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New York, New York: Abradale Press. Very Good with No Dust Jacket as issued. 1972. First Edition. Hard Cover. 3656 pages: 7.5 x 9.75 in.: 33.4: KB#006434: No Jacket as Issued. Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. LCCN# 76-166507 and SBN 810902869. Set Consists of Twenty Volumes. Spines and front board of books are slightly tanned due to age. Otherwise, boards and pages are clean, unmarked, brightly colored, tightly bound and sharp cornered. Set contains over 2,000 clear, informative photographs and drawings, many in full color. This is a heavy book set, but price INCLUDES FULL EXTRA COST of Media Delivery; however USPS Priority would incur additional charge due to weight. "There are seven easy keys to finding information. All entries are arranged alphabetically. Each volume has a Table of Contents. Volume 1 has a Table of Contents for all 20 volumes. Volume 20 has a Complete Index to all volumes. Volume 19 contains a Glossary. Cross references are listed under major entries. A complete…
Read More Werke und Briefe in zehn Bänden. Herausgegeben von Hans Kaufmann. Textrevision und Erläuterungen von Gotthard Erler. by Heine, Heinrich - 1961
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Werke und Briefe in zehn Bänden. Herausgegeben von Hans Kaufmann. Textrevision und Erläuterungen von Gotthard Erler.
by Heine, Heinrich
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Berlin: Aufbau-Verlag, 1961. Published 1961-1964. Ten volumes bound in white crushed morocco, red morocco labels lettered in gilt back, all edges gilt, ribbon markers. Lacking the individual slipcases, clear mylar jackets present, some with chips and light soiling. Very Good, light soiling to covers, Vol.s 4 and 5 with damping along top edges, not leaving stains and not affecting tex but leaving pages wavy. Text in German, an attractive set in lovely bindings. Will require additional shipping charges for priority and international mail. . Limited Edition. Morocco. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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The Complete Home Medical Encyclopedia And Guide To Family Health : Complete 20 Volume Set
by Rothenberg, Robert E. (Editor)
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GESCHICHTE DES PREUSSISCHEN STAATES VOM FRIEDEN ZU HUBERTSBURG Bis Zur Zwiten Pariser Abkunst
by Manso, Johann Kaspar
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Fairfield, New Jersey, United States
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Frankfurt: Hermannschen. Good+. 1819. Hardcover. Erster Band [xvi,393pp, 5]; 1763- 1797. Zweiter band [xii, 338 pp]; 1797 - 1807. Both volumes half leather over clean marbled boards. Spine has raised bands and gilt decorated panels. Texts tight, clean & intact. Speckled page edges. Armorial book plates inside both front covers with initials that appear to be "AFC". Volume # 2, front hinge just starting with cover firmly attached. History of Prussia / Germany. Rare; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 731 pages .
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Jean Paul
by Stefan George & Karl Wolfskehl
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1900 edition of first volume of series marking important moment in German Literary history. Very good first edition of Stefan George and Karl Wolfskehls' selection of Jean Paul's work published in May 1900 under the Blaetter Fuer Die Kunst imprint. Richly decorated by Jugendstil Artist Melchior Lechter'woodcuts on Japan paper. One of 400 copies. Slight creasing to corners and shelfwear. Otherwise tight copy in wraps. "In the introduction to his selection from Jean Paul's work, George argues for two centers of gravity within German Literary Tradition – one occupied by George, the other by Jean Paul. If George is the master of clarity, precision and balance, then Jean Paul provides the objects aura, colors, hues and tones. " (Paul Fleming, The Pleasures of Abandonment, Jean Paul and The Life of Humor, Konigshausen & Neumann, 2005 Artists Rights Society, (ARS) New York, BGBildKunst, Bonn. ) From Collection of Henry Church.
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History of the United States - Four Volume Leatherbound Set: From the Compromise of 1850
by Rhodes, John Ford
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Silver City, New Mexico, United States
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These four volumes are bound in 3/4 leather (spines and cover corners) with marbled covers and endsheets. Volume One: 1850 - 1854, Volume Two: 1854 - 1860, Volume Three: 1860 - 1862, Volume Four: 1862 - 1864. All four volumes are in Very Good Condition. Volume Four contains a pocket inside the back cover containing six maps. Due to the size of this item, expedited or priority shipping prices will be individually quoted. Media Mail cost within the U.S. will remain as listed.
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The American Wilderness - 23 volumes
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Cashiers, North Carolina, United States
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Time-Life Books 1970's. Quarto. Twenty three volume set in very good condition. Texts are clean and unmarked. Boards and bindings are strong with light shelf and edge wear. Three volumes show small white nicks on the spine. No DJs.
