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New York, NY, USA: Alfred A. Knopf. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1964. Revised Edition; Later Printing. Cloth. An attractive Revised Edition, originally published in 1945 in about Fine condition. Bright green cloth with gilt decorations, little ghosting to end-papers in Very Good dust-jacket with a few closed tears and some minor chipping. From the collection of Betty Anderson, legendary art director of publisher Knopf in the late 20th century, as evidenced by her (small and unobtrusive) invento... more information

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Göttingen, Deutschland: Steidl Verlag. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1992. Cloth. 3882432225 . A nice copy of this First Edition/First Printing in Near Fine condition in alike dustjacket. Some bumping to book edges and corners and a cut on front of dustjacket. Unread; Nobel Prize Laureate Grass' tale of German art history professor Alexander Reschke and Polish art restorer Alexandra Piatkowska meet on the way to the cemetery in Gdansk Poland and quickly find they have much in common. The... more information

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New York, Ny, USA: Alfred A. Knopf. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1971. 1st US Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0394433041 . First American Edition/First Printing in Fine condition, litte sunning to top edge in alike dust-jacket. From the collection of Betty Anderson, legendary art director of publisher Knopf in the late 20th century, as evidenced by her (small and unobtrusive) inventory number and signature in upper left corner of paste-down ; ; Photographs . ... more information

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New York, NY, USA: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. Fine in Fine dust jacket; Signed by Author. 1992. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0151257434 . A handsome copy of this First US Edition/First Printing in about Fine condition in alike dustjacket with very light discoloration along top edge. SIGNED by author and Nobel Laureate Günter Grass directly on the title page; German art history professor Alexander Reschke and Polish art restorer Alexandra Piatkowska meet on the way to the cemetery in G... more information

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Berlin, Germany: S. Fischer Verlag. Near Fine. 1897. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. This First Edition/First Printing is in Near Fine condition. Royal blue binding with red edges. Nice clean and tight copy. Cover shows some rubbing, especially on spine, with slight bumping of corners. This particular copy is of the collection from Fritz Rentsch (1867 -1946, German impressionist and professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Leipzig) as validated by his stamp on the half-title page; Die Versunk... more information

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Augsburg, Germany: Johann Ulrich Krauss. Good. 1694. First Edition. Full-Leather. Bound in period blind-tooled vellum over wooden boards with raised bands, clasps are missing. Chipped pages showing tears and soiling and limited foxing throughout, some with contemporary repairs, most illustrations/text show only little or no loss. Tight binding, faded and bumped, mainly at corners and spine; Bound together in one volume: Biblisches Engel- u. KunstWerck (1694) : containing engraved title page and dedi... more information

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Cologne, Germany: Taschen. Fine+. 2003. Limited Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Fine condition of all components. A most stunning collectible of art history; The life and work of Friedensreich Hundertwasser is brought together in this limited edition. Hundertwasser began to number and catalogue his works in 1954, completing his entire oeuvre before his death in February 2000. Each book is individually numbered and stamped by the Hundertwasser estate. Volume I contains text by Wieland Schmied, a long-t... more information

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