GLOBAL AVANTGARDE - MODERNIST TYPOGRAPHY AND DESIGN 1915-1950

Auction 85, 23-27 Nov 2026

Session of Monday 23 November 2026, 6.30 pm

On view: Thursday 19 November 2026 – Sunday 22 November 2026, 10.00 am – 4.00 pm · Order of the sale

355 lots

Lots

Lot 2

Aarstiderne.

Tidsskrift for kunst. Lot of 4 issues, all Copenhagen, Fischers Forlag, 1945-1950, ills., orig. col. linocut wr., 4to.

Estimate €50 – €70

Lot 3

Abe, I. Tsugi no jidai (The next age).

Tokyo, Shunyôdô, 1930, 396,(2)p., orig. wr. in orig. board slipcase des. by YOSHIDA KENKICHI. Suzuki, H. Hikinoba no jissai. Ibid., Genkôsha, 1933, (2),2, 240,(12)p., photogr. plates, orig. gilt cl. in orig. board slipcase w. anonymous design. Yoshikawa, H. 8miri no dai ippô (The first step of 8mm). Ibid., idem., 1934, (2),230,(18)p., num. (photogr.) ills., orig. boards in orig. board slipcase. w. anonymous design.

Estimate €50 – €70

Lot 4

Abov, G. Danaky bkin.

Moscow, n.publ., 1923, 54,(2)p., Armenian text, orig. wr. des. by M. MAZMANYAN.

Estimate €150 – €250

Lot 6

Aghavni. Arteri lirikan.

Yerevan, n.publ., 1930, 54p., orig. wr. w. anonymous design. Idem. Kak'avadzvor. Ibid., Gos. Izd., 1937, 18,(2)p., ills., orig. wr. w. anonymous design.

Estimate €60 – €80

Lot 7

Aktsioon.

No.3. Tallinn, Aktsioon, 1929, 128p., orig. wr. des. by MÄRT LAARMAN, 4to. Vettik, T. 4 Segakoori laulu. A capella. Tallinn, Ühisela, 1928, 16p., scores, orig. wr. des. by MÄRT LAARMAN.

Estimate €150 – €250

Lot 8

Al-Hilāl fī arbaʻīn sanah, 1892-1932.

Cairo, Idārat al-Hilāl, 1932, pagination unread, ills., orig. wr. w. anonymous design, large 8vo. Badrakahn, A. Al-Sinyama. Ibid., Matba'at Majallati, 1936, pagination unread, orig. wr. w. anonymous design, large 8vo.

Estimate €70 – €90

Lot 9

Alantas, V. Tarp penkių ir septynių.

Kaunas, Spaudos Fondo, 1934, 214,(1)p., orig. wr. w. anonymous design (monogrammed "PK"). Cvirka, P. Pirmosios mišios. Ibid., Raides, 1928, 31p., orig. wr. des. by JONAS JUOZAS BURBA. AND 1 other: KNYGŲ KATALOGAS 7 (ibid., 1933, orig. wr. w. anonymous design, sm. 8vo. GA Lithuania 37. Publ. catalogue of "Spaudos Fondo").

Estimate €100 – €150

Lot 12

All' Insegna della Casa Moderna.

Milan, Società del Linoleum, 1931, folding brochure, 24x32,6 cm., printed in black and red on recto and verso, design/ typography by G. PAGANO-POGATSCHNIG. Der Wurf. Kunst-Ausstellung 1926. Bielefeld, Städtliches Museum, 1926, 1 folding leaflet (4p.), anonymous design on front and back, sm. 8vo.

Estimate €30 – €50

Lot 13

Almanacco Italia Veloce.

Milan, Edizione Metropoli, 1930, 3-panel folding brochure (6p.), 29x67,5 cm. (unfolded), printed in black and red on recto and verso, design/ typography by N. DIULGHEROFF.

Estimate €300 – €500

Lot 14

Almanacco Letterario 1935 Bompiani.

