1983, ISBN: 0b7141dd263967b1ba757b217a485747

London: George Slater, 1849. Hardcover. Fair. 24mo 5" - 6" tall. A perfectly serviceable reference copy; nothing fancy, but complete and sturdy. Publisher's original brow… mais…

London: George Slater, 1849. Hardcover. Fair. 24mo 5" - 6" tall. A perfectly serviceable reference copy; nothing fancy, but complete and sturdy. Publisher's original brown cloth, gilt illustration and letter to front cover, spine, moderate rubbing to extremities, blind-stamped decorations to front and rear covers, bumping to spine head and foot, and sunning of cloth at spine to light brown. Translated from the original German of Abraham Schweidler as edited by W. Meinhold, allegedly from a "defective manuscript." This copy is an early reprint of the first English edition, which came out via John Murray in 1844. The foremost authority of supernatural fiction, E.F. Bleiler writes (in The Guide to Supernatural Fiction, 1983) "A minor masterpiece, and still the best novel about witchcraft." The work was originally published in Germany as Maria Schweidler, "die Bernsteinhexe," in 1838; it alleged to be based on an actual 17th-century chronicle that had been edited by the daughter, Mary Meinhold, of the man, Abraham Meinhold, who claimed to have discovered an old, damaged manuscript written by a 17th-century minister, based upon some old papers found in an old church in Koserow, Germany. The fabricated manuscript fooled all the critics and reviewers but became instantly popular. It was written also in "17th-century style," or an approximation thereof, and only years later did the author admit the literary hoax. The story was set during the Thirty Years' War and involved Reverend Abraham Schweidler's near loss of his daughter, Maria, to the ensorceling of a rejected suitor but who accused Maria of herself practicing the Dark Arts. Threatened legally and faced with the likelihood of terrible torture, she confesses, though innocent. A young nobleman rescues her on her way to the stake at which she is to be burned. He loves her, she is innocent, he rescues her. London Quarterly Review noted, "We have read nothing, for a long time, in fiction or in history, which has so completely riveted and anchored our interest, as this little volume. It is worth (we can give no higher praise) of De Foe!" Well, there you go. 262 pp. plus a range of publisher ads.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets., George Slater, 1849, 2<

1849, ISBN: 0b7141dd263967b1ba757b217a485747

Gebraucht, [PU: George Slater], ABRAHAM SCHWIDLER W. MEINHOLD E.A. FRIEDLAENDER SORCERY WITCHCRAFT TRIALS, A perfectly serviceable reference copy; nothing fancy, but complete and sturdy. … mais…

Gebraucht, [PU: George Slater], ABRAHAM SCHWIDLER W. MEINHOLD E.A. FRIEDLAENDER SORCERY WITCHCRAFT TRIALS, A perfectly serviceable reference copy; nothing fancy, but complete and sturdy. Publisher's original brown cloth, gilt illustration and letter to front cover, spine, moderate rubbing to extremities, blind-stamped decorations to front and rear covers, bumping to spine head and foot, and sunning of cloth at spine to light brown. Translated from the original German of Abraham Schweidler as edited by W. Meinhold, allegedly from a "defective manuscript." This copy is an early reprint of the first English edition, which came out via John Murray in 1844. The foremost authority of supernatural fiction, E.F. Bleiler writes (in The Guide to Supernatural Fiction, 1983) "A minor masterpiece, and still the best novel about witchcraft." The work was originally published in Germany as Maria Schweidler, "die Bernsteinhexe," in 1838; it alleged to be based on an actual 17th-century chronicle that had been edited by the daughter, Mary Meinhold, of the man, Abraham Meinhold, who claimed to have discovered an old, damaged manuscript written by a 17th-century minister, based upon some old papers found in an old church in Koserow, Germany. The fabricated manuscript fooled all the critics and reviewers but became instantly popular. It was written also in "17th-century style," or an approximation thereof, and only years later did the author admit the literary hoax. The story was set during the Thirty Years' War and involved Reverend Abraham Schweidler's near loss of his daughter, Maria, to the ensorceling of a rejected suitor but who accused Maria of herself practicing the Dark Arts. Threatened legally and faced with the likelihood of terrible torture, she confesses, though innocent. A young nobleman rescues her on her way to the stake at which she is to be burned. He loves her, she is innocent, he rescues her. London Quarterly Review noted, "We have read nothing, for a long time, in fiction or in history, which has so completely riveted and anchored our interest, as this little volume. It is worth (we can give no higher praise) of De Foe!" Well, there you go. 262 pp. plus a range of publisher ads.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets., Books<

