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Barcelona, Spain Editorial Bruguera , 1980. Hardcover Near Fine: Shows just a hint of wear to the bottom of the front hinge and even milder wear to the corner tips; the pages have tanned rather heavily, due to aging; the front board is slightly "bowed"; else flawless. The binding remains square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing the mildest wear and minor cosmetic imperfections only. Bright and Clean. Corners Sharp. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. (7.15 x 4.35 x 0.8 inches). 284 pages. Weight: 8 ounces. Club Bruguera 16. Hardback: Lacks DJ.

Buenos Aires, Argentina Editorial Losada, 1968. Paperback Third Edition (1968). Very Good+ to Near Fine in Wraps: the pages are somewhat tanned, due to aging; a tiny snag at the top of the rear panel and a 1/16th inch closed tear at the top of the rear hinge with a fine crease between them; the binding leans very slightly but remains perfectly secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and minor imperfections. Close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. (7.15 x 4.55 x 1.35 inches). 156 pages. Language: Spanish. Weight: 3.8 ounces. Biblioteca clasica y contemporanea. Mass Market Paperback. Antonio Cipriano José María y Francisco de Santa Ana… Read More

Buenos Aires, Argentina Editorial Losada, 1968. Paperback Third Edition. Very Near Fine in Wraps: the pages are somewhat tanned, due to aging; the binding shows the slightest lean, while remaining perfectly secure; text clean. Not perfect, but still appears pristine. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. 156pp. Text ins in Spanish. Biblioteca clasica y contemporanea. Mass Market Paperback. Antonio Cipriano José María y Francisco de Santa Ana Machado y Ruiz, known as Antonio Machado (26 July 1875 – 22 February 1939) was a Spanish poet and one of the leading figures of the Spanish literary movement known as the Generation of '98. Machado's later poems are a virtual anthropology of Spain's common people, describing their collective psychology, social mores, and historical destiny. He achieves this panorama through basic myths and recurrent, eternal patterns of group behavior. He developed these archetypes in Campos de Castilla… Read More

Buenos Aires, Argentina Editorial Losada, 1968. Paperback Third Edition. Near Fine in Wraps: a bit of very faint creasing near the top corner of both panels; the pages are somewhat tanned, due to aging; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Not perfect, but still appears very close to 'As New'. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. 156pp. Text ins in Spanish. Biblioteca clasica y contemporanea. Mass Market Paperback. Antonio Cipriano José María y Francisco de Santa Ana Machado y Ruiz, known as Antonio Machado (26 July 1875 – 22 February 1939) was a Spanish poet and one of the leading figures of the Spanish literary movement known as the Generation of '98. Machado's later poems are a virtual anthropology of Spain's common people, describing their collective psychology, social mores, and historical destiny. He achieves this panorama through basic myths and recurrent, eternal patterns of… Read More

Buenos Aires, Argentina Editorial Losada, 1968. Paperback Third Edition. Very Near Fine in Wraps: the pages are somewhat tanned, due to aging; one-inch closed tear at the top of the rear panel has been carefully tape-repaired from verso; the binding remains square and secure; text clean. Not perfect, but still appears pristine. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. 156pp. Text ins in Spanish. Biblioteca clasica y contemporanea. Mass Market Paperback. Antonio Cipriano José María y Francisco de Santa Ana Machado y Ruiz, known as Antonio Machado (26 July 1875 – 22 February 1939) was a Spanish poet and one of the leading figures of the Spanish literary movement known as the Generation of '98. Machado's later poems are a virtual anthropology of Spain's common people, describing their collective psychology, social mores, and historical destiny. He achieves this panorama through basic myths and recurrent, eternal patterns of group… Read More

Buenos Aires, Argentina Editorial Losada, 1968. Paperback Third Edition. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of very careful use: light wear to extremities; mild rubbing to wrapper covers; rather large but faint dampstain at the upper front panel; the pages have tanned slightly, due to aging; the binding remains square and secure; text clean. Remains close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. 156pp. + Indice. Text ins in Spanish. Biblioteca clasica y contemporanea. Mass Market Paperback. Antonio Cipriano José María y Francisco de Santa Ana Machado y Ruiz, known as Antonio Machado (26 July 1875 – 22 February 1939) was a Spanish poet and one of the leading figures of the Spanish literary movement known as the Generation of '98. Machado's later poems are a virtual anthropology of Spain's common people, describing their collective psychology, social mores, and historical destiny. He achieves this panorama through basic myths and… Read More

