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Condition: Fair; edge-wear to the boards and spine ends, no DJ. The interior is clean, although there is some age tanning. The edges are very slightly dust-toned with age. The school prize label dates from 1912. Undated circa the 1910s. One page of illustration has come loose.

La Bibliotheque des Arts (FR). Hardcover. Very Good. DJ has a minor tear by spine.; Crisp clean copy; no markings. Written in French; L'ame des peuples; 146 pages.

Condition: Very light soiling on covers. The interior is clean without markings. B&W photos.

Condition: Near Fine; crisp clean copy, no markings; appears unread. DJ has minor bumping. Small mark on side of pages.What is it to be human? This question, as inBirdsong, is at the heart ofHuman Traces. The story begins in Brittany where a young, poor boy somehow passes his medical exams and goes to Paris, where he attends the lectures of Charcot, the Parisian neurologist who set the world on its head in the 1870s. With a friend, he sets up a clinic in the mysterious mountain district of Carinthia in south-east Austria. IfThe Girl at the Lion d'Orwas a simple three-movement symphony,Birdsongan opera,Charlotte Graya complex four-movement symphony andOn Green Dolphin Streeta concerto, thenHuman Tracesis a Wagnerian grand opera. From the Hardcover edition.

Evanston, Ill. : TriQuarterly Books, 1998.. Softcover. Fine. 0.26 x 8.93 x 5.95 Inches; Paperback; Fine; Crisp clean copy; no markings.Poems from a midwestern poet who looks at the world from a magical-realist perspective. Steve Fay's What Nature brings a naturalist's attentiveness to poetry. Central to What Nature is "The Milkweed Parables, " a long, atmospheric poem dealing with issues of nature, lineage, family, and history. As rich and sweeping as a novella, this remarkable poem is an inquiry into the interdependence of human life and the natural world. Showing startling range - poems that move from political satire to portraits of loneliness and regret to humor these poems form a multidimensional meditation on the relationship of man to nature and as such, are a unique contribution to the canon of contemporary poetry.

Verlag Ottos Schwartz & Co. Hardcover. Very Good. Condition: Books is Very Good DJ is Good; edge wear to DJ with fading to spine. Interior is clean without markings.

Condition: Near Fine; crisp, clean copy, no markings; appears unread. Slipcase is VG+ with minor surface wear. Introduction by Count Nikolai Tolstoy; translated from the French by Ann Green and Nicolas Katkoff.

Royal Irish Academy. Softcover. Good. Condition: Good; edge wear to edge of covers. Pages are aging; Interior is clean without markings. Library label on inside front cover

Pier Cove Publications. Softcover. Very Good. Crisp clean copy; no markings.

Condition: Fair; edge-wear to boards, no DJ. Tear along the spine. The interior is clean without markings except for the previous owner's name. Slight internal cracking to the spine, the binding still tight. Edges very slightly dust-toned as with age. Illustrations by George Cruikshank.

Condition: Very good; crisp, clean copy; appears unread. Slipcase is VG+ with minor surface wear—the previous owner's name on the inside front board. The spine is slightly faded. Wood engravings by Derrick Harris.

Condition: Good to Fair; covers have some soiling. The interior is clean without markings. 4 volumes: Sumer 1963 - Vol. 172; No. 1018 (covers slightly separating from the spine)Spring 1964 - Vol. 172; No. 1021Summer 1964 - Vol 173, No. 1022Autumn 1964 - Vol 173; No. 1023

Condition: Good; covers and page edges have some soiling. The interior is clean. Winter 1962/3 - Vol. 171; No. 1016. The headline topic is Morals sub-topics of Lesbians, Drug Addicts, Psychology, Law, Abortion, Birth Control, Education, Films, Doctors.

Condition: Good; edge-wear and minor soiling to boards, no DJ. The interior is clean without markings. Slight internal cracking to the spine, the binding still tight. Pages are age-tanned. No date, circa 1900. Pictorial cover.

Condition: Very Good; Good DJ. DJ has a minor tear by the spine. Mylar book cover. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering on the spine. The interior is clean without markings.

Condition: Near Fine Interior clean copy, no markings; appears unread. Light marks from storage.

Condition: Good; edge-wear to the boards, no DJ. The interior is clean without markings. Edges are dust-stained. The spine ends are slightly crushed. Some of the pages are uncut. Maroon cloth boards with gilt titles to the spine. Preface by William Aldis Wright. 2nd edition.

University of Nebraska Press. Softcover. Like New. Condition: Like new; crisp clean copy, no markings; appears unread.

Condition: Very Good; Interior clean copy, no markings; appears unread.

Softcover. Very Good. Near Fine with no dust jacket Minor shelf wear.; Crisp clean copy; no markings.; Know your America program; 0.3 x 8.4 x 5.5 Inches; 63 pages.