‎Language‎

‎Peter Weiss, Playwright‎

‎Archive of documents concerning the publication and production of several notable literary works and theatrical plays by Peter Ulrich Weiss‎

‎New York City, Frankfurt, Stockholm, etc., 1961-1966. Substantial archive of documents concerning the publication and production of several notable literary works and theatrical plays by Peter Ulrich Weiss, including correspondence, draft agreements, contracts signed with leading publishers and producers, as well as some programmes and peer reviews, being the working files of his New York agent, Joan Daves. Together with 3 LP record box sets of the first and complete Broadway original cast music recording for the Marat/Sade play. Octavo and Folio documents and letters, ranging in size and number of pages, some signed in the original. Most are in English; some are in German; the lot neatly contained in four ring binders. The vast majority of the documents date to the 1960s, with a scant few being later including a letter regarding a special television production in 1979 with NBC. Occasional wear to extremities, otherwise in very good condition, beautifully preserved, clean and bright. A generous and comprehensive archive chronicling the work and partnership of a leading literary agent in the rise of German-American publishing, and one of her notable German writers. Provenance: From the desk of Weiss' literary agent for the US, Joan Daves. Joan Daves (1919-1997) was a leading literary agent with her own agency in New York, whose client list boasts six Nobel Prize winners including Martin Luther King, Jr. Daves had a profound effect on the very existence of German literature in America. Born Liselotte Davidson in Berlin, she escaped Nazi Germany by fleeing to Paris and England before emigrating to the United States in 1940. Her agency, established in 1948, handled the original works of several American authors. She handled Martin Luther King, Jr.'s literary property from 1957 until her death. Of great emphasis with her firm was the representation of several major German publishers, such as Suhrkamp, Piper, S. Fischer Verlag and others. It was the prime time of German writers such as Peter Weiss, Uwe Johnson, Max Frisch, Heinar Kipphardt, Hans Magnus Enzensberger, and Hermann Hesse. In the mid-1960s, communication with German publishers was quite different from today. A shipment of galleys was prepared with a 'by sea mail' label. When the New York Times printed the date and time the next ship would leave the harbor, delivery of the parcels of documents to that specific ship was requested. Peter Ulrich Weiss (1916-1982) was a German author, playwright, and experimental filmmaker, who gained celebrity fame on Broadway in the 1960s. He is particularly known for his plays "Marat/Sade" of 1963/65 which is largely represented in the present archive and which was enormously successful, for "The Investigation" of 1965, and for his later novel "The Aesthetics of Resistance" (1971-81). In the 1960s Weiss also embraced and promoted politically controversial groups, standing for revolutionary Cuba, standing against US intervention in Vietnam, and joining Sweden's eurocommunist party. Manuscript‎

‎Peter, Hermann‎

‎DER BRIEF IN DER RÖMISCHEN LITERATUR‎

‎Georg Olms Verlag. 1965. Hardcover. Very Good in No Dust Jacket dust jacket. Bibliographical reference written in pen to half-title. Scholar's name stamped to ffep Stéphane Krésic. Minor wear to 1 corner.; Unchanged Reprint of 1901 edition.; 259 pages . Georg Olms Verlag hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 26589

‎Peter, Hermannus [Hermann] (Ed )‎

‎SCRIPTORES HISTORIAE AUGUSTAE 2 VOLS IN 1 I & II; Iterum Recensuit Adparatumque Criticum Addidit Hermannus Peter. Vol. 1 & 2 In 1 Volume‎

‎B. G. Teubner. 1884. Hardcover. Good in No Dust Jacket dust jacket. Book has been rebound in blue buckram with gilt lettering to spine. Ex-library with circulation pocket and a few minimal markings. Still attractive. Else VG.; 1884 Vol I: xlii 299 pp & Vol. II: 401 pp; Bibliotheca Scriptorum Graecorum Et Romanorum Teubneriana TEUBNER; 1-2; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 700 pages . B. G. Teubner hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 26752

‎Peter, Hermannus [Hermann] (Ed. )‎

‎SCRIPTORES HISTORIAE AUGUSTAE [2 VOLS IN 1] I & II Iterum Recensuit Adparatumque Criticum Addidit Hermannus Peter. Vol. 1 & 2 [In 1 Volume]‎

