Rare books from Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller

Venice: Pietro and Lorenzo Bragadini, Giov. Cajon, 1617. Hardcover. vg. Elephant Folio. 4 vols. (I): 1-228ff., (II): 229-441ff., (III): 442-667ff., (IV): 668-908,8,(24)ff. Modern 3/4 leather over black cloth boards with blind-embossed lettering to spines, raised bands, red page edges to 3 of 4 volumes. The fifth Biblia Rabbinica (Mikraot Gedolot), edited by Leo (Judah) di Modena, based Bomberg's 1525-26 Masoretic Bible, according to Jacob ben Chaim's codex (see Darlow and Moule #5119, Steinschneider Catalogus #424). Follows Bomberg's famous layout design- vocalized, cantillized, partially versified Hebrew Biblical text in the center, surrounded on the outside by the classical commentaries of Rashi and the Masoretic notes, as well as several other classical commentators. These additional sources include: the Arameic Targum Onkelos (side by side with Pentateuch text), Ibn Ezra (Pentateuch, Writings), Jacob b. Asher- "Baal ha-Turim" (Pentateuch), David Kimchi- "RaDaK" (Early and Later Prophets), Levi… Read More

Nuremberg: Ernst Plank, 1900. vg. Two complete sets of Struwwelpeter glass magic lantern slides, housed in original boxes. Each set contains 12 glass slides that reproduce the same images but are different in their size. The 12 slides of the larger set, Serie A, are 7.75 x 2.5 inches (20 x 6cm), housed in the original red patterned slide-top box with label. The 12 slides of the smaller set, A, are 6 x 1.5 inches (15 x 4cm), housed in the original cardboard box with label (staples of one edge present but loose). Rare, vividly colored glass slides, each comprised of four scenes in a sequential scenario typical of Struwwelpeter, showing children who get into trouble and suffer the consequences. "Die hübschen Gedichte zu diesen Bildern sind nur im Original-Struwwelpeter des Herrn Dr. Hoffmann zu finden." Slight bubbling in black perimeter. One plate in the larger set is scratched. All intact, with original tape along edges. Very good condition. 12 Slides, 9 stories: Der Struwwelpeter, Das Christkind,… Read More

München: Verlag von F. Bruckmann A.=G, 1925. Limited edition. Hardcover. g to vg. 1/45. Large atlas folio. Unpaginated. [21] loose plates, as issued. Original 3/4 cloth portfolio over paper covered boards, with gold lettering on front cover. This most impressive work is a compilation of 21 striking woodcuts by Bruno Goldschmitt, depicting scenes from the Old Testament. Each matted woodcut is protected with a tissue-guard and is signed by the artist. One of 45 copies of the Ausgabe II, with woodcuts on Imperial Japan, of which this is No. 33. Very minor rubbing and soiling on portfolio. Inside of front cover and flaps slightly foxed. Minor creasing with a tiny closed tear along inner margin of title-page, collophon and list of plates. First plate missing its tissue-guard. Sporadic and minor foxing on outer margin of some plates (not affecting woodcuts). Text in German, gothic script. Portfolio in overall good, interior in good+ to very good, plates in very good condition.

New York: Aperture & The Museum of Modern Art, 1972. First edition, Second printing. Hardcover. vg. Quarto. 15pp., 160 plates. Photo-illustrated paper-covered boards with black lettering on spine in photo-illustrated dust jacket. Square spine (not rounded spine as normally found on the first printing and the replacement second printing). Illustrated with full-page duotones of photographs by Arbus, as well as one photo of herself. Rare variant of the second print run, containing an image that was later withdrawn due to model-release issues: Two girls in identical raincoats, Central Park, N.Y.C. 1969. The entire second press run was to be destroyed by the publishers prior to distribution for this reason. 15 pages of text, edited from tape recordings of a series of classes Arbus gave in 1971 as well as from some interviews and some of her writings. Published in conjunction with the 1972 retrospective staged by MoMA curator John Szarkowski, which attracted more than 7 million viewers. Her 1967… Read More

Paris: Charles Massin, 1905. First edition. Hardcover. fair. Folio. 11, [1] (text), 100 loose plates, as issued (Vol.1) [8]pp (text), 100 loose plates, as issued (Vol.2). Original half red cloth over burgundy morocco portfolio with gold lettering on front covers and spines. String ties. Vignette on each title page. Stunning collection of classical Greek and Roman architectural reconstruction reproduced in heliogravure. The selections show a true care and attention to detail in bringing these design elements back to life and the renderings are simply splendid. First volume has heavy dampstaining and abrasion on portfolio. Spine and joints repaired with tan cloth. Half-title sunned. Sporadic dampstaining along fore-edge of plates (not affecting images, except for plates #4 and 44). Spine of second volume partly torn, and moderate rubbing on covers. Previous owner's stamp on inside of covers, half-titles, and at lower margin of plates (Russell E. Collins). Text and captions in French. Portfolios in… Read More

