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Slight toning, else content appears as unblemished with near fine, decorated, oatmeal colored, Cloth covered boards displaying minimal surface/edge wear, in DJ displaying major surface/edge wear as shown, with reinforced and repaired chipping and tears, as shown. Many of my books are from the 19th Century. Books were not written in at that time, instead an index card with info. Am enclosing the one found in this book for you. Enjoy. The greatest and most brilliant star of his century... His numerous works, written in Latin, sleep undisturbed upon the shelves of libraries; hardly a single one of them, though in their day they enjoyed worldwide fame, has any message to our epoch." - from page 3. Kirkus Review: The success of Marie Antoinette the brilliant genius of the biographer himself, entitle this book to a place on the Must list. But the subject matter of necessity limits his scope, for source material is inadequate, and Erasmus is still somewhat shrouded in mystery. This is a ruthless, clinical study of a man who, almost forgotten today, was in his time courted by kings, princes and popes. Idealist, humanist, supernationalist, scholar, individualist to the point of weakness, a coward in his avoidance of the position of leadership in a world demanding a leader, but giving the necessary push to the Reformation, with rapier-like thrust. The book is a character analysis rather than a biography. The early part seems at times padded. But with the stirring narrative of the fight between Luther and Erasmus the story gathers speed, ending with Erasmus' death in Basle. A merciless and brilliant book; Zweig gives his subject full mood of praise and unsparing criticism. Shipping/Handling/Insurance/Tracking Included within the continental U.S. (Free Shipping). Extra Charges/Fees apply on Shipments Outside The U.S. and Expedited Shipments. Oversize and/or heavy books may require additional fees. Will adviseWritten 10.24.2012SK #5860-102921 Img.7223-102921

H. Good. The Viking Press, 1934. First edition. Spine is chipped at the top. Small tear to the bottom front DJ. DJ is water stained but not wrinkled. In mylar. Spine chipped

New York: Viking Press, 1934. 1st U.S. . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 247pp.; HB off-white w/red; rubbed,soiled&foxed;wear on corners; heavy fox,spine; bleed-thru&fox on endpapers&pastedwns.; info note tipped-in,ft.endpaper; PONstamp; clean,tight pgs. DJ lt.brwn.w/brwn.&red-portrait cover; heavy rub w/stains; wear on edges&corners; heavy sun on spine; chips&tears. Biography. some illus.

Dunedin, New Zealand: Department of German, University of Otago, 1991. Letters between these two Austrian writers, both of whom, among other things, were librettists for composer Richard Strauss, whose correspondence with each man was published in the 1950s. Introductory text & commentary in English; the letters & appendixes are in German, untranslated. Hardcover in jacket, as pictured. Light wear to book, binding slightly 'sprung' at the dedication page; jacket shows some edgewear & creasing; gift label on free endsheet - part of the Austrian government's attempt to popularize Austrian literature. Text clean; 350 pages; indexes, bibliography, appendixes. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Octavo.

The Viking Press, 1939. 2nd Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. A nice copy of a scarce book of this Zweig dramatic play - Second U.S. edition/first printing 1939. Book is in Very Good condition and the jacket is in Very Good Minus condition (see photo). Translated by Eden and Cedar Paul.

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.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1928. Very Good/Good. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1928. First American Edition. Octavo; xiv, 289pp. Printed blue dust jacket with $2.50 price intact; book in green cloth with dark green lettering. Jacket shallowly tattered along edges with numerous chips and small tears, with a larger chip at head of spine and splitting down much of back flap fold. Boards rubbed and faded along edges, with nudging and some fraying to spine ends and some general scuffs and smudges to surface. Spine a bit cocked. Rear hinge cracked with mesh exposed. Back board and book in general opens easily between gatherings, but binding is sound. Pages unmarked. Fictionalized account of the relationship between Tycho Brahe and Johannes Kepler. Brod was a longtime friend of Franz Kafka, to whom the book is dedicated, and as the literary executor of his estate famously refused to burn Kafka's works in keeping with the more famous author's last wishes.

New York: Viking Press, 1928. First Thus. 12mo (17.75cm.); publisher's cloth in light tan decorative dust jacket printed in brown and orange; [6],187pp.; frontispiece and decorations throughout. Jacket extremities gently rubbed, small chip at spine crown, spine a bit toned, else Near Fine in Very Good or better jacket. "A New York Theatre Guild Production" - upper jacket panel. A modern adaptation of Jonson's 17th-c. comedy; this version was later adapted for George Antheil's 1953 opera.

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 .