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78 1292 Chandler R 78 1292 Chandler R
78/1292 Chandler, R. Spanish Blood. Cleveland/ New York, The World Publishing Company, 1946, 1st ed., 221,(1)p., orig. cl. w. dustwr.

- Trifle yellowed; owner's entry on first free endpaper. Spine-ends of dustwr. trifle worn. Otherwise fine.

= Tower books 391.

Idem. Red Wind. Ibid., idem, 1946, 1st ed., 253,(1)p., orig. cl. w. dustwr.

- Trifle yellowed. Two closed tears in dustwr. along spine (both repaired w. tape, now browned).

= Tower books 390.

AND 2 others, i.a. A. KOESTLER, Reflections on hanging (London, 1956, 1st ed., orig. cl. w. dustwr. Dustwr. a few (closed) tears).

€ (80-100) 80
78 1293 Charrière I de = B van Zuylen 78 1293 Charrière I de = B van Zuylen
78/1293 Charrière, I. de (= B. van Zuylen). Oeuvres complètes. Amst., G.A. van Oorschot, 1979-1981, 10 vols., india-paper, orig. unif. cl. w. dustwr. (fine).
€ (40-60)
78 1294 Classical antiquity Gleichen Russwurm A von ed 78 1294 Classical antiquity Gleichen Russwurm A von ed
78/1294 [Classical antiquity]. Gleichen Russwurm, A. von (ed.). Antikes Leben in Briefen. Ein Auswähl aus der römischen Briefliteratur. Berlin, J. Bard, 1911, (2),330,(2)p., title-p. des. by A. LAMBERT, 4 plates.

= One of 50 numb. copies on Van Gelder-Bütten, bound in gilt hvellum, t.e.g.

€ (50-70)
78 1295 Classical antiquity Vergilius Maro P 78 1295 Classical antiquity Vergilius Maro P
78/1295 [Classical antiquity]. Vergilius Maro, P. Buccolica. Sicilian transl. by T. Moncado. Catania, P. Giutini, 1838, (10),229p., orig. wr.

- Waterstained. Wrappers browned. = Warranted by the publisher on verso title.

€ (50-70) 50
78 1296 Crime fiction and thrillers Cornwell P 78 1296 Crime fiction and thrillers Cornwell P
78/1296 [Crime fiction and thrillers]. Cornwell, P. Ripper. The Secret life of Walter Sickert. Seattle, Thomas & Mercer, 2017, 1st ed., (10),549,(5)p., ills., orig. boards w. dustwr. Murakami, H. Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki. And his years of pilgrimage. Transl. P. Gabriel. London, Harvill Secker, 2014, 1st ed., (6),298p., w. a sticker leaf attached to first free endpaper as issued, orig. boards w. dustwr. - AND 7 others, i.a. M. DIBDIN, Rat King (Toronto, 1989, 1st ed., orig. hcl. w. dustwr.) and P.D. JAMES, Death of an Expert Witness (London, 1978, later ed., orig. boards w. dustwr.).

- All (very) fine.

€ (50-70) 70
78 1297 Crime fiction and thrlllers Fleming I 78 1297 Crime fiction and thrlllers Fleming I
78/1297 [Crime fiction and thrlllers]. Fleming, I. You Only Live Twice. London, Jonathan Cape, 1964, 1st ed., 255,(1)p., orig. gilt boards w. dustwr.

- Enpapers sl. browned. Dustwrapper trifle foxed.

Idem. Octopussy and The Living Daylights. Ibid., idem, 1966, 1st ed., 94,(1)p., orig. gilt boards w. dustwr. - AND 2 others by the same, both reprints: For Your Eyes Only and On Her Majesty's Secret Service, orig. boards. w. dustwr.

€ (50-70) 700
78 1298 Dante Alighieri 78 1298 Dante Alighieri
78/1298 Dante Alighieri. De goddelijke komedie. Transl. I. Cialona and P. Verstegen. Amst., Athenaeum - Polak & Van Gennep, 2001, 2nd ed., 2 vols., 737,(2); 578,(1)p., full-p. ills. after G. DORÉ, orig. unif. cl. w. dustwr., dec. board slipcase, large 8vo. Vergilius Maro, P. Het verhaal van Aeneas. Transl. M. d'Hane-Scheltema. Ibid., idem, 2000, 367,(1)p., orig. cl. w. dustwr. and wrap-around slip. Idem. Aeneis. Transl. P. Schrijvers. Gron., Historische Uitgeverij, 1996, 291,(4)p., orig. boards w. dustwr. - AND 3 other transl. works by Q. HORATIUS FLACCUS, J. HALEVI and F. VILLON.

