pseudonym isak dinesen (18 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: As New. Condizione sovraccoperta: As New. Modern Library Edition. The Modern Library, New York, New York, U.S.A., copyright 1992. Nineteenth (19th) Printing (stated) of the "1992 Modern Library Edition" (stated). No specific date for the printing. As New in an As New Dust Jacket. Unread. The Text Block is clean, bright white, quite tight, straight and square with no markings of any kind. The Binding (it would be Style #17 if Toledano's listings went to 1992) is beige quarter cloth to beige boards, running torchbearer debossed to front board, bright black title, etc., to the spine, unmarked torchbearer endpapers, and all corners square and sharp. The Dust Jacket is flawless - colors bright and uniform throughout, and fully intact with the original prices (USA $19.95 Canada $24.95) intact on the front flap. [xiii], 399, [ii] pages. 5" x 7 5/8". This new edition contains a biographical note about the author. A memoir, this book recounts the 18 years from 1913 to 1931 that the author lived on a farm in what is now Kenya, then known as British East Africa and provides a picture of colonial life in Africa during the last years of the British Empire and a study of contrasting dualities. The memoir was the basis for the 1985 film of the same name directed by Sydney Pollack and starring Meryl Streep, Robert Redford and Klaus Maria Brandauer. Originally written in English. ISBN 10: 0679600213 / ISBN 13: 9780679600213.

Hardcover. 304p., very good reprint of the 1946 Random House edition in blue cloth boards and unclipped, lightly-worn dj. An entertainment written by Dinesen during the German Occupation and first published pseudonymously in the 1940s.

Papier nachgedunkelt, 284 S., kart. Aus dem Englischen übertragen von Rudolf v. Schultz. rororo 4683 Gramm 600.

Hardcover. Condizione: As New. Condizione sovraccoperta: As New. Drawings by the author (illustratore). Book Club Edition. Random House, New York, New York, U.S.A., 1961. Book of the Month Club Edition (BOMC / BCE) of the first American edition, evidenced by the words "First published in the United States, 1961" stated. As New in a mylar-protected, As New Dust Jacket. The Text Block is clean, bright white, tight, straight and square, with no markings of any kind. The Binding is green quarter cloth to warm taupe cloth, colors uniform throughout, with line drawing of Kikuyu man and woman in bright gilt along with title to the front board, bright gilt title, etc., to spine framed by blue design. The mylar-protected Dust Jacket is bright, colors uniform throughout, and fully intact. See photos. 149 + ii pages. 5 1/2" x 8 1/4". With a photograph of the author as frontispiece and four drawings by the author, this copy is identical in size, binding, and quality of paper to the first edition except for the book club dimple on the rear board and the BOMC mention on the front flap. It consists of Four short memoirs of Kenya written 25 years after Out of Africa by the author who, the following year, 1962, was shortlisted for the Nobel Prize in Literature, but disqualified because of her death.

Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good Plus. First Edition. Book has owner name on front pastedown (underneath front flap of dj), and a sticker shadow also on front pastedown. Dust jacket has splotchy rubbing of the background colour of the front and rear panels, is not price-clipped, retaining original publisher's printed price of pounds 6.50, and has a sticker shadow at the bottom of the front flap. Foreword by Hannah Arendt. Isak Dinesen (1885-1962). 229 pages with notes.

sehr guter Zustand, 46 S., Klammerheftung Lieferung mit beiliegender Rechnung, MwSt. ist ausgewiesen. Gerne beraten wir zu weiteren Titeln aus Ihrem Themengebiet und bearbeiten Ihre Gesuche. Mit Bitte um Beachtung: aufgrund schlechter Erfahrungen liefern wir nicht an DHL Paketstationen. Bitte auf eine korrekte, aktuelle und vollständige Zustellanschrift achten. PayPal: bitte auf für uns gebührenfreie Zahlung achten. I Racconti di Repubblica 23 Gramm 600 (nach der ersten italienischen Ausgabe bei Feltrinelli, Milano 1962).

