Search Results: Authors starting with N from Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller

Berlin: Georg Stilke, 1910. First edition. Hardcover. vg. Quarto. 12 leaves, 375pp., (1)51pp. ads. Original gray cloth with gilt stamped publisher's logo and black lettering on cover and spine. Decorative endpapers. Red and black lettering on title page, decorative initials, and red framed text. Comprehensive presentation of German participation at the World Fair in Brussels. Includes general fold-out plan of the fairgrounds as well as floor plan for German complex at the fair. Two engravings showing the German House which was built for the World Fair under the direction of Munich architect Emanuel von Seidl. Descriptions of the various branches of German participation, e.g. crafts, education, etc., including floor plans and some illustrations for each category, and detailed listings of participants, many of those members of the German Werkbund. Publication concludes with 51 pages of illustrated advertisements. Binding rubbed and slightly sunned around edges and at spine. Block very lightly… Read More

(Buenos Aires, Argentina): EUDEBA, 1985. Softcover. vg. Oblong 8vo. Each section paginated separately. Section one (List of disappeared persons by paternal last name) 486 pp. Section two (list of people seen in detention centers) 140 pp. Section three (List of secret detention centers) 16 pp. Brick paper binding. A directory of disappeared persons from Argentina from the period of 1976-1983 when military juntas kidnapped people from their homes in the middle of the night and often summarily executed them without trial. List people by paternal last name, maternal last name, married name, first name, date disappeared. A rare historic document from a sad period of Argentinian history. Overall, in very good condition.

Anvers: Editions Sélection, 1929. Softcover. vg. 4to. 152,[2],pp. Original wrappers in glassine as issued. Some creasing and minor chipping to wraps and glassine. 64 pages of text with in-text drawings followed by 87 pages of b/w reproductions of Chagall paintings on glossy paper. Usual age toning to first 64 pages. Fore- and bottom page edges untrimmed. Text in French. Volume VI of the series "Sélection Chronique de la vie Artistique." Wraps and glassine in good, interior in overall very good condition.

Budapest: A Magyar Izraeliták Országos Képviseletének Kiadása, 1959. First edition. Softcover. g. 8vo. 284 pp. Original decorative paper wrappers with gray lettering on front cover and spine, decorative Ten Commandments on front cover beneath title. Book is a periodical put out by the Conservative Seminary in Budapest, Hungary. Contains a calendar for the parshiyot, (traditional Sabbath communal reading of the Hebrew Bible) and a number of interesting articles on a variety of subjects. Illustrated with sheet music, a map of the Middle East, a b/w facsimile photograph of a raised profile of Bartos Gyula, the famous Hungarian Jewish actor and more. Text in Hungarian. Age wear to wrappers due to age. Hinges starting. Book is in good condition.

(New York): the Queens County Art and cultural Canter, Inc, 1975. First edition. Softcover. vg. 8vo. 24pp. Original illustrated wrappers. Exhibition from the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art including Pre-Columbian artifacts from the Chavin (1200 B.C.), the Mochica (200 B.C. to 700 A.D.), the Paracas and the Nazca. Illustrated with 23 reproduciotns of b/w photographs of artifacts with descriptions and 1 reproduction of a b/w map. Minor staining to wraps. Wraps in very good, interior in overall fine condition.

Leipzig: Moritz Ruhl, n/d. Softcover. g. Ex-libris Robert Florey: Robert Florey (1900-1979) was a French screenwriter, director of short films, and actor who moved to Hollywood in 1921. Florey worked as assistant director to Josef von Sternberg, Frank Borzage, and Victor Fleming before making his feature directing debut in 1926. He turned out more than 50 movies over the next 23 years, from the first Marx Brothers movie "The Cocoanuts" (1929), to horror movies such as "Murders in the Rue Morgue" (1932) starring Bela Lugosi, to skillful low-budget crime programmers like "The Crooked Way" (1949). 16mo. Foldout of 15 unpaginated plates. Wrappers with color paste-on to front wrapper. Magnificently illustrated work on the Austrian-Hungarian Army, with 13 full-page color chromolithographs. Text part missing. Ex-libris Robert Florey (see above) and Hugo Thiele, with a stamp of the latter to front wrapper and title page. Scuffing, rubbing, creasing, staining to wrappers. Text in German. In good condition.