- All fine.

€ (60-80) 60
78 1299 Dickens C 78 1299 Dickens C
78/1299 Dickens, C. De klok van meester Humphrey. Amst., H. Freijlink, 1840-1842, 1st Dutch ed., 5 vols., 36 lithogr. plates by H.J. BACKER (most w. 2 scenes), woodengr. ills., contemp. unif. giltlettered hcalf w. gilt backstrip and 2 contrasting mor. letterpieces.

- (Sl.) foxed and sl. yellowed. Bindings rubbed/ worn along extremities (gilt on spine partly worn off).

= Dutch translation by C.M. Mensing of Master Humphrey's clock. Comprising i.a. "Nelly" (the Dutch translation of The Old Curiosity Shop). The final part contains 4 extra plates.

€ (70-90) 80
78 1300 Dickens C 78 1300 Dickens C
78/1300 Dickens, C. Olivier Twist, of het leven van een weesjongen. Door Boz. Uit het Engelsch. Amst., Gebr. Diederichs, 1840, 2 vols., (4),283; (4),384p., 10 woodengr. plates after PHIZ (= H.K. Browne), contemp. unif. hcl.

- Some foxing; bookblock vol. 2 sl. warped. Bindings rubbed and sl. worn (vol. 2 worse).

= Scheepers II, no.528. First Dutch edition.

AND 3 others by the same, all first Dutch translations: Gedenkschriften van Jozef Grimaldi (Amst., 1845, plates, contemp. hcl.); Tafereelen uit Italië (ibid., 1846, contemp. hcl.) and De Nieuwjaars-klokken. Eene geestverschijning (ibid., 1845, plates, contemp. hcl.).

€ (70-90) 110
78 1301 Dickens C 78 1301 Dickens C
78 1301 Dickens C 78 1301 Dickens C
78 1301 Dickens C 78 1301 Dickens C
78/1301 Dickens, C. The Personal History of David Copperfield. London, Bradbury and Evans, 1850, 1st ed. in bookform, XIV,(2),624p., etched frontisp., title and 38 plates by H.K. BROWNE, contemp. giltlettered and blindst. cl. w. mor. letterpiece.

- Frontisp. and etched title browned; plates sl. foxed as usual; upper hinge weak; lower hinge partly broken. Lower joint split(ting); spine-ends and mor. letterpiece chipped; spine sunned.

= Eckel p.77-78; Sadleir 686; Muir p.94-96: "(...) in 1849-1850 [appeared] another masterpiece of text and illustration in David Copperfield, perhaps most people's favourite in both spheres."; Harvey p.142-151. Most points indicating a first issue present: Our copy has the following points: on p.132 "screwed" instead of "screamed"; chapter XXVII on page 282 and not page 283 as listed on the contents page; on p.16, line 1 and p.225, line 22: ''recal'' instead of ''recall''; p.19, 12 lines from the bottom: ''cha pter ;ut''; on p.387, 6 lines from the bottom: ''coroboration'' instead of ''corroboration''; on p.472, 13 lines from the bottom there is no closing of the quotation marks; ''1850'' under the publishers' imprint on the engraved title-page, i.a. the date 1850 below the etched title.

€ (100-150) 100
78 1302 Döblin A 78 1302 Döblin A
78/1302 Döblin, A. Berlin Alexanderplatz. Die Geschichte vom Franz Biberkopf. Berlin, S. Fischer, 1929, 1st ed., 528,(6)p., orig. cl.

- Without dustwrapper; cloth discoloured; dam. at top of spine; lower joint splitting.

Jünger, E. Heliopolis. Rückblick auf eine Stadt. Tübingen, Heliopolis-Verlag, 1949, 1st ed., 439,(1)p., orig. giltlettered cl. w. dustwr. w. col. ill. on verso dustwr. by W. HÖLL.

- Dustwr. occas. lacks sm. portions and strengthened w. scotch tape in corners.

Idem. An der Zeitmauer. Stuttgart, E. Klett, 1949, 314p., orig. cl. w. dustwr.

