The complete first year of the journal (in 11 issues, most approx. 64 pp.), published under the editorial direction of Henri Guilbeaux, presenting essays, letters, documents, and other writings pertaining to social, political and cultural issues of the time, with entries by numerous noted cultural figures including Romain Rolland, Ethel..... More
8 vols. (all published), 7 vols. each circa 2500 pp., supplement vol. XXVIII, 1375 pp. set of the renowned literature lexicon, illustrated throughout with many color plates. Lg. 8vo. Cloth. Zurich (Kindler Verlag) 1964. More
A complete run of 6 issues bound in 5 (160, 160, 131, 120, 156 pp.) of the transatlantic literary and artistic journal, with text in English and German, edited by Carl Laszlo, René Matti, Michael Barfuss, and Michael Heitmann, discussing topics such as art, photography, pop culture, and underground political..... More
139 pp. text on high medieval Swiss stained glass in 7 churches and museums, detailed descriptions, extensive scholarly notes, bibliography, index, 28 text illustrations, 78 photographic plates (9 in color), 56 small photographic illustrations. Lg. 4to. Cloth, d.j. Basel (Birkhauser) 1956. (Corpus Vitrearum Medii Aevi, Schweiz I). More
LVI pp. text on painted decorations from the province of Vaud, Switzerland ranging from the Romanesque period to the 18th century, with bibliographic notes, index, and illus. on 24 nice color plates showing motifs and architectural decorations. Folio. Boards portfolio, spine and edges rubbed, spine cracked. Lausanne (Librairie F. Rouge..... More
16 pp. text describing the criteria for an architecture competition for a municipal building in Geneva that appears not to have been realized, 9 excellent plates showing the winning building, including floor plans, cross sections, and elevations of the structure, which was designed in a neo Gothic style. 4to. Wrpps...... More
17 pp. commentary, 88 plates of photos of views and interiors of 17th and 18th cen. churches and abbeys in Switzerland and southern Germany, some plans. Folio. Boards portfolio. Leipzig (Barmgartner's) 1907. More
251 pp. history of book illustration and printing in Zurich from the time of Sigmund Rot and Hans Ruegger at the turn of the 16th century through the first half of the 19th century, notes, bibliography, indices, 230 nice illustrations. 4to. Dec. boards. Zurich (Schweizerische Bibliophilen-Gesellschaft) 1952. Limited edition... More
XVI, 146 pp. scholarly description and analysis of the Wettinger Graduale, the Willehalmcodex, and related illuminated manuscripts, extensive notes, appendices including material on different workshops, bibliography, 60 illustrations on fine plates (2 in color). 4to. Boards portfolio, contents loose as issues, text largely uncut. Bern (Schweizerische Bibliophilen-Gesellschaft) 1944. One of..... More
478 pp. text chronicling the construction and restoration of the 18th century Swiss church, with emphasis on the artistic ornamentation inside the building and costs incurred, notes, transcriptions of inscriptions, index, 164 text illustrations (many full-page). Bookplate of former owner on front paper. Solothurn (Union) n.d. (circa 1928). As of..... More
239 pp. text on the history of printing in St. Gall, Switzerland, focusing on the weekly and daily newspapers produced by Zollikofer & Co. from 1600 through the 20th century, with documents, chronology, text tables (1 folding), appendices, bibliography, index, and 66 illustrations on plates (some with red typographic details)..... More
2 vols., VIII, 403, XII, 432 pp. inventory of over 8000 Swiss bookplates from the late medieval period to around 1900, brief introductory material, indices of artists, initials, monograms, mottos, heraldry, etc., bibliography, glossary, 135 photographic plates, 38 plates showing heraldric outlines. 4to. Cloth. Zurich (Schweizer Bibliophilen Gesellschaft) 1933-1937. One..... More