chapuis, Alfred. DE HOROLOGIIS IN ARTE L'HORLOGE ET LA MONTRE À TRAVERS LES AGES, D'APRÈS LES DOUMENTS DU TEMPS
Lausanne Scriptar 1954 4to cloth iv, 154 pages
Text in French, some English and German captions to illustrations. 'Éditions du Journal Suisse d'Horlogerie et de Bijouterie.' Two color plates, 212 black and white illustrations. Frontispiece. Front board warped, faded and worn. Pastedowns and endpapers tanned.
Price: $ 75.00 other currencies Order nr. 106466

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(Children's Books) FROM FREDDIE & GEORGE
Basel Erasmushaus, Haus der Bücher n.d. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers 128 pages
Text in German. Catalogue of 570 books from the 16th and 17th centuries covering Botany, Zoology, Architecture, Gardening, Medicine and Pharmacy, Science, Technology, Art Literature, Costumes, Topography, illustrated children's books and Juvenile fiction. Beautifully illustrated rear cover from item 482. A few scattered stains on front cover, light discoloration of spine, mild wear to edges.
Price: $ 17.50 other currencies Order nr. 91939

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(Daumier, Honoré) Wartmann, Wilhelm HONORÉ DAUMIER
240 Lithographs Selected and Introduced by Wilhelm Wartmann. Translated by Harry C. Schnur n.p. Abbey Art Series n.d. folio Cloth xxvi, (ii), 240, (2), xli, (i) pages
Part of the Abbey Art Series. Contains the full collection of lithographs by artist Honoré Daumier. Boards worn and faded. Joints cracked at the heel about five inches up, first few pages coming loose.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 97098

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(DE BEATIS, ANTONIO) Hale, J.R. (editor) TRAVEL JOURNAL OF ANTONIO DE BEATIS, GERMANY, SWITZERLAND, THE LOW COUNTRIES, FRANCE AND ITALY, 1517-1518.
Transted from the Italian by J.R. Hale and J.M.A. Lindon. London The Hakluyt Society 1979 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xii, 206 pages.
Second Series, Volume 150 published by the Society. With foldout map. Damaged spot on front cover of jacket.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 89761

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(D'Essling, Prince du) LIVRES À FIGURES PROVENANT DE LA BIBLIOTHÈQUE DU PRINCE D'ESSLING.
Zurich Zunfthaus zur Meise 1939 4to. stiff paper wrappers (iv), 86 pages, plates
Text in French. Blogie VI, 715. Auction of the collection of the Prince of Essling, May 15-17, 1939. 300 lots with 103 black and white plates. First part includes items from Italy, Germany, Spain, Switzerland, Holland, and Belgium from the 15th to the 18th centuries. Index of locations of printing. Wrappers tanned, lightly soiled, and bent at edges.
Price: $ 32.00 other currencies Order nr. 115125

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(D'Essling, Prince du) LIVRES À FIGURES PROVENANT DE LA BIBLIOTHÈQUE DU PRINCE D'ESSLING.
Zurich Zunfthaus zur Meise 1939 4to. stiff paper wrappers (iv), 86 pages, plates
Text in French. Blogie VI, 715. Auction of the collection of the Prince of Essling, May 15-17, 1939. 300 lots with 103 black and white plates. First part includes items from Italy, Germany, Spain, Switzerland, Holland, and Belgium from the 15th to the 18th centuries. Index of locations of printing. Wrappers tanned, lightly soiled, and bent at edges. Previous owner's name on front wrapper.
Price: $ 35.00 other currencies Order nr. 115126

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