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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Pressfoto
Date published: 1967
Description: Good; No jacket. 1967 Pressfoto. Small hardcover (5.25" x 4.5") has color pictorial paper-covered boards with gold spine and cover lettering. Pictorial endpapers. Text in English, French, and German. Color photographs by Erich Einhorn. Illustrated endpapers. NOT ex-library. Binding getting loose in a few places, with webbing peeking at signature divisions. Spine ends bumped and worn. Covers have light surface and edge wear. Pages clean and unmarked. White woven index ribbon attached at head of ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Ginn & Company
Date published: 1904
Description: Good; No jacket. 1904 Ginn & Company, The Athenaeum Press. Small hardcover has brown cloth-covered boards with black spine lettering and gold cover lettering. NOT ex-library. Edited, with notes and vocabulary, by Richard Alexander von Minckwitz and Anne Crombie Wilder. International modern language series. Text in German Fractur (Deutsche Schrift), with notes, vocabulary, and introduction in English. Clack & white frontispiece. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Corners and spine ends bumped ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Kina
Date published: 1983
ISBN-13:9789519536040ISBN:9519536043
Description: Near Fine; Very Good Jacket. 1983 Kina. Oversize hardcover has blue linen-texture paper-covered boards with gold spine and cover lettering. Color photographs throughout. Text in English, German, Finnish, and Swedish. Photographs by Henrik de Heij and Dino Sassi. Binding tight. Corners very lightly bumped. Pages clean and unmarked. Unpaginated. Glossy color photo-illustrated dust jacket has very light edge and surface wear with minor rubbing at tips. Carefully packed, shipped in a box. Includes ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Media Svatava
Date published: 2002
ISBN-13:9788096805174ISBN:8096805177
Description: Very Good; No jacket. 2002 Media Svatava. Text in Slovak, English, and German. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Oversize hardcover, 9.75 x 11.25 inches, has navy cloth-covered boards with gold spine lettering and a color paper pasted-on illustration the front cover; illustration has blind-stamped border. Color photographs and illustrations throughout, many comparing early views of the city to modern ones. Four double-page fold-outs. High-quality glossy paper. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Verlag Ludwig Simon
Date published: no date
ISBN-13:9783797201164ISBN:3797201168
Description: Very Good; No jacket. Ludwig Simon, no date(circa 1975). Oversize hardcover has pictorial paper-covered boards with black spine lettering. Color and black&white photographs throughout. Text in German, English, and French. Introduction by Hans Obergethmann. Map on front endpapers. Binding tight. Covers have light surface wear. Pages clean and unmarked. 111 pages. No dust jacket. English translation by Christine R. Rupp. French translation by Jacqueline von Mengden. Carefully packed, shipped in ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Karl Schillinger
Date published: 1976
Description: Near Fine; Good Jacket. 1976 Karl Schillinger. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Oblong hardcover has cream tweed cloth-covered boards with brown cover decoration. No spine lettering. Text in German, English, and Spanish. Color and black and white photographs. High-quality glossy paper. Book is in excellent condition with only a slight curl to the covers due to the very thin boards used. No other flaws. Pages clean and unmarked. Unpaginated. 55 plates with descriptions in three languages on ... Read More
Edition: Completely Rev edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Hastings House Publishers
Date published: 1980
ISBN-13:9780803881006ISBN:0803881002
Description: Very Good; Very Good Jacket. 1980 Hastings House Publishers. Completely Revised edition. Hardcover has yellow cloth-covered boards with black cloth-covered spine and gold spine and cover lettering and decorations. Black and white photographs, maps, and illustrations. 223 pages. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Spine ends very lightly bumped. Very small chip in bottom edge of front endpapers and first two pages due to glue defect. Appears to be unread. Pages ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Hanns Reich Verlag
Date published: 1966
Description: Near Fine; Very Good Jacket. 1966 Hanns Reich Verlag, Munich. Sixth edition, copyright 1959. Oversize hardcover has color pictorial paper-covered boards. Black & white photographs; several color plates. Text in German. Fold-out legend to photos at back. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Book is in excellent condition except for long gift inscription in ink on front free endpaper. Pages clean and unmarked. 15 pages text, 96 pages of plates + contents and legend pages. Clear plastic dust jacket has ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Adolf Sponholtz Verlag
Date published: 1951
