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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

First Edition: THE VIKING PRESS, 1946. hard cover with dj. very good with dj.

New York: The Viking Press, 1934. Book. Illus. by Durer, Albrecht (frontis). Fair. Hardcover. First Edition Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 247 pages. Frontispiece illustration of subject, " ... 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. Above-average external wear and soiling. Few war service library markings. Binding intact. A worthy reading copy..

Cassell, London, 1947. 1st Edition. HARDCOVER. 8vo in decoratively blind embossed black cloth, gilt lettering to spine, 400pp, portrait frontispiece, plates, folding facsimile plate, bibliography, index etc __CONDITION : An extremely well preserved FINE very clean and tight unmarked copy (page-block edges slightly tanned) in a tanned and slightly dusty near FINE price intact Dust Jacket (very thin sliver of loss to spine panel ends, looks fine in its removable transparent protector). An excellent copy. ... . . . . . . . . . . . To see more of our Literary monographs, biographies etc type DbbLBIOG in the Keywords search box __We always ship in PROTECTIVE CARD PARCELS

Private Library Plate FPD, else content appears as unblemished Good- cloth covered boards displaying moderate surface/edge wear, with sunning to spine. Life at the court of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette has long captivated readers, drawn by accounts of the intrigues and pageantry that came to such a sudden and unexpected end. Stefan Zweig's Marie Antoinette: The Portrait of an Average Woman is a dramatic account of the guillotine's most famous victim, from the time when as a fourteen-year-old she took Versailles by storm, to her frustrations with her aloof husband, her passionate love affair with the Swedish Count von Fersen, and ultimately to the chaos of the French Revolution and the savagery of the Terror. An impassioned narrative, Zweig's biography focuses on the human emotions of the participants and victims of the French Revolution, making it both an engrossingly compelling read and a sweeping and informative history.Certainly no one can arise unmoved from the reading of this powerful work. -- The New Republic Collectible 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 1.06.2022SK #6483-11322 Img.7874

Dresden: Verlag Der Kunst, 1959. First German language edition. Hardcover. Very good minus. 324pp. Quarto [27 cm] White cloth over boards with a black ink stamped title on the spine, and a black ink stamped woodblock vignette on the front cover. With a tipped-in frontispiece portrait of Masereel. The spine is a bit darkened, and there are multiple areas of light soiling on the boards. The front hinge is a bit weak, and the pages are age-toned. Richly illustrated with woodcuts by this Flemish artist, including some in full color.

Afrikaans. 160 pages (complete). Jacket and boards edge worn and a bit marked. Mild tanning, foxing, old tape residue marks, ownership inscriptions, markings. Still in good condition, tightly bound and intact. 1st edition. MK.

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.

Berlin: Axel Juncker Verlag, 1923. First edition, not numbered, not signed. Hardcover. Good +. 177pp. Large octavo [25 cm] Green cloth over boards with gilt lettering on the backstrip and front board. With tipped-in photographic representation of Masereel on the verso of the title page. The spine and the edges of the covers are faded, the front hinge is weak, and the text block is just starting to crack at the beginning. The pages are darkened. Ritter, p. 525. Graphiker Unserer Zeit, Band I.

Copenhagen: Jesperson og Pios Forlag, 1953. First Danish Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/N/A. The author's magnificent homage to the disappearing face of Europe which inspired Wes Anderson's The Grand Budapest Hotel. Assumed First Danish Edition. A very nice copy in patterned boards and leather corners and spine. Page ends sprayed/speckled blue. Small sticker removal scar(1/2"" X 3/4"") to rear board and a few scuffs to boards in general. Light edgewear. Smudge to one page, otherwise clean interior and tight binding.