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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.

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. .

Cassell & Co Ltd -- Hallam Edition, London, 1950. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Various. indexed, illustrated with 8 pages of reproductions of art works. 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. Biography of Mary, Queen of Scots. Rubbing to the book corners and softening of the back strip. Some rubbing of the book panels with light sunning of the back strip. Age toning and foxing of the text block edges with age toning and foxing throughout book. A little chipping of the dustwrapper corners and top back strip edge. Significant sunning to the back strip with foxing to the fold over panels and to the verso. Original bookseller's sticker to the front paste-down. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. XVIII, 468, (2) 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: 0289102. .

1982. Erstausgabe dieser Ausgane [1. - 5. Tsd.], Frankfurt am Main, S. Fischer (= Gesammelte Werke in Einzelbänden), 1982, 8°, 395 S., roter original Leineneinband mit goldener Rückenbeschriftung und Deckel-Signaturfaksimile sowie dem original Schutzumschlag, schönes, sauberes Exemplar Should your order's weight exceed 1kg, we shall need to message you, to recalculate the shipping cost. (= Sollte Ihre Bestellung mehr als 1k wiegen, müssten die Portokosten angepasst werden, Sie bekämen vorab eine Anfrage per Email.)

*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.

Cassell, London, 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. in original illustrated cloth with a matching dust jacket which is only slightly rubbed at the top and bottom of the spine and at the top corners. The top edge of the textblock is tinted red. A collection of short stories translated by Eden and Cedar Paul and Constantine Fitzgibbon. Rubbing a little bumping of the book corners with softening of the back strip edges. A small split to the top back strip edge. Light sunning of the back strip. Age toning and foxing of text block edges with light age toning and the occasional foxing spots, predominantly at the beginning and at the end of the book. Original bookseller's sticker to the lower right-hand corner of the front paste -down. Little chipping of the dustwrapper corners and back strip edges. Rubbing of the edges and panels with sunning along the front edges and to the back strip. Foxing to the end pages and to the verso. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [6], 343, [3] pages,. Dust Jacket price-clipped. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Literature & Literary; Inventory No: 0289101. .

First edition. Illustrated by William Rose. Very good Name on end paper. Cover rubbed with browning. 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.

Barcelona.: Juventud., 1937.. Hardcover. Sobrecubierta deslucida. Good. 19 cm. 370 p. Encuadernación en tapa dura de editorial con sobrecubierta. Primera edición . Sobrecubierta deslucida. Literatura alemana. Novela y cuento. Cuentos. Leyendas. Sagas. Cuentos de hadas. Siglo XX. (83-34"19") [[821.112.2-3]]

First edition first printing of this collection of short crime stories. Some of the collected are: That Evenin' Sun Do Down by William Faulkner, The Chink and the Child by Thomas Burke, The Kreutzer Sonata by Leo Tolstoy, The Guilty Party by O. Henry. 21 stories in total. There is a 2 inch semi closed tear to the dustjacket's rear panel bottom edge. Price clipped otherwise in very good / good condition.