Last Tales
by Dinesen, Isak [Karen Blixen]
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Slightly shelf-rubbed; fine in a bright, crisp, unclipped dust jacket with a shade of toning and a touch of rubbing to the spine
- Seller
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Los Angeles, California, United States
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About This Item
London: Putnam, 1957. First Edition. Slightly shelf-rubbed; fine in a bright, crisp, unclipped dust jacket with a shade of toning and a touch of rubbing to the spine. 8vo, 405pp; black cloth. A collection of a dozen stories, including additions to the groupings previously published as "Gothic Tales" and "Winter's Tales," along with chapters from her unfinished novel Albondocani.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Locus Solus Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 206819
- Title
- Last Tales
- Author
- Dinesen, Isak [Karen Blixen]
- Book Condition
- Used - Slightly shelf-rubbed; fine in a bright, crisp, unclipped dust jacket with a shade of toning and a touch of rubbing to the spine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Putnam
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1957
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Locus Solus Rare Books
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