German Literature from Thomas A Goldwasser Rare Books

Helskini: Eurographica, 1985. First edition. Wrappers, fine. One of 350 copies, signed by the author.

Berlin: Die Schmiede, 1924. First edition. Publisher's brown striped boards, printed cover and spine labels (design by Georg Salter). A fine copy in the rare and fragile dust jacket, with only minimal wear. Published shortly after Kafka's death in June 1924, it is the last book for which he corrected proofs. Dietz 66.

Chemnitz: Schmeitzner, 1882. First edition, first issue. 8vo, 2 leaves, [5]-255 pp. Bound to period style in marbled boards, with red morocco spine and black leather labels. Fine condition. From the library of Viennese bibliographer Dr Moriz Grolig with his circular stamp on the title page verso. Of 1000 copies originally printed, 788 remainders were sold to E.W. Fritsch… Read more about this item

Berlin: Der Malik-Verlag / Abteilung Dada, 1920. Second edition, expanded. Grosz, George. Original thin printed boards, with Grosz design. 258 mm x 185 mm. 31, [1] pp. This second edition of Huelsenbeck's first book is the first to contain Grosz's illustrations, 11 in text, plus the two covers. It was originally published in 1916 by Collection Dada in Zurich,… Read more about this item

Paris: Editions Cosmopolites, 1937. First edition. Beckmann, Max. Original wrappers, glassine jacket, fine. Copy 90 of 100 copies on Van Gelder paper, numbered and signed by the author. 7 full-page lithographs by Max Beckmann.

Munich: Kurt Wolff, 1926. First edition. 8vo, pp. [vi], 504. Original blue cloth, some mild fading, internally fine and fresh, with the rare original dust jacket (edges and folds minimally restored, slightly chipped at the ends of the spine), the jacket carries a quote from Hermann Hesse calling Kafka "König der Deutschen Sprache"

Paris: Editions Cosmopolites, 1937. First edition. Beckmann, Max. Original wrappers, glassine jacket, fine. 7 full-page lithographs by Max Beckmann.

London: Hogarth Press, 1944. First edition. Translated, with an Introduction and Notes, by J. B. Leishman. Original rust-orange cloth, nearly fine in tanned, slightly chipped and price-clipped dust jacket. Woolmer 510.

Berlin: Arcadia - Verlag, 1931. First (acting) edition. Original printed wrappers, cloth taped spine over staples. 125 pages, mimeographed. Some pencil notes apparently related to a performance.

Frankfurt a.M.: Suhrkamp, 1971. First edition. Original white cloth, fine copy in dust jacket, jacket laminate flaked, small edge tears. W /G 59.

Helskini: Eurographica, 1986. First separate edition. Wrappers, fine. One of 350 copies, signed and dated by the author.

New York: Knopf, 1930. First edition. Wrappers, stapled. One leaf pulled; very good.

Helskini: Eurographica, 1988. First separate edition. Wrappers, fine. One of 350 copies, signed by the author.

New York: Knopf, 1937. First American edition. Wrappers, sewn, very good.

Privately printed, 1971. First edition. Brown cloth, fine, original glassine dust jacket. In German and English.

Berlin: Suhrkamp, 1965. 21 volumes. Original boards, or original cloth. Very good and fine copies. First editions (except vol. I of Stücke, which is a later printing) of Brecht's collected works, The first 12 of 14 eventually published volumes of plays and the first 9 (of 10) of poems. W.-G. 64, 77. Additional shipping will be required.,

Berlin: Büchergilde Gutenberg, 1931. First edition. Original blue linen, stamped in red, a fine copy, published in English as Government.. Wilpert/Gühring 14.

Erfurt: Hennings, 1797. First edition. Early half dark brown calf with marbled boards, sprinkled edges, joints rubbed, else a fine copy. First edition, with twelve woodcuts in the text. W. / G. 10.

Munich, 1845. First edition. Original printed wrappers, frontispiece and 16 leaves, illustrated with woodcuts. Very good condition. W / G 11.

Leipzig: Goerg Joachim Göschen, 1790. First separate edition. Marbled boards, leather label, uncut, and partially unopened, occasional light browning. First separate edition, an offprint or extract from Goeschen's edition of Goethe's Schriften (1787-1790), newly paginated and with a separately printed title added.