1928, ISBN: 0b7141dd263967b1ba757b217a485747

London: Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford, 1928 . Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 6.5" by 4.5". None. A scarce twentieth century edition of Wilhelm Meinhold's most popular novel 'The A… mais…

London: Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford, 1928 . Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 6.5" by 4.5". None. A scarce twentieth century edition of Wilhelm Meinhold's most popular novel 'The Amber Witch', an account of a witchcraft trial that was taken for historical fact when it was published. The very scarce first 'World's Classics' edition of this work.First published in the original German in 1838, this work was first published in English in 1844, translated by Lady Lucie Duff-Gordon. A facsimile title page of the 1844 edition appears to the start of the work.'The Amber Witch' was published as a literary hoax, claiming to be an actual chronicle from the seventeenth century.The novel tells the story of Mary, and claims to be written by her father Abraham. Mary is accused of witchcraft in a plot against her by a rejected suitor.Author Wilhelm Meinhold was a priest and author, and is best known for this workLady Lucie Duff-Gordon's 1844 translation was enduring and the most popular of the Victorian era, going through numerous editions. Duff-Gordon was prominent in London literary circles before moving to South Africa and Egypt for her heath.With a fourteen page publisher's catalogue to the rear. In the publisher's original cloth binding. A touch of shelf wear to spine tail, with light rubbing to spine head, otherwise externally excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good Indeed, Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford, 1928, 3, London: H. G. Clarke and Co., 1844. 262pp. Contemporary green half-morocco, marbled paper boards, lettered in gilt to spine, marbled edges. A trifle rubbed, spine lightly sunned. Contemporary inked ownership inscription of H. J. Coleridge to front blank fly-leaf, blind-stamp of booksellers Mayne of Exeter to RFEP. The first edition of E. A. Friedlaender's translation of Wilhelm Meinhold's (1797-1851) novel Maria Schweidler, die Bernsteinhexe (1838), a quasi-historical tale of witchcraft initially published as a literary hoax, purporting to be an actual seventeenth-century chronicle. Henry James Coleridge (1822-1893), Jesuit, great-nephew of the poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge and the younger brother of judge John Duke Coleridge, Baron Coleridge. . First edition. 12mo., H. G. Clarke and Co., 1844, 0<

1964, ISBN: 0b7141dd263967b1ba757b217a485747

Livro de bolso, Edição encadernada

Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1964. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. Wrappers; large 8vo. 367 pp. The proceedings of the first National Poetry Festival, coinciding with the 50… mais…

Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1964. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. Wrappers; large 8vo. 367 pp. The proceedings of the first National Poetry Festival, coinciding with the 50th anniversary of Poetry Magazine, held at the LoC on Oct. 22-24, 1962. Among the poets who read, and whose poems and often commentary, introductions (some quite interesting) and Q&A are printed in this large volume, are Adams, Berryman, Bogan, Brooks, J. V. Cunningham, Deutsch, Eberhart, Engle, Frost, Hughes, Jarrell, Kunitz, Meredith, Ogden Nash, Nemerov, Rago, Ransom, Rexroth, Rukeyser, Schwartz, Snodgrass, Tate, and Wilbur. Richard Wilbur has signed on p. 330 where in part of a discussion he quotes from a then not yet published transaltion of TARTUFFE. Frost's talk pp. 234-259, covers a substantial number of poems, and was one of his last major public appearances. Worn at corners, spine very lightly creased, but an easily very good copy of an interesting look at the state of mid-century poetry. By no means uncommon, but a still interesting volume in better than usual condition, and scarce with a participants signature., Library of Congress, 1964, 3, London: John Murray. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1861. new edition. Hardcover. Spine head frayed. Binding somewhat loose. Front hinge starting to separate. Bookplate on front pastedown. Top textblock soiled. Corners softened. ; This unique book was from the library of C. K. Ogden with his bookplate on front inner cover who wrote the book of "The Meaning of Meanings" in 1923 which went through many editions. He also was a voracious book collector. The Amber Witch was edited by W. Meinhold and translated from the German by Lady Duff Gordon. The book is covered with green fabricoid. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 171 pages ., John Murray, 1861, 3<