The Man Without Qualities Volume I: A Sort of Introduction; The Like of It Now Happens (I)
Musil, Robert; Wilkins, Eithne (translator); Kaiser, Ernst (translator)
Published by Secker & Warburg, London, UK, 1955
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Green cloth binding. The tanned pages have underlining and margin notations. There is a name written on the front end paper. The spine has some fading. 365 pages. Second Printing, 1955. Seller Inventory # 031537
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Title: The Man Without Qualities Volume I: A Sort ...
Publisher: Secker & Warburg, London, UK
Publication Date: 1955
Binding: Cloth
Condition: Fair
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
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The Man Without Qualities. Volume One. A Sort of Introduction. The Like of It Now Happens (I).
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Softcover
Seller: Antikvariat Faust, Göteborg, Sweden
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Picador, London 1979. xi, 445 pp. Paperback. Good condition. Seller Inventory # 65775
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The Man Without Qualities, Volume I: A Sort of Introduction (The Like of It Now Happens).
Published by
Capricorn Books, New York, NY, 1965
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Paperback
Seller: Black Cat Hill Books, Oregon City, OR, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Paperback. Scattered UNDERLINING AND MARGINALIA IN INK. Else, Very Good in Wraps: shows indications of careful use: shows light wear to the extremities; mild rubbing overall and faint soiling to the white background fields of the panels; a faint crease to the backstrip; former owner's name inscribed at the upper corner of the title page; the binding remains square and secure. Free of creases to the panels. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Clearly, this is a flawed copy, but remains a useful reading copy, structurally sound and tightly bound. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (7.15 x 4.35 x 0.7 inches). xviii, 365 pages. Translated by Eithne Wilkins & Ernst Kaiser. Foreward by the Translators. Language: English. Weight: 9.3 ounces. This translation was first published in 1954. Mass Market Paperback. Seller Inventory # 56528
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The Man Without Qualities - VOLUME 1 - A Sort of Introduction & The Like of it Now Happens (I) (UK HB in DJ - 1955)
Published by
Secker & Warburg, 1955
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Hardcover
Seller: Hunter Books, Burnham, BUCKS, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 2nd Edition. UK hardback second impression from 1955. VG with slight wear to corners, in Fair jacket, unclipped with spine darkening, some loss to head of spine, and a couple of small holes at rear spine join. Seller Inventory # ABE-1655739473611
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The Man Without Qualities Volume I: A Sort of Introduction The Like of It Now Happens (I)
Published by
Secker & Warburg, 1961
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Hardcover
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
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Condition: Good. 1961. Reprinted. 365 pages. Dust jacket over green cloth. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm. Bottom corners from page 361 onwards stained with orange colouring with text unaffected. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Mild crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears and creasing. Orange colouring splashed to rear flap and panel. Seller Inventory # 1716463240ADA
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The man without qualities. [Volume 1.] A sort of introduction. The like of it now happens, I
Published by
Coward-McCann, Inc., New York, 1953
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Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Carothers and Carothers, Albany, CA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. xxxv, 365 pages. This is a sound copy of the first volume of Musil's trilogy, in a flawed but satisfactory dust jacket. Publisher's binding bright, bumping to edges; a scuff mark (not a remainder mark) to foot of textblock; contents unmarked and quite attractive. Stated first American edition. The unclipped ($4.00) dust jacket is rubbed and edgeworn, with sunning to spine. 650 grams. Seller Inventory # 011898
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The Man Without Qualities, Volume 1: A Sort of Introduction, The Like of It Now Happens (I)
Seller: BookDepart, Shepherdstown, WV, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condition: UsedGood. Paperback; Volume 1 only; light soiling, scuffing, and edge wear to exterior; crease to spine; fading to pages; in good condition with clean text, firm binding. Seller Inventory # 93975
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The Man Without Qualities: Volume I: A Sort of Introduction The Like of it Now Happens (I)
Published by
Secker & Warburg 1953, 1953
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New Zealand
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FIRST EDITION, THIS VOL ONLY, octavo, green cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, xxxv + 365pp, VG (light to moderate staining to spine & boards, light tanning & moderate foxing to page edges & eps, minor water staining to base of eps, prev. bookseller's sm ink stamp to front pastedown, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, light foxing sporadically throughout) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping/closed tearing to spine & edges, moderate tanning & staining). Seller Inventory # 1L19/3
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The Man Without Qualities Volume I A Sort of Introduction The Like of It Now It Happens (I)
Published by
Secker & Warburg, London, 1953
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: NWJbooks, Lancaster, PA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Gilt lettering in red spine block on dark green boards in a green dust jacket. 8vo, 365pp. The dust jacket has been archival tape repaired and is edge chipped. Seller Inventory # 006427
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The Man Without Qualities - Volume I: A Sort of Introduction, The Like of it Now Happens (I)
Published by
Secker & Warburg, London, 1953
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Edinburgh Books, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Green Cloth Hardback. Condition: Very Good Plus. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First English Edition. 1953. First English edition. xxxv, 365pp. plus a 1 page list of the works of Musil. Robert Musil (1880-1942) was an Austrian philosophical writer. His unfinished novel, The Man Without Qualities, is generally considered to be one of the most important and influential modernist novels. The novel is a "story of ideas", which takes place in the time of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy's last days, and the plot often veers into allegorical digressions on a wide range of existential themes concerning humanity and feelings. It has a particular concern with the values of truth and opinion and how society organizes ideas about life and society. It was originally planned as two volumes (1930 and 1932), containing four parts. A third volume, which remained unfinished, was published posthumously. This English translation was intended as four volumes. For sale is volume I, containing books1 and 2 (part 1). The book is bound in the original green cloth covered boards with gold titling on the spine. The case of the book is in very good condition with light bumping to the spine ends and wear to the titling on the spine. The contents are tight and clean with no inscription. The unclipped dustwrapper has some shelf wear with light soiling nd the spine is browned and scuffed. The corners and spine ends are bumped and nicked with small pieces missing from the top of the spine. The wrapper is in an easily removed clear plastic protective cover. Seller Inventory # gLitMusil01
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The Man Without Qualities (Volume 1: A Sort of Introduction, The Like of It Now Happens (I) / The Like of It Now Happens (II) / Into the Millenium (III) (The Criminals)) [Three Volumes]
Published by
Secker and Warburg, 1955
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Book House in Dinkytown, IOBA, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. First Edition. First UK edition, in three volumes. Secker & Warburg, 1955/1954/1960 respectively; Vol. 1 is a stated second printing, Vols. 2 and 3 are first printings with no additional printings indicated; xxxv, 365pp. / vii, 454pp. / xi, 445pp. From the collection of Jack D. Zipes, noted scholar of German folklore and literature, with his signature on the front paste-down of each volume and his pen notations in the translators' foreword of Vols. 1 and 3. Bindings are tight and sturdy; faint damp-stains on bottom edge of Vol. 1 and 3's front and rear boards, else only minor wear to edges of green cloth boards, gilt/mauve titling on spines remains bright and bold; text very good throughout set (besides Prof. Zipes's underlining mentioned above); faint foxing to top edge of page blocks. Mild wear, toning to edges of clipped dust jackets, mild toning to spine panels as well; jackets arrive wrapped in protective mylar. The earliest English-language edition of this classic of German modernism, straight from the library of one of America's preeminent scholars of German literature and culture. Due to the size/weight of this set extra charges will apply for international and/or expedited shipping. Ships same or next business day from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Seller Inventory # 321506
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