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. Virgil Burnett (illustratore). First edition. Fine hardcover in Fine dustwrapper by Virgil Burnett. Front inside paste-down has the personal book plate of fantasy writer Jessica Amanda Salmonson. Foreword by the publisher. Among these stories, either previously unpublished or uncollected in the author's lifetime, the title novelette is all-out supernatural, and others (The Ghost Horses," "The Second Meeting," "The Bear and the Kiss) have at least surreal and gothic moments. Foreword by Frans Lassen.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. Random House, Inc., New York, New York, U.S.A., 1957. "First Printing" (stated) of the First (1st) American Edition. Near Fine in a Very Good Dust Jacket. The Text Block is clean, soft white, tight, straight and square with no markings of any kind other than an erased marginal comment in pencil on page 23 and a marginal comment in pen on page 57. The Binding is full gray cloth showing some fading at the spine and toward the edges of the front board, with the author's name debossed in gilt on the front board, black and gilt title, etc., to the spine, off-white endpapers unmarked except for a prior owner's name on the rear free endpaper, and all corners square and somewhat sharp. The Dust Jacket is intact with the original price ($4.00) and the date (11/57) intact on the front flap, with some fading to the spine and showing wear at folds and corners and at the head and heel of the spine. See the photos. 341 + i pages. 5 3/4" x 8 1/2". A collection of seven stories about Africa from the author of Out of Africa. Dinesen was short-listed for the Nobel Prize in Literature in both 1959 and 1962, but was disqualified in 1962 by her death.

Octavo, cloth. First edition. Collects twelve stories. "Excellent stories by the great modern practitioner of the Gothic form." - Robert Knowlton. Slight spine lean, inner rear hinge repaired, a very good copy in very good dust jacket with several nicks at head of spine panel and upper edge of front panel and several closed tears at edges. (#86388).

1963, 1st printing. (Hardcover) Very good, no dust jacket. 72pp. A previous owner's name on the front endpaper, lightly edgeworn and the spine is a little cocked. Pseudonym of Karen Blixen. (Fiction).

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. First Edition. Book rates near fine codition, solid & very clean with faded remnant of private book label on front pastedown.405 pages. d/j is p/cand has some light chipping & a small tape (scocth) at head of spine, it has a photo of Blixen on back. Scans on request. Thanks.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Reinforced library binding. Binding tight. Interior clean, though age toned. Thick boards shelf worn along edges; quarter bound. Faint gold lettering hand-written on spine. Written under a French pseudonym (Pierre Andrezel). Though it was written in Danish, Karen Blixen claimed that it was a translation of a French work written between the wars and denied being its author. A fake translator (Clara Svendsen) is listed on title page. Set in England and France during the 1840s and tells the story of two young, innocent girls and the horrors they must endure during this time. 218 pages.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. First British Edition. These ornate, mysterious stories, written in Isak Dinesen's later years, range from a chilling gothic tale of sorcery and witchcraft, "The Caryatids", to a glittering, haunting depiction of an aristocratic family in 19th-century Denmark in "Copenhagen Season".Fine, first British edition, first printing, in fine, mylar-protected dust jacket. {Not remainder-marked or price-clipped} L105.

Octavo, cloth. First edition. Collects twelve stories. "Excellent stories by the great modern practitioner of the Gothic form." - Robert Knowlton. A fine copy in nearly fine dust jacket (priced $4.00 on the front flap and dated "11/57" at the lower right corner) with 20 mm closed tear at bottom edge of front panel. (#172546).

