Karlsruhe: Gesellschaft der Bibliophilen, 1970. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 43, (4) pages. Written in German. Limited to 1800 copies. A lecture for the 71st anniversary of the Gesellschaft der Bibliophilen. Some pen marks and underlining throughout. Commemorative bookplate indicates that this comes from the reference library of H.P. Kraus. READ MORE about DAS SCHÖNE BUCH UND DER COMPUTER
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 101510
Münich: R. Oldenbourg, 1893. 8vo. contemporary half calf with speckled paper-covered boards. xiv, 740 pages. First edition. Volume 22 of the serial publication, Geschichte der Wissenschaften im Deutschen. History of medicine beginning with the Middle Ages then by century through the nineteenth century. Discusses individual publications, influential figures in the field, and major innovations in the sciences. Loose bookplate indicates that this copy was purchased from the collection of H.P. Kraus. Edges of covers rubbed..... READ MORE about GESCHICHTE DER MEDICINISCHEN WISSENSCHAFTEN IN DEUTSCHLAND
Price: $125.00 Order nr. 77843
München: G. Hirth, 1898. 8vo. cloth. ix, 156 pages. Written in German. With an introduction, index, and supplements. Lists of the regents of Europe and other lands. Minor wear, especially on spine edges, with a long tear (about half the height of the book) from the bottom left of the spine going up. With the laid-in bookplate from Oak Knoll designating this book as from the reference library of H.P. Kraus. READ MORE about REGENTENTABELLEN ZUR WELTGESCHICHTE
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 100681
Munich: Nationale Verlagsanstalt, 1898. 4to. quarter leather with paste paper-covered boards and leather spine label, original stiff paper wrappers bound-in. 30; 98; 142 pages. Three volumes bound together. The second and third volumes are entitled Gutenbergs ersten Drucke and Zum Streit um das Missale speciale Constantiense, respectively. Three monographs of Hupp's analysis of the Missale Speciale, which he discovered in 1880. Each subsequent volume corrects the conjectures set forth in earlier issues and offers new..... READ MORE about EIN MISSALE SPECIALE VORLÄUFER DES PSALTERIUMS VON 1457
Price: $300.00 Order nr. 77014
Zur 450 jährigen Feier der Erfindung der Buchdruckerkunst
Braunschweig: (George Westermann), 1890. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (iii), 54, (2) pages. Zur 450 jährigen Feier der Erfindung der Buchdruckerkunst. The wrappers of this copy are detached and present, but with much loss around the edges. A loosely laid-in plate indicates that this copy came from the reference library and stock of H. P. Kraus. The leaves show minor soiling and wear, including some scattered pencil marks. READ MORE about KURZE GESCHICHTE DER BUCHDRUCKEREIEN IM HERZOGTUME BRAUNSCHWEIG
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 91227
Köln: n.p., 1951. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 15+(1) pages. Written in German. Front cover curling, top corners bumped, minor wear and some creases. With the bookplate of H. P. Kraus, and the bookplate of Oak Knoll designating this as from the library of H. P. Kraus. READ MORE about URTEILSSPRUCH UND EIDESLEISTUNG IM HELMASPERGERSCHEN NOTARIATSINSTRUMENT
Price: $17.50 Order nr. 100763
Trier: Kommissionsverlag der Fr. Lintz'schen Buchhandlung, 1891. 8vo. later quarter cloth with paste paper-covered boards, and original stiff paper wrapper bound in. xiii, 148 pages. Volume 2 of the serial publication, Beschreibendes Verzeichns der Handschriften der Stadtbibliothek zu Trier. Bibliography of manuscripts in the library in Trier. This volume limited to church writings. Tail pieces. Loosely inserted is a commemorative book label that indicates that this volume came from the reference library of H.P. Kraus..... READ MORE about KIRCHENVÄTER-HANDSCHRIFTEN DER STADTBIBLIOTHEK ZU TRIER (NO. 113 BIS 214 DES HANDSCHRIFTEN-KATALOGS
Price: $65.00 Order nr. 77964
Vienna: "Krystall"-Verlag, Ges. M.B.H., 1923. 4to. quarter cloth with cloth-covered boards, leather title spine label. 37, (3) pages + 40 leaves of plates in black and white. Volume one in the serial publication, Artes Austriae: Studien zur Kunstgeschichte Österreichs. The introduction of this study of Gothic sculpture in Austria begins in the thirteenth century and traces development through the next two centuries. With detailed timeline. Well-illustrated with works from the collegiate church of St Paul's..... READ MORE about ZUR GESCHICHTE DER GOTISCHEN PLASTIK IN ÖSTERREICH
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 78001
Mainz: Gutenberg-Gesellschaft, 1956. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 54, (2) pages. Study of these early type founders with illustrations. Kleiner Druck no.62. READ MORE about DIE JENAER SCHRIFTGIESSER SEIT DEM JAHRE 1557
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 30788
Gera-Untermhaus: Fr. Eugen Köhler, 1896. large 8vo. cloth, stained edges. xi, 183 pages plus 4 fold out plates. First edition. Surveys the history of the book industry from the beginning of the printed book until the present. Discussion broken up by period, and covers topics such as production, distribution and taxation. Examines specific geographical areas. One fold out chart printed in color. Ink inscription on dedication page by Felix Bressensdorf, dated May 17, 1898. Loose..... READ MORE about ZUR ENTWICKLUNGSGESCHICHTE DES BUCHGEWERBES
Price: $85.00 Order nr. 77771
Nijmegen-Utrecht: Dekker & Van de Vegt, (1963). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xi, 357+(1) pages. Text in Dutch. Biographical study of Aemstelredamus and Crocus, two 16th century priests, their humanism and contributions to humanism. Based on the author's dissertation for a doctorate in theology. Table of contents, lists of abbreviations and cited works, and introduction. Bibliography, summary, annex, poems about Alardus's portrait, and index. Black and white plates. "Statements" laid in. Wrappers lightly soiled with library..... READ MORE about ALARDUS AEMSTELREDAMUS EN CORNELIUS CROCUS. TWEE AMSTERDAMSE PRIESTER-HUMANISTEN. BIJDRAGE TOT DE...
