Cosmicomics
by Calvino, Italo
Cosmicomics is a book of short stories by Italo Calvino. Each story takes a scientific "fact" (though sometimes a falsehood by today's understanding), and builds an imaginative story around it. An always extant being called Qfwfq narrates all of the stories save two, each of which is a memory of an event in the history of the universe. Qfwfq also narrates some stories in Calvino's t zero.
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Cosmicomics
by Calvino, Italo (translated by William Weaver)
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- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- very fine
- Edition
- First UK edition
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- 1969
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- Hardcover
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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$175.00
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London: Jonathan Cape, 1969. First UK edition. Hardcover. Fine/very fine. An odd collection of tales about the creation of the universe and of human beings. Quirky fun. Calvino is one of the European Magic Realists who are generally treated as "too good to be science fiction". Ah well. This is a very nice copy, with the only notable… Read more about this item Item Price
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Cosmicomics
by Calvino, Italo
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- Used
- Jacket Condition
- showing its age a little
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- 1st
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- 1968
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Davis, California, USA
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$110.00
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This is the first UK edition of this quirky and fascinating book by a unique author who is a teller of delightfully odd tales.
As you can see, the dj is showing its age a little(see pics) but otherwise this is in great condition. Item Price
$110.00
Cosmicomics.
by CALVINO, Italo.
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- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
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- 1969
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780224615662
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Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
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$100.00
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London:: Jonathan Cape,. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1969. Hardcover. 0224615661 . Translated from the Italian by William Weaver. First British edition. Trace foxing on endpapers, else very good in a very good (ring stain on front panel, foxing) dust jacket. ; 153 pages . Item Price
$100.00
Cosmicomics
by Italo Calvino (author); William Weaver (translator)
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- Used - Very Good-
- Published
- 1968
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- Glued binding
- ISBN
- 9780156226004
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Kansas City, Missouri, USA
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$8.98
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Gift inscription and date written on the 1/2 title page; no other markings. Minor wear to edges/surface. Item Price
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Cosmicomics
by Italo Calvino
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- Used - Acceptable
- Published
- 1976
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780156226004
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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$6.40
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, 1976. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
$6.40
COSMICOMICS
by Calvino Italo
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- Used - fine hardcover copy in fine, not price clipped, dustwrapper
- Edition
- 1st edition. In the beginning, there was... Qfwfq? Italo Calvino
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- 1969
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- Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780224615662
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Rayleigh, Aberdeen, GBR
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$252.24
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Jonathan Cape, 1969. 1st edition. In the beginning, there was... Qfwfq? Italo Calvino apparently thought so -- his magical-realist fantasy "Cosmicomics" is one of the two best novels he ever wrote. Hardback. fine hardcover copy in fine, not price clipped, dustwrapper. Item Price
$252.24
Cosmicomics
by Italo Calvino
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- Used - Good
- Published
- 1976
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- Paperback
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- 9780156226004
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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$6.40
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, 1976. Paperback. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
$6.40
COSMICOMICS
by CALVINO, ITALO
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- Used
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- FIRST EDITION
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- PUB 1965
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- HARDCOVER
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BURLINGTON, Wisconsin, USA
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$300.00
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NEW YORK NY: HARCOURT BRACE AND WORLD,INC. FINE IN A VERY GOOD+ D.J.. PUB 1965. FIRST EDITION. HARDCOVER. ISBN: TRANSLATED FROM THE ITALIAN BY WILLIAM WEAVER. BOOK IS FINE WITHOUT ANY MARKS TO THE BINDING OR THE TEXT. D.J. HASA SMALL CHIP AT THE TOP OF THE SPINE PANEL PARTIALLY AFFECTING THE HIGHLYSET BOOK TITLE, A COUPLE OF… Read more about this item Item Price
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COSMICOMICS.
