Problems of Soviet Literature
by Zhdanov, A.; Maxim Gorky; N. Bukharin; K. Radek; A. Stetsky
Moscow, Leningrad: Co-operative Publishing Society of Foreign Workers in the U.S.S.R., 1935. First edition. Hardcover. g. Octavo. 278 (1)pp. Original red cloth with black lettering on cover and spine. Red top edge. Reports and speeches from the first All-Union of Soviet writers in August 1934. Essay by the "great proletarian author" Maxim Gorky on Soviet Literature with obvious party-line connotations: "The role of the labour processes, which have converted a two-legged animal into man and created the basic... Read More
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Mourning in Gaudy Colors [30 Years of Chinese Contemporary Art: 30 Case Studies]
by Zhengjie, Feng (Artwork by); Gao Ling (Curator); Yang Kai (Preface)
Chengdu, China: K Gallery, 2011. First edition. Hardcover. vg. Quarto. 196, [2]pp. Original illustrated bellyband/obi over over thick printed cardboards. Photo-illustrated endpapers. Splendid catalog published on the occasion of Feng Zhengjie’s Solo Exhibition held at the K Gallery (Chengdu, China), between September 27 and October 26, 2011. Feng Zhengjie is regarded as a representative and master of Chinese gaudy art by the critics. Elements of visual beauty in “gaudiness” concept and commercial fashion of today are perfectly integrated... Read More
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Ancient Metropolis of Chinese Culture Starting Point of Silk Road
by Zheng, Qiao (chief editor)
Xi'an: Xi'an Administration Bureau of Cultural Heritage, 2005. First edition. Hardcover. vg. Quarto. 197 (1)pp. Blind-stamped bronze paper-covered boards in original pictorial dust jacket. Illustrated title-page. Fascinating look at the Chinese city of Xi'an. "The endless resources of history and culture, the rich and cultural relics make Xi'an's historical sites typical, outstanding, large-scale, and of high ranks. This provides not only precious and complete data for the scientific study, but also for the study of social and human... Read More
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趙撝叔印譜/ 趙撝叔印存 Zhao Huishu yin pu/ Zhao Huishu yin cun (1st set)
by 趙之謙 (Zhao Zhiqian)
杭州 (Hangzhou): 西冷印社 (Xi Ling Yin She)/ Xiling Seal Art Society, 1917. Ex-library, first edition. Hardcover. g- to vg. Quarto. 11.5x7". Unpaginated. Dark blue cloth portfolio, with bone clasps, and a white paper label on the front cover with black lettering. Silver calligraphic lettering on the spine. The portfolio houses 4 softcover string-tied volumes in dark blue paper wrappers, with black lettering over white paper labels on the front covers. Softcovers with black lettering along the bottom edge... Read More
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Persidskii iazyk elementarnaia grammatika (The Persian Language, Elementary Grammar)
by Zhirkov, L[ev] I[vanovich]
Ann Arbor: University Microfilms, Inc, ND. Reprint. Paperback. g+. Quarto. 207pp. Original wrappers with title pasted on front cover. From the collection of Herbert H. Paper* on front free endpaper, and dated 1960. Photocopy of the original edition of Lev Ivanovich Zhirkov's Persidskii iazyk elementarnaia grammatika (Elementary Grammar of the Persian Language), originaly published in 1927. Zhirkov was a celebrated Soviet linguist who studied Caucasian languages (mainly of Dagestan) and Iranian languages. He researched problems of general as... Read More
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The Kazanluk Tomb
by Zhivkova, Lyudmila
Recklinghausen/Germany: Aurel Bongers, 1975. First English language edition. Hardcover. vg. Folio. 118pp. Tan cloth with gilt lettering to cover and spine with dj in original cardboard slipcase. Front top edge bumped. Slight discoloration to bottom edge. Chipping to head on spine and corners of dj. Discoloration to flaps on dj. Discoloration to, and two inch closed tear along spine on slipcase. Frontispiece. "The tomb of a Thracian chieftain, which came to light in 1944, is one of the... Read More
