17 june 1865 (2 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. In German. vii, 164 pages. 191 x 144 mm. Decorative boards with beige cloth spine. Some damage to boards, but internally in excellent condition. Heinrich Kurtzig, pseudonym Bogumil Curtius (born May 2, 1865 in Inowroclaw; June 17, 1946 in Casablanca), was a German writer. Heinrich Kurtzig - maternal grandfather of the literary scholar Stéphane Mosès - took over the management of a factory in Inowroclaw after completing his commercial training , which has been called Hohensalza since 1904. In 1905 he moved to Berlin, where he founded a publishing bookstore in 1907. Under the pseudonym Bogumil Curtius, he belonged to the Breslau poet school. At first he emulated the humorist Julius Stettenheim. In his later works, Kurtzig describes the world of Jews in the Province of Poznan, in which he grew up. In particular, he describes the life of his father Aron Kurtzig, who as an immigrant in the province of Kujawia managed to build an existence that was largely spared from anti-Semitism.…

No Binding. Condizione: Good. Sent to Mr Crofter, Chesterfield St, Mayfair, from Newmarket. Historical note*: He joined the British Army in 1807 and fought in the 1809 Battle of Corunna early in the Peninsular War, before joining the Walcheren Expedition the same year. He subsequently joined Lord Hill's staff in the Peninsular and was present at the Siege and capture of Badajoz (1812) and the 1813-14 battles of Vittoria, Pyrenees, Nivelle, the Nive, Orthes and Toulouse serving as a Deputy Assistant Adjutant General (DAAG). At Waterloo in 1815 he served on Wellington's as a captain in the 1st Foot Guards and an Assistant Adjutant General (AAG). He then served on Wellington's staff in the army of occupation in Paris after Waterloo. He retired from the army on half pay as a major and brevet lieutenant-colonel of the 27th Regiment of Foot in 1821. Signed by Author(s).…