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1984ref. 214208New York: Crown 1984. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 102 pages. Number 90 from an edition of only 250 copies. A wonderful rendition of this classic Christmas story. Features a translation by Ralph Manheim. The illustrations are based on Sendak's sets and costumes that he designed for a Nutcracker production for the Pacific Northwest Ballet. A clean near fine copy in blue cloth boards with some very slight sunning to the spine and in a near fine slipcase with the same sunning to the opening. Signed by Sendak on the limitation page. Includes the original hand-drawn lithograph "Faithful Nutcracker" printed on chine applique paper which is adhered to a hand torn sheet Lana mould made paper. The lithograph is in fine condition and is signed and numbered by Sendak as well. Crown unknown books
1985ref. 168464Stuttgart: Graphische Sammlung Staatsgalerie 1985. First Edition. Softcover. First Edition. Text in German. Published in conjunction with an exhibition at Graphische Sammlung Staatsgalerie in Stuttgart held from December 19 1985 to March 9 1986. Near Fine in perfect-bound wrappers in a Near Fine dust jacket. Graphische Sammlung Staatsgalerie unknown books
1918ref. 2153New York: George Sully Publisher 1918. Edward P COGGER . JUVENILE POETRY HUMOR. Small 4to; 40pp; glazed pictorial front board an illustration of a boy sliding down a banister on the front brown cloth shelf back; color pictorials with text; binding tight; scuffing and chipping of edges hand-soiled boards lightly age-toned paper; very good minus. OCLC locates 4 copies. Dr. Heinrich Hoffmann 1809-1894 was a German psychiatrist best known for his children's book Struwwelpeter a humorous look at children's behavior and manners. The illustrator and engraver are not identified but may be Edward P. Cogger who was responsible for the artwork in Struwwelpeter. The humorous poems begin with "Jimmy Sliderlegs" the boy who slid down banisters and wore out his pants. Other included poems: Envious Minny; The History of the Dirty Child; Cruel Paul; Slovenly Betsy; Phoebe Ann The Proud Girl; Discontented Lucy; Idle Fritz; Simple Hans; Heedless Hugo; The Night Wanderer; Ned The Toy-Breaker; Prying Will; The Little Glutton; Tom Bogus The Sweet-Tooth; Harry Cobus and the Shang-Hais; The History of Doctor Wango Tango; and The Tragical Story of Mamy Katchem and Her Kittens. The copies listed in OCLC estimate the publication date around 1870 but we feel the date is later. The publisher posted an announcement in Publisher's Weekly in January 1918 stating "TO THE TRADE / We have decided to change Our Firm / Name on and after February 1st 1918 / From Sully and Kleinteich / To George Sully & Co.". George Sully, Publisher unknown books
2021ref. 208396New York: Petzel Gallery 2021. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 283 pages. Features texts by Emma Enderby Ian Volner Maja Hoffmann and a conversation between Hans Ulrich Obrist and Pardo. Includes numerous color illustrations list of previous exhibitions and a bibliography. A fine copy in illustrated boards. No dust jacket as issued. Petzel Gallery unknown books
1996ref. 202398San Antonio TX: Artpace 1996. First edition. Exhibition brochure. Single sheet folded three times to create 8 pages. Features an essay by Hills Snyder. Includes color illustrations list of previous exhibitions and a selected bibliography. A very near fine copy. Uncommon with only 6 copies listed in OCLC. Artpace unknown books
1943ref. 021589New York: Limited Editions Club 1943. Hardcover. Mild soiling to covers. Near Fine lacking the slipcase. Hugo Steiner-Prag. Large octavo 6-3/8" x 10" bound in full black natural linen decorated with a design in gold by the illustrator and a leather spine label. Translated by various hands; introductory essay by Arthur Ransome. Illustrated with 43 original lithographs drawn on the stone by Hugo Steiner-Prag pulled by George C. Miller at the Printing House of William Edward Rudge. Copy #917 of 1500 SIGNED on the colophon page by the artist who also designed the book and wrote a prologue. Limited Editions Club hardcover books
