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Marcovaldo: Available Copies
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MARCOVALDO: Or the Seasons in the City by Calvino, Italo
Seller: Wonder Book (Frederick, MD, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Good
Book Price: $6.99
Shipping: Free!
TOTAL Cost: $6.99
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: HPB Inc. (Dallas, TX, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $5.19
Shipping: $3.75
TOTAL Cost: $8.94
Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Seller: Goodwill of Greater Milwaukee and Chicago (Racine, WI, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Fair
Book Price: $6.36
Shipping: $3.00
TOTAL Cost: $9.36
Book is considered to be in acceptable condition. The actual cover image may not match the stock photo. Book may have one or more of the following defects: noticeable wear on the cover dust jacket or spine; curved, dog eared or creased page s ; writing or highlighting inside or on the edges; sticker s or other adhesive on cover; CD DVD may not be included; and book may be a former library copy.
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Seller: Blue Vase Books (Interlochen, MI, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Fair
Book Price: $9.98
Shipping: Free!
TOTAL Cost: $9.98
The item is very worn but is perfectly usable. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing age related spots and browning . May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.
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Seller: HPB-Diamond (Dallas, TX, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $6.49
Shipping: $3.75
TOTAL Cost: $10.24
Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Seller: HPB-Emerald (Dallas, TX, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $6.49
Shipping: $3.75
TOTAL Cost: $10.24
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Seller: HPB-Red (Dallas, TX, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $6.49
Shipping: $3.75
TOTAL Cost: $10.24
Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used textbooks may not include companion materials such as access codes, etc. May have some wear or limited writing/highlighting. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Seller: Better World Books: West (Reno, NV, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Good
Book Price: $10.44
Shipping: Free!
TOTAL Cost: $10.44
Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.
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Marcovaldo (Folio, 6257) (French Edition) by Italo Calvino
Hardcover
ISBN: 9782070453009
Publisher: French and European Publications Inc (2017)
Seller: Better World Books Ltd (Dunfermline, United Kingdom)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $6.31
Shipping: $6.73
TOTAL Cost: $13.04
Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.
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Seller: WeBuyBooks (Rossendale, LANCS, United Kingdom)
Used Book—Condition: Good
Book Price: $6.96
Shipping: $6.35
TOTAL Cost: $13.31
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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Marcovaldo : Or the Seasons in the City by Calvino, Italo
Paperback
ISBN: 9780749399276
Publisher: Penguin Random House (1993)
Seller: Better World Books Ltd (Dunfermline, United Kingdom)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $8.31
Shipping: $6.73
TOTAL Cost: $15.04
Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.
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Marcovaldo by Calvino, Italo
Paperback
ISBN: 9780099428541
Publisher: Penguin Random House (2001)
Seller: Better World Books Ltd (Dunfermline, United Kingdom)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $9.23
Shipping: $6.73
TOTAL Cost: $15.96
Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.
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Marcovaldo (Paperback) by Italo Calvino
Paperback
ISBN: 9780099428541
Publisher: Vintage Publishing, London (2001)
Seller: Grand Eagle Retail (Bensenville, IL, U.S.A.) New Book
Book Price: $17.58
Shipping: Free!
TOTAL Cost: $17.58
Paperback. Twenty stories, structured around the seasons as the yearly cycle revolves five times. This is Calvino's magical realist urban fantasy.Marcovaldo is an enchanting collection of twenty stories that are both melancholy and funny, farce and fantasy. Calvino charts the struggles of an Italian peasant to reconcile country habits with urban life, combining comical disasters with a surrealistic view of city life through the eyes of an outsider. As always with Calvino, nothing is quite as it seems.'Delightful and rewarding as always' Observer'The most magically ingenious of the contemporary Italian novelists' The Times Marcovaldo is an enchanting collection of twenty stories that are both melancholy and funny, farce and fantasy. Calvino charts the struggles of an Italian peasant to reconcile country habits with urban life, combining comical disasters with a surrealistic view of city life through the eyes of an outsider. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Seller: Rarewaves.com USA (London, LONDO, United Kingdom) New Book
Book Price: $17.59
Shipping: Free!
TOTAL Cost: $17.59
Marcovaldo is an enchanting collection of twenty stories that are both melancholy and funny, farce and fantasy. Calvino charts the struggles of an Italian peasant to reconcile country habits with urban life, combining comical disasters with a surrealistic view of city life through the eyes of an outsider. As always with Calvino, nothing is quite as it seems.'Delightful and rewarding as always' Observer'The most magically ingenious of the contemporary Italian novelists' The Times
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Seller: Sell Books (Elland, YORKS, United Kingdom)
Used Book—Condition: Fair
Book Price: $1.25
Shipping: $16.35
TOTAL Cost: $17.60
Please see the condition note after this for details, if this is missing please consider Acceptable to mean poor quality that could include major staining, water damage, writing, missing dustjacket, etc etc. Our books are dispatched from a Yorkshire former cotton mill. We list via barcode/ISBN so please note that the images are stock images and may not be the exact copy you receive, furthermore the details about edition and year might not be accurate as many publishers reuse the same ISBN for multiple editions and as we simply scan a barcode or enter an ISBN we do not check the validity of the edition data when listing. If you're looking for an exact edition please don't order (at least not without checking with us first, although we don't always have time to check). We aim to dispatch prompty, the service used will depend on order value and book size. We can ship to most countries, see our shipping policies. Payment is via Abe only.
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Seller: Lakeside Books (Benton Harbor, MI, U.S.A.) New Book
Book Price: $14.39
Shipping: $3.99
TOTAL Cost: $18.38
Brand New! Not Overstocks or Low Quality Book Club Editions! Direct From the Publisher! We're not a giant, faceless warehouse organization! We're a small town bookstore that loves books and loves it's customers! Buy from Lakeside Books!
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