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Science-fiction & fantasy literature: a critical list with discussions.
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Smire: Available Copies
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Smire: An Acceptance in the Third Person / By Branch Cabell by Cabell, James Branch
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Publisher: Doubleday, Doran & Company (1937)
Seller: Booksavers of Virginia (Harrisonburg, VA, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Good
Book Price: $15.00
Shipping: $4.99
TOTAL Cost: $19.99
Binding tight, pages unmarked except for numbers on front endpaper and bookplate inside front cover. Age-toned, some light foxing. Cover shelf worn, bumped corners. No dj. Your purchase benefits the world-wide relief efforts of Mennonite Central Committee.
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The nightmare has triplets : an author's note on Smire / Branch Cabell 1937 [LeatherBound] by James Branch Cabell
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Publisher: (2025)
Seller: S N Books World (Delhi, India) New Book
Book Price: $29.49
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TOTAL Cost: $29.49
BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1937 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set and contains approximately 20 pages. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English
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Smire, an Acceptance in the Third Person by Cabell, (James) Branch
Hardcover
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Publisher: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., Garden City, NY (1937)
Seller: Lorraine Street Books (Colorado Springs, CO, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Good
Book Price: $25.00
Shipping: $5.50
TOTAL Cost: $30.50
311pp. Black cloth, gilt spine lettering. Light soil, spine ends bent and lightly frayed, corners lightly bent. Pages toning, interior unmarked. No dust jacket.
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Smire by James Branch Cabell
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: Doubleday & Company (1937)
Seller: Southampton Books (Sag Harbor, NY, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $35.00
Shipping: $4.99
TOTAL Cost: $39.99
First Edition, First Printing. Published by Doubleday & Company, 1937. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is very good with light toning to the page ends and light edgewear. Left flap of dust jacket laid inside. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.
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SMIRE: AN ACCEPTANCE IN THE THIRD PERSON . by Cabell, James Branch
Hardcover
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Publisher: Doubleday, Garden City, New York (1937)
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB (Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: unspecified
Book Price: $50.00
Shipping: $7.00
TOTAL Cost: $57.00
Octavo, pp. [1-2] [i-viii] ix-xi [xii] [1-2] 3-311 [312-314: blank] [note: first and last leaves are blanks], publisher's black cloth, spine panel stamped in silver, fore and bottom edges untrimmed. First edition. Third book of "The Nightmare Has Triplets" trilogy. See Barron (ed), Fantasy Literature 3-69. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 332. Bleiler (1978), p. 37. Reginald 02410. Spine panel just a bit faded, a very good copy. (#176840)
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L'INCUBO. ("Smirt, Smith, Smire"). Con 16 illustrazioni di Fabrizio Clerici. by BRANCH CABELL James.
Hardcover
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Publisher: Mondadori, Milano (1949)
Seller: studio bibliografico pera s.a.s. (LUCCA, LU, Italy)
Used Book—Condition: Good
Book Price: $17.72
Shipping: $45.88
TOTAL Cost: $63.60
Prima edizione nella collezione. Unica traduzione autorizzata di Olga Ceretti Borsini. Cm.20,5x13,5. Pg.608. Legatura in tela editoriale con sovracoperta policroma. Collezione "Il Ponte", n°20. 900 gr.
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Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979 (ROCHESTER, MI, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: unspecified
Book Price: $58.00
Shipping: $12.50
TOTAL Cost: $70.50
SMIRE, Doubleday, Doran, 1937, first edition, fine in vg+ dust-wrapper with several tiny nicks to the base of the rear dust-wrapper panel. The final volume in the SMIRT & SMITH sequence.
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