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Zurich: Heidegger und Comp., 1744. First Edition. . Hardcover. See Description. 8vo. pp. 109, [i.e. 149], [1]. Pages are generally clean with occasional mild scattered marginal foxing. Small stain on title page. Bound in period papered boards or faux-vellum (rubbed). A piece of paper covering is missing from bottom rear board. An old receipt for purchase of the book, dated 1925 is loosely inserted. Johann Jacob Breitinger (1701-1776) Influential Swiss-German literary critic whose writings, along with those of Johann Jacob Bodmer, helped to inspire a transition from Baroque to Modern German Literature. In 1740 Breitinger published his "critische Dichtkunst" (2 vols), a direct challenge to the classical viewpoint of leading Leipzig critic Johann Christoph Gottsched. Breitinger argued (contrary to Gottsched) that the poet’s passion should not be hindered by artificial rules (i.e. rhym). The feud which ensued with Breitinger and Bodmer on the one side and Gottsched on the other helped to…
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Biblia, das ist: Die ganze Heilige Schrift Alten und Neuen Testaments nach der deutschen Uebersetzung von Doctor Martin Luther.
by Bible. German. 1819. Luther
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Lancaster, Pa.: Johann Bär, 1819. Folio (39.5 cm, 15.5"). Frontis., [5] ff., 100, 12 pp., [2] ff., 738, 26 pp.; [2 (blank)] ff.; 227, [1], 92 pp. Lacks plate before the N.T.
Johann Bär's 1819 German Luther Bible (in fraktur type, a.k.a., "black letter") was the first complete Bible printed in "Lancaster, [Penn]" and the=> first folio German Bible printed in America: It was an impressive production — large in size, set on good paper, and the type pleasantly laid out and neatly impressed in double-column format. The frontispiece, engraved by J. Henry and showing Moses with the tables of the law, is appealing.
In the preliminaries, the double-column text includes a brief biography of Luther and an essay by the famous Pietist August Herman Franke (1663–1727) advising how to read Scripture. The printer was only 19 years old when he undertook this massive project and despite the numerous subscribers listed on five preliminary pages in four-cloumn format, he was nearly bankrupted by the enterprise.
In the upper outer corner of the front pastedown is the large printed binder's label of "Henrich Miller, buchbinder, in der Ost – Dranien Strasse, gegeneuber der Lancaster.
O'Callaghan 146; Shaw & Shoemaker 47206; Arndt & Eck, German Language Printing in the U.S., 2363. Contemporary calf over wood boards, evidence of metal and leather clasp closures; leather perished, joints (outside) open, front board much loosened but holding tenuously and rear board more securely attached. Foxing and brown staining, as usual. Lacks the plate opposite the New Testament title-page. A good copy only yet still => a touching "story" and a touchstone American Bible.
Johann Bär's 1819 German Luther Bible (in fraktur type, a.k.a., "black letter") was the first complete Bible printed in "Lancaster, [Penn]" and the=> first folio German Bible printed in America: It was an impressive production — large in size, set on good paper, and the type pleasantly laid out and neatly impressed in double-column format. The frontispiece, engraved by J. Henry and showing Moses with the tables of the law, is appealing.
In the preliminaries, the double-column text includes a brief biography of Luther and an essay by the famous Pietist August Herman Franke (1663–1727) advising how to read Scripture. The printer was only 19 years old when he undertook this massive project and despite the numerous subscribers listed on five preliminary pages in four-cloumn format, he was nearly bankrupted by the enterprise.
In the upper outer corner of the front pastedown is the large printed binder's label of "Henrich Miller, buchbinder, in der Ost – Dranien Strasse, gegeneuber der Lancaster.
O'Callaghan 146; Shaw & Shoemaker 47206; Arndt & Eck, German Language Printing in the U.S., 2363. Contemporary calf over wood boards, evidence of metal and leather clasp closures; leather perished, joints (outside) open, front board much loosened but holding tenuously and rear board more securely attached. Foxing and brown staining, as usual. Lacks the plate opposite the New Testament title-page. A good copy only yet still => a touching "story" and a touchstone American Bible.
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Vertheidigung der schweizerischen Muse, Hrn. D. Albrecht Hallers.
by BREITINGER, Johann Jacob
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BIOGRAPHISCHES LEXICON DER HERVORRAGENDEN AERZTE ALLER ZEITEN UND VOLKER (1884 - 1888) SIX VOLUMES
by Hirsch, August
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Wien & Leipzig: Urban & Schwarzenberg. Very Good. 1884-88. Hardcover. Clean blue cloth. Maroon spine label with gilt titles. Texts tight, clean & intact. Medical biographical dictionary. Approx. 4,000 pages. 80,000 physicians listed. International in scope. Erster Band: 1884, 718pp. Lindsley - Revillon. Zweiter Band: 1885, 712pp. Chavet - Gwinne. Dritter Band: 1886, 718pp. Haab - Lindsley. Vierter Band: 1886, 718pp. Lindsley - Revillon. Funfter Band: 1887, 718pp. Revolat - Trefurt. Sechster Band: 1888, 1056pp. Treiber - Zypen. Nachtrage und Erganzungen. Und unter Special Redaction Dr. E. Gurlt. Volume #1, pages 416 - 465 are age toned. A few lightly age toned edges at the beginning & ending of the other volumes. German text. Rare Section; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall .
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Bromseshof: Eine Familiengeshichte (Signed, Plus HLS)
by Seidel, Ina
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Deutche Verlagsanstalt, Stuttgart, 1928; First Edition; Signed; 8vo, 274 pages plus a six page catalog at the back. Somber novel depicting the inability of a returning soldier to maintain his family’s long-standing tradition of farm life. Ina Seidel (1885-1974), acknowledged as the leading woman writer of her era, was admitted to the Prussian Academy of Arts in 1930, the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts in 1948, awarded the Goethe Medal in 1932, the Grillparzer Prize of the City of Vienna in 1941, the Wilhelm Raabe Prize of the City of Braunschweig in 1948, and the Great Art Prize of North Rhine-Westphalia in 1958. At her death in 1974 she was credited by her contemporaries as being the last upholder of 19th century tradition. Text in German. Very Good Plus, in a Very Good dust jacket that has two small closed edge tears and moderate spine tan. Signed and dated on the f.f.e.p. by the author Nov. 15, 1927, before publication. Additionally laid-in is a handwritten and signed letter of thanks from…
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Foundations Of German
by C.F. Kayser and F. Monteser
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To be over a hundred years old, this book is in remarkably good condition. There is some wear to the cover and the corners are worn and bent. There is writing on the inside front cover and the first page.There are also markings on the pages inside the book. Tanning of pages. A beginner's book for the study of the German language. From the German alphabet, quantity and pronunciation, division of words into syllables, and German script, this begginers book provides lessons and exercises.
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Abenteurer : Wunderliche Lebenslaufe Und Charaktere. Mit Zehn Kunstlersteinzeichnungen von Wilhelm Plunnecke
by Tornius, Valerian
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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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GESCHICHTE DES PREUSSISCHEN STAATES VOM FRIEDEN ZU HUBERTSBURG Bis Zur Zwiten Pariser Abkunst
by Manso, Johann Kaspar
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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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DER GESCHICHTEN SCHWEIZER EIDGENOSSENSCHAFT (VOL'S 1-2-3)
by Muller, Johannes
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Leibzig: M. G. Weidmanns. Very Good. 1786. First Edition. Hardcover. Originally published in five volumes, 1786-1808. Volumes 1-2 and 3 only. Erstes Buch: Von dem Anbau des Landes; 1786; XL, 614pp. Zweitess anderes Buch: Von dem Aufbluhen der ewign Bunde; 1786; 740pp. Drittes Buch: Die beyden ersten Kapitel, Dritten Theils ereste Abtheilung; 1788; XXVI; 727pp. Three volumes in clean full leather binding. Spine intricately stamped in gilt. Narrow gilt border on covers. Text blocks tight, clean & intact. Marbled endpapers. German text. Title gilt slightly faded. Spine heads very lightly rubbed. Armorial book plate, Crown over Royal Cape bearing the initials "P. Y. C." inside front covers. Switzerland ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 2081 pages .
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Vergils Aeneis: Travestiert von Alois Blumauer
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A limited edition of 990 copies, this number 60 of 90 copies printed on Old Stratford paper. Overall size c. 11.3/8 x 9. inches c.29 x 23 cm. Full and half page illustrations by Heinrich Kley. First gathering of pages 1 to 16 on slightly darker stock (same in all copies?) A near fine copy signed 'H.Kley Munchen' in pencil on the front free e.p. Text in German.
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Gesange: In Nachdichtung von Else Schenkl
by E.M.Lilien / D'Annunzio,Gabriele.
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Rare special edition printed on jap vellum and limited to 25 copies (no. XXI )signed by the illustrator and translator of an edition of 350 copies.Overall size c.10. x 6.5/8 inches c.25.5 cm. x 17.cm. Bottom of spine bumped o/w very good with contents fine. Books signed by the artist Ephrahim Moses Lilien are scarce.
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Geist Des Neuern Kriegssystems Hergeleitet Aus Dem Grundsatze Einer Basis Der Operationen, Auch Für Laien in Der Kriegskunst Fasslich Vorgetragen Von Einem Ehemaligen Preussischen Officier
by Heinrich Dietrich von Bülow
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First thus : Hamburg: Hofmann, 1805, 1805. Second edition expanded and improved. Very good.365 pages, 58 line drawings in the text. Moderately browned. Very good condition.
Book is more than 200 years old and text block in outstanding condition. Previous owner's signature on title page is that of Louis Tronchin, colonel in the Swiss Federal Army.
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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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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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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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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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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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Einfuhrung in Laut Und Schrift
by Dr. Erwin Walter
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Leipzig, Germany: Otto Hotze's Rachfolger, 1922. This is a survivor of days gone by. Just after World War One, or as they knew it, The Great War, this book was published in Germany. It somehow survived WWII, either by traveling overseas beforehand thus avoiding the book burnings there, or being hidden by some intrepid rebel right under the noses of the Nazis. The edges of the book are sunned, the aging pages have come loose from the wraps all as a whole stapled group. The interior is delicate, but filled with such interesting anomalies, I have to offer it to the historians of the world.. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Poor. 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall. Book.
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