Category: Foreign Language

A New English - Chinese Dictionary [Enlarged and Updated]

Price: $10.00

Publisher: China Books Periodical Inc : 1985

Seller ID: 044169

ISBN-13: 9787532701438

Condition: VG+

Dark blue paper covered boards, lettered in gold foil. Light shelf/handling wear. Firm binding, clean interior. 1756 pp. Publication information is in Chinese, but this appears to be a 1999 printing.
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Chinesische Gedichte: Nachdichtungen von Klabund

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Vienna, Austria, Phaidon-Verlag

Seller ID: 059474

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: VG+

Black limp cloth, lettered/illus. in gilt and white, cord binding. Mild surface rubbing to back cover, slight rub at head of front joint. Stated "11.-16. Tausend." 131 pp., illus. Text in German.
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Deutsche Welt thu' einmal wegen der Philosophie und Geistlichkeit die Augen auf: oder Beytrage uber mechselseitige Verhaltnisse der Philosophie und Religion, des Staates, der Kirche, der Strafgerechtigkeit und Bildung -- Verbesserung der Geistlichkeit, der offentlichen Verarmung und Verhutung derselben. Zwey Theile. [2 Teile in einem Band]

Price: $225.00

Publisher: Germanien [Manneim, Germany?], Lffler? : 1807

Seller ID: 045109

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Marbled paper covered boards. Joints rubbed with surface loss, rubbing with exposure at corners. Chipped with modest loss at spine extremities. Minor surface rubbing. x,279,xi,221,[3] pp. Firm binding. Front endsheets contain former owner's notes in Kurrentschrift, with stamped signature on main title. Interior nicely intact, with occasional toning. No publisher indicated, attributed to Lffler in Mannheim.
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Die Grossen der Weltgeschichte [Sammelalbum = Stamp Album]

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Dresden, Germany, Eckstein-Halpaus GmbH : 1936

Seller ID: 045712

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Near Fine

Stiff tan wraps, color front cover pastedown illus. 63 pp., printed on rectos only, with 252 mounted color stickers. Front cover shows slight dampstaining along upper fore-edge, light surface rubbing to pastedown. Contents fine.
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Die Kegelschnitte Gottes: Roman von Sir Galahad [Custom-Bound 1/4 Morocco w/ Hand-Decorated Paper]

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Munich, Germany, Albert Langen : 1921

Seller ID: 032770

Binding: Half-Leather

Condition: Fine

Custom-bound in burgundy 1/2-morocco leather, decorated (appears hand-painted) paper covered boards, spine panel lettered in gilt with 4 raised bands, gray mottled endsheets. 542,[2] pp. First edition, stated "1. bis 10. Tausend" on main title. Short gift inscription on front blank, dated 1955, otherwise unmarked and essentially as issued. A lovely copy.
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Eine germanische Frstentochter: Die Liebe siegt [Zwei Erzhlungen]

Price: $7.50

Publisher: Milwaukee, WI, Germania Publishing Co. : 1913

Seller ID: 017003

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Good

Burgundy cloth, lettered in white. Mild dampstaining to portions of front cover and spine panel, also some surface rubbing to both covers. Slight lean. Internal dampstaining along binding gutter of both endsheets, faint ghosting along binding gutters of some leaves. Text block somewhat toned but otherwise intact. 307 pp.
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Faust: Eine Tragodie von Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - Erster Theil. Illustrirt in 50 Compositionen von Alexander Liezen Mayer...mit Ornamenten von Rudolf Seitz

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Munich, Germany, Theodor Stroefer's Kunstverlag

Seller ID: 038455

Binding: Decorative Cloth

Condition: VG-

Light brown faux-morocco cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt, black, gray, and burgundy, beveled edges, all text block edges in gilt. Modest shelf wear with cloth rubbed at spine extremities and at least minor exposure at all four corners (a bit more prominent on front corners). Small ink stain on upper front cover. Hinges mostly intact though with a bit of wobble, text binding firm, interior clean beyond two former owners' signatures (dated 1920 and 1940) on upper main title. Early leaves show light dampstain along a short portion of bottom margins nearest binding. 254 pp., illus. w/ 9...
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Gyakorlati Angol Nyelvtan [Glck-Somogyi Gyakorlati angol nyelvtan] [Gyakorlati Nyelvtanok a Pinczer-Tanoncz Szakiranyu Iskolak Szamara]

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Budapest, Hungary, Singer es Wolfner Kiadasa

Seller ID: 013239

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Good

Light brown flexible cloth, lettered in black. Covers soiled, with former owner signatures on front cover and front flyleaf. 124,[2] pp. Interior toned, with occasional light soiling mostly confined to early pages. Undated, ca. early 1900s. Text in Hungarian.
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Kantner's Illustrated Book of Objects, Containing Over 2000 Fine Engravings, with Explanations in English and German - New Edition / Kantner's Illustrirtes Buch von Gegenstanden mit einem Inhalt von uber 2000 hubschen Abbildungen, mit Erlauterungen in Englisch und Deutsch - Neue Auflage

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Reading, PA, W. C. Kantner : 1890

