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PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Zustand: Good. 1891. Hardcover. 373 p. Rebound in quarter cloth over modern marbled boards. Title pages loose to spine. Finely and professionally rebound in modern marbled boards and cloth, bright gold gilt title stamp on the spine, strong new binding. Uninked library mark (not extensive) on the title page. Front pages taped, and page edges roughed, remains a fine copy. Not a first edition copy. . . .…

Zustand: Good. 1891. Hardcover. 373 p. Rebound in quarter cloth over modern marbled boards. Title pages loose to spine. Finely and professionally rebound in modern marbled boards and cloth, bright gold gilt title stamp on the spine, strong new binding. Uninked library mark (not extensive) on the title page. Front pages taped, and page edges roughed, remains a fine copy. Not a first edition copy. . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Very Good+ dj. First American Edition. [square tight copy, minimal shelfwear, tiny stain on top edge; jacket a little faded at spine, small nicks at several corners (minimal paper loss), very shallow chipping to base of spine]. Psychological novel exploring "the shattering effects of the disappearance of little Anna on the farm world in which she lives, the mystery of Fritz, her foster brother and murderer, [and] the triumphant struggle of Christian, Anna's father, to protect his daughter's murderer and reconcile him to life." This was the first book by the author, who was primarily a dancer and film actress, and aroused great controversy at the time of its initial publication; based on an actual 19th-century crime, it was well-reviewed and translated into eleven languages, and remains in print (in German) to this day. Illustrated by (dj) Chas. R. Gardner (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Near Very Good. First Canadian Edition. The uncommon first Canadian edition of "J'Accuse!" (I Accuse!) printed from the UK plates and with date of 1915 printed at foot of title page. Includes the Canadian publisher's very scarce dust jacket, having the "$1.25" price and "Hodder and Stoughton Limited, 17 Wilton Avenue, Toronto" printed on dj front panel. Orange cloth over boards, title stamped in black onto upper board and spine, 12mo size (7-1/8 inches tall), pp. 384, appendices. Volume w. minor edge wear, hinges cracked but holding strong, ffep excised, old price in pen to half-title, else clean throughout. DJ slightly faded with rubs, edge chips and short closed tears. In 1915 Grelling [a German lawyer, writer and pacifist] wrote the anti-war book entitled J'Accuse, condemning the actions of Germany in causing the war through its foreign policies. The book was banned in Germany but was translated into many languages and enjoyed huge sales. Printed excerpts in the form of propaganda leaflets from its text were dropped by aircraft of the British Expeditionary Force into the Imperial German Army's trenches in France before the Battle of the Somme in 1916 in an endeavour to undermine the fighting morale of the German troops situated there. wiki.…

Nürnberg, Tümmel, 1851. VI, 212 S. Originalumschlag (fleckig, verstaubt u. mit Einrissen). Vorwort datiert 1. Januar 1852. Die Entwicklung in Frankreich interpretiert Verfasser dahin, daß die Regierungen "die Staatsrettung durch die Volks-Vernichtung" erstrebten. Aber "der deutsche Geist, welcher das römische Völkerjoch zerschmetterte und das päbstliche Geistesjoch zerstörte, wird auch das Joch der menschlichen Leidenschaften noch zerbrechen und der Menschheit den Frieden wieder geben". (VI). Kritisiert das System der Besteuerung, das Krebsübel der Staatsschulden, den Mißbrauch des Kapitals, das Unheil der Advokate u.a. - Unaufgeschnitten. Leicht stockfleckig, erste Blätter fleckig, S. III-VI lose.…