1021. Wittorski, Colette [Johnston, Fred trans.].

Northern Lights. Poems.

First Edition. Belfast, Lapwing, year.2009. Octavo. XI, 52 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. This is a dual-language edition in French and English.

1022. [Wolff, Kurt] Broch, Hermann.

Gedichte. Herausgegben und Eingeleitet von Erich Kahler.

Zürich, Rhein-Verl., 1953. 12.5 cm x 20 cm. 262 pages. Original hardcover with illustrated dustjacket in Protective Mylar. Very good condition with only very minor signs of external wear. Some light spots of discolouration on front of dustjacket. From the library of Kurt H. Wolff, with his handwritten ownership notation to the endpaper: “Wolff – Cols. (Columbus)”. Hermann Broch: Gesammelte Werke.

1023. [Wolff, Kurt Heinrich] / Barrett, William.

Irrational Man – A Study in Existential Philosophy.

Garden City / New York, Doubleday Anchor Books, 1958. Octavo. [4], 278 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. First edition of this early engagement with Existentialist philosophy in English and certainly one of the books that defined the terrain for the Beats and later for the Hippy “movement.” Fine in very good+ dust jacket. From the library of sociologist Kurt Wolff.

1024. [Wolff, Kurt Heinrich] / Dewey, John.

German Philosophy and Politics.

First Edition. New York, Henry Holt and Company, 1915. 13 cm x 19.5 cm. 134 pages. Original Hardcover in protective collector’s Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. From the reference library of sociologist Kurt Wolff, with his annotations and markings in the text.

1025. [Wolff, Kurt Heinrich] Blum, Alan / McHugh, Peter.

Self Reflection in the Arts and Sciences.

Atlantic Highlands, Humanities Press Inc., 1984. 23.6cm x 15.8cm. 159 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. From the library of sociologist Kurt H. Wolff. With many markings and annotations by Wolff within the text and a lengthy, basically a “catalogue of notes” to rear endpaper and pastedown.

1026. [Wolff, Kurt Heinrich] Brown, Norman O.

Closing Time.

First Edition. New York, Random House, 1973. 21.5cm x 14.5cm. (18) 109 (6) pages. Original hardcover in original illustrated dustjacket. In protective Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. Includes newspaper-clipping with New York Times Book Review-Essay on “closing time” from 1973 (by Edward W. Said). Includes a letter from Pantheon Books / Random House Publisher, Kathleen Macomber, addressed to Kurth H. Wolff during his stay in Florence, 1973. Printed Letter in form of a newspaper-clipping, from Norman O. Brown to the Editor in New York Times Book Review. Small pen annotation on end papers. Annotations on rear paste down. From the library of sociologist Kurt H. Wolff.

1027. [Wolff, Kurt Heinrich] Comfort, Alex.

The Novel and our Time.

First Edition. London, Phoenix House Limited, 1948. Small Octavo. 80 pages. Original hardcover in original illustrated dustjacket. In protective Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. From the library of sociologist Kurt H. Wolff, with his signature and mention when he purchased the book (Princeton, 17 Aug 58).

1028. [Wolff, Kurt Heinrich] Mannheim, Karl / Wolff, Kurt Heinrich.

German Sociology (1918 – 1933) – [Signed and Inscribed offprint – Presentation-copy by famous sociologist Karl Mannheim to his student and colleague, the sociologist Kurt Heinrich Wolff: “To Prof.Kurt Wolff in friendship – K.Mannheim – London, April 1946”].

POLITICA, February, 1934. Large Octavo. 21 pages. Original Softcover in protective Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. The stunning association copy between two german social scientists in exile is a testament to their collegiality and friendship. With one annotation and some markings by Wolff. It is not clear if Wolff met Mannheim in London or if the offprint was sent to him. There is a note in ink by Wolff on the endpaper stating: “Columbus, May 13 ‘46”.

1029. [Wolff, Kurt Heinrich] Sharp, Gene.

Social Power and Political Freedom.

First Edition. Boston, Porter Sargent Publishers, 1980. 21.5cm x 14.6cm. 432 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective Mylar. Very good or better copy in publisher’s cloth covered boards in like dust jacket. Inscribed by Gene Sharp on the titlepage to sociologist Kurt Wolff: “To Carla and Kurt (Wolff), with much love and gratitude for your kindnesses for so many years. Gene. 27 February, 1981.”

1030. Wolffe, Bart.

Genus Loci.

First Edition. Wolffe, 2014. Octavo. 136 pages. Original Softcover. Near Fine condition with only minor signs of external wear.

1031. Worsøe-Schmidt, Lisbeth.

Forfatter i Danmark 1894-1994.

[No place], Dansk Forfatterforening, 1994. 17.2 cm x 23.9 cm. 293 pages. Black and white text illustrations. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Corners only slightly rubbed. Minor dampstain to lower corners (front endpaper- p.78). From the reference library of Hans Christian Andersen-Translator Erik Haugaard.

1032. Wyeth, Adam.

Silent Music.

Barleyfield, Paper & Paper, 2008. 15 cm x 21 cm. 44 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

1033. Yarwood, Doreen.

The Encyclopaedia of World Costume.

London, B.T. Batsford Ltd, 1978. 27,5 cm x 22,5 cm. 471 pages. With many black-and-white illustrations throughout book. Original Hardcover. From the library of dutch fashion designer Frans Molenaar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Dedication inscribed in front.

1034. Yates, Luke Samuel.

The Pair of Scissors That Could Cut Anything.

First Edition. Norwich, The Rialto, 2013. Octavo. 36 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

1035. Yotsumoto, Yasuhiro.

Samurai in Manhattan and other poems.

Tokyo, Nobi Press, 2006. 15 cm x 21 cm. 26 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Signed by the author in Japanese.

1036. Young, Isaac.

Let Me Serenade You.

First Edition. 2001. Octavo. XII, 232 pages. Original Softcover pamphlet. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear and some discolouration.

1037. Yukon / Canada – Anonymous.

Map of the Yukon showing the Shell Peel River Well Locations and the Vittrekwa River Land Block. Original Map with manuscript drawings by Dave Naylor regarding the Line of Section around the Caribou River, the Trail River, the Road River.

Vintage Map in Colour-Print. (Canada), no year (c.1965-1975. 29 cm wide x 26.8 cm high. Excellent condition.

1038. Zeromski, Stefan.

Utwory Wybrane. Wstepem poprzedzil Henryk Markiewicz.

Warszawa, Czytelnik, 1961. 8°. 482, 496, 727, 480, 270 pages. Original Hardcover. Very good+ condition of this rare collection of Zeromskis writings.

1039. [Zinn, Howard] Hunt, David.

Organizing for Revolution in Vietnam: Study of a Mekong Delta Province. [Working-copy from the library of Howard Zinn with extensive markings in his hand] – [This book is part of the Howard Zinn Collection we have on offer under Inventory number 31136AB]. Radical America Vol. 8, Nos. 1 & 2.

Massachusetts, Radical America, 1974. 13.3 cm x 22 cm. 192 pages. Original Softcover. Good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Contains blue ink markings and notes up to page 31. Previous owner’s name in black ink on page 1. Black ink on rear cover. Minor foxing and discolouration to edges and cover.