Berliner Don Quixote - 2 Bde. Band I : 1. Jgg., 1832, Nr. 1 - 155 / Band II : 2. Jgg., 1883, Nr.1 - 204 by Glaßbrenner, Adolf (Red.) (Pseudonym: Brennglas) - 2001

EUROPEAN SPORTING CARTRIDGES, VOLUME TWO: THE HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF CONTINENTAL EUROPEAN SPORTING CENTERFIRE AMMUNITION FROM 1870 TO 1998Author: Dixon, W.B.Published by Armory Publications, Inc., 2000
Seattle, Washington USA 98155
Printed in the United States of America by
Publishers Press / Salt Lake City, Utah 84119
First EditionOUT OF PRINT and SCARCE. Both the Book and the Dust Jacket are in AS NEW condition still sealed in the Original Publishers Shrink Wrap. An opportunity to own a beautiful copy of a RARE TITLE.226 pages. 9.25" x 12.25". Hardcover with a Dust Jacket. Volume Two covers all of the European Sporting Cartridges ( other than German and Austrian which are covered in Volume One ), including those from Switzerland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Russia, Czechoslovakia, France, and Belgium. There are also a number of patent drawings and descriptions of ammunition and magazine designs as well as photographs of a number of German-made double rifles and combination guns.

A 1st ed. good paperback, soiling & other signs of wear on covs. & spine as in image, with stamp fr. end p. & inside of cov. (image_2) "Alfred Rosenberg spende fur die Deutsche Wehrmacht 1939/1941 Gau Danzig" also FON pasted label. 520p. 19x13cm. 500gr. "Die Stempel mit dem Schriftzug: "Alfred-Rosenberg-Spende für die Deutsche Wehrmacht …". Eine kurze Untersuchung nach anderen Belegen und Formen über diesen Stempel ergab, dass solche Stempel auch mit anderen Gaubezeichnungen bekannt sind. Es handelte sich bei diesen Aktionen um deutschlandweite Buchsammlungen, die das Ziel verfolgten, den Soldaten an der Front Bücher zukommen zu lassen.
Durchgeführt wurde die Aktion "Buchspende für die Deutsche Wehrmacht" vom Kriegs-Winterhilfswerk, dem ein Aufruf Rosenbergs voranging. Bis zum Jahr 1940 konnten so 8 ½ Millionen Bücher gesammelt werden. Bis zum Frühjahr 1941 konnten in zwei Sammelaktionen 15 ½ Millionen Bücher an die kämpfende Front verschickt werden . Im Oktober 1941 erfolgte… Read More

Concordia Publishing House, 1903. Poor condition Hardcover Octavo Bound in Black Leather, 1903, presumed 1st edition. Edges of boards worn through. Spine tattered with pieces missing. Written entirely in German, and in large script. Interior clean and solid. I cannot imagine what this book must have gone through to look like this, but here it is, a survivor for your reading pleasure. It seems to be extremely rare, I've only seen one other copy online in twelve years.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Poor/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall. Book.

Genève: Éditions Du Crémille, 1971. Complete 4 volume set. First editions. Hard covers. Published Genève: Éditions Du Crémille., 1971, first printing. 12mo., 255; 255; 253; 253pp. Text in French. Illustrated with plates, pictorial endpapers, red ribbon markers. Black leatherette with red and silver design, silver titles. a near fine set.. 1st. Hard. Near Fine/No Jacket. 12mo.

Lutherische Derlagshandlung, 1870. Very Good Hardcover 16mo with no dust jacket, 1870, 1st edition. Text entirely in German. Lutheran hymnbook, mostly in text. Tan cloth boards showing rubbing of edges. Interior clean and very solid. RARE : ANTIQUE. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5" - 6" tall. Book.

A 1st ed. good hardcover (cloth-bound), soiling of cloth & signs of age as in image, with stamp fr. end p. (image_2) "Alfred Rosenberg* spende fur die Deutsche Wehrmacht 1939/1942 Gau Westmark". "Die Stempel mit dem Schriftzug: "Alfred-Rosenberg-Spende für die Deutsche Wehrmacht …". Eine kurze Untersuchung nach anderen Belegen und Formen über diesen Stempel ergab, dass solche Stempel auch mit anderen Gaubezeichnungen bekannt sind. Es handelte sich bei diesen Aktionen um deutschlandweite Buchsammlungen, die das Ziel verfolgten, den Soldaten an der Front Bücher zukommen zu lassen. Durchgeführt wurde die Aktion "Buchspende für die Deutsche Wehrmacht" vom Kriegs-Winterhilfswerk, dem ein Aufruf Rosenbergs voranging. Bis zum Jahr 1940 konnten so 8 ½ Millionen Bücher gesammelt werden. Bis zum Frühjahr 1941 konnten in zwei Sammelaktionen 15 ½ Millionen Bücher an die kämpfende Front verschickt werden . Im Oktober 1941 erfolgte nach den Erfolgen der letzten zwei Sammlungen ein… Read More

You get one antique Die Juden in Memmingen by Dr. Julius Miedel 1909 softcover book published by Otto in Germany. This item is in German. This book is in good overall condition with some wear to its covers and edges. The spine is cracked in the back and the last ten, or so, pages are attached by two of the threads, but are not completely loose. The foldout Guggenheimer family tree is still attached to the inside of the rear cover. The pages are clean, except for an etching of a church on the first page, and have slight tanning. Included free are a few old articles. There are no print copies available in WorldCat, This item is 8 inches tall by 5.5 inches wide. These measurements are approximations to give you an idea of the size of the book. Please see all pictures.

VG condition quarto softcover with lightly soiled fore-edge and first page, text unmarked. 228 pp + 20 pp black and white photographs. Rare German language history book.

New Orleans: Selbstverlage des Verfassers, 1904. First Edition. Original Wrappers. Very Good. pp: 31, (1); text illus from photographs. Light wear to spine. Text in German. 9.25" x 6" Published in English in 1909 as The Settlement of the German Coast of Louisiana and the Creoles of German Descent. The author has been described by scholars as the leader and "standard-bearer of culture for the German community of New Orleans." This work expanded the definition of Creole, formerly reserved for those of French or Spanish descent.

'Sotheby's Baden Germany Castle Auction Catalog' - 1995 Sotheby's 7 volume (6 catalogues + introduction volume) auction catalogue of treasures PACKAGE, including bidding number, bid sheet, and ephemera!
This 1995 sale was huge, even by Sotheby's standards, running for 2 weeks. This catalogue set was limited to 20K copies, and includes a foldup Baden family geneology, measuring 3'x2'. The six volumes include: Volume I: Furniture, Clocks & Tapestries; Volume II: Art; Volume III: Ceramics & Glass; Volume IV: Furniture & Decorations; Volume V: Pictures & Prints; Volume VI: European & Oriental Ceramics & Glass. Also present is the Introductory volume.
This set weighs ~15 lbs, so will require additional shipping costs.
(SOTHEBY'S. Die Sammlung der Markgrafen und Großherzöge von Baden. Baden-Baden 5. bis 21. October 1995.)
From the New York Times: October 25, 1995, Section C, Page 13:
" The desire for a memento of princely history, even if it's just an empty picture frame or a cuckoo clock with the noble… Read More