Search Results: German Language from Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, ABAA

Berlin: Globus Verlag, n.y.. Hardcover. Wide small 4to. First title beige cloth with large, detailed front board pictorial stamping in black, grey and gold; second title grey cloth spine and pictorial paper over boards. (Ca. 75pp); 58pp. Extensive full-page photographs, captioned entirely in German. Very good. Boards a bit edgeworn, with tail of spine rough; endpapers age toned and a bit worn as usual; couple of centerfold images edgeworn, with discreet archival tear mends. Tight, decent first editions of this pair of slim, oversize photographic studies, undated but circa 1900. A delightful study of turn-of-the-century Berlin, chock full of huge, detailed images, one colorized -- its sights, buildings, public spaces, etc. The front board pictorial stamping depicting a busy city scene with river and pedestrian-laden bridge in foreground is quite striking. Second title front board likewise striking, but in a very different way, showing a statue-topped column, crests, decorative floral and foliage… Read More

Hannover: Hahn'sche Hofbuchhandlung, 1859. Hardcover. Small 4to. Quarter burgundy morocco with raised bands and gilt spine lettering/rules and marbled paper over boards. xvi, 978pp. Very good. Mild binding edgewear only, else internally tight and near fine. Attractive and tight twelfth edition of this well-known dictionary by the famed German lexicographer and grammarian (1764-1829), with assistance in later editions such as this by his famed son, Karl Wilhelm Ludwig Heyse, and C.A.F. Mahn. Title translates roughly as "General Germanized and Explanatory Foreign Dictionary with Designation for Pronunciation and Emphasis of Words along with Exact Statement of Origin and Formation." Done up in classic two-column format. An exceptional copy.

Stuttgart: K. Thienemanns Verlag, n.y.. Hardcover. Illustrations by Rolf Winkler. 4to. Quarter blue cloth with white spine lettering and beige pictorial paper over boards. 187pp, (5pp ads). Illustrations. Very good. Faintest of edgewear; nonauthorial gift inscription on title page. Handsome, tight undated (circa early 20th century) edition, entirely in German, of "Old and New Stories of Till Eulenspiegel: After the oldest printing newly translated and supplemented by H. König." Charmingly illustrated "new" edition of the 15th century German folk hero's adventures.

N.p.: Historischer Verein für Oberfranken, 1972. Paperback. Small 4to. Wrappers with tan paper spine. Pp. 187-253. Map, illustrations. Very good. Mild wear to outer wrappers (only), else internally fine. Scholarly offprint, entirely in German, of this article from 52nd volume of the "Archive for the History of Upper Franconia."

Leipzig: Verlag von L. Staackman, 1906. Hardcover. 12mo. Tan paper over boards with black, red, green and yellow pictorial stamping. 179pp, (1p ad). Very good. Binding a bit edgeworn and age toned, but internally tight and nice. Early printing (11th through 15th thousand) of the most popular juvenile tale by this German writer and poet (1862-1926), first published in 1905. Entirely in German. Charming front board graphic shows a young girl stretching up to pluck apples off a tiny tree as her dog watches. "Appelschnut" is perhaps idiomatic, as it evades translation (perhaps "Apple Picking" given the front cover graphic?), though subtitle translates "Your New and Old Actions, Adventures and Opinions.

New York: Ernst Kaufmann, n.y.. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Red cloth with black spine lettering and large color plate on front board. 96pp. Color frontispiece, 2 full-page color plates, decorative endpapers. Very good. Mild edgewear, and text block moderately age toned as usual. A tight, nice copy of this Horatio Alger style tale, entirely in German (title translation: "Poor and Rich or Two Ways of Life: A Narrative"). Undated, but circa 1900. Apparently some publisher's misprint caused them to have to tip a corrected title page on top of the original title page. Quite decent copy of this delicate production, with chromolithographic plates bright and charming.

N.p.: N.p., n.y.. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Glossy pictorial paper over boards with green cloth spine. (24pp). 6 full-page chromolithographs. Very good. Faintest of binding edgewear, else internally near fine. Cover title translates "On the Way to Calgary" (Golgatha being another name for the site outside Jerusalem's walls where Jesus was crucified), this cryptic but handsome slim title appears to have been published without title page, and consists of several brief Biblical lessons about the crucifixion. Lower left corner of front board notes "No. 1925," as if one in a lengthy series of Biblical lessons. Entirely in German and seemingly of turn-of-the-century (1900) vintage. Likely published by the New York branch of the German publisher Kunstdruck und Verlag von Ernst Kaufmann. Quite handsome and charming, in any case.

Wesel: W. Dums, n.y.. Hardcover. Illustrations by W. Schafer. 8vo. Red cloth spine and red paper over boards with large color pictorial plate to front board. 119pp. Color frontispiece, full-page color plate. Good plus. A bit edgeworn and with spine faintly sunned; front joint cracked but holding. A tight and quite attractive later printing (25th through 30th thousand of the new edition) of these moral tales for young adults, entirely in German. Title translation: "From Youth: Two Tales for Mature Youth." The front board graphic, frontispiece and illustration are bright, bold and just plain charming. undated, but a pencilled ownership signature (from the famed German Pietist settlement at Amana, Iowa) on front flyleaf dated 1904 places this at turn of the century.

Frankfurt am Main: Buchergilde Gutenberg, 1954. Hardcover. 8vo. Blue cloth with white spine lettering, dust jacket. 459pp. Very good/very good. Mild jacket edgewear. A tight and attractive reprint edition of publisher S. Fischer's 1954 edition of "Selected Stories," entirely in German, by the Nobel Prize-winning German novelist and short story master. Includes such classic novellas a "Death in Venice" and "Mario and the Magician."

