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Eight Tales of Hoffmann: Available Copies

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Eight Tales of Hoffmann
    by Hoffmann

    Paperback
    ISBN:
    Publisher: Pan Books, London (1952)


    Seller: Valley Books (AMHERST, MA, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Good
    Book Price: $10.71
    Shipping: $4.95
    TOTAL Cost: $15.66

223pp. Translated with introduction by J.M. Cohen. Light wear. Photos on request. Size: Mass Market

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EIGHT TALES OF HOFFMANN. Newly Translated, with an Introduction, by J.M. Cohen.
    by HOFFMANN, E.T.A. [Ernst Theodore Amadeus [Wilhelm].

    Paperback
    ISBN:
    Publisher: Pan Books [1952]., London (1952)


    Seller: Thompson Rare Books - ABAC / ILAB (Hornby Island, BC, Canada)
    Used Book—Condition: Fine
    Book Price: $30.00
    Shipping: $25.00
    TOTAL Cost: $55.00

Small octavo, original pictorial wrappers (paperback format). [223] pp. Issued as Pan Books No. 198. (No Price). Fine, crisp and flat, looks unread but there is the possibility of a near invisible vertical spine crease but the more I look at it the less I see it. In any event, a brilliant copy. Collects eight tales, here newly translated from the German, with a New Introduction by the editor: Introduction (Eight Tales of Hoffmann) • essay by J. M. Cohen The Lost Reflection • novelette by E. T. A. Hoffmann (trans. of Die Abenteuer der Silvester-Nacht 1815) The Sandman • novelette by E. T. A. Hoffmann (trans. of Der Sandmann 1816) The Jesuit Church at Glogau • short story by E. T. A. Hoffmann (trans. of Die Jesuiterkirche in G. 1817) The Deserted House • novelette by E. T. A. Hoffmann (trans. of Das öde Haus? 1817) Councillor Krespel • novelette by E. T. A. Hoffmann (trans. of Rath Krespel 1818) The Mines of Falun • novelette by E. T. A. Hoffmann (trans. of Die Bergwerke zu Falun 1819) A Ghost Story • short story by E. T. A. Hoffmann (trans. of Eine Spukgeschichte 1819) Gambler's Luck • novelette by E. T. A. Hoffmann (trans. of Spielerglück? 1819) First Paperback Edition (& 1st printing).

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Eight tales of Hoffmann
    by Hoffmann, E. T. A. Translated by J.M. Cohen

    Paperback
    ISBN:
    Publisher: Pan (1952)


    Seller: Stephen White Books (Bradford, United Kingdom)
    Used Book—Condition: Fair
    Book Price: $37.02
    Shipping: $41.59
    TOTAL Cost: $78.61

NOT an ex-library book. Well read with some wear but still very useable. Quick dispatch from UK seller.

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    by Eight Tales Of Hoffmann - J.M.Cohen

    Paperback
    ISBN:
    Publisher: ()


    Seller: LibreriaElcosteño (Ciudad de Buenos Aires, BA, Argentina)
    Used Book—Condition: Very Good
    Book Price: $163.52
    Shipping: $37.00
    TOTAL Cost: $200.52

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