German Miscellaneous
German Baroque Literatire: A Catalogue of the Collection in the Yale University Library, Volume 1 & 2.
New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1969. Reprint. Cardboard Covers. Quarto, Vol 1 pp. 496, Vol. 2 pp. 185. Index, b/w illustrations. More
Franz Kafka: Bilder aus seinem Leben (inscribed by the author, with his card laid in).
Berlin: K. Wagenbach, 1994/95. revised and expanded edition. Hardcover edition in linen. quarto, pp. 240. beautifully illustrated and researched, focus on all periods of his life. Text in German. With original letter from Wagenbach laid in. unlike earlier paperback editions, a deluxe-appearing version of an important contribution to Kafka scholarship..... More
Tannhaeuser - und der Saengerkrieg auf der Wartburg.
Dresden: G.F. Meser, 1845. First edition. Original Wraps. 12 Mo 4 1/4 x 6 1/2, pp.48. nicy copy of an early Wagner scarcity. First Edition (Typo on the last page: "Hoch über alle Welt ist Gott" (grammatically wrong). Later Editions: "Hoch über alleR Welt ist Gott" More
Zumutungen (inscribed, signed, and dated, to Haide Russell, Kulturattache in NYC); Essays zur Literatur des 20. Jahrhunderts
Düsseldorf: claasen, 1979. First edition. Decorated Boards. 8° (Octavo), pp. 290, Opbd. in sehr gutem Zustand, nur minimal bestoßen. Innen sehr sauber und fest. More
Bocksgesang.
Munich: Wolff, 1921. First edition. Half-Linen. 8° (Octavo), pp. 159. OHlwbd. in ausgezeichnetem Zustand. Rücken und Kapitale minimalst lichtgebräunt, Papierbedingt gebräunt. Keine Bestoßungen! Aus der Bibliothek eines bekannten US Germanisten! More
Gandalin oder Liebe um Liebe (1776), Ein Gedicht in acht Büchern (Limited, signed and numbered edition).
Munich: Hesperos Verlag, 1921. Limited edition. Full Calf With Gilt Lettering and gold ribbon bookmark bound in. Octavo, pp. 121 plus Afterword by Dr. J. Reiher. Signed by German writer and art historian Rolf Schott, the illustrator. Illustrated with tissue-guarded, b/w etchings, each signed by Schott. No. 60 of 400..... More
Oscar Wildes Werke in 12 Bänden (4 Teile).
Berlin: Globus, o.J. (um 1925). First edition. Half-Linen. 4 vol. 8° (Octavo), OHlwd. in sehr gutem Zustand. Alle 4 Bände nur minimal fleckig, unbestoßen und nur marginal berieben. Tadellos erhaltene Exemplare! Enthält u.a.: Gedichte, Das Bildnis des Dorian Gray, Der Glückliche Prinz, Ein Haus aus Äpfeln der Granate, Betrachtungen, Ziele..... More
Laotse Tao te king; Übertragen von F. Fiedler
Hanover: Steegemann Verlag, 1922. First edition. Cardboard Covers. kl-8° (sm-Octavo), pp. 98 OPbd. in tadellos erhaltenem Zustand. Ex libris in Deckel. More
Ueber die durch subjective Zustaende der Sinne begruendeten Taeuschungen des Bewusstsein. (From the library of Dr. Manfred S. Guttmacher, important forensic psychiatrist and author of many books, including An Interpretation of the Madness of King George III and The Mind of the Murderer, with Guttmacher's ownership signature.) .
Osnabrueck: in der Rackhorst'schen Buchhandlung, 1838. First edition. Half-Leather with marbled boards. Gilt lettering and horizontal bands on leather spine. Octavo, pp. xliv, 35, plus pp. 148 supplement. An exceptionally nice copy of a rare translation. More
Über den natürlichen Unterschied der Gesichtszüge in Menschen verschiedener Gegenden und verschiedenen Alters;. über das Schöne antiker Bildsäulen und geschnittener Steine; nebst Darstellung einer neuen Art, allerlei Menschenköpfe mit Sicherheit zu zeichnen. Herausgegeben von A. G. Camper. (Aus dem Holländischen) übersetzt von S. Th. Sömmerring. (From the library of Dr. Manfred S. Guttmacher, important forensic psychiatrist and author of many books, including An Interpretation of the Madness of King George III and The Mind of the Murderer, with Guttmacher's ownership signature. This copy also has 14 lines of apparently contemporary notes in French on FFEP. .
Berlin: Vossischen Buchhandlung, 1792. First edition. Original marbled paper over boards. Small quarto, pp. 77 plus 10 fold-out plates inside back cover. Very nice copy of a scarce book, particularly scarce in the United States. A famous anatomist during his lifetime, Camper did much work on the measurement of cranial..... More
Ueber die phantastischen Gesichterscheinungen. Eine physiologische Untersuchung mit einer physiologischen Urkunde des Aristotles ueber den Traum. Den Philosophen und Aerzten gewidmet... (From the library of Dr. Manfred S. Guttmacher, important forensic psychiatrist and author of many books, including An Interpretation of the Madness of King George III and The Mind of the Murderer, with Guttmacher's ownership signature.) .
