MODERN FIRST EDITIONS
LITERARY PERIODICALS

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A very professional quality journal dealing with all aspects of art often in some detail. Articles are authoritative & the quality of numerous colour illustrations is high. Some issues are mainly devoted to particular subjects or themes, these being marked with an * in our selection. Although the text is almost entirely in German most copies open with an informative & interesting English summary of the contents. Issues are 4to in size with attractive coloured pictorial upper stiff wraps.

Nov 1955. The Family of Man. Intro & text in German. Photos by internationally notable photographers including Eugene Smith, Wayne Miller, Robert Capa, Yamahara, Alme Lavenson, Unosuke Gamo, Robert Frank, Jean Marquis etc. Paper spine lightly rubbed. £20.00

Feb 1956. Designing by P V Mondian. Articles & illustrations on themes such as “early & late work”, “youth & old age”. Paper spine a little rubbed. Intro & text in German. £16.00

Oct 1956. Die Stadt Troyes: Six works of Andre Derain. Recipe for an Oscar.
Introduction and text in German. Paper spine badly rubbed. £12.00

Jan 1957. The work of Jacob Tuggener with 14 of his photographs. Die Wundergans von Liam O'Flahety. Intro & text in German. £25.00

Feb 1957. Mainly the collection of Authur Stoll. Intro & text in German.
Paper spine badly rubbed & repaired. One page has a large closed tear. £8.00

June 1963. This issue is mainly devoted to the ceramic work & the relationship & collaboration of Miro, J L & J G Artigas outlined in some detail in the English introduction. Numerous illustrations in colour & black & white. The cover is a specially contributed full colour creation by Miro & a series of 8 black & white photographs show him tracing out the design on a ceramic plate. A very good copy. 4to. £80.00

Jan-Dec 1969. Lacking July. Includes Master works of Frick Collection,* The New York Art Scene, Giuseppe Naudin, The Disturbing World of Otto Tschumi, Curviinearities, New York - East 100th Street, Poetry Without Words, Object and object-posession in Art from Dada to Pop, The Holy Mountains of Orta and Vavallo, Mantua and Mantegna, Chillida, Flowers, Blossoms and fruit.
11 issues, some spines lightly rubbed. £180.00

Jan-Dec 1971. Lacking May & July. 6 Picasso drawings during 1970. William Tell in the Wide World, Relics of Byzantine Art in Instanbul, Art Nouveau in New York. Photo Reportage, Kymantics. Colonial Art in Mexico, The Fauna of Peru, Art Noveau Iron Work. The Israel Museum in Jerusalem. 10 issues. Some spines lightly rubbed. £160.00

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