The Man Without Qualities (The 1st Volume of 3)
by Robert Musil
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +/Very Good +
- Seller
-
Waccabuc, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Coward-McCann, 1953. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good +. A handsome copy of the stated 1953 1st American edition of Vol. I (of 3 total) of Robert Musil's sweeping masterpiece of mid-20th century Continental (German) literarure. Tight and VG+ (light offsetting at the endsheets and pastedowns) in a crisp, price-intact ($4.00), VG+ dustjacket, with just a touch of very light chipping along the panel edges and the tips. Octavo, "tanslated from the German and with a Foreword by Eithne Wilkins & Ernst Kaiser"
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Details
- Bookseller
- Appledore Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23043
- Title
- The Man Without Qualities (The 1st Volume of 3)
- Author
- Robert Musil
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Coward-McCann
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1953
- Keywords
- rare German literature, rare 20th century Continental literature, rare Robert Musil, author Robert Musil
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Appledore Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2005
Waccabuc, New York
About Appledore Books, ABAA
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...