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Avalon Publishing. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Avalon Publishing. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Carroll & Graf, 1985 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Minor wear, text clean..

Steiner Books, 1973. Mass Market Paperback. Good.

Carroll & Graf. First Carroll & Graf Edition. Trade Paperback. Good. Pages yellowed..

NY: Carroll & Graf Pubs. VG PB. (1985). When a 17-year old boy suppenly appeared in Nuremberg without apparent origin or self-knowledge and with the vocabulary and . mentality of a child, research after his death revealed he was a legitimate prince of the House of Baden. The author explores this strange affair and exracts meaning from the story of how the "civilized world" exploited an innocent soul. Some tanning. .

Grosset & Dunlap. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. 1929. Second Printing. Hardcover. Clean, umarked copy in a nice jacket with general light cover soiling, ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 467 pages .

Liveright. Used - Acceptable. Acceptable condition. Acceptable dust jacket. (Abused Children, Fiction) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, Publishers, 1929. A beautiful copy. Bright, clean, square, tight, and unmarked. No owner's name or bookplate. Pages are fresh and crisp, probably never read. Bound in the original bluish-gray cloth, with decorations stamped in orange and green. Includes an 18-page INTRODUCTION TO THE ENGLISH EDITION OF CASPAR HAUSER by Jakob Wassermann. . Second printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine condition./No Dust Jacket. 8vo. 467pp..

Allen & Unwin, 1938. Hardcover. Good. 1938. 579 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth. Inscription to front pastedown. Pages are clean and bright with a firm binding. Endpapers and page edges are lightly tanned and foxed. Boards are a little rub worn with slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped and spine ends are a mildly crushed. Book has a forward lean. Tanning to spine and edges.

Milano, Rizzoli, 1961, 16mo brossura originale, pp. 390 (BUR, 1667-1670)

Blauvelt, NY: Rudolf Steiner. Good. Paperback. 1973. 467 pages. Cover worn<br> .

New York: Horace Liveright, 1928. 1st. Hardcover. Good/None. 467 pages. Front and rear hinges cracked. Cloth covers show standard wear. Clean, unmarked text. Record # 609908

London: George Allen & Unwin, 1938 Book. Very Good +. Hardcover. First British Edition. 8vo. xxx, 580 pp, Introduction to the English Edition of "Caspar Hauser," 27 chapters. First British Edition, 1938. "Kaspar Hauser (1812-1833) was a German youth who claimed to have grown up in the total isolation of a darkened cell. Hauser's claims, and his subsequent death by stabbing, sparked much debate and controversy. Perhaps the most influential fictional treatment of Kasper Hauser is Wassermann's 1908 novel Caspar Hauser oder Die Trägheit des Herzens (Caspar Hauser or the Inertia of the Heart), which was largely responsible for its popularization in Germany. The story is so interesting and so well told that it's hard to believe this novel has been out of print in English for decades. But Wassermann was one of a generation of German-Jewish novelists who sat uncomfortably between two traditions. Although heavily influenced by Freud and the psychological approach to the… Leer más

GB: Allen & Unwin, 1938. Clean tight copy has slight spotting to book covers, top edge bit dusty and some bronwing of endpapers. Entire DW is a bit browned in places. Damp mark to bottom edge of cover and DW.. 1st Edition. Hardback. VG/VG- DW. Illus. by Kirby (DW).

New York: Liveright, 1963. The German-Jewish author Jacob Wasserman (1873-1934) had his books banned by the Nazis in 1933. Originally written in 1908; today his novel of the "wild child" is most famous for inspiring the 1974 film by Werner Herzog. This is a Very Good Plus to Near Fine copy of the Third Printing (Liveright published their First Edition in English 1928). Light gray cloth binding with metallic red lettering. Clean text. The dustjacket is complete; it is still bright, but has minor edgewear and two large chips. In an archival plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Third Printing.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good Minus.

New York: Horace Liveright, 1928. v-xxxvi, 467pp; bothe hinges cracked, front and rear; d/j in clear covering, bit missing from top end by spine, grubby pink d/j, faded at spine; previous owner's address label to fep.. 1st US Edition. Hard Cover. Fair/Fair. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York: Horace Liveright, 1928. First American edition. Rear free endpaper missing; hinges tender, otherwise a good or better copy in a torn but complete example of the dust jacket.. 8vo, 467pp; gray cloth. A heavy book, prone to severe wear, and quite uncommon in jacket.

New York: Horace Liveright, 1928. The German-Jewish writer Jacob (Jakob) Wasserman (1873-1934) was friend to Rilke and Mann; his works were banned by the Nazis in 1933. Wasserman notes in his "Special Preface for this edition" that the American publication of his novel is one hundred years since the appearance of the strange "natural child" in Nurnberg. Was his story fabricated? It hardly matters, since it retains its fascination [Quercus offers Werner Herzog's film for further research]. This is a Very Good copy of the First American Edition. Uncommon to scarce. Translation by Caroline Newton. Gray/tan cloth binding with titling and spine decorations in black and gray. Clean text; xxvi, 467 pages; blue topstain. The front gutter has split to expose the webbing, else this would be close to a Fine copy. The dustjacket is complete (unclipped); the spine has darkened and it shows edgewear; chips to the margins of the spine and lower corner of the front cover. In an archival… Leer más