Alraune
by Ewers, Hanns Heinz (Mahlon Blaine, illustrator)
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good +
- Seller
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Pasadena, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: John Day Co, 1929. First English language edition. Near Fine/Very Good +. Near Fine book retaining its bright topstain and insignia to front board; front hinge a bit tender. Some minor toning internally. In a VG+ price-clipped dust jacket, overall age toned with chipping and loss to extremities; amateur tape repairs and evidence of tape removal to verso.
The twisted tale of the woman Alraune, conceived by artificial insemination and carrying a seed of darkness in her as she grows into maturity. Seductive and magnetic, Alraune spreads a poisonous influence upon those around her. Blending ancient lore with modern social concerns about reproductive and medical technology, the work is made even more macabre by the stark black and white illustrations of the erotic artist Mahlon Blaine. The stuff of nightmares. Near Fine in Very Good + dust jacket.
The twisted tale of the woman Alraune, conceived by artificial insemination and carrying a seed of darkness in her as she grows into maturity. Seductive and magnetic, Alraune spreads a poisonous influence upon those around her. Blending ancient lore with modern social concerns about reproductive and medical technology, the work is made even more macabre by the stark black and white illustrations of the erotic artist Mahlon Blaine. The stuff of nightmares. Near Fine in Very Good + dust jacket.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Whitmore Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5698
- Title
- Alraune
- Author
- Ewers, Hanns Heinz (Mahlon Blaine, illustrator)
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First English language edition
- Publisher
- John Day Co
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1929
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
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Pasadena, California
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- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Fine
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- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...