Combines rural folktale and biblical argument in a collection of tales that explores the power of words and includes the tale "The Way of the Serpent"
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Seller: Flips Fine Books, Greensboro, GA, U.S.A.
hardcover. First Edition. brown cloth w/ pumpkin paper boards & endpapers; 243 pgs; includes "The Way of a Serpent" (87pgs, Geddes trans) & 10 other stories (Sandbach); illus dust jacket w/ $18.95 on front flap, author photo by Lennart Edling on rear. translated from the Swedish by Mary Sandbach & Tom Geddes. quote by James Welch on back cover. jacket design by Suzanne Noli w/ art by Mel Odom. very good (+)/ fine copy: modest foxing to top edge, trivial spots to outside edge, else a fine copy in fine dust jacket. Seller Inventory # 1192
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0060162295I3N00
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0060162295I4N10
Seller: Montclair Book Center, Montclair, NJ, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: USED Good. Seller Inventory # 527352
Seller: Willis Monie-Books, ABAA, Cooperstown, NY, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Translated from the Swedish. Seller Inventory # 45751
Seller: Gene The Book Peddler, Winchester, NH, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition/First Printing. first edition/first printing book is tight with no markings, dj has light rubbing and soiling, great copy. Seller Inventory # 013265
Seller: Alta-Glamour Inc., Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
1st Am edition. First Printing with a complete numberline. 249pp. Translated from the Swedish by Tom Geddes and Mary Sandbach. With Review material laid in loose. Hardcover in dust jacket. Light shelfwear. Very Good. Seller Inventory # 96467
Seller: Bookfever, IOBA (Volk & Iiams), Ione, CA, U.S.A.
Condition: FINE. First US printing. A collection of powerful short stories, including 'The Way Of A Serpent' originally published in Sweden between 1982 and 1986, and translated from the Swedish by Mary Sandbach and Tom Geddes. The second book by this prize winning author to be translated into English. 243 pp. Fine in fine dust jacket. Seller Inventory # 33657
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition. Very good in very good dust jacket; Book and dust jacket show slight rubbing on spine/dust jacket. Seller Inventory # 228528
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition. Fine in very good plus dust jacket. Very slight soiling on dust jacket. Seller Inventory # 230315