Leipzig: Oscar Brandstetter, 1913. First edition. Softcover. vg to near fine. Poster. Folio (20 x 14"). Original cream and black lithograph with gilt lettering and contours of illustration overprinted in gold on cardboard. Original design by Erich Waschneck depicting a white Doric column with exhibition information at top and bottom of poster, and "Erich Waschneck 1911" in cursive printing at right bottom of image. Printed by Emil Pinkau & Co., Leipzig. Waschneck studied painting at the Leipzig Art Academy. Starting in 1907 he began painting posters for films, worked as a still photographer and later for Fritz Arno Wager as a camera assistant. In 1924 he started to work as director and as a film producer in the 1930s. Poster in near fine condition. Booklet. Octavo. 47 (1)pp. Original illustrated white, stapled wraps with black lettering on cover, protected in modern mylar. Frontispiece portrait of Friedrich August, King of Saxony. Guide to the World Fair for Architecture and Housing and several… Read More

Berlin: Berliner Buch- und Zeitschriften - Verlag, E. O. Erdmenger & Co, 1943. Hardcover. Scarce collection of three works by Heinrich Doehle, profusely illustrated with color & b/w photographic reproductions of hundreds of medals, decorations, insignia and badges from the Third Reich. Covers party, military, police, civil, fire brigade, red cross, and many other badges & medals. Includes rules and explanations on when and how to wear medals, which pre-Third Reich badges are allowed, etc. First volume with b/w photographic reproductions only, second volume includes few color plates, 1943 copy with majority of illustrations in color. Text in German, gothic script. Heinrich Doehle was the Ministerialdirektor in der Präsdialkanzlei des Führers und Reichskanzlers. 1) Orden und Ehrenzeichen im Dritten Reich (Medals and decorations of the Third Reich). 1939. First edition. 8vo. 88pp. Original quarter red cloth over printed white paper-covered boards. 2) Die Orden und Ehrenzeichen des Großdeutschen… Read More

Douala, Cameroon: Published by the author, 1952. Original photograph(s). Original photographs. vg. Large quarto (11 x 8 3/4"). Unpaginated. [24]pp. Full burgundy leatherette photo-album. This unique collection is divided into two parts: 1) The first part of the collection consists of the complete 24 mounted silver gelatin photographic postcards documenting young girls from the M'Baka-Mandja* tribe being led towards areas where they are then cut with razor blades by traditional circumcisers. The no longer mandatory practice was considered a rite of passage that marked the transition to womanhood and was a requirement for all M'Baka-Mandja girls before they marry. Each photo-card measures 3 1/2 x 5 3/8" or 5 3/8 x 3 1/2", and is mounted (2 per page) on a salmon leaf. Most of the photographs are hand-captioned on the leaf by René Pauleau** himself. The last caption is dated "Douala, Cameroun, Janvier 1952" (Douala, Cameroon, January 1952). 2. 18 original silver gelatin photographs taken by the… Read More

London: Saunders and Otley, 1838. First London trade edition. Hardcover. f to vg. Octavo (8 x 5"). XII, 310, [2]pp (Publisher's advertisement). Original half cloth over paper covered boards, with printed title label on spine. "Sartor Resartus" is Thomas Carlyle's most enduring and influential work. Originally published in serial form in "Fraser's Magazine" in 1833-1834, it was discovered by the American Transcendentalists.* Sponsored by Ralph Waldo Emerson, it was first printed as a book in Boston in 1836 and immediately became the inspiration for the Transcendental movement. The first London trade edition was published in 1838 (our copy). By the 1840s, largely on the strength of "Sartor Resartus," Carlyle became one of the leading literary figures in Britain. The work is a fictional autobiography of a German philosopher called Diogenes Teufelsdröckh. Its deeper concerns are social injustice, the right way of living in the world, and the large questions of faith and understanding. Spine sunned… Read More

Mосква (Moscow): Государственное издательство изобразительных искусств (The State Publishing House of Graphic Arts), 1935. First edition. Softcover. f to vg. Folio (16 1/2 x 11 3/4"). Unpaginated. Original illustrated wrappers, with red and black lettering on front cover. "USSR in Construction" was a stunning photographic propaganda magazine published in the Soviet Union from 1930 to 1941, and briefly in 1949. It was published in Russian, French, English, German, with a Spanish-language edition added in 1938. The magazine's self-proclaimed aim was to "reflect in photography the whole scope and variety of the construction work now going on the USSR." It was conceived and designed to be an important foreign relations tool and to portray a positive image of the developments occurring in the Soviet Union to the rest of the world. "USSR in Construction" informed readers abroad of the rapid construction and industrialization taking place within the… Read More