Milan, Bompiani, 1934, 127,(1),CIVp., num. ills., adverts., orig. dec. clothbacked boards, frontcover des. by Erberto CARBONI, 4to. Bucciarelli Belardinelli, D. (ed.). Sillabario e piccole letture. Palermo, Libreria Dello Stato, 1932, 110,(1)p., col. ills. and orig. dec. clothbacked boards des. by Angelo DELLA TORRE.

Estimate €50 – €70

Lot 15

Almeida, G. de. Meu (livro de estampas).

São Paulo, José Napoli & Co. for the author, 1925, 90,(2)p., orig. wr. des. (and typography?) by ANTONIO PAIM, rebound in giltlettered hcalf.

Estimate €150 – €250

Lot 16

Almeida, J.A. de. A Bagaceira. Romance.

Rio de Janeiro, Adersen Editores, 1933, 5th ed., 303p., oirg. wr. des. by MANOEL BANDEIRA. Grinko, G. O plano quinquennal dá U.R.S.S. São Paulo, "Lux", 1931, 2nd rev. ed., 370,(1)p., orig. wr. w. anonymous design. AND 2 others: M. FONTES, Fantastica (ibid., 1937, orig. wr. w. anonymous design. Yellowed; backstrip browned. GA Brazil 23); J. LINS DO REGO, Menino de engenho (Rio de Janeiro, 1932, later hmor. w. orig. wr. des. by MANOEL BANDEIRA pres. Yellowed. Frontwr. dam. along margins and laid down. GA Brazil 12; Diagramming Modernity p.234).

Estimate €50 – €70

Lot 17

Amado Carballo, L. Proel.

Pontevedra, Editorial Alborada, 1927, without pagination, orig. wr. design by M. MÉNDEZ.

Estimate €150 – €250

Lot 18

Anderson, S. La risa negra. Spanish transl. A. Centeno Rilova.

Madrid, Editorial Cenit, 1930, 237,(6)p., orig. wr. design by R. PUYOL. Zweig, S. Tres Maestros (Balzac, Dickens, Dostoiewski). Spanish transl. W. Roces. Ibid., idem, 1929, 242,(6)p., orig. wr. design by monogrammist "P". Erenburg, E. Citroën 10 HP. Crónica de nuestro tiempo. Spanish transl. M. Pumarega. Ibid., Ediciones Hoy, 1930, 283,(2)p., orig. wr. w. anonymous design. AND 1 other: J. STALIN, Rusia 1930 (Madrid, 1930, orig. wr. design by J. ÑARI. GA Spain 40).

Estimate €80 – €100

Lot 19

Antena Polska.

Year I, no.2; year II, no.3. Ed. A. Kaszyn. Warsaw, Antena Polska, 1927-1928, 2 vols., 69-132,(6); 139-204,(4)p., ills., orig. unif. wr. (printed in diff. colours) des. by E. KIERUZALSKI, 4to. Bridge Dwutygodnik. No.12. Ed. S. Ostrzewski and T. Wierzbowski. Ibid., n.publ., 1932, 257-280p., ills., orig. wr. des. by TADEUSZ GRONOWSKI. AND 1 other: SZKOLNE CZASY. Year 2, no.2 (Kraków, 1933, ills., orig. wr. des. by J. BURTAN. GA Poland 51).

Estimate €70 – €90

Lot 20

Apsesdēls (= A. Apsītis). Mans Klusais Bridis.

Apsesdēls (= A. Apsītis).Mans Klusais Bridis. Riga, Kulturas Balss, 1921, 66p., orig. wr. des. by NIKLAVS STRUNKE. Idem. Nu labi. Dzejnas. Ibid., Promets, 1923, 16p., orig. wr. des. by NIKLAVS STRUNKE.

Estimate €150 – €250

Lot 22

L'Arc-en-ciel.

No.1-4. Ed. G. Lévis-Mano. Paris, Ceux qui viennent, (1927), (12)p., ill. and vignettes by FRANÇOISE NICOLE, PIERRE THIRIOT, JEHAN MOREAU and GILBERT GÜYS, orig. wr. des. by FERNAND GAMPERT, 4to.

Estimate €100 – €150

Lot 23

Arizaga, R.M. Valores Ecuatorianos. Escritores y poetas.

