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The Tales of Hoffmann: Available Copies
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Tales of Hoffmann (Penguin Classics) by Hoffmann, E. T. A.
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Tales of Hoffmann (Penguin Classics) by Ernst Theodor Hoffman; Stella Humphries; Vernon Humphries; Translator-R. J. Hollingdale; Introduction-R. J. Hollingdale
Seller: HPB-Diamond (Dallas, TX, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $5.52
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TOTAL Cost: $9.27
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Seller: HPB Inc. (Dallas, TX, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $5.52
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Seller: Collectible Science Fiction (Palm Beach Gardens, FL, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $4.50
Shipping: $5.00
TOTAL Cost: $9.50
Nice Hoffman Penguin with mild wear.
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Seller: Wonder Book (Frederick, MD, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Good
Book Price: $10.98
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Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
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Seller: WeBuyBooks 2 (Rossendale, LANCS, United Kingdom)
Used Book—Condition: Good
Book Price: $1.67
Shipping: $9.97
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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.
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Tales of Hoffmann (Penguin Classics) by E.T.A. Hoffmann
Paperback
ISBN: 9780140443929
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd, United Kingdom, London (1982)
Seller: WorldofBooks (Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $5.83
Shipping: $5.98
TOTAL Cost: $11.81
E.T.A. Hoffman's wildly original fictions are some of the most unusual examples of German Romanticism's dark passions, and the stories in Tales of Hoffman are selected and translated from the German with an introduction by R.J. Hollingdale in Penguin Classics. This selection of Hoffmann's finest short stories vividly demonstrates his intense imagination and preoccupation with the supernatural, placing him at the forefront of both surrealism and the modern horror genre. Suspense dominates tales such as Mademoiselle de Scudery, in which an apprentice goldsmith and a female novelist find themselves caught up in a series of jewel thefts and murders. In the sinister The Sandman, famously used by Sigmund Freud to illustrate both his concept of the unheimlich, or 'uncanny', and of Oedipal guilt, a young man's sanity is tormented by fears about a mysterious chemist; while in The Choosing of a Bride a greedy father preys on the weaknesses of his daughter's suitors. Master of the bizarre, Hoffman creates a sinister and unsettling world combining love and madness, black humour and bewildering illusion. This edition contains authoritative translations of Hoffman's best stories. In his introduction, R.J. Hollingdale explores the background of these works and examines the duality of Hoffman's life - a lawyer by day and creator of a world of fantasy by night. E.T.A Hoffmann (1776-1822) studied law and entered the Prussian civil service, but his over-riding ambition was to become a graphic artist and painter. He turned to fiction only in his thirties, living a Jekyll-and-Hyde existence as lawyer by day, author by night - and became one of the most influential authors of his time. If you enjoyed Tales of Hoffman, you might also like Jorge Luis Borges's Fictions, available in Penguin Modern Classics. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
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Tales of Hoffmann (Penguin Classics) by Hoffman, Ernst Theodor; Humphries, Stella; Humphries, Vernon; Hollingdale, R. J. [Translator]; Hollingdale, R. J. [Introduction];
Seller: Half Price Books Inc. (Dallas, TX, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $8.49
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TOTAL Cost: $11.98
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Seller: Textbooks_Source (Columbia, MO, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Good
Book Price: $8.86
Shipping: $3.99
TOTAL Cost: $12.85
Ships in a BOX from Central Missouri! May not include working access code. Will not include dust jacket. Has used sticker(s) and some writing or highlighting. UPS shipping for most packages, (Priority Mail for AK/HI/APO/PO Boxes).
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Tales of Hoffmann (Penguin Classics) by Hoffman, Ernst Theodor, Humphries, Vernon, Humphries, Stella [Paperback ] by Hoffman, Ernst Theodor", "Humphries, Vernon", "Humphries, Stella"
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Tales of Hoffmann (Penguin Classics) by Ernst Theodor Hoffman, Stella Humphries, Vernon Humphries
Paperback
ISBN: 9780140443929
Publisher: Penguin Classics August 1982 (1982)
Seller: Magus Books Seattle (Seattle, WA, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $10.18
Shipping: $4.50
TOTAL Cost: $14.68
used trade paperback edition. lightly shelfworn, corners perhaps slightly bumped. pages and binding are clean, straight and tight. there are no marks to the text or other serious flaws.
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TALES OF HOFFMANN,.includes MADEMOISELLE DE SCUDERY; SANDMAN; ARTUSHOF; COUNEILLOR KRESPEL; ENTRAIL; DOGE & DOGARESSA; MINES AT TALUN; CHOOSING BRIDE. by HOFFMANN, E. T. A. .HOLLINGDALE, R.J. ED, TRANS, INTRO; (& HUMPRIES, STELLA & VERNON & Hayward, sally
Seller: WONDERFUL BOOKS BY MAIL (Durham-CA, CA, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $12.00
Shipping: $3.75
TOTAL Cost: $15.75
VG Cond Box; ***NOTE**COVER ART SHOWS OLD MAN IN BED, BLACK UMBRELLA OVERHEAD.SUROUNDED BY OLD BOOKS. ****(this is not the 3 women cover art) ; 419ps pages; lawyer by day and a creator of a world of fantasy by night, Hoffman (1776-1822) lived a Jekyll and Hyde existence. Many of the characters in his stories are subject to a similar split personality. First Ed of this translation (1982); 12th Printingpt.
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