Tucholsky, Kurt; Heartfeld, John

Deutschland, Deutschland über Alles [SCARCE 1929 1ST EDITION & 1ST PRINTING WITH EMBOSSED/INLAID COVERS]

Neue Deutscher Verlag, 1929. stl1. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. BOOK DESCRIPTION: Deutschland, Deutschland über Alles. Text by Kurt Tucholsky. Cover design by John Heartfield. Photographs/photomontages by Heartfield and others. Neue Deutscher Verlag, 1929. 231 pp. Quarto. First printing. Clothbound with colored photomontage by Heartfield inlaid into embossed sections on front and rear covers. No dust jacket as issued. Numerous black-and-white reproductions. Very Good; solid binding, former owner's last name to lower-right corner of fep, covers ligthly soiled, lower left shoulder of embossed figure missing, overopened at pp 160-161, upper right quadrant of pages wavy from contact with moisture. No musty smell or foxing present and covers/montage present nicely.

Heartfield's cover for Tucholsky's scathing 1929 satire of German society is an undisputed masterwork of photomontage and one of the most sought after examples of twentieth century avant-garde book design. Very good. Item #3260
ISBN: B01EXBIGF2

Price: $750.00