‎Book has been rebound in blue buckram with gilt lettering to spine. Ex-library with circulation pocket and a few minimal markings. Still attractive. Else VG. ; 1884 Vol I: xlii, 299 pp & Vol. II: 401 pp; Bibliotheca Scriptorum Graecorum Et Romanorum Teubneriana TEUBNER; Vol. 1/2/2022; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 700 pages‎

‎Petermann, A‎

‎Mittheilungen aus Justus Perthes' Geographischer Anstalt uber Wichtige Neue Erforschungen auf dem Gesammtgebiete der Geographie von Dr. A. Petermann - 16. Band 1870‎

‎Gotha Germany: Justus Perthes 1870. Book. Very Good. Quarter-Leather. First Thus. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Dark green 1/4 morocco lettered in gilt green and black mottled paper covered boards. Rubbed with exposure along portions of edges and at corners which are somewhat layered. Leather shows a few abrasions but is nicely intact. Firm binding clean interior. vi466 pp. illus. w/ 22 color folding maps. Text in German. Justus Perthes Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 029683

‎Peters, Prof. Dr. Gerd‎

‎Arbeit und Gesundheit - Ergebnisse vergleichender anatomisch - pathologischer und klinischer Untersuchungen an Hirngeschädigten‎

‎Sozialmedizinische Schriftenreihe aus dem Gebiete des Bundesministeriums für Arbeit Neue Folge Heft 74, Stuttgart 1962 Stuttgart: Georg Thieme Verlag, 1962. 190+[4]S. 70 Textabbildungen. 9 Tafeln, Blauer Einaband. Einaband teilweise vom Buchblock abgelößt aber immer noh fest, zahlreiche anstreichungen im Text. Peters arbeitete für die Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Psychiatrie in München. Weight: 1 pound 2 ounces = 522 grams. SIZE: 23.4 x 15 x 1cm. PB German‎

‎Petersen, Julius; Pongs, Hermann (Eds.)‎

‎Euphorion: Zeitschrift Fur Literaturgeschichte, Band 36 (1935)‎

‎German language hardcover. Without dust jacket, as intended. A 1967 reprint of Volume 36 from 1935. Library stickers on front pastedown; accession slip to rear pastedown. Boards and pastedowns faintly wrinkled due to mild storage damp. Boards and page block head are faintly grubby. Occasional instances of sporadic grubbiness and unobtrusive marks from use/age throughout. Small scuff on page block face. Text is clean and clear and binding is strong. ADG. Ex - Library‎

‎Petersen, Nis‎

‎Digte‎

‎Danish language paperback with jacket. Tanning, edgewear and a few marks on the jacket; nicks to the edges; a chipped rear upper leading corner. The cover has some tanning and wear, with bumped leading corners. Name of previous owner, Jorgen Nissen, penned on the half title page. The pages are rough cut. Very good condition inside, with sound binding and clear text. CM Used‎

‎Petershagen, Wolf-Henning‎

‎Schwäbisch für Besserwisser. Mit Illustrationen von Daniel Wiesmann.‎

‎Stuttgart, Konrad Theiss Verlag, 2003. 8° (20x13), 151 S., reich illustriert, ill OPbd mit OU, ohne Gebrauchsspuren, offensichtlich ungelesen,‎

‎durch Wortregister erschlossen.-- 'Warum der Butter männlich ist' : Noch immer gibt es Schwaben, die sich einreden lassen, ihre Mundart sei schlechtes oder gar falsches Deutsch. Schwaben und Zuge zogene erfahren in diesem Buch auf unterhaltsame Art, warum das Schwäbische eine ganze Reihe exklusiver Besonderheiten aufweist. So erkennt man Schwaben sofort an ihren Urlauten "ei" und "au".Sie verbergen zu wollen ist nicht nur vergeblich, sondern falsch, denn in ihnen spiegelt sich die Vergangenheit der deutschen Sprache. Nach der Lektüre werden die Leser ein Argument mehr dafür haben, Schwäbisch laut vernehmlich und mit bestem Gewissen zu schwätzen. (Verlag)‎

Bookseller reference : 31274AB

‎Peterson, Philip l‎

‎Concepts and Language‎

‎Clean book with creaseless covers and still sharp corners, covers show light scuffing/shelf wear only. Text/interior is clean and unmarked in any way. 186 pages in three sections: Conceptual structures in semantic theory, Structures of concepts, & The concept of concept. Graphs/charts.‎