Buenos Aires, Argentina Editorial Losada, 1968. Paperback Third Edition (1968). Very Near Fine in Wraps: the pages are somewhat tanned, due to aging; the binding leans very slightly but remains perfectly secure; else flawless; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a single minor cosmetic imperfection. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. (7.15 x 4.55 x 1.35 inches). 156 pages. Language: Spanish. Weight: 3.8 ounces. Biblioteca clasica y contemporanea. Mass Market Paperback. Antonio Cipriano José María y Francisco de Santa Ana Machado y Ruiz, known as Antonio Machado (26 July 1875 – 22 February 1939) was a Spanish poet and one… Read More

New York, NY Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1990. Hardcover First Edition USA (1990), so stated. First Edition USA (1990), so stated. Fine in Very Near Fine DJ: The Book is flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting, marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome, like-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing no imperfections. Bright, crisp and clean. Corners sharp. Virtually 'As New'. The DJ shows just a hint of sunning to the backgrould field of the backstrip (the titles thereon remain unaffected: bold and clearly legible); else flawless; the price is intact; mylar-protected. Very close to"As New". NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.3 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches). 117 pages. Translated by and Ralph Manheim. Language: English. Weight: 10 ouncse. Hardback with DJ. In… Read More

New York, NY Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1986. Hardcover First Edition USA (1986), so stated. First Edition USA (1986), so stated. Very Near Fine in Fine DJ: The Book shows the slightest a hint of shelf-soiling to the bottom edge of the quarter-cloth boards; there is a production flaw: the rear board is very slightly larger than the front board; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting, marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a couple of minor, unobtrusive imperfections. Bright, crisp and clean. Corners sharp. Very close to 'As New'. The DJ is flawless; the price is intact; mylar-protected. Virtually "As New". NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.75 x 5.85 x 0.75 inches). 138 pages. Translated by and… Read More

New York, NY Alfred A. Knopf: Borzoi Books, 2007. Hardcover First Edition USA [2007], so stated. First Edition USA [2007], so stated. Near Fine in Fine DJ: Book shows only minute indications of use: binding shows slight lean, while remaining perfectly secure; text clean. DJ price unclipped; mylar-protected. Else flawless. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (7.9 x 5.3 x 0.8 inches). 146 pages. Translated from the French by Geoffrey Strachan. Weight: 9.8 ounces. Hardback with DJ. French playwright and novelist Reza wryly channels the thoughts of the titular depressed, unhappily married 47-year-old writer: he has just been diagnosed by his optometrist with partial thrombosis and probable glaucoma, while his wife, Irene, an engineer, seems to no longer love or care for him. With obsessions about his mortality, marriage, and failed book crashing about his head, Adam finds himself watching the ostriches in Paris's Jardin des Plantes, periodically cell-phoning… Read More

New York, NY Greenwood Press, 1969. Hardcover Reprint Edition; First Printing thus. Near Fine: shows only the most minute indications of use. Apparent flaw in grey cloth over boards at front panel, where the fabric is thinner than elsewhere and slightly 'wavy'. Faintest sunning at backstrip, though titles thereon remain bold and clearly legible. Binding square and secure; text clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 275pp. Translated by Buhachiro Mitsui and Gregg M. Sinclair. Reprint Edition; First Printing thus. Hardback: No DJ 'as issued'.

Brooklyn, NY Soft Skull Press, 2007. Paperback First Edition (2007), unstated, in accordance with Soft Skull Press's customary practice. First published in France in 2003. First Edition (2007), unstated, in accordance with Soft Skull Press's customary practice. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of very careful use: a crease at the middle of the front panel and another parallel the lower rear hinge; the text pages have tanned slightly, due to aging; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and minor flaws. Not far from 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8 x 5 x 0.5 inches). 145 pages. Language: English. Weight: 6 ounces. First published in France in 2003. Translated by Christine… Read More

