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The Unknown Sea by Mauriac, Francois - 1948

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The Unknown Sea by Mauriac, Francois - 1948

The Unknown Sea

by Mauriac, Francois

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New York: Henry Holt & Company, 1948 Mauriac (1885-1970) was a French novelist and poet; he won the Nobel prize for literature in 1952. The sale volume was originally published in France in 1939; it was translated by Gerard Hopkins and published by Holt in 1948 as the stated first (American) edition. Orange cloth boards with black lettering on spine only. Binding tight and square with no major flaws other than age; usual bumping at extremities. Unclipped dust jacket has chipping at top and bottom of spine and bottom of front board area; minor fading to spine. Previous owner's name printed at top of front side flap. Minor restorations have been made. 236 pages.
  • Bookseller j. vint books US (US)
  • Format/Binding Hardcover
  • Book Condition Used - Very Good
  • Jacket Condition very good
  • Quantity Available 1
  • Edition First American edition.
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher Henry Holt & Company
  • Place of Publication New York
  • Date Published 1948
  • Keywords 4:10-56

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The Unknown Sea

The Unknown Sea

by Francois Mauriac

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Penguin Books, 1962. Paperback. Good. 1962. First Edition Thus. 219 pages. Paperback book with illustrated cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.
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The Unknown Sea

The Unknown Sea: A Novel

by Francois Mauriac

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Swanton, Vermont, United States
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FIRST PRINTING. Holt, 1948. HARDCOVER. Dust jacket, now in a clear plastic archival cover, is chipped and water stained along the top edge, and has several tears (see photo). Pages are tanned and also water stained along the top edge. Text is unmarked. Strong binding. NOT ex-library.
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The Unknown Sea

by Francois Mauriac

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Bridgetown, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Penguin Books, 1962. Mass Market Paperback. Good +. translated by Gerard Hopkins.
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The Unknown Sea

The Unknown Sea

by Francois Mauriac

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Penguin, 1962. Paperback. Good. 1962. No edition stated. 220 pages. Pictorial paperback. Translated by Gerard Hopkins. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.
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The Unknown Sea

The Unknown Sea

by Francois Mauriac

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Used - Good
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Hardcover
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1948. Hardcover. Good. 1948. First Edition Thus. 207 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Clean pages with mild tanning and heavy foxing throughout. Tightly bound with notable thumb-marking throughout. Boards have light edgewear with corner crushing and notable marking to boards. Heavy tanning to spine, which has mild crushing to ends. Mild water stains and droplets to surfaces.
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The Unknown Sea (Les Chemins de la Mer)

The Unknown Sea (Les Chemins de la Mer)

by Mauriac, Francois. (a translation by Gerard Hopkins)

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Second impression.
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Hexham, Northumberland, United Kingdom
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London.: Eyre & Spottiswoode., 1948. Second impression. . Hard with Dust Jacket. Good in like dust jacket. 8vo. 8".. Good in like dust jacket. DJ price-clipped. Neatly penned ownership inscription to free front endpaper. 207pp.
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The Unknown Sea

The Unknown Sea

by Francois Mauriac

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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1948. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1948. First English Translation. 207 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Unclipped jacket has heavy edge wear with tears, chipping and creasing. Some tanning and foxing to all surfaces, particularly to spine.
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THE UNKNOWN SEA

by Mauriac, Francois

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Used - VG
Edition
1st Thus
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Paperback
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WINTERTON, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
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GB: Penguin Modern Classics, 1962. 1st Thus. Paperback. VG. Illus. by Virgil Burnett (cover).
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THE UNKNOWN SEA

by Mauriac, Francois

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  • Paperback
  • first
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Used - VG+
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1st Thus
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Paperback
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WINTERTON, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
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GB: Penguin Modern Classics, 1962. 1st Thus. Paperback. VG+. Illus. by Virgil Burnett (cover).
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The Unknown Sea

by MAURIAC, François

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Gloucester City, New Jersey, United States
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New York: Holt, 1948. Fine. First American edition. Fine. Previous owner's name and date on front inside panel. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.
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