Buenos Aires: Academia Nacionale de Bellas Artes, 1942. First edition. Hardcover. vg. Volume II: Ramificaciones del Camino de la Quebrada de Humahuaca y del Camino de Los Incas. 24,CXX,[6],pp. 1942. Volume XXI: La Iglesia del Pilar. 41,CXV,[5],pp. 1945. Volume XXII: El tempo de San Ignacio. 41,LXIV,[3],pp. 1947. Volume XXIII: Los Templos de San Francisco y Santo Domingo. 39,C,[4],pp. 1947. Volume XXIV: La Santa Casa de Ejercicios. 27,LXII,[3],pp. 1947. Volume XXV: La Catedral. 47,LXXXVI,[6],pp. 1947. 4to. All volumes with original wrappers bound in three-quarter leather over decorative paper-covered boards. Red and brown title labels with gold lettering on spine. Raised bands. Age wear on binding, abrasions on spine. All volumes profusely illustrated with photographic b/w reproductions of Argentinean Christian art and church architecture. Fold-out list of plates in each volume. The series "Publicaciones de la Academia Nacional de Bellas Artes," was originally published in 29 volumes from 1939-1947.… Read More

London: British Section of the World Jewish Congress, 1945. Softcover. vg. Lg. 8vo. 23 pp. Original wrappers. Issue no. 16, October 1945 of the "World Jewish Congress." Very good.

Hamburg: Werberat" Bergl & Co, 1933. First edition. Softcover. vg. Folio. Unpaginated (38pp). Original pictorial wraps. Some creasing to wraps. Published to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the German oil refinery "Julius Schindler G.m.b.H." Profusely illustrated with reproductions in photogravure as well as a few b/w drawings of production at Julius Schindler's Werk Neuhof, located in Harburg / Elbe. Includes photographs of various ships owned and used by the company to export oil. Photos by "Werberat" Bergl & Co. Aerial view of factory by Hamburger Luftbild G.m.b.H. Each photo with captions in German and English. Text in German. Overall very good condition. Scarce.

New York: F. M. Lupton, 1886. Hardcover. vg. This magazine seems to be quite rare: OCLC did not list a library that has it. 6 volumes bound in one. 8vo. Mixed pagination. Purple cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Illustrated endpapers. Bookbinder plate at inside of front board. Has 6 illustrated title pages. Magazine covering different aspects of agriculture. Illustrated throughout. Age wear and spotting to boards, with fading to spine. Blue pen writing to free front endpaper. Browning throughout. In English. Very good condition.

Paris: Cartier, 1982. Limited Edition. Hardcover. vg. 1/1000 numbered copies. 4to. Unpaginated. Dark blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine in original, pictorial dust jacket. Light gray endpapers. Photographic Frontispiece. This museum catalog shows 124 items of the work of the acclaimed French designer Louis Cartier (1875-1942), including watches, handbags, cigarette holders etc. Magnificently illustrated throughout with b/w and color photographs. One of 1000 copies, of which this is No. 217. Very minor rubbing to dj. Introduction and captions in English. In near fine condition.

Barcelona, Spain: Age Fotostock, 2003. Hardcover. vg. 8vo. 432pp. White paper covered boards with computer-chip shaped button to cover and photograph and lettering to spine. Work of color photography of portraits, organized like a computer manual [User area, Purchase Area etc.]. Captions and copyright page in English and Spanish. In near fine condition.

Lisboa: Sociedade Nacional de Belas Artes, 1916. First edition. Softcover. vg. 8vo. 33 p. 11 pages of black & white illustrations. Black lettering on original mustard colored wrapper. Very good condition.

New York: City Council of the League of the Jewish Youth, 1920. First edition. Softcover. g. Octavo pamphlet of the Jewish Youth publication. Wrappers have a b/w facsimile photograph of Israel Friedlaender. Publication contains news about world affairs and Jewish news. Age wear and browning to wrappers due to age, otherwise book is in good condition.

London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1846. Later edition. Hardcover. g. 3 volumes. 8vo. vi, 581pp., 579pp. iv,608pp. Original leather with gold borders and blind-embossed spine. Maroon and black title-labels with gold lettering. Marbled page edges and endpapers. Ex-libris of M. Corthorn on inside of front board. Complete 3 volume set of the writings and studies by Sir James Mackintosh (1765-1832). Mackintosh was a Scottish jurist, politician and historian. He was trained as a doctor and barrister, and worked also as a journalist, judge, administrator, professor and philosopher. Age wear, scuffing, abrasions and minor staining on bindings. Head and tail of spines slightly chipped. Some splitting along spine on front and back boards, firmly holding. Tight copies with bindings in good-, interior in very good condition.