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Palaces of the Forbidden City
by Zhuoyun, Yu
New York; London: Viking Press; Allen Lane, 1984. First English language edition. Hardcover. vg. Folio. 332pp. Original pictorial wrappers over tan cloth with gold lettering on spine. Pictorial title page. Book housed in its original publisher's slipcase. This fascinating work provides not only a comprehensive survey of the overall design and layout of the Forbidden City (the Peking Imperial Palace), but also an analysis of each building, detailing the craftsmanship involved and the materials used on each of... Read More
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A Text-Book of Special Pathological Anatomy. Translated and Edited from the Eighth German Edition. 2-vol. set (Complete)
by Ziegler, Ernst; Donald Mac Alister and Henry W. Cattell (Translators and editors)
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1898. Third edition. Hardcover. fair. Quarto. XIX, [1], 575, [1], XXXII, XV, [1], [576]-1221, [1], XXXI, [1]pp. Original full green cloth with gold lettering on spines. Comprehensive work on the science of the causes, nature and course of the processes of disease profusely illustrated with 562 in-text figs. Some rubbing and fraying along edges of binding. Upper corner of very first pages of first volume slightly creased. Binding in overall fair to good-,... Read More
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Die Geistesreligion und das jüdische Religionsgesetz; Ein Beitrag zur Erneuerung des Judentums
by Ziegler, Ignaz
Berlin: Georg Reimer, 1912. Hardcover. vg. Ex library. 8vo. xi,158pp. Three-quarter cloth over marbled boards with gold lettering on spine. Minor age wear on binding. One-inch at top-edge of boards sunned. Small stamp of "Library Hebrew Union College, Jewish Institute of Religion, California School" on inside of front and rear board as well as on margin of contents page. Introduction by Rudolf Eucken, foreword by Dr. I. Ziegler. Text in German. Tight copy in very good condition. ... Read More
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Die sittliche Welt des Judentums. Zweiter Teil: Vom Abschluss des Kanons bis Saadja
by Ziegler, Professor Dr. J. [Rabbiner in Karlsbad]
Leipzig: Kaufmann, 1928. Softcover. fair. 8vo. x. 397pp. Wrappers. Work on Jewish Ethics and Morals by renowned Professor and Rabbi, Ignatz Ziegler. As mentioned on front wrapper, "herausgegeben von der Grossloge X I. O. B.B. für den Tschechoslowakischen Staat." Rear wrapper and most of spine missing, with tears and staining to front wrapper. Creasing and some tears to right bottom edge of some pages, especially at beginning, not affecting text. Minor browning throughout. Wrappers in poor, book in... Read More
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Biblische Weiber [SIGNED]
by Ziegler, Richard
Gütersloh, Germany: Reinhard Mohn GmbH, 1978. First edition. Hardcover. g to vg. One of 50 (ix), numbered in Roman letters, of the Preferred Edition, signed R. Ziegler on the colophon. Elephant Folio. Unpaginated (70pp.). Original leather with gilt-stamped illustration on cover, lettering on spine. Brown endpapers. Ziegler was a self taught German painter who received his doctorate in philosophy at the University of Heidelberg in 1919. He was openly opposing the National Socialists and immigrated, with his Jewish... Read More
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Judith, the Widow of Bethulia: The Drawings and Script of Richard Ziegler
by Ziegler, Richard
London: Dennis Dobson Ltd, 1946. Limited edition. Hardcover. vg. 1/700. Sm. Folio. 42pp. Illustrated paper-covered boards. Minor scuffing and staining to boards. Pages unopened. Fore-and bottom page edges untrimmed. Delightfully illustrated with full-page and in-text b/w reproductions of drawings by Ziegler. Text in calligraphic script. Fascinating retelling of the story of Judith from the Apocrypha. Printed on handmade paper. Very good condition.
