ALMANACH 1977.
Köln: Carl Heymanns, (1976). 12mo. paper wrappers. 132 pages. Almanac of the publisher Carl Heymanns for 1977. With five articles including one on Libri. READ MORE about ALMANACH 1977
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 49489
In Germany
VON MANUSKRIPTEN UND BUCHERN.
N.P. (Carl Heymanns, 1967). oblong 8vo. paper wrappers. 128 pages. An introduction to the publication process, with a history of the Carl Heymanns publishing house. Wrapper slightly soiled. READ MORE about VON MANUSKRIPTEN UND BUCHERN
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 48483
RECHT IM WANDEL BEITRAGE ZU STROMUNGEN UND FRAGEN IM HEUTIGEN RECHT.
Köln: Carl Heymanns, 1965. thick 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. (x), 636 pages. A festschrift of essays on issues and questions of contemporary rights, celebrating Carl Heymanns's 150 years of publishing. Includes a history of the publisher. Jacket torn. READ MORE about RECHT IM WANDEL BEITRAGE ZU STROMUNGEN UND FRAGEN IM HEUTIGEN RECHT
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 49324
HOFFMANN UND CAMPE, EINE DEUTSCHER VERLAG.
Hamburg: Hoffmann und Campe, (1981). 8vo. cloth, paper spine label, dust jacket, slipcase. 615 pages. A history of this German publisher, founded in 1781. Indexed. READ MORE about HOFFMANN UND CAMPE, EINE DEUTSCHER VERLAG
Price: $12.00 Order nr. 51167
THE INDIAN PUBLISHER AND BOOKSELLER, INDO-GERMAN SPECIAL NUMBER.
Bombay: The Popular Book Depot, (1966). 8vo. paper wrappers, (viii), 111-218, (4) pages. This special edition of "The Indian Publisher and Bookseller" is dedicated to German books and the work of German publishing houses, and contains many articles about the publishing business in Germany, book clubs, book arts, the retail and wholesale book trade, etc. Edges worn, spine torn at head. Sigfred Taubert was Guest Editor. READ MORE about THE INDIAN PUBLISHER AND BOOKSELLER, INDO-GERMAN SPECIAL NUMBER
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 45166
MINNESINGER, IN BILDERN DER MANESSISCHEN HANDSCHRIFT.
Leipzig: Insel-Verlag, n.d. 12mo. decorated paper-covered boards, paper cover and spine labels. 47+(1) pages. No.450 of the gift books issued by this German publisher. Text by Hans Naumann and many reproductions in full color of scenes from illuminated manuscripts Indentation mark on first two pages. Spine covering pulled away at head of spine. READ MORE about MINNESINGER, IN BILDERN DER MANESSISCHEN HANDSCHRIFT
Price: $5.00 Order nr. 40088
VOM ORNAMENT ZUR LINIE, DER FRÜHE INSEL-VERLAG 1899 BIS 1924.
2 volumes.
Berlin: Triton, 2000. 4to. linen-covered boards, both volumes enclosed in a linen slipcase. 391,(3) pages; 20 inserts in portfolio. 2 volumes. Printed in an edition of 2000 copies. Volume I of a series of three installments, not yet completed. Praised as "a masterpiece of book production" and "a product of enthusiasts" by critic Wilfried F. Schoeller, the book traces the early 20th-century history of the Insel publishing house. Insel earned its renown by turning book..... READ MORE about VOM ORNAMENT ZUR LINIE, DER FRÜHE INSEL-VERLAG 1899 BIS 1924
Price: $200.00 Order nr. 63454
ÜBER DAS VERGNÜGEN, BÜCHER ZU MACHEN.
(Leipzig: Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst Leipzig, 1995). 4to. stiff paper wrappers, dust jacket. 215+ (1) pages. Text in German. Commerates the 40th anniversary of the Institut für Buchkunst in Leipzig. Two-part history of the institute by Anneliese Hübscher and Julia Blume with their inscriptions on the title page. Color illustrations throughout. Bibliography of the Institute's publications. READ MORE about ÜBER DAS VERGNÜGEN, BÜCHER ZU MACHEN
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 107651
VIERZIG JAHRE KIEPENHEUER 1910-1950.
