Weltuntergang. Zwölf Original-Lithographien und lithographiertes Titelblatt von Uriel Birnbaum mit einem Einleitungssonett des Künstlers [End of the World, a dozen original lithographs and a title page in lithographic printing by Uriel Birnbaum, with a sonnet by the artist]. Vienna: Carl Konegen, 1921. German.
"End of the World", portfolio with a dozen lithographs by Uriel Birnbaum, accompanied by a sonnet composed by him. Copy no. 119 from an edition of 150 numbered copies. The lithographs and the illustrated title page as well as the sonnet leaf (also in lithographic printing) are signed by Birnbaum in pencil.
Uriel Birnbaum (1894-1956), expressionist painter, author and poet, born in Vienna. Son of the Zionist philosopher Nathan Birnbaum.
[15] plates, 48 cm. Portfolio: 36X50 cm. Good condition. Creases and folds around the margins of the plates, some stains. Worn portfolio, with tears. Ex-Libris and library ink-stamp on the portfolio.

Kriegszeit Künstlerflugblätter Wochenschrif. Berlin: Paul Cassirer, 1914-1916. German.
Kriegszeit ("Wartime"), an entire set of the journal published in Berlin during World War I. The journal was edited by two Jews - Paul Cassirer, an editor, publisher and gallery owner who was an important figure in the dissemination of modern art in the early twentieth century, and Alfred Gold, a Viennese writer, historian and art critic. Kriegszeit was published as a weekly until issue no. 50, and thereafter twice a month until its publication was ceased.
Printed entirely in lithographic printing, 4 pages per issue, and including works dealing exclusively with war. The journal includes some 200 lithographs in all.
Artists whose lithographs were published include Ernst Barlach, Max Beckmann, Rudolf Grossman, Käthe Kollwitz, Max Liebermann, Hans Meid and Max Slevogt. Issue no. 6 is devoted entirely to the works of Max Liebermann.
Issues 1-40 are bound together. Issues 41-65 are held in a portfolio as separate issues. 48 cm. Good condition.

Karl Marx, Capital in Pictures. The text was compiled by Hugo Gellert and interpreted by him in lithographs. [New-York] 1933 (lithographs were printed in Paris). English.
"The Capital", by Karl Marx. Accompanied by 62 black and white lithographs, by Hugo Gellert; signed in pencil by the artist. Copy no. 41 from an edition of 133 copies. A dedication signed by Gellert appears on the title page.
Hugo Gellert (1892-1985), Hungarian-American artist, of Jewish origin; member of the American communist party. His political views were an inseparable part of his life and art. Gellert's anti-war illustrations were published in various communist and socialistic booklets and periodicals; Gellert also published his works in the “New-Yorker” and in the “New-York Times”. Gellert dedicated the illustrations for “The Capital” to his brother, Ernst, who died in a military prison in New-Jersey in 1918, where he was imprisoned for refusing to be inducted into the army, claiming to be a conscientious objector.
[64] folded sheets ([4] pages per sheet), 57 cm. Contained in a portfolio. Overall good condition. Some stains and damages.