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Tales of Protection: Available Copies

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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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Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less

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Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less

Used - Very Good

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.

A stock image [photo] is an accurate representation of the listed book's dust jacket design. Complete number line at copyright page. NON price-clipped dust jacket [$ 26.00], clean, crisp, colors bright, minor edge wear. Pages [500] clean, unmarked, binding tight and square. Light gray boards, clean, dark yellow spine, black decorations and lettering, minor shelf wear at extremities. Small areas at page edges with two or three tiny, mild spots. Translated by Nadia Christensen. Media Mail, Priority & most international shipping include free tracking information. Every book listed is located in my smoke free and climate controlled shop. All are inspected by me and will have qualities and/or flaws described.

Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

As a man lies reflecting on the past and his last experience, collecting incidents from human history to find the underlying pattern that connects them, his reveries lead him to other tales: one of a lighthouse keeper on a lonely island, another of a rivalry among Renaissance artists, and finally, a startling story from his own life. Ingeniously stitched together, these tales form one of the most powerful narratives in recent memory. A feat of storytelling, this is a novel about the power of human connections and an original and searching peek into the nature of luck, chance, and why things happen the way they do, from an author Time has called ôa virtuoso.ö, English, Year2002, Illust. B/W0, Illust. Color0, ISBN 0156027941, Code 5863. Softbound, In Pristine Condition, Index. Pages 500, Size 8öx 5 1/2ö

The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

~ NEW Inside and Out! Clean & Crisp Pages. (E-mail for more info./pics)

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First US printing. The author's second book, which consist of four tales "about the nature of luck and chance. . a story involving a young woman, her old uncle, and a blind, brilliant beekeeper; the story of a lighthouse keeper's harrowing experience during a shipwreck in the Baltic Sea; a story of art, love and treachery in Renaissance Italy, where religious paintings have miraculous properties; and the story of a mining engineer whose life is changed by a terrible fall 'over the edge'." Translated from the Norwegian by Nadia Christensen. 500 pp. Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

Translated by Nadia Christensen. As NEW copy. Fresh clean tight strong jacket boards text. No markings.

New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux[2002]. First edition. First printing. Hardbound. New, in dust jacket. A pristine unread copy. Very fine/very fine in all repsects. Comes with mylar dust jacket protector. Smoke free shop. Shipped in sturdy box with bubble wrap. 0.0

Second printing. 8vo. Cloth. 500 p. Four entralling tales about the nature of luck and chance. Fine in fine jacket in mylar cover.

Tales of Protection.Hansen, Erik Fosnes.Condition:New, may have slight shelf wear.

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Please note: below is a general description of how we classify our condition types. If you would like a closer look or have any specific questions, please feel free to send us a message, and we will gladly check it for you. Condition descriptions: UsedlikeNew: Barely any signs of use, almost like new. UsedGood: May show some light signs of use, such as slight discoloration or a name written on the front endpaper, but generally no markings or notes in the text. UsedAcceptable: Book in acceptable condition. May show signs of use, such as some discoloration, reading creases in the spine, underlining, notes, slight dirt on edges, dog-eared pages, or a bent spine. New: Book is new. ON 11-4