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London: Hesperus Press Limited, 2010. Stefan Zweig’s writings on his travels in Europe are made available for the first time in English through Will Stone’s sympathetic translation. Representing a lifetime’s observations, this collection can be dipped into or savoured at length, and paints a rich and sensitive picture of Europe before the Second World War.. Paperback - New condition - 112 pages

Cassell & Co Ltd -- Hallam Edition, London, 1955. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Various. Foreword by author will and index. Red coloured end pages. Translated by Eden and Cedar Paul. Bound in a decorated cloth, blind stamped titling gilt filled, top edge of text block tinted pale red. Illustrated dustwrapper (same illustration as the underlying boards) with green coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. First published in 1927 in Germany. The author investigates 12 pivotal moments in world history, giving us the human as well as global implications of their actions. Events covered are: – Cicero's Death, Conquest of Byzantium, The Discovery of the Pacific, Handel's Messiah, The Marseille, Grouchy obeys Orders (Waterloo), Goethe's last Love, El Dorado, Cyrus Field's Cable across the Atlantic, Quest of the South Pole, Lenin leaves Zürich and Wilson's Failure – end of World War I. Rubbing of the book corners and back strip edges with softening of the back strip edges and a little bumping to the top book corners. Light age toning and foxing of the text block edges and there are light foxing scattered throughout aged toned pages. Original bookseller's sticker to the lower right-hand corner of the front paste-down. Rubbing of the dustwrapper edges with some Chipping to the back strip edges. Significant sunning to the back strip with foxing of the fold over panels and to the verso. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. pages,. Dust Jacket price-clipped. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Various. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Literature & Literary; Inventory No: 0289103. .

Rio [de Janeiro]: Editora Nova Fronteira, 1981. Reprint. . Trade paperback. Very good. light shelfwear. Text in Portuguese, German. viii, [9]-296 p. 22 cm.

1957. 1ª edición. Regular. José Janés editor Barcelona 202 pág 17x11 cm Rústica con solapas Club de los lectores 66 Novela que trata sobre el candelabro de los siete brazos que los romanos se llevaron del templo de Jerusalén. Traducción de Fernando Gutiérrez y Diego Navarro.

New York: The Viking Press, 1935. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 366p. A brown cloth hardcover book in very good condition. Spine and edges faded. Corners bumped. Binding slightly shaken, but secure, and text clean. Contains black and white plates.

George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1921. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. The boards are rubbed and sunned.Pencil inscription.A little tanning.Tightly bound.[R.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

The Viking Press, 1946. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Juventud, 1937, Barcelona. 1ª edición. . 18x11. 288 pgs. Numerosos puntos de óxido. (B7185)

Leipzig: Phiipp Reclam, 1925. 1st ed. . Hardcover. Good-VG/No Jacket. 10 cms x 15 Cms. 76+(4, pub.list); scattered brown flecking to t.p.& verso same, otherwise internally clean, tight & unmarked; covers generally clean and unworn, but short thin split top front joint currently presenting no problem. Labels good but I note that 'Stefan' on the spine is lacking the 't'. Quite an attractive little book. Note: quoted non-UK shipping rates are calculated for 500-700 gram net weight, cost will be modified up or down as appropriate outside this range.

New York: The Viking Press, 1946. 1ª Edição . Inteira de Tela. Bom / Good / Bon/No Jacket. In-8º (235x170). 1 Vol. de [20]-404 pp. Ilustrado.