Quito, Litografia e imprenta Romero, 1942, XI,(1),346p., orig. wr. des. by DONOSO, large 8vo. Salvador, H. Taxa de té. Ibid., Talleres Tipograficos Nacionales, 1932, 334,(2)p., modern cl. w. giltlettered letterpiece, orig. wr. des. by GUILLERMO LATORRE pres., large 8vo.

Estimate €100 – €150

Lot 24

Art in New Zealand Quarterly.

Devoted to art in its various phases in our own country. Vol. IV, no.15; vol. V, no.18; vol. VII, no.2. Ed. C.A. Marris. Wellington, H.H. Tombs Ltd., 1934, 3 vols., (4),165-230.(2); (4),71-133,(1); (4),57-106p., (col.) plates, ills., orig. diff. wr. w anonymous design. Break-in. The Official Organ of the New Zealand Association of Radio Transmitters. Vol. XXII, no.10. Timaru, Break-in, 1940, 40p., ills., adverts., orig. wr. w. anonymous design.

Estimate €50 – €70

Lot 26

Baghy, J. La vagabondo kantas. Simplaj versoj.

Budapest, the author, 1933, 59,(5)p., text in Esperanto, orig. wr. w. anonymous design. Berczely, A.K. Utitársak. Szeged, Prometheus, 1932, 22,(2)p., orig. wr. w. anonymous design. Geza, A. Kész, mehet. Versek. N.pl., Hortobágy, 1936, 63p., orig. wr. w. anonymous design.

Estimate €80 – €100

Lot 27

Banville d'Hostel, L. Z! Anticipation dramatique, en cinq épisodes et un intermède sentimental, sur le dernier jour de la terre.

Paris, Maison des Écrivains, 1929, (4),153,(7)p., portrait by ANDRÉ SZEKELY, initials by FÉLIX COURCHE, subtitles and orig. wr. des. by LOUIS BANVILLE D'HOSTEL, title-p. printed in silver. Gómez de la Serna, R. Greguerías escogidas [frontwr. titled: Las 636 mejores greguerías]. Paris/ Madrid/ Lisbon, Agencia Mundial de Librería, n.d. (1927), 166p., ills. and frontwr. by BEBEIGDE, orig. wr. AND 1 other edition of the last work, combined in 1 vol. (as published) w. H. BORDEAUX, El amor y la dicha (Paris, n.d. (±1930), orig. wr.).

Estimate €60 – €80

Lot 28

Barbarus, J. (= J. Vares). Kolmnurk.

Tallinn, Varrak, 1921, 80p., orig. wr. printed in blue des. by JAAN VAHTRA. AND another copy of the same work, the orig. wr. printed in red (a few lvs. at the beginning and frontwr. lack portions (restored)).

Estimate €100 – €150

Lot 29

Barkhudarian, S. Arajin seria.

Yerevan/ Moscow, Moskovskij Armyanskij Muzykal'nyj Kruzhok, n.d. (±1924), 5,(1)p. (incl. wr.), scores, orig. wr. des. by M. MAZMANYAN, folio. WITH an Armenian theatre program (Yerevan, 1932, 1 letterpress leaf).

Estimate €100 – €150

Lot 30

Beau.

The Man's Magazine. Year 1, no.4. Ed. S. Roth. New York, The World's Publishing Company, 1927, 137-184p., ills., orig. wr. design by H.O. HOFMAN, sm. folio. Vassos, R. Contempo. This American Tempo. Ibid., E.P. Dutton & Company Inc., 1929, 1st ed., (95)p., 23 full-p. ills. and orig. silver decorated cl. w. dustwr., all des. by JOHN VASSOS, sm. folio.

Estimate €70 – €90

Lot 31

Behne, A. Die Ueberfahrt am Schreckenstein. Eine Einführung in die Kunst.

Berlin, Arbeiterjugendverlag, 1924, 88p., 3 plates (1 double-p.), ills., orig. wr. design by OSKAR FISCHER. Der Sturm. International Kunst. Ekspressionister og kubister malerier, grafik og skulpturer. Berlin, Forlag Der Sturm, 1923, 28p., 11 tipped-in monochr. plates, orig. wr., backwr. w. ill. by FERNAND LÉGER.

