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1904ref. 62170London: Chatto & Windus 1904. Small 8vo pp. 127 1 32; text illustrations some full-page; brown cloth printed in black; boards cocked and lightly soiled text clean very good. According to the preface "the first attempt to present a drawing-room conjuring entertainment in the guise of a connected story. Chatto & Windus 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
1986ref. WELLER9784805314432Tuttle Publishing 1986. New. New book. Tuttle Publishing 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
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
1992ref. 2353927Norwalk Connecticut: The Heritage Press 1992. Reissue. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 0x0x0. Steiner-Prag Hugo. Includes publisher’s slipcase and Sandglass insert. An exceptional copy. Binding tight and square pages clean bright and unmarked. 1992 Hard Cover. xxvi 344 pp. Translated out of the German by various translators. Lithographs by Hugo Steiner-Prag with a prologue. "Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann January 24 1776 - June 25 1822 better known by his pen name E.T.A. Hoffmann Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann was a German Romantic author of fantasy and horror a jurist composer music critic draftsman and caricaturist. He is the subject and hero of Jacques Offenbach's famous but fictional opera The Tales of Hoffmann and the author of the novelette The Nutcracker and the Mouse King on which the famous ballet The Nutcracker is based. The ballet Coppelia is based on two other stories that Hoffmann wrote. Hoffmann's stories were very influential during the 19th century and he is one of the major authors of the Romantic movement. The Heritage Press 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
1997ref. UHOFOLD00acmfW. H. Freeman and Co 1997. Very Good. Hoffmann Roald. Old Wine New Flasks: Reflections on Science and Jewish Tradition. Schmidt Shira Leibowitz. NY: W. H. Freeman and Co 1997. 362pp. Indexed. Illustrated. 4to. Hardcover. Book condition: Very good with gentle bumping. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good with gentle bumping. W. H. Freeman and Co hardcover books
1995ref. UHOFSTR00drpDover 1995. Very Good. Hoffmann Heinrich. Struwwelpeter. NY: Dover 1995. 31pp. Illustrated. 4to. Paperback. Book condition: Very good with gently rubbed edges. Dover paperback books
1981ref. RHOFPEN00lhWendell H. Hoffmann 1981. Very Good. Hoffmann Wendell H. Pendulum and Projection. United States: Wendell H. Hoffmann 1981. 1st edition. 74pp. Indexed. Illustrated. Glossary. 8vo. Comb bound paperback. Book condition: Very good. Lightly bumped and rubbed. Wendell H. Hoffmann paperback books
ref. UHOFSTR00fpDover Publications 1959. Very Good. Hoffmann Banesh. Strange Story of the Quantum. New York: Dover Publications 1959. 285pp. 12mo. Paperback. Book condition: Very good. Former owner's name on title page. Dover Publications paperback books
1993ref. USMIWHA00fpHarper San Francisco 1993. Very Good. Smith Morton editor. What the Bible Really Says. Hoffmann R. Joseph editor. San Francisco: Harper San Francisco 1993. 256pp. Indexed. 8vo. Paperback. Book condition: Very good. Edges lightly rubbed. Harper San Francisco paperback books
1972ref. UHOFINT00MELFischer Taschenbuch Verlag 1972. Very Good. Hoffmann Gerhard. Interpretationen 12: Amerikanische Literatur des 20. Jahruhunderts Lyrik und Drama. Frankfurt: Fischer Taschenbuch Verlag 1972. 309pp. 12mo. Mass Market. Book condition: Very good. Fischer Taschenbuch Verlag paperback books
1982ref. UPRIJAD00FPDel Rey Books 1982. Very Good. Price E. Hoffmann. The Jade Enchantress. New York NY: Del Rey Books 1982. 295pp. 16mo. Mass Market. Book condition: Very good. Rubbing to edges. Del Rey Books paperback 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
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
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
1943ref. 007163New York: Heritage Press 1943. Decorated cloth. Fine in slipcase. Hugo Steiner-Prag. Heritage Press hardcover books
1958ref. 68670Chapel Hill NC: UNC Press 1958. First edition. 8vo. 10 1354 pp. Original printed gray wrappers. Very good. UNC Press unknown books
2004ref. 1390768New York: World Security Network Foundation 2004. Limited First Edition 1/2000 Copies. Hardcover. Quarto 204 pages. In Very Good condition. Bound in publisher's gray cloth with silver lettering and a decorative monocle to front board. Mild bumping to corners of boards. Minor scuffing to cloth. Inscribed by contributor Edward L. Rowny on second free endpaper: "Dear Bill / Please accept this book as a token of my appreciation for our friendship. Fritz shared your values and was also one of your great admirers. / Best wishes to my favorite non-stovepiper! / Warm regards Ed Rowny." With a pocket to rear pastedown containing papers and prints from the publisher. Fritz Kraemer worked as the Senior Legal Advisor to the League of Nations in the 1930s. After serving in World War II he acted as Senior Civilian Advisor to the US Army Chief of Staff in the Pentagon until 1978. Kraemer is often credited with discovering Henry Kissinger and influencing the Department of Defense during the Cold War. Contributor and signer Edward L Rowny served as the US Representative to Strategic Arms Limitation Talks under Presidents Nixon Ford and Carter. He also served as an advisor on arms control for Presidents Reagan and George H.W. Bush. Other contributors include Alexander M. Haig Henry A. Kissinger Madeleine Kraemer Bryant Sven Kraemer Wilhelm-Karl Prinz von Preussen and Donald Rumsfeld. 1390768. Special Collections - Downstairs. World Security Network Foundation hardcover books
1959ref. 22213Stuttgart: Julius Hoffmann Verlag 1959. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good . A solid copy of the 1959 2nd edition completely revised with an international selection of 451 crisp the black-and-white photographs and 16 panels including material and construction comparisons. Text in German English and French. Solid and Near Fine in a crisp VG dustjacket with mild creasing and wear along the spine ends and very light soiling to the rear panel. Quarto the cataloguing and text by Kurt Hoffmann. Julius Hoffmann Verlag unknown books
1933ref. 19028Stuttgart Germany: Julius Hoffmann Verlag 1933. Cloth. Very Good . A very solid well-preserved copy of the 1933 edition of "Moderne Bauformen". Clean and VG in its beige cloth with rubbing to the titling along the spine. Internally very sharp with no writing or markings to speak of. Thick tight quarto hundreds of crisp black-and-white --and a smaller number of color-- plates throughout. A very impressive collection of early '30s German architecture and design wonderfully illustrated throughout. Julius Hoffmann Verlag unknown books
1910ref. 97511910. Letters. Collectible; Very Good. 1910 HANDWRITTEN LETTER FROM LEGENDARY AUSTRIAN ARCHITECT JOSEF HOFFMANN Vienna Secessionist and co-founder of the Wiener Werkstatte TO EDUARD JOSEF WIMMER-WISGRILL the first Artistic Director of the fashion department of the Wiener Werkstatte. Clean and bright and very well-preserved. Written on the stationary with lavish letterhead of The Hotel Hassler in Rome. In a strong clear hand in fountain pen and on a single sheet folded into quarters -- with very minor crease folds. A translation into English from the original German on another sheet of paper is includeds as well. 8" x 10 1/2". Also includes the original envelope handwritten by Josef Hoffmann. unknown books
1990ref. 616461New York: Donald I. Fine 1990. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. xii 322pp. Illustrated with black and white photographic plates. Fine in an about fine dust jacket with a few nicks along the edges. "The bizarre true account of the husband-and-wife serial killers who terrorized the California countryside. Donald I. Fine hardcover books
