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The Tales of Hoffmann: Available Copies
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The Tales of Hoffmann [Heritage Press] by Hoffmann, E.T.A.
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: Limited Editions Club (1943)
Seller: Bank of Books (Ventura, CA, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $4.18
Shipping: $4.25
TOTAL Cost: $8.43
Ex-Library. Some pulling on the fabric, top spine. No dust jacket. We have 75,000 books to choose from -- Ship within 24 hours -- Satisfaction Guaranteed!
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The Tales of Hoffmann by Hoffmann, E. T. A.
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: The Heritage Press (1943)
Seller: Chaparral Books (Portland, OR, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $8.00
Shipping: $6.50
TOTAL Cost: $14.50
The binding is tight, corners sharp. Light wear & soiling on edges of text block. Light wear on front pastedown & endpaper. Previous owners stamp on title page. Text and images unmarked. Housed in a lightly worn & stained slipcase.
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The Tales of Hoffmann (Heritage Press) by E.T.A. Hoffmann; Hugo Steiner-Prag (Illustrator)
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: The Heritage Press January 1943 (1943)
Seller: Gavin's Books (Santa Maria, CA, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: unspecified
Book Price: $15.00
Shipping: $3.99
TOTAL Cost: $18.99
Moderate wear/sunning to slipcase with nicking at edges, 1 1/2 tear on rear, and seam separation along top (repaired), minor soiling to spine, covers clean and square, minor yellowing to book block, otherwise clean and square, binding good. SHIPS FAST from Santa Maria, CA
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Seller: Bear Bookshop, John Greenberg (Brattleboro, VT, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: unspecified
Book Price: $14.38
Shipping: $7.00
TOTAL Cost: $21.38
344pp. 8vo Lithographs by Hugo Steiner-Prag. Light gray cloth. Introduction by Arthur Ransome. Uncredited translations from the German. Prologue by Hugo Steiner-Parg. Spine sunned, light cover soil, interior clean/tight: near VG+.
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The Tales of Hoffmann, Translated Out of the German By Various Hands. by E.T.A. Hoffmann
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: Heritage Press (1943)
Seller: Lincbook (Foster, RI, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $15.00
Shipping: $6.95
TOTAL Cost: $21.95
Heritage Press, 1943. Very good. , Hardcover, Hugo Steiner-Prag. Tan cloth. Text clean. 344 pages. In good slipcase. Illustrated with lithographs. Out-of-print and antiquarian booksellers since 1933. We pack and ship with care.
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The Tales of Hoffmann by Hoffmann, E. T. A.; Ransome, Arthur (intro.)
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: The Heritage Press, New York (1943)
Seller: Cat's Cradle Books (Archdale, NC, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: unspecified
Book Price: $24.00
Shipping: Free!
TOTAL Cost: $24.00
Sound binding and hinges. Some foxing, but pages are free of writing and marks. Cloth over boards is clean with bright lettering and design on front and spine. Spine very slightly darkened. ; Special contents of this edition by the Limited Editions Club for the George Macy Companies, Inc. ; Lithographs; 9.5" tall; 344 pages.
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THE TALES OF HOFFMANN by Hoffmann, E T A
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: (1943)
Seller: Xerxes Fine and Rare Books and Documents (Glen Head, NY, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Fine
Book Price: $25.00
Shipping: $4.90
TOTAL Cost: $29.90
NY 1943 Heritage Press. Hardcover sm4to. Illustrated by Hugo Steiner-Prag. Translated from German . Fine. in original red hardcover box which is VG with light wear.
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The Tales of Hoffmann by Hoffmann, T. A.
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: The Heritage Press, New York (1943)
Seller: Round Table Books, LLC (Palatine, IL, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Near Fine
Book Price: $30.00
Shipping: $6.00
TOTAL Cost: $36.00
One volume in red slipcase. Full beige cloth, red lettering and decoration on cover and spine. Illustrated with lithographs by Hugo Steiner-Prag. . The volume is in excellent condition, unmarked, tight, square and clean. The spine is moderately sunned, the slipcase shows only mild shelf-wear, else fine. NEAR FINE/NEAR FINE (Slipcase). The Limited Editions Club Series. Lithographs. Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall. xxvi, (ii), 344 pp
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Tales of Hoffmann, stories. Translated out of the German by various hands, illustrated with lithographs by Hugo Steiner-Parg together with a prologue from the illustrator by Hoffmann, E.T.A. [Hugo Steiner-Prag illustrations]
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: The Limited Editions Club, New York (1943)
Seller: Bolerium Books Inc. (San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: unspecified
Book Price: $50.00
Shipping: Free!