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 108252
Stuttgart: Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, 1948. small 8vo. cloth with embossed title on front cover, gilt title on the spine, dust jacket. 479+(1) pages. Second edition. This publication marks the centennial of German publishing houses. Collection of short stories, histories and lessons, poems and essays. Contributions by over 70 authors. Illustrated with line drawings by Willy Widman. Presentation from author on half-title. Loosely inserted commemorative book label indicates that this volume came from the reference library of..... READ MORE about KLEINES LESEBUCH ZUM HUNDERTJÄHRIGEN BESTEHEN DER DEUTSCHEN VERLAGS-ANSTALT
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 77994
Kopenhagen: Bianco Lunos Bogtrykkeri, 1908. 8vo. stiff paper wrapper bound in paper-covered boards. (viii), v-x, 37, 3 fold out plates, 1 plate, (iv), 65-90 pages. Several articles from two issues of this publication bound together. Articles include budget planning for the Académie Royale des Sciences et des Lettres de Danemark, Copenhague in the year 1907, a summary of the work of the Académie over the past year, a study of the oldest printers in the..... READ MORE about OVERSIGT OVER DET KONGELIGE DANSKE VIDENSKABERNES SELSKABS FORHANDLINGER
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 76995
Hamburg: Hanseatische Verlaganstalt, (1943). 8vo. later quarter leather with paper-covered boards. 253+(1) pages. An overview of the book throughout history, covering such topics as writing, the development of paper, printing, binding, libraries, and the like. Illustrated and indexed. READ MORE about DAS BUCH IM WANDEL DER ZEITEN
Price: $17.50 Order nr. 48785
Nebst Angabe der Verfasser, Verleger, Druckorte und Preise. Mit Hinwesung bei den Titeln der in Gesammt:Ausgaben, Almanachen und andern Sammlungen enthaltenen einzelnen Stücke, wo solche zu finden sind.
Berlin: L. Lassar's Separat:Conto, 1853. 24mo. original half leather, marbled paper-covered boards, cloth spine label. 32 pages. Nebst Angabe der Verfasser, Verleger, Druckorte und Preise. Mit Hinwesung bei den Titeln der in Gesammt:Ausgaben, Almanachen und andern Sammlungen enthaltenen einzelnen Stücke, wo solche zu finden sind. Written in German. A reference book. Contains some advertisements at the end. With the bookplate of H. P. Kraus on the front pastedown, as well as various pencil writings. READ MORE about VERZEICHNIß VON SÄMMTLICHEN, WÄHREND DES JAHRES 1852 IM BUCHHANDEL ERSCHIENEN DEUTSCHEN...
Price: $75.00 Order nr. 101521
Bibliothek für Kunst- und Antiquitäten-Sammler Band XXIV; Mit 105 Abbildungen im Text
Berlin: Richard Carl Schmidt & Co., 1924. 8vo. cloth. (ix), 305, (23) pages. Bibliothek für Kunst- und Antiquitäten-Sammler Band XXIV; Mit 105 Abbildungen im Text. Guide and reference book for collectors of prints. Includes a list of artists with biographical information, a bibliography, and 105 black-and-white illustrations, among other aids. Original cloth cover of this copy is moderately soiled and shows minor wear including a three-eighths-inch split along the joint between the front and spine..... READ MORE about DER KUPFERSTICHSAMMLER: EIN HAND- UND NACHSCHLAGEBUCH SAMT KÜNSTLERVERZEICHNIS FÜR DEN SAMMLER...
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 91204
Jena: Friedrich Mauke, 1873. 8vo. modern cloth, paper spine label with typed title. (iv), 572, (viii), 56 pages. First edition (Besterman 916). Two volumes bound in one. First volume describes approximately 5,500 rare books from the sixteenth through the middle of the nineteenth centuries in German libraries. The bibliography is divided first by century, then by category (works of poetry and general literature, prose and histories) and finally by author or literary movement. Second volume..... READ MORE about DEUTSCHER BÜCHERSCHATZ
Price: $70.00 Order nr. 77761
saggio bibliografico di opere italiane a stampa per servire alla biografia degli Italiani.
