6901. Aksyonov, Vassilii Pavlovich.

The Burn. A novel in three books (Late Sixties – Early Seventies). Translated from the Russian by Michael Glenny.

New York, Random House, 1984. 8°. 528 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Inscribed / signed by Aksyonov and translator Michael Glenny in the year of publication. First US edition of “Ozhog” – this portrait of life during the Kruschev years, whose publication in Italy forced Aksyonov to emigrate in 1980. Probably his major work to date. Near fine in like dust jacket with light wear and a short edge-tear to spinal extremities.

6902. Torberg, Friedrich.

Der Schüler Gerber. Roman.

Neue, bearbeitete Ausgabe (20.Tausend). Wien, Paul Zsolnay Verlag, 1954. 13 x 19 cm. 332 Seiten. Hardcover/ Originales Leinen in dem sehr seltenen, originalen Schutzumschlag. In Mylar. Sehr guter Zustand mit minimalen Gebrauchsspuren. Aus der Bibliothek des Literaturhistorikers Harry Zohn, mit seinem Namenszug auf dem Vorsatz.

6903. Campbell, Thomas, Coleridge, Samuel T.

The Poetical Works of Thomas Campbell and Samuel Taylor Coleridge. With Lives. [Including the Rime of the Ancient Mariner in seven parts]. Eight Engravings on Steel.

Two Volumes in one. Edinburgh, Gall & Inglis, 1859. 10 cm x 17 cm. Thomas Campbell: XXII, 114 pages / Samuel Taylor Coleridge: XXI, 386 pages. Illustrations in black and white throughout. Original illustrated hardcover / Masterbinding of the 19th century with gilt lettering and ornament. Very good condition with only very minor signs of external wear. From the reference library of Hans Christian Andersen – Translator Erik Haugaard. With his Exlibris to the pastedown.

6904. Macdonald, Alasdair / [Antony Miall].

Stowe – House and School.

First Edition. London, W.S. Cowell, 1951. 23 x 29 cm. 78 pages with several photographic illustrations. Original Hardcover. Original cloth / In protective Mylar. Very good condition with minor signs of external wear. Inscribed with several signed dedications to the previous owner, Stowe – pupil Antony Miall, throughout the book. The dedications are written by several former classmates of the recipient of this monograph. The book deals with: The House at Stowe / The Family / The Gardens and Grounds / The First Lustre / Stowe in War and Peace / The Ten Years’ Grace // This book also comes with a publication by Anthony Miall (″Musical Bumps” by Anthony Miall – With Drawings by Ken Pyne).

6905. Skrine, Henry.

Two Successive Tours throughout the whole of Wales. With Several of the Adjacent English Counties, so as to form a Comprehensive View of the Picturesque Beauty, the Peculiar Manners, and the Fine Remarks of Antiquity, in that Interesting Part of the British Island.

London, Printed for Elmsely and Bremner, 1798. 8°. XVIII, 280 pages. Original quarter leather with gilt lettering on spine. Leather on spine with fine cracks but binding fully intact and tight. Besides minor wear to extremities a very good or even better copy. Historical Presentation copy: “From the author”. Exlibris of Producer David Puttnam to front fly-leaf. Ownership-signature of John Powell from 1862 verso front free endpaper.

6906. De Fina, Gabriella / Leonardi, Walter.

Sicilia – [Stupor Mundi – Wonder of the World]. Photographs by Walter Leonardi. Concept and text by Gabriella De Fina. Introduction by Valerio Massimo Manfredi.

Milan, Genius Loci, 2011. Oblong Octavo (23 cm wide x 16.5 cm high). 417 pages with numerous photographs. Hardcover / Original cloth in slipcase. Excellent, close to new condition with only minor signs of external wear. Stunning publication !

6907. Italy – [Anonymous].

Two Views of Italy – Florence and Naples.

Original engraving. [no place], [no year / c.1780]. Plate Size: 19.5 cm x 15 cm / 25 cm x 19.5 cm. Sheet Size: 21.3 cm x 21 cm / 27.2 cm x 20.5 cm. Original engraving. In very good condition.

6908. Dykeman, Wilma.

The French Broad [Signed]. Edited by Carl Cramer as planned and started by Constance Lindsay Skinner. Illustrated by Constance Lindsay Skinner.

First Edition of Wilma Dykeman’s first book ! New York / Toronto, Rinehart & Company Inc., 1955. Octavo. X, 371 pages. With a double-page map of the area in which “The French Broad River” flows. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Excellent condition with some minor signs of wear only. Very rare in this signed version. [Rivers of America].

6909. Jones, Stephen.

A New Biographical Dictionary: Containing a brief account of the lives and writings of the most eminent persons and remarkable characters in every age and nation.

Fourth edition (corrected). London, Robinson / Longman and Rees / Wallis, 1802. 8.5 x 13.5cm. Unpaginated. Hardcover / Contemporary, full morocco with gilt lettering on spine and gilt tooling on board edges. Marbled endpapers and all edges gilt. Very minor signs of wear to spine and corners, otherwise excellent condition. Binding solid and text clear and bright. Previous owner’s name on title page: “Susan Courteney, died 10 June 1808”.

6910. Rausch, Friedrich.

Original, trilingual handbook with loosely inserted plates, showing the phonetics (position and look of tongue, lips and teeth-positions during speaking certain words) Handausgabe von Rausch’s Lauttafeln [Inclusive dem englischen “th”] – 26 lithographische Tafeln mit Lautbezeichnungen der Association Phonetique Internationale nach Vietor’s Lauttafeln. Zusätzlich mit einer deutschen Lauttafel (System Vietor) welche nach Lippenlauten, Zahnlauten, Gaumenlauten und Kehllauten trennt.

2. Auflage der verkleinerten Ausgabe. Marburg, N.G.Elwert / Association Phonetique International, [1913]. Octavo. 26 Tafeln in Postkartengröße, lose in originaler Verlags-Flügelmappe. Softcover. Sehr guter Zustand dieser seltenen Ausgabe / Tafel 1 rückseitig mit Bibliotheksstempel. Alle Tafeln vorderseitig mit zusätzlicher (verkehrter) Numerierung in Buntstift. / Reduced edition (pocket edition) of Friedrich Rausch’s phonetic plates, illustrating the speech sounds, including one plate for the digraph “th”.