Auction 83, 24-28 November 2025

6,524 lots

Lots

Lot 362RUSSIAN BOOKS. (AVANT-GARDE) ART, LITERATURE and FINE PRINTING

[Rodchenko, A.]. Novyj LEF.

Year 1927, no.1. Ed. V. Mayakovski. Moscow, Gosizdat, 1927, 47,(1)p., double-p. photogr. plate (printed on recto and verso), orig. wr. by A. RODCHENKO. AND 1 other issue of NOVYJ LEF (year 1927, no.10. Cut short w. loss of most of the word "Novyj" on frontwr.).

Estimate €120 – €150Result €375

Lot 364RUSSIAN BOOKS. (AVANT-GARDE) ART, LITERATURE and FINE PRINTING

Shtorm, G. Khod Slona (The Bishop's Move).

Moscow/ Leningrad, Gos. Izd., 1930, 78,(12)p., woodcut ills. and orig. wr. by A. KRAVCHENKO. Nold, R. Pod razvesistoi klyukvoi. Ibid., Tea-Kino-Pechat', 1929, 27,(5)p., ills., orig. wr. by A. USHIN.

Estimate €100 – €150

Lot 365RUSSIAN BOOKS. (AVANT-GARDE) ART, LITERATURE and FINE PRINTING

Smirnov, A. Psikhologia Professii (Psychology of Professions).

Moscow, Rabotnik Prosveschenia, 1927, 135,(1)p., ills., orig. wr. by L. FEINBERG. Goldscheider, A. Boevye voprosy vrachevania (Polemical issues in medicine). (Leningrad), Gos. Izd., 1929, (4),95p., orig. wr.

Estimate €100 – €150

Lot 366RUSSIAN BOOKS. (AVANT-GARDE) ART, LITERATURE and FINE PRINTING

Spolokhi (Flashes).

Year 1, no.1 and 2. Ed. A. Drozdov. Berlin, E.A. Gutnov, 1921, 2 vols., 56; 52p., plates/ ills. after M. LAGORIO (no.1) and M. CHAGALL (no.2), orig. unif. wr. w. mounted plate, 4to.

Estimate €200 – €300Result €200

Lot 369RUSSIAN BOOKS. (AVANT-GARDE) ART, LITERATURE and FINE PRINTING

Za proletarskoe iskusstvo (For a proletarian art).

Year 1, no.1 and year 2, no.4. Moscow/ Leningrad, Ogiz-Izogoz, 1931-1932, 2 vols., 32; 15,(1)p., ills., (col.) plates, ills. by/ after i.a. TH. STEINLEN, BÉLA UITZ and KUKRYNIKSY (incl. frontwr. no.4), 4to.

Estimate €100 – €150Result €100

Lot 372RUSSIAN BOOKS. (AVANT-GARDE) ART, LITERATURE and FINE PRINTING

Zhar-Ptitza (The Fire Bird).

No.1-14. Berlin, Russische Kunst, 1921-1926, 13 issues in 2 vols. and 1 loose issue (no.14), (tipped-in col.) plates, (col.) ills., later unif. rexine, orig. wr. (except no. 3 and 6) by i.a. S. CHEKHONIN and I. BILIBIN pres./ orig. wr. by I. BILIBIN (no.14), 4to.

Estimate €300 – €500Result €600

Lot 374BIBLIOGRAPHY and TYPOGRAPHY

[Alba amicorum]. The Album Amicorum of Jacob Heyblocq.

Introduction, Transcriptions, Paraphrases & Notes to the Facsimile. Zwolle, Waanders, 1998, 2 vols., facs. vol.: 310p., col. ills. (1 fold.), facs. of manuscript texts, orig. boards, obl. 12mo; commentary vol.: 189,(3)p., frontisp. portrait, ills., orig. gilt cl., together in orig. cl. slipcase. Heesakkers, C.L. (ed.). Een netwerk aan de basis van de Leidse universiteit. Het album amicorum van Janus Dousa. Leyden, Universiteitsbibliotheek Leiden/ Uitgeverij Jongbloed, 2000, 2 vols., facs. vol.: 286p., printed in 600 copies, col. ills., dec. boards; commentary vol.: (14),555,(3)p., orig. cl., together in cl. slipcase, sm. 8vo. AND 3 others, i.a. Het Vruntbuuc van Jan van Hout. Ed. C.L. Heesakkers (Leyden, 2009, orig. boards).