- Dustwr. dam. at spine-ends.

AND 10 others, all German, partly first editions, some Exil publications, all without dustwr., i.a. K. TUCHOLSKY, Lerne lachen ohne zu weinen (Berlin, 1931, orig. cl.).

€ (80-100) 130
78 1303 Exil Einstein A 78 1303 Exil Einstein A
78/1303 [Exil]. Einstein, A. Mein Weltbild. Amst., Querido Verlag, 1934, 1st ed., 269p., orig. cl.

- Foxed as usual. Lacks dustwr. = Sternfeld/ Tiedemann p.115.

Mann, T. Bekenntnisse des Hochstaplers Felix Krull. Ibid., idem, 1937, 177,(2)p., orig. cl.

- Owner's entry on first free endpaper; some foxing. Lacks dustwr. = Sternfeld/ Tiedemann 332.

Döblin, A. Die Fahrt ins Land ohne Tod. Ibid., idem, 1937, 357p., orig. cl.

- Some foxing. = Sternfeld/ Tiedemann p.103.

AND 13 others, all Exil publications, all orig. cl./ wr. lacking dustwr., i.a. J. ROTH, Die Hundert Tage (Amst., 1936) and A. ZWEIG, Versunkene Tage (ibid., 1938).

€ (120-150) 325
78 1304 Exil Kisch E E 78 1304 Exil Kisch E E
78/1304 [Exil]. Kisch, E.E. Geschichten aus sieben Ghettos. Amst., A. de Lange, 1934, 1st ed., 216,(4)p., ills. by P.L. URBAN, orig. cl., large 8vo.

- Fine copy in publisher's binding without the pict. dec. by P.L. Urban. = Sternfeld/ Tiedemann p.266.

Baschwitz, K. Du und die Masse. Studien zu einer exakten Massenpsychologie. Amst., Feikema, Caarelsen & Co., 1938, 1st ed., XII,341,(1)p., orig. cl. w. dustwr.

- Dustwr. chipped at top of spine; dustwr. sl. yellowed. Otherwise fine. = Sternfeld/ Tiedemann p.95.

Thomas, A. Katrin! Die Welt Brennt! / Die Katrin wird Soldat. Ein Roman aus Elsass-Lothringen. Ibid., A. de Lange, 1936/ 1938, 1st eds., 2 vols., 289,(1); 296,(4)p., orig. unif. cl./ hcl.

= Sternfeld/ Tiedemann p.102.

AND 19 others similar in 20 vols., i.a. E.M. REMARQUE, Drei Kameraden (ibid., Querido, 1938, 1st ed., orig. cl. Sm. bookseller's ticket on first free endpaper); L. FEUCHTWANGER, Der Falsche Nero (ibid., idem, 1936, 1st ed., orig. (sl. rubbed) cl.); IDEM, Waffen für Amerika (ibid., Querido, 1947-1948, 2 vols., orig. unif. giltlettered cl.); T. MANN, Bekenntnisse des Hochstaplers Felix Krull (ibid., idem, 1937, 1st enl. ed., orig. cl. Bookplate and owner's entry on first free endpaper) and F. WALTER, Kassandra (ibid., A. de Lange, 1939, 1st ed., orig. wr. Backstrip sl. rubbed).

€ (80-100) 110
78 1305 Exil Mann T 78 1305 Exil Mann T
78/1305 [Exil]. Mann, T. Bekenntnisse des Hochstaplers Felix Krull. Amst., Querido, 1937, 177,(2)p., orig. cl.

- Lacks dustwr. = Sternfeld/ Tiedemann 332.

Idem. Achtung Europa! Stockholm, Bermann-Fischer, 1938, 1st ed., 191,(1)p., orig. cl.

- Owner's entry on first free blank.

= Sternfeld/ Tiedemann p.332. Published simultaneously in New York by Longmans/ Green.

Döblin, A. Babylonische Wandrung. Amst., Querido, 1934, 1st ed., 694p., ills., orig. cl.

- Bookplate on upper pastedown. Lacks dustwr. = Sternfeld/ Tiedemann p.103.

AND 21 others, all Exil publications, all orig. cl. (without dustwr.)/ orig. wr., i.a. J. ROTH, Der Leviathan (Amst., 1940) and S. ZWEIG, Ungeduld des Herzens (Stockholm/ Amst.,1939).

