Non-English Literature, Translations

Tokyo: Charles E. Tuttle, 1986. Tight and clean copy, in Very Good condition, with a flat uncreased spine and remainder mark on bottom edge. . Paperback. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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Great Britain: Penguin Classics, 1998. Trade sized paperback, in a very good-fine condition throughout with only minimal shelf wear. Probably read by only one very careful reader. Translated by Olivia and Robert Temple. We quickly respond to requests for scanned images and promptly answer any questions.. Trade Paperback. Very Good - Fine. Small Octavo (8vo), approx. 8" (200mm) tall.. more information

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Nashille/London: Aurora Publishers, 1970. Hardcover, a clean and tightly bound copy in very good general condition, in a solid but slightly faded dust jacket. Further details or scanned images are available on request. Originally published in London in 1969 as It' Time. My Friend, It's Time, this rather scarce novel is set in Estonia, then part of the Soviet Union, and it tells of the struggle of a film star, Tania, and her husband, Valya, to find some sort of basis for their very unstable marriage.. Binding - Hard Cover. * Very Good/Good-Very Good. *Medium Octavo -230mm (9") tall. more information

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Great Britain: Corgi Books, 1988. Solid, clean and tight paperback with some creasing to spine, minimal creasing to covers, lightly yellowed pages and light general edgewear with a small crack on bottom hinge mended with clear tape, but overall classified as good+ copy or better. We promptly attend to requests for more detailed description, scanned images, further information on this book's condition.. Paperback. * Good - Very Good. Small Duodecimo (12mo), approx. 7" (180mm) tall.. more information

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Great Britain: Corgi Books, 1988. Solid, tight copy with a light edgewear, some creasing to covers & spine, a small scar on back cover after price sticker was removed and previous owner's name on front endpaper blacked out. Overall classified as good copy or better. We quickly respond to requests for scanned images and promptly answer any questions, or supply further information on this book's contents or condition.. Paperback. * Good. Small Duodecimo (12mo), approx. 7" (180mm) tall.. more information

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London: Flamingo, 1999. Trade sized paperback, medium octavo, approx. 8 3/4 inches (220mm tall), in a very good-fine condition throughout. Very clean and tight copy with light edgewear. We promptly attend to requests for more detailed description, scanned images and other attainable information.. Trade Paperback. Very Good-Fine. more information

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London: Flamingo, 2000. Near fine copy, with some light shelf-wear and tanning of pages.Probably read by only one careful reader . Paperback. Very Good - Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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Great Britain: Hutchinson of London, 1967. Hard Cover in very good general condition, in good dust jacket. Solid, clean and tight copy with light edgewear and some foxing on top edge. Dust jacket is solid with a few chips on edges and one small closed tear on rear bottom edge. Translated from the Russian by Priscilla Johnson. A detailed report on book’s condition, scanned images, further information, would be promptly supplied on request.. First Edition. Hardcover. * Very Good/Good. Small Octavo, approx. 8 1/4" (210mm) tall.. more information

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Great Britain: Abacus, 1983. Trade sized paperback, in a good-very good condition. Solid, tight copy with uncreased spine, some creasing to covers, lightly rubbed on edges and some yellowing of pages near edges. Obtainable on request and readily supplied are scanned images, a comprehensive description or on-hand information. . Trade Paperback. * Good - Very Good. Small Octavo (8vo), approx. 8" (200mm) tall.. more information

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Canada: McClelland & Stewart, 1979. Hard Cover, in good-very good condition, with good dust jacket. Clean and tight copy with white unmarked pages, old price stamped on front endpaper and some dust marks on top edge. Dust jacket is price clipped, has some edgewear with a few small tears on edges, otherwise is very solid. We answer questions and, if required, supply scanned images or further info, usually within hours. . Hardcover. * Good - Very Good/Good. Medium Octavo, approx. 8½" (220mm) tall.. more information

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London: Quarted Books, 1985. Hardcover, a clean, fresh looking, solid and tightly bound copy in fine condition, in fine dust jacket (not price-clipped). D/J is particularly well preserved as it is now protected by a clear plastic sleeve. Owner's bookplate on front endpaper. Scanned images, detailed description, provided on request. Autobiographical novel , set in Peru in the 1930s. Author (1911-1969) was an ethnologist, poet, folk musicologist, anthropologist and Indianist novelist. He invented a language for his novels in which he used native syntax with Spanish vocabulary.. First Edition. Binding - Hard Cover. * Fine/Fine. *Small Octavo -.205mm (8") tall. more information

