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1930. Oslo, Fram Forlag, 1930 - 1931. 5 parts (all). 8vo. 5 part in publisher's original 3 full cloth bindings with title and author in black lettering to front boards and spines. Spines lightly miscoloured, otherwise fine and clean. 166 pp.;144 pp.; 237 pp. The uncommon first Norwegian translation of Marx’s ‘Das Kapital’ – only volume 1 was ever translated. The translation was commissioned by ‘Mot Dag’, a Norwegian political group active from the 1920s to the early 1930s and was first affiliated with the Labour Party. After World War II, many of its former members were leaders in Norwegian politics and cultural activities. “Although always small in numbers and often regarded with suspicion by Labour and trade union leaders, the Mot Dag organization was nevertheless an important factor in providing the Norwegian workers’ movement with a cultural policy and attracting artists, writers and intellectuals to the socialist cause. Well-known and respected authors and artists figured… Read More

1885. København, (Copenhagen), 1885-87. 4to. In contemporary half cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Even browning as usual, due to the paper quality. An envelope pasted on to front free end-paper containing Danish articles on Marx. Previous owner's name to title-pages. A fine and clean copy with both half-titles present ("Socialistisk Bibliotek" Vol. IV-V). Vol 1: (2), 473, (1); Vol 2: VII; (1); (4), 363, (1) pp. First edition of the first Danish translation of "Das Kapital". The translation is remarkable in several respects - the Danish Social-democratic party was one of the first labour organizations in the world to publish the two volumes of "The Capital", the translation of the first volume preceded both the English and the Italian, and the translation of the second volume is the second in the world to appear, only preceded by the Russian from 1885 - furthermore, these two translations were the only two to appear of volume two until after Engels' death in 1895. After having been in a serious… Read More