The Old-Book Peddler and Other Tales for Bibliophiles
Zweig, Stefan; Koch, Theodore W. [Translator]
The Old-Book Peddler and Other Tales for Bibliophiles
Zweig, Stefan; Koch, Theodore W. [Translator]
Publisher: Northwestern University / The Charles Deering Library
Date published: 1938
Evanston, IL: Northwestern University / The Charles Deering Library, 1938. Second Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine. Second printing. Signed by Stefan Zweig in purple ink on the front free end paper. Publisher's patterned red paper covered boards with title labels on spine and upper board. Near Fine with light toning and shelf wear to covers. Signed by the Austrian writer whose work inspired the 2014 Wes Anderson film, The Grand Budapest Hotel.
Leipzig: Insel-Verlag, 1925. New German Edition. Near Fine. New edition, reprint (33-45 thousand), originally published in 1922. Signed by Stefan Zweig in purple ink on the front free end paper. Publisher's orange cloth with spine decorated in gilt and black and front cover lettered in gilt, lacking the dust jacket. Near Fine, with faint fading to the spine, and an owner bookplate to the half-title page. A lovely copy, signed by the author. Text in German language.
Zweig, Stefan; Phyllis and Trevor Blewitt [Translator]
Beware of Pity
Zweig, Stefan; Phyllis and Trevor Blewitt [Translator]
Publisher: The Viking Press
Date published: 1939
New York: The Viking Press, 1939. First Edition. Very Good. First American edition, first printing. Signed by Stefan Zweig on the front free endpaper. Bound in publisher's royal blue cloth with gilt lettering; lacking dust jacket. Very Good with shelf wear at extremities; slight lean to binding, spine faded and mottled, lettering is quite rubbed. Offsetting to end sheets with remnants of small bookseller ticket to rear; contents lightly tanned. Scarce historical novel that was later adapted into film by Maurice Elvey in 1946. Wes Anderson loosely based The Grand Budapest Hotel off this work.
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Very Good: Very Good condition. can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or paper. Any defects must be noted. (defined by AB Bookman's Weekly)