Louis Zara Against This Rock 1943 First Ed and 12 similar items

AGAINST THIS ROCK by Louis Zara New York: Creative Age Press, Inc., 1943. First edition, first printing. "First edition" statement to the copyright page, 1943 in Roman numerals to the title page. Pen-and-ink chapter-head scene illustrations by German artist Jost Amman, from the original 1568 publication of BOOK OF PROFESSIONS. A richly detailed and charactered, historical and biographical novel featuring Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. The publisher, editor, and National Jewish Book Award winning author's fifth highly acclaimed historical novel. A beautifully preserved decorative binding. Very nearly fine in lovely green linen with elaborate decorative blind embossing and gilt tooling to the front cover, gilt titles and elaborate gilt decorations to the spine, green and yellow headband and tail-band; in a very good plus dust jacket with short shelf-edge tears, with rubbing to the upper and lower spine edges and corner tips; original printed $2.75 price still intact to front inner flap. Octavo; 635 pages. PLEASE VIEW OUR STORE FOR MORE GREAT FIRST EDITION BOOKS THANKS!