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2005rif. 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
1981rif. 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
1963rif. 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
1960rif. 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
1960rif. 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
1960rif. 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
1963rif. 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
1754rif. M13008Genevae:: Apud fratres de Tournes 1754. 1754. Two parts in one. Folio. 24 x 35 cm. viii 871 1 pp. Collation: 4 A6-4D6. Half title title printed in red & black engraved title vignette Latin text printed predominantly in two columns engraved initials engraved head and tail pieces small woodcut fig. p.52; occasional minor stains some folds ownership signature Hermann . . . trimmed on title top edge. Original half calf over boards all edges red; heavily worn with chipped portions spine is mostly missing front joint reinforced with Kozo. Binding "as is" good internally. Bookplate of John G. Curtis Library of Columbia University. Rare. Second edition. "Hoffmann based his treatment on the use of sedatives tonics alternatives and evacuants according to the condition responsible for causing the disease. Apart from this system he was one of the premier practitioners of his day and one of the first to give good descriptions of appendicitis chlorosis rubella and convulsive asthma with dropsy." – Heirs of Hippocrates referring to the entire Opera. More description available on request. REFERENCES: The Dictionary of Eighteenth Century German Philosophers 3 vols. edited by Manfred Kuehn and Heiner Klemme London/New York: Continuum 2010; DSB VI pp. 458-461; Blake NLM lists editions from Geneva in 1740 1748 and 1761; Wellcome Library III p.285 2 vols. in 1. See: Garrison & Morton 72 for the complete 9 volumes published 1740-53; Justin E. H. Smith The Problem of Animal Generation in Early Modern Philosophy 2006; Willius & Dry A History of the Heart and the Circulation pp. 77-78. Apud fratres de Tournes, 1754. hardcover books
1740rif. 153Geneva: De Tournes 1740 -1753. First Editions throughout. Contemporary full limp vellum. Very good; some dustiness; vol. II of Opera with small ink stain on pp. 64-70; rear hinge of Supp. I split. Folio. A frontispiece and three plates in Supplement II part 2. This is the first edition of all parts of Hoffmann's works. It contains the two series of supplements published in 1749 and '53 that are often not present. The nine volumes contain virtually all that was known at the time about medicine and the medical applications of chemistry. Hoffmann's published work ranges over both areas where he made original contributions e.g. see Partington on Hoffmann and the development of modern chemistry. G-M #72; DSB VI 460; Ferguson I 409; Partington II 693; absent from Neville who had only later printings. De Tournes hardcover books
1997rif. 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
1984rif. 007467New York: Crown Publishers 1984. Poster. Near Fine. Poster. First Printing. 20" x 22 1/2". Publisher's promotional poster distributed in limited numbers at the ABA trade show in 1984. Featuring a wonderful Sendak illustration. Near Fine 1/2" closed tear left margin could easily be covered by framing 20"w x 22 1/2" h. Well suited for framing will be shipped loosely rolled in a mailing tube. Crown Publishers unknown books
1979rif. 43115NY:: Dutton. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1979. Hardcover. 0525362452 . Fifth printing thus. Very good in a very good minor edge wear dust jacket. . Dutton, hardcover books
1984rif. 98295London:: Bodley Head. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1984. Hardcover. 0370308409 . Translated from the German by Ralph Manheim. First British edition. SIGNED by Maurice Sendak on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine minor edge wear with a few short closed edge tears dust jacket with no price on the front flap. ; Signed by Illustrator . Bodley Head, hardcover books
1987rif. 92218NY:: Knopf. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1987. Hardcover. 0394553845 . Translated from the German by Andrea Clark Maddon. Stated first edition. Fine in a very near fine price clipped dust jacket. . Knopf, hardcover books
1996rif. 91468Mankato:: Creative Editions. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1996. Hardcover. 0151002274 . Translated from the German. First printing thus. Fine in a fine dust jacket. . Creative Editions, hardcover books
1984rif. 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