by Calvino, Italo. (Text) Weaver, William. (Trans. )
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- Used - Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
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- 1969
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- Hardcover
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Santa Monica, California, USA
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$375.00
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London: Cape.. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1969. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. First British edition. Fine in near fine dust jacket. (Short closed tear at upper edge of flap. ) Far more elusive than its American counterpart. ; 5 1/2" X 8"; 153 pages . Item Price
$375.00
Cosmicomics
by Calvino, Italo
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- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- Later Printing
- Published
- 1976
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780156226004
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- 1
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Vashon, Washington, USA
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$4.61
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Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.: Harvest Books, 1976. Later Printing. Paperback. Very Good. Mass Market. Item Price
$4.61
Cosmicomics
by Calvino, Italo
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- Used - Good
- ISBN
- 9780156226004
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Mishawaka, Indiana, USA
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$7.58
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Item Price
$7.58
Cosmicomics (Harbrace Paperbound Library, Hpl 69)
by Calvino, Italo
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- Used - Very Good
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- Paperback
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- 9780156226004
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GORING BY SEA, West Sussex, GBR
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$11.88
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Paperback. Very Good. Item Price
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Cosmicomics
by Italo Calvino
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Published
- 1976
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780156226004
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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$6.40
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, 1976. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
$6.40
Cosmicomics
by Calvino, Italo
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 1976
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780156226004
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- 1
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Tacoma, Washington, USA
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$7.95
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Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1976 Book. Very Good. Mass Market Paperback. Minor wear on the edges and extremities, text clean. HPL 69.. Item Price
$7.95
Cosmicomics
by Italo Calvino
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- Used - Good
- ISBN
- 9780156226004
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Frederick, Maryland, USA
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$14.97
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Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. Used - Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Item Price
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Cosmicomics
by Italo Calvino.
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- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- Reprint
- Published
- 1976
- Binding
- Soft cover
- ISBN
- 9780156226004
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- 1
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Binghamton, New York, USA
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$8.50
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Orlando/ Austin/ New York: Harcourt / Harvest, 1976. Reprint . Soft cover. Near Fine. 35042 shelf. Unread. Trade paperback, white covers. No names, clean text. Trans from the Italian by William Weaver.
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$8.50
Cosmicomics
by Calvino, Italo
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1968
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Madison, New Jersey, USA
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$185.00
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New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1968. 153pp. Bright blue cloth boards, titles in pink on spine. Boards yellowing at extremities. Spine straight, binding tight, corners square. Pages clean and unmarked. Blue top page ends faded. Blue, pink, black and white dust jacket is intact, with original $3.95 price on front flap. Wear to head and foot of spine, but… Read more about this item Item Price
$185.00
Cosmicomics
by Calvino, Italo
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- Used
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1969
- Quantity Available
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Rochester, Michigan, USA
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$280.00
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Cosmicomics, Jonathan Cape, 1969, first edition, fine in like color pictorial dust-wrapper. From the library of Forrest J. Ackerman. A gift from fellow author William Temple as noted on a typed slip of paper laid in. Item Price
$280.00
COSMICOMICS.
by Calvino, Italo. (Text) Weaver, William. (Trans. )
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- Published
- 1968
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Santa Monica, California, USA
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$200.00
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New York: Harcourt, Brace & World.. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1968. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. First American edition. Near fine in a price-clipped very good+ dust jacket. (Light evidence of damping on rear cover of jacket along with a small chip at base. Traces of light shelf-wear at edges of jacket. Mild discoloration… Read more about this item Item Price
$200.00
Cosmicomics
by Calvino, Italo
- Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st UK Edition
- Published
- 1969
- Binding
- Blue Boards
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Sorn, East Ayrshire, GBR
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$189.23
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London: Jonathan Cape, 1969. 1st UK Edition. Blue Boards. Very Good Plus/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 153pp. A well preserved copy of this book, translated from the Italian Le Cosmicomiche as a first UK edition. Dust wrapper not price clipped. Slight soiling to the rear of the wrapper. Light shelf wear to the top… Read more about this item Item Price
$189.23