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Leipzig: E. W. Fritzsch, 1873. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good +. OVERBECK, Franz. Ueber die Christlichkeit unserer heutigen Theologie (How Christian is our Present Day Theology) — E. W. Fritzsch, Leipzig, 1873. 1 blank leaf + Half-title + TP + [v] – vii = vorwort + [1] – 99 + [101] – 102 = Anmerkungen + [103] = Inhaltsubersicht. Octavo. First Edition.Franz Overbeck held the position of professor of Theology at the University of Basel from 1870 – 1875, during the same time Friedrich Nietzsche was professor of Classical Philology. Overbeck and Nietzsche became fast friends. Overbeck’s Über die Christlichkeit unserer heutigen Theologie served as a companion piece, of sorts, to Nietzsche’s first Untimely Meditation, Unzeitgemasse Betrachtungen: David Strauss der Bekenner und der Schriftsteller—both published the same year, 1873, both attacks on the theology of the time, and both found a common target in the recently published book by David Strauss,… Read More

Leipzig: E. W. Fritzsch, 1873. First edition. Very Good +/none. Nietzsche Destroys David Strauss…NIETZSCHE, Friederich. Unzeitgemässe Betrachtungen I: David Strauss (Unconventional Observation I: David Strauss). Leipzig: E. W. Fritzsch, 1873. TP + [1]-101 + [102] = advertisements, Octavo. First Edition, First Issue. (Schaberg 23a)The first of Nietzsche's Unconventional Observations was an attack on David Strauss the writer who had made his reputation with his scandalous Life of Jesus in 1835. Here Nietzsche attacks his most recent book The Old and the New Faith, which advocated the rejection of the Christian faith in favor of a Darwinian, materialistic and patriotic world-view. Nietzsche accuses Strauss of being a "Cultural Philistine" and denounces him as an exemplar of pseudo-culture. Although erudite, the essay is extremely intemperate and filled with references to many of Nietzsche's scholarly contemporaries. The climax is a… Read More

Leipzig: E. W. Fritzsch, 1886. first Edition, second issue. contemporary boards. Very good. A Complete Set of the First Edition, Second Issues of the Four “Unzeitgemässe Betrachtungen” NIETZSCHE, Friedrich, Unzeitgemässe Betrachtungen I-IV (Untimely Meditations) E. W. Fritzsch, Leipzig, [1886]. TP + [1]-101 + [102] = Fritzsch’s original publisher’s ads + TP + [III]-VI = Vorwort + [7]-111 + TP + [3]-113 + TP + [3]-98 + [99] = Printer’s information, Octavo. First Edition, Second Issue (Schaberg 46-49). When Nietzsche’s first publisher, Fritzsch, bought back his remaindered stock from Schmeitzner in 1886, the inventory included 212, 351, 350 and 768 copies respectively of the original editions of the four Untimely Meditations. The first of these had originally been published by Fritzsch and remaindered to Schmeitzner when Fritzsch went bankrupt. These were reissued with new title pages and covers, but without the addition of new Prefaces that were written for several others of these… Read More

Schloss-Chemnitz:: Schmeitzner, 1876. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. NIETZSCHE, Friedrich. Unzeitgemässe Betrachtungen IV: Richard Wagner in Bayreuth (1876) Schloss-Chemnitz: Schmeitzner, 1876, First Edition. TP + [3]-98 + [1] pp. Of the first edition only 700 copies were printed. Beautiful, contemporary halfcloth with brown marbled boards. Minor browning, as usual. Interior exceptionally clean and well preserved. Quite rare, due to small printrun. The 1st copies became available just before the Bayreuther Festspiele. Wagner had invited Helen Zimmern, based on his favorable opinion on her biography of Schopenhauer. Nietzsche also attended, and their meeting resulted in later invitations. Zimmern spent a few weeks in Sils Maria in the summer of 1886, where Nietzsche used to reside in the summer months in those years. Their discussions in this summer must have helped Zimmern quite a lot, when later translating Jenseits (of which she got 2 presentation copies). The last favorable publication… Read More

Leipzig: E. W. Fritzsch, 1874. First edition. Hardcover. Good+. … Attacks German Historians…NIETZSCHE, Friedrich. Unzeitgemässe Betrachtungen II: Vom Nutzen und Nachtheil (Unconventional Observation II: The Use and Disadvantage of History for Life). E. W. Fritzsch, Leipzig, 1874. TP + [III]-VI + [7]-111 Octavo. First Edition, First Issue. Schaberg 25a.There were approximately 650 copies of the first edition in the first issue state.The second Unconventional Observation attacked the then current faith in historical research that was one of Nietzsche's major complaints with contemporary German culture and a topic to which he returned with some regularity in his later works. Contrary to prevailing opinion, Nietzsche argued that historical knowledge is valuable only when it has a positive effect on human beings’ sense of life, contending that history can play only three positive roles, which he termed the "monumental," the… Read More