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U. S. A.: Aventura, 1983. Trade sized paperback, in good general condition. Paperback with some creasing & rubbing to covers and spine, light edgewear, some foxing and loose spine reinforced with tape. Reading copy only. On request, we will promptly supply more detailed description, scanned images, synopsis, and other available information.. Trade Paperback. Fair. Small Octavo (8vo), approx. 8" (200mm) tall.. more information

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Great Britain: Pan/Ballantine, 1973. Solid, clean and tight copy. There is a minimal creasing to the covers & spine, light yellowing of pages and remainder mark on top edge, but overall classified as very good copy or better. We promptly attend to requests for more detailed description, scanned images, synopsis, other reachable information.. Paperback. Very Good. *Small Duodecimo - 180mm (7") tall. more information

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New York: Gerge Braziller, 1962. Near Fine throughout, in dust jacket that has some very light edgewear. More detailed description, scanned digital images, or any other accessible information is available on request and usually supplied within 24 hours.. First English Language Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good - Fine/Very Good - Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, 1972. Good tight copy with even light wear, in D/J that has some edgewear. We promptly attend to requests for more detailed description, scanned images, synopsis, other reachable information.. First British Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Medium Octavo (8vo), approx. 8¾" (220mm) tall.. more information

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New York: Orion Press, 1969. Trade sized paperback, in a near very good condition. Clean and tight copy with flat uncreased spine, light general shelf & edgewear and price on back cover concealed with gold ink. Illustrated with black & white photographs. We answer questions and, if required, supply scanned images or further info, within 24 hours.. Trade Paperback. * Very Good. Small Octavo (8vo), approx. 8" (200mm) tall.. more information

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London: Lion Publications, 1992. A firm and sound paperback copy, in a near fine condition. We answer questions, supply further details on this title, or provide digital images, usually within a few hours.. Trade Paperback. Fine. Small Octavo (8vo), approx. 8" (200mm) tall.. more information

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London: Gollancz, 1978. Better than average for an ex-library book, with plastic sleeve protecting the dust jacket, and with the usual ex-library markings and attachments. Library pocket was removed. We promptly attend to requests for more detailed description, scanned images, synopsis, other accessible information.. First British Edition. Binding - Hard Cover. * Good/Good. *Large Duodecimo - 190mm (71/2") tall. Ex-Library. more information

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London: Cassell, 1911. Written by Tolstoy's friend and biographer. Dark blue ornamental cloth with gilt on spine, rough cut edges. Spine is loose, front hinge is reinforced by a tape. One of the b/w plates is loose., but text block is quite tight. We quickly respond to requests for detailed report on book’s condition, scanned images, more info.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. Medium Octavo (8vo), approx. 8½" (220mm) tall.. more information

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London: Hutchinson's International Authors. Hard Cover, without dust jacket, in good general condition. Solid, tight copy with some rubbing on edges & spine, some yellowing of pages and some foxing on endpapers & outer edges. Translated from the Russian by Eden and Cedar Paul. Date not stated, circa 1940s. We answer questions and, if required, supply scanned images or further info, usually within hours.. First Thus. Hard Cover. * Good/No Jacket. Medium Octavo (8vo), approx. 8½" (220mm) tall.. more information

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Great Britain: Penguin Books, 1968. Paperback, duodecimo (12mo Paperback, - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall), tight copy in a good general condition, with some age tan, previous owner's inscription on title page, some rubbing and wear to covers and spine, small piece of top corner on front cover is missing. We promptly attend to requests for comprehensive description, scanned images and on-hand information. Paperback. Good. Small Duodecimo (12mo), approx. 7" (180mm) tall.. more information

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Great Britain: Journeyman, 1985. Trade sized paperback, in a good-very good condition. Solid, clean and tight copy with flat uncreased spine, lightly creased & lightly rubbed cover and light general edgewear. Obtainable on request and readily supplied are scanned images, a comprehensive description or on-hand information. . Trade Paperback. * Good - Very Good. Small Octavo, approx. 8 1/4" (210mm) tall.. more information

