Leipzig: Börsenverein der Deutschen Buchhändler, (1989). 12mo. cloth, dust jacket. 152 pages. First edition. Fine in near fine jacket. A history of the international book exhibitions in Leipzig, with many illustrations. READ MORE about WELTGALERIE DES SCHONEN BUCHES
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 48772
(New Haven): Yale University Press, 2004. 8vo. paper-covered boards, dust jacket. 159+(1) pages. First edition. Fine in fine dust jacket. Explores the influence of the Bauhaus and modernism on typography and book design. The author studies the work of key figures associated with the Bauhaus to support his thesis that a revolution took place in graphic design. Frontispiece. table of contents, preface, introductory essays. Black and white illustrations throughout. Select bibliography, index of designers and..... READ MORE about BAUHAUS, MODERNISM AND THE ILLUSTRATED BOOK
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 109003
København, Stockholm, Oslo, Helsinki: Kunstindustimuseet, Kungliga Biblioteket, Akateeminen Kirjakauppa, n.d. large square 8vo. quarter cloth with paper spine label and patterned paper-covered boards. not paginated. Danish version of the catalogue for a Scandinavian exhibition devoted to Gotthard de Beauclair and his modern German book designs. A near fine copy. Includes forty-six illustrations of de Beauclair's designs, many in color and some tipped-in. READ MORE about GOTTHARD DE BEAUCLAIR MODERN TYSK BOKKONST
Price: $120.00 Order nr. 74579
Berlin: H. Berthold, 1960. large 8vo. paper-covered boards with paper spine and cover labels. 108+(1) pages. Printed in an edition limited to 500 numbered copies. Spine with a touch of fading, minor wear to spine ends, else a tight and bright copy. Chapters examine the life and work of important eighteenth-century German printers and typesetters Josef von Kurzböck, Johann Prillwitz, Johann Friedrich Unger and J.G. Walbaum. Illustrated with facsimiles of printed pages and samples of..... READ MORE about DIE WALBAUM-SCHRIFTEN UND IHRE VORLÄUFER, EINE SCHRIFTSTUDIE
Price: $55.00 Order nr. 78188
Leipzig: Deutsche Bücherei, 1976. narrow 4to. paper wrappers. 67+(1) pages. On fifty years of international book design exhibitions in Leipzig. Illustrated. Wrappers yellowed. READ MORE about 50 JAHRE INTERNATIONALE BUCHKUNST-AUSSTELLUNGEN IN LEIPZIG
Price: $16.00 Order nr. 51242
Hamburg: Hochschule fu¨r bildende Ku¨nste, (1958). large square 8vo. cloth. unpaginated. A lovely sampling of design examples. Spine faded, else a fine copy. Numerous tipped-in samples, some in color, throughout. Sample book published in conjunction with an exhibition of works from the Hochschule fu¨r Bildende Ku¨nste Hamburg, held at the Klingspor-Museum Offenbach in Summer 1958. Text in German. READ MORE about BUCHGESTALTUNGEN : WERKSTATT FU¨R TYPOGRAPHIE
Price: $60.00 Order nr. 142567
Frankfurt am Main: Borsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels, (1955). 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. 36 pages. Text in English. A near fine copy. READ MORE about CONTEMPORARY GERMAN BOOK DESIGN
Price: $6.40 Order nr. 17825
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. READ MORE about LARGE COLLECTION OF BOOKLETS CONCERNING THE BEST BOOKS
Price: $100.00 Order nr. 54082
Frankfurt a.M. Stiftung Buchkunst, 1971. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 103+(1) pages. History, explanation of judging categories, data and statistical tables for the competition "Die schönsten deutschen Bücher" [the most beautiful German books] for 1951-1970 (cover states "1950-1970), with bibliography of prizewinning books. READ MORE about ZWANZIG JAHRE BUCHKUNST, ERGEBNISSE DER WETTBEWERBE 1951-1970, BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND [20...