Rome: Istituto Geografico De Agostini, 1929. First edition. Softcover. vg. Oblong octavo. [4]pp. text, [22]pp. photographs. Gold-stamped stiff red wrappers with golden decoration string along spine. Illustrated title page. Scarce pictorial account of the delivery and presentation of the Fiat 525 Sedan to Pope Pius XI, in 1929. The car was especially made for the Pope by Fiat. It was armored and for the pope's comfort, manufactured with special leather and silk seats. Metal parts of the interior were made of gold and all wood panels were gold plated. The car was personally delivered to the pope (as documented in this book) by Italian champion race-car driver Felice Nazzaro (1881-1940). This car was truly the first Pope mobile! Illustrated with 26 annotated b/w reproductions of photographs. Some of the photographs show the car driving through the Petersplatz, entering the gate of the Vatican, the Pope admiring his new vehicle, his first ride with Nazzaro, etc. Another image shows the Pope giving… Read More

NP, n/d. Softcover. vg. 24mo. Stapled illustrated wraps, as issued. 8 page (including covers) pamphlet by the Berlin newspaper "Berliner Lokal-Anzeiger" with the world- and Olympic records in track & field, swimming, jumping & throwing (long-jump, javelin, shot-put, pole vault, etc) events of the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. "Weltrekorde, deutsche und Olympische Bestleistungen im Laufen und Springen, im Werfen und Schwimmen nach dem Stand vom 20.7.1936." Printed in red and black on yellow stiff paper. Text in German. Very good condition. Scarce.

Philadelphia: Published by the College, 1897. First edition. Hardcover. g. 8vo. x, 204 pp. Green cloth with gold lettering. Includes Frontispiece displaying b/w facsimile sketch of Hayman Gratz with a facsimile of his signature protected by original tissue guard. Uneven pages. This is the first publication of Gratz College. Select contents include but are not limited to: a synopsis of 6 lectures given by Solomon Schechter, "Memoir of Hyman Gratz," by Moses A. Dropsie, "The History and Future of the Text of the Talmud," by Marcus Jastrow, "The Psalms and their place in the Liturgy," by Kaufman Kohler and much more. Includes a printed note tipped onto the free endpaper by D. Sulzberger, Custodian Gratz College Library. Age wear and scuffing to boards. Head and tail of spine bumped. Hinges starting. Minor yellowing to pages due to age, otherwise book is in good condition.

Paris: Librairie de la Construction Moderne, 1930. Hardcover. fair. 8vo. Oblong. (6)60pp. Blue cloth spine over decorated paper covered boards with pictorial paste-down. String ties to fore edges. Four large chips of paper covering on front board missing. Some staining, discoloration and scuffing to boards. A wonderful portfolio with the work of various French architects. They are: Emile Brunet, Urbain Cassan, A. Champy, Emile Dubuisson, F. Dulaurent, Raoul Jourde, H. Georges Lopin and G. Perret. Illustrated with 60 full page b/w reproductions of photographs of the Eglise Saint -Leon, Immeuble Avenue Percier, Batiment Industriel 22, Nouvell Hotel de Ville de lille, Hotel Saint-Louis et de la Poste, Grand Restaurant du Casino de la Foret au Touquet-Paris-Plage, Hotel du Touring-Club de France, Atelier de Confection, Eglise du Raincy, Immeuble de Rapport, Garage rue de Ponthieu, Theatre des Champs-Elysees and Gare de Lens. Text in French. Binding in poor, interior in very good condition.

Paris: Helio Aulard, ND. Les Editions en Anaglyphes. Softcover. vg. 4to. Unpaginated (20pp). Stiff wraps with printed attached dust wrapper, protected by mylar jacket. Illustrated with 17 reproductions of photogravures done in 3D of women in the nude in nature. With the original two-color cardboard stereo-viewer (glasses). Additional viewer of MGM's "Les Revoltes du Bounty" (Mutiny on the Bounty) starring Clark Gable and Charles Laughton, laid in. Some tearing on green "lens" of that viewer. Slight creasing on corners, small closed tears along head and tail of spine. Text in French. Very good condition. Scarce.