Seller ID: 059756

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Red cloth, lettered/decorated in gilt and black. Copyrighted 1887 (which we suspect was the original edition), this "New Edition" issued 1890. Moisture contact has led to dye lightening to upper spine and portions of cloth along upper joints, otherwise modest soiling to covers. Firm binding, clean interior. iv,245,[2] pp., illus. One of the most widely-used reference books that the Pennsylvania Germans used to learn English.
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Leabhraichean an T-Seann Tiomnaidh, air an tarruing O'n Cheud Chanain Chum Gaelic Albannnaich / Tiomnadh Nuadh ar Tighearn Agus ar Slanuighir Iosa Criosd, air a tharruing o'n ghreugais Chum Gaelic Albannaich / Sailm Dhaibhidh, air an Eadar-Theangachadh o na Sgrioptuiribh Naomha, Chum bhi air an seinn ann an aoradh Dhe

Price: $195.00

Publisher: Edinburgh, Scotland, Edinburgh Bible Society : 1842

Seller ID: 056855

Binding: Full-Leather

Condition: Good

1842 Scottish Bible. Full leather, covers lettered and decorated in blind, 5 raised spine bands. Leather typically flaking along joints and rubbed along edges and spine extremities, with some creasing to spine panel. Endpapers foxed and darkened, text block edges darkened by age. Short period gift inscription on front blank, otherwise unmarked. [iv],687,230,57 pp. Old and New Testaments printed 1842 in Edinburgh by Anderson & Bryce from the quarto edition of the Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge, Psalms (at rear) printed 1839 in Dunedin.
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Wohlttigkeitsfest im Herzogs. Hof-Theater zu Gotha am Dienstag, den 23. Februar 1897 - Zum Besten der Herzogin Marie-Stiftung

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Gotha, Germany, Friedrich Andreas Perthes : 1897

Seller ID: 037468

Binding: Original Wraps

Condition: Very Good

Goldenrod wraps, textured in faux-morocco, illus./decorated in brown, lettered in black. Unpaginated, approx. [72] pp., illus. w/ drawings tinted in brown, text provided by quotations reproduced from hand-lettered manuscripts. Modest wear, covers a bit soiled, scattered light intrernal foxing, minor loss at heel of spine. Text in German. Exceptionally scarce.
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????:????(??????1?) [Nineteen Eighty-Four / Animal Farm]

By: (??)????? [George Orwell]

Price: $20.00

Publisher: ????????,????? : 2011

Seller ID: 049371

ISBN-13: 9787510031434

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Near Fine

Flexible dark red covers, lettered in gilt. Slightly rubbed covers, otherwise nearly as issued. 595 pp. Text in Chinese.
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An tSrid agus Scalta Eile [An tSraid agus scealta eile] [The Street]

By: Adams, Gerry

Price: $45.00

Publisher: Baile Atha Cliath [Dublin, Ireland], Coisceim : 1997

Seller ID: 036948

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Fine

Stiff color pictorial wraps. Mere hints of shelf wear, essentially as issued. [xi],138 pp. Text in Irish.
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The Electra of Sophocles, with Notes for the Use of Colleges in the United States

By: Aeschylus; Theodore D. Woolsey

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Boston, MA, James Munroe and Co. : 1841

Seller ID: 056473

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Dark brown cloth, decorated in blind. Stated 3rd ed. (revised). Chipped spine extremities, rubbed cover edges and corners, with a few spots of minor surface loss. Firm binding. Foxed throughout interior.
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The Prometheus of Aeschylus, with Notes for the Use of Colleges in the United States

By: Aeschylus; Theodore D. Woolsey

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Hartford, CT, Brown & Gross : 1882

Seller ID: 056472

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Brown pebbled cloth, lettered in gilt. New edition (revised). Cover cloth partially faded, with moisture contact resulting in dye lightening to upper rear panel and along upper spine panel. Firm binding. 108,[4] pp. A few scattered notations in pencil through interior. Scarce.
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Vart Land en Skildring i Ord och Bild [Vrt land - En skildring i ord och bild]

By: Alden, Gust. A., Wilh. Berg, C. J. Bergman, C. E. Bergstrand, Aug. Bondeson, Aug. Cajanus, G. Djurklou, Anders Flodman, et al.

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Stockholm, Sweden, Fahlcrantz & Co. : 1888

Seller ID: 035461

Binding: Decorative Cloth

Condition: VG+

Original tan cloth, illus./decorated in blue, red, and gilt, with sepia and black pastedown illus. on front cover. Mild shelf wear, a bit rubbed at corners and spine extremities, with front cover decoration bright and intact, lightly soiled cloth on rear cover. Original brown cloth hinges intact. Front flyleaf shows several creases and slight fore-edge chipping, text block edges toned by age. Interior generally clean and intact, with some leaves midway through text block showing light staining in upper binding margin, not affecting text. Text in Swedish.
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Dante Alighieri: La Divine Commedia [The Divine Comedy]

By: Alighieri, Dante; C. H. Grandgent (editor)

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Boston, New York, Chicago, D. C. Heath and Co. : 1913

Seller ID: 036002

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Burgundy cloth, lettered and with silhouette cartouche on front cover in gilt, deckled text block edges. 1913 ptg. Moderate shelf/handling wear, cloth somewhat soiled/darkened, spine panel toned to brown. Cloth along spine extremities is a bit frayed, and corners show at least minor exposure. Former owner's signature on front flyleaf. xxxviii,283,297,296 pp., illus. w/ portrait fronts., 3 schematic plates. Several fore-edges are somewhat ragged from having been opened improperly, but there is no loss. Scattered underlining and annotations through about the first half of the volume. Tex...
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Hannah Y Sus Hermanas / Hannah and Her Sisters [Cuadernos Infimos 132] (Spanish Edition)

By: Allen, Woody; Jose Luis Guarner (transl.)

