MR. PALOMAR
by CALVINO, ITALO
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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Skreen, Sligo, Ireland
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About This Item
San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1985. 130pp; Ex Public Library with usual stamps and labels; In very bright and clean condition; Protective sleeving;. First US Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Good. 8vo. Ex-Library.
Synopsis
Mr. Palomar, whose name purposely evokes that of the famous telescope, is a seeker after knowledge, a visionary in a world sublime and ridiculous. Whether contemplating a cheese, a woman’s breasts, or a gorilla’s behavior, he brings us a vision of a world familiar by consensus, fragmented by the burden of individual perception. Translated by William Weaver. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book
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- Seller
- Weathered Stone Books
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 004862
- Title
- MR. PALOMAR
- Author
- CALVINO, ITALO
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First US Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
- Place of Publication
- San Diego
- Date Published
- 1985
- Size
- 8vo
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Skreen, Sligo
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About Weathered Stone Books
In operation since 1982 as The Winding Stair Bookshop, Dublin until 2005. Then in USA as Wandering Star Books an online bookseller also conducting appraisals for private collectors and institutions. Now back in Ireland and living in beautiful Sligo with views of the Atlantic and selling online.
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