Search Results: Authors starting with N from Lux Libri

Herausgegeben von Egon Friedell; mit acht Rollenbildern. (Wien): Wiener Drucke, 1922. 1st edition thus. Selections from the work of Johann Nepomuk Eduard Ambrosius Nestroy (1801-62), Austrian actor, opera singer and playwright. Nicely illustrated by (8) pages of plates depicting characters from theatrical roles. 124 pages, brief bibliography. Small hardcover, 6 by 3.5 inches. Cloth spine, decorative boards with gilt cover border. VG with minor edge wear. Crisp, clean and securely bound. A pleasing little book on "the Austrian Shakespeare."

NY: The New Press, (2006.) 1st edition. Paperback original; not issued in hardcover. Signed by the author with an inscription, "Here's to a new Constitution! For the American people!" History and analysis of impeachment, mostly in the context of calls at the time to impeach George W. Bush and members of his administration. Still a timely work today after two impeachments of Donald Trump and the Republican effort to retaliate against President Biden. 12mo paperbound. 230 pp., index. VG with minor wear, light spotting to the top page edge. Uncommon signed.

NY: Tarcher/Putnam (2002). 1st edition. 8vo hardcover in dust jacket. The story of the ill-fated Polaris expedition to the North Pole in 1871-1873. Near Fine with a small remainder mark on the bottom page edge.

London: Dennis Dobson, (1962.) 1st edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Also signed by him on the front free endpaper with a lively inscription to a friend. A "comedy of involvement" by Ian Norrie, author, editor, and noted English bookseller. His first novel. VG in VG dust jacket with clear protective cover.

Praha: Vlasntním Nákladem, 1927-31. Three volumes of this scarce illustrated journal of the Czech Association of Bibliophiles. Vols. V, VI, and VIII, each containing six issues. [Ten volumes in all were published during the 1920s-30s.) Title translates as "Showcase on Beautiful Books, Bindings, and Other Nice Things." Handsomely bound in half leather and buff Fabriano paper. Gilt lettering and top edge. Original front wraps bound into two of the volumes. 4to. 9.5 by 7 inches. VG with some scuffs and wear, but sturdy and quite sound overall. (Bookmaking; books about books; book collecting.)