TOTAL Cost: $50.00
xxiv, 336p., illus., very good condition in a shelf worn slipcase with a faded spine label and a small splash stain on the front panel. This is no. 683 signed by Hugo Steiner-Prag and with an introductory essay by Arthur Ransome.
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The Tales of Hoffmann. Stories by E.T.A. Hoffmann, translated out of the German by various hands, illustrated with lithographs by Hugo Steiner-Prag together with a prologue from the illustrator. by Hoffmann, E(rnst) T(heodor) A(madeus).
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: N.Y., The Heritage Press, (um 1943). (1943)
Seller: Rödner Versandantiquariat (Den Haag, Netherlands)
Used Book—Condition: unspecified
Book Price: $33.06
Shipping: $19.26
TOTAL Cost: $52.32
Gr.8°, XXVI,344 S. m. zahlr., teils ganzs. Textillustr., grauer OLwdbd.m. rotgeprägt. VDeckel-Vign. u.RTitel im roten OPpSchuber, dieser etw. berieben u. verfärbt; sonst (sehr) schönes Expl. Erste (Handels-)Ausgabe; DtExilAr/2 8973. Steiner-Prag illustrierte diese Ausgabe im Exil und versah sie mit einem umfangreichen Vorwort, in dem er u.a. seine Beziehung zu Hoffmann im Hoffmann'schen Stil darlegt ("A Visit at Midnight"). Sprache: Englisch.
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The Tales of Hoffmann, Stories by E. T. A. Hoffmann.Translated Out of the German By Various Hands. Illustrated with Lithographs by Hugo Steiner-Prag. by Hoffmann, E. T. A. und Hugo Steiner-Prag
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: The Heritage Press, New York (1943)
Seller: Antiquariat "Der Büchergärtner" (St. Ingbert, Germany)
Used Book—Condition: unspecified
Book Price: $35.26
Shipping: $21.40
TOTAL Cost: $56.66
16 x 24 cm. Erste Auflage, 344 S. Geprägte illustrierte OLwd. Sprache: Englisch, Lithographs by Hugo Steiner-Prag. Minimale Gebrauchsspuren. Hinweis: Versandkosten müssen bei Auslandsversand evtl. angehoben werden.
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The Tales of Hoffmann by Hoffmann, E. T. A.; Steiner-Prag, Hugo (illustrator and Prologue)
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: Heritage Press, US (1943)
Seller: Keeper of the Page (Enumclaw, WA, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Fine
Book Price: $50.40
Shipping: $7.00
TOTAL Cost: $57.40
Heritage Press 1943 Reprint Fine/Very Good Slipcase Heavy grey cloth with darkred decorations and lettering. Solid structure, Illustrated, pages lightly tanned. Spine lightly tanned. Red slip case with faded edges and reinforced with clear library tape. HEAVY ITEM.
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The Tales of Hoffmann by Hoffmann, E.T.A.
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: The Heritage Press - New York (1943)
Seller: Barberry Lane Booksellers (Bar Harbor, ME, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Near Fine
Book Price: $55.00
Shipping: $7.50
TOTAL Cost: $62.50
Pale brown/beige heavy cloth on boards with red decorations and titling to spine and front. Book is tight, square, particularly sharp-cornered and free of any markings or flaws inside and out, other than the faintest sunning to spine. Red Slipcase has only minor fading and is Very Good or better. Translated out of the German by Various Hands, Illustrated with Lithographs by Hugo Steiner-Prag, together with a prologue from the Illustrator. Book purchased from the Hamlin estate - Prof. Cyrus Hamlin was the in the Dept. of Germanic Languages and Literature, at Yale
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THE TALES OF HOFFMANN by HOFFMANN, E. T. A
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: Limited Editions Club, New York (1943)
Seller: Charles Agvent, est. 1987, ABAA, ILAB (Fleetwood, PA, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: unspecified
Book Price: $62.50
Shipping: $7.50
TOTAL Cost: $70.00
Large octavo (6-3/8" x 10") bound in full black natural linen decorated with a design in gold by the illustrator and a leather spine label. Translated by various hands; introductory essay by Arthur Ransome. Illustrated with 43 original lithographs drawn on the stone by Hugo Steiner-Prag, pulled by George C. Miller at the Printing House of William Edward Rudge. Copy #917 of 1500 SIGNED on the colophon page by the artist who also designed the book and wrote a prologue. Mild soiling to covers. Near Fine, lacking the slipcase
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The Tales of Hoffmann. Stories by E.T.A. Hoffmann, Translated out of the German by various hands, illustrated with Lithographs by Hugo Steiner-Prag together with a prologue of the illustrator. by Hoffmann, E.T.H.:
