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Published by Macmillan Education Australia Pty Ltd, 1984
ISBN 10: 0330283022ISBN 13: 9780330283021
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
Book
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
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Published by Random House, 1992
ISBN 10: 009928703XISBN 13: 9780099287032
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
Book
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
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Published by Minerva, 1992
ISBN 10: 0749399341ISBN 13: 9780749399344
Seller: Goldstone Books, Llandybie, United Kingdom
Book
Perfect Paperback. Condition: Good. All orders are dispatched the following working day from our UK warehouse. Established in 2004, we have over 500,000 books in stock. No quibble refund if not completely satisfied.
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Published by Collins, 1957
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Condition: Good. 1957. 190 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Grey marbled boards. Book has been rebound by library, with expected inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Front endpaper has been removed. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Light tanning to spine and edges.
Published by Collins, London, 1957
Seller: Books for Amnesty, Malvern, Great Malvern, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hb without Dj. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 21 short stories from this magical writer, translated from the Italian by Archibald Colquhoun and Peggy Wright. Clean black boards with minimal shelf wear. Large, very faint stamp to both feps: B Dept. FILE COPY MUST NOT BE TAKEN AWAY. O/w perfectly clean, tight interior. All our UK orders are sent by First Class post. All profits to Amnesty International. Size: 13.8cm - 20.2cm with 190pp.
Published by Penguin Random House, 1983
ISBN 10: 043608273XISBN 13: 9780436082733
Seller: Better World Books Ltd, Dunfermline, United Kingdom
Book
Condition: Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
Hardcover (Original Cloth). Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. 21 short stories translated from the Italian by Archibald Colquhoun and Peggy Wright. Calvino was an Italian journalist and writer of short stories and novels. This collection of playful, deadly fables, the author's second title to be published in English, is populated with waifs and strays, a gluttonous thief and a mischievous gardener. The grimly comic story - 'The Argentine Ant' - moved Gore Vidal to declare 'if this is not a masterpiece of twentieth-century prose writing, I cannot think of anything better'. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 190 pages. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. White titles spine. black cloth. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Fiction; Short Stories; Italian Literature; Fables; Italy; Fiction. Inventory No: 3431.
Published by Collins, 1957
Seller: Hunter Books, Burnham, BUCKS, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. UK hardback first impression. VG in unclipped jacket that has nicks and and small chips to spine ends and foldovers, and larger notches of loss to top edge of front panel.
First edition. Hardcover. Top edge foxed, other edges clear, a touch of foxing along the inner hinges, otherwise very good in a good dustjacket with with some light soiling on the back panel, a few small professionally closed tears and a light stain along the bottom edge (showing mainly on the verso of the jacket). Sterling price intact (13s.6d.net). The scarce second book (first collection of stories) from this wonderful Italian fabulist, in a colourful jacket design by Trevor Denning. Translated by Archibald Colquhoun & Peggy Wright.
190pp. 8vo. Original boards in chipped dustwrapper. Name on ffe. Edges slightly browned, otherwise a very good copy. Translated by Archibald Colquhoun and Peggy Wright. First UK edition.
Published by Collins, London, 1957
Seller: Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB, Springfield, MA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. The author's second book to be translated into English. Translated from the Italian by Archibald Colquhoun and Peggy Wright. First British edition. Hint of a spine slant, else at least very good in a very good (short closed tear at the crown of the spine, age darkening to spine, rear panel, and edges), price clipped dust jacket. A relatively well preserved copy of this scarce book.
Published by London Collins 1957, 1957
Seller: John Atkinson Books ABA ILAB PBFA, Harrogate, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
A first edition, first printing published by Collins in 1957. A very good book without inscriptions. Small thin patch of paper residue to the last page of text and one to the front endpaper also. Dustwrapper designed by Trevor Denning. A little chipping to the head of the spine and a little to the top edge. A rare book.
Published by Collins, 1957
Seller: Ashton Rare Books ABA : PBFA : ILAB, Market Harborough, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. The First UK Printing published by Collins in 1957.The BOOK is in near FINE condition.A little dulling to the spine titling with a little nick to the top of the spine. Light toning to the text block otherwise in lovely condition being free from inscriptions,markings and erasures.The WRAPPER is complete and is in near FINE condition.A little edge wear at the spine ends with very minimal tape reinforcement to the verso at the spine tips.Light soiling to the rear cover.The Trevor Denning wrapper artwork looks very attractive in the removable Brodart archival cover.The author's scarce second title published in English.Rare to find in such condition. Ashtonrarebooks welcomes direct contact.
Published by Collins, London, 1957
Seller: CASSIUS&Co., London, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Scarce first English edition of his collection of short stories, which each purportedly deal with fantasy but are really about real life in contemporary Italy. First thus, in Fine condition, published by Collins, London, in 1957.