London: Heinemann, (1979). First Edition. Fine in red cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine. A small octavo measuring 7 15/16 by 5 inches. In a very good+, unclipped dust jacket with 1/3" deep closed tear to the upper edge of the rear panel and light wear and a 1/4 inch closed tear to the upper edge of the front panel. With translations by P. M Mitchell and W. D. Paden and with a foreword by Hannah Arendt. 229 pages including notes. A collection of seven essays.

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Bookseller: Town's End Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: TB29066
Title: Daguerreotypes and Other Essays
Author: Dinesen, Isak
Book Condition: Used
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Heinemann
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: (1979)

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