F G Weiskopf (5 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Pages unmarked. No jacket. Binding square & firm. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First U.S. Edition. 1st US edition. Hardbound, no dust jacket. Some wear & bumping to boards, otherwise good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Sepia toned pictorial boards with brick red cloth spine. Boards show some wear, smudges, aging, scuffing, edgewear. Corners are scuffed, worn, with exposed board. See photos. Spine has tan text and is darkened, with crushed ends, a two-inch tear at spine foot. Binding is secure. Pastedowns and feps are tanned. Illustrations, black and white photographs, are bright and clear. Interior exhibits marginal toning, scattered foxing, some marks and stains. Inside pages are free of writing and intentional marks.** PS2025.0227** 217 pages. 6 1/2 x 9 7/8 inches** Unusual and striking copy of this volume, featuring duo-tone pictorial boards with brick red cloth spine. Published by International Publishers, New York, 1931; copyrighted and printed in Germany. Presumed first edition. A forward, followed by 184 pages of photographs with captions, then a 23 page postscript entitled "What Is the Five Year Plan?" Tanning at all edges, binding is secure and photographs crisp. Overall Very Good Minus condition.** An interesting piece of propaganda promoting the Soviet Union as the world economy was sunk in the Great Depression. The authors focus on the First Five-Year Plan of the Soviet Union following the First World War. They look at the serious importance of the work of Socialist construction in the country, shown mostly and vividly through photographs. Photographs have captions in German, English, and French.** "Postage for oversized and international shipping will be calculated by size and weight. AbeBooks shipping quotes are ESTIMATES only. Seller Inventory #010176"**. …

hard cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. New York:International Publishers. (1931). 1st edition. viii+184pp+23pp. Illustrated with photographs. Hardcover with dust jacket.  Blue boards soiled along spine side of front cover due to dust jacket at some point sticking to boards (with an additional small spot at upper spine edge, rear board), otherwise gilt on spine strip still bright. Edges lighty shelfworn, with edge points bumped. Internally clean, free of previous owners marks or signatures. A forward, followed by 184 pages of photographs with captions, followed by 23 pages of text describing the Five Year Plan.  The binding is tight with hinges intact.  The dust jacket is still in one piece, but well worn with many chips and tears to edges and folds. It is not price clipped.…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. First edition. The first U.S. edition of this uncommon and fascinating propaganda work for the Soviet Union after their first failed Five Year Plan, illustrated throughout. The first U.S. edition of this work.An interesting propaganda work promoting the Soviet Union before the Second World War, focusing on the First Five-Year Plan of the Soviet Union after the First World War. The authors look at the serious importance of the work of Socialist construction in the country, shown mostly and vividly through photographs.This first five year plan began in 1928, created by Joseph Stalin, centering around rapid industrialisation and the collectivisation of agriculture. Though hoping to transform the Soviet Union from a weak and poorly controlled agriculture state, the Union went on to have thirteen such 'Five Year Plans'.Illustrated with photographs to every page, with captions in German, English, and French.By Ernst Glaeser and Franz Weiskopf.Postscript by Alfred Kurella. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. Light marks and a little rubbing to the boards and spine. Minor bumping to the spine and extremities, with a little loss to the head and tail of the spine. Front hinge is a little strained but remains firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and clean. Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). book.…