Estimate €70 – €90

Lot 376BIBLIOGRAPHY and TYPOGRAPHY

Atlas zur Geschichte der Schrift.

Darmstadt, Technische Universität, 2000-2001, 2nd enl. ed., 7 vols., num. full-p. ills., orig. unif. wr., sm. folio. Johnston, E. Lessons in Formal Writing. Ed. H. Child and J. Howes. London, Lund Humphries, 1986, 243p., 71 ills., orig. boards w. dustwr., 4to. Holliday, P. Edward Johnston. Master Calligrapher. London/ New Castle, The British Library/ Oak Knoll Press, 2007, XX,(2)389p., ills., orig. cl. w. dustwr., 4to. - AND 1 other.

Estimate €30 – €50Result €50

Lot 378BIBLIOGRAPHY and TYPOGRAPHY

[Auction, booksellers' and library catalogues]. Doheny, E.

The Estelle Doheny collection. New York, Christie's, 1987-1989, 7 vols., num. (col.) plates/ ills., orig. unif. gilt cl., 4to. WITH: The Estelle Doheny Collection from St. Mary's of the Barrens, Perryville, Missouri. Ibid., idem, 2001, 436p., num. (col.) plates/ ills., orig. cl. unif. w. the preceding, 4to.

Estimate €80 – €100Result €120

Lot 382BIBLIOGRAPHY and TYPOGRAPHY

[Auction, booksellers' and library catalogues]. Norman, H.F. The Haskell F. Norman Library of Science and Medicine.

New York, Christie's, 1998, 3 vols., 263,(2); 475,(2); 411,(2)p., num. (col.) ills., orig. unif. pict. boards, 4to. AND 2 other auction catalogues in 4 vols. by the same auctioneer: The Library of Abel E. Berland (2001, 2 vols., orig. unif. cl. w. dustwr., 4to) and The Helmut N. Friedlaender Library (2001, 2 vols., orig. unif. cl. w. dustwr., 4to).

Estimate €70 – €90Result €90

Lot 385BIBLIOGRAPHY and TYPOGRAPHY

Bakker, W. Droom van helderheid. Huisstijlen, ontwerpbureaus en modernisme in Nederland, 1960-1975.

Rott., 010, 2011, 319p., num. (col.) ills., orig. dec. boards, large 8vo. Horton, I. and Furnée, B. Hard Werken: One for All. Amst., Valiz, 2018, 479,(1)p., num. col. ills., orig. wr., large 8vo. Boerma, A. (ed.). Letterprofs voor Jan Willem Stas. N.pl., De vrienden van Jan Willem Stas, 2009, without pagination, ills., printed in 250 copies, orig. boards. - AND 6 others, i.a. K. BROOS, Ontwerp: Total Design (Utr./ Breda, 1993, (col.) ills., orig. wr., 4to) and J. BOLTEN, Het Nederlandse bankbiljet 1814-2002. Vormgeving en ontwikkeling (Amst. 1999, 2nd enl. ed., num. (col.) ills., orig. cl. w. dustwr., large 4to).

Estimate €70 – €90Result €90

Lot 389BIBLIOGRAPHY and TYPOGRAPHY

Beeke, A. Body Type. Introd. W. Crouwel.

Amst., Spinhex & Industrie Drukkerij, 2011, 3 vols.: (1) textbooklet ((40)p., (col.) photogr. ills., signed and numb. "4/100" in pencil, orig. wr., square large 4to); (2) 39 stiff paper lvs., 30x30 cm., each w. a col. photogr. ill. of a letter of the alphabet, the numbers 0 to 9, and 3 punctuation marks, loose in orig. chemise w. photogr. ills. on recto and verso; (3) (95)lvs., each w. 4 identical col. photogr. ills. of one of the letters etc., each leaf perforated for the letters to be taken out, together in orig. wr., square large 4to; all together in orig. board box, 31,5x31,5x6 cm. AND 1 other by the same: It's a miracle! (ibid., 2013, richly illustrated, orig. pict. limp boards, 4to).

