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The Weans: Available Copies
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The Weans by Robert Nathan
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Publ. January 1960 (1960)
Seller: Magus Books Seattle (Seattle, WA, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Good
Book Price: $11.58
Shipping: $5.00
TOTAL Cost: $16.58
used hardcover in dust jacket. jacket is somewhat worn about the edges, with a number of small chips and tears at the extremeties, though still largely intact. pages and binding are clean, straight and tight. there are no marks to the text or other serious flaws.
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The Weans by Robert Nathan
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf (1960)
Seller: Books From California (Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $19.21
Shipping: $4.99
TOTAL Cost: $24.20
First Edition. dj shows moderate wear, tear, chipping, tanning. pages tanned and clean. gift inscription to author Irving Stone and his second wife on the ffep, with an uncertain signature.
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The Weans by Nathan. Robert
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: Knopf (1960)
Seller: Southampton Books (Sag Harbor, NY, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $20.00
Shipping: $4.99
TOTAL Cost: $24.99
First Edition, First Printing. Published by Knopf, 1960. Octavo. Book is very good with marker on front pastedown. Dust jacket is very good with price-clipped on front flap and light edgewear/shelfwear. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. 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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The Weans by Nathan, Robert
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, New York (1960)
Seller: Saucony Book Shop (Kutztown, PA, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Near Fine
Book Price: $20.00
Shipping: $6.00
TOTAL Cost: $26.00
Color illus. boards. Minor rubbing to extremities, minor tanning to endpapers. 61 pp., illus. 1st edition, stated. Illus. dust jacket VG with typical tanning (most notable along flap folds) and modest surface soiling/foxing, small area of loss near top front panel corner affecting "e" in "The", slightly chipped at several corners, now in mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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The Weans by Nathan, Robert
Paperback
ISBN:
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, New York, New York (1968)
Seller: Lowry's Books (Three Rivers, MI, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $22.50
Shipping: $5.95
TOTAL Cost: $28.45
Cover is in excellent condition. DJ is unclipped and in good condition, save for minor rubbing/yellowing with age and chipping to head and foot of spine (as well as one to mid-spine). Text is otherwise tight in binding. Text is clean and free of blemishes throughout. No other markings or indications of note. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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The Weans by Robert Nathan
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: Knopf ()
Seller: ThriftBooksVintage (Tukwila, WA, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Good
Book Price: $29.00
Shipping: Free!
TOTAL Cost: $29.00
Dust jacket missing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Boards have light shelf rubbing with scuffing and bumping. Binding is tight. Endpages have moderate age-toning and foxing with smudging. Front free page has previous owners gift inscription. Page edges have heavy age-toning with scuffing and smudging. Interior pages are age-toned and smudged. Secure packaging for safe delivery.
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The Weans 1960 [LeatherBound] by Robert Nathan
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: (2025)
Seller: S N Books World (Delhi, India) New Book
Book Price: $30.49
Shipping: Free!
TOTAL Cost: $30.49
BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. 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. Pages: 74. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1960 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. 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 Pages: 74
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The Weans by Nathan, Robert (Author)
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: Knopf (1960)
Seller: Recycle Bookstore (San Jose, CA, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $29.95
Shipping: $5.75
TOTAL Cost: $35.70
Book has a slightly loose first signature, toning to endpapers/endpages, light rubbing to covers, foxing to top textblock and edges, mild wear to corners. otherwise in very good condition, strong binding, clean and unmarked pages; an overall sturdy copy with sharp text. Dust jacket has mild rubbing/toning, light scuffs to edges and corners, toning to inside. in very good condition, now in archival cover.
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Seller: ThriftBooksVintage (Tukwila, WA, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Good
Book Price: $38.00
Shipping: Free!
TOTAL Cost: $38.00
Dust jacket in acceptable condition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Secure packaging for safe delivery.
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The Weans by Nathan, Robert
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: Knopf, New York (1960)
Seller: Old Algonquin Books (LONE TREE, CO, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Near Fine
Book Price: $35.00
Shipping: $6.00
TOTAL Cost: $41.00
A supposed achaeological expedition in the year 7956 finds remnants of a civilization from 6000 years in the past in the. "Great West, or Salt, Continent". This 56-page fun satire about the interpretations of the artifacts combined two stories by Nathan published in Harpers Magazine in 1956, which were made into a great 1956 radio play on the Columbia Radio Workshop. Small rubs on board corners. Dust jacket has age toning and some rubs on spine. Dust jacket has the $1.50 price intact on the flap.
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The Weans by Nathan, Robert 1894-
Paperback
ISBN: 9781013352614
Publisher: Hassell Street Press (2021)
Seller: MERS Goodwill (Saint Louis, MO, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Good
Book Price: $38.14
Shipping: $4.00
TOTAL Cost: $42.14
Used - Good: All pages and cover are intact including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May include From the library of labels. Shrink wrap, dust covers, or boxed set case may be missing. Item may be missing bundled media. Any access codes or passwords originally included with the book may be expired, used or no longer valid. Image is stock photo and cover art edition may be different than pictured.
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