Osnabrück: Biblio Verlag, 1981. small 4to. cloth. (vi), 592 pages. saggio bibliografico di opere italiane a stampa per servire alla biografia degli Italiani. Bibliography of biographies of famous Italian personalities, from all fields and periods. This useful reference includes over 5000 titles of biographical dictionaries, large general encyclopedias, and special encyclopedias. Divided into two parts. Part A is subdivided into the followings sections: General biorgraphies, particular biographies, regional & local biographies, and an appendix. Part..... READ MORE about BIOGRAFIA ITALICA
Price: $165.00 Order nr. 76234
Napoli: Chiurazzi, 1874. 8vo. modern cloth. xxiv,464 pages. First edition. Bibliography and biography of Neopolitan authors, with index. (Besterman 3197). Describes approximately 2000 items. A commemorative book label is loosely inserted, which indicates that this set came from the reference library of H.P. Kraus and was purchased by Oak Knoll Books at the auction sale. READ MORE about NOTIZIE BIOGRAFICHE E BIBLIOGRAFICHE DEGLI SCRITTORI DEL DIALETTO NAPOLITANO
Price: $200.00 Order nr. 76098
Mainz: Gutenberg- Gesellschaft, 1969. 8vo. boards, dust jacket. 60, (2) pages. Kleiner Druck 85. Address given at the closing of the 1968 Gutenberg festival in Mainz. Jacket slightly soiled. With a bookplate indicating that this book came from the reference library of H.P. Kraus. READ MORE about JEANBON ST. ANDRÉ, DER PRÄFEKT NAPOLEONS IN MAINZ UND FÖRDERER DES GUTENBERGGEDANKENS
Price: $8.00 Order nr. 31085
(7 of 10 volumes). Mit Medewerking van Tal van Geleerden.
Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff's Uitgevers-Maatschappij, 1911-1937. large 8vo. later cloth with leather label salvaged from original spine (v. 1-5); original cloth (v. 6, 10). each volume separately numbered by column. (7 of 10 volumes). Mit Medewerking van Tal van Geleerden. The standard biographical dictionary for the Netherlands. This set lacks Volumes 7-9 (each with its own alphabet), but includes Volume 10 with the overall index. Editors of later volumes include Prof. Dr. L. Knappert (v. 5)..... READ MORE about NIEUW NEDERLANDSCH BIOGRAFISCH WOORDENBOEK
Price: $100.00 Order nr. 88399
Kovenhavn: Glydendalske Bognahdel, 1934. folio. parchment-backed boards. 26 pages of text followed by 100 plates. With facsimile plates reproducing pages from books printed by famous Danish printers. Wear along edges of covers. With a bookplate indicating that this book came from the reference library of H.P. Kraus. READ MORE about DANSK TYPOGRAFISK ATLAS, 1482-1600
Price: $150.00 Order nr. 75427
Eine Studie.
Stuttgart: C. E. Poeschel, 1934. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. x, 84 pages. Eine Studie. Written in German. With a foreword and two indices. A study on the German magazine booksellers. Minor wear, edges tanned. Laid-in is a sheet about the book by the publisher. With the laid-in bookplate from Oak Knoll designating this book as from the reference library of H.P. Kraus. READ MORE about DER DEUTSCHE ZEITSCHRIFTEN-BUCHHANDEL
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 100694
![COLLECTION OF CATALOGUES]. Martinus Nijhoff](/pictures/thumb/076233.jpg?v=1434398604)
The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, 1873-1933. small 8vo. original stiff paper wrappers. variously paginated. Over forty catalogues from the Dutch subscription agent and book dealer Martinus Nijhoff, produced over a fifty year period. Martinus Nijhoff was founded in The Hague in 1853. It began as a small shop specializing in rare books and broadened in the ensuing years to include supplying and procuring books for academic libraries. Catalogues are printed in either Dutch, English, German or..... READ MORE about COLLECTION OF CATALOGUES
Price: $450.00 Order nr. 76233
Dictionaire des ouvrages relatifs à l'historie de la vie publique et privée des personnages célèbres de tous les temps et de toutes les nations, depuis le commencement du monde jusqu'à nos jours ... enrichi du répertoire des bio-bibliographies générales, nationales et spéciales.
Paris: A. Lacroix, 1866. small 4to. cloth with leather spine label. iv, 2191 pages. Dictionaire des ouvrages relatifs à l'historie de la vie publique et privée des personnages célèbres de tous les temps et de toutes les nations, depuis le commencement du monde jusqu'à nos jours ... enrichi du répertoire des bio-bibliographies générales, nationales et spéciales. Two volumes in one. Bio-bibliography. According to the subtitle, "Dictionary of the works relating to the history of public..... READ MORE about BIBLIOGRAPHIE BIOGRAPHIQUE UNIVERSELLE
Price: $150.00 Order nr. 76232
