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HANS ERNI. With a pencil sketch of a female nude and signed by Hans Erni.
by Burckhardt, Carl J.; Hans Erni
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very good condition/Very good condition (DJ)
- Seller
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Chicago, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Zurich, Switzerland: Verlag Ernst Scheidegger, 1964. Book. Very good condition. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Quarto (4to). 172 pages. Hardcover binding with bumps to the spine extremities and minor shelfwear. The unclipped dustjacket has a small tear and crease, and has minor shelfwear and browning; protected in archival mylar. Signed and dated (05/15/1969) by the artist on the half title page, which also contains a full page drawing of a seated nude female. Illustrated with numerous color plates, many of which are tipped-in, and black-and-white plates. The frontispiece, which appears to be a tipped-in lithograph, is starting to detach. The text is in German. The bottom corner of approximately half of the text has a minor crease from a shelfbump. The previous owner's blindstamp is on the bottom edge of the title page; otherwise the text is clean and unmarked. First edition..
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- Bookseller
- Kurt Gippert Bookseller (ABAA)
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 017394
- Title
- HANS ERNI. With a pencil sketch of a female nude and signed by Hans Erni.
- Author
- Burckhardt, Carl J.; Hans Erni
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very good condition (DJ)
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Verlag Ernst Scheidegger
- Place of Publication
- Zurich, Switzerland
- Date Published
- 1964
- Size
- Quarto (4to)
Terms of Sale
Kurt Gippert Bookseller (ABAA)
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About the Seller
Kurt Gippert Bookseller (ABAA)
Biblio member since 2003
Chicago, Illinois
About Kurt Gippert Bookseller (ABAA)
Primarily mail-order and shows; open bookstore only by appointment or invitation; select inventory of 30,000+ books, ephemera, autographs, maps and manuscript material. Most dustjackets protected in archival mylar. Many books without dustjackets protected in custom archival mylar. Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA), the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB), The Manuscript Society, and the Midwest Antiquarian Booksellers Association (MWABA) (formerly the Midwest Bookhunters or MWBH). Proprietor: Kurt Gippert.
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- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Blindstamp
- A blindstamp is a stamped impression, usually an image, logo, words, or design on the cover or spine of a book, without color or...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
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