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Hellenizm A Judaizm (Hellenism and Judaism) 2 vols. complete
by Zielinski, Tadeusz
Warsaw/Krakow: J. Mortkowicza, 1927. First edition. Softcover. vg to near fine. Small quartos. Vol.1: (x) 302pp [1]. Vol.2: 306pp. [1]. Beige printed wrappers with black lettering on the covers and spines. Pages uncut and unopened. A comprehensive study of the history and relationship between Hellenism and Judaism, which came into contact with each other during the time between the fourth and first centuries BCE. The works examines the interesting interaction of Greek thought, culture, philosophy and religion with... Read More
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The German Northern Theater of Operations 1940-1945
by Ziemke, Earl F.
Washington D.C.: Department of the Army, 1959. Hardcover. vg. Octavo. xii,141pp. Blue cloth with yellow lettering on cover and spine. "The German campaigns in Norway and Finland established landmarks in the evolution of military science even though they failed in the long run to influence the outcome of the war. In the invasion of Norway the German executed the first large-scale amphibious (in fact triphibious) operation of World War II. The subsequent German operations out of Finland provided... Read More
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T-Lautrec Portfolio
by Zigrosser, Carl (Preface)
New York, London: American Studio Books, 1946. First edition. Loose leaf. Near fine to fine condition. Elephant Folio. [i] xii plates. Original rose-cream colored stiff wraps, illustrated lithographically, with black lettering on cover. "Some artists have the faculty of summing up an epoch, of silhouetting its characteristic traits and gestures. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec was such an artist: in his drawings and lithographs the Paris of the Gay Nineties is preserved in all its vivacity, particularly the night life... Read More
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Konsum-Genossenschaft Berlin und Umgegend, e.G.m.b.H.
by Zille, Heinrich (Illustrator)
Berlin: Vorwärts Buchdruckerei, 1930. First edition. Hardcover. vg. Oblong quarto. [6], 24pp. Original embossed brown leatherette. Decorative endpapers and initial. Decorative title-page. Rare and fascinating work published to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the foundation of the Konsum-Genossenschaft Berlin und Umgegend company. It is profusely illustrated with 23 full-page photogravures of the various buildings of the company in and around Berlin, and one full-page illustration by Heinrich Zille. Laid in, an 8-page contract signed by an employee entering... Read More
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Wij maken Geschiedenis
by Ziller, Robert
Amsterdam: Het Hollandsche Uitgevershuis, 1946. First edition. Hardcover. g. Octavo. Unpaginated. Original 1/3 cloth over illustrated boards with gold lettering on spine. Publisher's device on title-page. Scarce and fascinating work being a fierce satyre of Hitler and his henchmen, profusely illustrated with 35 b/w caricatures of der Führer, Goering, Goebbels, Streicher, Himmler and numerous other Nazi big shots. Explanatory text on opposite page of each caricature. Sporadic foxing on covers and throughout. Text in Dutch. Binding and interior... Read More
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Veröffentlichungen der Oberrabbiner Dr. H. P. Chajes-Preisstiftung an der Israelitisch-theologischen Lehranstalt in Wien, I. Band : Beiträge zur Geschichte der Juden in Deutschland im 13. Jahrhundert insbesondere auf Grund der Gutachten des R. Meïr Rothenburg
by Zimmels, Dr. H. J.
Wien: Israelitisch-theologische Lehranstalt, 1926. Softcover. g. Quarto. VIII, 137, [1]pp. Uncut and unopened copy. Original printed wraps. Scarce and fascinating work on the history of Jews in 13th century Germany, based on the writings of rabbi Meïr Rothenburg. Some age wear on wraps with front cover heavily chipped along edges and detached, and spine and back cover missing. Title-page and last page slightly age-toned along edges. Wraps in overall poor, interior in very good condition.
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The Aramaic Origin of the Four Gospels
by Zimmermann, Frank
New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1979. First edition. 8vo. xiv,(3)-244pp. Indices. Blue cloth, gilt. Slightest hint of rubbing at extremities, otherwise fine. Includes indices of words and forms in Aramaic, Greek, Hebrew, Arabic, Akkadian and Latin.
