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New York: The Viking Press, 1946. First Thus . Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First printing of the first English edition. Illustrated. Edge wear. The jacket has a few tears and tiny chips.

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. .

Viking, 1946. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. Very good in fair jacket. Spine tight, pages clean. Jacket has tears and missing bits but is intact. 1st US Edition.

*No edition or printing stated. Likely 1st edition. DJ was price clipped. Minor stains to the top exterior edge of pages only. Otherwise in great condition.; -We offer free returns for any reason and respond promptly to all inquiries. Your order will be packaged with care and ship on the same or next business day. Buy with confidence.

Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. 0x0x0. The jacket is a little shelf rubbed and edge worn. It is protected in cellophane. The boards are a little rubbed. They are strong and sturdy. Internally, clean and complete. Tightly bound. [AK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

New York: The Viking Press, 1946. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. First edition. Very good in a good plus dustwrapper; Book shows rubbing of spine/panels, dustwrapper shows rubbing, tearing on edges. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.

London: Cassell & Co., 1938 Hardback in unclipped protected dustwrapper. 8vo. viii, pp312 incl. index. 26 b/w plates. Orig. dark green cloth, bright gilt title label to somewhat bumped spine with tiny area of fading to tail. Top edges red with some spotting to fore-edges and partially tanned map endpapers. The d/w has some paper tape repairs to head & tail of spine and corners with damp marking to top edge of rear panel that extends nowhere else.

Viking Press, 1938. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Chipping to spine ends of jacket. Previous owner name..

New York: Viking Press, 1935. First Edition, First printing. Hard Cover. VERY GOOD IN VERY GOOD DUST JACKET WITH ORIGINAL $3.50 PRICE. MINOR WEAR TO BOTH IN A PRETTY, CLEAN, TIGHT COPY. Translated by Eden and Cedar Paul.

First edition. Hardcover with dust jacket. 8vo with 250 pages. The book and dust jacket are in very good condition with very slight shelf wear. One 1/4" tear to top of front panel. Interior is clean and tight. "Zweig is a gripping storyteller and these stories are taut, atmospheric and psychologically astute. Zweig explores the human mind in the grip of obsession, fear, guilt, sexuality and suicide....Each story is gripping and beautifully written." Black spine/White text.