michael m a translator (12 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. No Jacket. Hardcover in navy blue boards has minor wear to corners and spine top and bottom, tight, bright, and unmarked. Polish and English on facing pages. Seems a quixotic title to publish during WWII, explained in the introduction as a collaboration between a British and a Polish soldier, to acquaint the British with their Polish allies, and give the Poles a taste of home. A nice copy.

British first edition. 253 pages. Hardcover; H 20.25cm x L 13.5cm. Dust jacket rubbed and soiled, chipping and tears along edges; dj now presented in a mylar Brodart protector. Dark green boards, spine heel bumped. Some toning to edges as well as to half-title and terminal leaves. Ownership inscription in ink on front pastedown. Top corner of pages 19-20 creased from past fold-down. A very good copy in a good dust jacket.

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ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1949). 1949 1st Eng. edition. 8vo (140 x 221mm). Ppviii,172. B/w illustrations by the author. Translated from Norwegian by M.A. Michael. Red cloth, spine titled in gilt. Spine faded, foxing to end-papers, smells slightly musty. Good-plus, lacks dust-wrapper. A story of a hen capercailzie in the wilds of Norway. .

Zustand: Fair. Acceptable condition. No Dust Jacket Former Library book. (papuans ) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books.

British first edition (per Dobson's "First published . . ." statement upon copyright page). 190 pages plus unpaged b/w plates. Hardcover: H 22.25cm x L 14.25cm. Dust jacket with color pictorial front panel and spine illustrated by artist Peter Rudland; light toning to spine; foxing and soiling to white rear panel; short tears, scuffs/nicks, and slight bumping at edges; light foxing to flaps; front flap retains publisher's printed price at bottom right; dj now presented in a mylar Brodart protector. Green boards; spine ends bumped. Toning/foxing to text block edges and endpapers; some toning/foxing to pages adjacent to plates but interior leaves otherwise mostly remain clean. Binding is firm. Translated from the original Swedish by M.A. Michaels. Uncommon book in which Swedish ethnographer Gustaf Bolinder examines "the secret societies of Sierra Leone and Liberia, human sacrifice and cannibalism among the peoples of the Niger delta, the powerful witch doctors of South Africa" (from the Foreword).

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Acceptable. First THUS. Presumed 1956 publication year. First Edition, as indicated by no other stated printings. Hardbound book. Book is in Good condition, with overall shelfwear and handling to boards, bumping to head of spine. Yellow stamped lettering to spine remains bright and even. Text block and top stain show toning. Binding is tight, interior is clean, text is free of markings. Dust jacket is in Good-/Acceptable condition, with overall handling and shelfwear, toning to spine, short closed tears and small chips to head of spine, some creasing to front panel. Yellow printing to jacket remains vivid. Jacket is not price-clipped, showing original price of "$4.00", however there is a clip to lower front flap. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover.

Cloth. Zustand: Good. 1st Edition; 161pp, illustrated, 16 b/w plates, maps, illustrations in text. Green/grey covers with gilt device to front cover and gilt titling to spine. Details a voyage to Arctic waters on board the German fishery protection ship Meerkat during the 1950s. Damp Damaged, covers and end papers marked but contents clean and unaffected. Reading Copy. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Antarctic; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 2780.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 263 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: Brand New. 200 pages. German language. 8.78x0.85x11.81 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 2nd edition. 541 pages. 9.25x6.10x1.30 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 272 pages. German language. 9.02x1.26x11.93 inches. In Stock.