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England, The Unknown Isle by Cohen-Portheim, Paul translated by Alan Harris

by Cohen-Portheim, Paul translated by Alan Harris

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England, The Unknown Isle by Cohen-Portheim, Paul translated by Alan Harris

England, The Unknown Isle

by Cohen-Portheim, Paul translated by Alan Harris

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London: Duckworth, 1945 reprint. 237pp. russet cloth 8vo: Good/no dj [ink names front endpp.; a bottom corner very lightly bumped; ttext is age browned; else a clean, complete & tight copy] A surprisingly charitable examination of England by a cosmopolitan German Jew who was interned behind barbed wire from 1914-18 as an enemy alien in Britain. Originally published in 1930.

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  • Edition 1945 reprint
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher London: Duckworth
  • Keywords BRITISH HISTORY CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL COMMENTARY TRAVEL INTERWAR PERIOD

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England the Unknown Isle

England the Unknown Isle

by Paul Cohen-Portheim

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London: England: Duckworth, 1936. Sixth Impression. . Hardcover. Very Good/Poor. Very Good in Poor jacket 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. pp.237. "A brilliant analysis of the country and their national life". clean tight copy, slight foxing to text pages, front and back piece. d/j large piece missing top spine and top edge, smaller piece missing bottom spine and lower edge else small tears, nicks, creasing and pieces missing to all edges.
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England, the Unknown Isle

by Cohen-Portheim, Paul

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New York: Dutton, 1931. 1st . hard. Very Good+. Trans by Alan Harris. Essays by the Frenchman on London, Oxford,literature, art, theater, the press, etc. very good+, no dj, pink-stamped black cloth 237 pgs
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England The Unknown Isle

by Cohen-Portheim, Paul

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E. P. Dutton: E. P. Dutton. 1931. hardcover. B038351; 237 pp hardcover, good contents and covers, no dustjacket .
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England, the Unknown Isle.

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hardback. Very Good. Translated by Alan Harris. 6th printing. NY (Dutton) 1936. A very good copy in wrinkled and chipped dust wrapper.
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England, The Unknown Isle

by COHEN-PORTHEIM, Paul

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New York: Dutton, 1931. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Fourth edition. Very good in very good dustwrapper. The dustwrapper has a few (really small) tears on it, pages are starting to brown and are a little uneven. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.
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England, The Unknown Isle

England, The Unknown Isle

by COHEN-PORTHEIM, Paul

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New York: E.P. Dutton and Company, 1934. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Seventh printing. 237pp. Translated by Alan Harris. Spine ends rubbed, near fine in a very good dust jacket with a 1" chip on top of front panel, some loss to spine ends and moderate edgewear. A book about England and its people by an Austrian who was interned there during the first World War.
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England, The Unknown Isle

by Paul Cohen-Portheim, translated by Alan Harris

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New York: E. P. Dutton & Company, Inc., 1931. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, no dust jacket. Black cloth boards with pink text on front and spine. No signatures or bookplates present. No hinge issues, no cracks. Top edge dyed pink. Pages are toned with minor foxing and spotting on the end pages. Stated first edition on the copyright page.
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ENGLAND, THE UNKNOWN ISLE

by Cohen-Portheim, Paul

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GERMANY: Tauchnitz (Leipzig), 1933. Priced M 1.80 on spine. Title page dated 1933. Catalogue at rear dated May 933. Rear cover listing Latest Volumes in two columns is dated February 1933.. 1st Thus. Paperback. G++.
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England the Unknown Isle

by Cohen-Portheim, Paul

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London: Duckworth & Co, 1933. Pink boards with faded spine, shelf wear and rubbed corners, spotting to first & last few [pages o/w interior nice and clean. A look ta all aspects of life in the British Isles.. Reprint. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket.
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England, The Unknown Isle

England, The Unknown Isle

by Cohen-Portheim, Paul

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London, United Kingdom: Duckworth, 1933. "English social life, art, literature, education and stage are amusingly described." CONDITION Magenta waxed cloth bds with crisp gilt title (very fresh, not bumped or worn) pp 237 tight and clean, appears unread, ends are lightly age browned, gift inscription dated 1933 to ffep. Original Black wrapper is very fresh, not scuffed, is price clipped, and has 2 short tears to rear o/w not chipped. An exceptionally good copy.. 4th Impression. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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