Search Results: German Literature from Charles Agvent

Berlin: S. Fischer, 1922. First Edition. Wraps. Owner name of George Goetz dated 1939 on the front endpaper well above Hesse's inscription with a small stain at the bottom corner well below Hesse's inscription. A few marginal pencil notations, likely by Goetz. Some aging to the paper but at least Very Good and very scarce when signed. Thin octavo (5-3/4" x 8-3/4") bound in the publisher's heavy brown wraps with black lettering on the front cover and a later cloth tape hand-lettered spine; [1-8], 9-146, [-147], [1, blank], [2, publisher's ads]. The true First Edition with the text in German of one of this Nobel Prize winner's two famous and important novels, the other being of course STEPPENWOLF. This copy is SIGNED in ink by the author with a brief inscription on the front endpaper. Hesse based this book on the early life of Gautama Buddha. The story of a son rebelling against his father's teaching and traditions and eventually finding true enlightenment resonated with those maturing in the 1960s… Read More

London & New York: William Heinemann & Doubleday, Page & Co,, 1909. First Trade Edition. Hardcover. Scattered foxing, mostly towards the front and rear and not affecting the plates; fraying to the heel of the spine. Very Good. Arthur Rackham. Large octavo (7-1/4" x 10-1/8") in publisher's gilt-lettered cloth. Illustrated with 11 full-page color plates by Arthur Rackham, all with captioned tissue guards, as well as a number of black-and-white drawings in the text.

New York: Limited Editions Club, 1954. Hardcover. Spine slightly darkened. Near Fine in a Fine slipcase. Fritz Eichenberg. Quarto (8" x 11") bound in natural linen and decorated boards. Translated into English verse by Thomas James Arnold with an introduction by Edward Lazare. Copy #1307 of 1500 numbered copies illustrated with wood engravings by Fritz Eichenberg and SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page.

New York: Limited Editions Club, 1954. Hardcover. Bookplate on the front pastedown. About Fine in a Fine slipcase. Fritz Eichenberg. Quarto (8" x 11") bound in natural linen and decorated boards. Translated into English verse by Thomas James Arnold with an introduction by Edward Lazare. Copy #39 of 1500 numbered copies illustrated with wood engravings by Fritz Eichenberg and SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page. Monthly Letter laid in.

New York: Limited Editions Club, 1929. Hardcover. The leather on this binding, often found chipped or dry, is here fairly supple though rubbed in a few places with resulting loss of color. Contents bright and fresh. In our experience one of the most difficult books of the press to locate in fine condition. Still a Very Good or better copy in a close to Fine slipcase. John Held, Jr.. Large octavo (7-1/4" x 10-1/2") bound in half green calfskin leather stamped with a fish design in gold and printed cloth sides. The third book of the press, designed by William A. Kittredge and printed under his supervision at the Lakeside Press. Introduction by Carl Van Doren. Illustrated with linoleum cuts by John Held, Jr. Of a total of 1500 copies SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page, this copy is not numbered (in place of the number is written in ink "Office Copy") and bears the Club's blindstamp stating it is one of 15 presentation copies.

Avon, CT: Limited Editions Club, 1975. Hardcover. New and unread. Fine in glassine and a Fine slipcase. Alan E. Cober. Large octavo (7-1/2" x 9-1/2") bound in full red morocco with gilt rules and lettering and blindstamping. Translated by Willa and Edwin Muir with an introduction by Erich Heller. Illustrated with color plates and black-and-white drawings by Alan E. Cober. One of 2000 numbered copies SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page. This copy was acquired directly from the publisher and is not numbered, likely an overrun copy.

Pacific Palisades, CA, 5 October 1941. Letter. Light creases from mailing. Near Fine. A superb three-page TYPED LETTER SIGNED (TLS) on Mann's personal stationery to Louis B. Mayer, president of MGM Studios, commending Mayer for the Studios' contracting of 5 refugee writers in order to allow their immigration to the United States to escape death during World War II: Alfred Doeblin, Alfred Polgar, Hans Lustig, Wilhelm Speyer, and Walter Mehring. In part: "It is not my custom to interfere in matters which do not directly concern me; however I should like to take the liberty of presenting to you with confidence a matter which is close to my heart, and which is a source of worry for me as well many other well-meaning people. It was one of the finest and most meritorious deeds during these turbulent years which destroyed so much life and happiness, a deed which will certainly never be forgotten when the fantastic tale of the emigration of European culture is told, that two great Motion Picture Companies… Read More

(London): Gaberbocchus, (1955). First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine. Gaberbocchus Black Series No. 4. Publisher's black wraps (4-1/2" x 6-1/2") with printed yellow tape spine and a window opening on the front cover. Several small illustrations.

New York: Heritage Press, (1952). Fine in worn glassine and a Fine slipcase. Rafaello Busoni. Decorated cloth in slipcase. Translated from the German by Theodore Martin. Illustrated by Rafaello Busoni. A different edition than that of the Limited Editions Club.

Zurich: Limited Editions Club, 1951. Hardcover. Bookplate on the verso of the front free endpaper. Fine in a Fine slipcase. Charles Hug. Large octavo (7-1/2" x 10-1/1") in quarter brown Swiss linen over boards covered with a natural wood veneer, spine lettered in gilt, front cover decoration stamped in gilt; 168 pages. Translated from the German in the Meter of the Original by Theodore Martin. With an Introductory Essay by Thomas Carlyle. Illustrated with lithographs drawn on the stone by Swiss painter Charles Hug. Copy #39 of 1500 SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page. Monthly Letter laid in.