Koblenz, Germany: Jacob Hoelscher, 1826. First edition. Half-Leather with marbled boards. Octavo, pp. 117. Very nice copy of an important psychological study. In this, his second book, Mueller showed that the eye reacts not only to external stimuli but to internal stimuli caused by disease or by the imagination. In..... More
J. L. Pagels Einfuehrung in die Geschichte der Medizin, in 25 akademischen Vorlesungen ; Durchgesehen, teilweise umgearbeitet ....von Karl Sudhoff
Berlin: Verlag von S. Karger, 1915. Second Edition. Original dark grey linen. Quarto, pp. 616; indexed. History of medicine in German. A monumental undertaking, done with German thoroughness. More
Waeldchen 125; Eine Chronik aus den Grabenkaempfen
Berlin: Verlag Mittler & Sohn, 1924. First edition. orig cloth/boards. octavo. pp. xii, 254. in German language. The very scarce first edition of Juenger's depiction of the terrors of war. Somewhat of a "Gegenstueck" to "All Quiet on the Western Front." More
Orden und Ehrenzeichen der Bundesrepublik Deutschland.
Cologne: Maximillian Verlag, 1958. First edition. Publisher's cloth, black w/ red & gold design on cover. Octavo, pp. 260, contains color & b/w photos of military medals & ribbons, ephemera laid in. indispensible for militaria collectors/scholars. More
Das Lachen Dadas. ; Die berliner Dadaisten und ihre Aktionen
Giessen: Anabas, 1989. First edition. Original red Cloth. Octavo. pp.426. Printed in red and black throughout. Text in German. Richly illustrated. Indexed, well documented. A wonderfully ambitious study, all the more so for its impressive number of illustrations. Uncommon, no copies in the USA. More
Zu Gast bei Kate T. Scheinitz.
Cologne: Galerie Gmurzynska, 1977. Reprint (facsimile edition). illustrated cloth over boards. quarto. approx. 150 unnumbered pages. reproductions of text, original drawings of guests at home of dadaist Kate Scheinitz. with entries by avant garde artists Moholy-Nagy, Hannah Hoech, Kurt Schwitters, during a very creative but turbulent period. More
Kunsthandwerk im Umbruch; Jugendstil und zwanziger Jahre
Hannover: Das Kestner Museum, 1971. First edition. original wraps. Octavo. ca 250 nn pages. lists and illustrates hundreds of deco art artifacts from Europe. In German. Scarce and fascinating study of this international art phenomenon, namely deco art (aka "Jugendstil"). More
Rings um den Alexanderplatz.
Dresden: Carl Reissner, 1926. First edition. Original Cloth. octavo. pp unnumbered. beautiful examples of Zille's warmly satirical art. brilliant depiction of Weimar Berlin among the working classes. good copy with one smallish stamp on recto of title page. More
Die Moderne Musik und Richard Strauss (=Die Kultur, Vol 11).
Berlin: Bard Marquardt & Co, (1907). First edition. Full deep green Calf. 12mo, pp. 77. With 8 Plates and 7 music scores, some original (e.g. Max Reger). Frontis tipped-in portrait of Strauss. In German. A very nice copy of a very scarce title, which is usually in very bad condition..... More
Kompositionen der Meisterschüler.
Berlin: Adolph Fürstner, 1929. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. 77, 1 color plate. More
Die Primadonna.
Berlin: Paul Cassirer, 1920. First edition. Cloth over Boards w/ pictorial paper front cover. Octavo, pp. 223,richly illustrated w/ color and b/w drawings. In German. An interesting study of what we now call the "Diva." More
Mein Kampf.
Munich: Zentralverlag der NSDAP, 1940. 524/528 edition. Half-Leather w slipcase. 12 mo (5 X7 1/2), pp. 781, ephemera laid in. Very nice copy with mayor's inscription as a 1940 marriage gift. The "deluxe" presentation edition is uncommon. For scholarly use only. We also have a very clean copy of the..... More
Mein Kampf.
Munich: Zentralverlag der NSDAP, 1927. 524/528 edition. Half-Leather w slipcase. 12 mo (5 X7 1/2), pp. 781, ephemera laid in. Very nice copy with mayor's inscription as a 1940 marriage gift. The "deluxe" presentation edition is uncommon. For scholarly use only. We also have a very clean copy of the..... More
Dorothea. Berichte (Zweite Auflage von "Interview mit dem Tode").
Hamburg: Wolfgang Krüger, 1950. Second edition. Cloth over Boards. Octavo, pp. 260. Text in German. Nossack's often harrowing account of life in Hamburg during WWII. More