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Wichtige Collection / Sammlung von bedeutenden Widmungsexemplaren / Autorenexemplaren der Frankfurter Schule aus der Bibliothek des Philosophen Karl-Heinz Haag

[Adorno, Theodor W. / Horkheimer, Max / Benjamin, Walter] Haag, Karl-Heinz / Schweppenhaeuser, Hermann.

Wichtige Collection / Sammlung von sieben bedeutenden Arbeitsexexemplaren / Widmungsexemplaren / Autorenexemplaren der Frankfurter Schule. Die sieben Arbeitsexemplare stammen aus der Bibliothek des Philosophen Karl-Heinz Haag. Die Sammlung enthält ausserdem einen sehr umfangreichen Bestand an Adorno-relevanten Titeln aus anderen Provenienzen (Info anfordern). / Important, stunning collection of seven, signed or/and annotated association-copies and working-copies from the private library of philosopher Karl-Heinz Haag, friend and colleague of Adorno and one of the members of the Frankfurt School of Social Theory and Social Research. Besides the working-copies of Haag, the collection also includes numerous Adorno-relevant titles (ask for information). The main collection of seven working-copies includes (chronologically) / Die Sammlung der sieben Arbeitsexemplare enthält (chronologisch nach Erscheinungsdatum): 1. Walter Benjamin – Schriften – Band I und II mit umfangreichen, handschriftlichen Annotationen und interessanten Kommentaren im Kapitel “Geschichtsphilosophische Thesen” und im Kapitel “Über Sprache überhaupt und über die Sprache des Menschen” (1955) Mit handschriftlichem Besitzvermerk Haag’s in Band I und kleinem Photo von Walter Benjamin auf dem Titelblatt eingeklebt / 2. Theodor W. Adorno – Aspekte der Hegelschen Philosophie. (1957) – Mit handschriftlicher Widmung von Adorno (voll signiert) an Haag. [″Meinem lieben Karl-Heinz Haag in herzlicher Verbundenheit – Theodor W. Adorno – Frankfurt, 14. Mai 1957”] / 3. Karl Heinz Haag – Kritik der neueren Ontologie – [1956] – Haag’s Handexemplar seiner Habilitationsschrift mit seinem Namenszug auf dem Vorsatzblatt und einer nicht verifizierbaren Original-Photographie eingeklebt im Innendeckel. / 4. Theodor W. Adorno – “Drei Studien zu Hegel” (1963) – mit einer sehr persönlichen, handschriftlichen Widmung von Adorno [″Meinem lieben Karl Heinz Haag als ehrliches Zeichen herzlicher Verbundenheit – von seinem Adorno – Frankfurt, 20.September 1963”]. Der Hegel-Titel (″Drei Studien”) von Adorno, beinhaltet ausserdem die gedruckte Widmung von Adorno an Haag: “Karl Heinz Haag gewidmet” und die Ausgabe ist somit Zeichen ultimativer Assoziierung zwischen zwei bedeutenden Philosophen der Frankfurter Schule. Mit Annotationen und Anstreichungen von Haag im Text. / 5. Max Horkheimer – Zur Kritik der instrumentellen Vernunft [Deutsche Ausgabe (1967) von “Eclipse of Reason” [1947]] – Aus den Vorträgen und Aufzeichnungen seit Kriegsende. [Widmungsexemplar, voll signiert von Max Horkheimer an seinen ehemaligen Studenten und Doktoranden: “Karl-Heinz Haag in enger Verbundenheit – Oktober 1967 von Max Horkheimer” – Die bedeutende Ausgabe diente als Handexemplar von Haag und ist mit zahlreichen, sehr interessanten Annotationen und Anstreichungen versehen (beiliegend: Zwei handschriftliche, voll signierte Postkarten von Horkheimer an Haag (aus New York und Verona sowie mehrere Merkzettel von Haag zu Textstellen im Werk und auch eine Rezension des Werks von Kurt Juergen Huch mit Widmung an Haag) / 6. Max Horkheimer – Kritische Theorie – Eine Dokumentation (1968 – Band I und Band II im Schuber) – [Widmungsexemplar, voll signiert von Max Horkheimer: “Für Karl Heinz Haag in tiefer Verbundenheit – Max Horkheimer” – Mit montierter Originalphotographie auf dem Zwischentitel von Band I, auf welcher Horkheimer und Haag vereint in die Camera schauen [Eine weitere Photographie ist auf dem Zwischentitel von Band II montiert und zeigt das Grab von Horkheimer] – Die Ausgabe ist ebenfalls das Handexemplar von Haag mit beiliegendem Merkzettel zu Textstellen sowie Anstreichungen und Anmerkungen (auf Seite 246: “Wie aber ist Dialektik [Dial.] dann noch möglich ?”)] / 7. Hermann Schweppenhäuser – Tractanda – Beiträge zur kritischen Theorie der Kultur und Gesellschaft. (1972) – Mit handschriftlicher Widmung [″Fuer Karl-Heinz Haag in stetem freundschaftlichen Gedenken von seinem Hermann Schweppenhäuser – 18.Mai 1972”] //