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. First Edition. First printing, octavo size, 352 pp. Isak Dinesen (nom de plume, Baroness Karen Christenze von Blixen-Finecke of Rungstedlund, nee Dinesen, 1885-1962) is likely best-remembered today for "Out of Africa", a fictionalized recounting of the life she led with her husband operating a coffee plantation, and for her short story, "Babette's Feast", both of which were adapted into Academy Award-winning films. This collection includes stories written as early as the 1930s. While several of the stories garnered critical acclaim, the work as a whole was described by "Time" magazine as "a group of Gothic fiction" (n.b., per Wiki). The publisher, on the dust jacket flap, describes it as one in which Dinesen "again casts her magical spell in prose and.offers twelve tales in which fantasy and reality are harmoniously intermingled." ___DESCRIPTION: Bound in full grey cloth over boards, gilt lettering stamped onto the front board and spine, black decoration and publisher's device on the spine, top edge stained red; octavo size (8 3/8" by 5 1/8"), pagination: [i-vi] [1-3] 4-341, [4 blank pp.] [346, author bio]. The dust jacket carries the original price of $4.00, design on front panel and spine of a tree in black and grey upon a red ground with red and white lettering, listing of the tales with short summaries on both flaps, back panel with author bio. ___CONDITION: Near fine, with clean boards, straight corners without rubbing, a strong, square text block, the interior is clean and bright, and entirely free of prior owner markings; some very light sunning to the board edges, front hinge slightly tender (but not cracked), rear hinge strong. The unclipped dust jacket also near fine, entire, with only minor overall edgewear (a bit more noticeable at the head and tail of the spine), spine very lightly sunned. Overall a near fine to fine example. ___CITATION: First edition, first printing per Zempel with "First Printing" stated on the copyright page. ___POSTAGE: International customers, please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details. ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB, and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help.

Hard Hard Cover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: No Dust Jacket. Illustrated by Majeska (illustratore). Limited Edition. First Printing. This special illustrated edition is limited to 1010 copies, of which 999 were for sale, of which this is No. 315. Publisher's full black cloth with stamped gilt design and lettering on front cover, gilt lettering on spine, t.e.g. (black). Illustrated with seven magnificent full-page, tissue-protected, color plates by Majeska. Now in removable Mylar dust jacket. . Lettering on spine is mildly faded, endpapers are slightly foxed and half-title page has faint offset from a removed clipping, else pristine, unmarked, tight, square and clean. NEAR FINE. . Color drawings. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. x, 420 pp.

Hard Hard Cover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: No Dust Jacket. Illustrated by Majeska (illustratore). Limited Edition. First Printing. This special illustrated edition is Limited to 1010 copies, of which 999 were for sale, of which this is No. 210. Publisher's full black cloth with stamped gilt design and lettering on front cover, gilt lettering on spine, top edge black. Illustrated with seven magnificent full-page, tissue-protected, color plates by Majeska. NB. Baroness Karen Christentze von Blixen-Finecke (born Dinesen; 1885 â" 1962) was a Danish author who wrote in Danish and English. She is also known under her pen names Isak Dinesen, used in English-speaking countries; Tania Blixen, used in German-speaking countries; Osceola, and Pierre Andrà zel. The volume is in exxcellent condition, unmarked, seemingly unread, tight, square, and clean. All of the tissue-protected full-page color plates by Majeska are in perfect condition. FINE. Color Plates. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. x, 420 pages.

Octavo, pp. [i-iv] v-x [xi-xiv] 1-420 [421-422: blank], title leaf and divisional leaves printed in red and black, title page printed in brown and black, original three-quarter red cloth and cream boards, front and spine panels stamped in gold, top edge stained red, fore and bottom edges rough trimmed. First edition. Dinesen's first book, a collection of seven stories. "One of the most highly regarded modern authors of Gothic tales." - Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, pp. 127-28. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-63. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 542. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 4-103. Bleiler (1978), p. 61. Reginald 04395. Private owner's bookplate affixed to front paste-down. A fine copy in good or better pictorial dust jacket (illustrated by F. J. Buttera) with wear and shallow nicks and tears along top and bottom edges, mainly spine ends and corner tips, small chip from bottom edge of front panel, and mild age-darkening, mainly to spine panel. A pretty nice copy. (#159648).