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New York: Viking Press, 1946. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Former Owner Bookplate. First Edition (?).. A fascination biography of the famous and popular French writer, discussing his family background, his personal life, the development of his art of writing, his contemporaries and friends, much more; contains appendix, bibliography. Translated from the German by William and Dorothy Rose. Hardcover, 404pp., binding firm, lettering and pagination clear. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Ursus Books, 2007. First printing. Hardcover. Near Fine. No. 89 of 100 copies signed by the printer, Peter Koch, and artist Joseph Goldyne, who has supplied a blank frontispiece on 17th century paper, signed by him on the paper in pencil as well as at the colophon. 8vo, orange-pink laid paper boards, just short of fine copy (tiniest bump to top edge of front board). Koch printed this in Berkeley. Comes with original description folded in from Ursus Books. A fable about collecting; Goldyne, in addition to being a well known California artist, is also a renowned collector.

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.

New York: The Viking Press, 1939. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Gilt lettered blue cloth in price clipped dust jacket. Top stain red. This copy signed by the author in his recognizable signature on the front endpaper. Some darkening to top edge of dj. and wear to extremities. This book has become uncommon of late and a copy in this sharp condition signed by Zweig is truly rare..

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.

s.l.: Im Selbstverlag des Verfassers, 1927. Fine. Im Selbstverlag des Verfassers, s.l. 1927, 14,5x23cm, reliure de l'éditeur. - Édition originale imprimée à 440 exemplaires numérotés. Ouvrage illustré de 7 bois de Frans Masereel. Reliure de l'éditeur en demi cartonnage façon vélin à petits coins, dos lisse, tête dorée, ex-libris encollé sur un contreplat. Rare envoi autographe signé de Stefan Zweig à l'écrivain Max Spanier qui disparut dans l'enfer de l'Holocauste : ""Im herzlicher Erkenntlichkeit"" (""Avec une sincère gratitude""). [ENGLISH TRANSLATION FOLLOWS] First edition printed with 440 numbered copies. Work illustrated with 7 wood engravings by Frans Masereel. Pubslisher's binding in half wove-style paper boards with small corners, top edge gilt, ex-libris glued to a paste-down endpaper. Rare handwritten presentation signed by Stefan Zweig to writer Max Spanier who disappeared during the hell of the Holocaust: ""Im herzlicher Erkenntlichkeit"" (""With sincere gratitude"").