New York, NY Viking Penguin: Viking, 1991. Hardcover First Edition Thus (1991), so stated. First Edition Thus (1991), so stated. Very Near Fine in Near Fine DJ: Book shows shows very mild shelving wear to the lower extremities; the expected light tanning to the text pages; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome very nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing the mildest wear a a barely discernible cosmetic imperfection. Bright and Clean. Corners sharp. Very close to 'As New'. The DJ shows mild scuffing at the bottom edge front panel; the very lightest edgewear elsewhere; barely discernible rubbing to the panels; the price is unclipped; mylar-protected. Very close to "As New". NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.75 x… Read More

New York, NY Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1989. Hardcover First Edition USA (1989), so stated. First Edition USA (1989), so stated. Very Near Fine in Very Near Fine DJ: The Book shows a thin line of discoloration to the cloth of the very top edge of the rear board; just a hint of crimping to the heel of the backstrip; else flawless; the boards are square; the binding is secure; the text is clean. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting, marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome very nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing minor, unobtrusive imperfections.. Bright, crisp and clean. Corners sharp. Very close to 'As New'. The DJ shows just a hint of rubbing to the panels; the price has not been clipped.. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.25 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches). 87 pages. Translated by and Ralph Manheim. Language:… Read More

Berlin, Germany Verlag Ullstein, 1964. Paperback Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of very light use: light wear to extremities; mild rubbing and faint but pervasive soiling to wrapper covers; the pages have tanned somewhat, due to aging; a small rectangle has been cut away at the lower corner of the front endpaper; former owner's name at the top of same; binding square and secure; text clean. Remains a sturdy, presentable copy with a clean text. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. 186pp. With an Essay by Hermann Glaser. Edited by hans Schwab-Felisch and Wolf Jobst Siedler. Unexpurgated Text of the Play with Documentation. Text in German.

Frankfurt am Main, Germany SuhrkampTaschenbuch Verlag, 1997. Paperback First Edition Thus [1997], so stated. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of very careful use: very light wear to extremities; mild rubbing and a couple of smudges to the wrapper covers; a rubber stamp at the bottom edge; the binding shows the slightest leank, while remaining perfectly secure; the text is clean. Not perfect, but remains close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. 311 pages. Herausgegeben von Max Brod. (German Text). Black Perfect Wraps with bright Neon blue titles at the front panel and backstrip. SuhrkampTaschenbuch 2654. First Edition Thus [1997], so stated. Paperback.

Madrid, Spain Espasa Calpe: Coleccion Austral, 1944. Paperback Eighth Edition (1958); first published in 1944. Very Good+ in Wraps in Very Good DJ. The book shows indications of very careful use: the very slightest spine lean; the text pages have tanned a bit, due to aging; else flawless; the binding is secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of creases to the covers. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome, near-to-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound showing only minor, unobtrusive flaws. Close to 'As New'. The DJ shows moderate wear to the outside edges; mild rubbing and the faintest soiling to the panels; else flawless; unclipped. Remains attractive, but no longer close to "As New". NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. (7 x 4.6 x 0.75 inches). 229… Read More

Widcombe Crescent, Bath, Great Britain Absolute Press, 1989. Paperback First Edition Thus [1989], so stated. Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: there five tiny spots of coffee-like stain at the inside of the front cover; else flawless. The binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Former owner's name at the upper corner of the inside of the front cover. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (7.75 x 5 x 0.3 inches). 93 pages. Translated by Michael Robinson. Weight: 5 ounces. Absolute Classics Series. First Edition Thus [1989], so stated. Trade Paperback. 

Leipzig, Germany Verlag von Friedrich Rothbarth, 1938. Hardcover Very Good: shows light wear to extremities, mostly to the upper corner tips and the upper corner has a crack in the underlying board, but the buckram cloth covering it is so strong that the whole structure is holding together well; else only faint foxing and a few several small stains; mild rubbing; former owner's name at the title page. The binding is secure; the text is clean. Shows some wear and unobtrusive flaws. A clean clean, sturdy, presentable reading copy. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (7.35 x 5.2 x 1 inches). 288 pages. Language: German. Weight: 10.8 ounces. Vollstandige Ausgabe. Hardback: Lacks DJ.

Boulder, CO University of Colorado Press, 1968. Paperback First Ed, unstated. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR. First Ed, unstated. Very Good in Wraps: shows indications of light use: slight spine lean; light wear to extremities; mild rubbing and faint soiling to wrapper covers; binding secure; text clean. No longer 'As New', but remains clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 4to. 73pp. Paperback. University of Colorado Studies. Series in Language and Literature No. 12. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR.