Translated angus davidson (35 Ergebnisse)
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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good-. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good-. 1st US Printing. A bit of foxing on book cover. Dust jacket is lightly tanned at edges, with a bit of edge wear. Minor remains of a sticker on inside front flap.
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Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good+. First American Edition. A clean, tight copy, with no markings or signs of prior use. The pages are lightly age-toned to a creamy beige. Thee is a small production flaw. The top of the textblock is colored black, and a little of the black ink is visible along… the top edge of a number of pages. I have never seen this issue before. The jacket has slight soiling, but is neither chipped nor torn. A mylar Brodart cover now protects it. Fast shipping, with tracking number provided. ; 8.40 X 6.10 X 1.50 inches; 353 pages.
Verlag: London: Secker & Warburg, 1947
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In den Warenkorb1st printing of 1st UK edition. Darkening on endpapers otherwise a clean very good hard cover book/ chip & closed tear in spine otherwise good price clipped dust jacket.
Verlag: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, 1974
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In den WarenkorbHardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good-. 1st US Printing. Slight browning of dust jacket and endpages. A bit of sticker residue on front of dust jacket.
Verlag: Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, New York, 1958
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In den WarenkorbHardcover. Zustand: Good+. No Dust Jacket. Second Printing. Book cover has some edge wear. ; 339 pages.
Verlag: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, New York, 1969
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In den WarenkorbHardcover. Zustand: Good+. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. 1st US Printing. Dust jacket is rubbed, with light soiling. A scratch on front of dust jacket. Light foxing on book cover and fore edge of book.
Verlag: Farrar, Straus and Cudahy
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In den WarenkorbHardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
Sprache: Englisch
Verlag: Farrar, Straus And Giroux, 1966
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In den WarenkorbHardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. First American Edition. 334 Pp. Violet Cloth, Spine Git, Olive Endpapers. First Pinting Stated. Near Fine In Near Fine Dust Jacket Priced $5.95 With Short Tear On Top Edge.
Verlag: 1972 Farrar, Straus & Giroux First American Edition, 1972
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In den WarenkorbFine bright green cloth lettered in navy blue at spine with navy topstain & bright yellow endpapers. In a Fine bright yellow, red & green dust jacket. Snug & unmarked first American printing. A handsome copy.
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Paperback. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
Verlag: New Directions, New York, 1948
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In den WarenkorbHardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. Jacket design by Karov. Inherently a fine copy of Berto's second novel to be published in America by James Laughlin's ND press, in about a very good or better dust jacket, a small tear to top left corner of dj's front panel and another slightly larg…er tear to dj;s rear panel.
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Soft cover. Zustand: Good. paperback, large 8vo, 349pp, text clean and tight, no inscriptions, spine not creased, cover edges rubbed, corners scuffed, Good condition. ISBN: 0500270317.
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Paperback. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Dust Jacket as Published. viii, 251pp, 4pp titles in nyrb classics series, ink signature and date to title page, small dirty mark to top corner of following page, pages are otherwise clean, paperback covers. Alberto Moravia's story of a marriage in collapse. Size: 8 x 5 I…nches. Modern Fiction.
Sprache: Englisch
Verlag: Secker & Warburg, London, UK, 1958
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In den WarenkorbHardcover. Zustand: Good ++. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Dustjacket Good ++. First British Edition. 356 pages. Clean b;ack and white hued background dustjacket, not price-clipped. Light wear to covers' corners and spine-ends to dark blue hardback binding with light/moderate wear spine-ends and boards' corners. Light browning/gr…eying to page-edges o/w pages clean and tidy.
Verlag: Harmondsworth : Penguin Books, 1961
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In den WarenkorbSoft cover. Zustand: Very Good. Minor crease to cover, otherwise a very clean, bright, tight, square copy - no inscriptions.
Verlag: Evanston: Northwestern University Press, 1969
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In den WarenkorbHardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First American edition. 8 x 10 in. 400 pp. Maroon cloth boards with gilt spine titles. Section of B&W plates. Condition is VERY GOOD ; mild shelf wear, covers very clean, rubbed. Binding tight and text bright and unmarked. Art. Stax.
