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1934. FIRST EDITION HARDCOVER AND DUSTJACKET. Translated by Eden and Cedar Paul. Tan binding, red designs and lettering, red top edge, frontispiece, illustrations (plates), 247 pages. Deckled fore-edge. Dustjacket with price intact on flap. Condition of binding: Light soiling, age toning, Christmas (1934) inscription. Interior: Scattered pencil underlines (some appear to be erased affecting some words of text), else overall Very Good. Dustjacket: Piece missing from lower left corner of front panel, shelving wear, lightly age toned/soiled; else overall Fair. This is a biography of Erasmus (1469-1536), one of the most famous Humanist of his time-a great scholar of the northern Renaissance, a pacifist, a contrarian, and the compiler of the first edition of the Greek New Testament to be printed and distributed. He hated bigotry, desired freedom and independence, and was called "the man who laid the egg that Luther hatched." He is similar to the liberal minds of our own times. A remarkable, page-turning biography. A historical, collectible book. Note: We are a well-established, well-respected, ethical book dealer in business since 1991. We describe the condition of our books thoroughly and honestly, so you'll know exactly what you will be receiving when you order. We ship promptly.

Pynson Printers, Inc, 1926. Hardcover. Collectible; Very good. Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE NEW boxes Very good hardcover, partial tissue glassine dust jacket present. First American Edition. 1926. Prior owner's book plate on front pastedown. In very good original slipcase, light tanning and rubbing, title label a little chipped.

Viking, 1928. First Edition, 1st Printing. Hardcover. . Very good condition./Very good dust jacket. . B&W Illustrations by Aubrey Beardsley Not price clipped $2.00. No previous owner's marks. No underlining or marks in text. A very nice copy.

NY: Pynson printers, 1926. 1st edition. Nice copy. octavo. decor., patterned boards 36pp., sepia ills., Illustrations by Joseph Malay

Pushkin Press, 2014. First thus. Hardcover. Collectable - Very Good Condition. Near Fine 1st print 2014 Pushkin Press hardback, cloth binding. Highly regarded edition of this classic early 20th century European literary memoir. Corners a little pushed only. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Crime Fiction; ISBN: 1782271228. ISBN/EAN: 9781782271222. The photos provided are of our own book, further photos may be arranged upon request. Inventory No: 093496.. 9781782271222

New York. 1942. February 1942. Viking Press. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. Translated from the German by Andrew St. James. 140 pages. hardcover. Jacket design by I. Steinberg. keywords: Literature Translated Germany History Biography. FROM THE PUBLISHER - Did Amerigo Vespucci discover America? He did not. Did he first set foot upon the mainland? He did not. Did he ever claim either of these achievements, or suggest that his name be bestowed upon this mundus novus? A proposal so audacious would never have occurred to him. By what grotesque coincidence, then, did ‘America' become the name of that new world which should have been called ‘Columbia'? In this erudite and witty book, Zweig untangles the snarl of accident and forgery that produced so astonishing a denouement. Once on the trail of this grandiose case of mistaken identity, Zweig fills in with rapid, revealing strokes the background against which it took place. He pictures the drugged world of the Middle Ages slowly regaining consciousness, reaching out to embrace all knowledge, to dare all unknown dangers, to grasp to itself the riches of an earth whose scope it had just begun to comprehend. He evaluates Vespucci's actual contribution to that greatest age of discovery, shows how an unsought notoriety was thrust upon him, and how he, the most honest and modest of men, was vilified for generations as a liar and braggart. Zweig's powers of characterization, his unerring faculty for getting at the import ant truth in the morass of ancient fact, have made him one of the most popular historians and biographers of our day. He has never had a subject better suited to his talents. inventory #7400

New York: Viking Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1931. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. First American edition. Fine in fine dust jacket. A virtually 'as new' copy. (121pp. ) (5" X 6 1/2") Austrian author's most controversial book. Seldom encountered in superb condition. ; 5" x 6 1/2"; 121 pages .

New York: Viking. First American Edition. Original cloth. Small 5-diget stamp on the rear blank, Near Fine, in Very Good Minus Dust Jacket with minor edge chips and tears. . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1942.

First Edition. Printed in Austria. Language-German. Pages clean and bright, includes a number of illustrations. water stain to front of dust jacket and front board. some rubbing to boards and chips to dust jacket. Previous owner inscription in pen on flyleaf. ALL ITEMS ARE SENT BY ROYAL MAIL.

Berlin: Schuster & Loeffler, 1903. First edition. Cloth. Good. 11.5" by 9.5". E. M. Lilien [Ephraim Moses Lilien]. A wonderfully illustrated first edition copy of this celebration of the work of Ephraim Moses Lilien, in the original German. One of 1000 Limited Edition copies printed of first edition of this work in the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. An important and uncommonly found work, celebrating the art of Ephraim Moses Lilien (1874-1925), an art nouveau illustrator and printmaker who is sometimes considered first Zionist artist. He was notable for the Jewish themes in his art, and for his influence on the Bezalel school art movement. This work is introduced by the Austrian writer Stefan Zweig (1881-1942), who, in the 1920s and 1930s, was one of the most popular authors in the world. The work contains numerous reproductions of Lilien's bookplates, borders and illustrations, as well as a portrait of Lilien with a facsimile of his signature. 'In Rosenketten' has been tipped in by a previous owner, possibly replacing the original reproduction of this work printed in the book. Further tipped-in illustrations (created by Lilien) from a previous owner to pages 59, 60, 61, 214, 215, and 302. One tipped-in illustration obscures a different illustration printed in the book, another obscures a title of a work; the rest are tipped-in to blank pages. This book is otherwise complete, which is unusual for this work. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Externally, generally smart, though faded to the spine, with small tears to the head and tail of the front joint. Shelf wear to the joints and extremities. Front hinge is starting and rear hinge is slightly strained, but both are firmly held. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. 'In Rosenketten' has been tipped in by a previous owner, possibly replacing the original reproduction of this work printed in the book. Further tipped-in illustrations (created by Lilien) from a previous owner to pages 59, 60, 61, 214, 215, and 302. One tipped-in illustration obscures a different illustration printed in the book, another obscures a title of a work; the rest are tipped-in to blank pages. Good