Das Fruhe Plakat in Europa Und Den Usa. Ein Bestandskatalog. Band I: Grossbritannien Vereinigte Staaten Van Nordamerika; Band 2: Frankreich Und Belgien; Band 3: Deutschland, Teil 1 + 2 (3 volumes in 4 books, the complete set)
Berlin: Gebr. Mann Verlag, 1973. Three volumes in 4 physical books. See description below. VG/VG, an ex artlibrary set, with all covers protected in mylar. Pockets at rear, ink ownsership stamps on text block edgessmall labels at base of spines could be removed. A clean, fresh and very little used set. Item #155581
Text in German, though Volume I has a brief summary at the beginning of the book which is in English; Volume II has brief summaries in French and in English. Vol. 1 (1973): ISBN 0378661399, lxxxix + 227 pp., profusely illustrated with color and bw plates, the color plates normally being in sections. Volume 2 (1977): ISBN 3786161607, clv, 421 (1), 1 pp. profusely illustrated mostly in bw. Volume 3 (1980) ISBN 3786111332, Part 1: lvi, 506 pp. a few color plates. Part 2: 363 pp. Printed and bound in Germany. An astounding reference with appx 5000 illustrations in the 4 books. Quite uncommon as a complete set. Contains artist bibliographies, indexes and much else that is essential in poster research. Set weighs 24 pounds, shipping weight is 27 pounds.
Price: $650.00