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New York: Da Capo [0-306-70024-7] 1970, facsimile edition. (Hardcover) 387pp. Very good, no dust jacket. 2 vols in 1. Indices. Previous owner's signature. Facsimile of the 1st edition published in Vienna in 1867. Book about Joseph Haydn & W.A. Mozart. Text in German Language. Locale: London. (Music).
LARENOPFER by Rilke, René [later Rainer] Maria - 1896
by Rilke, René [later Rainer] Maria
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LARENOPFER
by Rilke, René [later Rainer] Maria
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Prague: Verlag von H. Dominicus (Th. Gruss), 1896. iii,[1],3-106,[2]pp. 12mo (152 x 92 mm). Stiff decorated printed wrapper after a design by Valerie von David- Rhonfeld. Spine glue dried out, a bit of fraying and a small snag to the upper fore- corner of the upper wrapper panel, otherwise a very good copy, enclosed in a quarter morocco clamshell case. First edition of Rilke's second major collection of verse, published while he was a student at Charles University, in Prague. On the verso of the front wrapper, this copy bears Rilke's 3 November 1896 signed presentation inscription to his Munich friend, the German-American writer and future chemist/inventor, Nathan Sulzberger, incorporating two lines of verse: "Was das Herz in stillen Stunden sann, [/] Pocht an Andre echodurstig an." [Trans: "What the heart in quiet hours devised, / Knocks on others, thirsting for reply"]. Rilke's friendship with Sulzberger, along with this presentation copy and inscription, are noted in Schoolfield's YOUNG RILKE AND HIS TIME (p. 281-2). RITZER E27.
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Mozart und Haydn in London
by Pohl, C. F.
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GESCHLECHTER BUCH: Darinn der Loblichen Kaiserliche Reichs Statt AUGSPURG so vor Funffhundert und mehr Jaren hero daselbst gewonet ..
by Mair, Paul Hector [not named here] illustrated by Jost Amman, FM and Christoph Weiditz
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Franckfort am Mayn (ie Frankfurt): Sigmund Feyrabend Buchhandler, 1580. Hardcover. Very Good-. Large scene of knight in armour on titlepage + full-page allegorical plate of three graces and flying Mercury signed I A [Jost Amman] & MF +156 full-page woodcuts of men in armour with their shield coats of arms.. Folio in morocco spined boards (tips bit worn). Title in red & black + 2pp (preface and intro) + captioned full page plate as half title (numbered p3) +4-162pp +[2]pp (colophon with large printer's emblem and blank verso), but seems to lack a final blank leaf. At page 55 is a full-page half title with over 30 figures while at page 103 and 145 are divisional titles with large decorative tailpieces. This divides the men in armour into 4 parts and the last plate in each section has a monogram CW for Christoph Weiditz. Generally a very clean crisp copy, except for light browning of titlepage, final blank and a few other leaves, small brown marks on last page not affecting colophon, and light marks of…
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Wilhelm Busch Album. Humoristicher Hausschatz. Mit 1500 Bildern
by Busch, Wilhem
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München: Fr. Bassermann Hard cover in original cloth. Published München: Fr. Bassermann, no date, 171-182 tausend. c.1920's. Folio, 10" x 12 1/2", frontis portrait+i+355pp., illustrated throughout. Text in German. Burgundy cloth with gilt titles, gray patterned endpapers, pages printed in black and orange, top edge gilting. Cloth worn/frayed at the crown and heel, shelfwear at the tips and lower boards, few mild spots to the cloth, else very good. Binding tight, pages and text clean. Very good minus overall, internally very good.. Hard. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. Folio.
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Works of Ossian [2 volumes]
by Ossian [MacPherson, James]; Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von
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Johann Heinrich Merck, 1773. First Edition. Leather Binding. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" 2 volumes, complete as issued. Title page of each volume includes an original engraving by Goethe. This is the first edition, with the engraved titles bearing no imprint. Edited by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Johann Heinrich Merck. One of the rarest works in the history of German literature. CONDITION: Near fine in period full brown calf, spines with light brown morocco labels, all edges stained red. An exceptional copy, has only slight wear.2 Engravings By Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe.
