CARNIVAL; Entertainments and Posthumous Tales
by Dinesen, Isak
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0226153037
- ISBN 13
- 9780226153032
- Seller
-
Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1977. First American Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo, blue cloth with gold lettering on spine, Foreword by Frans Lasson, archival mylar-protected purple Carnival heads on dust jacket (unclipped) by Virgil Burnett, yellow endpapers, xi, [xii] + 338 pages. Baroness Karen von Blixen-Finecke (1885 - 1962) with pen name "Isak Dinesen," was a Danish author who wrote works in Danish and English. Dinesen is best known for Out of Africa and Seven Gothic Tales. NEAR FINE CONDITION. Square, tight, clean copy with very slight age-toning to pages as is typical. Slight rubbing to the bright dj.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5689
- Title
- CARNIVAL; Entertainments and Posthumous Tales
- Author
- Dinesen, Isak
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0226153037
- ISBN 13
- 9780226153032
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1977
- Keywords
- Short stories, Gothic, Denmark, woman, stark, women, love, loss
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About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
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Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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- Tight
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- Cloth
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