Estimate €100 – €150Result €100

Lot 390BIBLIOGRAPHY and TYPOGRAPHY

De Best Verzorgde Boeken/ The Best Book Designs.

Lot of 36 vols., Amst. Stichting De best Verzorgde Boeken, 1986-2021, num. (col.) ills., orig. wr./ boards, various sizes. AND 5 others on the same series, i.a. De verloren jaren. Persoonlijkie visies op De Best Verzorgde Beoken 1971 tot en met 1985. Introd J. Offerhaus (Zutphen, 1991, num. ills., orig. limp boards).

Estimate €100 – €150Result €150

Lot 391BIBLIOGRAPHY and TYPOGRAPHY

Biemans, J.A.A.M. Boeken voor de geleerde burgerij. De stadsbibliotheek van Amsterdam tot 1632.

Nijm., Vantilt, (2019), 599p., num. col. ills., orig. boards, 4to. Lommen, M. Het boek van het gedrukte boek. Een visuele geschiedenis. Amst./ Tielt, Univ. Press/ Lannoo, 2012, 463,(1)p., richly illustrated, orig. boards w. dustwr., folio. - AND 11 others, i.a. E. MOURITS, Een kamer gevuld met de mooiste boeken. De bibliotheek van Johannes Thysius (1622-1653) (Nijm., 2016, (col.) ills., orig. boards, 4to); J. DE KRUIF, Liefhebbers en gewoontelezers. Leescultuur in Den Haag in de achttiende eeuw (Zutphen, 1999, ills., orig. cl. w. dustwr.); J. SALMAN, Populair drukwerk in de Gouden Eeuw (ibid., 1999, ills., orig. cl. w. dustwr.) and B.P.M. DONGELMANS a.o., Boekverkopers van Europa. Het 17de-eeuwse Nederlandse uitgevershuis Elzevier (ibid., 2000, ills., orig. cl. w. dustwr.).

Estimate €100 – €150Result €130

Lot 392BIBLIOGRAPHY and TYPOGRAPHY

Blavier, A. Les Fous Littéraires.

N.pl., Éditions des Cendres, 2001, 1147,(3)p., ills., india-paper, printed in 1500 copies, orig. boards w. dustwr., large 8vo. Taylor, A. and Mosher, F.J. The Bibliographical History of Anonyma and Pseudonyma. Chicago, Univ. Press, 1951, IX,(1),288,(1)p., frontisp., orig. cl.

Estimate €40 – €60

Lot 394BIBLIOGRAPHY and TYPOGRAPHY

[Bookbinding]. Devauchelle, R. La reliure. Recherches historiques, techniques et biographiques sur la reliure française.

Paris, Filigranes, 1995, 319p., num. (full-p.) (col.) ills., orig. cl. w. dustwr., folio. - AND 6 others, i.a. H.M. NIXON, Five Centuries of English Bookbinding (London, 1979, ills., orig. cl. w. dustwr.) and F. GELDNER, Bucheinbände aus elf Jahrhunderten (Munich, 1959, 2nd ed., (col.) ills., orig. hcl. w. dustwr., folio).

Estimate €80 – €100

Lot 395BIBLIOGRAPHY and TYPOGRAPHY

[Bookcases]. Bookcase,

octogonal shape, 65x42x42 cm., decorated on all corners w. gilt leather backstrips of books, 20th cent., on wheels.

Estimate €100 – €150Result €200

Lot 396BIBLIOGRAPHY and TYPOGRAPHY

[Bookmarkers]. Collection

of ±3100 bookmarkers, mostly Dutch, ±1920-2000, various shapes, sizes and materials (mostly paper), together loose in 6 cardboard/ tin boxes, incl. duplicates.

Estimate €200 – €300Result €210

Lot 398BIBLIOGRAPHY and TYPOGRAPHY

Braches, E. Nieuwe Kunst. Toegepaste grafiek. Documentatie.

