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	HAUPTMANN, GERHARD Die Versunkene Glocke: Ein Deutsches Märchendrama Berlin, Germany: S. Fischer Verlag, 1897. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 12mo. This First Edition/First Printing is in Near Fine condition. Royal blue binding with red edges. Nice clean and tight copy. Cover shows some rubbing, especially on spine, with slight bumping of corners. This particular copy is of the collection from Fritz Rentsch (1867 -1946, German impressionist and professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Leipzig) as validated by his stamp on the half-title page; Die Versunkene Glocke (The Sunken Bell) is an important early play by the German Nobel-Prize winner. It is a symbolic story of a master bell founder and his struggle as an artist and is one of Hauptmann's most popular plays. Near Fine . USD 600.00 [Appr.: EURO 400.25 \| £UK 360.75 \| JP¥ 52954] Book number: 13930 Click here to order or inquire at Books Tell You Why.
	KNIGGE, ADOLPH FREIHERR VON Ueber Den Umgang Mit Menschen Hannover, Germany: Hahn'sche Hofbuchhandlung, 1830. Eleventh Edition. . Sehr gut erhalten, fester Buchblock, sauberer Schnitt, oben gelb eingefärbt. Lederband mit Rückenschild: Knigge - Umgang mit Menschen 1u.2. Fachmännisch nachgebunden; Eilfte Original-Ausgabe. Durchgesehen und aufs Neue stark vermehrt von F. P. Wilmsen. Mit einem Titelkupfer nach Ramberg. Erster und zweiter Teil von drei Teilen in einem Buch. Erster Teil: XXXVI, 234 Seiten Vorrede des Herausgebers (V) , Kurze Biographie des Freiherrn Adolph Knigge. (VII) , Inhalt des ersten Theils (XXXI) , Einleitung des Herausgebers (1) , Einleitung des Verfassers (19) , erstes bis drittes Kapitel (49) . Zweiter Teil: 342 Seiten Einleitung, erstes bis zwölftes Kapitel und ein Anhang "Allgemeine Behandlung der Kinder in den Jahren der ersten Entwicklung". Very Good . USD 300.00 [Appr.: EURO 200.25 \| £UK 180.5 \| JP¥ 26477] Book number: 10022 Click here to order or inquire at Books Tell You Why.
	LOVETT, CHARLES Lewis Carroll and the Press , an Annotated Bibliography of Charles Dodgson's Contributions to Periodicals New Castle, DE, USA: Oak Knoll Press, 1999. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 1884718876. 8vo. Handsome copy of this First Edition in As New condition in alike dust-jacket with portrait of Charles Dodgson (Lewis Carroll) on front; A thoroughly researched and invaluable guide to Lewis Carroll's (Charles Dodgson) minor works, this bibliography describes Dodgson's letters, articles, games, mathematical problems and stories, many previously unknown or unfamiliar to academia. An invaluable reference for librarians, scholars, students, professors, collectors, and booksellers. As New in As New dust jacket . USD 50.00 [Appr.: EURO 33.5 \| £UK 30.25 \| JP¥ 4413] Book number: 12733 Click here to order or inquire at Books Tell You Why.
	STOWE, HARRIET BEECHER Uncle Tom's Cabin Boston, MA, USA: John P. Jewett and Co, 1853. First Edition. Full-Leather. 8vo. An outstanding copy of this book in Very Good condition, a book without any repairs or touch-ups. The gilded page edges and inside are very Fine, show very little browning, the first few pages with little foxing. While the front hinge shows a small break (about 1.5"), it is still a solid copy. The bright leather cover is beautifully gold accented with decorative edges throughout. A superbly maintained copy of this fundamental piece of literature; First leather-bound illustrated edition in one volume [BAL 19525], original designs by Billings, engraved by Baker and Smith. Hammatt Billings (1818-1874) , the artist who had drawn the seven pictures in the two volume edition of Uncle Tom's Cabin, was hired to draw 117 new pictures -- 45 for the head of each chapter, 45 for the end of each chapter, 27 inside various chapters -- as well as ornamental capitals for the first word of each chapter. Very Good . USD 3010.00 [Appr.: EURO 2007.75 \| £UK 1809 \| JP¥ 265655] Book number: 10854 Click here to order or inquire at Books Tell You Why.

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	HAUPTMANN, GERHARD Die Versunkene Glocke: Ein Deutsches Märchendrama Berlin, Germany: S. Fischer Verlag, 1897. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 12mo. This First Edition/First Printing is in Near Fine condition. Royal blue binding with red edges. Nice clean and tight copy. Cover shows some rubbing, especially on spine, with slight bumping of corners. This particular copy is of the collection from Fritz Rentsch (1867 -1946, German impressionist and professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Leipzig) as validated by his stamp on the half-title page; Die Versunkene Glocke (The Sunken Bell) is an important early play by the German Nobel-Prize winner. It is a symbolic story of a master bell founder and his struggle as an artist and is one of Hauptmann's most popular plays. Near Fine . USD 600.00 [Appr.: EURO 400.25 \| £UK 360.75 \| JP¥ 52954] Book number: 13930 Click here to order or inquire at Books Tell You Why.
	KNIGGE, ADOLPH FREIHERR VON Ueber Den Umgang Mit Menschen Hannover, Germany: Hahn'sche Hofbuchhandlung, 1830. Eleventh Edition. . Sehr gut erhalten, fester Buchblock, sauberer Schnitt, oben gelb eingefärbt. Lederband mit Rückenschild: Knigge - Umgang mit Menschen 1u.2. Fachmännisch nachgebunden; Eilfte Original-Ausgabe. Durchgesehen und aufs Neue stark vermehrt von F. P. Wilmsen. Mit einem Titelkupfer nach Ramberg. Erster und zweiter Teil von drei Teilen in einem Buch. Erster Teil: XXXVI, 234 Seiten Vorrede des Herausgebers (V) , Kurze Biographie des Freiherrn Adolph Knigge. (VII) , Inhalt des ersten Theils (XXXI) , Einleitung des Herausgebers (1) , Einleitung des Verfassers (19) , erstes bis drittes Kapitel (49) . Zweiter Teil: 342 Seiten Einleitung, erstes bis zwölftes Kapitel und ein Anhang "Allgemeine Behandlung der Kinder in den Jahren der ersten Entwicklung". Very Good . USD 300.00 [Appr.: EURO 200.25 \| £UK 180.5 \| JP¥ 26477] Book number: 10022 Click here to order or inquire at Books Tell You Why.
	LOVETT, CHARLES Lewis Carroll and the Press , an Annotated Bibliography of Charles Dodgson's Contributions to Periodicals New Castle, DE, USA: Oak Knoll Press, 1999. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 1884718876. 8vo. Handsome copy of this First Edition in As New condition in alike dust-jacket with portrait of Charles Dodgson (Lewis Carroll) on front; A thoroughly researched and invaluable guide to Lewis Carroll's (Charles Dodgson) minor works, this bibliography describes Dodgson's letters, articles, games, mathematical problems and stories, many previously unknown or unfamiliar to academia. An invaluable reference for librarians, scholars, students, professors, collectors, and booksellers. As New in As New dust jacket . USD 50.00 [Appr.: EURO 33.5 \| £UK 30.25 \| JP¥ 4413] Book number: 12733 Click here to order or inquire at Books Tell You Why.
	STOWE, HARRIET BEECHER Uncle Tom's Cabin Boston, MA, USA: John P. Jewett and Co, 1853. First Edition. Full-Leather. 8vo. An outstanding copy of this book in Very Good condition, a book without any repairs or touch-ups. The gilded page edges and inside are very Fine, show very little browning, the first few pages with little foxing. While the front hinge shows a small break (about 1.5"), it is still a solid copy. The bright leather cover is beautifully gold accented with decorative edges throughout. A superbly maintained copy of this fundamental piece of literature; First leather-bound illustrated edition in one volume [BAL 19525], original designs by Billings, engraved by Baker and Smith. Hammatt Billings (1818-1874) , the artist who had drawn the seven pictures in the two volume edition of Uncle Tom's Cabin, was hired to draw 117 new pictures -- 45 for the head of each chapter, 45 for the end of each chapter, 27 inside various chapters -- as well as ornamental capitals for the first word of each chapter. Very Good . USD 3010.00 [Appr.: EURO 2007.75 \| £UK 1809 \| JP¥ 265655] Book number: 10854 Click here to order or inquire at Books Tell You Why.