Night Letters; A Journey through Switzerland and Italy by Dessaix, Robert - 1996

Hardback. Very Good.

Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Macmillan, 1996-01-01. Hardcover. Like New. 1996. Blue paper covered boards with white spine titles; jacket has light shelf wear; 12mo, 6 3/4" - 7 3/4" Tall; Interior clean and unmarked; 275 pages.

US: Picador, 2004. Paperback. Very Good/Very Good.

Macmillan, 1996. Hardcover. Good.

Pan Macmillan, Sydney, 1997. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Map illustrated endpapers, showing a map of both Switzerland and Italy. Dark blue coloured boards with white coloured titles to the backstrip. Illustrated dust wrapper, showing Lion of Saint Mark by Carpaccio, with dark blue coloured background and gilt coloured titles to the front panel. " Every night for twenty nights in a hotel room in Venice, an Australian man recently diagnosed with incurable disease writes a letter home to a friend. In these 20 letters he describes not only the kaleidoscopic journey he has just made from Switzerland across northern Italy to Venice, but reflects on questions of mortality, seduction and the search for paradise in a deeply life- enhancing ways." -- from the front fold over blurb. Rubbing of the back strip corners and of the book corners. Very light tanning of the text block edges and age toning of the pages. Some rubbing of the dustwrapper edges and panels.… Read More

Pan Macmillan, Sydney, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Map illustrated endpapers, showing a map of both Switzerland and Italy. Dark blue coloured boards with white coloured titles to the backstrip. Illustrated dustwrapper, showing Lion of Saint Mark by Carpaccio, with dark blue coloured background and gilt coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. Black and white coloured photograph of the author to the rear fold over panel. " Every night for twenty nights in a hotel room in Venice, an Australian man recently diagnosed with incurable disease writes a letter home to a friend. In these 20 letters he describes not only the kaleidoscopic journey he has just made from Switzerland across northern Italy to Venice, but reflects on questions of mortality, seduction and the search for paradise in a deeply life- enhancing ways." -- from the front fold over blurb. Softening of the back strip edges and rubbing of the book corners and lower book… Read More

Pan Macmillan, Australia, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. Hardcover. 276 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Pan Macmillan, Australia, 1996. First Edition. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in very good condition and comes in near fine dust jacket. More specifically: Edges of boards have superficial wear. Edges of dust jacket have superficial wear. . Pages are clean and unmarked and in excellent condition except for foxing to top edge of pages. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: For twenty nights in a hotel room in Venice, a traveler, recently diagnosed with an incurable illness, writes a letter home to a friend. He describes the kaleidoscopic journey he has just made across northern Italy from Switzerland, while reflecting on questions of mortality, seduction, and the search for paradise. Against a rich background of earlier journeys in literature, notably Mann's Death in Venice, Robert Dessaix creates a compelling and ultimately uplifting account of a life enriched by a heightened sense… Read More

Macmillan 1996 Hardback. Fair.

Sydney: Macmillan. 1996. Octavo Size [approx 12x19cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Inscribed and signed by author to previous owner. Edited and Annotated by Igor Miazmov. 276 pages. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback.