The Story Of San Michele

London: John Murray, 1936. Illustrated Edition. Very good copy: end-papers foxed, covers darkened and a little stained. Large 8vo. Buckram. Top edge gilt, other edges untrimmed. Pp. xxviii, 412. Illustrated: frontispiece, 75 plates. Index. This is the Illustrated Edition (with a new Preface). The book was first published in 1929.

London, UK John Murray Publishers, 1947. Hardcover First "Albermarle Library" Edition (1947); Third Printing (1949). First published in 1929. Very Good: shows some fairly heavy wear to the head of the backstrip; less to the heel; faint soiling to the cream-toned panels; some foxing to the outside edges and endpapers. The binding is square and secure; the text… Read more about this item

New York: E.P. Dutton and Company, 1930 Number 378 of 1000 numbered copies for this edition. Bound in three-quarter levant morocco leather. Wear to leather on covers, especially at top of spine which is a bit tattered. A small notation made inside the front cover. Interior pages clean. #265 Numbered. Three-Quarter Leather. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo -… Read more about this item

Albermarle St, London: John Murray, 1936. First Thus. Silk. Good+/Good. Classic of Autobiography, now well Illustrated with Full-Page Plates of B&W photos and reproductions. Frontis is a portrait from a pastel by Countess Feo Gleichen. Light Blue silk cover with large bright Gilt Lettering to front. Bright gilt lettering and St Michael on spine. Fore and bottom page… Read more about this item

John Murray. Hardback. Half leather binding. Axel Munthe's memoirs. 383pp. Bound in half calf green morocco leather and marbled boards, with raised bands to spine and gilt titles and gilt decoration to spine. Gilt to top edges. Marbled endpapers. 250 by 145mm (9¾ by 5¾ inches). Leather is faded to a brown on the spine and… Read more about this item

London: John Murray 1930. Very good hardback copy bound in blue cloth with gilt lettering and decoration to spine and front cover; front pastedown has book plate; endpapers slightly foxed and lightly marked; page edges foxed; 9" x 6"; reprint - 17th impression. A very nice copy. .

John Murray, London, 1959. 30th Anniversary Edition. Softcover. Good Condition. Size: 12mo (small). 361 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Scattered foxing, but text mostly clean. Edges slightly foxed particularly on the top edge. The book has been read… Read more about this item

London: J. Murray, 1929. Used.PAPERBACK EDITION..CREASES TO SPINE AND COVER.SLIGHT PAGE DISCOLOURISATION DUE TO AGEThe Story of San Michele is a book of memoirs by Swedish physician Axel Munthe first published in 1929 by British publisher John Murray. Written in English, it was a bestseller in numerous languages and has been republished constantly in the nine decades since its… Read more about this item

London: John Murray. Good with no dust jacket; Boards scuffed, corners rounded.. 1949. Later Printing. Hardcover. A best-selling autobiography by doctor, adventurer, and master-of-derring-do, Axel Munthe. His exploits include rescuing damsels, calming foaming lunatics, lancing lion paws without anesthetic, befriending Parisian prostitutes, etc. ; Albemarle Library; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; 385 pages .… Read more about this item

John Murray Publishers Ltd, 1968. paperback. Good. 17 to 19 cm tall (12mo). Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail tracked worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging.

London: John Murray. Very Good-. 1955. Reprint; First Printing. Paperback. Mass Market PB . Light reading and cover creases, small split to base of spine, some foxing to inside covers and andpapers. ; Nice tight copy, no names inside. Preface to first and twelfth editions plus introduction to illustrated edition at front. ; 384 pages; Autobiographical account… Read more about this item

New York: E.P. Dutton & Co, 1930. Hardcover. Good. Later printing. 580pp. New preface. Owner's gift inscription on front fly, foxing on page edges, mildew starting on bottom edge of rear board, good only, lacking the dustwrapper. A Swedish physician's memoirs.

John Murray Publishers Ltd, 1948. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 19 to 25 cm tall, Octavo, (8vo). Albemarle Library edition, 1948. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail tracked worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging.

E.P.Dutton & Co. Inc., 1937. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1937. No Edition Remarks. 534 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth. Binding remains firm. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Water staining to some pages, text remains unaffected. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Light tanning to spine… Read more about this item

London John Murray, 1955, hardcover. Silver Jubilee Edition unabridged (originally published 1929). -- "Stories of human beings, human sufferings, human foibles." -- Hardcover, nice red cover with bright white lettering. Condition: very good (owner name; museum stamp and ticket) with very good minus, price-clipped dust jacket (small edge chips; ink number on rear-panel).

New York: E.P. Dutton & Company, 1930. Hardcover. Near fine. xvi, 580 pp. Light wear to extremities; contents clean. No dust jacket. Axel Munthe's memoirs. The Story of San Michele "is a series of overlapping vignettes, roughly but not entirely in chronological order. It contains reminiscences of many periods of his life. He associated with a number of… Read more about this item

London: John Murray, 1941. The author writes of his life and experiences in the Medical profession. Grey cloth, red text on spine and front. 432pp. plus review. Cloth is rubbed on spine tips with tiny chip to spine tail. Corners softened. Name on front pastedown. Tiny pen mark on half-title page. Bookstore sticker on rear pastedown. Foxed eps and fore… Read more about this item

NY: E. P. Dutton. Very Good in Good dust jacket; Boards rubbed, jacket tattered with minor . loss along spine and front panel, bookstore label on rear pastedown.. 1930. Later Printing. Hardcover. A best-selling autobiography by doctor, adventurer, and master-of-derring-do, Axel Munthe. Relates the author's exploits rescuing damsels, calming foaming lunatics, lancing lion paws without anesthetic, befriending… Read more about this item

Hardback. Very Good.

John Murray, 1962. Paperback. Good. 1962. Reprinted. 361 pages. Illustrated paperback. 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 sunning.