Paris: n.p., 1973. tall 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (24) pages. With estimated price list inserted. Illustrated. READ MORE about ARCHIVES ARNOLD NAVILLE CONCERNANT ANDRE GIDE MANUSCRITS, EPREUVES CORRIGESS, LETTRES,...
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 16792
Mainz: Gutenberg Gesellschaft, n.d. (1965). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 71+(1) pages. Kleiner Druck 76. Study of Schiller's printer in Jena. READ MORE about JOHANN CHRISTIAN GOTTFRIED GOEPFERDT, SEIN LEBEN UND SCHAFFEN
Price: $7.00 Order nr. 31080
Exposition organisée pour commémorer le centenaire de la mort de Goethe
(Paris): Éditions des Bibliothèques Nationales, 1932. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (viii), vii, (i), 233, (7) pages. Exposition organisée pour commémorer le centenaire de la mort de Goethe. Text in French. Catalogue of an exhibition held in 1932 on the 100th anniversary of Goethe's death. Foreword by Julien Cain and an introduction by Charles Andler. Lists 812 books, letters, and manuscripts and includes 26 plates. A loosely laid-in plate indicates that this copy came from..... READ MORE about GOETHE, 1749-1832
Price: $22.00 Order nr. 95619
Berlin: Max Perl Buchhandlung und Antiquariat, 1907. 8vo. later quarter leather with marbled paper-covered boards, with original stiff paper wrapper bound in. (ii), 192 pages + 1 leaf of plates in black and white. Auction catalogue by Max Perl, Buchhandlung und Antiquariat. Sale of the collection of Emil Wiebe of works related to Goethe, mostly from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. With section of bibliography of Friedrich von Schiller (1759--1805), the German dramatist and poet..... READ MORE about GOETHE-BIBLIOTHEK EMIL WIEBE - GRUNEWALD IN VERBINDUNG MIT EINER REICHHALTIGEN SUAMMLUNG...
Price: $65.00 Order nr. 77995
Berlin: Karl Ernst Henrici, 1928. 8vo. later half cloth, paper-covered boards. (v), 30 pages. Written in German. An auction catalogue of roughly 48 unnumbered entries. Laid-in is the bookplate of Oak Knoll designating this as from the library of H. P. Kraus. READ MORE about VERSTEIGERUNG CXL. BRIEFE GEDICHTE UND HANDZEICHNUNGEN JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHES SOWIE...
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 101672
Oldenburg: A. Schwartz, 1885. small 8vo. modern cloth, all edges stained red. xii, 764 pages. Second edition. Bibliography of international translations and of international and German publications on Goethe's Faust. Catalogue of the Bibliotheca Faustiana, with an index. 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. READ MORE about ZUSAMMENSTELLUNG DER FAUST-SCHRIFTEN VOM 16. JAHRHUNDERT BIS MITTE 1884
Price: $100.00 Order nr. 76063
Exposition organisée pour commémorer le centenaire de la mort de Goethe. Notices iconographiques et bibliographiques
(Paris): Éditions des Bibliothèques Nationales, 1932. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (viii), vii, (i), 233, (7) pages. Exposition organisée pour commémorer le centenaire de la mort de Goethe. Notices iconographiques et bibliographiques. Text in French. Catalogue of an exhibition held in 1932 on the 100th anniversary of Goethe's death. Foreword by Julien Cain and an introduction by Charles Andler. Lists 812 books, letters, and manuscripts and includes 26 plates. Société des Amis de la Bibliothèque..... READ MORE about GOETHE, 1749-1832
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 95626
New Haven: Yale University, 1940. 4to. cloth. xliv, 239+(1) pages plus 17 plates. First edition. Catalogue of the William A. Speck Collection of Goetheana at the Yale University Library. A short biography of Speck is included at the beginning. Dedication to Andrew Keogh. Individual sections for Collected Works, Collections of Poems, Single Poems, Elegies and Epigrams and specific texts. Each large section contains sub-headings to separate posthumous publication, translations, critiques and music, to name only..... READ MORE about GOETHE'S WORKS, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF FAUST
Price: $100.00 Order nr. 77184
Münich: Georg Müller, 1913. large 8vo. cloth. (iv), 272 pages. First edition (Besterman 916). The significance of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's (1749--1832) contribution to literary and societal developments in the eighteenth century cannot be overstated. Goethe wrote fiction, non-fiction and plays, was a courtier and studied natural philosophy. He was a major component of Sturm und Drang, a literary movement that celebrated the individual and examined man's struggle with subjectivity and his place in contemporary..... READ MORE about BIBLIOGRAPHIE DER ORIGINALAUSGABEN DEUTSCHER DICHTUNGEN IM ZEITALTER GOETHES
Price: $250.00 Order nr. 77739
Detmold: Ernst Schnelle, 1942. small 8vo. quarter cloth with paper-covered boards. 254 pages. First edition. Study of works in the collection of the works of the German playwright Christian Dietrich Grabbe (1801--1836). A controversial figure even in his own time, he is remembered for his poetic gifts as well as his turbulent life, marked with alcoholism and unstable relationships. His work was often highly original but filled with biting satire and cynicism. In 1938 this..... READ MORE about MEINE GRABBE-SAMMLUNG: ERINNERUNGEN UND BEKENNTNISSE