Description: Fair; No jacket. 1951 Adolf Sponholtz Verlag. Text in German. Oversize (8.5" x 12") hardcover has wood veneer-covered boards and terra-cotta red cloth spine. Spine has gold lettering. Front cover has City of Hannover coat-of-arms in red. Head of spine lightly bumped. Fore edge of front cover is dented. Tail of spine is damaged. Cloth is frayed with some loss of material. Bottom of front cover near spine has several dents and some of the wood veneer is missing, exposing the cardboard below. ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Berliner Bibliophilen-Abend
Date published: 1997
ISBN-13:9783980562232ISBN:3980562239
Description: Very Good; No jacket. 1997 Berliner Bibliophilen-Abend. Hand numbered, limited edition of 200, signed by illustrator. This is Number 172. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Small hardcover has light brown paper-covered boards with black spine and cover lettering and decorations. Seven black & white wood engravings by Andreas Brylka. Translated by Otto Schmidt. 62 pages. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Imprinted bookplate on front endpaper. Pages clean and unmarked. No dust jacket. "Jahresgabe ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Lutherische Verlagshandlung
Date published: 1894
Description: Good; No jacket. 1894, Lutherische Verlagshandlung, Columbus, Ohio. Text in German, in Fraktur script. Small hardcover, 3.75 x 5.25 inches, has black pebble-textured cloth-covered boards with gold cover lettering and decorations. 90 pages. Not ex-library. Presentation page preceding title page has NOT been filled in. Covers have light edge and surface wear; corners and spine ends rubbed. Covers have multiple small stains and spots. Name in ink on title page. Pages clean and unmarked. No dust ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Foundation History of Pecs
Date published: n. d
ISBN-13:9789638521200ISBN:9638521201
Description: Very Good; No jacket. Foundation History of Pecs, no publication date listed, circa 1994. Hardcover has pictorial paper-covered boards with red and white spine and cover lettering. Text in Hungarian, German and English. Black endpapers have design of gray flying birds. Color and black & white photographs throughout. Each set of opposing pages has black & white photographs from the late 1860s to the mid 1930s on the left page, and the same scenes in color photographs taken near the end of the ... Read More
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Wilhelm Stollfuss Verlag
Date published: n. d
Description: Very Good. Wilhelm Stollfuss Verlag, Bonn (West Germany). 3rd edition. No date in book, circa 1975. Series: The Rhinelands Collection, Volume 4. Softcover with orange and black glossy illustrated paper cover with folded-in flaps. Black and white illustrations and plates. 91 pages. Translated from German by Barry Jones. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Spine NOT creased. Covers have very light edge and surface wear. Pages clean and unmarked. Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Karl H. Henssel Verlag
Date published: 1952
Description: Very Good; No jacket. 1952 Karl H. Henssel Verlag. Small hardcover has pictorial paper over cloth boards, with red cloth spine and black spine lettering. Text in German. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Covers have light surface and edge wear. Corners rubbed. Endpapers lightly foxed. Pages very moderately tanned at periphery but still supple. A few pages have bumped, slightly bent corner, but not dog-eared. Pages clean and unmarked. 109 pages. No dust jacket. Carefully packed ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Ra-Verlag
Date published: Ca. 1975
Description: Very Good; Good Jacket. Ra-Verlag. Second edition. No date in book. Circa 1975. Text in German, French, English, and Italian. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Oversize hardcover, 9 x 9 inches, has white vinyl-covered boards with gold spine lettering and cover decorations. Color photographs. High-quality glossy paper. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Corners and spine ends bumped. Very small stray ink mark on top page edges. Bookplate with name in ink on front endpaper. Large gift inscription ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Vechtaer Druckerei und Verlag
Date published: 1977
Description: Good; No jacket. 1977 Vechtaer Druckerei und Verlag. Text entirely in German. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has glossy paper-covered boards with black spine lettering. Color photograph on front cover. Black and white photographs and illustrations throughout. High-quality glossy paper. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Bottom inch of spine is torn at both edges and curled; interior unaffected. Covers have light surface and edge wear. Pages clean and unmarked. 199 pages. No dust ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Carl Gerber Verlag
Date published: 1962
Description: Very Good; No jacket. 1962 Carl Gerber Verlag. Oversize (8.25" x 11.75") hardcover has grey cloth-covered boards with dark grey spine & cover lettering. Bottom corners are lightly bumped. Gift inscription in ink on front free endpaper, dated 1963. Text in German, English and French. 64 full-color, full-page photographs of German scenery, each with description in 3 languages on opposite page. Unpaginated. No dust jacket. Carefully packed, shipped in a box. Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Kunstverlag Anton Schroll & Co
Date published: no date
Description: Good; No jacket. No date, Kunstverlag Anton Schroll & Co. Circa 1920. NOT ex-library. Small (miniature) hardcover has color-illustrated cream-colored paper-covered boards. Text in German, in Fraktur script. Covers have a pattern of flowers in light green diamonds with a rooster in the center larger diamond. Endpapers have overall purple and light green floral vine and column pattern. Top page edges are light green. Covers have edge and surface wear, with some chipping along edges and a few ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Pilger Buchhandlung
Date published: ca. 1885
Description: Fair; No jacket. Pilger Buchhandlung, Reading, Pennsylvania. Second edition. Circa 1885, no date in book. Text in German, in Fraktur script. Small hardcover, 4.75 x 7 inches, has blue cloth-covered boards with gold title on front cover. Covers have blind-stamped linear borders and floral corner decorations. With 10 woodcuts by A. Gaber, based on drawings by J. Frankl. 57 pages. Covers have moderate edge and surface wear; corners and spine ends bumped and rubbed. One-third of back edge of spine ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Edition Q
Date published: 1992
ISBN-13:9783928024938ISBN:3928024930
Description: Near Fine; Very Good Jacket. 1992 Edtion Q, Berlin, Germany. SIGNED by author opposite title page, with a personal inscription. Text in German. Hardcover has red leather-covered boards with yellow spine and cover lettering. Color and black and white photographs and illustrations. High-quality glossy paper. 136 pages. Binding tight. Appears to be unread. No visible wear to book. Book is gift quality. Imprinted bookplate on front endpaper is the only thing distinguishing this copy from fine ... Read More
Description: Very Good; Very Good Jacket. 1993 Editions Universitaires Fribourg Suisse. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has red glossy paper-covered boards with white spine and cover lettering. Text in French and German. Binding tight. Appears to be unread. Book would be like new if not for a small puncture through the dust jacket and into the outer paper cover just at the center of the front spine edge. Pages clean and unmarked. 349 pages. Dust jacket has light edge and surface wear and the ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Flechsig Verlag
Date published: 1980
ISBN-13:9783881891073ISBN:3881891072
Description: Very Good; No jacket. 1980 Flechsig Verlag. Text in German. NOT ex-library. Oblong hardcover has green textured paper-covered boards with photo and gold spine and cover lettering and decorations. Cover has central black & white image of a general view of Goslar on an antique postcard. Decorative endpapers. Color and black and white illustrations. Binding tight. Book is in excellent condition with only a hint of shelf wear at the spine ends and a small dent in the bottom edge of about half of ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Edition Peters
Date published: 1978
Description: Very Good; Very Good Jacket. 1978 Edition Peters, Leipzig. Hardcover has beige cloth-covered boards with red spine and cover lettering. Music notation. Text in German. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Corners and spine ends lightly bumped. Covers have light surface and edge wear. Reproduction of original 1908 edition. Pages clean and unmarked. 148 + XVII pages. Dust jacket has very light edge and surface wear, with some wrinkling at the corners and spine ends. Series: ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: J. G. Cotta'sche Buchhandlung Nachfolger
Date published: 1911
Description: Very Good; No jacket. 1911, J. G. Cotta'sche Buchhandlung Nachfolger, Stuttgart and Berlin. 19th-20th edition. NOT ex-library. Text in German Fraktur script. Hardcover has blue cloth-covered boards with elaborate black and gold stamped spine and cover lettering and decorations. Decorative endpapers. Marbled page edges. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Corners and spine ends bumped and rubbed, with minor fraying at tips. Covers have light surface and edge wear. Some rubbing on gold cover ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: J. Schlesinger's Buchhandlung
Date published: 1902
Description: Fair. 1902, J. Schlesinger's Buchhandlung, Wein (Vienna). Text in German Fraktur script and Hebrew, in parallel columns. Small hardcover, 5 x 7 inches, has boards and spine that are covered in thin cream-colored faux ivory sheets. All four boards have rounded brass edging; fore-edge has small hinged decorative brass clasp. Front cover of book has brass plate with stamped decorations and curved cut-outs. Carved faux ivory panels are mounted with small brass nails atop brass plate, forming an ... Read More
