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. Das Münster in Essen.. Essen, Fredebeul & Koenen, 1929., 1929.
Price: US$99.44 + shipping
Description: Hrsg. von Kurt Wilhelm-Kästner. 4°. Silbergeprägter OLwdbd. (etwas fleckig, Bezug an zwei Stauchungen minimal eingerissen). 71 SS. und 82 Tafelss. mit ganzseit. Fotos von Albert Renger-Patzsch, 1 Bl. Sprache: Deutsch, Erste Ausgabe. - Renger-Patzsch war im Erscheinungsjahr des Buches nach Essen gezogen. - Heidtmann I, 13151. Vgl. Koetzle 362 und Mißelbeck 199. Nicht bei Wiegand. - Innen frisches Exemplar auf Maschinenbütten bzw. Kunstdruckpapier in der Gestaltung von Max Burchartz.
Seller: Antiquariat Frank Albrecht (VDA / ILAB), Schriesheim, Germany
Price: US$143.64 + shipping
Description: 28:23,6 cm. 72 Texts. mit 12 Illustr., 82 ganzseit. Abb. auf Bilds. Schwarzer OLn. mit silbernen Vorsätzen und Titelprägung auf Rücken und Vorderdeckel in Silber. Hervorragend im Stil der Neuen Sachlichkeit von Max Burchartz ausgestattete Ausgabe. Leinenbezug am Rücken und untere Ecken stärker beschabt. VERSAND ERFOLGT NUR MIT SENDUNGSNACHWEIS. SHIPMENT ONLY WITH TRACKING NUMBER!
Seller: M + R Fricke, Berlin, B, Germany
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 1st edition. Text in German. A Very Good copy in Good dust jacket. 4to., 72 pp., with 82 b&w photographic plates at the end. Black cloth in photo-illustrated dust jacket. Silver coated end papers and paste downs. The dust jacket has moderate edge wear, particularly at the spine's crown; the rear panel's top edge is chipped and creased. The silver end papers are beginning to show scratches and the glue below. The dj is now protected in a mylar sleeve. A Very Good copy in the scarce, Good dust jacket. *** A striking photographic study of the art and architecture of the Cathedral in Essen. An early work of photographer Albert Renger-Patzsch, published a year after his most famous work, DIE WELT IS SCHON. Renger-Pazsch, protagonist of the movement that came to be known as Neue Sachlichkeit (New Objectivity), wanted to record the exact appearance of objects, and he rejected any kind of artistic claim for himself. Believing that the photographer should strive to capture the "essence of the object," he called for documentation rather than art. ***.
Seller: Frey Fine Books, Rougemont, NC, U.S.A.
Price: US$1250.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1/150. Sm. folio. Portfolio. 65pp. booklet plus 82 loose plates housed in clamshell box. The book has cream wrappers with black lettering on cover. Foxing and minor creasing to wraps. Illustrated with b/w drawings. Includes detailed text of the history and architecture of the Münster and a list of description of the plates. The 82 plates are mounted b/w photographs of the cathedrale's interior as well as 2 photos of the exterior. The photos are by Albert Renger-Patzsch (1897-1966), the famous avant-garde photographer of the 1920's and 30's. Clamshell box has black spine with gilt title and copper paper covered boards. Outer bottom edge torn. Corner of upper edge repaired with white tape. Wear to corners of head and tail on spine and edges. Some rubbing and discoloration to box. A beautiful portfolio of this grand cathedrale in the German city of Essen. The first part of the cathedrale was finished in 873 A.D. Text in German by Julius Kauermann. Book and plates in very good, clamshell box in fair condition. Scarce.
Seller: ERIC CHAIM KLINE, BOOKSELLER (ABAA ILAB), Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.