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Zug: Ars, 1990. Hardcover. Fine. Sibylle Von Olfers. A real classic of German children's literature, this was first published in 1906, in German. 8 full page and one double page illustrations, as per the original. Charming illustrations by von Olfers (who was a Nun at the time she wrote and illustrated this book) in a very Art Nouveau style. Nice brown and green end papers. Brown cloth spine. This edition has an epilogue written by Andreas Bode. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. ... more information

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Moskau: Malysch, 1983. Soft Cover. Good. M. Karpenko. Contains a double page pop-up across each of its 14 pages. Translated from a Russian folktale, this edition is written in German. Contains illustrations of foxes, rabbits, bears, frogs and mice. Card covers and card pages which are brightly coloured and laminated. The pop-ups are of a simple design. Corners / spine bumped. All pop-ups work; some old mis-folds. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. ... more information

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Nurnberg: Schwager & Steinlein. Hardcover. Very Good. [1950's] German language children's book. In verse and illustrated in full colour. Scenes showing a rabbit delivering easter eggs. Board book. Unpaginated - 4 pages. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" Tall [oblong]. ... more information

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Furth: Pestalozzi-Verlag. Hardcover. Very Good. [c. 1960's] Written in German. In verse, fully illustrated in colour, christmas theme. Card pages. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. ... more information

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Furth: Pestalozzi-Verlag. Hardcover. Very Good. [c. 1960's] Nicely illustrated children's book, in German, with a Christmas theme about Angels. Unpaginated, 20 pages card pages. Small surface abrasion on upper board, otherwise very good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. ... more information

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Stuttgart: Thienemanns, 1948. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Christoff Schellenberger. Selection of German poems for children. Fully illustrated on every page from a limited pallette of rust, ochre, grey and black. Very slight bowing to upper board. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

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Munich: Pattloch, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. As New. Wachtmeister, Rosina. Beautiful illustrations by the Austrian artist Wachtmeister are used to adorn a selection of verses / poems by some of Germany's finest - Rilke, Morike, Goethe and so on. Very bright strong colours highlighted with reflective gold areas. German language, but the beauty of the book is in its presentation as much as anything. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

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Wiesbaden: Jos. Scholz-Mainz. Hardcover. Very Good. Therese Fiberla. n.d. [1950's] Children's illustrated board book, in German language. 10 pages of German scenes including street scenes, policemen, playing, shopping, transport, hospital, travelling and so on. Crease to front board, near to spine. A couple of brown marks on pages 2/3. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. ... more information

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Wiesbaden: Jos. Scholz-Mainz. Hardcover. Very Good. Ruthild Busch-Schumann. Delicately illustrated children's nursery song book, in German. There are nine songs, with music, each presented with a full page illustration opposite. Very slight marking to blue cloth spine, corners bumped. Very small amount of browning to centre page along fold. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. ... more information

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Wiesbaden: Jos. Scholz-Mainz. Hardcover. Very Good. Fritz Westenberger. n.d. [1950's] Nicely illustrated children's board book which has scenes showing all forms of transportation - motor bike, side car, bus, train, plane, truck, tram, ship etc. There is even an illustration of an early Volkswagen Beetle. It is thus of interest not only for its nice illustrations but also for the transport connections. Shop sticker from Obletter, Munich. German language. Slight marking to back strip and short spli... more information

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Wien, Heidelberg: Carl Ueberreuter, 1961. Hardcover. Very Good. Horst Lemke. German language children's book of Gulliver's Travels. Contains 10 full page colour plates and one double page colour plate as well as many more black and white illustrations. Lemke's illustrations are very stylised and make this a very unusual and collectible edition of Gulliver. 11 Tausend. There is a slight de-lamination beginning of the rear cover along the edge adjacent to the backstrip, otherwise this is a very ... more information

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Bayreuth / Prague: Gondrom / Artia, 1980. Hardcover. Very Good. Vojtech Kubašta. This title is from Kubasta's white series [weiße Reihe] of books which comprised ten titles, all characterised by the essentially white binding and picture of the yellow sun on the cover and that featured a dog and a white cat as the main characters. They were written for a younger audience and so the illustration tends to be more bold and simpler. The pop-up actions however are typical Kubasta, with most comb... more information

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Stuttgart: Parkland Verlag. Decorative Cloth. Very Good. Jgn. Tachner. A selection of 8 of the Grimm Brother's Fairy Tales, edited by Hans Fraungruber and illustrated by Jgn. Tachner. There are 20 full page illustrations (18 full colour and 2 black and white) and many more smaller illustrations and vignettes, making this a beautifully presented little volume. Reproduction of one of Gerlachs Jugendbücherei. 98 pages; 15x14 cm. Grey cloth boards with black titling to the front and spine. Art Nouvea... more information

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Munchen / New York: Desch / Simon & Schuster, 1956. Hardcover. Very Good. Provensen, Alice & Martin. 28 pages, all fully illustrated in colour. Lovely bright and strong colour lithograph illustrations depicting all the usual farm animals, but in particular about a little yellow chicken. One of the Goldenes Kinderbuch series of books (equivelent to Golden Wonderbook). German Language children's story book. Split to cover paper next to backstrip on rear board. Name and date (1956) on inside fron... more information

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London: Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd., 1918. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Good. Appleton, Honor C.. (dated by reference to British Library). 6 (including frontispiece) full colour pen and wash plates by Honor C. Appleton and small wood cut vignettes within the text on most of the pages, also by Appleton. All very charming illustrations. This book was written by Tyrrell as a sequel to her 1914 book, 'How I Tamed the Wild Squirrels'. It is a delightful tale about the red squirrels around the autho... more information

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Bayreuth / Prague: Gondrom / Artia, 1982. Hardcover. Very Good +. Vojtech Kubašta. This title is from Kubasta's white series [weiße Reihe] of books which comprised ten titles, all characterised by the essentially white binding and picture of the yellow sun on the cover and that featured a dog and a white cat as the main characters. They were written for a younger audience and so the illustration tends to be more bold and simpler. The pop-up actions however are typical Kubasta, with most co... more information

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Zürich: Artemis, 1949. Hardcover. Very Good. Pia Roshardt. Beautifully illustrated, in colour and monochrome, on every page, showing insects and small animals and general nature scenes. Accompanying poems, in German, relate to the animals, such as Hedgehog, butterfly, bat, kangaroo etc. 24 pp. wide book - 20 x 27 cm. Nice illustrated end papers. Owners name on ffep. A couple of small stains to upper board. Interior is Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

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Stuttgart: Bodensee, 1948. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Konstantin Kusnezow. Originally a russian fairy tale, presented here in German with very strong colour illustrations. Nice copy. Corners worn. Blue cloth spine with minor loss to tips. A few minor marks inside. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. ... more information

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München-Pasing: Meindl & Kittsteiner. Hardcover. Very Good. Willi Solleder. [c. 1945] German language children's illustrated fairy tale with 8 colour full page illustrations. Printed just after the war and under the auspices of the American Army Information Control Division. 12 pp. 27 x 21 cm. Short closed tear to ffep and one of the staples is coming loose. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

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Zurich: Rotapfel Verlag. Hardcover. Fine. Kreidolf, Ernst. First published in this form in 1983, however this copy is post 1989 as it was printed in West Germany. A good quality reproduction of this book that was originally published in the 1920's. Very nicely illustrated with scenes of winter wonderland, featuring gnomes and elves and a snow queen fairy. German language. Please note that in the photo the bottom edge of the book is not captured due to limitations in the size of my scanner. 8vo - over ... more information

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