rif. 001171Crown 1984 Book. As New. Soft cover. Signed by Authors. F. As New. First Edition. Galley/Proof. Presentation By Author. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Crown, 1984 Paperback books
rif. 140941240New York: Crown Publishers Inc 1984. Signed Limited First Edition. Fine. Signed limited first Sendak edition. Copy 97 of a limited 250 signed by Sendak on the limitation page with a signed and limited lithograph laid in. Bound in publisher's grey cloth-covered boards with front cover decorated in blind and titled in silver silver titles on spine; in original slipcase. Cloth lightly sunned else Fine. E.T.A. Hoffmann's early 19th-century tale illustrated here for the first time by Maurice Sendak. Crown Publishers, Inc unknown books
1991rif. 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
1984rif. 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
1984rif. TB33606New York: Crown Publishing 1984. First Edition. First Printing Fine in blue cloth covered boards with silver text stamping on the spine and on the front board. An oblong small quarto of 10 7/8 by 9 7/8 inches with wonderfully decorated end sheets. In a near fine dust jacket with the price intact on the front flap with rubbing to the corners of the panels over the tips of the boards. Attached to the first free end page is a book plate which is signed by the artist Maurice Sendak. Text by E. T. A. Hoffman and color illustrations by Sendak. 102 pages of text and color illustrations some of which are presented on facing pages Translated by Ralph Manheim. Crown Publishing hardcover books
1997rif. 1833New York: W.H. Freeman and Co. 1997. First printing stated. AN ILLUSTRATED EXPLORATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SCIENCE AND RELIGION BY WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE IN CHEMISTRY--SIGNED BY HIM. 18.5x24 cm hardcover beige paper-covered boards tan cloth spine with gilt title signed by author in red on title page. i-xii 362 pp illustrations. Fine in fine dust jacket in protective mylar sleeve. FROM THE JACKET FLAP: "Old Wine New Flasks is a unique and provocative look at how science and religion--too often considered at odds with one another--are actually parallel ways of trying to make sense of the same material world each a voice intertwining with the other to help shape true human understanding." ROALD HOFFMANN born 1937 is a Polish American theoretical chemist who has also published plays and poetry. He is the Frank H. T. Rhodes Professor of Humane Letters Emeritus at Cornell University. He and his family escaped to America from the Holocaust except for his father who was killed by the Nazis. He earned his Master of Arts degree in 1960 from Harvard University and PhD from Harvard while working under joint supervision of Martin Gouterman and Nobelist William N. Lipscomb Jr. In 1965 he went to Cornell University and remained there where he is a professor emeritus. Hoffmann's research and interests have been in the electronic structure of stable and unstable molecules and in the study of transition states in reactions. For this work Hoffmann received the 1981 Nobel Prize in chemistry sharing it with Japanese chemist Kenichi Fukui who had independently resolved similar issues. W.H. Freeman and Co. hardcover books
1898rif. 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
1993rif. 37680Berlin: Aufbau-Verlag 1993. First edition. Paperback. g to vg. Quarto. 214pp. Original photo-illustrated wrappers. Striking study on the 1936 "Nazi Olympics" as deciphered through the images of Leni Riefenstahl's "Olympia." For two weeks in August 1936 Adolf Hitler's Nazi dictatorship camouflaged its racist militaristic character while hosting the Summer Olympics. Softpedaling its antisemitic agenda and plans for territorial expansion the regime exploited the Games to bedazzle many foreign spectators and journalists with an image of a peaceful tolerant Germany. Having rejected a proposed boycott of the 1936 Olympics the United States and other western democracies missed the opportunity to take a stand that - some observers at the time claimed - might have given Hitler pause and bolstered international resistance to Nazi tyranny. With the conclusion of the Games Germany's expansionist policies and the persecution of Jews and other "enemies of the state" accelerated culminating in World War II and the Holocaust. Leni Riefenstahl's "Olympia" was divided into two parts: Olympia Part I: Festival of the Nations and Part II: Festival of Beauty both released in 1938. The movies represent a tremendous aesthetic and technical cinematic