May 07, 2015 - Sale 2382

Sale 2382 - Lot 31

Unsold
Estimate: $ 3,000 - $ 4,000
LÁSZLÓ MOHOLY-NAGY (1895-1946) DIE BAUHAUSBÜCHER 14. Prospectus. 1929.
5 3/4x8 1/4 inches, 14 1/2x21 cm. Albert Langen, Munich.
Condition B+: staining on front cover; creases and abrasions at edges of covers; minor rust stains around staples in fold.
Prospectus for the series of Bauhaus-published books. Of the fourteen books advertised, five are announced as out-of-print, with the stated intention that they would not be reprinted. One of two variations, the other (from 1928) in red and black. A & O p. 114, Modernism 121 (var), Typographie und Werbegestaltung no. 28, Modernity p. 199 (var), Mechanical Age fig. 2.23 (var), Berman / Juan March p. 210 (var), Aynsley p. 101, Page Design 249.