Weimar: Gustav Kipenheuer, 1951. 8vo. quarter cloth with paper-covered boards. 240 pages. First edition. 40 years of publishing is celebrated in this book on the Kiepenheuer publishing firm. Several essays in praise of the publishing house preface a selection of excepts from books published by Kiepenheur. Among the excepts are works by Ernst Toller, Heinrich Mann and Bertolt Brecht. Includes 37 black-and-white illustrations. Cover chipped along back bottom edge. READ MORE about VIERZIG JAHRE KIEPENHEUER 1910-1950
Price: $5.00 Order nr. 61747
ALMANACH: ZEHN JAHRE.
Munich: Kindler Verlag, 1961. 12mo. paper wrappers. 576 pages. Essays on the people and themes of Kindler's 10 years in publishing. READ MORE about ALMANACH: ZEHN JAHRE
Price: $8.00 Order nr. 48579
STATT BLUMEN KRITIKEN.
Zurich and Munich: Kindler Verlag, 1972. 8vo. paper wrappers. xvi, 443 pages. A volume of book reviews selected by Rudolf Kühne and Hans Joachim Reiber to celebrate Helmut Kindler's 60th birthday. Corners bumped. READ MORE about STATT BLUMEN KRITIKEN
Price: $5.00 Order nr. 48507
AUFRISSE, ALMANACH DES ERNST KLETT VERLAGES 1946-1971.
Stuttgart: Ernst Klett, 1971. 8vo. cloth. 417, (3) pages. An almanac of selections from works published by Ernst Klett, celebrating 25 years of publishing. Includes a listing of the firm's publications. READ MORE about AUFRISSE, ALMANACH DES ERNST KLETT VERLAGES 1946-1971
Price: $6.00 Order nr. 49255
ZUM GEDACHTNIS: AUFSATZE UND BRIEFE.
Munich: Friedrich Knapp, 1966. tall 8vo. marbled paper-covered boards, paper cover and spine labels. 172 pages. Essays on literary topics including Dostoyevsky, G.K. Chesterton, and Cervantes; letters to authors and figures in the book trade including Annemarie Meiner, Kurt Meyer, and Rita Reiners. Slight wear to head and tail of spine and board edges. READ MORE about ZUM GEDACHTNIS: AUFSATZE UND BRIEFE
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 48713
50 JAHRE KNAUER BUCHER.
N.P. n.p., (1951). 4to. cloth. 86, (6) pages. Festschrift celebrating fifty years of the publisher Knaur-Buches and five years of Droemersche Verlagsanstalt. Illustrated. Covers rubbed and bumped spine top. READ MORE about 50 JAHRE KNAUER BUCHER
Price: $17.50 Order nr. 50951
AUS DEN ANFANGEN SCHRIFTSTELLERISCHER INTERESSENVERBANDE.
1977. 4to. paper wrappers. pp.1458-1647. Offprint from Archiv für Geschichte des BuchwesensBand XVI, Schlußlieferung, 1977. A study of Joseph Kürschner (1853-1902) and his involvement in the attempt to organize the German literary profession; he was the first to set pragmatic goals such as the founding of a pension scheme and a mutual relief fund. READ MORE about AUS DEN ANFANGEN SCHRIFTSTELLERISCHER INTERESSENVERBANDE
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 48702
VERLEGER J. F. LEHMANN, EIN LEBEN IM KAMPF FÜR DEUTSCHLAND, LEBENSLAUF UND BRIEFE.
München: J. F. Lehmanns Verlag, 1935. 8vo. cloth. 288, (16) pages. Written in German. With a foreword, index, and list of books published by the publishers. A biography and collection of Lehmann's letters. Laid-in is the bookplate of Oak Knoll designating this as from the library of H. P. Kraus. Boards curled, minor wear and soiling. READ MORE about VERLEGER J. F. LEHMANN, EIN LEBEN IM KAMPF FÜR DEUTSCHLAND, LEBENSLAUF UND BRIEFE
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 101550
LIST: 150 JAHRE BUCHHANDLERISCHER TRADITION.