‎Petherick, Tom‎

‎Ces Arbres Qui Faconnent Le Monde‎

‎Un livre fascinant... Very good condition. Pictorial dust jacket. Green cloth cover with gilt lettering to spine and upper board. Text is clear throughout. Highly illustrated by colour plates from exquisitly photographs. Used‎

‎Petit-Dutailles, Georges‎

‎Portraits de Banquiers‎

‎Paperback. Text is in French. Signed and dedicated, possibly by the author, on title page. Covers and spine are rather marked, with one or two bumps. Pages are clean. Contents are clear throughout. AF Used‎

‎PETRAGLIO Renzo‎

‎Lingua latina e mentalità biblica nella Passio sanctae perpetuae. Analisi di caro, carnalis e corpus‎

‎164pp., 24cm., ex.libr. (stamp), G, (doctoral dissertation, Università di Friborgo), R68681‎

‎Petrarca, Francesco‎

‎Una Lettera Di Franceso Petrarca‎

‎Italian and English language. Paperback, with attached paper jacket with french flaps, within card slip case. Slip case is bumped at corners, with section along top edge loose. Pencil mark on top leading corner of front of slip case, with minor markings elsewhere. Paperback is in excellent condition, with only very minor wear on edges and leading corners. Page block is a little rough. Contents are sound and clean, and the text is clear. TH. Used‎

‎Petri, Laura‎

‎Ignatius Loyola‎

‎Hardcover. Swedish language. Grubby dust jacket with several stains and surface marks. Abrasion on back cover, near leading edge. Jacket spine ends and leading corners are a little worn. Minor wear to hardcover spine ends. Light sunning to pastedowns and endpapers. Binding is sound and pages are tight throughout. Text is clear. AF Used‎

‎Petrilli, Susan‎

‎The Global World and its Manifold Faces: Otherness as the Basis of Communication‎

‎Bern: Peter Lang 2016. Paperback in new condition. AE. Paperback. New. Peter Lang Paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 458031 ISBN : 3034320434 9783034320436

‎Petrogradskoe Byuro Komissii po Istorii Oktyabr'skoi Revolyutsii I Rossiiskoi Kommunisticheskoi Partii‎

‎Krasnaya Letopis': Istoricheskii Zhurnal; No. 7‎

‎Edition limited to 6000 copies. Includes contribution by F. Raskol'nikov. Score on the rear board. Original cover bound inside - top piece of front cover is torn off. Pen on FEP. Yellowing to pages; previous owner's name on title page; library stamp and label remains on front pastedown; text and illustrations tight and bright. Ex-Library‎

‎Petronius [Arbiter].‎

‎Satyrikon. Hrsg. u. mit einem Vorwort von Gaston Vorberg.‎

‎München Arche-Verlag 1923. . Nummer 70 von 100 Exemplaren Gesamtauflage: 112 im Druckvermerk u. auf dem Blatt mit dem Bildnachweis vom Herausgeber SIGNIERT. Enthält neben der deutschen Übertragung nach der Fassung und den Forschungen von Franz Bücheler 1862 1871 1882 von Petronius "Satirae" nicht nur umfangreiche Anmerkungen Vorbergs sondern auch das Petronfragment und die dazugehörigen Erläuterung von Joseph Marchena 1768 - 1821. Der Sekretär des französischen Generals Moreau hatte Petronius' Stil so geschickt nachgeahmt dass die Forschung eine Zeitlang glaubte die "Lücke im Petron" sei nun endlich geschlossen. Fragment und Erläuterungen erschienen hier erstmals in deutscher Sprache. - Untere Ecken etwas bestoßen Bezugspapier an den Rückengelenken mit kleinen Läsuren 2 Bll. u. 1 Doppeltafel gering knickfaltig sonst innen gutes u. sauberes Exemplar. München, Arche-Verlag, (1923). unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 58511

‎Petroski, Henry‎

‎The Book On the Book Shelf‎

‎Investigates the development of the bookshelf and discusses the different ways in which it is intertwined with the creation of the book. x, 290p. illus. bibliography, index Book‎

‎Petrova, Irina & Likhachov, Dimitry [ Translators ]‎

‎Slovo o Polku Igoreve = The Lay of the warfare waged by Igor‎

‎Moscow: Progress Publishers 1981 Book. Illus. by Vladimir Favorsky. New. Decorative Cloth. First Thus. "Slovo o plku Igoreve Igorja syna Svjatslavlja vnuka Ol'gova = The lay of the warfare waged by Igor son of Svyatoslav" This poetic description of an unsuccessful campaign against the Polovtsians in 1185 by Prince Igor of Novgorod Seversk 1180-1202 was composed by an anonymous author at the end of the twelfth century." This handsome edition of the text also includes a version translated from old Russian into English by Irina Petrova and the text translated into modern Russian by Dmitry Likhachov. Vivid illustrations in red back and white based on the wood engravings of Vladimir Favorsky. Introduction and notes.123p.ilius. Red cloth with coloured decorations on spine and front cover. Progress Publishers hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 047161

‎Petry, Martin; BAMBE, Naygotimti‎

‎Le PETROLE Du Tchad: REVE Ou Cauchemar Pour Les populations?‎

‎Paperback in very good condition. Text in French. Minor shelfwear to covers and crease to front lower leading corner also affecting initial few page corners. Binding sound and contents clean. AD Used‎

‎Petter Rodolphe. Cheyenne Language‎

‎Pavhosto. The Gospels of Luke and John. Translated from the Original Text by Rev. Rodolphe Petter‎

‎Cantonment Ok.: Printed in the interest of the Mennonite Mission Among the Cheyennes 1912. About very good. 2299pp. Original brown cloth stamped in black. Light wear to binding spine ends slightly frayed. Inner hinges cracked but holding. Contents clean and fresh. Rare edition of this translation of two gospels into the Cheyenne language printed for use by the Mennonite Mission near Canton Oklahoma where they also operated an Indian School. The author Rodolphe Charles Petter was a Swiss Mennonite who immigrated to the United States in 1890 when in his mid-thirties for the express purpose of proselytizing the Native Americans. He spent a year at Oberlin College to learn English before arriving at the Cantonment Mennonite Indian School in 1891 where he spent the next twenty-five years as a teacher and missionary for the Cheyenne. In 1916 he left Oklahoma for Lame Deer Montana where he continued his activities among the Northern Cheyenne until his death in 1947. Petter published numerous works of Cheyenne grammar and language during his lengthy career including a massive English-Cheyenne dictionary; the present translation of the gospels of Luke and John is one of his earliest efforts. <br /><br />Petter's introduction to this work is written from the mission at Cantonment and is dated August 1902 but the book was first printed in Indiana on the press of the Berne Witness a tri-weekly bilingual newspaper for the Swiss and German immigrants who populated the town and also the official printing house for the Mennonite Church in the United States in late-19th and early-20th centuries. This second edition was published in Cantonment in 1912 and was produced on an eccentric early 20th-century printing device called the Gammeter Multigraph. The machine invented by H.C. Gammeter was an unwieldy combination of typewriter and office printing press and was typically used to reproduce typewritten letters and forms for distribution in large numbers. The production of an entire book such as the present volume would have been a complex and time-consuming personal undertaking.<br /><br />Very unusual and quite scarce -- we locate only a smattering of institutional copies in OCLC; none in Oklahoma and lacking from many major Indian language and western history collections.<br /><br />Ayer Cheyenne 4. Printed in the interest of the Mennonite Mission Among the Cheyennes books‎

Bookseller reference : 1808

‎Petyt, K.M‎

‎The Study of Dialect. An Introduction to Dialectology.‎

‎(London), Deutsch, (1980). 235 S. OPp. Bibliotheksex. m. Rsign. St. a. Tit. Schnitt farb. markiert. (The Language Library)‎

Bookseller reference : 151660

‎Petzold, Karl-Ernst‎

‎GESCHICHTSDENKEN UND GESCHICHTSSCHREIBUNG; Kleine Schriften Zur Griechischen Und Römischen Geschichte‎

‎Franz Steiner Verlag. 1999. Softcover. Very Good. Light chipping to spine ends. Some minor wear to corners. A few pages have minor pen marginalia lines.; Historia: Einzelschriften 126; 629 pages . 3515074589 . Franz Steiner Verlag paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 17306 ISBN : 3515074589 9783515074582

‎PeuriA¨re, Yves‎

‎LA PÊCHE ET LES POISSONS DANS LA LITTÉRATURE LATINE; I. Des Origines à La Finde La Période Augustéenne‎

‎Latomus. 2003. Softcover. Fine. Collection Latomus Volume 278; 268 pages . 2870312199 . Latomus paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 11036 ISBN : 2870312199 9782870312193