€ (120-150) 130
78/1306 Exil Mass und Wert Zweimonatsschrift für freie deutsche Kultur Ed Th Mann und K Falke Year 1 78/1306 Exil Mass und Wert Zweimonatsschrift für freie deutsche Kultur Ed Th Mann und K Falke Year 1
78/1306 [Exil]. Mass und Wert. Zweimonatsschrift für freie deutsche Kultur. Ed. Th.Mann und K.Falke. Year 1. (Zürich/ New York, 1937), 6 issues in 2 vols., 513,(3 advert.); 519-976p., later unif. giltlettered hcl.

- Each issue without the installment wrappers/ title-p. Otherwise fine.

= Important Exil periodical, containing i.a. a prepublications of TH. MANN, Lotte in Weimar (p.17ff) and of R. MUSIL, Mann ohne Eigenschften (p.366ff). Sternfeld/ Tiedemann p.332.

AND 5 other first eds., i.a. E.M. REMARQUE, Drei Kameraden (Amst., Querido, 1938, orig. cl. Fine); K. BASCHWITZ, Du und die Masse (Amst., Feikema etc., 1938, orig. hcl. Owner's entry on first free endpaper) and A. ZWEIG, Versunkene Tage (Amst., Querido, 1938, orig. cl. Fine).

€ (60-80) 60
78 1307 Exil Toller E 78 1307 Exil Toller E
78/1307 [Exil]. Toller, E. Eine Jugend in Deutschland. Amst., Querido, 1933, 1st ed., XV,(1),287,(1)p., frontisp. portrait, orig. cl. Idem. Briefe aus dem Gefängnis. Ibid., idem, 1935, 1st ed., 262p., orig. cl.

- Ad 1: owner's entry in pen and ink on first free endpaper. White paint stains on backstrip. Ad 2: sl. foxed.

= Sternfeld/ Tiedemann p.505.

€ (70-90) 70
78/1308 French literature Lot of 26 vols 78/1308 French literature Lot of 26 vols
78/1308 [French literature]. Lot of 26 vols., all French literature, mainly works by V. Hugo, F. Coppée and C.M.R. Leconte de Lisle, bound in late 19th/ early 20th cent. gilt hmor, 2x w. slipcase, partly t.e.g/ a.e.g. - AND 2 similar on Seneca.

= Nice bindings, all fine.

€ (150-250) 150
78 1309 Freud S 78 1309 Freud S
78/1309 Freud, S. Der Mann Moses und die monotheistische Religion. Amst., Allert de Lange, 1939, 1st ed., 241p., orig. giltlettered cl.

- Binding sl. discoloured. = Sternfeld/Tiedemann p.147; Grinstein 144.

Buber, M. Ich und du. Leipsic, Insel-Verlag, 1923, 137,(3)p., orig. publ. boards.

= Also published by Schocken (Berlin) in the same year.

AND 2 other copies of the same works publ. in the same years, 1x. orig. wr. and 1x. orig. publ. boards.

€ (50-70) 110
78 1310 Gissing G 78 1310 Gissing G
78/1310 Gissing, G. The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft. Westminster, Archibald Constable & Co., 1903, 1st ed., 1st issue, XIV,298,6 (publ. cat.)p., orig. giltlettered green cl.

- New endpapers. Corners and spine-ends sl. worn. Otherwise fine.

Idem. The Emancipated. Ibid., Lawrence and Bullen, 1893, 1st ed., VIII,456,VIII (publ. cat.)p., orig. giltletterd red cl.

- New endpapers; final few leaves and upper corners of both covers bumped; gilt on spine worn off.

AND 3 others, 2x by the same and 1x on the same, i.a. The Whirlpool (London, 1897 2nd ed., orig. cl. Covers rubbed).

€ (70-90) 70
78 1311 Grass G 78 1311 Grass G
78/1311 Grass, G. Die Blechtrommel. Darmstadt etc., H. Luchterhand, (1959), 1st ed., 736p., orig. cl. w. (trifle soiled) dustwr. by G. GRASS. - AND 4 others by B. TRAVEN, i.a. Die weisse Rose (Zürich, 1942, 1st ed., orig. cl. w. dustwr., 4to) and Die Troza (Zürich/ Prague, 1936, 1st ed., 255p., 1 plate, orig. cl. w. dustwr., 4to).
€ (70-90) 180
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