Search Results: Titles starting with A from Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller

Phoenix: Dutton / Buse, 1977. First edition. Softcover. vg. Signed on inside cover. Quarto Oblong. Original photo-illustrated wrappers with white lettering on cover and spine. Illustrated title page. Dutton's play with symbolism masterfully exhibited and described in this collection of surrealist photo-montages. Composition and text in collaboration with known symbologist Dr. Amy Abletung. "This amazing volume is replete with many astounding photographs of hither-to-fore unphotographed subjects and it is written in the author's dynamic unusual straight from the shoulder hard hitting style." Light wear along edges of wrappers with light creasing at lower front wrapper. Wrappers in overall good+, interior in very good condition.

NP, nd. Softcover. vg. 8vo. Unpaginated. Pamphlet in original printed wrappers. Very good condition.

[Kharkiv]: Рух (Ruch), 1933. First edition. Hardcover. fair to vg+. Quarto. 105pp. [1]. B/w photo-illustrated dust jacket with black lettering on red, on the front cover. Yellow cloth boards with red lettering, and a cut/out from a b/w photograph mounted on the front cover. Red endpapers. This scarce work is a comprehensive monograph on the life and early career of acclaimed Ukrainian stage and film actor Amvrosi Buchma (1891-1957). Buchma's most notable film roles are perhaps in Aleksandr Dovzhenko's "Arsenal" (1929, pictured in this book) and Sergei Eisenstien's "Ivan the Terrible, Pt. I & II" (1944 and 1958). He was a prominent member of the Berezil theater from 1922-1936. Issued to commemorate the 25th anniversary of his entry to the stage as a professional actor, the publication is illustrated throughout with countless b/w photographic reproductions, and covers the actor's work on both stage and screen. Index of images and table of contents at the back. Biographic text, captions throughout,… Read More

香港 (Hong Kong): 開發股份有限公司 (Cafa Company Limited), 1967. Hardcover. g+ to near fine. Elephant folio. 21.5x15". Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering on the front cover and spine. Decorative gold-speckled endpapers with dragon motifs. The five volumes of this set gather and reproduce a total of 200 masterpieces of Chinese painting and calligraphy from private collections, previously unseen by the public. Whereas many previous book have showcased many famous and widely seen works, this collection is unprecedented in its depiction of works in private hands, many of which would have been unknown to the general public at the time of its publication. Since then many of the included works have been on the private collectors market. The production of the set took two years and was difficult and involved multiple international teams of researchers and collaborators. Starting in 1966, the paintings works were selected from private collections around the world and were reviewed to determine… Read More

Milano: Selleria A. Pariani, 1930. First edition. Softcover. g. Quarto. 42pp. Original illustrated wrappers protected by modern mylar. Photographic title-page. Rare catalogue of saddles, harnesses and various other riding equipment by the Italian saddle manufacturer A. Pariani Selleria. Founded in 1903, Pariani become famous for the skilled craftsmanship and high quality of their hand-made "English" saddles (dressage & jumping). To guarantee its quality, every saddler at Pariani's works on the same saddle from beginning to end. This volume is profusely illustrated throughout with hundreds of b/w photographic reproductions. Some staining, creasing and a few closed tears on wraps. Text in Italian. Wraps in overall fair, interior in good+ condition. Scarce.

Hong Kong: The Commercial Press, 1989. First edition. Hardcover. vg to near fine. Quarto. 212pp. (3). Tan cardboard slipcase, with dark blue lettering in Chinese and English on the cover and spine. Dark blue buckram boards with silver lettering in English and Chinese on the front cover and spine. Beautifully printed orange textured endpapers. The publication documents the material showcased at the China National Postage Stamp Museum at the exhibition held in July 1988, to commemorate the 110th anniversary of the first Chinese postage stamp. The exhibition is documented through text and high quality color photographic reproductions. Text in Chinese and English. Slipcase with some light rubbing to some corners and the back cover. Binding with some minor smudges and scratches. Slipcase in very good, binding in very good+, interior in near fine condition overall.

Barcelona: Provenza, 1934. Hardcover. fair. Unpaginated. 8vo. Profusely color illustrated ABC book in Spanish. Decorated paper boards w/red cloth spine. Wearing along edges and front cover starting to split from binding. Binding in fair, interior in overall very good condition.

Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing Ltd, 2002. Hardcover. vg+ to near fine. Quarto. 318pp, Original photo-illustrated tan dust jacket with black, white & tan lettering on cover, black lettering on spine. Black cloth boards with grey writing on cover and spine. Photo illustrated title page (frontispiece). Contents of front and back flaps are reproduced on the front and back end papers. This presentational copy, courtesy of Schiffer Publishing, takes an in-depth look at the graphics found on varieties of children's alphabet ware (tableware) and the histories of the firms who made them. Organized in alphabetical format, each alpha letter talks specifically about themes starting with that letter; A is for Americana, B is for bottle ovens, C is for Commercialism etc... The initial text section contains a history, followed by an extensive section of color photographic reproductions of the pieces, concluding with the section of appendices, bibliography and Index. A must have for any tableware collector.… Read More

Chicago: NP, 1925. Softcover. vg. 8vo. 16pp. Stapled wrappers as issued. Minor discoloration and staining to wraps. Original letter of Larry Edmiston, who was the Sales mgr. of Morton Manufacturing Company, laid-in. Letter is dated December 23, 1925 and is addressed to a Mr. J. D. Little of Los Angeles. Includes original "Return Card." Rare catalog describing the ACME Bathroom Cabinet. Illustrated with b/w reproductions of photographs. Very good condition. Rare.

Softcover. vg. Quarto. 280pp. Original pictorial wrappers. It offers great photos, clothing and editorial. Irreverent, unbiassed and sexy, it includes celebrity profiles, travel, movies and books. It is profusely illustrated with color and b/w photographic reproductions of models, often partly naked. Minor and sporadic rubbing on head and tail of spines. Wrappers in overall good+, interior in overall very good condition.

Columbus, OH: Abercrombie & Fitch, 1999. First edition. softcover. vg. Quarto. 296pp. Original pictorial wrappers. It offers great photos, clothing and editorial. Irreverent, unbiassed and sexy, it includes celebrity profiles, travel, movies and books. It is profusely illustrated with color and b/w photographic reproductions of models, often partly naked. Minor and sporadic rubbing on head and tail of spines. Wrappers and interior in overall very good condition.

Columbus, OH: A & F Quarterly, 2002. First edition. Softcover. vg. Quarto. 280pp. Original photographic wrappers. The A & F Quarterly is Abercrombie & Fitch's signature magazine. It offers great photos, clothing and editorial. Irreverent, unbiassed and sexy, it includes celebrity profiles, travel, movies and books. It is profusely illustrated with hundreds of color and b/w photographic reproductions of models, often partly naked. Features numerous photographs by Bruce Weber. Wraps and interior in very good condition.

Columbus, OH: Abercrombie & Fitch, 2002. First edition. Softcover. vg. Quarto. 104pp. Original pictorial wrappers. Catalog of A & F clothing with some great unbiassed and sexy color photos of models. Minor and sporadic rubbing on head and tail of spines. Printed Address label cut out on back cover. Wrappers in overall good-, interior in overall very good condition.

Columbus, OH: Abercrombie & Fitch, 2001. First edition. Softcover. vg. Quarto. 272 pp. Original pictorial wrappers. Catalog of A & F clothing with some great unbiassed and sexy color photos of models. Minor and sporadic rubbing on head and tail of spines. Wrappers in overall good-, interior in overall very good condition.

Berlin: I. G. Farbenindustrie Aktiengesellschaft, 1938. Hardcover. vg. Quarto. Bound in original gray Agfa silk (Agfa-Kunstseide) with red-embossed company's emblem and lettering within red border stamped on front cover. Categorized thumb index. 1938 Agfa sales catalogue listing various camera models, lenses, films, photo papers, as well as other miscellaneous accessories. Illustrated with b/w reproductions of photographs showing the models and accessories. Text in German. Some age wear, scuffing and staining on cloth. Tiny parts on red lettering and border chipped. One thumb-index tab torn. Hinges starting slightly. Binding in good+, interior in overall very good condition. Two typewritten leaves "Agfa-Mitteilungen" (ca. 1937), laid-in. Edges of leaves creased and chipped.