The Wayward Wife and Other Stories
Moravia, Alberto (Albert Pincherle). Selected and Translated by Angus Davidson
Verlag: Martin Secker & Warburg Ltd, London, 1960
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In den WarenkorbHardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. 1st Edition. First UK edition, first impression. Some edge wear, chipping, closed tears and small loss to top and bottom of jacket and spine, corners and folds rubbed with small loss, some time staining to back jacket, not price clipped (15s), no inscriptions, int…ernally clean tight and square, overll a vg copy. 221pp. An unhappy love, marriage of convenience and Gemma, the central character in 'The Wayward Wife' is drawn into an hopeless affair before she realizes where her true feelings lie. Unsentimental, clear sighted, dispassionately observant, this collection represent Alberto Moravia at his best. Alberto Moravia (1907-90), born Alberto Pincherle, was an Italian novelist and journalist. His novels explored matters of modern sexuality, social alienation, and existentialism. Jacket by John Woollon (illustrator).
Verlag: Martin Secker & Warburg Ltd, London, 1961
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In den WarenkorbHardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. First UK edition, first impression. Some edge wear to top and bottom of jacket and spine, some overall dust staining, price clipped and price replaced by publisher's sticker (£7.95), no inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a v…g+ copy for its age. 302pp. Alberto Moravia (1907-90), born Alberto Pincherle, was an Italian novelist and journalist. His novels explored matters of modern sexuality, social alienation, and existentialism. The story of an artist and his model. Jacket by Imre Hofbauer (illustrator).
Verlag: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, 1972
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In den WarenkorbHard Cover with Dust Jacket. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good+. First. Stated First American Printing. Hardcover with Unclipped Dust Jacket. Book in Fine Condition; DJ in Near Fine Condition.
Verlag: Penguin, GB, 1964
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In den WarenkorbPaperback. Zustand: G++. 1st Thus.
Verlag: Penguin, GB, 1964
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Soft cover. Zustand: Good. Light wear to laminated card covers. Internally underlining to first page of text only.
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Verlag: Secker & Warburg, London, 1956
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In den WarenkorbHardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. 300 pp. Blue cloth boards with silver titles to spine in a complete unclipped DJ which is little chipped to head of spine. DJ illustrated by John Minton. A tight clean copy.
Verlag: Published by Thames and Hudson, 30 Bloomsbury Street, London First Edition Thus . 1972., 1972
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In den WarenkorbZustand: Very Good. First paperback edition in publisher's original illustrated card wrap covers (soft back). 8vo. 8½'' x 5¼''. Contains 349 pp. Ink name to the end papers and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. ART [Italian].
Verlag: Published by Martin Secker & Warburg Ltd., 7 John Street, Bloomsbury, London First Edition . London 1949., 1949
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In den WarenkorbZustand: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original terracotta cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 235 printed pages of text. Sun bleaching to the spine, mottling to the covers, tan age spots to the end papers, foxing to the page edges and in near Very Go…od condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. THEOLOGY & RELIGION.
Sprache: Englisch
Verlag: Secker & Warburg, 1948
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In den WarenkorbHardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. 1st Edition. 1st English ed HB in full red cloth binding with gilt spine title and no inscriptions. Slight fade to outer board edges and spine. Unclipped DJ has a bit of edgewear with small tears and chips to base of spine. Publisher letter to bookseller attached with…rusty staple to FFEP. A few spots to outer page edges and rear endpapers.
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Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good -. Soft cover book in very good condition. Light wear to wraps, age-toning to pages. Overall a lovely copy. Questions welcome. We ship internationally from the United States and Canada every week. If buying internationally, please be aware that additional charges may apply for heavier books. We gua…rantee a safe, quick, and secure transaction. 10+ years in online bookselling experience.
Verlag: Methuen & Co, 1935
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In den WarenkorbHardcover. Zustand: Acceptable. A hardback volume in Acceptable to Good condition, spine rather fadsed and with some flecking, boards quite clean, interior very clean and bright. No dustjacket. This book is in stock now, in our UK premises. Photos of our books are available on request (dustjacket and cover illustrations vary, an…d unless the image accompanying the listing is marked 'Bookseller Image', it is an Abebooks Stock Image, NOT our own). BUYERS OUTSIDE UK please also note the following: 1. shipping rates apply to packets of 750g and under, and should the packed weight of an item exceed this we reserve the right to ship via 'Economy', or request extra postage prior to fulfilling the order, or cancel 2. many countries apply import or other taxes - these are the buyers responsibility; we may ask for extra payment to cover any taxes which we have to pay 'up front' on the buyer's behalf.
Verlag: Methuen & Co. Ltd., London, 1935
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In den WarenkorbHardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. pp 306 + publisher's adverts, with twenty-four plates (b/w) and endpaper maps. Original blue cloth binding with gilt lettering, slight wear only, bright and fresh, no browning to spine. Contents clean and tight, no inscriptions. A very good copy of this book that describes travels th…rough Libya. Size: 8vo. Book.
Weitere BilderVerlag: Secker & Warburg, London, 1950
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In den WarenkorbHardcover. Zustand: Very Good Minus. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fair. 1st Edition. First Edition ( 'First Published 1950' ). You can see the covers of the book in the photos. The blue has faded to tan at the spine ends due to losses on the dust jacket. These two tanned areas are the sole reason for the Minus in the condition r…ating. The covers are quite clean. There is a little bit more color fade at the top edges of the front and rear cover. The silver lettering on the spine is quite bright. The top cover edges are tanned as well. All of the edges are in solid shape. All four corners have small spots of rubbing. The page edges are mostly clean, one small spot on the middle edge. It does not migrate onto the actual pages.The book is square and the spine is straight. The binding is solid from cover to cover. I'm not finding any cracks or spaces at the junctures between any of the facing pages or between the covers, which are tight, and any of the pages. The pages are exceptionally clean and in very good shape. I'm not finding any soiling or creasing. There are no markings, no attachments, and the only writing is the signature of a previous owner on the front inside cover, next to it a tiny square shadow, probably from a removed label/sticker. The dust jacket can be seen in the first few photos, large losses at the spine ends, loss at the front top right corner. The flaps are in great shape, very clean, no wear, red print. The jacket is NOT price-clipped, not clipped at all. I've always had it in a fitted protective cover. From the dust jacket: 'This short and beautifully developed study of a critical phase of adolescent life bears a certain resemblance to the earlier story of a younger boy, Agostino, the first book by Alberto Moravia to appear in English translation after the war. Luca, at the age of fifteen, returns from a holiday by the sea to find that he cannot settle down again to school life; and, indeed, can no longer find pleasure in anything. He has violent outbursts of temper, takes refuge in rebellion and disobedience, and begins to find a perverted pleasure in doing all the things he is supposed not to do. He drops all his school chums and loses all affection for his parents. He decides, in his extreme disgust for everything around him, that death is the only solution for his maladjustment: not by suicide-- this idea never occurs to him-- but he imagines that he will achieve his purpose by an intense contemplation of the idea of death and by eating less and less. Luca falls seriously ill. When, after three months of fever and delirium, he begins to get well again, he finds that he no longer wishes to die. This book is a remarkable tour-de-force. With sensitive and sympathetic insight Moravia penetrates into the recesses of the adolescent mind. He interprets unfalteringly the still bewildered experiences of the speedily developing intelligence, athirst for truth and guidance, and eager to face approaching manhood.' 'Alberto Moravia was an Italian novelist and journalist. His novels explored matters of modern sexuality, social alienation and existentialism. Several of his novels were made into films: The Conformist by Bernardo Bertolucci. Contempt by Jean-Luc Godard and Two Women by Vittorio De Sica, among others. Moravia once remarked that the most important facts of his life had been his illness, a tubercular infection of the bones that confined him to a bed for five years, and Fascism, because they both caused him to suffer and do things he otherwise would not have done. "It is what we are forced to do that forms our character, not what we do of our own free will." Moravia's writing was rooted in the tradition of 19th-century narrative, underpinned by high social and cultural awareness. He believed writers must, if they were to represent reality, "assume a moral position, a clearly conceived political, social, and philosophical attitude" but also that, ultimately, "A writer survives in spite of his beliefs". Between 1959 and 1962 Moravia was president of PEN International.'.
