Search Results: 19th Century German Literature from Charles Agvent

n.p., (1930). First Edition. Hardcover. The tie on the portfolio is lacking. The prints are Fine with one or two of the mats creased at the corners. Overall about Fine. Lynd Ward. Quarto portfolio (8-1/4" x 12-1/4") consisting of 6 SIGNED wood block prints housed in a decorated boards portfolio with a printed gold label on the front. Copy #39 of only 44 with each 5-1/2" x 8" print numbered and SIGNED by the artist and mounted on a larger paper. Obviously quite scarce.

New York: Limited Editions Club, 1943. Hardcover. Mild soiling to covers. Near Fine, lacking the slipcase. Hugo Steiner-Prag. Large octavo (6-3/8" x 10") bound in full black natural linen decorated with a design in gold by the illustrator and a leather spine label. Translated by various hands; introductory essay by Arthur Ransome. Illustrated with 43 original lithographs drawn on the stone by Hugo Steiner-Prag, pulled by George C. Miller at the Printing House of William Edward Rudge. Copy #917 of 1500 SIGNED on the colophon page by the artist who also designed the book and wrote a prologue.

New York: Limited Editions Club, 1943. Hardcover. Mild sunning to the spine; owner blindstamp on the front free endpaper. Very Good in a Very Good slipcase. Hugo Steiner-Prag. Large octavo (6-3/8" x 10") bound in full black natural linen decorated with a design in gold by the illustrator and a leather spine label. Translated by various hands; introductory essay by Arthur Ransome. Illustrated with 43 original lithographs drawn on the stone by Hugo Steiner-Prag, pulled by George C. Miller at the Printing House of William Edward Rudge. Copy #845 of 1500 SIGNED on the colophon page by the artist who also designed the book and wrote a prologue.

New York: Heritage Press, (1943). Decorated cloth. Fine in slipcase. Hugo Steiner-Prag.

[New York]: Limited Editions Club, 1930. Hardcover. Fine in a Near Fine slipcase with a few small skimmed marks. Allen Lewis. Large quarto (9- 1/2" x 12-1/2") bound in rust cloth with a stamped design. Translated from the German by Edmund Gosse. Copy #509 of 1500 designed and decorated with cuts on wood and metal by Allen Lewis and SIGNED by him on the colophon page. The illustrations include seven full-page images plus decorative surrounding borders on each page, all printed in green, black and sepia. Undine, one of the fullest expressions of the Romantic ideal, influenced Goethe and Heine, among others.

[New York]: Limited Editions Club, 1930. Hardcover. Fine in a Near Fine slipcase made for the publisher but differing from the original. Allen Lewis. Large quarto (9-1/2" x 12-1/2") bound in rust cloth with a stamped design. Translated from the German by Edmund Gosse. One of 1500 copies designed and decorated with cuts on wood and metal by Allen Lewis and SIGNED by him on the colophon page. The illustrations include seven full-page images plus decorative surrounding borders on each page, all printed in green, black and sepia. Undine, one of the fullest expressions of the Romantic ideal, influenced Goethe and Heine, among others. This copy is marked "Office Copy" by the publisher and has the LEC Presentation blindstamp on the colophon page stating, "This is one of 15 Presentation Copies. Out of Series."

[New York]: Limited Editions Club, 1930. Hardcover. Fine in a Near Fine slipcase. Allen Lewis. Large quarto (9- 1/2" x 12-1/2") bound in rust cloth with a stamped design. Translated from the German by Edmund Gosse. Copy #4 of 1500 designed and decorated with cuts on wood and metal by Allen Lewis and SIGNED by him on the colophon page. The illustrations include seven full-page images plus decorative surrounding borders on each page, all printed in green, black and sepia. Undine, one of the fullest expressions of the Romantic ideal, influenced Goethe and Heine, among others. Low limitation numbers are quite uncommon for Limited Edition Club volumes, especially from the early years.

New York: Limited Editions Club, 1959. Hardcover. Spine a bit sunned. Near Fine in a Good slipcase with a split edge and soiled. William Sharp. Quarto (6-3/4" x 10-1/2") bound in full floral gilt-decorated buckram with gilt-stamped leather spine label. With a new introduction by Franz Schoenberner and illustrations by William Sharp, including 16 full-page lithographs drawn directly on the stone by Sharp and printed by George Miller. Copy #954 of 1500 numbered copies SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page.

New York: Limited Editions Club, 1959. Hardcover. Spine mildly sunned. Near Fine in a Near Fine slipcase with light wear. William Sharp. Quarto (6-3/4" x 10-1/2") bound in full floral gilt-decorated buckram with gilt-stamped leather spine label. With a new introduction by Franz Schoenberner and illustrations by William Sharp, including 16 full-page lithographs drawn directly on the stone by Sharp and printed by George Miller. Copy #473 of 1500 numbered copies SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page. Monthly Letter laid in.

New York: Limited Editions Club, 1959. Hardcover. Bookplate on the front pastedown. Spine mildly sunned. Near Fine in a Near Fine slipcase with light soiling. William Sharp. Quarto (6-3/4" x 10-1/2") bound in full floral gilt-decorated buckram with gilt-stamped leather spine label. With a new introduction by Franz Schoenberner and illustrations by William Sharp, including 16 full-page lithographs drawn directly on the stone by Sharp and printed by George Miller. Copy #39 of 1500 numbered copies SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page. Monthly Letter laid in.