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Amsterdam: Uitgeverij Contact, 1991. Tight and clean copy, in very good condition, with a flat uncreased spine, some shelf & edge wear, a small smudge on top edge and booksellr's sticker inside front cover. Book is in Dutch. We promptly attend to requests for more detailed description, scanned images, further information on this book's condition.. Trade Paperback. * Very Good. Small Octavo (8vo), approx. 8" (200mm) tall.. more information

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London: Collins Harwill, 1989. A review copy, with the Collins stamp on half-title page. Trade paperback, a solid, tightly bound and clean copy, lightly rubbed on edges. We quickly respond to requests for scanned images and promptly answer any questions, supply further information on this title. Novels written by good writers (and Bulgakov certainly belongs here) in Russia during the communist regime, inevitably bore some hidden meaning, usually a satire or parable of the political system. This perhaps is not immediately obvious to the Western reader, but was quite transparent to an average Russian reader (this ability might have been lost in more recent times). Such is this story of a Moscow professor who transplants some vital organs of a male human into a dog.. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Small Octavo (8vo), approx. 8" (200mm) tall.. more information

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Brisbane: Booksplendour Publishing, 2008. Uncorrected proof copy. Medium octavo, contains two stage plays, both written in 1920. 118pp. The two stage plays that appear in this volume are in a sharp contrast, though both completed in the same year of 1920. R.U.R. a science fiction/horror, is famous because of the word ROBOT that appears here for the first time. This a new English translation. The Robots are being commercially produced and exploited by the people, until they revolt and take over the world. The Robber (Loupeznik) is a romantic comedy/drama. An elderly professor s youngest daughter becomes hopelessly infatuated with a young man, who invades the professor s house, violates his privacy and takes over practically all his possessions. The play has had relatively little exposure on the world stage, but it is still immensely popular with the Czech audiences and regularly produced.. First Thus. Binding - Pictorial Softcover. As New. *Medium Octavo -230mm (9") tall. Uncorrected Proof. more information

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Brisbane: Booksplendour Publishing, 2008. New book. Medium octavo, contains two stage plays, both written in 1920. 118pp. R.U.R. has not only made Karel Capek famous internationally famous; it has also made him in a certain sense immortal, because of the word ROBOT, which appears for the first time in this play. Particularly in its dramatic concluding parts, R.U.R comes closer to the Gothic horror than to science fiction, which in was then known as Utopia. Capek uses the utopian theme mainly to aid his literary aims and to make commentaries on the state of society, still relevant in the 21st century. The Robots' revolt and its consequences could for instance be interpreted as a warning against giving scientists a free hand in pursuit of genetic research. The R.U.R. managers and scientists at every opportunity stress that their noble aims are designed to benefit mankind, but one feels that somewhere down the line perhaps there might be a price to pay. In sharp contrast to this satirical drama, also written in the same years of 1920, The Robber (Loupeznik) moves between romantic comedy and tragedy, with a pinch of melodrama or even farce thrown in. Some passages are in verse. Capek began to work on it in 1911, when he was only 21, and he returned to it when he was near 30. Nearly a century later, the play is still immensely popular with the Czech audiences, but relatively unknown in the world.. First Thus. Binding - Pictorial Softcover. As New. *Medium Octavo -230mm (9") tall. more information

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London: Serpents Tail, 1997. Trade sized paperback, small octavo, approx. 8 inches (or 200mm) tall, in a very good-near fine condition throughout with light shelf wear. Probably read by one careful reader. Translated from Italian by Liz Heron. Obtainable on request and promptly supplied is wider-ranging description, scanned images, other information.. Trade Paperback. Very Good-Fine. Small Octavo, approx. 8" (200mm) tall.. more information

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Canada: Penguin Books, 1991. Trade sized paperback, in a near very good condition. Clean and tight copy with flat uncreased spine, light general shelf & edgewear and lightly yellowed pages. We answer questions and, if required, supply scanned images or further info, within 24 hours.. Trade Paperback. * Very Good. Small Octavo (8vo), approx. 8" (200mm) tall.. more information

