Unpag. (8 pp.) booklet with title, introductory text, and descriptions, accompanying 11 woodcuts printed from original old woodblocks in the Berlin Kupferstichkabinett, the Germanische Museum in Nuremberg, and the Maihingen Collection, mounted on 9 leaves with passepartouts. Folio. Boards portfolio, front cover damaged. Munich (Munchner Drucke) 1925. One of only..... More
306 pp. scholarly critical and descriptive catalogue by H.J. Hermann of illuminated manuscripts housed in collections from the Tyrolian region of Austria, with notes, chronological and subject indices, 123 text illustrations and 23 photoengraved plates showing leaves and details. Sm. folio. Cloth along spine detached and reglued. Leipzig (Karl W...... More
2 continuously paginated vols., 359 pp., providing an annotated scholarly account of the political career of John III, "the Pitiless," bishop of Liège from 1389 to 1418 and duke of Bavaria-Straubing and count of Holland and Hainaut from 1418 until his assassination by poisoning in 1425, including bibliographic notes, an..... More
Moscow: Redizdatbiuro Mogiza, 1935. Octavo (16 × 12 cm). Original illustrated staple-stitched wrappers; 11, [1] pp. Bookstore stamp to rear wrapper. Light foxing to wrappers, still very good. This catalog lists books published on the occasion of the 21st celebration of the International Day of Youth, a Soviet holiday celebrated..... More
![Sukilusi Ispanija [Spain in revolt]. Vincas Davainis, artist Niklavs Strunke](/pictures/thumb/51334_2.jpg?v=1625751842)
Kaunas: Promete̊jas, 1933. Octavo (18.5 × 12.5 cm). Original pictorial wrappers by Niklavs Strunke; 106, [6] pp. Light wear and fraying to spine extremities and overlapping wrapper edges; rust to staples (internally); else good or better. First and only edition, very rare. Contains a longer historical essay entitled "The Spanish..... More
![My pokazhem v sezone 1926-27 [We will show in the 1926-27 season]. Scarce film promotional...](/pictures/thumb/51166_001.jpg?v=1612953183)
Moscow: Mezhrabpom-Rus', [1925 or 1926]. 12mo (12.5 × 8.5 cm). Original staple-stitched typographically illustrated wrappers; [14] pp. of text including typographic compositions. About very good. Ephemeral booklet promoting new film releases for the 1926-27 season by the Mezhrabpom-Rus' film production company, founded in 1924 at the cinematic studio "Rus'" that..... More
Moscow; Berlin: Mezhrabpom, 1924. Octavos (18 × 13 cm). Original printed wrappers; XVIII, 136 and 244 pp. respectively. About very good; some chipping to the bottom edge of each cover and minor toning; a handful of pages detached in volume II; light chipping to spines. First Russian translations. Two polemical..... More