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ADORNO, Theodor W. Minima Moralia np: Einaudi, 1954. Octavo, 236pp. First edition in Italian. Very good, in publisher's printed wrappers.
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35.00 |
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ADORNO, Theodor W. Minima Moralia: Reflexionen aus dem beschaedigten Leben. Berlin/Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp, (1951). Octavo, 481 pp. First edition of one of the most beautiful and poignant books of modernity, Adorno's attempt to shore up the ruins of a European civilization he believed to be all but lost in a series of aphoristic meditations on the possibility of "right living" amid universal corruption. Discreet former owner's signature to front pastedown, else a fine copy in publishers' blue cloth and dust jacket. Rarely encountered in such condition.
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850.00 |
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BERBEROVA, Nina. Povelitel'nica. Berlin: Pavlova, 1932. Octavo, 180pp. First edition of this early novel by the emigre author, the wife of the poet Khodasevich, who gradually became one of the most compelling voices in modern Russian literature. A very good or better copy in publisher's printed wraps. Scarce.
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375.00 |
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JARRY, Alfred. Messaline. Paris: Editions de la Revue Blanche, 1901. Octavo, 232pp. First edition of this “novel of ancient Rome” featuring the infamous wife of the emperor Claudius, by the father of the Theater of the Absurd and pataphysics, translated into English as The Garden of Priapus. Near fine in publisher’s printed wrappers.
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850.00 |
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JARRY, Alfred. Par la taille. Paris: E. Sansot, 1906. Narrow small octavo, 35pp. First edition of this slight dramatic wrok by the great pataphysician, of a total edition of 600, one of 400 copies on verge teinte. Internally fine in green printed paper wrappers with front cover detached.
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350.00 |
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KIERKEGAARD, Søren. Af en endnu Levendes Papirer. Copenhagen: Reizel, 1838. Small octavo, 79pp. First edition of Kierkegaard's first book, a rather merciless ad hominem attack on the great storyteller Hans Christian Andersen's attempt at a serious novel, Only a Fiddler. Kierkegaard and Andersen had been close friends as students, and even much later in life, Kierkegaard would describe re-reading Andersen's fairy tales as "taking a rejuvenating bath." Here, in tentative but recognizable form, Kierkegaard first presents his theory of the individual, or rather of his passionate advocacy of a particul;ar brand of individualism, advanced in part by way of rejection of the romantic sentimentality and implicit social determinism of Andersen's plea for the self-pitying genius of his novel. The present is a miraculous survival: the only copy we have ever seen preserved in its original interim wrappers. Uncut, small contemporary ownership monogram to upper corner of front wrapper, else near fine.
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[MIRO, Joan.] LEIRIS, Michel. Bagatelles vegetales. Paris: Jean Aubier, 1956. Quarto, 31pp. First edition of this alphabetically arranged vegetary of poetic word-play. One of 267 copies on vélin du marais, with a cover design by Joan Miró. Near fine in publisher’s illustrated wrappers. This copy inscribed by Leiris, with a typical pleonastic verve, "Pour Mary-Jo et pour René, ce livre qui n’a d’actuel que son coste(?) "restriction." Affectuesement Michel, Paris 27 Noviembre 1956."
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750.00 |
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MORAVIA, Alberto. Black-and-White Photograph, Signed. 1989. 6 ½" x 8 ½" black-and-white candid portrait photograph of the great Italian novelist, age 82, one year before his death. Moravia is the author of over a dozen novels, often examinations of the lives of impotent intellectuals, their virile rivals and the extraordinary women they crave. His first novel, Gli Indifferenti (1929) is regarded by many as the first European Existentialist novel. A nice, pensive bust portrait of the author in three-quarter profile, the fingers of his left hand poised against his temple and mouth as if considering his photographer. Signed by Moravia and dated 1989. Fine.
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350.00 |
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RILKE, Rainer Maria. Advent. Leipzig: P. Friesenhahn, 1897. Small octavo, 88pp. First edition of this early collection of lyrics, offered as a Christmas gift to the poet's father. A lovely copy in publisher's illustrated wrappers. Some staining to rear cover, but really a remarkable copy of a book seldom found in original condition.
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2,250.00 |
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RILKE, Rainer Maria. Die Letzten. Berlin: Axel Juncker, 1902. Duodecimo, 37 unpaged sheets. First edition of this small collection of lyrical stories, including "Im Gesprach," "Der Liebende" and the title piece. A lovely little production in publisher's grey linen with a Jugendstil brocade surrounding the title on the upper board. Near fine. A title rarely encountered in original condition.
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1,250.00 |
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