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Barcelona, Spain, Tusquets : 1987

Seller ID: 047650

ISBN-13: 9788472236325

Binding: Mass Market Paperback

Condition: Very Good

Stiff silver pictorial wraps. Mass market paperback. Text in Spanish. 212 pp., illus. w/ b&w photographs. Mild rubbing to joints and edges, light wear to front cover. Square, uncreased binding.
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Das Mrchen meines Lebens ohne Dichtung. Eine Skizze.

By: Andersen, Hans Christian; Prof. Dr. Michael Birkenbihl (editor)

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Berlin, Germany, Verlagen Bruno Cassirer : 1919

Seller ID: 037474

Binding: Decorative Cloth

Condition: Very Good

Rust cloth, lettered/decorated in gilt. Minor shelf wear, slight binding lean. Text block edges foxed, top edge somewhat dulled by age. 308 pp. Former owner's book plate mounted inside front cover. Endsheets mildly foxed. Zweite Auflage. Text in German.
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The Practical Sanskrit - English Dictionary (Containing Appendices on Sanskrit Prosody and important Literary & Geographical names in the Ancient history of India)

By: Apte, Vaman Shivram

Price: $75.00

Publisher: Delhi, Varanasi, Patna, Motial Banarsidass : 1965

Seller ID: 062554

ISBN: B002H2GRLA

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: VG+

Red cloth, spine panel lettered in gilt. Fourth revised and enlarged edition (1965), 2nd ptg. thus: 1975. Minor soiling to covers, text block edges typically tanned. Firm binding. Gift inscription inked on upper front flyleaf, otherwise unmarked. viii,2,2,2,1048,112 pp.
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Orlando Furioso di Messer Ludovico Ariosto / secondo l'edizione del MDXXXII per cura di Ottavio Morali

By: Ariosto, Ludovico

Price: $325.00

Publisher: Milan, Italy, Giovanni Pirotta : 1818

Seller ID: 012195

Binding: Buckram

Condition: Very Good

Rebound in brown buckram with spine panel lettered in gilt. xxxvi,547,[1] pp., illus. w/ frontis. engraving of author, printed in double column type. The fore-edge margins of the Preface show dampstaining, generally light (ranging to moderate on several leaves), with slight dampstaining affecting only the first several leaves of the text proper, not impinging onto any text. Approx. 9 1/2" x 13". Excepting the initial dampstaining, the text block is clean and bright, a solid Near Fine. The binding is functional rather than ornamental but shows only modest rubbing at corners and spine extremitie...
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Dei Veri Precetti Della Pittura di Gio. Batista Aremenio da Faenza. Libri Tre.

By: Armenio, Gio. Batista da Faenza

Price: $95.00

Publisher: Pisa, Italy, Presso Niccolo Capurro : 1833

Seller ID: 030249

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Bound in 1/4 vellum, marbled paper covered boards. Some rubbing to edges, surface rubbing to both boards. Vellum spine panel soiled, hand-written title faded. xxx,268 pp. Interior fully intact, binding firm; slight scattered internal foxing, a minor cosmetic issue. Text in Italian.
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Autodictionnaire Simenon

By: Assouline, Pierre

Price: $39.95

Publisher: Paris, France, Omnibus : 2009

Seller ID: 051404

ISBN-13: 9782258080096

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Near Fine

Stiff pale pink wraps, French flaps. l,810 pp. A few minor soil marks to text block edges, vertical crease to front flap, otherwise as issued, with square, uncreased binding, clean and unmarked interior. Text in French.
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Il bene e il male dopo Auschwitz: Implicazioni etico-teologiche per l'oggi

By: Baccarini, Emilio, and Lucy Thorson

Price: $75.00

Publisher: Paoline : 1998

Seller ID: 056239

ISBN-13: 9788831516822

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Fine

Stiff blue wraps, lettered in orange and white. Just a hint or two of handling wear, essentially as issued. Text in Italian. Publication to accompany 22-25 September 1997 Simposio Internazionale.
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Oswald Spenglers Bedeutung fr die Gegenwart: Ein bisher unerffnetes Vermchtnis

By: Baltzer, Armin

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Neheim-Husten, Germany, Verlag fur Kulturwissenschaften E. Nicklaus : 1959

Seller ID: 037465

Binding: Original Cloth

Condition: Near Fine

Brown cloth, lettered in gold foil. Slightly foxed text block edges, otherwise virtually as issued. 228 pp. Text in German.
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Category: Foreign Language