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The Man Without Qualities
by Musil, Robert
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
-
Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
London: Secker & Warburg, 1960. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First English-language editions, first printings. (Precedes the American edition.) In three volumes. Very Good overall with dust jackets. First volume has name on ffep, spine pane a bit darkened, small stains to front panel, price-clipped. Second volume jacket lightly foxed. Third volume has name on ffep, some mottling to cloth, darkened spine panel, and wear to jacket.
An attractive set of the Austrian writer's unfinished masterpiece Der Mann ohne Eigenschaften in the English language. Translated from the German by Eithne Wilkins and Ernst Kaiser.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140909011
- Title
- The Man Without Qualities
- Author
- Musil, Robert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Secker & Warburg
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1960
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
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- First Edition
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- Foxed
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- Jacket
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- Cloth
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- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Spine
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