361. 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 !

362. 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 !

363. 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.

364. [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.

365. Self, Will.

The Quantity Theory of Insanity.

London, Bloomsbury, 1991. 19.8cm x 12.7cm. (8) 211 pages. Original illustrated softcover (Paperback). Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Titlepage signed by the Will Self.

366. Shaw, George Bernard / Mrs. Patrick Campbell [that is: “Beatrice Rose Stella Tanner”] / Alan Dent (Editor).

Bernard Shaw and Mrs. Patrick Campbell: Their Correspondence.

London, Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1952. Octavo. 339 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear.

367. Sheridan, Thomas / [Benjamin Franklin (mentioned as Subscriber with his address as Ambassador in Paris) / George Washington (mentioned as Subscriber)].

A General Dictionary of the English Language – One main Object of which, is, to establish a plain and permanent Standard of Pronunciation. To which is Prefixed A Rhetorical Grammar. Dedicated to the Volunteers of Ireland. [Including a List of Subscribers mentioning among others also: “Benjamin Franklin (Esq. Minister Plenipotentiary from the United States of North America, at Paris, who ordered 20 copies)” / Mentioning also as Subscriber: “His Excellency General George Washington, Commander in Chief of all the Forces of the United States of North America”)].

First Dublin Edition. Dublin, Printed by P.Wogan at The Old Bridge and P.Byrne, College-Green, 1784. Octavo (14 cmx 21 cm). [10], LXIX, 825 [unnumbered] pages. Including a lenghty section mentioning the Irish Subscribers to this Dictionary with name and town. Hardcover / Original 18th century full leather with original, red spine-label with gilt lettering. In protective Mylar. Binding rubbed and with some minor loss to leather. The binding firm and strong and endpapers and pastdeowns intact and NOT cracked ! Small signs of a faded dampstain without any consequence to the very good condition throughout. One page with a tear (Letter G). The unpaginated section was collated as complete.

368. Simenon, Georges.

Sämtliche Maigret-Geschichten.

Zürich, Diogenes Verlag, 2009. 19 cm. 1085 Seiten. Original Hardcover / Originaler Velragsleinenband im originalen Schuber. Sehr guter Zustand mit nur ganz geringen Gebrauchsspuren.

369. [Simenon, Georges] Marnham, Patrick.

The Man Who Wasn’t Maigret. A Portrait of Georges Simenon.

First Edition. London, Bloomsbury, 1992. 16 cm x 24 cm. 346 Pages. Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear.

370. Singer, Isaac Bashevis.

The Penitent. [Signed] A Novel.

New York, Farrar- Straus – Giroux, 1983. 8°. 170 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Signed by the author Isaac Bashevis Singer on the front free endpaper: “Greetings – Isaac B. Singer”.