Zweig, StefanBiblio.com
Zweig, StefanBiblio.com
The World of Yesterday
1943LPB011401SZ<p>New York: Viking 1943. First US Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Good/Poor. The author's poignant homage and eulogy for the spiritual life of Europe during the years of World War Two. In rust brown boards with gilt to type on spine. Flexible boards as issued blindstape to cover with design motif and author's monogram. Dinged corners and small mositure stain to top of rear board. Lovely book plate to front pastedown and tanning to front endpapers due to tragic newspaper clipping laid in and dated February 24 1942 telling of his death in exile in Brazil by suicide with his wife. Clipping includes the text of his farewell message. Split at title page with mull showing common to this edition. Tanning to top page ends and some tiny spots to front and bottom page ends. Tiny tear to top corner of one page. In scarce unclipped jacket $3.00 with splitting to flap creases and one spine crease. Chipping mostly to spine ends and corners flaking to all edges and nicks chips mostly to top edges some small marks to panels and small mositure stains to tops of same near spine.</p> Viking hardcover
Lost Paddle Books, IOBA · États-Unis500,00 $US≈ 423,05 €
