A Journey Round My Skull

NY: Harper and Brothers Publishers, 1939. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. First American edition of this medical memoir in which the Hungarian author describes with vivid equanimity the symptoms caused by a brain tumor, as well as its ultimate removal via surgery. Translated from the Hungarian by Vernon Duckworth Barker. First edition. Octavo, 8 1/8 x 5… Read more about this item

Budapest, Hungary Corvina Books, 1992. Paperback Second Edition (1992). Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of wear to the lower corner of the front panel, which is a little 'soft'; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the… Read more about this item

1939 Harper and Brothers first American edition. Karinthy was a well know Hungarian satirist. The book is his account of his experience with a brain tumor that was diagnosed in 1936. First published in English in 1939, posthumously. Condition of the book is Good. The binding is straight and sound. Inside pages are complete and unmarked. The boards show moderate wear from… Read more about this item

Corvina, 1992. Good, softcover some wrinkling of pages. Soft Cover. Good.

Published by Corvina, 1992. Paperback. Condition: Good. Light reading wear. Very clean interior. .

Corvina Books, 1992-01-01. 2nd. Paperback. Very Good++. Book is in FINE and unread condition. Prev owner name inside cover else book is clean

Hungary: Corvina pub. Very Good. 1992. PAPERBACK. Paperback. 5x8". VERY GOOD CONDITION, clean, solid,bright..; Black titles on glossy white paper covers.. cover shows interlocking shapes...ballistrade stonework? ; 288pg pages .

Faber & Faber Ltd, 1949-01-01. 3rd Impression. Hardcover. Good. 9x6x1. Hardcover and dust jacket. Shelf wear. Binding cocked. Tears to jacket. Water damage to jacket (text is unaffected). Pages unmarked. <br> "Karinthy's book is, to my mind, a masterpiece. We are inundated now with medical memoirs, both biographical and autobiographical–the entire genre has exploded in the last twenty… Read more about this item

Faber & Faber, 1949. 3rd Impression. Hardcover. Fair/Fair. jacket is worn, torn and creased. edge wear on boards. foxing and marks. sound binding. fair copy.[SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

NY 1939 first edition in English. Harper. Hardcover octavo. 288p. Memoir of brain tumor and experience of surgery while remaining awake. Near Fine, end papers toned. in Fair, worn and chipped dj. price not clipped. Translated from Hungarian. .

London: Faber and Faber, 1939. 288 pages in good condition; foxing on the edges, endpapers and few first and last pages. Previous owner's small stamp on the ffep. Blue hardcovers with gilt titles on the spine. Spine and edges stained and darkened. Light wear on corners and edges, covers scuffed. GOOD. First U. K. Edition. Hardcover. Good.

Faber and Faber , 1939. 2nd Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Poor. Gift inscription written by the previous owner and a small sticker tipped in on the inner board. Publication of 288 pages. The dust jacket is worn. The boards are in good condition. Internally the pages are clean and complete. The text is legible. Tightly bound… Read more about this item

S. Fair.