Estimate €60 – €80

Lot 32

Biebl, K. Zlom. Nové vydáni.

Prague, Odeon, 1928, 64,(3)p., typography, 4 full-p. col. typographical compositions and orig. wr. des. by KAREL TEIGE.

Estimate €120 – €150

Lot 33

Bikuta hamonika gafu.

No. 40. Tokyo, Bikuta, 1929, orig. wr. des. by SAITÔ KAZÔ, 4to. Shinkaku gakufu. Akarui ban by Takeshi Inôe. Ibid., Kôeki shôsha, 1930, (2),16,(6)p., orig. wr. w. anonymous design, 4to. Hamonika gakufu. Karumen by Kawada Shôgo. Ibid., idem, 1926, orig. wr. w. anonymous design, 4to. Philharmony pamphlet VI. Ibid., Matsuzakaya-nai yôgaku genkyûkai, 1929, (4),30,(6)p., num. (photogr.) ills., orig. wr. w. anonymous design.

Estimate €80 – €100

Lot 34

Bilmanis, R. Latvijas Rūpniecība.

Riga, L.A.B.C. Darba Muzeum, 1930, 31p., orig. wr. w. anonymous design. Vicups, O. Melna Gramata. Ibid., the author, 1931, 120p., ills., orig. wr. w. anonymous design. Drillis, R. Kīno un Filma. No.30. Ibid., Valters un Rapa, 1935, 110,(1)p., ills., orig. wr. w. anonymous design.

Estimate €70 – €90

Lot 35

Binkis, K. 100 Pavasarių.

Kaunas, Niola, 1923, 1st ed., 47,(1)p., orig. wr. des. by KAZYS ŠIMONIS.

Estimate €100 – €150

Lot 36

Binkis, K. 100 Pavasarių.

Kaunas, P. Stikliaus, 1926, 2nd ed., 45p., orig. wr. des. by A. GALDIKAS.

Estimate €300 – €500

Lot 37

Blanco y Negro.

Revista ilustrado. No. 2101 and 2129. Madrid, n.publ., 1931/ 1932, 2 vols., without pagination, ills., orig. wr. design by resp. ALONSO and TONO, large 8vo. AND 2 others: ATLÁNTICO, Revista quincenal de la vida hispanoàmericana. Year 2, no.12 (Madrid, 1930, ills., orig. wr. design by E. GARRÁN, large 8vo. Yellowed; wr. soiled and sl. dam. GA Spain 34) and 24x36, Revista fotografica, Year 3, no.9 (Barcelona, 1936, ills., orig. wr. w. anonymous design, large 8vo).

Estimate €100 – €150

Lot 38

Blok, A. Divpadsmit.

Riga, Jaunā Kultura, n.d. (1923), 19,(1)p., orig. wr. des. by JĀNIS LIEPIŅŠ, sm. 8vo.

Estimate €250 – €350

Lot 39

Bordewijk, F. Blokken.

Utr., De Gemeenschap, 1934, 1st ed., 131,(3)p., orig. wr. by A.M. OOSTERBAAN. Walschap, G. Trouwen. Rott., Nijgh & Van Ditmar, 1933, 1st ed., 182,(2)p., orig. wr. design by H. DE ROUW. AND 2 others similar: DE GEMEENSCHAP, year 7, no. 7 (Utr., 1931, orig. wr. by O. FREUNDLICH) and A. HELMAN, Zuid-Zuid-West (ibid., 1926, orig. wr. by S. VAN RAVESTEYN) (Global Avantgarde Netherlands 26 and 29).

Estimate €60 – €80

Lot 40

Boruta, K. A-lo! Pirmoji poetiška raketa.

Kaunas, n.publ., 1925, 16p., orig. wr. w. anonymous design. Kiela, K. Tarp garuojančių nuodų. Ibid., n.publ., 1926, 61,(2)p., orig. wr. w. anonymous design.

Estimate €100 – €150

Lot 41

Brandi Vera, P. Jazz. Novela.

