Paradoxes: From the German of Max Nordau
Chicago: L. Schick, 1886. Authorized English language edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 377pp [19]pp. Brown leather with gilt tooling, ruling and dentelles; 5 raised bands & gilt tooling & lettering to spine; all edges gilt; marbled endpapers. A very good copy (wear to spine, edges and extremities with corners starting; owner name stamped in gilt to lower front board). Item #12485
Nordau (1849 - 1923), Hungarian born, was a Zionist leader, physician, author, and social critic. He co-founded the World Zionist Organization together with Theodor Herzl. This title "... touches upon all the problems of the day in its arraignment of the Lies of our Civilization, and discusses them with a liberality and audacity which are both fascinating and refreshing." - Note by the Translator. It was welcomed by the public and press but prohibited by the Austrian government, confiscating all copies of it to be found, claiming "crime of insulting the members of the imperial family." Next day shipping. Celebrating our 15th year - all domestic orders ship with Delivery Confirmation Tracking Number - Images available upon request.
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