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New York, NY Alfred A. Knopf, 1930. Hardcover First Edition USA (1930); Second Printing in the same year. Good: Shows significant indications of use: moderate to heavy wear to the extremiteis; rubbing and soiling to the panels; the entire outside of the book has been covered with clear packing tape and the interior front hinge has been reinforced with the same; a former owner's name inscribed at the front pastedown endpaper; some faint, neat PENCIL underlining in the first few pages of text; the binding is square and secure now that it has been reinfoced. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Will serve as a good reading copy. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 4to. (10.6 x 7.2 x 1.4 inches). 353 pages + Index. Translated from the German by Charles Francis Atkinson. Language: English. Weight: 35.2 ounces. Tan cloth over boards with black titles and designs at backstrip. Lime green tinted top edge. First Edition USA (1930); Second Printing in the same year. Hardback: Lacks DJ.

Portland, OR Valentine Mitchell, 2003. Paperback First Edition, so stated First Edition, so stated. Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the faintest crease at backstip; binding square and secure; text clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 293pp. Paperback.

Baltimore, MD The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1982. Hardcover First Edition (1982), not directly stated, but implied by lack of subsequent printings cited in accordance with The Johns Hopkins University Press's customary practice at the time of publication. First Edition (1982), not directly stated, but implied by lack of subsequent printings cited in accordance with The Johns Hopkins University Press's customary practice at the time of publication. Very Good in Very Good- DJ: The Book shows indications of careful use: moderate shelving wear to the lower extremities; foxing to the outside edges of the text block; several pages have been inadvertently creased at the lower corner, causing a bit of riffling to the lower corner of those pages and a single page has been dog-eared at the upper corner; a couple of small faint stains to the rear panel; the binding is slightly cocked off square, but remains perfectly secure; the text is clean. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or… Read More

London, UK Constable and Company Ltd. , 1988. Hardcover First Edition [1988], so stated. First Edition [1988], so stated. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ: Both book and DJ show only minute indications of use. The Book shows barely discernible spine lean; several extremely faint, tiny spots at the top edge; the binding remains perfectly secure; the text clean. The DJ shows only the mildest rubbing; the price has not been clipped. Overall, very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. Large 8vo. 200pp. Hardback with DJ. Peter Quennell has been fascinated by the subject of happiness since early childhood, when he first sought to understand its meaning, and to establish whether or not anyone ever actually attained it. Studying the lives and works of creative artists from the Old Stone Age to the present day, this book analyzes how individual men and women have been inspired by this universally shared human pursuit. Is happiness a natural human right, as Jean-Jacques Rousseau… Read More

London, UK Rockliff, 1954. Hardcover First Edition, though unstated Very Good in Very Good+ DJ. The Book shows rather heavy spine lean; else only light overall wear; some patches of tanning to the front and rear free end-papers; the binding is secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome copy, tightly bound. Clean. Corners sharp. The DJ shows minimal wear to extremities; mild rubbing; faint soiling to the white background field of the rear panel; price intact; mylar-protected. Remains a clean, intact, presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo.(8.75 x 5.85 x 0.7 inches). xi, 203 pages. Language: English. Weight: 12 ounces. Hardback with DJ. Essays on the ballad, Dostoevsky, C.F. Ramuz, Manzoni, Calderon and others.

Boulder, CO Westview Press, 1999. Paperback First Edition Thus (1999), not directly stated, but First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. First Edition Thus (1999), not directly stated, but First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Fine in Wraps: flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome like-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing no flaws. Bright and Clean. Corners sharp. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9 x 6 x 0.4 inches). xv, 160 pages. Language: English. Weight: 11.7 ounces. Academic Press Paperback.