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Figures of Earth: Available Copies

Owner name, virtually as new.

Moderate edgewear on the boards. Moderate shelf wear. Noticable fading due to exposure to sunlight. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item.

A Near Fine copy. Book has shelfwear & a former owner's name on the front endpaper & stamp on the title page. Interior is otherwise clean, unmarked, & tight. 12mo (Mass Market).

New, unread, square, solid, perfect spine -- you'll feel able to catch bullets in your teeth and leap tall buildings in a single bound when you receive this book! In protective archival bag!!!

Unread book in perfect condition.

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Acceptable condition. No Dust Jacket Reprint. Spine slanted. Spine ends frayed, back joint torn. Front hinge started. (fiction, humor, fantasy)

Due to age and/or environmental conditions, the pages of this book have darkened. Former library book. Has been repaired by replacing the spine and meanding the hinges. Has been glued back into its covers after being shaken loose. The hinges have been meanded preserving the original covers and spine. Solid binding. Boards are moderate to severely edgeworn. Shows more than the usual amount of shelf wear. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item.

paperback, near fine, store stamp inside

First printing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Figures of Earth: A Comedy of Appearances

Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Figures of Earth: A Comedy of Appearances (1921) is a comic fantasy novel by James Branch Cabell. Set in a world where history and fantasy collide, where a lowly swineherd can rise to be Count of Poictesme, Figures of Earth: A Comedy of Appearances is one of Cabell's best-known works of fiction, and is included in a series of novels, essays, and poems known as the Biography of the Life of Manuel. "They of Poictesme narrate that in the old days when miracles were as common as fruit pies, young Manuel was a swineherd, living modestly in attendance upon the miller's pigs. They tell also that Manuel was content enough: he knew not of the fate which was reserved for him." Unsatisfied with life as a lowly swineherd, Manuel follows his heart in pursuit of place where true happiness exists. A proponent of medieval chivalry, he encounters gods and goddesses, kings and queens, as he passes from one otherworldly realm to the next. As the chains of the past begin to fall away, Manuel discovers that through determination and valor, he can excel the circumstances of his humble birth. Set in a fictionalized France of the 13th century, Figures of Earth: A Comedy of Appearances is a captivating story of fantasy and adventurer featuring a flawed hero whose mythical world is not entirely different from our own. Cabell's work has long been described as escapist, his novels and stories derided as fantastic and obsessive recreations of a world lost long ago. To read Figures of Earth: A Comedy of Appearances, however, is to understand that the issues therein-the struggle for power, the unspoken distance between men and women-were vastly important not only at the time of its publication, but in our own, divisive world. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of James Branch Cabell's Figures of Earth: A Comedy of Appearances is a classic of fantasy and romance reimagined for modern readers.

Unread book in perfect condition.

Figures of Earth: A Comedy of Appearances (1921) is a comic fantasy novel by James Branch Cabell. Set in a world where history and fantasy collide, where a lowly swineherd can rise to be Count of Poictesme, Figures of Earth: A Comedy of Appearances is one of Cabell's best-known works of fiction, and is included in a series of novels, essays, and poems known as the Biography of the Life of Manuel. "They of Poictesme narrate that in the old days when miracles were as common as fruit pies, young Manuel was a swineherd, living modestly in attendance upon the miller's pigs. They tell also that Manuel was content enough: he knew not of the fate which was reserved for him." Unsatisfied with life as a lowly swineherd, Manuel follows his heart in pursuit of place where true happiness exists. A proponent of medieval chivalry, he encounters gods and goddesses, kings and queens, as he passes from one otherworldly realm to the next. As the chains of the past begin to fall away, Manuel discovers that through determination and valor, he can excel the circumstances of his humble birth. Set in a fictionalized France of the 13th century, Figures of Earth: A Comedy of Appearances is a captivating story of fantasy and adventurer featuring a flawed hero whose mythical world is not entirely different from our own. Cabell's work has long been described as escapist, his novels and stories derided as fantastic and obsessive recreations of a world lost long ago. To read Figures of Earth: A Comedy of Appearances, however, is to understand that the issues therein-the struggle for power, the unspoken distance between men and women-were vastly important not only at the time of its publication, but in our own, divisive world. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of James Branch Cabell's Figures of Earth: A Comedy of Appearances is a classic of fantasy and romance reimagined for modern readers.

paperback, fine

01763, very good -fine, , reading crease (FANTASY NOVEL), paperback,

Print on Demand

A nice mass market paperback, with tight binding and an unmarked text.From a private smoke free collection.Shipping within 24 hours with a tracking number and delivery confirmation.

NY McBride 1927. 1/0/00 Binding: Unknown VG. in no dj brown c; owner's inscplates on fly; in mylar protective wraps 356. 12vo

253 pages *** Interior illustrations by Frank C. Pape; "most famous writer who isn't anymore", but who is now garnering a cult following - may be the only author of an octodecology, an 18-volume related work, that being his Biography of the Life of Manuel [by correct counting, there are twenty volumes.] The first entry in this lifework was Cabell's famous Jurgen, and the second was this fetching fantasy, Figures of Earth, essentially a prequel in which Manuel, a swineherd, rises to become Count Manuel of Poictesme. An enjoyable fantasy with emotional sensitivity - and insensitivity - but one in which Cabell's tongue-in cheek humor abounds, as does his penchant for anagram, hidden poetry and portmanteau. Frank C. Pape's dreamlike illustrations deserve a review of their own." >> Cover creasing; Bump to lower right corner of book. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall

290 pages *** Interior illustrations by Frank C. Pape; "most famous writer who isn't anymore", but who is now garnering a cult following - may be the only author of an octodecology, an 18-volume related work, that being his Biography of the Life of Manuel [by correct counting, there are twenty volumes.] The first entry in this lifework was Cabell's famous Jurgen, and the second was this fetching fantasy, Figures of Earth, essentially a prequel in which Manuel, a swineherd, rises to become Count Manuel of Poictesme. An enjoyable fantasy with emotional sensitivity - and insensitivity - but one in which Cabell's tongue-in cheek humor abounds, as does his penchant for anagram, hidden poetry and portmanteau. Frank C. Pape's dreamlike illustrations deserve a review of their own." >>Minor cover creasing; scuffing to covers; Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall

Mass market paperback, good condition

Green cloth hardcover, has a faded spine. There is a stain on the cover and there is light signs of age overall. We ship fast.

New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less

356pp. Brown cloth, small tears at spine, bent corners, gilt spine title mostly gone.