Leipzig: E. W. Fritzsch, 1874. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Nietzsche Attacks German Historians NIETZSCHE, Friedrich. Unzeitgemässe Betrachtungen II: Vom Nutzen und Nachtheil (Unconventional Observation II: The Use and Disadvantage of History for Life). E. W. Fritzsch, Leipzig, 1874. TP + [III]-VI + [7]-111 Octavo. First Edition, First Issue. Schaberg 25a. There were approximately 650 copies of the first edition in the first issue state. The second Unconventional Observation attacked the then current faith in historical research that was one of Nietzsche's major complaints with contemporary German culture and a topic to which he returned with some regularity in his later works. Contrary to prevailing opinion, Nietzsche argued that historical knowledge is valuable only when it has a positive effect on human beings’ sense of life, contending that history can play only three positive roles, which he termed the "monumental," the "antiquarian" and "critical," explaining each of these in… Read More

Leipzig: E. W. Fritzsch, 1886. first Edition second issue. Wraps. Very good. A Complete Set of the First Edition, Second Issues of the Four Unzeitgemässe Betrachtungen in WRAPPERS NIETZSCHE, Friedrich, Unzeitgemässe Betrachtungen I-IV (Untimely Meditations) E. W. Fritzsch, Leipzig, [1886]. TP + [1]-101 + [102] = Fritzschs original publishers ads + TP + [III]-VI = Vorwort + [7]-111 + TP + [3]-113 + TP + [3]-98 + [99] = Printers information, Octavo. First Edition, Second Issue (Schaberg 46-49) in original wrappers. $ 4,500 When Nietzsches first publisher, Fritzsch, bought back his remaindered stock from Schmeitzner in 1886, the inventory included 212, 351, 350 and 768 copies respectively of the original editions of the four Untimely Meditations. The first of these had originally been published by Fritzsch and remaindered to Schmeitzner when Fritzsch went bankrupt. These were reissued with new title pages and covers, but without the addition of new Prefaces that were written for several others of these… Read More

Leipzig: E. W. Fritzsch, 1873. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Nietzsche Destroys David Strauss… NIETZSCHE, Friederich. Unzeitgemässe Betrachtungen I: David Strauss (Unconventional Observation I: David Strauss). Leipzig: E. W. Fritzsch, 1873. TP + [1]-101 + [102] = advertisements [mis-ordered signatures pp. 57-64 followed by pp. 53-56], Octavo. First Edition, First Issue. (Schaberg 23a) The first of Nietzsche's Unconventional Observations was an attack on David Strauss the writer who had made his reputation with his scandalous Life of Jesus in 1835. Here Nietzsche attacks his most recent book The Old and the New Faith, which advocated the rejection of the Christian faith in favor of a Darwinian, materialistic and patriotic world-view. Nietzsche accuses Strauss of being a "Cultural Philistine" and denounces him as an exemplar of pseudo-culture. Although erudite, the essay is extremely intemperate and filled with references to many of Nietzsche's scholarly contemporaries. The climax… Read More

Leipzig: C. G. Naumann, 1893. Second Edition. Wraps. Very good. The Second Edition of Nietzsche’s Four “Untimely Meditations” NIETZSCHE, Friedrich, Unzeitgemässe Betrachtungen (Unconventional Observations I-IV. C. G. Naumann, Leipzig, 1893, Volume 1: Original front wrap + TP + [III]-XV + 2 half titles + [1]-206 + [207]-[208]= Publisher's ads; Volume 2: Original front wrap + TP + 2 half titles + [3]-205 + [206]-[208] = Publisher's ads, Octavo. Second Edition (Krummel, II-V b, p. 114) This is the second volume of the soon to be aborted "Collected Works" edited by Nietzsche's closest friend, Peter Gast (whose introduction appears here as a Foreword). The second attempt to put out a complete edition was more successful - mostly because it was driven to completion by Nietzsche's harridan sister, Elisabeth. CONDITION: Two volumes bound with original front wraps and expertly matching (but recent) spines and rear covers. There are some scattered pencil underlinings and marginalia. Otherwise, this is… Read More