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Satori in Paris, Complete in Evergreen Review Magazine; #39, #40 and #41
by Kerouac, Jack
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Satori in Paris, complete in Evergreen Review Magazine; #39, #40 and #41. New York, 1966, softcover, First Editions, Very Good+ condition, with no markings, light rubs, lightly age-toned edges. Specifics: No. 39, Very Good+, small spot near head of spine. No. 40, Near Fine, No 41, Very Good+, top corner bumped. The complete text of Satori in Paris in three installments preceding the Grove Press hardcover publication as noted on the copyright page. Other major contributors of new material include; Samuel Beckett, Robert Creeley, George Grosz (details from Ecce Homo), Alan Ginsberg, Henry Miller, Eugene Ionesco, Eric Bentley and Lenore Kandel.
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The Retrospective Review, Volumes 1-14 & Volumes 1 & 2 New Series (complete)
by SOUTHERN, HENRY (Editor):
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London: Charles & Henry Baldwin, later volumes Baldwin, Cradock, & Joy, 1820-1828. 16 volumes, engraved titles. 8vo, contemporary half tan calf , spines floral gilt and with black lettering and numbering pieces; a little rubbed, a few headbands slightly chipped, lower joint of vol. 16 cracked and with chip to backstrip; attractive on the shelf however.
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Abenteurer : Wunderliche Lebenslaufe Und Charaktere. Mit Zehn Kunstlersteinzeichnungen von Wilhelm Plunnecke
by Tornius, Valerian
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Granville, New York, United States
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Leipzig: Klinkhardt & Biermann, 1919. First edition. De Luxe edition, limited to 100 numered copies printed on Butten, signed by the author and illustrator. Copy number 9, bound in full suede leather with raised bands, gilt spine titles and ornaments, marbled endpapers, top edge gilting and ribbon marker. Published Leipzig: Klinkhardt & Biermann, 1919. 8vo., 312pp., illustrated with 10 tissue-guarded stone lithographs by Wilhelm Plunnecke. Signed by author on limitation page, and each lithograph signed by Plunnecke. Some sunning to the spine, minor rub at the crown, else fine. Scarce. . 1st. Hard. Near Fine. Illus. by Plunnecke, Wilhelm. 8vo.
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Gilgamesch
by [Baumeister, Willi]
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Hamburg: Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg, 1964. First Edition, First Printing. Small Quarto (9 1/4 x 7 1/2 inches; 235 x 190 mm), 72, [4] pages in illustrated wrappers (soft cover).Exhibition catalogue focusing on artistic renderings of the Epic of Gilgamesh (in German, Gilgamesch), a Mesopotamian king. With drawings by Willi Baumeister and prints by Baumeister, Richard Janthur, Josef Hegenbarth, Rolf Nesch, and Emil Schumacher. Baumeister (1889-1955) had long been interested in the ancient art and culture of the Near East. Indeed, according to Baumeister biographer and friend Will Grohmann, Baumeister knew the epic by heart. (See "Gilgamesh in Modern Art," by Brigitte Pedde, in F. Pedde and N. Shelley (eds.), Assyromania and More: In Memory of Samuel M. Paley, marru 4 (2018), pages 449-458.) The catalogue features beautiful original screen prints by Baumeister on the upper wrapper and frontispiece. Text entirely in German. CONDITION: Light soiling to wrappers, internally clean and unmarked.…
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Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California: 1769-1850
by Marie Northrup
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Los Angeles, California, United States
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Three volume set published between 1984 and 2004. Volumes 1 and 2 inscribed and dated by the author. The definitive genealogical work related to families early California.
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Literatur der Philologie, Philosophie und Pädagogik
by Ersch, Johann Samuel
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Amsterdam und Leipzig, 1812. Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. seit der Mitte des achtzehnten Jahrhunderts bis auf die neueste Zeit. systematisch bearbeitet und mit nöthigen Registern versehen. 1. Auflage. Amsterdam und Leipzig 1812. 8vo. Bände 1 und 2 in einem Band zusammen gebunden. 363, 375 Seiten. Viertelleder, etwas berieben. Mit ein paar kleinen Büchereistempeln.