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: New York The Heritage Press (1943)
Seller: Chiemgauer Internet Antiquariat GbR (Altenmarkt, BAY, Germany)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $34.16
Shipping: $48.14
TOTAL Cost: $82.30
344 Seiten. Sehr gutes Exemplar. BEILIEGT 4seitige Nummer " The Heritage Club, Sandglass Nummer 11: 16 - über diesen TITEL. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1100
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The Tales of Hoffmann. Stories by E.T.A. Hoffmann, Translated out of the German by various hands, illustrated with Lithographs by Hugo Steiner-Prag together with a prologue of the illustrator. by Hoffmann, E.T.H.:
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: New York The Heritage Press (1943)
Seller: Chiemgauer Internet Antiquariat GbR (Altenmarkt, BAY, Germany)
Used Book—Condition: As New
Book Price: $35.26
Shipping: $48.14
TOTAL Cost: $83.40
344 Seiten. Nur der Einband mit leichten Gebrauchsspuren. Sonst SEHR gutes Exemplar. BEILIEGT: The monthly letter of the Limited Edition Club. 4 Seiten. U.a. " About Hugo Steiner-Prag. About E.T.A. Hoffmann. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1100
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The Tales of Hoffmann Illustrated by Hugo Steiner-Prag by Hoffmann, E.T.A.; Steiner-Prag (illustrator), Hugo
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: Limited Editions Club, New York (1943)
Seller: Weller Book Works, A.B.A.A. (Salt Lake City, UT, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: unspecified
Book Price: $90.00
Shipping: $5.00
TOTAL Cost: $95.00
Signed by Illustrator on colophon Very good with faint soiling to covers, back strip has a small abrasion near rear joint and label is faintly curled at left bottom corner, and faint spotting to fore edge of text block. In gray slip case that is rubbed, bumped and browned at edges with boards exposed at corners of opening
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THE TALES OF HOFFMANN by HOFFMANN, E. T. A
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: Limited Editions Club, New York (1943)
Seller: Charles Agvent, est. 1987, ABAA, ILAB (Fleetwood, PA, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: unspecified
Book Price: $93.80
Shipping: $7.50
TOTAL Cost: $101.30
Large octavo (6-3/8" x 10") bound in full black natural linen decorated with a design in gold by the illustrator and a leather spine label. Translated by various hands; introductory essay by Arthur Ransome. Illustrated with 43 original lithographs drawn on the stone by Hugo Steiner-Prag, pulled by George C. Miller at the Printing House of William Edward Rudge. Copy #845 of 1500 SIGNED on the colophon page by the artist who also designed the book and wrote a prologue. Mild sunning to the spine; owner blindstamp on the front free endpaper. Very Good in a Very Good slipcase
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The Tales of Hoffmann by HOFFMANN, E.T.A.
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: Limited Editions Club, New York (1943)
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Near Fine
Book Price: $125.00
Shipping: $5.50
TOTAL Cost: $130.50
Limited edition. Small quarto. xxiv, 336pp. Gilt-stamped black cloth with green cloth spine label. Translated out of the German by various hands. Prologue and lithograph illustrations by Hugo Steiner-Prag. Spine label darkened, smudge on bottom page corners, near fine without dustwrapper as issued, lacking the slipcase. This is number 411 of 1500 copies Signed in pencil by the illustrator Hugo Steiner-Prag.
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Tales of Hoffmann; . . . Translated out of the German by Various Hands, Illustrated with Lithographs by Hugo Steiner-Prag, together with a Prologue from the Illustrator by Hoffmann, E.T.A.
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: Limited Editions Club, New York (1943)
Seller: Locus Solus Rare Books (ABAA, ILAB) (Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: unspecified
Book Price: $165.00
Shipping: $9.00
TOTAL Cost: $174.00
8vo, black cloth. One of an unspecified number of numbered copies, probably 1500, the entire edition, signed by Steiner-Prag. Fine in original glassine, used, and slipcase, a trifle rubbed and with a coupleof marks.
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