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 77976
Baden-Baden: Valentin Koerner, 1985. 8vo. stiff paper wrapper. 160 pages. Second edition (Besterman 2757). Publication of the series, Studien zur Deutschen Kunstgeschichte. Though Hans Baldung Grien (1484/5-1545) is remembered today primarily for his painted altarpieces and figural memento mori compositions, his woodcuts are still widely appreciated. His artistic style is characterized by vibrant coloring and slightly distorted proportions. As for his personal style, he favored the color green for his attire; this anecdote possibly explains..... READ MORE about DIE BUCHHOLZSCHNITTE DES HANS BALDUNG GRIEN
Price: $40.00 Order nr. 77407
London: Bloomsbury Book Auctions, 2002. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 85 pages. Bloomsbury Book Auction composing of manuscripts including papers from the family of Dr. William Harvey. READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF LETTERS, MANUSCRIPTS AND HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 77544
Metuchen: Charles F. Heartman, 1929. large 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (iv), 89 pages. Auction 208 (McKay 9201). Catalogue of Rare Americana from 1929 consisting of pamphlets, autographs, and books . Wrappers detached and chipped. READ MORE about RARE AMERICANA PAMPHLETS, AUTOGRAPHS, AND BOOKS
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 77330
Eine Bibliothek. Vol. I.
Charlottenburg, (Berlin): Dr. Hellersberg Antiquariat & Verlag, n.d. 8vo. self paper wrappers. 39+(1) pages. Eine Bibliothek. Vol. I. Written in German. With a foreword, and three advertisements at the end. This appears to be Vol. I of a three-volume set. This volume is the bibliography of his works and works about Hegel, with 851 entries. Vol. II is a biography of Hegel, and Vol. III regards Hegel's students. Covers separated with major paper loss on..... READ MORE about HEGEL UND DIE HEGELIANER
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 100637
Band I. Mit einer umfangreichen Heinrich Heine-Sammlung.
Düsseldorf: Antiquariat Gunnar Kaldewey, (1979). 8vo. pictorial cloth, pictorial dust jacket. 93 pages. Band I. Mit einer umfangreichen Heinrich Heine-Sammlung. Written in German. With an introductory essay by Joseph A. Krause entitled "Heinrich Heine In Düsseldorf", as well as an index. An exhibition catalogue which contains 276 entries. Minor wear. Laid-in is the bookplate of Oak Knoll designating this as from the library of H. P. Kraus. READ MORE about MARGINALIEN ZUR DEUTSCHEN LITERATUR UND POLITIK 1830-1890
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 101544
Berlin: J.A. Stargardt, 1854. small 8vo. half cloth with marbled paper-covered boards and marbled edges. viii, 186 pages. First edition (Besterman 916, Folter 337, Petzholdt 294). Catalogue of the collection of Karl Wilhelm Ludwig Heyse (1797-1855), the noted philologist and university professor in Berlin. His library was famous for its pamphlets and ephemeral publications in sixteenth and seventeenth century German literature. This catalogue is still useful and often cited by bibliographers. Approximately 2,400 entries of..... READ MORE about BÜCHERSCHATZ DER DEUTSCHEN NATINAL-LITTERATUR DES XVI. UND XVII. JAHRHUNDERTS
Price: $125.00 Order nr. 77773
Stockholm: Björk & Börjesson, 1932. 4to. cloth with xerox bound in. 162 pages. Text in Swedish. Auction Catalogue 272, the book collection of Per Hierta (1864-1924), Swedish bibliophile. Auction held 26 October-30 November, 1932. 1618 lots. Includes biblipgraphic works, literary works from all of Scandinavia, and incunabula. Descriptive essay and index of subjects. Xerox of original. From the reference library of H.P. Kraus with a memorial bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about PER HIERTAS BOKSAMLING
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 108231
K.K. Hofbibliothek
Wien: Hofbibliothek, 1916. 12mo. paper-covered boards. (v), viii, (iii), 100 pages. K.K. Hofbibliothek. The spine is missing from this copy. The front paper is stained and the back paper is peeling from the board. On the other hand, the binding is secure and the interior shows minimal wear or soiling. A loosely laid-in plate indicates that this copy came from the reference library and stock of H. P. Kraus. READ MORE about KATALOG DER BUCHKUNST-AUSSTELLUNG
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 91254
Stuttgart: Fritz Eggert, 1967. 8vo. cloth, paper cover and spine labels. 227+(1) pages. First edition. Catalogues works by Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffman (1776--1822) and studies related to the German writer. Though interested in music and painting, the professional jurist's legacy is sustained in his short stories. Most of his best work was produced in the last ten years of his life, after he came to understand that his talents for composing were not as strong..... READ MORE about 160 JAHRE E.T.A. HOFFMANN-FORSHUNG 1805-1965: EINE BIBLIOGRAPHIE MIT INHALTSERFASSUNG UND...
