Sophies World, First Edition (29 results)

paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. May have light to moderate shelf wear and/or a remainder mark. Complete. Clean pages.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. A crisp, clean, tightly bound softcover copy presenting light creasing to spine from having been previously gently read and presenting light shelf wear only.

paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. Ships in a BOX from Central Missouri! May not include working access code. Will not include dust jacket. Has used sticker(s) and some writing or highlighting. UPS shipping for most packages, (Priority Mail for AK/HI/APO/PO Boxes).

Condition: New. Nicoby (illustrator). 2022. 1st Edition. Paperback. . . . . .

Trade Paperback. Condition: Like New. Dust Jacket Condition: Like New. First Edition. First Edition, Ninth Printing. Not price-clipped ($19.00 price intact). Published by Farrar, 1994. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is like new. Dust jacket is like new. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.

1st edition. Proof copy. Very good paperback copy; wrappers slightly dulled and edge-nicked. Bright and clean internally. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: 482 p.; 20 cm. Notes: Includes index. Originally published in Norwegian under the title Sophies verden. Contents: The Garden of Eden -- The top hat -- The myths -- The natural philosophers -- Democritus -- Fate -- Socrates -- Athens -- Plato -- The major's cabin -- Aristotle -- Hellenism -- The postcards -- Two cultures -- The Middle Ages -- The Renaissance -- The Baroque -- Descartes -- Spinoza -- Locke -- Hume -- Berkeley -- Bjerkely -- The Enlightenment -- Kant -- Romanticism -- Hegel -- Kierkegaard -- Marx -- Darwin -- Freud -- Our own time -- The garden party -- Counterpoint -- The big bang. Subjects: Philosophy; Fiction. Didactic fiction. Literature. Fiction. 20th century. Norway. Norwegian fiction. Other names: Møller, Paulette. Genre: Didactic fiction. Fiction. History. Novel. 1 Kg.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 2nd printing. dust jacket in Brodart wraps. dust jacket has edge wear, creasing. corners are bumped. text is unmarked. binding tight.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 2nd printing. dust jacket in Brodart wraps. dust jacket has edge wear, creasing. inner flaps have sun fading at edges. some highlighting in first quarter of book. binding tight.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Stated first edition. Light edge wear to dust jacket, in mylar protector. Boards lightly soiled, corners sightly bumped. Pages clean. In nice shape overall.

Hardcover. Condition: FIRST / VG. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. used hardcover in a dust jacket. jacket is slightly worn about the edges, but with no tears and not price clipped. pages and binding are clean, straight and tight. there are no marks to the text or other serious flaws.

UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY, FIRST EDITION (limited edition of 200); Super octavo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