1991ref. 189763New York: Crown 1991. Sixth printing Softcover. 102 pages. A review copy with laid in publisher slip two page publicity sheet and two press photographs. A wonderful rendition of this classic Christmas story with a translation by Ralph Manheim. The illustrations are based on Sendak's sets and costumes that he designed for a Nutcracker production for the Pacific Northwest Ballet. A near fine copy in wrappers and in a near fine dust jacket with some minor wear. Crown unknown books
1961ref. 467303New York: Holt Rinehart and Winston 1961. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Introduction by William L. Laurence. Octavo. 207pp. Rust-colored cloth stamped in silver. Ownership stamp and signature of a noted American psychologist on the front fly. A tiny bit of the delicate decorative stamping on the cover rubbed still easily fine in lightly worn near fine dust jacket with the spine faintly sunned. Holt Rinehart and Winston hardcover books
1940ref. 2316154New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company 1940. 2nd Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Fair. 0x0x0. Gay Zhenya. Signed by author. Second printing. Signed by author without inscription. Very good in fair jacket. Splits along front jacket fore edge and rear jacket joint 1 inch chip from rear jacket edge and some loss from other corners light stain along top page edges of first few pages. 1940 Hard Cover. ix 145 pp. "From kitttenhood Thom knew what he wanted and wasn't afraid to try to get it. Indeed he is a cat of rare character and resource whose acquaintance will be thoroughly enjoyed by every child and every cat-lover of any age - particularly those who love Siamese."--jacket Frederick A. Stokes Company hardcover books
2005ref. 131744Heidelberg: Edition Braus im Wachter Verlag 2005. First edition. Hardcover. 92 pages. Exhibition catalog for a show that ran at Museum für Konkrete Kunst Ingolstadt November 4 2005 through January 8 2006 and then traveled for additional dates. Text in English and German. A fine copy in illustrated boards and still in the original shrinkwrap. No dust jacket as issued. Edition Braus im Wachter Verlag unknown books
1943ref. 007163New York: Heritage Press 1943. Decorated cloth. Fine in slipcase. Hugo Steiner-Prag. Heritage Press hardcover books
1969ref. 162200N.p.: Joseph Green Pictures 1969. Two vintage studio still photographs from the US release of the 1969 German/Spanish film also released in the US under the title "Two Undercover Angels." Both photographs with provenance stamps on the versos. Janine Reynaud and Rosanna Yanni two sleuths who go by the collective name "Red Lips" are investigating the disappearance of several models and dancers with pop artist Klaus Thriller and his hirsute henchman Morpho being the prime suspects. Shot on location in Spain and Germany. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with faint creasing at the extremitites. Joseph Green Pictures unknown books
1977ref. 9032842Cambridge MA: MIT 1977. First. Hardcover. Fine/very good. Translated by Richard Barry. Bound in publisher's original red cloth and stamped in silver on the spine. Minor shelf wear to head of spine and extremities of dust jacket. A tight bright and clean copy. 6 x 9 inches. 847 pages; with Author's Forward. MIT hardcover books
1960ref. 162888N.p.: N.p. 1960. Vintage borderless satin-finish photograph of German-born American artist Hans Hoffmann in his studio circa 1960s. Mimeo snipe and stamp of photographer Vytas Valaitis on the verso along with a library stamp and the label of PIX agency. Hoffmann was best known as an Abstract Expressionist painter in the early and mid-twentieth century and as an influential art teacher for a number of postwar avant-garde artists including Helen Frankenthaler Nell Blaine Lee Krasner Joan Mitchell and many others. From the archive of the PIX Agency an American photo house that acted as an intermediary between emigre photographers as well as those still living in Europe and the American magazine and newspaper market between 1935-1969. 9.75 x 8.25 inchess. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1963ref. 163077N.p.: N.p. 1963. Vintage borderless photograph of Ringo Starr getting his signature "Beatle" haircut at the Horne Brothers barbershop in Liverpool on March 25 1963. Stamp of photographer Dezo Hoffmann on the verso. From the archive of the PIX Agency an American photo house that acted as an intermediary between emigre photographers as well as those still living in Europe and the American magazine and newspaper market between 1935-1969. 8 x 10 inches archivally matted in an 8-ply white mat measuring 14 x 18 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1963ref. 163078N.p.: N.p. 1963. Vintage borderless photograph of George Harrison getting his signature "Beatle" haircut trimmed at the Horne Brothers barbershop in Liverpool on March 25 1963. Stamp of photographer Dezo Hoffmann and annotations in manuscript pencil relating to cropping on the verso. From the archive of the PIX Agency an American photo house that acted as an intermediary between emigre photographers as well as those still living in Europe and the American magazine and newspaper market between 1935-1969. 8 x 10 inches archivally matted in an 8-ply white mat measuring 14 x 18 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1960ref. 163138N.p.: N.p. 1960. Vintage borderless satin-finish photograph of German-born American artist Hans Hoffmann circa 1960s. Mimeo snipe and stamp of photographer Vytas Valaitis on the verso along with a library stamp and the label of PIX agency. Hoffmann was best known as an Abstract Expressionist painter in the early and mid-twentieth century and as an influential art teacher for a number of postwar avant-garde artists including Helen Frankenthaler Nell Blaine Lee Krasner Joan Mitchell and many others. From the archive of the PIX Agency an American photo house that acted as an intermediary between emigre photographers as well as those still living in Europe and the American magazine and newspaper market between 1935-1969. Approximately 9.25 x 8 inches trimmed irregularly. Very Good plus with a diagonal crease at the top left corner. N.p. unknown books
1994ref. 9029506New York: Prometheus 1994. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Bound in publisher's original black boards with spine stamped in gilt. 6 x 9 inches. 181 pages. Prometheus hardcover books
1954ref. 157338N.p.: N.p. 1954. Vintage program for the 1954 German film. Text and titles in German. A small spa town gains notoriety after the local theatre announces they will be producing a salacious play based on the Biblical tale of the abduction of the Sabine women. 7.25 x 10.5 inches. Bi-fold. About Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1890ref. 68489Calcutta: Johnston & Hofman 1890. JOHNSTON & HOFFMANN. . Jute. Photographic Album of the Jute Production in India. Calcutta: Johnston & Hofman n.d.c.a 1890. Four oblong quarto photographic volumes. mounts: 11 3/4 x 7 3/4 inches; 290 x 199 mm; photographs: 7 1/2 x 5 inches; 190 x 128 mm With 68 black-and-white photographs mounted one per page on stiff cardboard. Uniformly bound in original half navy cloth over green cloth. Front boards lettered in gilt. Volume one with water damage mainly to rear board and affecting the last seven photographs but the images are still clearly visible. A few other photos in this volume have some minor fading or spotting. Back endpapers to this volume have been replaced. Some minor spotting to the cloth on other volumes and a bit of wrinkling to the cloth of volume IV. All other volumes internally clean and crisp and the photographs are in very good condition. Overall a very good set. Complete sets are rare. Comprises: Volume I: "Cultivation and Preparation" 25 photos. Volume II: "Its Manufacture" 21 photos. Volume III: "Assorting and Baling" 20 photos. Volume IV: "Baling and Export" 22 photos. "Theodore Julius Hoffmann and P.A. Johnston. Calcutta Studio established in 1882. Probably after the studios of Bourne and Shepherd the second largest commercial photographers in India with their large catalog of views of North and Northeastern India Sikkim and Nepal." luminous-lint dot com. HBS 68489. $3000. Johnston & Hofman unknown books
