Kurt M Stein (39 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. DJ has a creased tear to the front upper edge, some tiny creased tears, a few chips, and is now in a mylar cover. DJ spine is browned. ; Poems in German, some other contents in English.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Bound in black cloth with title and author in red on front cover and spine. Covers are lightly soiled. Corners and spine caps bumped. Top edges tinted red; other edges clean. There are tan areas on the end papers where newspaper clippings were tucked in. Otherwise, the book is clean and unmarked. Binding is firm.102 pp. Parody of the way German American immigrants spoke in the the late 19th and early 20th century in the Chicago area.…

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: New.

hardcover. first edition. Duodecimo 123pp. Collection of humorous verse in a hybrid English/German doggerel. #00108. very good: bright boards, slightly bumped corners, foxing on front endpapers, text clean, binding tight, previous owner's name on FFEP. good: closed tear top front, some chipping, price clipped, faded/toned. …

Cloth. Condition: Good +. Lacking Dustjacket. Reprint Edition. 'By K.M.S., Author of Gemixte Pickles. With an Introduction by Richard Atwater'. Wit and humor in verse in a 'broken' German/English pigin language. 103pp. Clean interior. Two previous owner's details to the fpde - otherwise unmarked. Tight, binding, sound hinges. Brown cloth with black ink titles, a little age soiling. We ship from both Canada and the United States with very competitive rates. Weight, 220g. Inexpensive Lettermail rates may apply. Size: 20.5cm. Book. …

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: New.

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Gemixte Pickles. Book.

Condition: Good. Covici Friede New York 1930 8vo. 103 pages. green cloth boards moderately soiled and stained. corners bumped. snag to crown of sunned spine. previous owner inscription to front pastedown. hinge cracked at front board. text in German.

Condition: Good. Pascal Covici Chicago, IL 1927 8vo. 94 pages. green cloth illustrated boards moderately soiled. corners bumped. previous owner inscription to front pastedown.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Introduction by Richard Atwater. 103pp. Introduction text in English. Poem text in a form of German dialect. Edges lightly rubbed, near fine in a very good age-toned dust jacket with tears and chips along the extremities. Humorous poems in an amusing German dialect.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 103 pp. Book/dust jacket condition: Fine/na (missing). "Copyright 1930 Covici, Friede, Inc.". Text in "German immigrant"/"Germlish"; a collection of humorous poetry. Scarce in this condition. All orders are processed and shipped from MI or WI, USA.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Cloth. Condition: Fine Condition. Fine Condition. 252 pp., 317 illustrations most in color. Examples of fine folk art cane making. First edition, 1992. Published on the occasion of the exhibition from The Museum of American Folk Art, New York NY June 4-September 14, 1992. Dustjacket is protected with a mylar cover. Book.…

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

First edition. 8vo. Original cloth with dust jacket. Fine copy in very near fine dust jacket, an unusually nice and fresh example. A review copy with the review slip tipped in at the left edge of the front free endpaper. Humorous poems in Pennsylvania Dutch dialect, mixing German and English vocabulary while following German grammatical rules; the effect is like the bandmaster's song in Mel Brooks' The Producers.…

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Good in boards. Owner's inscription. Taping to spine; crease to cover.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

