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paperback. First U.S. Edition. illus wraps, unpriced, w/ yapped cover, edges unopened; 182 pgs, 16 interconnected stories in two parts; dist by Talman Co. w/ $7.50 sticker inside rear cover; [unattributed cover art; U.S. isbn & LC# lacking on copyright page]. translated from the Danish by Andersen and others. fine copy w/ only a tiny crease at rear bottom corner overlap.…

Paperback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. This blue book features an illustration of a red heart on its front cover. Its spine is worn at the edges. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. This blue book features an illustration of a red heart on its front cover. Its spine is worn at the edges. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

-- Broschiert --. Zustand: -- Befriedigend --. 94 p. -- Cover used, rest okay. Varia.

paperback. Zustand: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.…

Printers stiff wrapper. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. (6), 318 pp. Uncut. Jacket slightly tanned.

Zustand: Good. Signed Copy . Inscribed by author on title page.

223 ; 20 cm In dänischer Sprache. Taschenbuch, Paperback; Etwas schiefgelesen, Papier gebräunt, sonst in Ordnung.

246 pp. Text in Danish. Original wrappers. Cover edges nicked and creased; internally very good.

377pp., ill in b/w. Text in Danish. Danish translation of "La Vie Sexuelle en U.R.S.S." (Sex in the USSR). Original wrappers. Shelfwear. Very good.

Soft cover. Zustand: Fine. Fine- reprint mass market paperback, clean and unmarked.

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. No Jacket. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

no. 5. SIGNED. Good paperback copy; edges somewhat dust-dulled and nicked. Minor browning and stains to the wrappers. Pages tanned as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 147-179 pages; illustrations; 22 cm. Subjects: Danish literature; Periodicals. Art, Danish; Periodicals. Literature Denmark Periodicals. Denmark Art Periodicals. Genre: Periodicals. 1 Kg. …

Paperback. Zustand: Good. There is something wonderfully evocative about Scandinavian novels involving old houses. Before a single page is turned, one already suspects there will be memories, family tensions, quiet emotional disasters and at least one scene involving somebody reflecting on life while staring through rain-streaked windows in Copenhagen. Min Farmors Hus (?My Grandmother?s House?) by Soya delivers exactly that sort of beautifully atmospheric literary energy. Soya ? the pen name of Carl Erik Martin Soya ? was one of Denmark?s great satirists and storytellers, a writer capable of balancing warmth, humour and sharp social observation with the effortless confidence of someone who understood human absurdity far too well. His work often explored family life, memory, class and the strange theatre of ordinary existence, usually with a sly intelligence quietly humming beneath the surface. And what a title. My Grandmother?s House. It sounds comforting and nostalgic, as though one might encounter cakes, old furniture and harmless recollections about simpler times. Which, being European literary fiction, probably means there are also buried tensions, fading social worlds and enough emotional complexity to sustain several generations of thoughtful smoking. The cover itself is magnificent: a moody urban building rendered in soft painterly tones while small figures drift below in what appears to be old Copenhagen. Modern publishers would probably ruin this with giant gold stickers screaming ?A HEARTWARMING FAMILY SAGA.? Here, by contrast, the book simply trusts the reader to possess emotional depth and perhaps a tolerance for Scandinavian introspection. Originally published during the Second World War and reissued here in a 1965 Borgens paperback edition, the novel carries the atmosphere of a Europe still deeply interested in memory, identity and the disappearing texture of old urban life. There is a particular sadness to these mid-century Scandinavian works: they understand that cities change, families fade and entire social worlds quietly vanish beneath modernity while nobody notices until it is far too late. Naturally, there is also humour here, because Soya excelled at observing the absurdities of respectable society. Scandinavian literature often appears severe from the outside, but beneath the melancholy lies an unexpectedly dry wit. The Danes, after all, perfected the art of describing emotional catastrophe politely over coffee. The physical edition itself has enormous charm. Borgens Billigbøger paperbacks possess that wonderful old-world practicality where books were intended to be affordable, readable and culturally nourishing rather than merely decorative algorithm bait. This particular copy is an 8th printing from 1965, meaning thousands upon thousands of readers once considered Min Farmors Hus essential enough to keep in circulation across decades. There is something deeply ironic about that now. Once a widely read Danish literary work, it survives today as a beautifully obscure object likely to confuse anyone raised entirely on streaming platforms and productivity apps. Yet the book?s atmosphere remains timeless. Old houses, family memory and quietly complicated human beings never really go out of fashion. Condition-wise, this copy is listed as Good, which is impressive considering its likely life among students, commuters, libraries and thoughtful readers carrying it through Scandinavian winters. Somewhere over the decades it may have sat beside coffee cups, wool coats and discussions about literature lasting considerably longer than modern attention spans usually permit. Today, Min Farmors Hus stands as both novel and cultural artefact: a doorway into older Copenhagen, older family structures and a slower literary world where emotional nuance mattered enormously and nobody felt obliged to explain every feeling immediately. An excellent acquisition for lovers of Scandinavian literature, literary nostalgia, atmospheric European fiction or anyone who believes books should occasionally look as though they belong in a quiet apartment overlooking cobbled streets and unresolved emotions.…