Frankfurt u.a., Suhrkamp / Institute of Social Research / Kohlhammer etc., 1955 – 1972. Octavo. Paginierung / Collation: 1. Adorno – Aspekte der Hegelschen Philosophie (Inscribed, signed): 59 Seiten mit zahlreichen Annotationen /59 pages, heavily annotated / 2. Haag – Kritik der neueren Ontologie (Author’s copy): 59 Seiten / 59 pages / 3. Adorno – Drei Studien zu Hegel (Inscribed, signed): 172 Seiten mit zahlreichen Annotationen / 172 pages with annotations / 4. Horkheimer – Zur Kritik der instrumentellen Vernunft (Inscribed, signed): 353 Seiten mit vielen Anmerkungen und Anstreichungen / 353 pages, heavily annotated / 5. Horkheimer – Kritische Theorie (Inscribed, signed): XIV, 376, XI, 358 Seiten mit zahlreichen Anmerkungen und Anstreichungen / XIV, 376, XI, 358 pages, heavily annotated / 6. Schweppenhäuser – Tractanda (Inscribed, signed): 141 Seiten / 141 pages. Original Softcover and Hardcover – Volumes. Sehr guter Erhaltungszustand aller Publikationen mit teilweise eingelegten, handschriftlichen Notizen sowie ein alter Zeitungsartikel in dem der Zersetzungsprozess der Frankfurter Schule kommentiert wird. / All publications in very good condition with minor signs of wear. Amazing provenance and possibly one of the last important collections surfacing from the library of a member of the Frankfurt School. The inter-connection between Adorno – Haag – Horkheimer, reflected in Haag’s annotations, lends itself for study and new publications of criticism.

EUR 1.400,-- 

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Collection of Thirty-Four (34) publications regarding Africa in the Tumultuous Twentieth Century

[Africa].

