341. Rogers, Samuel.

Human Life. A Poem.

London, John Murray, 1819. Duodecimo. Halftitle removed. 100 pages. Hardcover / Beautiful contemporary red morocco with gilt lettering and ornament. Gilt edges. Besides the cleanly removed halftitle in excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

342. Roth, Joseph.

HIOB – Roman eines einfachen Mannes.

Erste Ausgabe [Leseexemplar]. Berlin, Kiepenheuer, 1930. Octavo (11 cm breit x 18.4 cm hoch). 299 Seiten. Originale Broschur. Einband etwas angerändert. Kapitale beschädigt. Etwas berieben. Eine ganz seltene Ausgabe vor der Erstausgabe – mit originalem Aufdruck “Leseexemplar”. [Very rare “Reading Copy” of one of the most wonderfully moving novels of the 20th century].

343. Roth, Philip.

Zuckerman Unbound.

First UK Edition. London, Jonathan Cape, 1981. 20.9 cm x 14 cm. 225 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket in protective collector’s Mylar. Very good+ condition with only minor signs of external wear. Only very minor foxing to edging. Pink decoration to top edges. Very clean inside. From the reference library of Hans Christian Andersen-Translator Erik Haugaard.

344. Rumohr, Theodor.

Peter Tordenskjold.

Copenhagen, A. Christiansens Forlag, C.1885. 19.7 cm x 28.9 cm. 546 pages. With many black and white illustrations throughout. Original Hardcover. Half eather and marble boards. With gilt lettering and decorative spine. Good+ condition with only minor signs of external wear. Rubbing to edges and boards. With marble front and rear pastedowns and endpapers. Deckled edges decorated in green. From the reference library of Hans Christian Andersen Translator- Erik Haugaard.

345. Russolo, Luigi.

The Art of Noise (futurist manifesto, 1913) – Translated by Robert Filliou. [Great Bear Pamphlet].

New York, Something Else Press, 1967. Octavo. 16 pages. With one Illustration, showing Luigi Russolo in 1913 with his mechanical orchestra. Illustrated Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. One of the rarest “Great Bear Pamphlets”.

346. [Saadi of Shiraz] Sa’di / Abu-Muhammad Muslih al-Din bin Abdallah Shirazi.

Golestan [Gulistan / Rose Garden] – Original 19th century printed version in Persian / Farsi with some contemporary manuscript notes in pencil. Complete title: Great praise and admiration be upon the Creator of the earth, human kind and spirit Infinite blessings and greetings to the God’s beloved court that in this time with the songs of nightingale in the magic and harmonious flower garden of Honourable Sheikh Saadi Shirazi, may God have mercy on him, and great acknowledgement of the book Golestan. Thanks to the great number of believers, God’s follower Qazi Ibrahim Hajji, the noble pious Hajji Qazi Nour Mohammad Milpabadi and Nour-e-Din Bin Heikhakhan, for the second time.

Bombay, In the Printing House Heydari, 1875. Octavo. 252 pages. Hardcover / Contemporary 19th century half leather with marbled paper-covered boards. It is clear from three consecutive little wholes to the bookblock that this version of the Rose Garden was previously bound as a blockbook and rebound in 19th century boards. First 9 and last 7 pages with a faded stain, possibly from the glue of a former wrapper. Otherwise in very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Some occasional manuscript notes in pencil in english.

347. Salinger, J.D.

Der Mann im Roggen. Roman. Deutsch von Irene Muehlon.

Erste deutsche Auflage. [First German Edition of “The Catcher in the Rye”]. Zürich, Diana Verlag, 1954. 14 x 21 cm. 290 Seiten. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Absolut “Sehr guter Zustand” mit nahezu tadellos erhaltenem Schutzumschlag (in Mylar) mit nur ganz wenigen Gebrauchsspuren. Der Band selbst in exzellenter Erhaltung mit nur einigen Stockfleckchen auf dem oberen Schnitt. Innen sehr sauber. In dieser Erhaltung ein nahezu unauffindbares Sammler-Exemplar dieses seltenen Buchs !

348. Sand, Georges.

La Mare Au Diable.

Éditions Du Centenaire. Paris, Calmann-Lévy, no year (c.1921-1922) / [1851 (Notice)]. Octavo. III, 217, (2) pages. Hardcover. Original half-leather with original dustjacket / brochure bound in. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. Some rubbing to binding. Minimal signs of foxing. Very firm !

349. Sartre, Jean-Paul.

La Putain Respectueuse. Pièce en un acte et deux tableaux.

Édition Originale. Paris, Les Éditions Nagel, 1946. 19 x 12 cm. 163 pages. Softcover / Broché. Bon état général. Bon exemplaire avec petit dommage à la reliure. Intérieur impeccable.

350. [Scott, Sir Walter].

Novels and Tales of The Author of Waverley (12 Volumes) / Novels and Romances of The Author of Waverley (7 Volumes) / Historical Romances of The Author of Waverley (6 Volumes).

The Third Edition. 25 Volumes (complete set). Edinburgh, Printed for Archibald Constable, 1822. Octavo (14 cm x 21,5 cm). c. 12000 pages including 25 Vignettes of Historical Illustration in steel-engravings on each titlepage by W. Archibald after Alexander Nasmyth. Hardcover . Original, very decorative half – leather with gilt lettering on spine and original spine-labels. All Volumes from the library of a “Robert Barker”, with his Exlibris. Minor signs of wear only. All Volumes with some slight foxing and very few with a faded dampstain but all Volumes also firm and in very good or even better condition with some minor signs of wear only. Excellent paper and typography. A wonderful reading experience of classics like Ivanhoe.