Santiago, Editorial Nascimento, 1935, 159,(1)p., orig. wr. des. by the author. Huxley, A. Un mundo feliz. Transl. L. Santa Marina. Ibid., Empresa Letras, 1935, 258p., orig. wr. des. by HONDRIO(?). Estenger, R. Vida de Marti. Biografia. Pref. A. Hernandez Catá. Ibid., Ediciones Ercilla, 1936, 117,(2)p., orig. wr. des. by ALLUIZ[?]. - AND 4 others similar, all worn/ sl. defective copies: C. BUNSTER, El niño chileno (ibid., 1946, orig. wr. des. by KENT. Global Avantgarde Chile 8); R.M. CAMPOS, Aztlan, Teirra de Las Garzas (ibid., 1935, orig. wr. w. anonymous design); L. ORREGO LUCO, El tronco herido (ibid., 1929, orig. wr. des. by SAURÉ); J. SCHNEIDER LABBÉ, En el antiguo solio virreynal (ibid., 1930, orig. wr. des. by SAURÉ).

Estimate €80 – €100

Lot 42

De Branding.

Catalogus. Rott., "De Branding" Rotterdamsche Schilders-Federatie, n.d. (1922), (8)p. [incl. wr.], ills., sm. folio.

Estimate €500 – €700

Lot 43

De Branding.

Catalogus. 10 jaar. Rott., "De Branding" Rotterdamsche Schilders-Federatie, n.d. (1925), (8)p., printed on pink paper, ills.

Estimate €300 – €500

Lot 44

De Branding.

Federatie van hedend. beeld. kunstenaars (...) Rotterdam. Rott., De Branding, leaf of stationery w. the letterhead of "De Branding" (printed in purple) des. by GERLWH (= G. Ladage).

Estimate €70 – €90

Lot 45

Bravo Rodriguez, E. En pradera negra. Poemas.

Santiago, Editorial Nascimento, 1940, 1st ed., 62,(1)p., photogr. portrait, ills. by OSVALDO A. CAMBLOR and MARIO BRACK, orig. wr. des. by MARIO BRACK. Recart Novion, M. El espejo fiel. Ibid., Imprenta Nascimento, 1938, 1st ed., 111,(1)p., orig. wr. des. by EMALD, square 8vo. Tagle, M. Flautas de sombra. Ibid., idem, 1934, 1st ed., 85,(1)p., ills. and orig. wr. des. by MIREYA LAFUENTE, square 8vo.

Estimate €80 – €100

Lot 47

Brooker, B. (ed.). Yearbook of the Arts in Canada 1928-1929.

Toronto, The Macmillan Company of Canada, 1929, (14),306,(3)p., ills., printed in 999 copies, orig. hcl., pictorial endpapers and dustwr. by the author, 4to. AND 3 others: EXHIBITION OF CANADIAN ART, New York World's Fair (Ottawa, 1939, orig. wr. design by T. MACDONALD. GA Canada 10); CANADIAN ART, vol.5, no.3. Special Quebec issue (ibid., 1948, ills., orig. wr. design by R. LA PALME); LAWREN HARRIS Paintings 1910-1948 (Toronto, exhibit. cat., 1948, ills., orig. wr., 4to). - ADDED: THE CANADIAN FORUM, Vol.16, no.183-194 (ibid., 1936-1947, ills., bound together in simple hcl. binding. Ex-library copy. Contains 2 full-p. ills. by BERTRAM BROOKER; GA Canada 7 and 8).

Estimate €120 – €150

Lot 48

BTIT 10.

Baku, n.publ., 1931, fold. leaflet w. anonymous design, 12,5x27 cm. (unfold.).

Estimate €80 – €100

Lot 49

Buchheister, C. (Vignette with scissors).

Envelope, 11,8x18,5 cm., recto w. vignette and caption "Theaterstr 2" designed by C. BUCHHEISTER, stamped (postmark "Hannover 1 10.26") and w. typescript address, verso blank.

Estimate €40 – €60

Lot 50

Bukhnikashvili, G. Ts'arsulidan.

Tbilisi, n.publ., 1931, 56,(1)p., orig. wr. w. anonymous design. Idem. Patara piesebi. Ibid., Kartuli Tsigni, 1931, 59,(5)p., orig. wr. w. anonymous design.

