Huber M Translator (9 results)

Condition: Good. a new edition. Full calf, G. xxviii+187pp, portrait frontis, 4 engraved plates, leather rather worn along the edges & having a rather tired appearance, lettering piece mostly missing, fore edge thumbed, internally a nice copy. Large elephantine bookplate of E R Sawer on the pastedown. French edition of an idylic pastoral prose poem by the Swiss poet & romantic painter Solomon Gessner [ 1730 - 1788 ], originally published as 'Der Tod Abels' in 1758. 175 grams.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. 13. Eigendomsmerk. Ex-libris op titelblad; stempel van boekhandel op schutblad Dutch Oliver Sacks beschrijft in vierentwintig verhalende klinische geschiedenissen mensen met bijzondere neurologische aandoeningen. Hij behandelt onder meer patiënten met problemen rond herkenning, geheugen, waarneming en lichaamsbesef en mensen met uitzonderlijke neurologische talenten. De titel verwijst naar een patiënt met visuele agnosie die voorwerpen en gezichten niet meer op de gebruikelijke manier kon herkennen. Sacks combineert neurologische observaties met aandacht voor de persoonlijke belevingswereld en identiteit van zijn patiënten.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 4. Verkleuring. Eigendomsmerk. Dutch In vierentwintig neurologische case-histories beschrijft Oliver Sacks patiënten met opmerkelijke stoornissen in waarneming, geheugen, herkenning en identiteit. Hij behandelt onder meer de man die zijn vrouw voor een hoed aanziet en andere mensen bij wie hersenletsel of neurologische aandoeningen de vertrouwde werkelijkheid ingrijpend hebben veranderd. Sacks combineert klinische observatie met aandacht voor de persoonlijke beleving van zijn patiënten en laat zien hoe nauw hersenfuncties, persoonlijkheid en menselijk bestaan met elkaar verbonden zijn.…

Condition: Brand New. 232 pages. German language. 8.27x5.83x0.71 inches. In Stock.

Full-Leather. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No jacket, as issued. Traduit de l'Allemand de M. Gessner par M. Huber. xxiv,234[2]pp. A fictionalized story of Cain and Abel, in verse, first published in 1758. Salomon Gessner (1730-1788) was a Swiss poet, artist, and administrator. A lovely little book in speckled calf with black label and gilt stamping to spine. Only very light rubbing to extremities.…

Full-Leather. Condition: Good. Reprint. Later edition of Huber's translation of Gessner's poem which was first published in French in 1759. Contemporary full leather binding. The spine has no title panel and some chipping at the top and bottom. The corners are bumped with some rubbing, the top edge of the rear panel has some chipping and there is some light surface wear to the front and rear panels. Names of a several previous owners in ink to the front endpapers including Fanny Wale of Shelford near Cambridge. Browning around the edges of the endpapers. There is light browning to the pages which are otherwise generally unmarked. First printing.…

1st edition. Very good leather-backed over marbled boards. Spine with raised bands and compartments uniformly tolled in gilt. Boards somewhat dust-dulled, nicked and rubbed as with age. Marbled end-papers. Very light browning and foxing to the pages. Physical description; text volume [no illustrations], 161 pages, 27 cm x 34.5 cm. Subjects; Abel (Biblical figure). Abel (Biblical figure) Fiction. Cain (Biblical figure). Cain (Biblical figure) Fiction. French poetry, biblical. 1 Kg.…

1st edition. Very good leather-backed over marbled boards. Spine with raised bands and compartments uniformly tolled in gilt. Boards somewhat dust-dulled, nicked and rubbed as with age. Marbled end-papers. Very light browning and foxing to the pages. Physical description; text volume [no illustrations], 161 pages, 27 cm x 34.5 cm. Subjects; Abel (Biblical figure). Abel (Biblical figure) Fiction. Cain (Biblical figure). Cain (Biblical figure) Fiction. French poetry, biblical. 1 Kg.…

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 3rd reprint edition. 102 pages. German language. 8.50x0.31x11.00 inches. In Stock.