achievement. Through a compilation of sporting images "Olympia" subtly underlined a tenet of all authoritarian regimes: that individuals must be turned into machines that act as required but do not think. At no point do the sportsmen and women in Olympia speak. After the war Riefenstahl - who hoped her films would continue to be shown - claimed that the Nazi government had no influence on "Olympia." This was untrue. The Nazi government commissioned and financed the films. Propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels' diaries indicate that he was in contact with Riefenstahl about their progress though not always positively. "It is impossible to work with this wild woman" he wrote on one occasion. Wild though she may have been the films are utterly compliant. The fact that "Olympia" depicts such moments as the field hockey final in which India defeated Germany is sometimes mistaken by Riefenstahl's defenders as evidence of her editorial independence. It is the opposite. Riefenstahl's inclusion of the occasional German defeat fits squarely with Goebbels' instructions to the German press during the Games which were to create an impression of Nazi fairmindedness by reporting foreign as well as German victories. The Nazi obsession with race is constantly restated. "Two black runners against the strongest of the white race" muses "Olympia"'s commentator as he surveys the field for the men's 800m. On that occasion the black runners the US's John Woodruff and Canada's Phil Edwards took gold and bronze respectively. The most exhilarating section of the first "Olympia" film is the long-jump final in which black American athlete Jesse Owens faces the white German champion Luz Long. In the last of three jumps Long hits 7.87m: a new European record. The crowd is ecstatic as is Hitler himself who is shown applauding his champion. Then it is Owens's last jump. He composes himself. Sprints. Flies. Lands lightly in the sand. It's 8.06m a new Olympic record Owens already held the world record having jumped 8.13m in 1935. Tactfully Riefenstahl does not show Hitler's reaction to Owens's spectacular achievement. According to Albert Speer the Führer was "highly annoyed" but rationalised Owens's success within the terms of his pseudoscientific race theories. "People whose antecedents came from the jungle were primitive Hitler said with a shrug; their physiques were stronger than civilized whites." Moderate shelf wear along edges of wrappers. Text in German. Wrappers in overall good interior in very good condition. Aufbau-Verlag paperback books
1937rif. 40282Berlin: Freiheitsverlag G.m.b.H. 1937. First edition. Softcover. g to vg. Quarto. 64pp. Original photo-illustrated dust-jacket over blind stiff wrappers. A collection of 45 photogravures documenting Mussolini's 5-day official visit to his friend and ally Adolf Hitler in Germany in late September 1937. Many of the photographs featured in this work were taken by Hitler's personal photographer Heinrich Hoffmann. Striding side by side the two dictators and partners of the Berlin-Rome Axis are seen touring Munich where they laid wreaths on various Nazi monuments. Among these was the Feldherrnhalle in Königsplatz which held the bodies of 16 Nazi heroes killed in the 1923 Munich Putsch. The next series of photographs were taken in the little village of Lalendorf where Hitler and Mussolini witnessed the most impressive military manoeuvres of post-WWI Germany. The following images show the two leaders visiting the mighty Krupp munitions works at Essen. Two photographs of Benito Mussolini attending a luncheon given by Göring and his wife at their famous hunting lodge Karinhall are placed between the largest series of pictures showing the two men during the grandiose Berlin celebrations in their honor. Indeed an estimated crowd of 650000 people attended the demonstration organized on the Maifeld the polo ground adjoining the Olympic Stadium. At the official tribune Mussolini delivered a speech where he spoke of the awakening of Germany through the Nazi revolution Bolshevism the common enemy and Germany's friendly stand during the Ethiopian War. The speech ended with a stress on the 115 million Germans and Italians and the need for them to unite "in one single unshakable determination." Closed tear and soiling at back cover of dust-jacket. Moderate abrasion along fore-edge of DJ. Clear and minor water-staining along fore-edge of the first 32 pages not affecting lettering. Text in German gothic script. DJ in overall good- wrappers and interior in good to very good photographs in very good condition. Freiheitsverlag G.m.b.H. unknown books
