THE MAN WITHOUT QUALITIES. A Novel. [Set of Three Volumes]. Volume I. A Sort of Introduction; The Like of It Now Happens (I). Volume II. The Like of It Now Happens (II). Volume III. Into the Millennium (The Criminals).
by MUSIL, Robert. Translated from the German by: WILKINS, Eithne; KAISER, Ernst
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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YORK, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Secker and Warburg, 1953;1954;1960. . First edition, 3 volumes, 8vo., pp.xxxv,365;vii,454;xii,445, green cloth with stamped brown title-bands, gilt; from the library of Gordon Leff, with small ownership inscription to front free endpaper of all volumes, foxing to top edges, light foxing to fore-edges, a very good, clean set, in unclipped dust-jackets (jacket to Volume I green, jackets to Volumes II-III cream), of which jacket to Volume I is darkened to spine, with chipping to extremities, jacket to Volume II foxed to pale paper, with toning to spine, 1.5cm closed tear to rear upper edge, and water-marking to foot of spine, and jacket to Volume III is toned to spine, with 3cm closed tear to foot of fold over lower joint, 1cm closed tear to rear upper margin, and very slight chipping to headband - overall a very good set, in good+ dust-jackets.
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- Bookseller
- MINSTER GATE BOOKSHOP
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 34873
- Title
- THE MAN WITHOUT QUALITIES. A Novel. [Set of Three Volumes]. Volume I. A Sort of Introduction; The Like of It Now Happens (I). Volume II. The Like of It Now Happens (II). Volume III. Into the Millennium (The Criminals).
- Author
- MUSIL, Robert. Translated from the German by: WILKINS, Eithne; KAISER, Ernst
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: Secker and Warburg, 1953;1954;1960.
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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MINSTER GATE BOOKSHOP
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