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Great Britain: Penguin Books, 1956. Tight and solid copy, in good-very good condition, with a flat uncreased spine, light shelf & edgewear with a tiny tear on the foreedge of back cover, some tanning of pages and bookseller's stamp on title page. We promptly attend to requests for more detailed description, scanned images, further information on this book's condition.. Paperback. * Good - Very Good. Small Duodecimo (12mo), approx. 7" (180mm) tall.. more information

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Great Britain: Penguin Books, 1972. Tight and clean copy, in good-very good condition, with a flat uncreased spine, light shelfwear, lightly tanned pages and prices on back cover blacked out. We promptly attend to requests for more detailed description, scanned images, further information on this book's condition.. Paperback. * Good - Very Good. Small Duodecimo (12mo), approx. 7" (180mm) tall.. more information

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Australia: University of Queensland Press, 1980. Trade sized paperback, Asian and Pacific Writing 15, in a very good-fine condition throughout with only light general shelf-wear. We quickly respond to requests for scanned images and promptly answer any questions.. Trade Paperback. * Very Good - Fine. Small Octavo, approx. 8 1/4" (210mm) tall.. more information

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London: Chatto & Windus, 1994. Trade sized paperback, small octavo, approx. 8 inches (or 200mm) tall, in a good-very good condition. Clean copy with light age tan and very mild foxing, light edge wear and light rubbing on the hinge. We respond promptly to requests for wider-ranging description, scanned images or on-hand information.. First Thus. Soft Cover with French Folds. Good-very Good. Small Octavo (8vo), approx. 8" (200mm) tall.. more information

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London: Alvin Redman, 1962. A scarce title, novel, originally published in France, set in 1939 Spain, at the end of Spanish Civil War. Very good copy in like D/J with even light edgewear.Previous owner's small inscription on ffep. Scanned digital images, more detailed description or additional information, are available on request and usually supplied within 24 hours.. First English Language Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good-Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Hamburg: Internationaal Traktaat-Genootschap, 1914. Blue-green decorative cloth with gilt with a picture veiled figure in front of a winged lion and several othe fantastic animals. Edges are worn and corners are mildly bumped, there are some rubbings in the spinal area, but essentially the book is healthy and tight. Illustrated by b/w plates and in-text illustrations. We promptly attend to requests for more detailed description, scanned images, synopsis, other reachable information.. Decorative Cloth. Good/No Jacket. *Medium Octavo -230mm (9") tall. more information

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Melbourne: Hill of Content, 1984. Trade sized paperback, small octavo, approx. 8 inches (or 200mm) tall, in a good condition. Clean and tight copy with some age tan, some creasing to covers, light edgewear with tiny corner curls and small tear on the edge of end paper. Translated from the French by Barbara Bray. We respond promptly to requests for wider-ranging description, scanned images or on-hand information.. Trade Paperback. Good. Small Octavo, approx. 8" (200mm) tall.. more information

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Australia: Hill of Content, 1984. Trade sized paperback, in a good-very good condition. Solid, tight and clean copy with light creasing to covers & spine, some edgewear and some yellowing of pages. Obtainable on request and readily supplied are scanned images, a comprehensive description or on-hand information.. Trade Paperback. * Good - Very Good. Small Octavo, approx. 8 1/4" (210mm) tall.. more information

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London: Anthony Blond, 1958. Hard Cover small octavo, approx. 8 inches (or 200mm). The price clipped d/j has a couple of holes. Internally tight, with light foxing, mainly on prelims. We swiftly respond to requests for more detailed description, scanned images, synopsis, or other accessible information. . First Thus. Hard Cover. Good - Very Good/Good minus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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U. S. A.: New Directions, 1973. Trade sized paperback, in a good-very good condition overall. Solid, clean and tight copy with minimal creasing to covers & spine, light general edgewear and lightly yellowed pages. Translated from Japanese by Donald Keene. We promptly respond to requests for more detailed description, scanned images, synopsis, on hand information.. Trade Paperback. * Good - Very Good. Small Octavo (8vo), approx. 8" (200mm) tall.. more information

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Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England: Penguin, 1952. A firm copy, in good general condition, with some creasing and fading on spine and covers, lightly age-tanned. We answer questions, supply further details or provide digital images, usually within a few hours.. Paperback. Good. Medium Duodecimo (12mo), approx. 7" (185mm) tall.. more information

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Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England: Penguin, 1949. A firm copy, in good general condition, with some creasing and fading on spine and covers, lightly age-tanned. We answer questions, supply further details or provide digital images, usually within a few hours.. Paperback. Good. Medium Duodecimo (12mo), approx. 7" (185mm) tall.. more information

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Great Britain: Picador, 1997. Trade sized paperback, in a good-very good condition. Clean and tight copy with flat uncreased spine, light shelf & edge wear, some yellowing of pages and small remainder mark on bottom edge. We answer questions and, if required, supply scanned images or further info, within 24 hours.. Trade Paperback. * Good - Very Good. Small Octavo (8vo), approx. 8" (200mm) tall.. more information

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Great Britain: Everymans Library, 1986. Solid, clean and tight paperback with some creasing to the covers and spine, prices on back cover blacked out, some yellowing of pages, a hint of foxing on endpapers and light general edgewear, but overall classified as good+ copy or better. We promptly attend to requests for more detailed description, scanned images, further information on this book's condition.. Paperback. * Good - Very Good. Large Duodecimo (12mo), approx. 7½ " (190mm) tall.. more information

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Great Britain: Allen Lane, 1984. Hard Cover in a near very good general condition, in good-very good dust jacket. Solid, clean and tight copy with light sunning to spine & top edges and a hint of foxing on top edge. Dust jacket is solid with some edgewear and a few chips & two small tears on edges. A detailed report on book’s condition, scanned images, further information, would be promptly supplied on request.. Hardcover. * Very Good/Good-Very Good. Medium Octavo (8vo), approx. 8½" (220mm) tall.. more information

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Great Britain: Sceptre, 1995. Trade sized paperback, in a near very good condition. Clean and tight copy with flat uncreased spine, uncreased covers, an abrasion on rear cover caused by removal of price sticker and lightly yellowed pages near edges. We answer questions and, if required, supply scanned images or further info, within 24 hours.. Trade Paperback. * Very Good. Small Octavo (8vo), approx. 8" (200mm) tall.. more information

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Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England: Penguin, 1971. Softcover, in good overall condition. Covers rubbed on edges, reading creases on spine and covers, well read but generally a clean and tight copy. A crack in hinge of rear cover. Owner's name on inside front cover. Expanded report on condition or image(s) supplied on request.. Binding - Pictorial Softcover. * Good. *Medium Duodecimo - 190mm (71/2") tall. more information

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Great Britain: Penguin Books, 1968. Paperback, duodecimo (12mo Paperback, - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall), tight copy in a good general condition, lightly rubbed on edges, with some age tan and some creasing to spine. We promptly attend to requests for comprehensive description, scanned images and on-hand information. Paperback. Good. Small Duodecimo (12mo), approx. 6¾ " (170mm) tall.. more information

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London: Hutchinson, 1957. A clean, firm, healthy, tightly bound hardback copy, in good overall condition, with a somewhat tattered dust wrapper with no major loss. More info, scanned images, on request.. First British Edition. Binding - Hard Cover. * Good - Very Good/Good minus. *Small Octavo - 205mm (8") Tall. more information

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Great Britain: Picador, 1989. Trade sized paperback, in a near very good condition. Clean and tight copy with flat uncreased spine, light general shelf & edgewear and tanning of pages near edges. Translated from German by Joel Agee. We answer questions and, if required, supply scanned images or further info, within 24 hours.. Trade Paperback. * Very Good. Small Octavo (8vo), approx. 8" (200mm) tall.. more information

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Great Britain: Bloomsbury, 1992. Trade sized paperback, in good general condition. Solid, clean and tight copy with flat uncreased spine, some creasing to covers, light general edgewear with a tiny tear on the foreedge of front cover, scar on front cover after sticker has been removed, unmarked pages with front endpaper removed. On request, we will promptly supply more detailed description, scanned images, and other available information. . Trade Paperback. * Good. Medium Octavo (8vo), approx. 9" (230mm) tall.. more information

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Great Britain: Vintage, 1999. Trade sized paperback, small octavo, approx. 8 inches (or 200mm) tall, in a very good condition. Clean and tight copy with light creasing to front cover and light edgewear.Translated from Swedish. We respond promptly to requests for wider-ranging description, scanned images or on-hand information.. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Small Octavo (8vo), approx. 8" (200mm) tall.. more information

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