Stories of Five Decades (Review Copy)
by Hermann Hesse
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
-
Waccabuc, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Farrar , Straus and Giroux, 1972. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. A very sharp copy of the 1972 stated 1st American printing, translated from its original German by the formidable Ralph Manheim (who also translated Celine, among others, into English). A Review Copy to boot, with the FSG Review Slip laid-in. Clean and Near Fine to Fine in a crisp, price-intact ($8.95), Near Fine to Fine dustjacket. Octavo, "edited, and with an Introduction, by Theodore Ziolkowski"
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Details
- Bookseller
- Appledore Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21021
- Title
- Stories of Five Decades (Review Copy)
- Author
- Hermann Hesse
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Farrar , Straus and Giroux
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1972
- Keywords
- rare Hermann Hesse, rare literature, translator Ralph Manheim
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
Terms of Sale
Appledore Books, ABAA
All books are offered subject to prior sale. Materials are returnable within 1 week of receipt provided prior notice is given.
About the Seller
Appledore Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2005
Waccabuc, New York
About Appledore Books, ABAA
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fine
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Laid-in
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