HEARTFIELD, John. Gruben, Graeber, Dividenden. By Leo Lania. 121 pp. 8vo., bound in original cloth-backed boards designed by John Heartfield. Berlin: Malik Verlag, 1925.
A scarce Malik Verlag title bearing the work of the prolific left-wing Austrian writer Leo Lania. This is a fine copy of this striking example of Heartfield's.....
Item nr. 141661
Price: $500.00
TAMBI, Il'in. Kak Avttomobil' Ucilsya Khodit'. 23, [1] pp. Small 4to, bound in original green illustrated wrappers, preserved in a new green cloth box. Leningrad: Gos. izd-vo detskoi lit-ry, 1934.
A fine copy of this rare and charmingly illustrated children's history of the automobile. OCLC lists only two copies worldwide, of.....
Item nr. 141271
Price: $495.00
MIKHAILOV, Aleksey. Gruppirovki Sovetskoy Arkhitektury [Groups of Soviet Architecture]. 134 pp., illustrated with photographs. 8vo, bound in publishers illustrated wrappers in a new black cloth folding box. Moscow-Leningrad: OGIZ, 1932.
Soviet architecture at the height of the revolutionary period. Wear to the edges of the wrappers and spine, but otherwise sound.....
Item nr. 141267
Price: $750.00
BURTSEVA, M., editor. Khudozhestvennoe Dvizhenie [Artistic Movement]. 192 pp., illustrated with 100 mostly photographic illustrations. 8vo, bound in illustrated wrappers in a new cloth folding box. Leningrad: Fizikultura i Sport, 1930.
A very rare book on the promotion of artistic movement. No copies listed on OCLC.
Item nr. 141264
Price: $500.00
L'HUMANITE. L'Humanite 20 Ans. Illustrated throughout with photomontages. Folio, bound in original staple-bound wrappers, preserved in a new red cloth box. Paris: Organe Central Du Parti Communiste, August 1934.
A fine copy of this fragile issue of the celebrated Communist paper L'Humanite published to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the outbreak.....
Item nr. 141258
Price: $975.00
VILENSKII, E.S. Shestnadtsat' dnei na poliuse. [Sixteen Days at North Pole]. 127 pp., illustrated with 39 photographic plates, of which 9 are portraits. 4to, bound in publisher's illustrated cloth. Moscow, Leningrad: Tsentral'nyi komitet vsesoiuznogo leninskogo kommunisticheskogo soiuza molodezhi, izdat. detskoi literatury, 1938.
A fine copy of this rare account, made for.....
Item nr. 141257
Price: $275.00
HILBERSHEIMER, Ludwig. Groszstadt Architektur. 108 pp. Illustrated with 229 illustrations. 8vo., bound in original wrappers. Stuttgart: J. Hoffmann, 1927.
A landmark work by Hilbersheimer, a German Bauhaus architect famed for his work in urban planning. Forced to emigrate to the United States, he later became head of urban planning at the.....
Item nr. 141153
Price: $375.00
HEARTFIELD, John. The Soviet Financial System. By M.I. Bogolepov. 64 pp. Small 8vo., bound in wrappers designed by John Heartfield. Preserved in a new cloth folding box. London: Lindsay Drummond, 1945.
A fine copy of this scarce little pamphlet, which is one of several items that Heartfield designed for the English.....
Item nr. 140623
Price: $675.00
BAKKER, Piet, et al. Spoorwegserie Nos. 1-4. 8vo., bound in original illustrated wrappers, in a new cloth folding box. 1941.
A complete set of these scarce wartime pamphlets published by the Dutch railways and much influenced in design by the work of Piet Zwart. The pamphlets are Seinwesen; Hoe Onstaat der.....
Item nr. 139850
Price: $575.00
HAK, Miroslav. Ocima: Svet Kolem Nas. Introduction by Lubomir Linhart. 15 pp. Illustrated with 46 full-page reproductions of Hák's photographs. 4to., original wrappers with photo reproduction on front and back cover. [Praha]: Ceskoslovenske Filmove Nakladatelstvi, 1947.
First edition. A fine copy of this scarce and important Czech photobook with an introduction.....
Item nr. 139027
Price: $495.00
ZWEIG, Stefan. The Invisible Collection. Featuring a "missing fronticepiece" design by Joseph Goldyne. 8vo, bound in original boards. New York: Ursus Books, 2007.
A handsome new edition of this classic fable about collecting. Zweig's story set in Germany in the aftermath of the First World War is timeless, and eloquently evokes.....
Item nr. 138779
Price: $175.00
BROWN, James. I Am For That. By Max Blagg. Three paper folders wrapped in Bedouin silk, in a protective mylar cover, in a new blue cloth folding box, "James Brown" gilt on red leather spine label. San Francisco: Hine Editions, 1994.
Divided into three sections, this unorthodox book consists of original.....
Item nr. 135543
Price: $6,000.00
SALLE, David. Light Sleeper. By Paul Schrader. Illustrated with 12 lithographs by David Salle. Folio, bound in linen with an inset photograph in orginal linen folding box. San Francisco & New York: Hine Editions & Edition Julie Sylvester, 1992.
