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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Tabu, Hamburg
Date published: 1971
Description: Book. 12mo; VG-; Paperback; Spine, brown with white print; Cover has slight edgewear; Text block clean and tight; Text in German; 139 pages. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office, Case #1. 1306538. FP New Rockville Stock. Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: A. S. Barnes and Co, New York
Date published: 1963
Description: Book. Octavo; G+ Hardcover w/ G+ Dustjacket; White spine with Blue text; Dustjacket has some edgewear, some shelfwear, wrinkling along spine edges, wrinkling at corners, small scratches to both covers; Boards strong, slight edgewear, slight shelfwear, brown marks on front cover; Textblock has writing in pencil on rear endpaper, small brown stain on pages 126-130; 196 pp. 1332034. FP New Rockville Stock. Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Methuen & Co, London
Date published: 1945
Description: Book. Octavo; Vol. 1 only; G-/Fair-; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, orange with white and black print; DJ has edgewear, with small tears at spine ends and flap corners, long taped tears to spine and front hinge, creasing, toning to spine, blemish on spine; Boards in red cloth, mild wear to spine caps else clean and strong; Text block has spotting to edges, cracked front hinge, clean text; xvii, 291 pages, frontispiece (port. ), illustrated (b&w plates). 1349197. FP New Rockville Stock. Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Oxford, New York, Toronto
Date published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780198158660ISBN:0198158661
Description: Book. Octavo; VG-; dark blue spine with gilt text; no jacket; volume one only; cloth exterior shows slight smudges; mildly splayed boards; text block exterior edges slightly foxed; previous owner's embossed stamp to half title page; illustrated; interior good; tight binding; pp 807. 1340440. FP New Rockville Stock. Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Catholic University of America Press, Washington
Date published: 1970
ISBN-13:9780813204994ISBN:0813204992
Description: Book. Octavo; G/G; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, black with white print; DJ has small tear to front hinge, edgewear, mild soiling, shelfwear, price inked out; Boards in grey cloth with silver print, spotting to cloth; Text block has slight smudging to endpapers, mild amount of ink annotation throughout; Inscribed in ink by the author on the front flyleaf; x, 203 pages. 1318825. FP New Rockville Stock. Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Volksverband der Bucherfreunde Wegweiser-Verlag G.M.B. H, Berlin
Date published: 1925
Description: Book. Octavo; pp 312; Good/no-dj; black 1/4 bound spine with gilt text and scroll; blue marbled boards show some shelf wear to exterior; rubbed to corners; text block has slight toning to exterior edges; spot of sticker residue to front pastedown; light foxing to first and last few pages; frontispiece; illustrated; good binding; German text; . 1318103. FP New Rockville Stock. Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Verlag des Bibliographischen Instituts, Leipzig
Date published: 188-
Description: Book. Octavo; 2 volumes; G/no DJ; Hardcover w/out DJ; Spine, brown with gold print; Boards in brown cloth with black print, slight wear to corners and spine caps, else clean and strong; Text blocks have tanning to endpapers, age-toning to paper, else clean and tight; Text in German, fraktur font; 2 volumes (464, 456 pages). 1317923. FP New Rockville Stock. Read More
Language: German
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, Darmstadt
Date published: 1975
ISBN-13:9783534052974ISBN:3534052978
Description: Octavo; VG/no-DJ; hardcover; grey and blue spine, blue and gild text; boards strong, very minor shelfwear; text block has occasional pencil marks; written in German; 481pp. full priced classic shelved upstairs. 1293133. Full-priced Rockville. Read More
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Verlag C.H. Beck, Munchen
Date published: 1998
Description: Book. Booklet [4x6]; pp 115; VG-/paperback; white spine with black text; covers show slight toning toward edges; minor rubbing to corners; intact panels; black and red text to front; text block shows light toning to exterior edges; interior clean; German text. 1313649. FP New Rockville Stock. Read More
Edition: Reprinted
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Grove Press, Inc, New York
Date published: 1964
Description: Book. 10mo; pp 352; G/G; black spine with yellow and orange text; dust jacket shows light rubbing to exterior; cloth has slight wear to exterior; strong boards; text block shows age toning. 1316312. FP New Rockville Stock. Read More
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: The New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York
Date published: 1987
ISBN-13:9780262730792ISBN:0262730790
Description: Book. Larger Octavo; VG/paperback; gray and blue pictorial spine with black text; covers have minimal wear; good, intact binding; textblock clean; illustrated; pp 301; arts-German; Collections. 1365767. FP New Rockville Stock. Read More
Edition: First English Edition, First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: George Braziller, New York
Date published: 1977
ISBN-13:9780807608463ISBN:0807608467
Description: Book. Octavo, 127 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Good plus dust jacket. Spine off-white with red and black lettering. Dust jacket has moderate wear including sunning to the spine, mild soiling and very minor wear to the edges. Boards show extremely mild wear with mild white markings to the tail edge. Text block has slight age toning to the edges and offsetting to the end papers. First English edition, first printing. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column D, ND-D. 1377163. FP New Rockville ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Vanguard Press, New York
Date published: 1940
Description: Book. Octavo, unpaginated. In Very Good minus condition, lacking the issued dust jacket. Bound in the publisher's quarter bound rust red cloth bearing off-white lettering to the spine. Boards show fairly mild wear exteriorly including few, minor chips to the edges and rear joint with faint age toning. Pictorial front. Text block has slight age toning to the edges. Gift inscription to the front pastedown and slight offsetting to the end papers. Extremely mild wear interiorly. Illustrated. NOTE: ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Macmillan Company, New York
