From the age of 16, the Austrian writer Stefan Zweig (1881-1942) was a passionate collector of literary and historical autograph manuscripts, and his collection of unique pieces included poems by Rilke and Baudelaire, drafts by Robespierre, Darwin and Dostoevsky and lecture notes by Nietzsche. The collection was donated to the British Library by Zweigs heirs in 1986, and is catalogued in this volume with full descriptions, commentary and 74 reproductions of manuscript pages.
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Seller: Buckle's Books, Cambridge, United Kingdom
hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardback, dark maroon boards with green cloth to spine with gilt title. Some light scruffs to boards otherwise no damage. Very good condition. Seller Inventory # S15B20013
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition. Fine copy bound in quarter cloth over leather gilt decorated boards with gilt title to the spine. Remains well preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Series; The British Library Stefan Zweig collection. Physical description; xxviii, 147 pages, 74 unnumbered pages of plates : portrait, color facsimiles ; 26 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Subjects; British Library. Manuscripts Catalogs. Genres; Bibliography. Catalogue. Illustrated. still image. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 289252
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
First Edition. Fine copy bound in quarter cloth over leather gilt decorated boards with gilt title to the spine. Remains well preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Series; The British Library Stefan Zweig collection. Physical description; xxviii, 147 pages, 74 unnumbered pages of plates : portrait, color facsimiles ; 26 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Subjects; British Library. Manuscripts Catalogs. Genres; Bibliography. Catalogue. Illustrated. still image. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 289252
Seller: THE BOOKSNIFFER, Lewes, East Sussex, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. From the age of 16, the Austrian writer Stefan Zweig (1881?1942) was a passionate collector of literary and historical autograph manuscripts, and his collection of unique pieces included poems by Rilke and Baudelaire, drafts by Robespierre, Darwin and Dostoevsky and lecture notes by Nietzsche. The collection was donated to the British Library by Zweig's heirs in 1986, and is catalogued in this volume with full descriptions, commentary and 74 reproductions of manuscript pages. Seller Inventory # ABE-1571231555367