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Berlin: Dr. A. Börsch & Dr. P. Simon. Near Fine. 1887. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A very handsome true first edition copy in Near Fine condition, title page little loose, small bumps to the marbled boards and spine ends, otherwise in Fine condition, nice contemporary bookplate and later name inscription on front board. Overall this scarce copy presents a most outstanding collectible of this fundamental work in science; The fundamental work of Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777-1855) , ranked with Archimedes and Newton as the greatest of Mathematicians, in defining the method of least squares, the procedure used to this day to minimize the impact of measurement error. The first compository of Gauss' individual documentation (originally published in 1809) into a separate, comprehensive volume on the subject in the original German language, translated from Latin; 8vo; 208 pages .

Hamburg: Carl Ernst Bohn. Good+. 1781. A good+ edition with rubbing, scuffing and other age and shelfwear to the boards, some inking to the front flyleaf, and tanning and foxing throughout; Durchgesehen, und mit einigen Anmerkungen begleitet Joh. Alb. Hinr. Reimarus der Arzeneygelahrtheit Doctor; 2 lb .

Bern, CH: Verlag von Carl H. Mann. Very Good. 1866. First Edition. 1/4 Cloth. A smart first edition in period marbled boards with rubbing to spine and board edges, worn hinges and lightly foxed pages; Very scarce Swiss book written in German about the sixteenth American president, Abraham Lincoln; 16mo; [1-3] 4-171 [172] pages; GinsID941; ABRAHAM LINCOLN: SEIN LEBEN, WIRKEN UND STERBEN... Bern, Mann, 1866. 171pp. Old 16 mo marbled boards with cloth spine, light wear to joints. First edition in German. Monaghan 3804. Fish 143. Very scarce.; OP:250 .

Berlin, Germany: Colloquium Verlag Berlin. Very Good. [1960]. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A sturdy first edition/first printing in Very Good condition with slightly bumped lower front cover, nominally chipped head and tail of spine, lightly rubbed front and back covers without dust-jacket. German text; German biography of Adolf Hitler; B & W Photographs; 12mo; 159 pages .

Frankfurt And Leipzig. Very Good. 1785. Second Edition. The second Edition (following the 1784 first edition) in very good condition with rubbing to the boards, bumped corners and spine separation. There is tearing to the pages ; The true story of Aloysia von Blumenau, a woman who became a Jesuit nun in the eighteenth century, and the extraordinary challenges she faced in her quest to follow her religious calling.; 136 pages; 1 lb .

Hamburg, Germany: Dr. Ernst Hauswedell. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1979. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 1578980518 . A handsome first edition, minor signs of use, area of abrasion to front paste down in alike dust-wrapper, small closed tear; Heinz Wegehaupt's comprehensive presentation of children's books in the German language with 2,360 titles from the beginnings in the early 16th century through the mid 19th century ; 4to; 345, [3] pages .

Mansfield Centre, CT: Martino Publishing. Fine. 1996. Reprint Edition. Cloth. 1578980518 . A handsome edition limited to 200 copies in Fine condition, reprinting catalogs 636 (1954/55) and 818 (1983) by Haus der Bücher in Basel; Describing more than 4,300 children's books, collations and annotations. In the original German language; Vol. 1 & 2; 8vo; [ii], 240, 16; [viii], 424, xxiv, [2] pages .

Zurich, Stuttgart: Schweizerisches Jugendbuch Institut, J. B. Metzler. Fine. 1993. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 3476008916 . A handsome first edition in mainly unread, Fine condition except some bumping to spine end in alike carton slip-case; Weilenmann's comprehensive compilation of 4,009 books by more than 1,000 different authors. Listings in French, Rhaeto-Romanic, and German; 4to; 582, [2] pages .

Boston: D. C. Heath and Co. , Publishers. Very Good+. 1909. Edition in very good + condition with rubbing to the boards and bumped corners. There is light soiling to the pages and stamps from previous owners on the front flyleaf and bottom page edge next to spine. ; M. KnoxThis anthology of German literature is a great way to increase your understanding of the language and the literature. The selections are well-made and will introduce you to some of Germany's most famous authors.; 399 pages .

Königsberg: Friedrich Nicolovius. Very Good-. 1796. A well aged and shelfworn specimen in very good- condition with some soiling stains to the boards; -WernigerodeFriedrich Leopold Graf Zu Stolberg-Wernigerode's Auserlesene Gespräche Des Platon is a collection of Platonic dialogues, translated from the original Greek. The book provides a thorough and systematic introduction to the philosophical ideas of Plato, as well as a commentary on the dialogues themselves.; 365 pages; 1 lb .

