peter kolben (8 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 365 pages (as found). Seventeen copper plate illustrations (Table 12 missing) plus frontis illustration. Two of these are folded - they are in tight, snug condition. At some stage rebound in board with leather spine and facings. The spine edges have wear but the binding is strong and very stable. The faces have wear and scuffing. They are strong and dignified. The front and end pages are spotted by foxing. The papertrims are bound. The contents are very firm to the binding. They are, considering their age, lively and engaging. They are as informative and welcoming as at publication. One of the folded plant illustration tables contentedly shows a Hottentot mother puffing serenely and happily at a marijuana pipe! There is wear and marking and staining throughout. However, the bodies of the pages are clear and bold and certain despite character-instilling tanning. A useful, gratifying, enchanting book that rests comfortably in the hand and on the shelf. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Volume 1 only. Includes a frontis and 19 plates. 13 plates have 2 illustrations. 365 pages, with a new leather spine. The boards are shelf rubbed, edge worn and marked, but remain strong and sturdy. Internally, there are two previous owner's ink markings to the early pages. Mild, age-related tanning and foxing, along with a few, sporadic pencil annotations scattered throughout. The text is neat and complete. The binding is secure. In very good condition indeed, considering the age of the book! JK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Leather. Zustand: Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). First edition. One of the earliest and prominent eighteenth century works on the Cape of Good-Hope, the first edition of this work in English. First thus, the first English edition of this work originally written by Peter Kolben in High German and translated into English by Mr Medley. Illustrated, with a frontispiece and sixteen plates to volume I and a frontispiece and twelve plates to volume II. There is a folding map of the cape to volume II. Collated, complete. This work contains the earliest list of South African animals as well as a full account of the government of the country. (Mendelssohn I, pp. 844-845) Kolben or Kolbe was on an expedition to the Cape of Good Hope to compile a comprehensive description of South Africa. This study discusses day-today life at the Cape, the geography, climate, flora and fauna. There is also an accurate study of the Hottentots, their language, religion, lifestyle and customs. Bookplate to the front pastedown of Samuel Wegg. In full calf bindings. Rebacked, with the original boards preserved. Externally, generally smart. Patches of rubbing to the extremities resulting in a small amount of loss to boards. A few marks to boards. Prior owner's bookplate to front pastedown of both volumes, Samuel Wegg. Internally, both volumes are firmly bound. Tidemarks to the first 100 pages of volume I to the outer corners, resulting in some cocking but not obstructing the text. Pages are slightly age toned. Occasional offsetting to pages. Scattered spots to pages as usual. Very Good. book.

Hardcover. Zustand: Befriedigend. 21,5 x 17,5 cm, Front., XXIVunpag. S. 452 S., 40 (von 41) zumeist ganzseitigen und z. T. gefalt. Tafeln, einige Anstreichungen (zumeist in Bleistift, seltener in Rot, zeitgen. Halbfranzeinband auf 5 Bünden (berieben), Ecken bestossen, die Taf. 27 fehlt (nur ein minimer Teil ist noch eingebunden), Bleistiftnotizen auf Vorsatz.

sonst. Bücher. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Hans Werner Kolben, geboren 1922 in Aussig, stammte aus einer berühmten böhmischen Industriellenfamilie. Er wurde aufgrund einer Denunziation durch einen früheren Mitschüler wegen des Nicht-Tragens des gelben 'Judensterns' verhaftet und am 10. August 1942 nach Theresienstadt, am 28. September 1944 nach Auschwitz deportiert. Im Februar 1945 starb er im KZ Kaufering, unweit Landsberg/Lech, an Flecktyphus. 1943/44 schrieb Hans Werner Kolben im KZ Theresienstadt ungefähr 20 Gedichte, die von seiner Mutter gerettet wurden. Sie selbst überlebte nur deshalb, weil sie als Bakteriologin im KZ gebraucht wurde. Das Manuskript einer geretteten Erzählung von 1944 Der Nordpolfahrer, 'in der ein Mord aus Hunger geschildert wird' (so H. G. Adler), ging nach dem Krieg in der Post verloren. Dagegen legen wir Hans Werner Kolbens Gedichte in dieser Ausgabe erstmals vollständig vor. Hans Werner Kolbens Bruder Heinz steuert seine Erinnerungen an die gemeinsam verbrachten Jahre bei. Selbst in einem Nebenlager von Auschwitz, überlebte Heinz Kolben nur, weil er sich vor der Auflösung des KZ Blechhammer/Oberschlesien vor der SS verstecken konnte und so dem Todesmarsch der Lagerinsassen entging. Peter Demetz, dessen Essay zu Hans Werner Kolben mitaufgenommen ist, wurde 1922 in Prag geboren. Seine jüdische Mutter wurde im KZ umgebracht; er selbst wurde im Herbst 1944 zusammen mit anderen 'Hlabjuden' aus Prag zu einem Arbeitseinsatz mit ungewissem Ausgang verschickt, den er glücklich überstand. 1948 floh er nach dem kommunistischen Putsch aus seiner Heimat und wurde in den USA zu einem namhaften Germanisten. Hans Werner Kolben gehörte zu seinen Prager Jugendfreunden; miteinander tauschten sie sich über ihre ersten Gedichte aus.

Two Volumes: Vol I. xviii + 365pp + 1pp advertisements (frontispiece, 17 plates, two folding); Vol II. xviii + 363pp (Folding map + 11 plates). 8vo. Bound in contemporary calf, showing wear in particular on teh spines. Vol I split on p130, held together by the spine label. Some toning and stains internally but generally presenting near fine and bright.TabVI on p121 Vol II missing top corner. Ex-libris for Rob Surtees of Mainsforth in front of each volume. Stamps marking it as part of the James Humphrey Collection in both volumes. Mendelsohn I p844-845.

Zustand: Very Good. 1731. Second English Edition. Published the same year as the first edition. Translated by Mr Medley from the High German of Peter Kolben. A very good copy set in original speckled calf, neatly and expertly rebacked. Collated, complete. All plates present. Frontispiece and sixteen plates to volume I. Frontispiece, twelve plates and folding map of the Cape to volume II. This edition complete with folding map plates and frontispiece (not in the first edition). Peter Kolben (1675 ? 1726) was sent to the Cape of Good Hope with letters of introduction from Nicolaes Witsen, mayor of Amsterdam, with a mandate to compile a comprehensive description of South Africa. This work documents the daily life at the Cape, its geography, climate, flora and flauna. It contains the earliest list of South African animals and a full account of the country?s government. It also features a study of the Hottentots, their language, religion, lifestyle and customs. An exceptional copy of a rare volume on the history of Africa.

Zustand: Very Good. 1731. Second English Edition. Published the same year as the first edition. Translated by Mr Medley from the High German of Peter Kolben. A very good copy set in original speckled calf, neatly and expertly rebacked. Collated, complete. All plates present. Frontispiece and sixteen plates to volume I. Frontispiece, twelve plates and folding map of the Cape to volume II. This edition complete with folding map plates and frontispiece (not in the first edition). Peter Kolben (1675 - 1726) was sent to the Cape of Good Hope with letters of introduction from Nicolaes Witsen, mayor of Amsterdam, with a mandate to compile a comprehensive description of South Africa. This work documents the daily life at the Cape, its geography, climate, flora and flauna. It contains the earliest list of South African animals and a full account of the country's government. It also features a study of the Hottentots, their language, religion, lifestyle and customs. An exceptional copy of a rare volume on the history of Africa.