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Oscar i Lucinda

Oscar i Lucinda

Peter Carey

The novel tells the unusual love story of an English priest and an Australian heiress in the 19th century. Bound by a passion for gambling and faith, they embark on a crazy bet together – transporting a glass church through the Australian outback.

Targa, 1998.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.
12.58
Osijek

Osijek

Ive Mažuran

A luxurious photomonography of the city with an introductory study by historian Ivo Mažuran and photographs by Stjepan Kes. Ivo Mažuran is a famous Croatian historian and archivist, one of the best experts on the history of Osijek and Slavonia.

Litokarton, 1978.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.
10.36
Osjećaji i duša državotvornog Lowella Schmaltza

Osjećaji i duša državotvornog Lowella Schmaltza

Sinclair Lewis

Satirical prose, composed of six monologues by Lowell Schmaltz, a typical American traveling salesman, who sings the praises of the American way of life, President Coolidge, business, and "Nordic" superiority.

Naklada Binoza, 1931.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.
3.76
Osječka bibliografija I-II: Tiskarsko-izdavačka djelatnost u Osijeku od 1742. do 1978. godine

Osječka bibliografija I-II: Tiskarsko-izdavačka djelatnost u Osijeku od 1742. do 1978. godine

Marija Malbaša

The capital bibliography of printing and publishing activities in Osijek from 1742 to 1978 lists thousands of books, newspapers, magazines and small print, regardless of language. A classic of Croatian bibliographic creativity of the 20th century.

Jugoslavenska akademija znanosti i umjetnosti (JAZU), 1981.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
The book consists of two volumes
48.32
Osječka NOU brigada

Osječka NOU brigada

Zdravko B. Cvetković
Vojnoizdavački zavod, 1981.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.
8.34
Osječki gradski muzej

Osječki gradski muzej

Franjo Buntak

Dr. Franjo Buntak (Zagreb, 1910–1985), an art historian and prominent museum expert, published a guide to the collections of the Osijek City Museum in 1940. The booklet contains an overview of the museum's history and the most important exhibits.

Društvo prijatelja starine Mursa, 1940.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Paperback.
6.54
Oslobođeni žali

Oslobođeni žali

Vinko Nikolić

One of the most significant collections of Croatian poetry from the period of World War II. The poems bring intimate, nostalgic and patriotic lyrics imbued with motifs of homeland, sea, mother, faith and liberation from the burden of the past.

Matica hrvatska, 1943.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
24.65
O slobodi

O slobodi

John Stuart Mill

The founder of modern liberalism, John Stuart Mill, in his essay "On Liberty" defends individual freedom from social and state pressure, setting limits on power over the individual and advocating freedom of thought, speech, and action.

Hrvatska tiskara, 1918.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Paperback.
16.24
Osman

Osman

Ivan Gundulić

In the epic poem Osman Gundulić celebrates the victory of the Christian army in the Battle of Hotin (1621) and the downfall of Sultan Osman II. Through historical and allegorical motifs, the poet glorifies freedom, justice, and God's providence over human

Školska knjiga, 1989.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
9.32
Osman

Osman

Ivan Gundulić

Ivan Gundulić: Osman, a romantic epic in 20 cantos. The greatest work of Croatian Baroque literature about the conflict between Christianity and Islam, freedom and tyranny, with Mažuranić's cantos of the 14th and 15th cantos.

St. Kugli, 1913.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Paperback.
29.99