Estimate €100 – €150

Lot 51

Bungei jidai.

Vol. 2, no. 6. Tokyo, Kinseidô, 1925, (12),108,(8)p., ills., orig. wr. des. by MURAYAMA TOMOYOSHI.

Estimate €70 – €90

Lot 52

Burchartz, M. Postkarte.

Postcard, 10,5x14,7 cm., recto w. the printed address of "professor max burchartz (...)" (printed in red, typography by M. BURCHARTZ), verso w. short AUTOGRAPH SIGNED LETTER to "E[rich] Buchholz", pen and ink, dated "18.XII.28".

Estimate €150 – €250

Lot 53

Cambours Ocampo, A. La novísima poesía Argentina. (Colleción).

Buenos Aires, Ediciones de la Revista "Letras", 1931, 154,(3)p., orig. wr. w. anonymous design. (Zolezzi, J.M.). El libro de Odronoffs. Bahia Blanca, the author, 1939, 190,(1)p., ills., orig. wr. w. anonymous design. AND 3 others, i.a. S. GUERRICO, Un hombre y yo (Buenos Aires, 1934, orig. wr. w anonymous design. Yellowed; spine-ends sl. dam. GA Argentina 34).

Estimate €80 – €100

Lot 54

Capullito de Aleli. Rumba.

Text J. Pueblito, music R. Hernández. Buenos Aires, Julio Korn, (1932), (4)p., frontpage w. anonymous design, folio. AND 2 others similar w. scores: DE MADRUGADA by V.J. Claus/ R. Firpo (ibid., 1929, frontpage w. anonymous design) and M M-DARLINGS by Byjacco (Berlin, 1921, frontpage by RUDI).

Estimate €40 – €60

Lot 56

Carbalho, G. El angel harapiento. Poemas.

Buenos Aires, Compañía Impresora Argentina, 1937, 1st ed., 101,(6)p., ills. by E. HAEDO, T. SALAZAR, J. LARCO and M. CARMEN, contemp./ sl. later private col. inlay mor., signed in blindstamp "Maria Cármen", orig. wr. pres.

Estimate €100 – €150

Lot 57

Carrion, B. Atahuallpa.

Mexico, Imprenta Mundial, 1934, 1st ed., 314,(5)p., orig. wr. w. anonymous design, large 8vo. Guadalupe de Anda, J. Los Cristeros. La Guerra Santa en los Altos. Ibid., idem, 1937, 234,(3)p., orig. wr. w. anonymous design. Andraca Malda, I. Lanzamiento. Puebla, Colegio del Estado, 1937, (2),71,(1)p., orig. wr. w. anonymous design, large 8vo, thesis.

Estimate €100 – €150

Lot 59

Centralskolan För Konstflit.

Berättelse över skolans verksamhet under läroåret 1931-1932. Helsinki, C.F.K., 1932, 23p., (tipped-in col.) plates, Swedish text, orig. wr. w. anonymous design, sm. 4to. WITH: the Finnish language edition of the same yearbook, with variant wrapper design. - AND 1 other: G. ADRIAN-NILSSON, Den gudomliga geometrien. En uppsats om konst (ibid., 1922, ills., orig. wr. des. by the author. Manifesto of Swedish modern art).

Estimate €70 – €90

Lot 60

Chile telegrafico.

Revista y magazine mensual de los telegrafistas de Chile. Year 2, no.18. Santiago, Telégrafo del Estado,1937, 32p., ills., orig. wr. w. anonymous design, large 8vo. AND 3 odd issues of other periodicals: LITORAL (no.3, 1928, ills., orig. wr. des. by M. DE CELEDON. Brittle and frayed); REVISTA MASONICA DE CHILE (year 10, no.6, 1933, orig. wr. w. anonymous design ,large 8vo. Yellowed and sl. frayed. Global Avantgarde Chile 13) and TECNICA Y CULTURA (year 3, no.7, 1937, ills., orig. wr. des. by IBARRA, large 8vo. Lacks backstrip and backwr.; a few annots. on frontwr. Global Avantgarde Chile 25).

Estimate €60 – €80