41. Tupper, Martin F. [Farquhar].

Proverbial Philosophy.

Thirty-fifth Edition. London, Hatchard and Co., 1859. Octavo. Frontispiece – steel-engraving of a bust showing Martin Tuppper, 385 pages. Hardcover / Original, decorative full morocco with gilt lettering to spine. In protective collector’s Mylar. Some children’s writing to frontcover. Slightly rubbed binding. Overall in very good and firm condition with only minor signs of external wear. Edges gilt. Small stain to edge.

42. Valade III, Roger M.

The Essential Black Literature Guide. Published in Association with the Schomburg Centre for Research in Black Culture.

Detroit, New York, Washington D.C., Toronto, Visible Ink Press, 1996. 15 cm x 23 cm. XVIII, 446 pages. Illustrated throughout with black-and-white portrait photographs. Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

43. Varadarajan, Mu.

A History of Tamil Literature. Translated from Tamil by E. Sa. Visswanathan.

New Delhi, Madras, Calcutta, Bombay, Shitya Akademi, 1988. 14.5 cm x 21.5 cm. 375 pages. Photograph on inside front and back covers of sculpture from Nagarjunakonda, 2nd century A.D of three soothsayers interpreting Queen Maya’s dream. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Index slightly fingerstained. Otherwise in very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

44. Warner, Marina.

Signs & Wonders, Essays on Literature and Culture.

London, Chatto & Windus, 2003. 16.5 cm x 24 cm. XII, 516 pages. Jacket photo – Chris Stammers. Author Photo – Elke Bock. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

45. Watson, Lyall.

Heaven’s Breath.

Japanese Edition. Tokyo, Tuttle-Mori Agency, 1984. 13.4 cm x 19.5 cm. LVIII, 411 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket in protective collector’s Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Minor stain to top of spine. Only very minor foxing to edges, front and rear pastedown enpapers and enpapers. From the reference library of Hans Christian-Andersen Translator Erik Haugaard.

46. Whitman, Walt.

Walt Whitmans Werk. In Zwei Bänden. Mit vier Bildnissen. Ausgewählt, uebertragen und eingeleitet von Hans Reisiger.

Berlin, S. Fischer Verlag, 1922. 15 cm x 21 cm. Band I: “Prosaschriften”: Frontispiz-Portrait, C, 176 Seiten. Band II – “Leaves of Grass”: 253 Seiten. Original Hardcover / Originale Verlagsbindung. Sehr guter Zustand mit nur ganz geringen Gebrauchsmerkmalen an der Bindung. Innen nahezu neuwertig und sehr sauber.

47. Wilde, Oscar.

The Duchess of Padua – A Play.

Second Edition. London, Methuen & Co., 1909. Small Octavo. VI, [3], 183 pages. Original Hardcover / Original, very decorative publisher’s cloth with bevelled edges and gilt lettering and ornament to spine and cover. Excellent condition with some minor signs of wear only.

48. [Wolfskehl, Karl] Blasberg, Cornelia.

Karl Wolfskehl und Kiechlinsbergen. “Sprechen die Steine ?” ; [eine Veröffentlichung der Arbeitsstelle für Literarische Museen, Archive und Gedenkstätten in Baden-Württemberg].

Marbach am Neckar, Dt. Schillerges., 1995. Gr.-8°. 15 Seiten. Illustriert. Softcover / Originale Broschur. Aus der Bibliothek des Mediaevisten Josef Fleckenstein mit seinem Namenszug auf der ersten Seite und einige feine Bleistiftanstreichungen von seiner Hand. Kleiner Lichtrand. [Spuren ; 30].

49. Zola, Emile / Widmer, Walter [transl.].

Nana. Mit Illustrationen von Vertes.

Guetersloh, Bertelsmann Reinhard Mohn OHG, c 1996. 16 cm x 24 cm. 477 pages. Original Hardcover. With illustrated slipcase. Deutschsprachige Ausgabe / German Translation. Excellent condition, with only very minor signs of external wear.

50. Gogol, Nikolai.

Das Bildnis. Eine Novelle. Mit Zeichnungen von W. Masjutin. Ins Deutsche uebertragen von Alexander Eliasberg.

Stuttgart, Verlag Julius Hoffmann, 1920. Quarto. 96 Seiten. Hardcover / Modernes Halbleder mit Rueckenschild in neuem Spezial – Schuber mit eingebundener Originalbroschur. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.