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. 2nd Edition. Text in Danish. A very good trade paperback copy in pictorial wraps; 2nd (2002) edition. Creasing to lower part of back cover. Some wear to covers and cover edges, A collection of four Skoven books. Skoven, who is a puppet, is a well known character in Danish children's literature, and some of his exploits have been made into movies. Illustrated, 8vo., about 400 pages., 0.0 0.0 0.0.…

no. 5. SIGNED. Good paperback copy; edges somewhat dust-dulled and nicked. Minor browning and stains to the wrappers. Pages tanned as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 147-179 pages; illustrations; 22 cm. Subjects: Danish literature; Periodicals. Art, Danish; Periodicals. Literature Denmark Periodicals. Denmark Art Periodicals. Genre: Periodicals. 1 Kg. …

Softcover. Zustand: Gut bis sehr gut. 1. Auflage. 181 pages.

Soft cover. Zustand: Good. Borgens Forlag 1980 paperback 209 pages which are not fully guillotined but still in good tight clean reading order. Full refund if not satisfied. 24 hour despatch. If not pictured in this listing, a scan of the actual book is available on request.

softcover. Zustand: Collectible; Like New. First Edition; First Printing. Numerous full page color plates and text illustrations. With essays by Camila Javling and Mai Misfeldt. Text in English ad Danish. Published on the occasion of the exhibition at Nordjyllands Kunstmuseum October 8, 2004 - September 1, 2005, and at Museet for Samtidskunst June 24 - September 18, 2005. ; Tight, clean and crisp. The book appears unread and looks New. No inscriptions. No remainder mark. Not ex-library. As New. …

4 (29 x 25 cm). Orig.-Karton. 104 S. mit Abbildungen in Farbe. Ausstellungskatalog. Mit Textbeiträgen von Mai Misfeldt, Rune Gade und Lene Burkard. Texte in englischer Sprache. Der Band ist leider an beiden Ecken am Rücken oben und unten deutlich bestossen. Mängel im Preis berücksichtigt. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1200. …

184; 186pp. Text in Danish. Erotic Tales from Scandinavia. Title: LOVE. Trade paperback. Shelfwear, rubbing, and cocking to the spine. Very good.

Soft Cover. Zustand: Good. 32 page stapled booklet. Colorfully illustrated. The pages are clean and tight. Edges of cover are starting to curl. The text is in Danish.

Kartoniert. 70, (1) Seiten. Papier zeitbedingt etwas gebräunt. Seiten teilweise nicht aufgeschnitten. Einbanddeckel etwas angeknickt und berieben. da Gewicht in Gramm: 550.

Hardcover. Zustand: Wie neu. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Wie neu. 1. Auflage. with many coloured illustrations on plates; with illustrated jacket.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Later Edition. ISBN 8741811275. Trade Paperback. Later Printing. Very Good Condition. Tight sound unmarked copy except for previous owner's name and dates written in blue ink on front endpaper, with minor rubs to edges and corners of covers, slight browning to edges of interior pages.…

broschiert. Zustand: Gut. 360 S. dän. sprachig, Einband leicht berieben u. etwas nachgedunkelt, Ränder bestoßen, Name a. Vorsatz, Seiten ungleichmäßig beschnitten LIEFERZEITEN / DELIVERY TIMES: DEUTSCHLAND 5 - 14 Tage EUROPA/EUROPE: 7 - 30 Tage/Days USA/WELTWEIT/WORLDWIDE: 14 - 60 Tage/Days (!!!) +++ Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 900. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Usual ex-library attributes. 12mo. 125 p. Danish.

PAPERBACK. Zustand: VG. DANISH TEXT.

53 p., margins uncut. PRETITLE DEDICATED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Condition: Slight browning to page edges, otherwise fine. da Gewicht in Gramm: 200 22 x 14,5 cm, with original softcover, with title on cover and spine, with illustration on cover.

Zustand: Very Good. 256 pages. Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Text in Danish and English. Illustrated in full color. Clean, tight copy. Record # 611673.