Price: $40.00 Order nr. 77907
Stuttgart and Tübingen: Hermann Leins, 1948. 8vo. quarter cloth, marbled paper-covered boards. (viii), 619+(1) pages. Text in German. Autobiography of Walter Hofmann (1879-1952), engraver and librarian. Former book from the reference library of H.P. Kraus, bookplate on front paste down endpaper. Edges of boards are lightly rubbed, with slight bump to corners, cloth is worn through in small places at head and heel of spine - larger amount of wear at heel. Top of text..... READ MORE about WALTER HOFMANN MIT GRABSTICHEL UND FEDER, GESCHICHTE EINER JUGEND
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 95832
Mit Ergänzungen von K. K.
N.P. n.p., n.d. 4to. later cloth, paper spine label. pp. 2115-2116. Mit Ergänzungen von K. K. Written in German. A one leaf description of the woodcut borders of Holbein. Minor wear, front endpaper separating at tail. With the bookplate of "Ex Libris H. P. K" and the bookplate of Oak Knoll designating this as from the library of H. P. Kraus. READ MORE about ZU DEN HOLZSCHNITT-BORDÜREN VON HANS HOLBEIN D. J
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 100953
Amsterdam: Frederik Muller & Cie. 1929. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 35, (5) pages. Auction catalogue for sale held November 22, 1929 by Frederik Muller & Cie. 112 lots, most notably a fourteenth-century illuminated Book of Hours in which the patron is portrayed worshiping the Virgin. Originally, a separate portfolio of sixty-eight reproductions was meant to accompanied the catalogue. This portfolio is not present but three of the full color plates are loosely inserted. Bears the..... READ MORE about CATALOGUE D'UNE COLLECTION DE MANUSCRITS A MINIATURES DES IXe-XVe SIECLES, COLLECTION D'UN...
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 77540
Five boxed sets
Paris: Unesco, 1963. 8vo. plastic boxes. Five boxed sets. Five plastic boxes containing 150 color slides from the former collection of H.P. Kraus. Each box with 30 color slides and a descriptive pamphlet in French, English, and Spanish with historical background and description of each slide in each series. With Unesco, Series 4, which contains Iranian illuminated manuscripts from circa 1410-1596; Series 14, which contains slides of 12 Czech illuminated manuscripts from c. 1085-1364; Series..... READ MORE about DISPOSITIVES D'OEUVRES D'ART
Price: $250.00 Order nr. 76027
La Haye: Martinus Nijhoff, 1889. 8vo. original paper wrappers. iv, 29 pages. Third supplement to expand the bibliography of fifteenth century books printed in the Netherlands (Besterman 5160). Entries accompanied by brief commentaries. Laid paper, uncut pages. Spine rubbed. Edges of cover slightly discolored and occasionally chipped. READ MORE about ANNALES DE LA TYPOGRAPHIE NEERLANDAISE AU XVe SIECLE, 3rd SUPPLEMENT
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 76907
La Haye: Martinus Nijhoff, 1890. 8vo. original paper wrappers. vi, 5 pages. Fourth supplement to expand the bibliography of fifteenth century books printed in the Netherlands (Besterman 5160). Entries accompanied by brief commentaries. Laid paper, uncut pages. Covers detached and chipped. Edges slightly discolored. READ MORE about ANNALES DE LA TYPOGRAPHIE NEERLANDAISE AU XVe SIECLE, 4th SUPPLEMENT
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 76908
