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Budapest, Leipzig: Dr. Georg Vajna & Co, 1933. First German Edition. Hardcover. g- to vg. Inscribed by Mohácsi on half title. 54/100 numbered by hand. Octavo. 207 (1)pp. Rebound in three quarter Morocco over decorative paper retaining original cover bound in; spine with gilt tooling and lettering, raised bands. Decorative endpapers. "The Tragedy of Man" is a dramatic poem echoing ideas from the "Book of Job," Byron's "Cain" and maybe Shelley, most prominently though Goethe's Faust. This dramatic poem is Madách's major and most enduring piece of writing. Today it is the central piece of Hungarian theaters' repertoire and is mandatory reading for students in secondary school. Initially the piece was published in printed form only, not staged. Due to the many changes of scenery (15 scenes) it was too difficult to stage with the technical standards of the time. The main characters are Adam, Eve and Lucifer. The three travel through time to visit different turning-points in human history and Lucifer… Read More

New York; San Francisco: Sarony; Faber; H. J. Myers, 1890. Original artwork. Original photographs. g to vg. Press Magnates and Journalists - 7 Cabinet Portraits: 1-2) Two 6 1/2 x 4 1/4" original b/w mounted photographs of James Gordon Bennett, Jr. (1841-1918), publisher of the "New York Herald" founded by his father in 1835. Both portraits were taken by Sarony in New York; 3) A 5 1/2 x 4" mounted photograph of Horace Greeley (1811-1872), editor of the "New-York Tribune." The photograph is undated and the photographer unknown. 4) A 6 1/2 x 4 1/4" mounted photograph of Col. Henry Watterson (1840-1921), an American journalist and editor for the "Louisville Courier-Journal." The portrait was taken by Napoleon Sarony in his New York studio; 5) A 5 x 4" original photograph of Archibald Forbes (1838-1900), a renown British war correspondent who covered the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871 for the "Daily News." The photograph is handsigned at verso and dated 1890. Photographer unknown. 6) A 6 1/2… Read More