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12 Uhr Mittags. Illustrierte Film-Bühne, No. 1786 (High Noon)
by Zimmermann, Fred (Director)
Munich: Film-Bühne GmbH, 1952. First edition. Softcover. Fine condition. Quarto (11 x 8 1/4"). Unpaginated (4). Sepia-toned photo-illustrated wrappers with black, brown and white lettering on cover, protected by modern mylar. This promotional publication was issued to coincide with the West German release of the American United Artists Western "High Noon". The film, staring Gary Cooper, Thomas Mitchel, Lloyd Bridges and Grace Kelley, was awarded four Oscars and is one of the best known American Westerns. It is... Read More
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Nitrocellulose Ester Lacquers; Their composition, application and uses
by Zimmer, Fritz; H.K. Cameron (translator)
London: Chapman & Hall, Limited, 1934. First English edition. Hardcover. g. Octavo. XV, 246, [12]pp. Original green cloth with gold lettering on spine. Fascinating scientific work profusely illustrated with numerous b/w in-text illustrations and numerous full-page b/w reproductions of photographic plates. Some edge wear on binding with boards rubbed and slightly soiled. Shelf wear on head and tail of spine. Corners slightly rubbed. Previous owner's sticker on free front endpaper. Minor age-toning on paper margin. Binding in overall... Read More
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Kriegs-Erinnerungen: Ernste und heitere Erlebnisse aus dem deutsch-französischen Krieg 1870/71 nach Schilderungen von Mitkämpfern. Zum 25jährigen Jubiläum der Schlacht von Sedan zusammengestellt
by Zimmermann, G.A.
Milwaukee, Wis: Geo. Brumder, 1895. First edition. Hardcover. vg. 8vo. xii, 631pp. Black, red and silver decorated purple cloth and spine. Head and tail of spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Some scuffing and staining to boards. Hinges starting. Serious and funny incidents from the German-French War of 1870/71 as told by the people who experienced it. Illustrated with full page and in-text b/w drawings. Text in German, gothic script. Overall in very good condition.
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Magicians, Theologians and Doctors: Studies in Folk-medicine and Folk-lore as reflected in the Rabbinical Responsa (12th-19th Centuries)
by Zimmels, H.J.
London: Edward Goldston & Son, Ltd, 1952. First edition. Hardcover. vg. 8vo. vii. 293pp. Blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine in original dust wrapper. "The author discusses the attitude of the Rabbis towards the study of medicine and the education of Jewish doctors as well as the evolution of medicine as reflected in Rabbinical decisions. He deals with the social status of medical practitioners distinguishing between "Physicians, Leeches and Quacks," and describes their views on medical problems... Read More
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Magicians, Theologians and Doctors: Studies in Folk-medicine and Folk-lore as reflected in the Rabbinical Responsa (12th-19th Centuries)
by Zimmels, H.J.
London: Edward Goldston & Son, Ltd, 1952. First edition. Hardcover. g. 8vo. vii. 293pp. Blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine in original dust wrapper. "The author discusses the attitude of the Rabbis towards the study of medicine and the education of Jewish doctors as well as the evolution of medicine as reflected in Rabbinical decisions. He deals with the social status of medical practitioners distinguishing between "Physicians, Leeches and Quacks," and describes their views on medical problems... Read More
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Jörg F. Zimmermann: Glass Artist. Verre Contemporain
by Zimmermann, Jörg F.
Stuttgart: Arnoldsche, 1993. First edition. Hardcover. vg. Quarto. 160pp. Original photographic dust-jacket over blue cloth with white lettering on spine. This remarkable work documents the oeuvre of Jörg F. Zimmermann, who uses glass to express his artistic imagination. It is exquisitely illustrated with numerous color and b/w photographic reproductions. Very minor age-toning along paper margin. Text in German, English and French. Dust-jacket, binding and interior in overall very good condition.
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