Screenplay illustrated as a livre d'artiste - perhaps a first. Salle has.....
Item nr. 132490
Price: $5,000.00
PRANGENBERG, Norbert. Peer Gynt. Illustrated with 35 etchings and monotype. Folio, bound in cloth covered boards in the orginal cloth covered slipcase. San Francisco: Limestone Press, 1990.
The German artist, Norbert Prangenberg, who was primarily known as a sculptor, was also a prolific graphic artist, and the 35 etchings and monotype.....
Item nr. 132445
Price: $10,000.00
FORG, Gunther. The Rune. By Ezra Pound. [22] pp. Illustrated with 5 lithographs Folio, bound in self wrappers, preserved in the original cloth folding box. San Francisco & New York: Hine Editions & Edition Julie Sylvester, 1991.
Gunther Forg has created a series of five lithographs to accompany Pound's poem 'The.....
Item nr. 132439
Price: $4,500.00
TROSHIN, N.S. URSS en Construction. L'Escadrille de Propagande "Maxim Gorki." (1935 #1). Folio, bound in original wrappers. Moscow: Editions d'Etat des Beaux-Arts, 1935.
A fine copy of one of many monographic issues of this landmark periodical, devoted to the Maxim Gorki propaganda squadron. As Martin Parr says "from 1930-1940 URSS en.....
Item nr. 129102
Price: $1,250.00
TROSHIN, N.S. URSS en Construction. 15 eme Anniversaire de la Republique Sovietique de Carelie. (1935 #9). Folio, bound in original wrappers. Moscow: Editions d'Etat des Beaux-Arts, 1935.
A fine copy of one of many monographic issues of this landmark periodical, devoted to Karelia . As Martin Parr says "from 1930-1940 URSS.....
Item nr. 129098
Price: $750.00
TROSHIN, N.S. URSS en Construction. Bassin de Kouznetsk. (1935 #2). Folio, bound in original wrappers. Moscow: Editions d'Etat des Beaux-Arts, 1935.
A fine copy of one of many monographic issues of this landmark periodical, devoted to Kouznetsk. As Martin Parr says "from 1930-1940 URSS en Construction employed the best Soviet photo-journalists.....
Item nr. 129095
Price: $975.00
ALPERT, Max et al. URSS en Construction. Combinats de la Boucherie de Moscou et de Leningrad 1934 No. 5. 40 pp. Folio, bound in original wrappers (stained). Moscow: Editions d'Etat des Beaux-Arts, 1934.
A fine copy of one of many monographic issues of this landmark periodical, devoted to the meat-packing industry.....
Item nr. 129092
Price: $1,250.00
ALPERT, Max et al. URSS en Construction. Sakhaline Sovietique. (1934 # 12). Folio, bound in original wrappers. Moscow: Editions d'Etat des Beaux-Arts, 1933.
A fine copy of one of many monographic issues of this landmark periodical, devoted toSakhalin with superb photographs by Max Alpert and others. As Martin Parr says "from.....
Item nr. 129087
Price: $975.00
LISSITZKY, El. URSS en Construction. Quatre Victoires. No. 2. 40 pp., with Russian photomontage images throughout. Folio, 415 x 300 mm., bound in original wrappers, preserved in a recent cloth box. Moscow: Editions d'Etat des Beaux-Arts, February 1934.
A fine copy of one of the most sought-after issues of this landmark.....
Item nr. 129083
Price: $1,750.00
LISSITZKY, El. URSS en Construction. L'Epopée du Tcheliouskine. No. 10. [40] pp., illustrated with Russian photomontages throughout. Folio, 415 x 300 mm., bound in original faux-marble wrappers, preserved in a recent cloth box. Moscow: Editions d'Etat des Beaux-Arts, August 1934.
A fine copy of one of the most sought-after issues of.....
Item nr. 129064
Price: $1,750.00
DEINEKA, Z. URSS en Construction. Les Enfants du Pays des Soviets. (1935 #6). 40 pp., illustrated throughout with photomontages. Folio, bound in original wrappers. Moscow: Editions d'Etat des Beaux-Arts, 1935.
A fine copy of one of many monographic issues of this landmark periodical, devoted to children in the Soviet Union. As.....
Item nr. 129062
Price: $750.00
PIATAKOV, G. (Editor). URSS en Construction. Villes D'Eaux de l'Union Sovietique. 19th Year Number 1. [44] pp. Illustrated with a plethora of Russian photomontage images throughout. Folio, 415 x 300 mm, bound in original wrappers. Moscow: Editions d'Etat des Beaux-Arts, 1936.
A fine copy of one of a typical issue of.....
Item nr. 129041
Price: $500.00
LI PO. Before Serving the Wine. With 12 reproduced watercolours by Gunnar Kaldewey. Folio, bound accordion style in gray paper covered boards, in a gray box with silver stamping all by Judi Conant of Vermont. Printed in the Tower of Poestenkill, New York: Edition Kaldewey, 2006.
Volume 45. One of 35.....
Item nr. 128985
Price: $1,800.00