Search Results: Authors starting with K from Thomas A Goldwasser Rare Books

Leipzig: Kurt Wolff, 1914. Later printing. Kokoschka. Original green printed wrappers, some chipping to spine, very good. Literary contributions by many authors published by Wolff: Kafka, Werfel, Walser, Trakl, Lasker-Schüler, Heym, and others; illustrations by Kokoschka and others. 11-15 thousand.

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"

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.

New York: The New Yorker, 1951. First edition. Self-wrappers, fine condition. Reprinted from The New Yorker issue of May 26, 1951.

New York, 1953. First edition. Reprinted from The New Yorker issue of May 14, 1949. Wrappers, the letter "R" in red ink on front, otherwise fine.

Dusseldorf and New York: Kaldewey Press, 1982. First edition. Kaldewey, Gunnar A.. Oblong folio, 26 pages, 410 mm x 150 mm., bound in brushed aluminum plates with stainless steel hinges, glue perished, but a fine copy, in grey cloth clamshell box as issued (box corners worn). Printed in blue letterpress on a black offset background, each page has been individually sprayed to give the impression of cloud formations. The aluminum sides and exaggerated horizontal dimension give the book somewhat of the feeling of viewing clouds from inside an airplane. Gunnar Kaldeway's second artist book. One of a projected edition of 60 (30 English language copies and 30 German), however only about 40 copies were completed in total. Volz, Gunnar A. Kaldewey: Artist Books for a Global World, p. 25.

Paris: Maeght, 1965. First edition. Folio, wrappers, fine condition, 28 x 38 cm. 7 color lithographs.

Paris: Maeght, 1951. First edition. Folio, wrappers, fine condition, 28 x 38 cm. 3 color lithographs and 3 in black.

New York: Stefanotty Gallery, 1974. First edition. Folio, 11 inches x 13 1/2 inches, [12] pages. light soiling to covers, corner bent; very good. Photographically documents a performance on March 11, 1974.

New York: Random House, 1935. First edition (not stated). Blue cloth, spine slightly faded, but a nice copy in dust jacket.

New York: Random House, 1954. First edition. Boards, fine in dust jacket (slightly faded on the spine). With publisher's review slip.

New York: Random House, 1935. First edition (not stated). Blue cloth, spine faded, but a very good copy in dust jacket. First edition (not stated). Scarce. "After an absence of several weeks, Kaufman returned one night and found that Jane Cowl, a playwright herself, had added scores of new lines for her own role. Off shot the telegram: dear miss cowl. your performance is better than ever. delighted i cannot say as much for your lines" Teichmann.

London: Elkin Mathews & Marrot, 1928. First edition. One of 530 numbered and signed copies. Bound by Terry Rutherford in a three piece case with goat spine, goat onlays and paste paper covered boards. Graphite head. Paste paper covered slipcase.

Helskini: Eurographica, 1990. First edition. Wrappers, as new. One of 350 copies, signed and dated by the author.

Brownsville, Oregon: Story Line Press, 1990. First edition. Cloth backed boards, publisher's slipcase, fine. One of 100 specially bound copies (although issued without limitation page).

New York: French & European Pub, [n.d.]. Small folio, 9-1/4 x 10-3/4 in., in a cloth-backed printed board portfolio. Ex-library. Edgeworn, some faint discoloration of plates and portfolio, a very good copy overall. Sixty vivid pochoir plates illustrating 19th century French costumes, by region.

Pencil on card, 5 inches x 3 inches. Card with adhesive marks, mounted on plain paper, with clippings and a souvenir photograph.

1952. Pencil on card, 5 inches x 3 inches. Card with adhesive marks, mounted on a letter from the American Foundation for the Blind, with newspaper clippings. Traces of tape on top edge of card.

London: Hogarth Press, 1929. First edition. 1000 copies were printed. Brown cloth, gilt. Fine in dust jacket with a small tape repair at the crown. Woolmer 198.

London: Hogarth Press, 1929. First edition. Orange cloth in dust jacket. A very good copy, small ink notation to front endpaper; dust jacket spine darkened, trace of loss to extremities. Hogarth Lectures on Literature Series, No. 8. Woolmer 197.