Antique books

Uskrsli bogovi: Leonardo da Vinci

Uskrsli bogovi: Leonardo da Vinci

Dmitrij Sergejevič Mereškovski

A novelized biography of Leonardo da Vinci through which the writer talks about the art of the Renaissance. With a foreword by Izidor Kršnjavo and 43 pictures. Second edition.

Tisak jugoslovenske štampe d.d. u Zagrebu, 1927.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Paperback.
9.76
U službi kalifa: historijski roman iz dobe hrvatske straže u Španiji

U službi kalifa: historijski roman iz dobe hrvatske straže u Španiji

Velimir Deželić

In the Service of the Caliph (1907) is a historical novel by Velimir Deželić Sr. about Croatian soldiers in the service of the Moorish Caliph in medieval Spain, their heroism, and the conflict between Christianity and Islam.

Tisak i naklada Antuna Scholza, 1907.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
16.24
Uspomena

Uspomena

Olav Duun

Olav Duun's novel "Uspomena" (1932) is a psychological drama about a son's return to his native village after his mother's suspicious death and suspicions about his father. It is one of the few works by Duun available in Croatian at the time.

Nakladni zavod Ante Velzek, 1943.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.
4.32
Uspomene iz mog života

Uspomene iz mog života

Maksim Gorki

The autobiographical prose of Maxim Gorky, who in a series of vivid and poignant images depicts his difficult childhood, youth and wanderings through Russia, encounters with ordinary people, poverty, violence and his first steps in literature.

Naklada Binoza, 1934.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.
7.46
U tajanstvenom carstvu: fantazija o traženju blaga starih Maja

U tajanstvenom carstvu: fantazija o traženju blaga starih Maja

Jack London

A fascinating novel by Jack London about Professor Darrell Standing who, faced with the torments of prison, finds a way to free his spirit and travel through the past, reliving numerous forgotten lives.

Zabavna biblioteka - Naklada tiskare Narodnih novina, 1935.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
7.34
U tuđem svijetu

U tuđem svijetu

Pearl S. Buck

In her book "The Exile," Pearl S. Buck writes a poignant biography of her mother, Caroline Sydenstricker - an American who went to China as a young missionary, where she spent a life full of suffering, loss, and feelings of complete alienation.

Savremena biblioteka, 1939.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.
8.56
Uvjeti umnog gospodarenja: Pokušaj popularizacije agrikulturne kemije

Uvjeti umnog gospodarenja: Pokušaj popularizacije agrikulturne kemije

Ilija Bošnjak

Ilija Bošnjak's first book, "Conditions of Intelligent Management", an attempt to popularize agricultural chemistry for farmers and students. The book was edited and published by Milan Metelka.

Vlastita naklada, 1906.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Paperback.
23.56
Uvođenje u filozofiju

Uvođenje u filozofiju

Émile Faguet

An accessible overview of the history of philosophy in which Émile Faguet takes the reader from ancient thinkers through the Middle Ages to the modern era, explaining fundamental philosophical ideas and trends.

Izdavačka knjižarnica Napredak, 1920.
Serbian. Cyrillic alphabet. Paperback.
8.46
U zemlji Amanullaha

U zemlji Amanullaha

Larissa Reissner

A vivid account of the author's trip to Afghanistan in 1921-1922, a country in a turbulent period of modernization under the reformist king Amanullah Khan, the clash of tradition and the new age, and the exotic life of Afghan society.

Naklada Binoza, 1935.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.
3.22 - 7.54
U žutoj kući

U žutoj kući

Ksaver Šandor Gjalski

Gjalski's novel In the Yellow House (1914) exposes provincial everyday life: masks of politeness, quiet ambitions, and gentle, ironic clashes between desire and duty, told with fine psychology and style. Rare antiquarian edition.

Vlastita naklada, 1914.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Paperback.
6.42