Price: $16.00 Order nr. 52862
Berlin: (Zentralen Sektionsleitung Gebrauchsgrafik des VBKD), 1969. square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xi, (1), 155, (1), xiii-xv, (3) pages. First edition. A near fine copy. German book art from the 1960s was the focus of this 1969 Berlin exhibition. The Catalogue is arranged by artist with black-and-white photos of their illustrations, bindings and title pages. In German. READ MORE about BUCHKUNST DER DEUTSCHEN DEMOKRATISCHEN REPUBLIK. AUSSTELLUNG DES VERBANDES BILDENDER KÜNSTLER...
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 62500
Leipzig: Deutsche Bücherei, 1979. 8vo. quarter cloth with paper wrappers, paper cover label. 48, (2) pages, with illustrations. Printed as the New Year's gift of Deutsche Bücherei. Two leaves of illustrations loose. READ MORE about BUCHGESTALTUNG IN LEIPZIG SEIT DER JAHRHUNDERTWENDE
Price: $16.00 Order nr. 48670
Mainz: Gutenberg-Museum, 1966. 8vo. self paper wrappers. unpaginated. Text in German. Exhibition of book covers presented by the Gutenberg Museum, Mainz, in 1966. Includes the 19th century, the Jugendstil movement, and the post-World War II period. Black and white illustrations. List of artists and bibliography. READ MORE about DEUTSCHE BUCHUMSCHLÄGE AUS SIEBZIG JAHREN
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 114765
Eleven issues.
München: Typographische Gesellschaft, 1985. small 8vo. stapled paper wrappers. Eleven issues. A complete set in fine condition. Contains b&w illustrations throughout. The issues are: Fraktur, Fraktur (part 2), Ligaturen, Römische Zahlen, Kursiv oder Schräg, Punkt | Punkt | Komma | Strich, Die Tabelle, Die Tabelle mit Tonrastern, Anführungszeichen, Kapitälchen, and Schriftmischen. Text in German. READ MORE about TGM-WERKSTATTBRIEF. ELEVEN ISSUES
Price: $50.00 Order nr. 142966
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1951. large 12mo. cloth. vi, 336, (8) pages. First edition, first printing. A near fine copy. Typography and binding by W.A. Dwiggins (Agner 51.11). Liinotype Janson. Printed and bound be Plimpton Press. READ MORE about THE HOLY SINNER
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 70554
(Sonneberg, Germany: Comptoir Kunstmagazin, 1998). 8vo. cloth. 95+(1) pages. Text in English and German. Four essays, by Wulf D. v. Lucius, Reinhard Grüner, Thomas Glöß, and Christa Wolf, on book art and artists' books. Bibliography and list of exhibitions. Color illustrations throughout. READ MORE about EDITION BALANCE
Price: $28.00 Order nr. 121048
Ravensburg: Otto Maier, 1927. 4to. later quarter cloth over marbled paper-covered boards, stiff paper wrappers bound-in. 79+(1) pages. A history of the development of occidental letterforms. Well illustrated with photographs, facsimilies and drawings. A well-preserved copy. READ MORE about DIE HISTORISCHE ENTWICKLUNG DER ABENDLAENDISCHEN SCHRIFTFORMEN
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 46450
Leipzig: Dieterich'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung Theodor Weicher, 1910. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (iv), 51, (3) pages. This volume reports on the design and decoration of a new edition Lutheran hymnal for Alsace-Lorraine issued by the Strassburger Pastoral-Konferenz. It describes small-format and large-format editions, reproducing multicolor illustrated title and sample pages, photo-illustrations of eleven bindings, etc., and includes four (tipped-in) multicolor endpaper samples. The beautiful designs are the work of Otto Hupp and Karl Spindler. The hymnal was..... READ MORE about NEUER DRUCK UND SCHMUCK DES EVANGELISCHEN GESANGBUCHS FÜR ELSAß-LOTHRINGEN
Price: $52.00 Order nr. 91031
Stuttgart: Chr. Belser Verlag, 1960. large 4to. two-toned paper-covered boards, dust jacket. xxvii, not paginated. First edition. Published on the occasion of the 125th anniversary of the publisher "Chr. Belser Verlag." A limited amount of copies were made available on the market. Under the rubric of "Spiritual Fathers of the Occident," this volume presents 100 title pages accompanied by short essay descriptions. In addition to general information on particular title pages, these descriptions contain information..... READ MORE about GEISTIGE VATER DES ABENDLANDES, EINE SAMMLUNG VON HUNDERT BUCHTITELN
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 55706
Überschriften, Einband und Umschlag zeichnete Vera Robbers
Berlin: Drei Masken Verlag, (1939). small 8vo. quarter cloth, paper dust jacket. (iv), 125, (3) pages. Überschriften, Einband und Umschlag zeichnete Vera Robbers. Vera Robbers drew the head-pieces and decorations for the cover and jacket of this nicely designed book by German film director and writer Eberhard Frowein (1881-1964). The jacket of this copy has a name in pencil on the front, is moderately soiled, and is worn at the edges and corners. Otherwise the..... READ MORE about LEXIKON DER LIEBE
Price: $16.00 Order nr. 91351
Ein nutzlich und wolgegrundt Formular Manncherley schöner schriefften.