Collection of Thirty-Four (34) publications regarding Africa in the Tumultuous Twentieth Century – firsthand accounts of a continent embroiled by decolonisation and Cold-War geo-politics. 1.Charles Allen (editor), Tales from the Dark Continent: Images of British Colonial Africa in the Twentieth Century / 2. William Boyd, Lynda Schuster, Mark Doyle and others, Africa / 3. Miles Bredin, Blood on the Tracks: A Rail Journey from Angola to Mozmabique / 4. Andrew Buckoke, Fishing in Africa: A Guide to War and Corruption / 5. Alex Garland, W.F. Deedes and others, The Weekenders: Travels in the Heart of Africa / 6. Geoffrey Gorer, Africa Dances / 7. Peter Godwin, Mukiwa: A White Boy in Africa / 8. Peter Godwin and Ian Hancock, Rhodesians Never Die: The Impact of War and Political Change on White Rhodesia, c.1970-1980 / 9. Philip Gourevitch, We Wish to Inform You that Tomorrow We will be Killed with Our Families: Stories from Rwanda / 10. Blaine Harden, Africa: Dispatches from a Fragile Continent / 11. Jeremy Harding, Small Wars, Small Mercies: Journeys in Africa’s Disputed Nations / 12. Aidan Hartley, The Zanzibar Chest / 13. Dan Jacobson, The Electronic Elephant: A Southern African Journey / 14. David Lamb, The Africans / 15. David Lamb, The Africans / 16. Patrick Marnham, Fantastic Invasion: Dispatches from Africa / 17. Pater Marshall, Around Africa: From the Pillars of Hercules to the Strait of Gibraltar / 18. Judith Matloff, Fragments of a Forgotten War / 19. Paul Moorcraft, Guns & Poses: Travels with an Occasional War Correspondent / 20. Chris Munnion, Banana Sunday: Datelines from Africa / 21. Redmond O’Hanlon, Congo Journey / 22. Roland Oliver, In the Realms of Gold: Pioneering in African History / 23. Don Peterson, Revolution in Zanzibar: An American’s Cold War Tale / 24 David Read, Beating about the Bush: Tales from Tanganyika / 25. Keith B. Richburg, Out of America: A Black Man Confronts Africa / 26. Alec Russell, Big Men, Little People: Encounters in Africa / 27. Alex Shoumatoff, African Madness / 28. Stephen Taylor, Livingstone’s Tribe: A Journey from Zanzibar to the Cape / 29. Laurens Van Der Post, The Heart of the Hunter: A Journey into the Mind and the Spirit of the Bushmen / 30. Per Wästberg, Assignments in Africa / 31. Lyall Watson, Lightning Bird: One Man’s Journey into Africa / 32. Michela Wong, In the Footsteps of Mr Kurtz.

32 volumes. London / Johannesburg / New York / and others, Hamish Hamilton / Johnathan Ball Publishing / Penguin / Random House / and others, 1982 – 2004. 12.7 cm x 19.7 cm to 15.8 cm x 24 cm. circa.10,400 pages. Numerous plates and illustrations throughout volumes. 2 original hardcover with dustjackets and 30 original softcovers with illustrated boards. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Some minor tanning to otherwise clean and bright interiors.

EUR 680,-- 

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[Anonymous] Dante Alighieri / Cockerell, [La Divina Commedia] -

[Anonymous] Dante Alighieri / Cockerell, Douglas / North, John William / Ashendene Press Circle /

[La Divina Commedia / The Divine Comedy – Manoscritto dell’inizio del XX secolo della Divina Commedia di Dante – con strofe manoscritte da “L’Inferno / Inferno” – “Purgatorio” – “Il Paradiso / Paradiso”] – The Manuscript is titled: “Pictures Illustrating The Pilgrimage of the Divine Poet Through The Realms of Punishment of Penance and Peace” – Illuminated Devotional Manuscript of section of “L’Inferno / Inferno” – “Purgatorio” – “Il Paradiso / Paradiso” – with excerpts of Dante’s Divina Comedia, in the style of medieval illuminated manuscripts. The manuscript is a strictly themed Dante Devotion and is of magical quality if one considers the fantastic, original calligraphy artwork, the composition of the manuscript and the coded meaning to the composer of this manuscript. The Folio – size manuscript is massive and has 216 pages, of which 109 pages are with illuminated, original watercolour-paintings in the style of the medieval masters, sometimes collages with watercolour and original etchings, engravings etc. The miniature paintings are juxtaposed with 105 vintage 19th century photographs of famous Italian Art – pieces that are somehow related to Dante’s world or have an allegorical assoziation. Besides the early photographs other juxtaposed artwork or integrated artwork to the illuminations are: an original watercolour depicting the dying Dante, a sensational copper-engraving, depicting an allegorical Dante-scenario, possibly referring to the Divine Comedy, a small photograph of the famous Michelino Fresco encapsulated in one of the illuminations, an artprint attributed “Burne-Jones”, two lithographs, a large steel-engraving, a smaller steel-engraving. Most of the photographs show allegorical sculpture or art by famous italian artists like Giotto, Carpaccio, Andrea Castagna, Luca delkla Robbia, Bellini, Titian, Dosso Dossi, Orgagna, Andrea del Sarto, Fra Angelico, Paul Veronese, Botticelli, Raphael, Michelangelo, Bonifazio, Neri dei Bicci, Francesco Traini, Benozo Gozzoli, etc. etc. and other juxtaposed refer in code to Dante’s Divina Comedia or even depict himself in artform. The photographs also include some breathtaking 19th century Albumen prints of Verona, Lake Garda, Mantua and other Italian landscapes.

