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Death in Venice and Seven Other Stories (Modern Library ISBN Series, Spine 17)
by MANN, Thomas
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 067960040X
- ISBN 13
- 9780679600404
- Seller
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Littleton, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Modern Library / Random House. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. 1992. Hardcover. 067960040X . A Modern Library edition presenting Thomas Mann's novella "Death in Venice" plus seven of his other stories, including "Felix Krull." Known for his symbolic, often ironic stories, Mann was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1929. Translated from the German by H. T. Lowe-Porter, and with a brief biographical sketch of the author. --- In Toledano spine 17 / grey cloth / blindstamped torchbearer device to cover / gilt-stamped spine titling / Bernhard endpapers / jacket style r with author photographic portrait in blue tones on cover and spine, verso blank. --- With prior owner's circular embossed stamp to half-title page, else a bright, clean, unmarked copy. Unclipped jacket ($15.50) with very slight rubbing, otherwise undamaged and protected in removable mylar wrapper.; 12mo (7 to 7-1/2 in. tall) ; ix, [3], 461, [2] pages .
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- Bookseller
- Bluebird Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 88086
- Title
- Death in Venice and Seven Other Stories (Modern Library ISBN Series, Spine 17)
- Author
- MANN, Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 067960040X
- ISBN 13
- 9780679600404
- Publisher
- The Modern Library / Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1992
- Keywords
- 067960040X
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About the Seller
Bluebird Books
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Littleton, Colorado
About Bluebird Books
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Device
- Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
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