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: $6.00 Order nr. 51242
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: $125.00 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: $7.00 Order nr. 52862
Leipzig: Institut für Buchgestaltung, (1963). 4to. cloth. 236, (6) pages. Volume IV of this journal devoted to book design and book illustration. Includes several chapters devoted to Japan, China, and Korea, and an article by Diego Rivera. Well-illustrated with many plates in color. READ MORE about BUCHKUNST
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 45530
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: $5.00 Order nr. 48670
Die Entwicklung der Schrifttype und des Drucks in Fünf Jahrhunderten an Kölner Beispielen.
Köln: Bibliophilen-Gesellschaft Köln, 1953. 4to. cloth-backed stiff paper wrappers. 45+(1) pages. Die Entwicklung der Schrifttype und des Drucks in Fünf Jahrhunderten an Kölner Beispielen. Written in German. With an introduction, and several black-and-white illustrations and engravings, including a fold-out engraving and two color tipped-in examples of book design. The majority of this book is an essay by Dr. Rudolf Juchhoff entitled "Aufgang und Blütezeit des Kölner Buchdrucks". Corners bumped, paper separating from cloth near spine..... READ MORE about FUNF JAHRHUNDERTE SCHWARZE KUNST IN KOLN
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 100954
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: $25.00 Order nr. 114765
(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: $35.00 Order nr. 121048
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: $65.00 Order nr. 91031
Stuttgart: Chr. Belser Verlag, 1960. large 4to. two-toned paper-covered boards, dust jacket, slipcase. 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..... READ MORE about GEISTIGE VATER DES ABENDLANDES, EINE SAMMLUNG VON HUNDERT BUCHTITELN
Price: $45.00 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: $5.00 Order nr. 91351
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: $17.50 Order nr. 91890
(Düsseldorf: KrausDruck OHG, 1988). large 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 164 pages. First edition. A graphic design manual for Macintosh computers in German. With sections on type faces, layouts, and image quality. Equipment, including scanners, laser printers, and software, is also discussed. With bibliography, index and glossary. Dust jacket shows wear and stains. READ MORE about DESKTOP DES?!GN
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 74537
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: $10.00 Order nr. 48806
Wolfenbüttel, Germany: Herzog August Bibliothek, (1972). small 4to. self paper wrappers bound in portfolio. variously paginated. Text in German. Catalogues of the Library's Book Art exhibition 1972-3. Separate booklets, bound in portfolio, about Marc Chagall, Georges Braque, Henri Matisse, Joan Miró, Pablo Picasso, Josua Reichert, and Armin Sandig. READ MORE about MALERBÜCHER
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 126188
Oldham: Incline Press, 1998. 4to. three-quarter cloth, with boards covered in a patterned paper with a Friedlander Curwen, portfolio with specimens, clamshell case in a half cloth fore edge binding and patterned paper-covered boards. (iii), 92 pages, with 80 additional leaves of plates, loose sheets in portfolio. Limited to 350 copies of which this is one of 25 special copies numbered and signed by the author that includes an extra portfolio of original Curwin specimens..... READ MORE about NEW BORDERS: THE WORKING LIFE OF ELIZABETH FRIEDLANDER
Price: $575.00 Order nr. 53943
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
N.P. Bibliographical Society, 1929. 4to. half-cloth over boards. vii, 20 pages followed by 85 plates. First edition. Facsimiles and Illustrations, No.1, issued by the Society. Johnson explains in his introduction that he has chosen the most interesting borders from several hundred books. Has index of printers and books. Ex-library copy with number on spine, withdrawn stamp and embossed stamp on the title page. READ MORE about GERMAN RENAISSANCE TITLE-BORDERS
Price: $40.00 Order nr. 40558
N.P. Bibliographical Society, 1929. 4to. half-cloth over boards. vii, 20 pages followed by 85 plates. First edition. Facsimiles and Illustrations, No.1, issued by the Society. Johnson explains in his introduction that he has chosen the most interesting borders from several hundred books. Has index of printers and books. Damaged spot along bottom of covers where book was dropped. Wear along hinge with part of spine covering detached at top. READ MORE about GERMAN RENAISSANCE TITLE-BORDERS
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 41725
N.P. Bibliographical Society, 1929. 4to. half-cloth over boards. vii, 20 pages followed by 85 plates. First edition. Facsimiles and Illustrations, No.1, issued by the Society. Johnson explains in his introduction that he has chosen the most interesting borders from several hundred books. Has index of printers and books. Covers soiled and rubbed along edges. READ MORE about GERMAN RENAISSANCE TITLE-BORDERS
Price: $65.00 Order nr. 72746
With an Introduction by Hermann Zapf
New York: The Typophiles, 2006. 6 x 9 inches. paperback. 48 pages. With an Introduction by Hermann Zapf. Born in 1907, Gotthard de Beauclair spent most of his life learning about calligraphy, printing, typography, and book design. With his expertise and skillful technique, he produced some of the finest examples of limited edition books. Even now, his work stands as a model for superior bookmaking. This catalogue includes an Introduction by Hermann Zapf and a...... READ MORE about GOTTHARD DE BEAUCLAIR: ART AND LITERATURE THROUGH TYPOGRAPHY AND DESIGN
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 108921
Mit Zeichnungen und Knittelversen von Fritz Kredel
(Offenbach a.M.): (Chemigraphische Anstalt Gebr. Klingspor), n.d. large 12mo. printed pattern paper-covered boards with paper spine and cover labels. Unpaginated. Mit Zeichnungen und Knittelversen von Fritz Kredel. This ABC features paired figures from different periods (each dated, from 1700 B.C. to 1956), dressed in a variety of clothing, with doggerel text appropriate to the multicolor images and featured letter. An appendix indicates the author's sources for the clothing designs. Published as a gift to friends..... READ MORE about EIN LUSTIGES ABC: DER MODEN, TRACHTEN UND KOSTÜME
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 90817
Leipzig: Deutsche Bucherei, 1977. 8vo. paper wrappers. 79+(1) pages, with 1 illustration. Reprint of the 1884 edition, printed as Deutsche Bucherei's New Year's gift for 1978. Essay on the future of the book trades in Leipzig. Afterword by Helma Schaeffer. Illustration is tipped-in facsimile of original title page. Wrappers soiled. READ MORE about DIE ZUKUNFT DES BUCHGEWERBES IN LEIPZIG
Price: $5.00 Order nr. 48864
Stuttgart: Felix Krais Verlag, 1921. 8vo. later quarter cloth over original boards, leather spine label. (iv), 122 pages followed by 157 plates. First edition. A study of German illustration and typography at the end of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th. Covers lightly worn and soiled. READ MORE about DIE NEUE DEUTSCHE BUCHKUNST
Price: $12.00 Order nr. 32588
London: The Collector Ltd., 1978. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. pp. 559-570. An offprint from The Book Collector, Vol. 27, No. 4, Winter, 1978. Muir's review of the book "Buchkunst und Literatur in Deutschland" by Ernst L. Hauswedell and Christian Voigt. READ MORE about THE ART OF THE BOOK IN GERMANY
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 59715
