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197022031101London: Peter Owen 1970. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Fine. Paperback. First English Printing. 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches. 260 pages with notes. VERY FINE. Not read. All corners pointed. Binding firm without stress creasing and square. Without tears creases bumps or chips. Interior paper a bit age toned. Not marked and very clean and bright. All books carefully wrapped and sent boxed. <br/> <br/> Peter Owen paperback
2004DADAX0720612101Peter Owen Publishers 2004-04-01. Reprint. paperback. New. 6.46x0.86x7.76. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Peter Owen Publishers paperback
197079423London: Peter Owen. Good; Book is Slightly Warped. 1970. Paperback. 0720606772 . 260 pages . Peter Owen paperback
19271302280016PAYSON AND CLARKE LTD 1/1/1927. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 9x6x1. Hardcover and dust jacketin mylar. 1st printing stated. Good binding and cover. Minor cracking and tearing to dust jacket with minimal loss. Clean unmarked pages. The endpapers consist of a pictorial map that provides a dialect key to the different countries. Contains 103 original folk-tales compiled from all over Africa all of which were chosen by one of the 20th century's most important French poets. PAYSON AND CLARKE LTD hardcover
1927237821New York. : Payson & Clarke Ltd. 1927. Stated first edition. . Decorated hard cover. . Fine copy. . Folio. . Illustrated with ornaments Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Payson & Clarke Ltd. hardcover
192716905New York: Payson & Clarke Ltd. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1927. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Light tone light wear. Solid hardcover.; English translation of massive anthology of African literature. "The present volume is a work of compilation. For this reason I consider it a duty to indicate exactly in the bibliography the date and place of publication of the works upon which I have drawn. I have given these tales just as the missionaries and explorers brought them to Europe and just as they are published. They are not always the most original versions nor the most faithful translation. It is much to be regretted that literary exactitude was not the only legitimate preoccupation of these distant travellers." - Foreword by the author. ; 378 pages . Payson & Clarke Ltd hardcover
192742517NY: Payson & Clarke Ltd. Good with no dust jacket. 1927. First Edition. Hardcover. Publisher's quarter cloth with decorative boards. First printing stated. Map endpages. Edges exposed front hinge repaired with clear tape. PO name. Pages toned. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 378 pages . Payson & Clarke Ltd hardcover
192736648New York: Payson & Clarke Ltd 1927. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/very good. 378pp A very good copy in like dust jacket. Two closed tears on the back panel of jacket. Bookplate. Small stamp on inside cover "gift & exchange section Harvard College Library". This book is not a typical exlibrary copy but there is a blindstamp on the lower corner of the title page "Released". A lovely copy of a scarce book in jacket. <br/><br/> Payson & Clarke Ltd hardcover
192728742NY: PAYSON AND CLARKE LTD. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1927. First American Edition. A very good copy in patterned boards & quarter cloth binding lacking the scarce dj. Lightly discernable cracked at upper edge of front hinge. Corner tips cracked as nearly always with this title & some mild shelfwear to spine edges on cloth An uncommon title. . PAYSON AND CLARKE LTD. hardcover
192727064New York: Pason and Clarke Ltd. 1927. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First American Edition. First English Language Edition originally published in Paris as Anthologie Negre in 1921. Introduction foreword with table of the 591 languages & dialects of Africa extensive bibliography. Lg. 8vo. pp.378 dialect key map ep's black topstain stunning African inspired & designed black & ochre printed cloth with small decorative illustrations in-text. This is a fine copy neat name on the half title in a very good example of the rare matching design dustwrapper showing very light use spine slightly darkened minor chips at the extremities & a 1" shallow horizontal chip at the top of the rear panel. Contains 103 original folk-tales compiled from all over Africa all of which were chosen by one of the 20th century's most important French poets. The translator Margery Bianco was Margery Bianco Williams author of "The Velveteen Rabbit." A major undertaking & acknowledged masterpiece this volume brings to the English speaking world for the very first time the rich & sensitive images gathered from the Bantu Haussa Hottentot Sumali & others. "And so in this anthology we have not only the wit & wisdom of Africa but the soul of a people which may be judged by the criteria of pure letters" - from the intro. by Arthur B. Spingarn. An important work by this master traveler cubist poet & novelist who impacted directly on the thinking of Max Jacob Apollinaire Cocteau & Andre Salmon with his innovative poetic techniques & revolutionary observations. A handsome & important production indeed. Talvart And Place Vol. II Pp. 333 # 12. Pason and Clarke Ltd. hardcover
