Published by University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, NE, 2009
Seller: Lux Mentis, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB, Portland, ME, U.S.A.
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Add to basketOriginal Wraps. Condition: Very Good+ in Wraps. First Paperback edition. First Paperback edition. Original Wraps. Underlining by Oliver Sacks. Dr. Sacks often made comments in the margins or had conversations with the author in the text. From the library of Dr. Oliver Sacks, the renowned neurologist, author, and educator. He was, in his life, celebrated for his contributions to the understanding of the human brain and his ability to communicate complex scientific concepts to a broader audience. In doing so, he highlighted the profound impact of neurological disorders on human identity and experience. His library is a reflection of this remarkable polymath's questing mind. Near fine. Glossy pictorial wrappers. 8vo. xvi, 472pp. Illus. (b/w). All underlining, emphasis, and notations are in the hand of Dr. Oliver Sacks.
Published by Jesperson og Pios Forlag, Copenhagen, 1953
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition Thus. The author's magnificent homage to the disappearing face of Europe which inspired Wes Anderson's The Grand Budapest Hotel. Assumed First Danish Edition. A very nice copy in patterned boards and leather corners and spine. Page ends sprayed/speckled blue. Small sticker removal scar(1/2" X 3/4") to rear board and a few scuffs to boards in general. Light edgewear. Smudge to one page, otherwise clean interior and tight binding. In Danish.
Published by Cassell and Company,, London,, 1943
Seller: Book Stage, Stratford, ON, Canada
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Add to basketHC. First British Edition 339 pp., Photographs With the author's Preface, Publisher's Postscript, Bibliography of Original Works of Stefan Zweig, Index. Grey cloth over board, Spine title, no dust jacket. Inscription on ffy dated Jan. 12th 1944. Content fine and clean, cover lightly soiled, top and foot of spine lightly bruised. VG.