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Hermann Conradis Gesammelte Schriften, Zweiter [2] Band: Aufsatze, Novellen und Skizzen Hardcover
by Hermann Conradis (Author), Paul Ssymank (Editor)
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Georg Muller, Munchen und Leipzig, 1911. Volume 2 only of a 3 volume set. Edited by Paul Ssymank. Very Good Hardcover. Text in German. 470 + 1 pages, bound in blue/brown marbled boards with blue cloth spine and corners; gilt lettering in black label on spine. Three page (facsimile?) fold-out of author's manuscript at rear. Firmly bound, with moderate rubbing to fabric on top/bottom edges of spine and corner tips. Inscription in neat cursive pen on first blank page. No other marks or writing. NOT ex-library. A pleasant copy. Boxed for safe shipping. 3-b
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Der Schwarze Zwerg ( Tales of My Landlord )
by Scott, Walter
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Leipzig: Christian Ernst Kollmann, 1823. 2nd Edition . Hardcover. Very Good-. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Ein romantisches Gemählde. übersetzt von M. A. Lindau. Leipzig 1823. 2. verbesserte Auflage. 312 Seiten. Seiten sind von unregelmassiger Groesse. Pappeinband mit marmorisierten Deckeln. Ecken und Gelenke etwas bestossen. Text sehr gut und sauber.
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Bildnerei Der Geisteskranken - German book on the art of the insane
by Prinzhorn, Hans
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New York: Springer Wien, 2001. Book. As New. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. In blue pictorial boards, illustrated in black and white and with 16 color plates. Prinzhorn's study of the art of the insane was a hugely influential work when it was first published in 1922. Tiny dings at top corners, otherwise as new..
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Englisches Taschen-Worterbuch
by Rothwell, J. S. S
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Loveland, Colorado, United States
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Stuttgart, Germany: Paul Neff Verlag, 1893. Fair condition Hardcover 18mo with no dust jacket, 1893, 1st edition presumed. Marbled page edges. Edges of boards worn through. Exterior soiled, with creasing of the front board. The front end papers have pencil writing on them, otherwise the interior appears unmarked. Binding cracked, but book is solid. NOT A REPRINT! Printed in 1893 RARE EDITION / ANTIQUE. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fair. 18mo - 5 1/2" to 6" Tall. Book.
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Briefe 1913 - Marz 1914
by Franz Kafka
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- 9783100381583 / 3100381580
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Frankfurt, Germany: S. Fischer, 2001. BM5 - A hardcover book in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket and book have some light discoloration and shelf wear. Text in German. 8.75"x6.25", 833 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Rabbi, Chaplain and Burra Sahib
by Seligson, David Julius
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Newton, Massachusetts, United States
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8vo size trade paperback with black and white photo illustrated front cover; 126 pages including a section of black and white photographs. In addition to serving as a chaplain overseas in World War II, Rabbi Seligson, served Central Synagogue in New York City as assistant rabbi, then chief rabbi for 20 years and later as rabbi emeritus. He was also the host of the Message of Israel radio program. The New York Times wrote in his obituary: "Rabbi Seligson was among the first Jewish chaplains to volunteer to serve overseas during World War II. As an Army chaplain, he held Passover seders for hundreds of soldiers in Calcutta, India, and comforted those hospitalized with jungle fever in Burma. He traveled the old Burma Road in a jeep with Christian chaplains, holding Sabbath services before sundown to avoid the malaria-bearing mosquitoes that emerged at nightfall. Although Rabbi Seligson went on to achieve national prominence, his chaplaincy to soldiers in wartime was his touchstone. ''I…
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Vom Musikalisch-Schonen: Ein Beitrag Zur Revision Der Asthetik Der Tonkunst
by Hanslick, Eduard
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Johann Ambrosius Barth, Leipzig, Germany, 1891. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 221pp; Text entirely in German; Brown boards with gilt lettering; Corners are bumped and rounded; Wear along the spine; Front endpaper is detached; All other pages are yellowed, but are tight and clean; Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 pound. Category: Music; Non-English Language::German; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 103124. .
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Über [Ueber] das jetzige Stadium des lenkbaren Luftschiffes.
by Haenlein, Paul
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Pasadena, California, United States
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Leipzig: Grethlein & Co., 1904. First Edition . Printed Wrappers. Good. 24 Drawings. 48 Pp. Olive Wrappers, Printed In Black., As Issued. Splitting Along Top And Bottom Spine Fold But Binding Intact. A Few Small 1922 Date Stamps, No Other Marks, No Names Or Institutional Stamps.
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Fallschirmjager der Waffen-SS im Bild: der Waffen-SS im Bild
by Kunzmann-Milius
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- 9783921242674 / 3921242673
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Fort Collins, Colorado, United States
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Rare Book. About this book. "May belong to another edition of this title".Highly rated book describing the Waffen paras.
Condition: Slight tear of paper jacket. Tear is at the top of the jacket at the binding. Book has been stored in a smoke free environment and is in pristine condition inside and out. Please see photos.
Written by the unit's last commander, Siegfried Milius Last commander of SS Paratroop Battalion 600. Stated in his Afterthought: "This book is a pictorial history of the SS paratroopers of the Waffen SS and is intended to show later gnerations that these soldiers fought fairly and heriocally."
It is written in German & English. Contains many rare photos, with captions in German and English.
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