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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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GESCHLECHTER BUCH: Darinn der Loblichen Kaiserliche Reichs Statt AUGSPURG so vor Funffhundert und mehr Jaren hero daselbst gewonet ..
by Mair, Paul Hector [not named here] illustrated by Jost Amman, FM and Christoph Weiditz
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Franckfort am Mayn (ie Frankfurt): Sigmund Feyrabend Buchhandler, 1580. Hardcover. Very Good-. Large scene of knight in armour on titlepage + full-page allegorical plate of three graces and flying Mercury signed I A [Jost Amman] & MF +156 full-page woodcuts of men in armour with their shield coats of arms.. Folio in morocco spined boards (tips bit worn). Title in red & black + 2pp (preface and intro) + captioned full page plate as half title (numbered p3) +4-162pp +[2]pp (colophon with large printer's emblem and blank verso), but seems to lack a final blank leaf. At page 55 is a full-page half title with over 30 figures while at page 103 and 145 are divisional titles with large decorative tailpieces. This divides the men in armour into 4 parts and the last plate in each section has a monogram CW for Christoph Weiditz. Generally a very clean crisp copy, except for light browning of titlepage, final blank and a few other leaves, small brown marks on last page not affecting colophon, and light marks of…
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Venezianische spiegelungen.
by Jacobi, Hugo.
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Koln und Berlin: Verlag Gustav Kiepenheuer, 1951. Gray cloth boards, gilt-stamped cover.. Good/No Dust Jacket. Lengthy inscription in German by the author in black ink on the half-title, dated 1953. Scarce edition, 32 pages, short poems. Text of the book in German. Cover illustration of a bridge. Publishers advertising slip tucked in. Corners bumped, some fading and soil especially to back cover (small stained area). ""Im Erinnern an den XXI Internationalen Congress des PEN Clubs in Venedig 1949."" Text clean.
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Wilhelm Busch Album. Humoristicher Hausschatz. Mit 1500 Bildern
by Busch, Wilhem
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München: Fr. Bassermann Hard cover in original cloth. Published München: Fr. Bassermann, no date, 171-182 tausend. c.1920's. Folio, 10" x 12 1/2", frontis portrait+i+355pp., illustrated throughout. Text in German. Burgundy cloth with gilt titles, gray patterned endpapers, pages printed in black and orange, top edge gilting. Cloth worn/frayed at the crown and heel, shelfwear at the tips and lower boards, few mild spots to the cloth, else very good. Binding tight, pages and text clean. Very good minus overall, internally very good.. Hard. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. Folio.
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Arp Schnitger und Seine Schule (Arp Schnitger and His School)
by Fock, Gustav
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Basel: Barenreiter Kassel, 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good+. 7-3/4" x 10-1/2" Cloth in DJ; 310pp + 46 plates; DJ slightly age-toned, extremely clean, tight copy, Fine/VG+ condition. Covers the work of Arp Schnitger, highly influential German organ builder (1648-1719) and his school. Includes foldout diagram of the Schitger family. Illustrated with b/w photos. Text in German.
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Works of Ossian [2 volumes]
by Ossian [MacPherson, James]; Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von
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Johann Heinrich Merck, 1773. First Edition. Leather Binding. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" 2 volumes, complete as issued. Title page of each volume includes an original engraving by Goethe. This is the first edition, with the engraved titles bearing no imprint. Edited by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Johann Heinrich Merck. One of the rarest works in the history of German literature. CONDITION: Near fine in period full brown calf, spines with light brown morocco labels, all edges stained red. An exceptional copy, has only slight wear.2 Engravings By Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe.
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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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Braunschweigisches Magazin 28ster Band.... fur das Jahr 1816
by Eschenburg, Johann Joachim, 1743-1820, editor
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Braunschweig / Brunswick, Germany [1817]. Hard Cover. 5 p.l., [1]-850 columns; 21 cm.; 52 weekly issues. These 1816 issues still echo with Napoleon's wars-- there is a two-issue account of the French retreat from Russia. Scientific reports include thermostat and barometer and a description of the Berlin Zoo. America is represented in a report on African slavery in the West Indies (cols. 585-590); there is an account of printing the Bible (including in exotic languages) in London (issue XIII, col. 183) and a description of the Blackfriars Brewery in London. Bound in contemporary paper-covered boards; very good. Stock#OB540.
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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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Wiener Zeitung
by Austria
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Wien / Vienna, 1822. Hard Cover. Two extra-oversize volumes: 638, 639-1372 pages; 36 cm. January 2 through June 28, 1822. Each issue has section: Amtsblatt zur Wiener Zeitung, containing government announcements and notices. Originally unofficial, later official gazette of Austria, this contains a richly detailed view of the world as seen from Vienna. News items from America and all Europe; notices of books and publication of music; theatrical peerformances. Bound in contemporary paper covered boards; some scuffing; very good. Stock#OB543 extra-oversize.
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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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