APOCRYPHAL STORIES
by Capek, Karel
- Used
- first
- Condition
- A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. (28123)
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd; New York: The Macmillan Company, [1949]. First edition in English. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. (28123). Octavo, Collects twenty-nine fictional short sketches of famous people or events with a satiric eye. Translated from the Czech original Kniha Apokryfu (1945) by Dora Round.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28123
- Title
- APOCRYPHAL STORIES
- Author
- Capek, Karel
- Book Condition
- Used - A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. (28123)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition in English
- Publisher
- George Allen & Unwin Ltd; New York: The Macmillan Company
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- [1949]
- Keywords
- Literature . SC
Terms of Sale
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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