Berlin. Very Good-. 1796. An edition in very good- condition with bumped corners, shelfwear to the boards, inking on the front pastedown and flyleaf, foxing throughout; Brittische Liebschaften, or Kurzweilige Doch Wahrhafte Historie von den Liebeshandeln Englischer Könige, Herzöge, Grafen, Ritter und Kaufleute, is a book about romantic relationships between English kings, princes, knights, and merchants. In the sixth part, the author discusses the love affairs of the Seven Years' War.; Vol. 6; 74 pages; 1 lb .

Berlin. Very Good. 1785. A Very Good edition that has some rubbing around the edges of the boards and some light foxing throughout. There are some damp stains on the main title page; MartinThis book is about love affairs between English kings, princes, counts, knights, and merchants.; Vol. 3; 280 pages; 3 lb .

Berlin. Very Good-. 1783. An edition in very good- condition that has foxing to the edgeworn pages and some scuffing, rubbing and soiling to the boards; The book, Brittische Liebschaften or Kurzweilige Doch Wahrhafte Historie von den Liebeshandeln English kings, princes, knights and merchants by Friedrich Schulz, tells the story of love affairs between English kings, princes, knights and merchants.; Vol. 2; 248 pages; 1 lb .

Berlin. Very Good. 1787. A very good edition, volume 4, that has some rubbing around the edges of the boards and some light foxing throughout; The fourth part of Friedrich Schulz’s "Brittische Liebschaften, Oder Kurzweilige Doch Wahrhafte Historie Von Den Liebeshandeln Englischer Könige, Herzöge, Grafen, Ritter Und Kaufleute" tells the story of English courtly love.; Vol. 4; 280 pages; 1 lb .

Fair. Edition in Fair condition with rubbing chipping to the boards. Boards have separated from pages. Foxing and soiling to the pages with multiple damp stains; FriedrichThis book contains prayers for morning and evening worship on every day of the week, as well as other beautiful prayers.; 202 pages; 1 lb .

Hermannstadt: Petrus Barth. Very Good-. 1797. A very good- edition with rubbing and aging to the black boards, the spine is fraying particularly around the upper edges, P. O notations in front, foxing throughout, and a minor spot where the boards are separating from the spine; 751 pages; 2 lb .

New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1975. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. An attractive Farrar, Straus & Giroux edition in its first printing, Fine condition with only minute traces of foxing in Fine dust-jacket. The collection of poems, writting during the same period as Steppenwolf, was first published in 1928 in a limited edition of 1,000 copies. Hesse's uneasiness about the degree of self-exposure in these quite untypical poems is evident in that the majority (and many of the best) were never reprinted during his lifetime; Nobel Laureate Hesse asserted that the Crisis poems deal with the "misery and despair of sensual life," and element of his own natur which he had repressed until middle age. A bilingual edition with poems in the original German and translated into English by Ralph Manheim; 8vo; [xvi],121, [7] pages .

Mainz: B. Schott's Söhne. Very Good+. An edition in very good + condition with edgewear and rubbing with some tearing along the spine ; 16 pages; 1 lb .

1996. Hardcover. Originalverpackt. Größe des Buches: 11 cm Breite / 17 cm Höhe; In diesem Buch sind alle wichtigen Ereignisse der Jahre 1900 - 1996 aufgeführt, die an diesem Tag geschehen sind. Dieses wundervolle Buch ist im Handel nicht mehr erhältlich; FSA .

Duesseldorf: Data Becker Gmbh & Co. KG. Fine. 1990. Fifth Edition. Hardcover. 389011315X . Fine condition; "Das Große Buch zu MS-DOS/PC-DOS" is a comprehensive guide to the MS-DOS and PC-DOS operating systems written by Jörg Schieb. It covers everything from the basics of using the command line interface to advanced topics such as batch file programming and system configuration. This book is ideal for both beginners and experienced users who want to gain a deeper understanding of the DOS operating system.It includes clear explanations and examples, making it easy to follow and understand. With this book, readers will learn how to use DOS effectively to manage their files, automate tasks, and troubleshoot problems. Overall, "Das Große Buch zu MS-DOS/PC-DOS" is a valuable resource for anyone who wants to master the DOS operating system.; 4to; FSA .