Date published: 1947
Description: Book. Octavo, xiv, 254 pages. In Good condition with a Poor plus dust jacket. Spine is yellow with faded white print. Dust jacket in mylar, edgewear with small tears at spine ends and flap corners, portion torn away at bottom of spine, tears to flap folds, toning to spine, shelf wear. Price unclipped: "$3.00". Boards in black cloth. Light wear to spine caps. Text block has owner stamp on front endpapers, light tanning to endpapers. 1369865. FP New Rockville Stock. Read More
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publisher: Hutchinson & Co, London
Date published: 1917
Description: Ephemera. Quarto; Fair-; Paperback; Spine, staple binding; Cover is brown with black print and illustrated pastedown, edgewear, moisture stains along spine edge, unidentifiable stamp on front, smudging/shelfwear; Text block has moisture stain to spine edge throughout, pp. 15-18 loose from binding; Contains full page b&w illustrations from Simplicissimus, a German satirical magazine; 31 pages + full issue of Simplicissimus, 27 November 1911 (laid in). [Oversized book(s). Additional postage ... Read More
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Yale University Press, New Haven
Date published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780300076707ISBN:0300076703
Description: Book. Octavo, xii, 208 pages. In Good plus condition with Good dust jacket. Spine is teal with white lettering. Dust jacket has shelf wear, light creasing mainly along the top edge, small scratches on the back, very light foxing on the back, and light sticky substance on the bottom of the spine. Boards have mild shelf wear. Text block has an ex-libris stamp of front end page and pencil markings on the margins of a couple pages. 1369236. FP New Rockville Stock. Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: R Löwit Verlag, Wien
Date published: 1920
Description: Book. Octavo, 211 pages. In Good condition. Spine is brown without print. Boards in brown cloth. Text block has light spotting to endpapers. "Mit Unterstützung der Historischen Kommission der Israelitischen Kultusgemeinde in Wien"-title page. Text in German. 1368908. FP New Rockville Stock. Read More
Description: Book. 12mo; 2 volumes; VG; Hardcover; Spine, white with gold print on black banner; Boards quarter bound with white cloth to spine and green paper to boards, clean and strong; Text block clean and tight; Text in German; 2 vols. (510 pages; 510 pages) [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates]. 1365484. FP New ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Paul Zsolnay Verlag, Wien
Date published: 1975
ISBN-13:9783552027367ISBN:355202736X
Description: Book. Octavo; VG/G+; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, white with red and black print; DJ has slight edgewear, light age-toning; Boards in yellow cloth, light wear to spine caps, else clean and strong; Text block clean and tight; Text in German; 351 pages, illustrated (b&w plates). 1364827. FP New Rockville Stock. Read More
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Charles-Lavauzelle & Cie, Imprimeurs, Paris
Date published: 1970
Description: Book. Octavo; G+/paperback; white spine with black text; edition 1970; exterior to covers have slight handling wear; slight edge wear; intact binding; edges to textblock has mild toning; deckled edges; frontispiece; some uncut pages; illustrated; interior good; pp 189; text in French. 1365016. FP New Rockville Stock. Read More
Edition: First U.S
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harper & Row, New York
Date published: 1972
ISBN-13:9780060113971ISBN:0060113979
Description: Book. Octavo; First U.S. edition; G/G; Ex-library; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, black and red with white print; DJ in mylar, light edgewear, toning to spine with small call number label at bottom, else clean and bright; Boards in red cloth with black cloth band across top, light wear to spine caps and corners, slightly cocked spine, else clean and strong; Text block has library stamp on last page, else clean and tight; x, 310 pages, illustrated (b&w plates). 1364116. FP New Rockville Stock. Read More
Edition: First Edition, First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: William Morrow and Company, Inc, New York
Date published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780688044831ISBN:0688044832
Description: Book. Octavo; VG-/VG-; ivory white spine with black, dark blue and red text; first edition, first printing; dust jacket exterior shows mild tone, due to age; lightly rubbed edges; price clipped front flap; cloth exterior has minimal wear; tight binding; strong boards; text block exterior edges have very mild toning; interior clean; illustrated; pp 765; signed by author. 1361051. FP New Rockville Stock. Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Hiersemann Verlag, Stuttgart
Date published: 1951
Description: Book. Octavo; Band 1 only; G/G; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, blue and red with tan print; DJ in mylar, wear to spine caps and corners, light toning to spine; Boards in grey cloth with red print, wear to spine caps and corners, else clean and strong; Text block has blue tinted top edge, tanning to endpapers, else clean and tight; Text in German; 278 pages. 1360046. FP New Rockville Stock. Read More
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Verlat Eremiten-Presse, Düsseldorf
Date published: 1979
Description: Book. Quarto; 1st edition; Limited edition, 674/750; VG-; Paperback; Spine, tan with black print; Cover has slight edgewear, else clean and bright; Text block clean and tight, pouch binding (pages printed on one side of bound folded leaves); Text in German; Inscribed in pencil by the illustrator on the half-title page and signed by illustrator in pencil on limited edition page; 48 pages, illustrated (2-color). [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. ... Read More
Description: Book. Octavo; Volume 2 only; Facsimile of edition published by Dümmler, Berlin, 1878; VG/VG; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, tan with black print; DJ is clean and bright; Boards in tan paper with black print, slight wear to spine head, else clean and strong; Text block with gold ribbon marker, clean and tight; Text in German, fraktur font; 543 pages, frontispiece (port.). 1356048. FP New Rockville Stock. Read More
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