very good condition paperback gently read clean pages Chapter 22 only.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. A fine copy of the first edition, first printing. Hardcover in a fine jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. 1st edition 1st printing hardback in unclipped dustjacket. Book & jacket in VG+]\] condition with no inscriptions. Not a book club edition, ex library or a remainder.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. 1st edition, 1st printing hardback in unclipped dustjacket. Book in VG+ condition with no inscriptions. Jacket with a small closed tear at top front left. Not a book club edition, ex library or a remainder. Please request a scan if required.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First UK Edition. First impression of the first UK edition. The English translation was first published in the USA by Farrar, Straus & Giroux, and the book was originally published in Norwegian as "Sofies verden" by H. Aschehoug & Co., Oslo in 1991. Translated from the Norwegian by Paulette Moller. ***Near fine in brown cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to the spine. The gilt is still nice and bright. The boards are clean with just some very minor small indentations. Head and tail of spine uncreased. No bumps or creases. Corners sharp. No reading lean to the binding. No reading creases to the spine. Spine tight. Page block edges clean without any foxing. Internally also near fine with clean pages. There is a neat ownership name in ink to the top of the title page. No creases or tears. The paper used for this production is of nice quality. ***In a near fine illustrated dustwrapper, which retains the original publisher's printed price of £16.99 net. The extremities of the dustwrapper are just very slightly rubbed. No chips, tears or creases. No fading, even to the area near the spine. ***242mm x 155mm. 403 pages including an Index (unusually for a work of fiction). ***'One day Sophie comes home from school to find two questions in her mailbox: Who are you? and Where does the world come from? "Sophie's World" is a fascinating conundrum, a novel of ideas that baffles, illuminates and delights. Woven into it, miraculously, is a complete history of Western philosophy that unravels and explores all the great mysteries of life, death, and the world around us.' (Quote taken from the front flap of the dustwrapper) ***'"Sophie's World" is a 1991 novel by Norwegian writer Jostein Gaarder. It follows Sophie Amundsen, a Norwegian teenager, who is introduced to the history of philosophy as she is asked "Who are you?" in a letter from an unknown philosopher. The nonfictional content of the book aligns with Bertrand Russell's The History of Western Philosophy. "Sophie's World" became a best-seller in Norway and won the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis in 1994. The English translation was published in 1995, and the book was reported to be the best-selling book in the world that year. By 2011, the novel had been translated into fifty-nine languages, with over forty million print copies sold. It is one of the most commercially successful Norwegian novels outside of Norway, and has been adapted into a film and a PC game.' (Wiki) ***First impression of the true first UK edition, in its original dustwrapper, in very nice near fine collectable condition. The book was very successful and was soon reprinted, so finding first impressions in such near fine condition is now difficult. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First UK Edition. First impression of the first UK edition - this copy SIGNED by the author on the title page. The English translation was also published in the USA by Farrar, Straus & Giroux. The book was originally published in Norwegian as "Sofies verden" by H. Aschehoug & Co., Oslo in 1991. Translated from the Norwegian by Paulette Moller. ***Very good in brown cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to the spine. The gilt is still beautifully bright. The boards are clean and unmarked. Head and tail of spine uncreased. Tiny crease to the bottom edge of the front board - otherwise no bumps or creases. Corners sharp. No reading lean to the binding. No reading creases to the spine. Spine tight. The book would be described as near fine, except for some foxing affecting the top edge and fore-edge of the page block. Internally also near fine with no inscriptions - other than that of the author. Pages clean with no foxing. No creases or tears. The paper used for this production is of nice quality. ***In a near fine illustrated dustwrapper, which retains the original publisher's printed price of £16.99 net. The dustwrapper is virtually flawless - just very slightly creased at the top and tail of the spine. No chips, tears or serious creases. No fading, even to the area near the spine. ***242mm x 155mm. 403 pages including an Index (unusually for a work of fiction). ***'One day Sophie comes home from school to find two questions in her mailbox: Who are you? and Where does the world come from? "Sophie's World" is a fascinating conundrum, a novel of ideas that baffles, illuminates and delights. Woven into it, miraculously, is a complete history of Western philosophy that unravels and explores all the great mysteries of life, death, and the world around us.' (Quote taken from the front flap of the dustwrapper) ***'"Sophie's World" is a 1991 novel by Norwegian writer Jostein Gaarder. It follows Sophie Amundsen, a Norwegian teenager, who is introduced to the history of philosophy as she is asked "Who are you?" in a letter from an unknown philosopher. The nonfictional content of the book aligns with Bertrand Russell's The History of Western Philosophy. "Sophie's World" became a best-seller in Norway and won the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis in 1994. The English translation was published in 1995, and the book was reported to be the best-selling book in the world that year. By 2011, the novel had been translated into fifty-nine languages, with over forty million print copies sold. It is one of the most commercially successful Norwegian novels outside of Norway, and has been adapted into a film and a PC game.' (Wiki) ***First impression of the true first UK edition, in its original dustwrapper, in very nice collectable condition. This copy has been flat-signed by the author on the title page - scarce thus. The book was very successful and was soon reprinted, so finding first impressions is now difficult. Signed copies are rarely found. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc. Signed by Author(s).

Hardback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st UK, 1st impression. A complete history of Western philosophy masquerading as a novel, this was a stunning and ground-breaking achievement. This uncommon book is in nice condition and very presentable. There isa slight amount of spotting to top edge. Presents as unread.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. Rilova, Sandra (illustrator). First Edition Thus. First edition thus, slipcased hardcover, has a shallow skew to the binding, and mild bumps to the spine ends. Overall, this is a solid, bright and clean, Near Fine copy in a Very Good+ slipcase, which has rubbing with light smudging to the panels, and slight bumps to the corners.

8vo., First Edition thus, text in red and black with coloured illustrations throughout and printed endpapers; pictorial cloth, backstrip lettered in blue, a near fine copy in publisher's board slip-case.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. 'Sophie's World' by Jostein Gaarder. Phoenix House. 1995. This book is a Hardback with dj. First edition. A handsome copy. The book was highly acclaimed when it came out in Norway and also when it was published in the UK. A young girl sets out on an adventure in philosophy. Dj is clean, bright, unclipped with good edges and tips. Clean, bright contents. Smart boards. Not exlib and packed and sent with care.