London/Chicago: The Egypt Exploration Society/University of Chicago Press, 1958. First edition. Hardcover. g- to vg. Elephant Folios. Vol.1: (xi) 40 plates. Vol.2: (ix) 46 plates. Vol.3: (xi) 65 plates. Vol.4: (xviii) 80 plates. Vol.1 still retains its brown paper dust jacket. Tan cloth boards with gilt-stamped hieroglyphic illustrations on the front covers, and gilt lettering on the spines. This is the complete four volume visual survey from the site of the King Sethos' (Seti I) temple at Abydos. The acclaimed publication remains a key resource for the study of the temple and of Egyptology in general, to this day. The Temple (also known as The Great Temple of Abydos) is recognized as among the most significant structures in the area, as was primarily built as a memorial to King Seti I (father of Ramses II), and a place of reverence for the lineage of the past Pharoahs. The temple is well known for the "Abydos King List", a list of rulers of the principle dynasties, carved onto a wall. The site… Read More

Hamburg: Lucas Gräfe & Sillem (Edmund Sillem), 1916. First edition. Hardcover. g+ to vg. Folio (12 x 10"). [4], 109, [1]pp (Text), lxxv (i.e. 80) leaves (Photographic plates). Original olive cloth, with gold lettering to spine and front cover. Illustrated with original x-ray photographs of broken bones, imbedded bullets, etc.. "Röntgen-Atlas der Kriegsverletzungen 1914-1916" is a rather disturbing German World War I medical book showing photographs of war injuries before and after reconstructive surgery. In 1895, the invention of the X-ray by Wilhelm Roentgen created an amazing step forward in the history of medicine. For the first time ever, the inner workings of the body could be made visible without having to cut into the flesh. Even before the outbreak of the First World War, X-rays were already used to help diagnose injuries to troops in the Greco-Turkish War (1897), the Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905), and the two Balkan Wars (1912-1913). In 1914, nations were engulfed in an armed… Read More

Berlin: Gemeinnützige Berliner Ausstellungs-, Messe- und Fremdenverkahrs-G.m.b.H., 1935. First edition. Softcover. vg. Being educated at the Bauhaus in Weimar from 1921-1925, among others by Johannes Itten, Paul Klee and Wassily Kandinsky, Herbert Bayer had been appointed the head of the Bauhaus workshop Print and Advertising in Dessau in 1925. After the takeover by the Nazis in 1933 Bayer and his staff (dorland studio) worked for the Nazis, designing exhibition literature as well as propaganda material. His first design of an exhibition and its catalog was for the groundbreaking NS-Exhibition "Die Kamera - Ausstellung für Fotografie (The Camera - Exhibition for Photography)." The second major project was the 1934 exhibition "Deutsches Volk - Deutsche Arbeit (German People - German Work)." Again he and his "dorland studio" designed the exhibition catalog. And in 1935 the third exhibition "Das Wunder des Lebens" followed by the exhibition "Deutschland" on the occasion of the Summer Olympics in… Read More

Glasgow, Edinburgh and London: William Mackenzie, 1863. Deluxe Edition. Francis Frith. Two volumes, folio (450 x 330mm). [16], 1344pp., 57 unnumbered leaves of albumin prints (230 x 160mm), mounted on card stock. Crimson morocco over wooden boards, elaborately tooled in gilt and blind; edges mounted in brass, double brass clasps with thistle motif; covers with a broad, blind-stamped border around a recessed central panel with the crowned cipher of Queen Victoria in gilt; gilt tooled spine with 5 raised bands; a.e.g., marbled endleaves with gilt dentelles. Covers with some mild traces of use; single crease in each marbled endleaf (partially detached in second volume); occasional light to moderate foxing, mostly confined to the plate mounts; albumin prints in fine condition (often with foxing extending about 5mm from the edges into the mount). Overall a very good set, with a fine series of photographs, notable for their technical achievment. Deluxe edition, one of 170 copies, complete with all 57… Read More

Warsaw: [A. Bomberg Press for Efraim Fischel Geliebter and Josef Asher Zelig Weinryb], 1864. First edition. Broadside. Good to very good condition. Paper scroll (8 by 132 in.) consisting of 9 sheets of text glued to paper backing. Top 5 inches of scroll stained and torn, lacking a word or two at the beginning of the first six lines. Else generally clean with only occasional mild stains. Text in Hebrew and Aramaic. The first printed ilan ha-Gadol to appear since the engravings found in Christian Knorr von Rosenroth's Kabbala Denudata (Sulzbach, 1677), and the first to be printed by Jews for their own use. "Despite the opening of the floodgates to the printing of Lurianic works a century earlier, this was a Rubicon that had yet to be crossed" (Chajes). The author, Meir ben Judah Loeb ha-Kohen Poppers (1624-1662), was "a kabbalist of Ashkenazi descent who was active in Jerusalem after 1640. A pupil of Jacob Zemah, he became the last editor of the Lurianic writings... This tree, however, shows the… Read More