Search Results: The Vienna Secession and the Wiener Werkstatte from Interquarian

Berlin and Leipzig: S.Fischer Verlag, 1925. 164 pp, blue cloth with gilt titles to spine and cover, covers rubbed and slightly stained, condition fair. Signed in pencil on the ffep by the author "Frau Victoria, des liebenswurdigen .[?], Gerhart Hauptmann .[?] 3 Juni 1928. Gerhart Hauptmann, German Poet and Author and winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1912. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Signed by Author(s). 132 Bis 141 Auflage. Cloth. Fair/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.

Berlin: Paul Zsolnay, 1927. 117, with index and chronology of Chinese poets whose works are translated in the German text. Black cloth with ornate titles in gilt to front cover and spine/ Dedicatory inscription from the author to Rudolf and Thea Rosenbaum (of the Bruder Rosenbaum) "Seinen lieben Freunden Rudolf und Thea Rosenbaum. Max Fleischer -2. November-1927" with book plate of Rudolf Rosenbaum on fpd. In near fine condition except for a small tear at head of spine. Signed by Author(s). First. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Wien: Verlag Ed. Strache, 1920. 43 pp printed on vellum-paper with 4 monochrome lithographs by Bohuslav Kokoschka. Paper covered boards with blue resist decoration and paper label to front cover. In excellent condiotion, spine discoloured by sunlight, no 7 of 500 numbered copies, unopened. Lithographs printed by die Sezession Graphische Kunstanstalt, paper label of Sigmund Rosenbaum (Wiener Werkstätte) on fpd.. Soft cover. Good. Illus. by Bohuslav Kokoschka. Book.

Leipzig: Gesellschaft Für Graphische industrie, 1923. 171, contents, list of Ewers's work, 4 blank, eps with batik marbling in grey. Published in the Geschichten um Mitternach series, herausgegeben von Karl Hans Strobl with black and white decorations, vignettes and plates by Hans Strohofer. Smooth green morocco binding with gilt decoration of a clock showing midnight on the front cover and gilt titles to spine, top edge gilt. No. 11 of 120 copies signed by the illustrator Hans Strohofer on p. 4. Spine faded by sunlight, a few small bumps, blood (?) stains on pp. 16-17 but otherwise in very good condition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Signed by Illustrator(s). Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Hans Strohofer. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.

Wien: Almanach Der Dame, 1930. 75 pp plus 1 of which the last 5 are advertisements. An offprint from Almanach Die Dame on the life and works of Joseph Hoffmann entitled "Eine Ubersicht anlasslich der Ausstellung im Osterreichischen Museum in Wien, Osterreichischer Werkbund". Contributions and comments on Hoffmann by, amongst others, Peter Behrens, Le Corbusier, Joseph Frank, Walter Gropius, karl Moser, Hermann Neubacher, P. Morton Shand, Josef Strygowski etc. with 33 black and white photographic plates of houses, museums, institutional buildings together with plans and models of buildings. Also included are household objects designed by the Vienna Werstatte. Bound in stiff card with red linings with silver paper printed in red on the front and back cover and spine. Some marking of covers and with minor chips on the edges but otherwise in very good condition. Co-founder of the Vienna Werkstatte in 1903 his most famous architectural works were the Sanatorium Purkersdorf, the Palais Stoclet in… Read More

Jena: Christ. Heinr. Cuno's Erben, 1794. (36), 324 pp, rebound c, 1920 in quarter parchment with hand-printed floral boards; from the library of Rudolf Rosenbaum (of the Bruder Rosenbaum) with his bookplate on the front pastedown. Both endpapers preserved and covered with manuscript references in an early 19th century hand to religious works of the late 1820's. Doderlein (1746-1792), a Lutheran theologian from Jena, most famous for his critical translation of the Book of Isaiah in which he posited a later authorship of chapters 40-66.. Dritte Verbesserte Aufgabe. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 11 x 18 cm.. Book.

Vienna, Wien: Richard Lanyi, 1930. Portrait frontispiece of Altenberg with 17 further illustrations from photographs with his manuscript notes in facsimile, 67, publisher's blue cloth gilt, spine faded. Several photographs of young womens (some risqué) with whom Altenberg was obsessed. Occupying a key place in the Vienna movement he was described as "the Bohemian's Bohemian". With the heraldic bookplate of Rudolf Rosenbaum whose family, the Bruder Rosenbaum, were the printers of the book, on the fpd. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Book.

Wien: Eduard Holzel & Co., 1924. 412 pp., 1 map, 460 illustrations with contributions by Dr Georg Kyrle and Dr Fritz Eichler and essays on the foundation of Baden, its archaeology, antiquities, buildings and art collections with a historical foreword. Original printed wrappers of which parts are lacking at the lower spine, front and back covers affected by sunlight. otherwise very good. Additional postage may be required.. Paper Wrappers. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12". Book.

Wien: Osterreich. Staatsdruckerei, 1928. 109, original printed card covers, a well-preserved copy, some mild sunning to covers.. 1st Edition. Card Covers. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Wien: Edition Tusch, 1983. 23 pages text, 56 colour plates of house facades and doorways in the Viennese Jugendstil, publisher's grey cloth, dj complete-little sign of use.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Hedwig Zdrazil (Photographer). 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book.

Vienna A series of poems by Joseff von Eichendorff written in white ink on grey hand made paper and bound in a custom binding. The work is entitled The German Soul and features a selection of romantic songs and poems which had been set to the music of Hans Pfitzner. Pfitzner composed his cantata based on Eichendorff's poems in 1920 and it was first performed in 1921. Pfizner wrote the work as Germany was losing Alsace-Lorraine to France. Although the book is neither dated nor signed it comes from the library of Hertha Rosenbaum who was previously married to the calligrapher Rudolf von Larisch under the name Hertha Larisch-Ramsauer although she continued to exhibit her work under the name Hertha Sladky (ate least according to the catalogue of the Internationale Ausstellung Moderne Kunstlerischer Schrift held in honour of von Larisch's 70th birthday in May 1926, he, Hertha Sladky and Hertha Ramsauer all lived at the same address). Rudolf von Larisch (1856-1934) was a founder member of the… Read More