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Ed Manet. With a wood engraving by Manet. by Emile Zola

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Seller: Marninart, Inc (ABAA-ILAB)
Title
Ed Manet. With a wood engraving by Manet.
Author
Emile Zola
Seller
Marninart, Inc (ABAA-ILAB) (United States)
Condition
Very Good+
Description
Ed Manet. With a wood engraving by Manet. Zola, Emile. Dentu Paris, 1867. With one etching "Portrait of Manet" by Bracquemond, and a wood engraving after a drawing by Manet "Olympia" by Moller. Rebound with the original paper blue cover inside. In very good condition, trace of moisture, plates in very good condition without stains. More pictures on request
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Autograph letter signed by CHAGALL Marc

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Seller: Bauman Rare Books
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Autograph letter signed
Author
CHAGALL Marc
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Bauman Rare Books (United States)
Description
1970. Signed. CHAGALL, Marc. Autograph letter signed. Zurich, September 9, 1970. Single sheet of Dolder Grand Hotel airmail-weight stationery, measuring 6 by 8-1/4 inches; pp. 2, with original matching hand-addressed envelope. $2200.Extraordinary 1970 autograph signed letter written entirely in Yiddish from Marc Chagall to acclaimed Yiddish writer and Jewish activist S.L. Shneiderman thanking him for sending a book on Ilya Ehrenburg; expressing his hopes that they will see each other in the near future; and explaining that he is in Zurich for an event related to having made the stained glass windows for the Fraumunster Church.The letter, written on a sheet of Dolder Grand Hotel airmail stationary entirely in Chagall's hand and dated ""9/Sept 1970"" and accompanied by a hand-addressed matching envelope, reads in full (translated): ""Dear friend Schneiderman, A thousand years have gone by and I remember you—and your Yiddish writing style—but we seldom see each other. Thank you for your book about poor Ehrenburg and also the attached article about me, not a public/published one. I will read your book. You can imagine that since that terrible epoch for us Jews, we can never forget. I hope that someday I will see you. I send regards to you and to all the good Jews in America. With love, Marc Chagall. P.S. I am here for the opening/conference since I made Biblical vitrages [stained glass windows] for the Fraumunster [Church] in Zurich."" This letter was written just before friction began to emerge between Shneiderman and Chagall. While Chagall had grown into an acclaimed artist in Europe, much of that fame was dependent on working with non-Jewish entities such as churches and even on drawing depictions of events in the New Testament. Increasingly the Christian world began to embrace Chagall and to interpret his work as having ecumenical (or even Messianic) undertones. Chagall continued in his artistic endeavors and failed to respond to some of the religious-based commentary. Shneiderman felt that this was intolerable, publicly criticizing Chagall's failure to meet with Jewish representatives in the community he worked in and his new alignment with Christian and secular authorities. While their relationship did not completely sour and they continued to correspond, their relationship grew strained. At the time this letter was penned, Shneiderman had just completely a book on Ilya Ehrenburg, a famous Soviet-Jewish writer and cultural figure. Highly regarded as a translator, journalist, poet, novelist, and travel writer, Ehrenburg is probably best known for his Black Book, a powerful work detailing the genocide of Soviet Jews by the Nazis during the Holocaust. His book, The Thaw, on liberalization after Stalin also had a powerful influence and gave a name to an era. Sadly, Ehrenburg's reputation was quickly destroyed by antisemites and conspiracy theorists after the war who seized upon an article he wrote called ""Kill!""—published while the Soviets were losing the war and the Germans were deep inside Soviet territory—in which Ehrenburg entreated soldiers to kill at least one German a day. Postwar, he has often been blamed for the sacking of Germany by Russian troops, though he condemned their actions. He died horribly of prostate and bladder cancer, still a committed communist. The recipient of this letter was the famous Yiddish writer and journalist, Samuel ""S.L."" Shneiderman. Continuing his distinguished early career as a war journalist, Shneiderman is best known today for raising awareness about the plight of the Warsaw Ghetto after his arrival in the United States in 1940 and for his dedication to preserving the history of the Jews in Poland throughout his life. His works on the Holocaust and the terrible fate of the Jews remain the best known of his works. Shneiderman and his wife, Eileen, were also avid collectors of Yiddish-language books and their collection is now housed at the University of Maryland.Slight soiling to envelope, letter fine.
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Prince by BALZAC, Jean Louis Guez

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Seller: Heritage Book Shop, LLC
Title
Prince
Author
BALZAC, Jean Louis Guez
Seller
Heritage Book Shop, LLC (United States)
Description
London: Printed for M. Meighen and G. Bedell, 1648. First English edition. Twelvemo (5 1/8 x 2 7/8 inches; 130 x 73 mm). [82], 15, 163-326 pp. Bound without final errata leaf. Bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe in modern full tan calf. Spine lettered in gilt. Dentelles in blind. Some light worming to top outer margin of leaves E9-K3, not affecting text. Fore-edge lightly soiled and chipped. Overall a very good copy. Balzac has been acclaimed for his prose innovations which lent a somewhat mannered precision and clarity to French letters. He is also credited with the development of a French national style of prose writing. That is, his emphasis on the "idiomatic elements" of the French language contributed significantly to "the development of the language on national lines" (Encyclopedia Britannica 1913, p. 301). Balzac's fame can be attributed primarily to his great abilities as a letter writer and to the publication of a collection of Lettres (1634). Originally written as an eulogy of Louis XIII, The Prince was published in 1631 and contains two substantial letters, (together fifty-six pages in length) written to Cardinal Richelieu. He was elected to the Academy Française in 1634. Wing B615, ESTC R32936 HBS 64600. $1,250.
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Theodorus Zvingerus philosophus et medicus. Engraved portrait after Hans Bock the Elder by Zwinger, Theodor

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Title
Theodorus Zvingerus philosophus et medicus. Engraved portrait after Hans Bock the Elder
Author
Zwinger, Theodor
Seller
Jeremy Norman & Co., Inc. (United States)
Description
1588. 173 x 120 mm.; platemark measures 79 x 62 mm. After the portrait by Hans Bock the Elder, painted in 1588. Remains of mounting on verso, but fine otherwise.
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An Essay on Robert E. Cowan's a Bibliography of California and the Pacific West, 1510-1906 by Kurutz, Gary F.

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An Essay on Robert E. Cowan's a Bibliography of California and the Pacific West, 1510-1906
Author
Kurutz, Gary F.
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Argonaut Book Shop (United States)
Condition
Fine
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San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1993 Book. Fine. Hardcover. First edition. One of 390 copies containing an original leaf from the 1914 first edition of Cowan's work, the first publication issued by The Book Club of California. . Large octavo. Pp. [6], 63, [3]. Two photographic portraits, facsimile, original leaf tipped in. Text printed in red & black. Gray cloth-backed boards, printed in black, printed paper label on front cover. A very fine copy. This title is the Club's 200th publication, produced in commemoration of its first, and provides an informative dissertation on the history and evolution of the definitive California bibliography and the life of its author, Robert E. Cowan (1862-1942). A contemporary of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Theodore Hittell, and Zoeth Skinner Eldredge, the Canadian-born Cowan was one of San Francisco's foremost booksellers who became the leading expert of his day on California bibliography. He also authored noted works on the Spanish Press and the Chinese presence in California. Designed by Lewis Allen and printed by the Anchor & Acorn Press..

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