191367589Paris: Editions des hommes nouveaux 1913. Fine. Editions des hommes nouveaux Paris 13 juin1913 17 x 22.50 cm broché First edition of Cendrars's second book printed in 150 copies on handmade Hollande paper and offered to subscribers. According to Sonia Delaunay Séquences Pâques à New York and theTranssibérien were published at the author's expense thanks to a small inheritance. The address given - Éditions Hommes nouveaux - 4 rue de Savoie was in fact the small attic room that Blaise Cendrars occupied at that time. A precious copy of Blaise Cendrars's early poems exceptionally rare and in remarkable condition. Editions des hommes nouveaux unknown
1926006588Harper and Brothers. DJ in archival cover chips edge wear. Title page separated. . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1926. Harper and Brothers hardcover
19265443NY: HARPERS. Very Good in Near Fine dust jacket. 1926. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. First trade edition. Very good in price-clipped near fine dust jacket. Previous owner's embossed stamp on front end-paper. Rubbing to gold foil on boards. A few short edge tears & touches of light shelf-wear to jacket. . HARPERS. hardcover
192625530NY: HARPER & BROTHERS. Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1926. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Later priinting. From the library of writer Irving Stone with his signature beloiw a previous inscription on front end-paper. Good only copy in very good dust jacket. Price-clipped jacket with light edge-wear. The gold flaked boards are heavily rubbed. Serviceable copy. ; 5 3/4" x 8 1/4" . HARPER & BROTHERS. hardcover
1996Q-1569247676Da Capo Press 1996-10-09. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Da Capo Press paperback
1992Q-1557783195Paragon House 1992-01-01. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Paragon House hardcover
199616666<p>new pb</p> Marlowe & Co paperback
1992226697New York: Paragon Book 1992. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover; 8vo; 307 pages. First edition. Blue and pale yellow paper hardcovers copper titles on spine Rubbed edges. Edges somewhat spotted. Bright and clean interior. In a blue glossy jacket light shelfwear. NPC. VG/VG <br/> <br/> Paragon Book hardcover
198288190New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1982. Hardcover. 0684172267 . Hardcover in dust jacket. Fifth printing of first edition. SIGNED and inscribed by Marcia Brown on front free endpage "To E- A- Who casts a long shadow! . " Book is As New crisp and clean with tight binding and sharp corners. Unclipped dust jacket is also As New fresh and bright. Books is a translation of Blaise Cendrars "La Feticheuse " from "Petits Contes Negres pour les Enfants. " Illustrated with Brown's bold graphic pictures. Caldecott Medal affixed to front of jacket. 4to. Unpaginated. In protective Mylar. . Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover
198222096New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1982. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0684172267 . First edition/first printing in Near Fine condition front board lightly sunned else bright. Orange cloth spine with titles in silver purple covered boards with embossed illustration of dancer. Fine pictorial dust-jacket by Marcia Brown; Brown won her third Caldecott medal in 1983 for "Shadow" inspired by her travels in Africa she translated the french poem "La Féticheuse" and lavishly illustrated with collage the evocative role shadow plays in the African experience. "From conversations with shamans in their villages from storytellers around the fires in an Africa that is passing into memory the poet Blaise Cendrars evoked a dancing image-shadow." Marcia Brown introduction ; Color Illustrations; 4to ; 40 pages . Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover
1982Q-0684172267Atheneum Books for Young Readers 1982-05-01. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Atheneum Books for Young Readers hardcover
1442006323.Glibrary. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. unknown
Z1-X-017-01947Used - Like New. Used - Like New. Book is new and unread but may have minor shelf wear. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less usually same day. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire United Kingdom and specialize in high quality textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks rare and collectible books at a great price. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. We provide a 100% money back guarantee and are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest standards of service in the bookselling industry. unknown
198202134SHADOW Scribner's 1982 first edition fine in blind stamped boards and fine full color wraparound pictorial dust-wrapper. Profusely illustrated in full color on every page by author/artist Marcia Brown who translated this work from the French of Blaise Cendrars and earned her third CALDECOTT medal along the way. Scribners / Scribner's hardcover
GB000KXMTWOI5N00New Directions. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. New Directions paperback
