Karl Kraus: The Marcel Faust Collection
Amongst the most extensive collections of Karl Kraus ever assembled, including seven unpublished manuscripts by Kraus previously unknown to scholarship.
Catalogues
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List 6: Vengeance and Forgeries
Commencing with a pre-publication manuscript of La Pucelle d’Orleans, this catalogue investigates the twenty year genesis of Voltaire’s comic masterpiece, and his deep involvement in the 18th century underworld of printed forgeries.
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List 5: Rare Books 1477 - 1938
Rare books in a wide variety of fields, dating from 1477 to 1938.
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List 4: 25 Rare Books and Manuscripts 1472 - 1939
25 rare books and manuscripts selected for their particular rarity and significance. The catalogue includes items in a wide variety of fields, presented in chronological order from 1472 to 1939.
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List 3: The Candide Conspiracy
Including the first edition of Candide and its three clandestine replicas, this catalogue explores the two hundred year search for the true first of Voltaire's incendiary novel, and the cryptic 18th century world of forbidden printing.
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List 2: Voyages and Natural History 1512 - 1863
10 items dating from 1512 to 1863. Voyages and travels to the Americas, Africa, and Asia. Early circumnavigations of the earth. 19th century travel and the origin of species.
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List 1: Literature 1495 - 1920
17 items dating from 1495 to 1920. First and early editions of important works of English, French, Italian, and German literature. Rare Shakespeare source texts.