1960ref. 150300N.p.: N.p. 1960. Vintage borderless satin-finish black and white photograph of German-born American artist Hans Hoffmann circa 1960s. With the stamp of photographer Vytas Valaitis on the verso along with a Newsweek stamp and the label of PIX agency. From the archive of the PIX Agency a photo house that acted as an intermediary between emigre photographers as well as those still living in Europe and the American magazine and newspaper market between 1935-1969. Hoffmann was best known as an Abstract Expressionist painter in the early and mid-twentieth century and as an influential art teacher for a number of post-war avant-garde artists including Helen Frankenthaler Nell Blaine Lee Krasner Joan Mitchell and many others. 8 x 7.5 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
ref. 3725Hoffmann Herbert. FARBIGE RAUMKUNST. VIERTE FOLGE. 100 ENTWURFE MODERNER KUNSTLER. Die Bauformen-Bibliothek. Band XXII. Stuttgart Julius Hoffmann 1927. 1st edition. Cloth lettered in gilt on the cover and spine t.e.g. Occassional light foxing and the inside hinges are fragile still very good copy. Ex libris with stamps. hardcover books
1984ref. 2354421New York: Crown Publishers Inc 1984. First Thus. Large Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 10x0x10. Sendak Maurice. First thus. Jacket edges rubbed with 1 inch closed tear to top corner. 1984 Large Hardcover. xiv 102 pp. Illustrated by Maurice Sendak. The tale of Nutcracker written by E.T.A. Hoffmann in 1816 has fascinated and inspired artists composers and audiences for almost two hundred years. It has retained its freshness because it appeals to the sense of wonder we all share. Maurice Sendak designed brilliant sets and costumes for the Pacific Northwest Ballet's Christmas production of Nutcracker and created even more magnificent pictures especially for this book. He joined with the eminent translator Ralph Manheim to produce this illustrated edition of Hoffmann's wonderful tale destined to become a classic for all ages. The world of Nutcracker is a world of pleasures. Maurice Sendak's art illuminates the delights of Hoffmann's story in this rich and tantalizing treasure. Crown Publishers, Inc hardcover books
1936ref. 16480n.p.: n.p. 1936. Near fine. Early 20th century printing of this variation on the 'Struwwelpeter' theme targeted to lazy girls who need improving. A Struwwelpeter for girls who refuse to pull up their stockings and stop yawning in public. In verse loosely built on the model of Heinrich Hoffmann's great and terrible classic for wicked German children this didactic picture book tortures its chronically sleepy heroine with kobolds at night beatings by day and dire threats from Knecht Ruprecht at all hours but leaves her alive to pray for God's mercy in the end. A beautiful copy barely touched. 8.5'' x 6.5''. Later edition "Völlig ungekürzte Volksausgabe". Original pictorial cardstock wrappers. Profusely illustrated in color throughout. Ownership inscription to front wrapper verso: "Vienna Summer 1936". Slight edgewear touch of bowing to fore-edge. Pages lightly and uniformly toned. n.p. unknown books
1898ref. 31334München Munich: Braun & Schneider 1898. Near fine. Delightful and bizarre anthology of stories presented in broadsides in a comic-like format including a cameo by STRUWWELPETER. The MÜNCHENER BILDERBOGEN were "important documents in the development of comic strips and cartooning" Hansen and over their 50 year run influenced Europe's visual culture with their humor and caricature. Contributors to the series included Lothar Meggendorfer Wilhelm Busch and Adolf Oberlander. This issue number 50 features broadsides 1177-1200 including a delightful glimpse of the year 1900 featuring futuristic trains motorcars and a sky full of balloons by Arpad Schmidhamer who would go on to illustrate the iconic "Totentanz der Politik" comic. 13.25'' x 8.75''. Original hand-colored pictorial boards. Illustrated with hand-colored panels. 96 pages printed one side only. Binding with mild edgewear and a bit of soil. Interior clean and bright. Braun & Schneider unknown books