Amst., De Buitenkant, 2006, 2 vols., 536; 537-1096p., ills., orig. unif. cl., slipcase, 4to. - AND 1 other: IDEM, Nieuwe kunst en het boek (ibid., 2003, 2 vols., (col.) ills., printed in 750 copies, orig. unif. dec. cl., thin board slipcase.

Estimate €50 – €70Result €500

Lot 399BIBLIOGRAPHY and TYPOGRAPHY

Brüning, U. Das A und O des Bauhauses. Bauhauswerbung: Schriftbilder, Drucksachen, Ausstellungsdesign.

Berlin/ Leipsic, Bauhaus-Archiv/ Edition Leipzig, 1995, 335,(7 advert.)p., 395 (col.) ills., orig. dec. boardS, large 4to. Zervigón, A.M. John Heartfield and the Agitated Image. Photography, Persuasion, and the Rise of Avant-Garde Photomontage. Chicago/ London, Univ. of Chicago Press, 2012, XII,309p., num. (col.) ills., orig. cl. w. (partly sunned) dustwr., 4to. Max Bill. Typografie, Reklame, Buchgestaltung. Sulgen/ Zürich, Niggli, 1999, 304p., German and English text, num. (col.) ills., orig. cl. w. dustwr., 4to. - AND 3 smaller publications on Bauhaus, Walter Dexel and Hajo Rose.

Estimate €80 – €100Result €80

Lot 400BIBLIOGRAPHY and TYPOGRAPHY

Buijnsters, P.J. and Buijnsters-Smets, L. Bibliografie van Nederlandse school- en kinderboeken 1700-1800.

Zwolle, Waanders, 1997, 314p., num. (col.) plates/ ills., orig. cl. w. dustwr. Bouwman, A., Dongelmans, B. and Hoftijzer, P. Stad van boeken. Handschrift en druk in Leiden 1260-2000. Leyden, Primavera Pers/ Gingko, 2008, XVIII,(2),471p., richly illustrated, orig. artif. leather w. dustwr., large 8vo (fine). - AND 7 others, i.a. J. DE KRUIF, Liefhebbers en gewoontelezers. Leescultuur in Den Haag in de achttiende eeuw (Zutphen, 1999, ills., orig. boards w. dustwr.); H.T.M. VAN VLIET, Versierde verhalen. De oorspronkelijke boekbanden van Louis Couperus' werk (1884-1925) (Amst./ Antw., (2000), num. col. ills., orig. cl. w. dustwr. Shrinkwrapped) and VAN PEN TOT LASER. 31 opstellen over boek en schrift aangeboden aan Ernst Braches bij zijn afscheid als hoogleraar aan de Universiteit van Amsterdam in (...) 1995 (Amst., 1996, ills., orig. cl. w. dustwr.).

Estimate €50 – €70Result €50

Lot 401BIBLIOGRAPHY and TYPOGRAPHY

[Burchartz, M.]. Stürzebecher, J. (ed.). "Max ist endlich auf dem richtigen Weg". Max Burchartz 1887-1961. Kunst - Typographie - Fotografie, Architektur und Produktgestaltung, Texte und Kunstlehre.

Frankf. a.M./ Baden, Deutschen Werkbund, (1993), 80p., (col.) ills., orig. wr., 4to. - WITH: Max Burchartz 1887-1961. Typografische Arbeiten 1924-1931 im Reprint. Baden, (1993), facs. reprint of 19 brochures, posters etc., various sizes, together w. the above publication in orig. board box and slipcase, folio.

Estimate €80 – €100Result €80

Lot 402BIBLIOGRAPHY and TYPOGRAPHY

Burke, C. Gerard Unger, life in letters.

Amst., De Buitenkant, 2021, 334,(2)p., num. (col.) ills., book design by HANSJE VAN HALEM, orig. dec. boards, 4to. Bruckner, D.J.R. Frederic Goudy. New York, Documents of American Design/ H.N. Abrams, 1990, 144p., num. (tinted) ills., orig. cl. w. dustwr. folio. - AND 6 other monographs on typedesign(ers): Bram de Does, Roger Excoffon et la Fonderie Olive, David Hockney, Günter Gerhard Lange, José Mendoza y Almeida and Metodo Simoncini.

Estimate €50 – €70Result €70

Lot 404BIBLIOGRAPHY and TYPOGRAPHY

Caldic Collection. Artists' Books.

Ed. S. Swarts. Rott., Caldic Collection, 2007, 362p., num. col. ills., printed in 1500 copies, orig. blindstamped cl., 4to.

Estimate €40 – €60Result €60

Lot 405BIBLIOGRAPHY and TYPOGRAPHY

[Calligraphy]. Bonacini, C.

Bibliografia delle arti scrittorie e della calligrafia. Florence, Sansoni Antiquariate, 1953, 409,(3)p., ills., printed in 666 numb. copies, modern artificial leather, orig. wr. pres., sm. 4to.

Estimate €70 – €90Result €70

Lot 407BIBLIOGRAPHY and TYPOGRAPHY

[Calligraphy]. Deliciae.

Over de schrijfkunst van Jan van den Velde. Haarlem, Joh. Enschedé en Zonen/ Het Hof van Johannes, 1984, textbook (80p., ills.) by T. Croiset van Uchelen and G. Noordzij, orig. wr., obl. 8vo, and 12 copperengr. calligr. plates after J. van den Velde by G. NOORDZIJ, J.H. NIJHUIS and J. WINKEL, loose as issued in orig. unif. wr., obl. 8vo, together in board slipcase. Croiset van Uchelen, T. Felix van Sambix (1553-1642). Schoolmeester en kalligraaf in Antwerpen en Delft. Amst., De Buitenkant, 2022, 212,(3)p., col. ills., printed in 250 copies, orig. giltlettered cl., obl. 4to. - AND 4 facs. reprints of writing books by UGO DA CARPI (Thesauro de Scrittori, 1535/ 1968, London, orig. boards w. dustwr.), MARIA STRICK (Tooneel der Loflijcke Schrijfpen, 1607/ 1970, Nieuwkoop, orig. wr., obl. 4to) and JAN VAN DEN VELDE (Spieghel der Schrijfkonste, 1605/ 1969, ibid., orig. wr., obl. folio) and Duytsche Exemplaren van alderhande Gheschriften, 1620/ 1970 (ibid., orig. wr., folio).

Estimate €70 – €90Result €90

Lot 409BIBLIOGRAPHY and TYPOGRAPHY

[Calligraphy]. Haring, J. Kabinet der Schrijfkunst.

Amst., S. van Looy, 1906, 44 col. lithogr. plates, loose as issued in modern cloth portfolio w. orig. dec. board mounted on frontcover, in modern cl. slipcase, obl. folio.

Estimate €70 – €90Result €110

Lot 411BIBLIOGRAPHY and TYPOGRAPHY

[Calligraphy]. Henning, W.E. An Elegant Hand. The Golden Age of American Penmanship & Calligraphy.

New Castle, Oak Knoll Press, 2002, XI,(1),307p., ills., orig. cl. w. dustwr., 4to. Mediavilla, C. Calligraphy. From calligraphy to abstract painting. Engl. transl. A. Marshall. Wommelgem, Scirpus, 1996, 335,(1)p., richly illustrated, orig. cl. w. dustwr., folio. Kapr, A. Schriftkunst. Geschichte, Anatomie und Schönheit der Lateinischen Buchstaben. Dresden, Verlag der Kunst, 1996, 472,(2)p., richly illustrated, orig. cl. w. dustwr., 4to. - AND 2 others.

Estimate €70 – €90Result €80

Lot 413BIBLIOGRAPHY and TYPOGRAPHY

[Calligraphy]. Looy Jr., P. van.

Letters en hare Grondvormen. Naar de beste bronnen bewerkt voor Schilders, Steenhouwers, Graveurs en voor het onderwijs aan Ambachts en Kunstnijverheidsteekenscholen. Amst., Scheltema & Holkema, (1885), (2),32 lithogr. lvs., loose as issued in orig. clothbacked dec. board portfolio, obl. 4to. Verlooij, P.J. Calligraphische Voorbeelden ten dienste van Schilders, Steenhouwers, Lithographen, Bouwkundigen enz. in 32 Genres. Rott., P.J. Verlooij, n.d. (±1900), 2 vols., with in total 32 leaves w. different types of alphabets and ciphers "1"-"10", orig. unif. col. lithogr. wr., obl. large 8vo. Postma en Roovers, H.W. Calligrafische Lettervormen en hunne Toepassingen. Ibid., n.publ., 1911, col. lithogr. title-p., 20 col. lithogr. lvs., orig. wr., obl. 8vo.

Estimate €100 – €150Result €160

Lot 414BIBLIOGRAPHY and TYPOGRAPHY

[Calligraphy]. Morison, S. Calligraphy 1535-1885. A collection of seventy-two writing-books and specimens from the Italian, French, Low Countries and Spanish schools.

Milan, La Bibliofila, 1962, 175p., 201 ills., contemp. rexine, orig. wr. pres. Osley, A.S. (ed.). Calligraphy and Palaeography. Essays presented to Alfred Fairbank. New York, October House, 1966, XXIII,286,(1)p., ills., orig. cl. w. dustwr. - AND 6 others, i.a. S. MORISON, Politics and Script (Oxf., 1972, ills., orig. cl. w. dustwr.) and A.S. OSLEY (ed.), Scribes and Sources (London/ Boston, 1980, ills., orig. cl. w. dustwr.).

Estimate €50 – €70Result €70

Lot 416BIBLIOGRAPHY and TYPOGRAPHY

[Calligraphy]. Osley, A.S. Luminario. An introduction to the Italian writing-books of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

Nieuwkoop, Miland Publishers, 1972, XII,(1),173,(1)p., num. (full-p.) facs. ills., orig. cl. w. dustwr., folio. Idem (ed.). Calligraphy and Palaeography. Essays presented to Alfred Fairbank. London, Faber & Faber, 1965, XXXIII,(1),286,(1)p., plates, ills., orig. cl. w. (price-clipped) dustwr. - AND 1 other: K.A. ATKINS, Masters of the Italic Letter. Twenty-Two Exemplars from the Sixteenth Century (Ringwood etc., 1988, ills., orig. cl. w. dustwr., obl. 4to).

Estimate €80 – €100Result €80

Lot 417BIBLIOGRAPHY and TYPOGRAPHY

[Calligraphy]. Osley, A.S.

Luminario. An introduction to the Italian writing-books of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Nieuwkoop, Miland Publishers, 1972, XII,(1),173,(1)p., num. (full-p.) facs. ills., orig. cl. w. dustwr., folio.

Estimate €40 – €60

Lot 418BIBLIOGRAPHY and TYPOGRAPHY

[Calligraphy]. Perret, C. Execitatio alphabetica nova et utilissima, varijs expressa linguis et characteribus, raris ornamentis, umbris & recessibus, picture, architecturæque, speciosa.

Nieuwkoop, Miland Publishers, 1968, (7)p., 34 facs. plates, printed in 300 numb. copies, orig. wr., obl. 4to. Ruano, F. Sette alphabeti di varie lettere. Ibid., idem, 1971, no pagination, printed in 300 numb. copies, orig. wr., 4to. Vries, S. de. Lusthof der schrijfkonste. Ibid., idem, 1971, no pagination, printed in 300 numb. copies, contemp. cl., orig. wr. pres., obl. folio. AND 6 others, all facs. reprints published by the same, all printed in 300 numb. copies, i.a. (D. ROELANDS), T' Magazijn oft' pac-huys der loffelijcker penn-const (1971, [this copy unnumbered], orig. wr., obl. folio. Facs. reprint of the ed. Antw., 1616) and L. ANTONOZZI, De caratteri (1971, orig. wr., obl. 4to. Facs. reprint of the ed. Rome, 1638).

Estimate €100 – €150Result €130

Lot 419BIBLIOGRAPHY and TYPOGRAPHY

[Calligraphy]. Por, J. (ed.). Letterboek voor den schilder.

Amst., Kosmos, n.d. (±1925), title leaf and introd. leaf, 32 leaves w. letter designs, loosely inserted in orig. clothbacked dec. board portfolio designed by MENS, obl. 4to.

Estimate €70 – €90Result €120