paul cedar transl (5 Ergebnisse)

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good Plus. First Edition. 2001. 96pp. B&W frontispiece. Two novellas. "Zweig explores the nature of desire in showing us two lives led in the single-minded pursuit of art and literature, of existential truth against the background of a disintegrating and corrupt Europe. The tragic irony of these two contrasted destinies forces us to confront our own understanding of the purpose of life and art." Minor wear at corners. The book is otherwise in excellent condition. There are no inscriptions and all contents are tight and clean.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Hardcover without dust jacket; map printed end papers; b&w illustrations. Board edges rubbed, spine ends chipped and corners bumped. Rear spine hinge is split; marks to both front and rear boards. Small scuff to leading corner of FEP, all other pages are clean and free from any blemishes. AD. Used.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good Plus. First Edition Thus. 2008. 156pp. B&W frontispiece portrait of Zweig. In excellent condition. There are no inscriptions and all contents are tight and clean. "Casanova, the Venetian who lived most of his life in exile from his beloved city and created his own myth which in turn is a reflection of the nature of the city itself is the subject of this masterly biographical essay by Stefan Zweig. As Zweig describes in this volume: Imaginative writers rarely have a biography, and men who have biographies are only in exceptional circumstances able to write them . Casanova is a splendid, almost unique exception.".

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Paperback in good condition. General shelf and handling wear, including light wear to cover edges, tanning and foxing to pageblock, and within, a number of sentences underlined in pen and the occasional dog-eared corner. The spine is creased. Pages are tightly bound, and other than aforementioned, content unmarked. CN.

First Thus. Octavo. Staple-bound pamphlet; printed card wrappers; 28pp. Mild toning and wear to covers, else Near Fine. A publication of the Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) Young Socialists.