NP: NP, 1981. Softcover. g to vg. Square Quarto. Unpaginated. Stapled black printed wraps, with white lettering on front and back covers. Text by Riva Castleman, Octavio Paz, and Stanton L. Caitlin. This is catalog serves as a visual survey of the Artes Graficas Panamerica program and traveling art exhibition. Contains 14 beautifully printed color reproductions of work from Enrique Arnal, Santiago Cardenas Arroyo, Jose Luis Cuevas, Delia Cugat, Fernando De Szyszlo, Marcel Floris, Antonio Frasconi, Gunther Gerzso, Roberto Sebastian Antonio Matta, Fernando Maza, Alejandro Otero, Anna Letycia Quadros, Omar Rayo and Francisco Zuniga. Wrappers with minor scratches, sunned and slightly creased along spine. Light staining to back cover. Interior with sporadic minor foxing. Binding in overall good, interior in overall very good condition.

Berlin: Neuer Deutscher Verlag - Willi Münzenberg, 1929. First printing. Softcover. Very good condition. All issue folios (15 x 11") with photo-illustrated covers and brown lettering on covers, some with photomontages by John Heartfield. All issues with photogravure illustrations and up to and including volume XI, No. 52, 1930, with A-I-Z header in stylized Gothic German lettering with German text, protected by modern mylar. This Heartfield collection of acrid as much as to the point montages and text by John Heartfield are unique in their drastic description of society just as much as many of them are artistic masterpieces. After the move to Prague in 1933 the masthead changed. Instead of the brown lettering of A-I-Z, the covers feature AIZ in reverse white with shadows of the letters in brown reflecting a modernist typography. The issues are printed in the same sepia-toned fashion until 1934 when they changed to a red-toned gravure. The edition was reduced from a weekly run of 500,000 to 12,000… Read More

Berlin: Druck- und Verlagsanstalt "Zukunft", Runge & Co. / Willi Münzenberg, 1930. First editions. Softcover. Very good condition. Folio (15 x 11"). 52 issues bound in boards, backed with black library tape, featuring the cover of No. 40, 1930, on cover and protected by modern mylar. All issues are profusely illustrated with sepia-toned photogravures. This set of A-I-Z issues represents a rich as much as critical introduction to the year 1930. The AIZ content is political, worker and "Third World" related in general and represents the harsh, critical views of the publisher and contributors. It was published between 1924 and 1933 in Berlin, then in exile from Prague and eventually in Paris until 1938. The content exhibits a strict antifascist and pro-Communist stance and is known for its striking photojournalism and the photomontages of John Heartfield. It was published by Willi Münzenberg. Text in German. Issues with John Heartfield photomontages are: No. 6 Without subtitle as printed in issue… Read More

Prague: AIZ, 1934. First edition. Softcover. Very good condition.. Folio (15 x 10 1/2"). 16pp., incl. covers. Original newsprint with photomontage, light brown covers. Protected by modern mylar. This issue features one of the most famous photomontages of Heartfield on the cover, Mimikry. The subtext: 'after all attempts to convey National Socialist ideas to the working class failed, Goebbels had one last, desperate idea: he persuaded the "Führer" to wear a Karl-Marx-Beard in the future when addressing workers.' The issue covers a large fire in Berlin, pornography and pogroms, Vienna children of workers, deep see diving, an article by Egon Erwin Kisch on Sing-Sing, the spirit of Bruck - the future of Austria, an installment of a Walter Schönstedt novel and a contribution on a disarmament conference, all illustrated. Imprint lists offices in Prague, Switzerland, Holland, England and New York, with A. Kertész as representative. [WITH] Quarto (8 1/2 x 5 7/8"). 16pp., incl. covers. Original… Read More

Berlin: Neuer Deutscher Verlag - Willi Münzenberg, 1932. First edition. Softcover. Very good condition. Folio (15 x 11"). 22pp. (410-431). Photo-illustrated wraps with white and red lettering, protected by modern mylar. Centerfold with famous photomontage by John Heartfield: Krieg Und Leichen - Die Letzte Hoffnung Der Reichen. (War And Corpses - The Last Hope Of The Rich). "The hyena wears a "Blue Max," a flying medal from World War I. The original motto, "Pour le Mérite," has been changed to "Pour le Profit." This montage, Heartfield's first after returning from the Soviet Union, appeared in this special May Day issue... This issue carries an editorial by AIZ publisher Willi Münzenberg that remembered Lenin's call for the withdrawal of Russia from the "imperialist war" in 1917 and stressed the threat to the Soviet Union, fifteen years later, of attack by capitalist states in crisis. There were unsuccessful attempts to ban copies of this issue of AIZ in Baden, provoking protests from sympathetic… Read More