8°, 103 Seiten. Orig.Leinen mit Kopffarbschnitt. Verballhornung der Sprache der Deutschamerikaner. - Vorderdeckel fleckig.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 104. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1927 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 104.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. xi, 356 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm ; LCCN: 41-10057 ; LC: NK2230; Dewey: 749 ; OCLC: 813523 ; "Revised, February, 1941" ; dull orange cloth with brown lettering ; no dustjacket ; Contents: Part I. The development of decoration. Introductory ; Italy ; Spain ; France ; France: after Louis XIV ; England ; England : the age of walnut ; England : the age of mahogany ; England : the age of satinwood ; The nineteenth century ; Early American ; The Federal Period and after ; The twentieth century ; Contemporary design -- Part II. The elements of decoration. Materials of decoration ; Fabrics ; Wall coverings ; Floor coverings ; Decorative objects ; Color ; Lighting ; Windows and window treatment ; Furniture and how to buy it -- Part III. The principles of decoration. Room planning and arrangement ; Rooms ; Seasonal change. ; numerous black and white plates ; drawings ; each architect, designer and photographer is indicated, and includes work by Alexander H Girard, Bassett & Vollum, Ruth Campbell Bigelow, Richard Averill Smith, F S Lincoln, Sarah Hunter Kelly, Hubert Robert, Douglas Sommerville, M Therese Bonney, Nancy McClelland, Mattie Edwards Hewitt, Arthur S Vernay, H Leo Gould, William Helburn, Katherine Park Studdiford, Paul J Woolf, Ralph Steiner, Joseph Mullen, Felix Augenfeld, Richard Garrison, Gilbert Rohde, William Lescaze, Paul Bry, William Muschenheim, Joseph Allen Stein, Calvert Coggeshall, John Funk, Richard Neutra, Alvar Aalto, Edward Stone, Dan Cooper, Roy Barley, Kurt Schelling, Frank Randt, Ida Webster, Lucille Schlimme, Margery Sill Wickware, Edna Kern, Harrie Lindeberg, Tommi Parzinger, William Lescaze, Morris Sanders, James F Eppenstein, Virginia Conner, Gottscho, Paul MacAlister, Harwell Hamilton Harris, Harold Costair, Verna Cook Solomonsky, Ethel A Reeve, Van Anda, Evans Moore, Robsjohn-Gibbings, Sylvia Holt, Paul Laszlo, Fred R Dapprich, and Drix Duryea ; great industrial and interior photography; also features 1930's and 1940's art deco, 1950's populux and madcap designs ; sunned , name on front endpaper ; foxing, spot on cover ; else G. Book. …

Softcover. Condition: Gut. Hallbleinenbroschur, 104 Seiten.

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. First edition. Signed by KMS on half title with warm, lengthy inscription, a poem in English, "A clever line for Millie? Well, / I wish I knew just how to treat her. / I'd like to write a foot of verse, / But can't think of a Millimeter. [signed] K.M.S." and then underneath "For Millie Metzurlberg [?] / April Fools Day 1932 / and that goes for John, too." 123 pp. Orange cloth lettered in maroon. Very Good with toned and slightly frayed head, in rubbed and chipped dust jacket, split mended on verso with archival mending tissue, Fair. The author was a humorous poet writing in Chicago, "employing a form of dialect poetry that mixed German words and grammatical structure with English loan words and idiomatic phrases," according to writer and librarian Kevin Kurdylo in a brief article on KMS. He was also a member of the Cliff Dwellers Club. Signed.…

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1925 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 112 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 112 Stein, Kurt M.…

Leather Bound. Condition: New. Language: Undetermined. {Size: 14.60 x 22.86 cms} Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition, expertly crafted with Original Natural Leather that gracefully adorns the spine and corners. The allure continues with Golden Leaf Printing that adds a touch of elegance, while Hand Embossing on the rounded spine lends an artistic flair. This masterpiece has been meticulously reprinted in 2016, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1926. The contents of this book are presented in classic black and white. Its durability is ensured through a meticulous sewing binding technique, enhancing its longevity. Imprinted on top-tier quality paper. A team of professionals has expertly processed each page, delicately preserving its content without alteration. Due to the vintage nature of these books, every page has been manually restored for legibility. However, in certain instances, occasional blurriness, missing segments, or faint black spots might persist. We sincerely hope for your understanding of the challenges we faced with these books. Recognizing their significance for readers seeking insight into our historical treasure, we've diligently restored and reissued them. Our intention is to offer this valuable resource once again. We eagerly await your feedback, hoping that you'll find it appealing and will generously share your thoughts and recommendations. Lang: - Undetermined, Pages:- 102, Print on Demand. If it is a multi-volume set, then it is only a single volume. We are specialised in Customisation of books, if you wish to opt different color leather binding, you may contact us. This service is chargeable. Product Disclaimer: Kindly be informed that, owing to the inherent nature of leather as a natural material, minor discolorations or textural variations may be perceptible. Explore the FOLIO EDITION (12x19 Inches): Available Upon Request. 102. …