Max Nordau. A Biography
by Nordau, Anna and Maxa
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good (Plus)/No Jacket
- Seller
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Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Nordau Committee, 1943. Nordau (1849-1923) was a co-founder, with Theodor Herzl, of the World Zionist Organization. Here is a biography co-written by his spouse and daughter. This is a Very Good (Plus) to Near Fine copy of the First American Edition. [Translated from the original French.] Oatmeal cloth binding with titling in olive green on the spine and front cover. Tipped onto the cover is a portrait. of Nordau. Within there is a frontis drawing of him by daughter Maxa, and a photo of a bas-relief by Naoum Aronson on the reverse. Clean text; 440 pages. Includes a list of his works at the rear. Previous-owner signature on the FFEP. Very light bumping and with hints of darkeneing at the edges. No dustjacket; in an archival plastic protector.. Fifth Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good (Plus)/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005180
- Title
- Max Nordau. A Biography
- Author
- Nordau, Anna and Maxa
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good (Plus)
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Fifth Edition
- Publisher
- The Nordau Committee
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1943
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literary Biography;
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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