England, [Douglas Cockerell / John William North], no year [c.1910]. Folio (34 cm wide x 42.5 cm high). 216 pages. Hardcover / Binding in full green morocco with lettering and Dante’s head as bronze sculpture per inlet to front cover. Binding by Douglas Cockerell, signed “WHS”, during his directorship of W.H.Smith & Son (1905 – 1914). The manuscript is on excellent paper, watermarked O.W.P. & A.C.L. [O.W. Paper & Arts Co. Ltd., established by English painter John William North (1842-1924) in 1895]. The binding rubbed and with some small damages, in need of some minor restoration but overall still very good. The interior, the paper and the artwork all in excellent condition besides one of the juxtaposed photographs (Filippina Lippo) removed from the manuscript with some residue of the photograph remaining and some of the photographs with some dogears and minimal discoloration. All the original artwork in spectacular and fresh condition. The manuscript is a spectacular find and the quality of its execution is of utmost interest for any lover of rare books, manuscripts and special bindings. The circle of Douglas Cockerell, his involvement in one of the most beautiful books ever printed: the Ashendene Press Dante, as well as Cockerell being the binder of this unique manuscript, the fantastic paper used for the manuscript by one of the idyllist movement’s central figures, John William North, and the wonderful Dante – theme of the manuscript with illuminated poetry from the Divine Comedy and the unique style of collage art, lets us rightfully dream that the anonymous composer of the manuscript was an important or at least peripheral member to either the Arts and Crafts Movement, the Ashendene Press or it was someone who worked in the style of the calligraphy schools that were inspired by William Morris or even earlier epigones like Owen Jones.

EUR 125.000,-- 

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Forster, The Arabian Nights, in Five Volumes.

[Arabian Nights] Forster, Edward / [Provenance: Daniel Callaghan of Lotabeg].

The Arabian Nights, in Five Volumes. [Including “The History of Aladdin, or the Wonderful Lamp” / The History of Ali Baba and of the Forty Robbers, killed by one Slave” / etc.] Translated by The Reverend Edward Forster [based on the French version of Antoine Galland]. With [24] Engravings, from Pictures by Robert Smirke.

First Edition [Large Paper Quarto Edition]. Five Volumes (complete set with all engravings). London, Printed for William Miller, 1802. Quarto (21.5 cm x 27.5 cm). Volume I: LXI, (7), 385 pages with 5 copper-engravings including Errata-Leaf and “Directions for placing the Plates” for all four volumes / Volume: 432 pages with 5 copper-engravings / 405 pages with 5 copper-engravings / 461 pages with 5 copper-engravings / 474 pages with 5 copper-engravings. Hardcover / Original, early 19th century full leather with gilt lettering and date on lower spine [″London, 1802”]. Beautiful, richly ornamented master-bindings. All Volumes in strong, protective collector’s Mylar, which invites the reader/collector to use the work without fear of handling. Armorial Bookplates / ExLibris of Daniel Callaghan, Esquire of Lotabeg (MP for Cork City 1830-1849) to all five pastedowns (Motto: “Fidus et Audax”). Marbled endpapers a little dusty but beautiful. Volume 1, 2 and 5 with some weakening to the spine (slightly cracked), but holding and still firm overall. All plates present. As known and always found with this scarce edition, the original, titled tissue-guards all in place, have created stronger signs of foxing to the plates but in sharp contrast the text in all the five Volumes in bright and clean condition with only occasional faint staining. Endpapers with some minor browning. Very good+ condition overall with some rubbing and minor bumping to the Volumes but really only minor signs of external wear. Extremely sought after publication, not to be confused with the later, much more common Octavo Editions !

EUR 2.800,-- 

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