Translated Fiction from Owaka Books
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Angelo
by Jean Giono
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- English Translation
- Published
- 1960
- Binding
- Hardback, Cloth-bound
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Owaka, NZL
- Item Price
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$43.30
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Translated from the French by Alma E. Murch. Published by Peter Owen Limited in London, 1960. Hardback. In fine condition. The dust jacket is worn slightly around the edges and lightly foxed. Severe foxing and tanning visible on the inside pages. Item Price
$43.30
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Dance of the Tiger
by Björn Kurtén
- Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Edition
- 1st English translation and 1st American edition
- Published
- 1980
- Binding
- Hardback
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Owaka, NZL
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$14.84
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With an introduction by Stephen Jay Gould. 1st English translation and 1st American edition, published by Pantheon Books in New York, 1980. Hardback. In fair condition. The dust jacket is worn slightly around the edges with some fading along the spine. Light foxing on the inside pages, but no tanning. Item Price
$14.84
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The Death of Virgil
by Hermann Broch
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- Reprint of the English Translation
- Published
- 1976
- Binding
- Hardback, Cloth-bound
- ISBN
- 9780844617428
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Owaka, NZL
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$15.46
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Translated from the German by Jean Starr Untermeyer. Reprint, published by Peter Smith, in arrangement with Pantheon Books, Inc., in 1976. Hardback. In fine condition. No dust jacket, but the hardback itself is slightly faded along the edges, mainly along the spine, and worn around the corners. There is a small inscription penned by a previous owner on the flyleaf.… Read more about this item Item Price
$15.46
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Aeschylus I
by Various Authors, David Grene, Richmond Lattimore
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Published
- No Date
- Binding
- Hardback, Cloth-bound
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Owaka, NZL
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$19.79
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Edited by David Grene and Richmond Lattimore. Published by The Modern Library (Random House) in New York, and the University of Chicago. Small hardback. In fine condition. The dust jacket is fairly worn with some tanning and several small tears that have been repaired with tape. There are few marks and numbers penned on the flyleaf, and a small stamp… Read more about this item Item Price
$19.79
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Conquered City
by Victor Serge
- Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- Good-
- Edition
- 1st English Translation
- Published
- 1976
- Binding
- Hardback, Cloth-bound
- ISBN
- 9780575021174
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Owaka, NZL
- Item Price
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$28.45
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Translated from the French and with a foreword and biographical note by Richard Greeman. 1st English translation, published by Victor Gollancz Ltd. in London, 1976. Hardback. In fair condition. The dust jacket has a few small surface marks, but is protected from further surface damage by a clear plastic cover. Some light tanning and foxing visible on the inside pages. Item Price
$28.45
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More Roman Tales
by Alberto Moravia
- Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- 1st English Translation
- Published
- 1963
- Binding
- Hardback, Cloth-bound
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Owaka, NZL
- Item Price
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$34.02
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1st English translation, selected and translated by Angus Davidson. Hardback. In fair condition. The dust jacket is worn and torn in a few places, mainly along the edges, but is protected from further surface damage by a clear plastic cover. Some light foxing and tanning visible on the inside pages. Item Price
$34.02
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Modern Japanese Stories
by Various Authors, Ivan Morris
- Condition
- Used - Good-
- Jacket Condition
- Good-
- Edition
- 11th printing
- Published
- 1972
- Binding
- Hardback, Cloth-bound
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Owaka, NZL
- Item Price
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$37.11
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11th printing, published by Charles E. Tuttle Company, Inc. in Vermont and Japan, 1972. Hardback. In good condition, The dust jacket is worn slightly around the edges, mainly along the top and bottom edge of the spine. A small inscription penned by a previous owner has been covered up with twink on the flyleaf. Very light tanning and foxing visible… Read more about this item Item Price
$37.11
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The Potter's Daughter
by M. Dunow
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Published
- 1959
- Binding
- Hardback, Cloth-bound
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Owaka, NZL
- Item Price
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$37.11
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1st edition, published by Cooper Book Company in London, 1959. Translated by Joseph Leftwich. Hardback. In fine condition. The dust jacket is worn and has browned slightly around the edges and along the spine, but is protected from any further damage by a clear plastic cover. Foxing and tanning visible on the inside pages. Item Price
$37.11
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Selections from the Greek Anthology
by Various Authors, edited by Graham R. Tomson
- Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Published
- No Date
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Owaka, NZL
- Item Price
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$27.83
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Published by Walter Scott, Limited, in London. No date or edition details recorded. Edited by Graham R. Tomson. The translations by Dr. Richard Garnett, Mr. Andrew Lang, Miss Alma Strettell, Mr. Goldwin Smith, Mr. W. M. Hardinge, and others.
In fair condition. Gold gilding along the spine. There is some slight wear to the hardcover, mainly around the edges. A small… Read more about this item Item Price
$27.83
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Inferences from a Sabre
by Claudio Magris
- Condition
- Used - Good-
- Jacket Condition
- Good-
- Edition
- English Translation
- Published
- 1991
- Binding
- Hardcover, Case binding
- ISBN
- 9780807612651
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Owaka, NZL
- Item Price
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$24.74
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Published in New York, 1991, by George Braziller, Inc. Translated from the Italian by Mark Thompson. In good condition. There are a few very slight markings visible on the dust jacket, and one small tear on the back cover, but it is otherwise undamaged, and is protected from any further surface damage by a clear plastic cover. No tanning, but… Read more about this item Item Price
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God Was Born in Exile
by Vintila Horia
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 1st English Translation
- Published
- 1961
- Binding
- Softcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Owaka, NZL
- Item Price
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$37.11
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1st edition, proof copy, published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd. in London, 1961. Translated from the French by A. Lytton Sells, and includes a preface by Daniel-Rops of the Académie Française. In near-fine condition. The softcover is very faded along the spine, and there are a few small tears, likely a result of shelving damage. There is a 'Book… Read more about this item Item Price
$37.11
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A Flight of Curlews
by Martin Hart
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- 1st English Translation
- Published
- 1986
- Binding
- Hardcover, Case binding
- ISBN
- 9780850316469
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Owaka, NZL
- Item Price
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$61.85
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1st British edition and English translation. Published by Allison & Busby Limited in 1986. Translated by J. W. Arriens. In good condition. The dust jacket is slightly faded along the spine, but it is protected from any further damage by a clear plastic cover. No foxing or tanning visible on the inside pages. Item Price
$61.85
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The Seeker of Adventure
by Alexander Grin
- Condition
- Used - Good-
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Edition
- 1st English Translation
- Published
- 1978
- Binding
- Hardcover, Case binding
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Owaka, NZL
- Item Price
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$43.30
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1st printing of the English Translation. Published by Progress Publishers, 1978. In fairly good condition. The dust jacket is marked slightly in a few places and a little worn along the edges, but is protected from any further damage by a clear plastic cover. Some slight foxing and tanning visible on the inside pages. Item Price
$43.30