N.P. (Paul List, 1964). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 428, (2) pages, with illustrations. This celebratory volume includes essays written for Paul List's 70th anniversary as a publishing firm as well as selections from works published by the firm; authors include Rudyard Kipling, Winston Churchill, Henry Ford, and T.E. Lawrence. READ MORE about LIST: 150 JAHRE BUCHHANDLERISCHER TRADITION
Price: $9.00 Order nr. 47954
IHREM VEREHRTEN VERLEGER.
Berlin: Carl Heymanns, 1896. large 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. xiv, 162 pages. First edition. Otto Loewenstein celebrates twenty-five years in publishing. A collection of poems and remembrances. The firm invited a group of friends and colleages to contribute. In German black letter. Spine chipped. Covers rubbed. Foxing to initial and terminal pages. READ MORE about IHREM VEREHRTEN VERLEGER
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 63051
WERKE UND JAHRE 1937-1962.
Salzburg: Otto Müller Verlag, (1962). 12mo. paper wrappers. 215+(1) pages, with illustrations. Celebratory essays for the publisher Otto Müller. READ MORE about WERKE UND JAHRE 1937-1962
Price: $5.00 Order nr. 48578
HUNDERT JAHRE A. MARCUS UND E. WEBERS VERLAG 1818-1918.
Bonn: Marcus & Weber, 1919. 8vo. later quarter cloth with original paper-covered boards, paper spine and cover labels preserved. viii, 392, 48 pages, with illustrations. Essays on the role of Marcus & Weber in various cultural fields. Boards rubbed and bumped. READ MORE about HUNDERT JAHRE A. MARCUS UND E. WEBERS VERLAG 1818-1918
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 48516
HUNDERT JAHRE A. MARCUS UND E. WEBERS VERLAG 1818-1918.
Bonn: Marcus & Weber, 1919. 8vo. paper-covered boards, paper spine and cover labels. viii, 392, 48 pages, with illustrations. Essays on the role of Marcus & Weber in various cultural fields. Wear to spine with part chipped away; boards rubbed and bumped. Wear to hinges. READ MORE about HUNDERT JAHRE A. MARCUS UND E. WEBERS VERLAG 1818-1918
Price: $8.00 Order nr. 48517
DIE MAXIMILIAN-GESELLSCHAFT IN HAMBURG: EINE AUSWAHL DER IN DEN JAHREN 1911 BIS 1999 VERÖFFENTLICHTEN BÜCHER.
Stuttgart, Germany: Maximilian-Gesellschaft, n.d., but circa 1999. 8vo. self paper wrappers. unpaginated. Text in German. Introductory comments. A selection of books published 1911-1999. Color illustrations. READ MORE about DIE MAXIMILIAN-GESELLSCHAFT IN HAMBURG: EINE AUSWAHL DER IN DEN JAHREN 1911 BIS 1999...
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 126336
DIE GESCHICHTE DER J.B. METZLERSCHEN VERLAGSBUCHHANDLUNG IN STUTTGART.
N.P. n.p., (1957). small 8vo. paper-covered boards. 43+(1) pages, with 6 additional leaves of illustrations. A history of this German publisher since its founding in 1682. Front board slightly warped. READ MORE about DIE GESCHICHTE DER J.B. METZLERSCHEN VERLAGSBUCHHANDLUNG IN STUTTGART
Price: $7.00 Order nr. 51173
ERNST SIEGFRIED MITTLER, EIN LEBENSBILD.
Berlin: E.S. Mittler und Sohn, 1870. 12mo. later cloth. 35 pages. A sketch of the life of this German publisher and printer. Pages yellowed. Small repair to title page. READ MORE about ERNST SIEGFRIED MITTLER, EIN LEBENSBILD
Price: $65.00 Order nr. 50657
0+20: ALMANACH DER NYMPHENBURGER VERLAGSHANDLUNG 1946-1966.
Munich: Nymphenburger, 1966. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 429, (3) pages. Essays on 20 years of German literature. READ MORE about 0+20: ALMANACH DER NYMPHENBURGER VERLAGSHANDLUNG 1946-1966
Price: $5.00 Order nr. 48513