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The High Place: Available Copies
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The High Place: A Comedy of Disenchantment by Cabell, James Branch
Seller: Wonder Book (Frederick, MD, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Good
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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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The High Place: A Comedy of Disenchantment by James Branch Cabell
Hardcover
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Publisher: Robert M. McBride & Company, New York (1923)
Seller: SF & F Books (Chester, VA, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Fair
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Stated "Second Printing" in brown cloth with spine and cover gilt stamped. New York: Robert M. McBride & Company (1923). 358 pps. A Fair copy with fraying and torn cloth, loose boards, cracked and torn hinges, other imperfections. No jacket.
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The High Place A Comedy of Disenchantment (Mint Editions-Fantasy and Fairytale) by Cabell, James Branch
Paperback
ISBN: 9781513295794
Publisher: 0 (2021)
Seller: Lakeside Books (Benton Harbor, MI, U.S.A.) New Book
Book Price: $6.88
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The High Place by James Branch Cabell
Paperback
ISBN: 9781513295794
Publisher: Mint Editions, US (2021)
Seller: Rarewaves.com USA (London, LONDO, United Kingdom) New Book
Book Price: $12.14
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The High Place: A Comedy of Disenchantment (1923) is a 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, The High Place: A Comedy of Disenchantment is one work in a series of novels, essays, and poems known as the Biography of the Life of Manuel. Descended from a line of such legendary heroes as Jurgen and Dom Manuel, Florian, Duke of Puysange, is a relative disgrace to his family name. Known as a dishonorable man, disloyal husband, and destructive ruler, Florian harbors a secret desire. Since boyhood, when he first laid eyes on the daughter of King Helmas, Florian has known that the only way he could ever be happy would be through marriage to Melior. Unable to access the mystical Forest of Acaire, however, he takes out his frustration on friends and foes alike. When Janicot, a shadowy figure, offers Florian his blessing, the Duke sets out for the castle of King Helmas without regard to the details of their pact. Set in a fictionalized France of the 13th century, The High Place: A Comedy of Disenchantment is a captivating story of fantasy and adventure 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 The High Place: A Comedy of Disenchantment, 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 The High Place: A Comedy of Disenchantment is a classic of fantasy and romance reimagined for modern readers.
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The High Place by James Branch Cabell
Paperback
ISBN: 9781513295794
Publisher: Mint Editions, US (2021)
Seller: Rarewaves USA (OSWEGO, IL, U.S.A.) New Book
Book Price: $12.34
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The High Place: A Comedy of Disenchantment (1923) is a 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, The High Place: A Comedy of Disenchantment is one work in a series of novels, essays, and poems known as the Biography of the Life of Manuel. Descended from a line of such legendary heroes as Jurgen and Dom Manuel, Florian, Duke of Puysange, is a relative disgrace to his family name. Known as a dishonorable man, disloyal husband, and destructive ruler, Florian harbors a secret desire. Since boyhood, when he first laid eyes on the daughter of King Helmas, Florian has known that the only way he could ever be happy would be through marriage to Melior. Unable to access the mystical Forest of Acaire, however, he takes out his frustration on friends and foes alike. When Janicot, a shadowy figure, offers Florian his blessing, the Duke sets out for the castle of King Helmas without regard to the details of their pact. Set in a fictionalized France of the 13th century, The High Place: A Comedy of Disenchantment is a captivating story of fantasy and adventure 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 The High Place: A Comedy of Disenchantment, 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 The High Place: A Comedy of Disenchantment is a classic of fantasy and romance reimagined for modern readers.
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Seller: HPB-Diamond (Dallas, TX, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $9.32
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TOTAL Cost: $13.07
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The High Place: A Comedy of Disenchantment by Cabell, James Branch
Paperback
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Publisher: Albert & Charles Boni (1931)
Seller: Dearly Departed Books (Alliance, OH, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Good
Book Price: $10.00
Shipping: $4.00
TOTAL Cost: $14.00
Bonibooks first printing. 5" x 7 1/2" paperback bound in pictorial wrappers. Good to VG- condition. Rubs to the corners. Chips at the head of the spine and rubbing to its base. Rubbing to the spine edges. Crease along the spine. Light dust soiling to the wrappers. Mild tanning to the page margins.
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The High Place by James Branch Cabell
Paperback
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Publisher: Ballantine, NY (1970)
Seller: biblioboy (North Providence, RI, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $8.00
Shipping: $7.00
TOTAL Cost: $15.00
NY, Ballentine, First US Printing Stated 230 pages with an introduction by Lin Carter and cover art by Frank C. Pape A very good copy with light edge wear, a few light creases to the spine. See Photos 1/8
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THE HIGH PLACE by Cabell, James Branch
Hardcover
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Publisher: dell rey ()
Seller: Reed Books The Museum of Fond Memories (Birmingham, AL, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: unspecified
Book Price: $10.00
Shipping: $5.00
TOTAL Cost: $15.00
1979 Paperback CONDITION: g
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The High Place: A Comedy of Disenchantment by Cabell, James Branch
Paperback
ISBN:
Publisher: Albert AND cHARLES bONI, New York (1931)
Seller: Don's Book Store (Albuquerque, NM, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Good
Book Price: $15.00
Shipping: Free!
TOTAL Cost: $15.00
312 Pages. Reprint of a 1923 release. Owner's name on front endpaper and an inked price on back cover. Binding is a bit loose but it remains intact and there are no marks or stamps. Cabell was a very popular and widely read writer in the early 1920s. He was known for using anagrams, puns, and various poetic devices and a fluent literary style. Cabell was a household word and recognized in the literary world but fame quickly passed him by during the 1930s when people began reading Steinbeck and going to the movies. Today he is very obscure and few of his 80 or so books are in print. The main character of this book Florian, is discontentedly married five times. Contents in Three Parts: The End of Long Wanting, The End of Light Winning, and The End of Lean Wisdom.
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