Dreiser Theodore Max Pollak (5 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Collectible. Limited/Numbered/Signed/First. nFINE. Elephant folio sized tan/red wood grained boards, black spine. SIGNED TWICE by AUTHOR Theodore Dreiser on Limited Edition page, #58 / 275 copies, in year of publication 1929. and: UNIQUE copy - SIGNED AGAIN by DREISER on title page in 1944. Without jacket or box but spectacular having been in Dreiser's hands those years apart and just months before he died in 1945. This volume, richly illustrated with eight color etchings by Max Pollak, is a deep homage to New York City, with images evocative of George Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue" musical treatment of the same city. Theodore Dreiser. renowned American novelist and journalist, had interviewed and wrote about some of the most famous Americans in the first half of the 20th Century. and is also known for "Sister Carrie", "An American Tragedy", "My Gal Sal", "The Financier", "The Titan". --- NOTE: USA ORDERS ONLY with MEDIA MAIL USPS DELIVERY ! - OVERSIZED BOOK. NO INTERNATIONAL ORDERS due to excessive postal costs. [B-118 Folio over sized books] Light weight book - just over sized. Secured protective packing included / insured. Max Pollak (illustrator). Signed by Author(s).…

Printed Boards. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. The lavish 1929 signed/limited. #173 OF 275 COPIES SIGNED BY THEODORE DREISER at the limitation. A very presentable copy to boot. Tight and VG+ to Near Fine, with very light spotting along the wood-grained boards. And in a solid example (with a long closed tear along the spine) of the publisher's unprinted glassine dustjacket AND a very presentable copy of the publisher's fragile matching box, with light tears at the corners of the lid. Folio, 8 wonderful etchings in color by Max Pollak complementing Theodore Dreiser's text. Max Pollak (illustrator). Signed. …

Condition: Fine. Limited to 275 copies. unpaginated [40 pp.] Folio. Hardcover. Quarter black cloth covering the spine, wood-grained boards with black letters on the front cover. Deckle edges, top edge uncut and others untrimmed. Very minor and occasional spotting only to the boards. Plastic jacket protecting the boards, including the original unprinted acetate dust jacket in fine condition. Comes in the original matching box in very good condition, minor chippings with small tears on the edges, slightly dust-soiled. Black letters and red designs matching the front board. Internally clean and bright, intact leaves. Illustrated with eight colour etchings by Max Pollak, all in great condition. Printed on handmade laid and watermarked Italian paper. The book in fine and the box in a very good condition. The typography has been designed by Werner Helmer. The etchings in full colours have been reproduced, under the direction of Hugo Knudsen (Danish printer, d. 1955), by offset lithography. The cover design in by Ralph Fabri. (from the colophon) Copy #17 of 275 copies.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. First Edition. Wonderful signed, limited (#135/275) homage to New York City by Theodore Dreiser; 8 incredible color etchings by Pollak to complement Dreiser's text; wood grained boards with light brown spotting; text and etchings clean and bright; original box present but with broken edges; front and back are in G/VG condition and could be restored; a scarce Dreiser item Size: Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall. Pollak, Max (illustrator). Signed by Author.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Limited Edition Numbered Signed First Edition. FINE. Elephant folio sized tan/red boards, black both spine. Signed by the author and the illustrator on Limited Edition page, this is number 11 of 275 copies, in year of publication 1929. in fine publishers box. Illustrated with Eight Etchings in Color by Max Pollak. Max Pollak (illustrator). Signed by Author(s). …