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(Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von). Schreiber, Carl Frederick (editor).

GOETHE'S WORKS, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF FAUST.

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

(Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von). Schulte-Strathaus, Ernst.

BIBLIOGRAPHIE DER ORIGINALAUSGABEN DEUTSCHER DICHTUNGEN IM ZEITALTER GOETHES.

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

(Grabbe). Bergmann, Alfred.

MEINE GRABBE-SAMMLUNG: ERINNERUNGEN UND BEKENNTNISSE.

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

(Grien, Hans Baldung). Oldenbourg, M. Consuelo.

DIE BUCHHOLZSCHNITTE DES HANS BALDUNG GRIEN.

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

(Harvey, William).

CATALOGUE OF LETTERS, MANUSCRIPTS AND HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS.

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

(Heartman, Charles F.).

RARE AMERICANA PAMPHLETS, AUTOGRAPHS, AND BOOKS.

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

(Hegel, Georg).

HEGEL UND DIE HEGELIANER.

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

(Heine, Heinrich).

MARGINALIEN ZUR DEUTSCHEN LITERATUR UND POLITIK 1830-1890.

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

Heller, Alfred.

DER DEUTSCHE BUCHDRUCKERVEREIN UND SEIN WERDEN IN FÜNFZIG JAHREN (1869-1919).

(Leipzig): Deutschen Buchdrucker Verein, 1919. large 4to. paper-covered boards. 32 pages plus 24 leaves of plates. First edition. Celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of the German Book-Printing Society founded in 1869. Text gives an account of the history of the institution. Full page two-color chiaroscuro prints showcase the buildings or persons associated with the Society over the previous half century, including chairmen and members of the board of directors over the years. Printed on laid paper..... READ MORE about DER DEUTSCHE BUCHDRUCKERVEREIN UND SEIN WERDEN IN FÜNFZIG JAHREN (1869-1919

Price: $30.00 Order nr. 77779

(Heyse, Karl).

BÜCHERSCHATZ DER DEUTSCHEN NATINAL-LITTERATUR DES XVI. UND XVII. JAHRHUNDERTS.

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

(Hiertas, Per).

PER HIERTAS BOKSAMLING.

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

(Hofbibliothek).

KATALOG DER BUCHKUNST-AUSSTELLUNG.

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

(Hoffmann, E.T.A.). Voerster, Jürgen.

160 JAHRE E.T.A. HOFFMANN-FORSHUNG 1805-1965: EINE BIBLIOGRAPHIE MIT INHALTSERFASSUNG UND ERLÄUTERUNGEN.

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

(Hofmann, Walter).

WALTER HOFMANN MIT GRABSTICHEL UND FEDER, GESCHICHTE EINER JUGEND.

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

(Holbein, Hans). Rosen, Gerd.

ZU DEN HOLZSCHNITT-BORDÜREN VON HANS HOLBEIN D. J.

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

(Illuminated Manuscripts).

CATALOGUE D'UNE COLLECTION DE MANUSCRITS A MINIATURES DES IXe-XVe SIECLES, COLLECTION D'UN AMATEUR SUISSE.

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

(Illuminated Manuscripts).

DISPOSITIVES D'OEUVRES D'ART.

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

(Incunabula). Campbell, M-F-A-G.

ANNALES DE LA TYPOGRAPHIE NEERLANDAISE AU XVe SIECLE, 3rd SUPPLEMENT.

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

(Incunabula). Campbell, M.-F.-A.-G.

ANNALES DE LA TYPOGRAPHIE NEERLANDAISE AU XVe SIECLE, 4th SUPPLEMENT.

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

(Incunabula). Delisle, Léopold.

CATALOGUE DES LIVRES IMPRIMÉS OU PUBLIÉS À CAEN AVANT LE MILIEU DU XVIe SIÈCLE.

2 volumes.
Caen: H. Delesques, 1903-1904. 8vo. later full cloth, leather spine labels, original paper wrappers bound in. xiv, 354+(2); cxxxii, 178+(2) pages, plates. 2 volumes. First edition. (Besterman, 5094). A two-volume catalogue of the printing and incunabula in Caen, followed by discussions of printers, booksellers, and noteworthy libraries. Includes 403 bibliographical references. Delisle (1826-1910) was a curator of the manuscripts collection in the Bibliothèque Impériale, and is admired for his scholarship in illuminated manuscripts and early..... READ MORE about CATALOGUE DES LIVRES IMPRIMÉS OU PUBLIÉS À CAEN AVANT LE MILIEU DU XVIe SIÈCLE

Price: $175.00 Order nr. 76167

(Incunabula). Salari, Raffaele.

LA COMPAGNIA DEL MANTELLACCIO.

Florence: Antonio Cecchi, (1861). 8vo. stiff paper wrapper, uncut edges. xiv, (18) pages. Limited edition of 204 copies, of which this is part of a series of 160. Brief and somewhat confusing prefatory remarks on the historical mentions of the fifteenth-century burlesque composition, La Compagnia del Mantellaccio, and its various editions precede the list of thirteen known editions of the work (as cited by the Florentine Accademia della Crusca, formed in 1582) and the facsimile..... READ MORE about LA COMPAGNIA DEL MANTELLACCIO

Price: $45.00 Order nr. 77539

(Incunabula). Campbell, M-F-A-G.

ANNALES DE LA TYPOGRAPHIE NEERLANDAISE AU XVe SIECLE, 2nd SUPPLEMENT.

La Haye: Martinus Nijhoff, 1884. 8vo. original paper wrappers. viii, 44 pages. Second 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, 2nd SUPPLEMENT

Price: $25.00 Order nr. 76906

(Isis).

BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS OF VOL. I TO XX OF ISIS.

Belgium: Saint Catherine Press, 1934. large 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. pp. 502-618. Contains an index of volumes one to twenty of Isis, the quarterly organ of the History of Science Society and of the International Committee of the History of Science. Minor tears along edges of covers. Wrappers partially detached. Tears and paper loss along spine.Bookplate of H.P. Kraus. READ MORE about BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS OF VOL. I TO XX OF ISIS

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 77341

(Jensens, Peter).

GROSSERER PETER JENSENS BOGSAMLING.

Copenhagen: (Arne Bruun Rasmussen), 1968. large 8vo. stiff paper wrapper. 256 pages. Auction catalogue from the sale of the book collection of Peter Jensens on 29 October 1968. Well-illustrated with many images of text pages, titles, frontispieces, and bindings from the more than 1300 lots, mostly in the area of Danish literature. Taped inside the front cover is the separately staple-bound prospectus with lot numbers and starting prices. Loosely inserted is a commemorative book label..... READ MORE about GROSSERER PETER JENSENS BOGSAMLING

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 77973

(Junk).

CATALOGUE OF PUBLICATIONS, FONDS-CATALOGUES, VERLAGS-CATALOG, LIVRES DE FONDS. DR. W. JUNK, UITGEVERIJ, 1899-1939.

Den Haag: W. Junk, 1939. small 4to. paper wrappers. 130 pages. A catalogue of all the books published and catalogues issued by this antiquarian bookseller / publisher. Some plates of illustrations. Loosely inserted is a booklabel that indicates that this copy is from the reference library of H.P. Kraus. Front cover present but in pieces; part of spine covering is missing. READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF PUBLICATIONS, FONDS-CATALOGUES, VERLAGS-CATALOG, LIVRES DE FONDS. DR. W. JUNK,...

Price: $35.00 Order nr. 107433

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