N.p.: N.p., n.y.. Paperback. Illustrations by Wilhelm Schäfer. Small 4to. Stiff pictorial wrappers. (14pp). Numerous color illustrations. Very good. Binding a bit edgeworn and faintly scuffed. Bibliographically-challenged German-language edition of this old children's rhyme, whose title translates "Bake, Bake a Cake: Old Rhymes with New Pictures." Likely published in Germany around the turn-of-the-century, to which a pencilled ownership signature dated 1903 on front flyleaf lends credence. Apparently published without title page, though the publisher identifies this title as "No. 839" on the front wrapper. It also follows the quirky binding pattern of the first three text pages running on the left-hand side, followed by a charming centerfold (pp. 7-8) and the final three text pages running on the right-hand side. Numerous small illustrations throughout are bright and quaint.

Stuttgart: Verlag von Wilh. Effenberger, n.y.. Hardcover. Small 4to. Green cloth spine and pictorial paper over boards. (23pp). Numerous full-page illustrations (some color, some sepia tone). Very good. Faint edgewear. Tight, handsome undated printing (though pencilled 1906 ownership signature on front pastedown confirms turn-of-the-century) of this delightful mix of rhymes and illustrations, entirely in German. Rough title translation: "Ding-Dong Booklet: Old, Beloved Children's Rhymes." No. 422 of the F. Loewes Verlag publication.

New York: Kunstdruck und Verlag von Ernst Kaufmann, n.y.. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Glossy pictorial paper over boards with black cloth spine. (23pp). 6 full-page chromolithographs. Very good. Faint binding edgewear, else internally near fine. Tight and attractive slim title appears to have been published without title page; front cover title translates "Commit Your Destiny to God!" Consists of several brief Biblical lessons, entirely in German. Lower left corner of front board notes "No. 1913," suggesting this is part of a lengthy series of Biblical lessons for juveniles. Undated, but apparently of turn-of-the-century (1900) vintage. Handsome and charming, with fun front board graphic.

Milwaukee: Geo. Brumder, n.y.. Paperback. Small 4to. Brown cloth spine and stiff pictorial card stock. (19pp). 8 full-page chromolithographs. Very good. Binding a bit edgeworn and faintly soiled. A tight and nice undated (ca. late 19th century) edition of this nifty gathering of superb images and text about the birth of Christ, entirely in German. Title translation: "By the heavenly Child: A Biblical Picture Book I."

Madison: The University of Wisconsin Press, 1954. Hardcover. 8vo. Tan cloth with brown lettering. xxxii, 483pp. Very good. Bit of age toning to endpapers, else tight and nice. Second printing of this useful listing of more than 12,000 titles.

Eklingen, Germany: Verlag von J.F. Schreiber, n.y.. Hardcover. 4to. Quarter red cloth with glossy pictorial paper over boards, decorative dust jacket. 13pp (rectos only). Numerous chromolithographs, decorative endpapers. Very good/good-. Binding faintly edgeworn, but overall tight and bright; jacket heavily edgeworn, with numerous edge tears and small edge chips, showing (on verso) many expert archival mends -- thus overall quite presentable. A lovely and quite tight example of Number 31 of this publisher's children's tales, exceptionally bright and attractive. Though not dated, apparently turn of the century, circa 1890-1910. The many color chromolithographs are outstanding, and the dust jacket, despite heavy wear, is a rare survivor. Title translated as "Picture Stories for Small Children: 12 Color Pictures with Clever Children's Rhymes.

St. Louis: Louis Lange Publishing Co, n.y.. Paperback. 8vo. Stiff light green wrappers with red and dark green lettering and pictorial stamping. 154pp, (6pp ads). Numerous illustrations, advertisements. Very good. Faint edgewear only. Tight, clean and nice copy of the 29th volume of this annual fiction, nonfiction and poetry compilation translated as "Leaves and Blooms" -- interesting bit of German Americana, "Presented by the Editorial Staff of the Night School." Undated, but circa 1932. Entirely in German.

St. Louis: Louis Lange Publishing Co, n.y.. Paperback. 8vo. Stiff pale blue wrappers with gilt and red lettering and pictorial stamping. 155pp, (5pp ads). Numerous illustrations, advertisements. Very good. Bit of mild edgewear. A tight and lovely copy of the 28th volume of this annual fiction, nonfiction and poetry compilation translated as "Leaves and Blooms" -- interesting bit of German Americana, "Presented by the Editorial Staff of the Night School." Undated, but circa 1931. Entirely in German.

St. Louis: Louis Lange Publishing Co, n.y.. Paperback. 8vo. Stiff light blue wrappers with gilt and dark blue lettering and pictorial stamping. 151pp, (9pp ads). Numerous illustrations, advertisements. Very good. 1½" chip at tail of spine. A tight and handsome copy of the 27th volume of this annual fiction, nonfiction and poetry compilation translated as "Leaves and Blooms" -- interesting bit of German Americana, "Presented by the Editorial Staff of the Night School." Undated, but circa 1930. Entirely in German.

Berlin: S. Fischer Verlag, n.y.. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Yellow cloth, pictorial dust jacket. 557pp. Near fine/very good. Jacket a bit age toned, with small edge chips, but complete and overall attractive. A tight and nice later printing of this 1915 novel by the noted German writer and novelist (1873-1934) -- 1st through 50th thousand of the special 1930 edition. Entirely in German, loosely translated as "Little Goose Man." The volume itself is in exceptionally pristine condition and the dust jacket, though a tad worn, exceptionally charming.

Munster, West Germany: Wolfgang Holker, 1978. Hardcover. Small 4to. Red patterned cloth with paper label. 127pp. Illustrations. Fine. Text pages intentionally darkened, stained and margin-written to appear aged and well-used. Text entirely in German (title translation: "Black Forest Cook Book").