Leipzig: Otto Harrassowitz, 1958. oblong 8vo. cloth, acetate dust jacket, slipcase. 207, (2) pages. Ein nutzlich und wolgegrundt Formular Manncherley schöner schriefften. First edition. Fine in fine slipcase. READ MORE about WOLFGANG FUGGERS SCHREIBBÜCHLEIN
Price: $50.00 Order nr. 142664
Münster: Westfälisches Landesmuseum, 1981. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 220 pages and 4 page glossary loosely inserted. First edition. A fine copy. This catalog accompanied the 1981 exhibit of German bookarts held in Münster and Göttingen. Most catalog entries are illustrated in black and white and are prefaced by a short essay. Essayists include Gerd Unverfehrt, Jürgen Döring, and Joseph Lammers. They discuss such topics as typography, bookbinding, and book illustrations. Bibliography at back. 179..... READ MORE about VOM JUGENDSTIL ZUM BAUHAUS. DEUTSCHE BUCHKUNST 1895-1930
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 61337
Wien: Staatsdruckerei, 1904. folio. publisher's stiff paper wrappers, untrimmed. (3), 111, (6) pages. First edition limited to 1700 numbered copies. Private bookplate on inside front cover. Minor foxing throughout, else a near fine copy. Features decorative elements by Koloman Moser, and 7 original woodcuts - some full-page - by Carl Otto Czeschka. 10 plates (2 colored and mounted). One of 1,684 copies (total edition: 1,700) of the special issue produced for the employees of the..... READ MORE about ZUR FEIER DES EINHUNDERTJÄHRIGEN BESTANDES DER K. K. HOF- UND STAATSDRUCKEREI
Price: $1,000.00 Order nr. 142704
Graphische Hilfsbücher für den Buchhersteller Heft 4
Dresden: Wilhelm und Bertha v. Baensch Stiftung, n.d. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 24 pages. Graphische Hilfsbücher für den Buchhersteller Heft 4. Text in German. Illustrated guide for book makers about book titles and layouts. Bookplate, from the library of Karl Thiemig. Spine has faded, fragile; edges have faded lightly; half inch chip missing from heel of spine. READ MORE about BUCHSEITE UND BUCHTITEL
Price: $14.00 Order nr. 91890
Leipzig: Deutsche Bücherei, 1968. 8vo. paper wrappers, publisher's New Year's card loosely inserted. 51 pages. Deutsche Bücherei's New Year's gift for 1969. Illustrated with samples from the prizewinning books. Wrapper slightly yellowed at edges. READ MORE about DIE GUTENBERG-PREISTRAGER DER STADT LEIPZIG
Price: $8.00 Order nr. 48806
(Wilmington, MA: Agfa Corporation, 1989). 8vo. paper wrappers. 78, (1) pages. An introduction to book design, particularly typography. Illustrated. A fine copy. READ MORE about BUCHER MACHEN, EINE EINFUHRUNG IN DIE BUCHGESTALTUNG
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 50617
