About this title: A true forebear of magical realism, Giono creates men and women rooted in the folklore of provincial France. With a poet's grace and imagination, he weaves a grand story of the earth and of passion, of animals and weather, of the miracles we now call the laws of nature.
Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is described below.
Description: Good. Sorry, CD missing. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Counterpoint, Washington, D.C.
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9781582430447ISBN:1582430446
Description: Soft Cover. 8vo-over 7 3/4"-9 3/4" tall. 462 pages. Book Condition: Near Fine. A hint of very light shelf wear, otherwise fine. No inscriptions. No reading creases to spine. Not a remainder. Not Ex-library. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Viking Press
Date Published: 1940
Description: Good+ Hardcover, in Good to Very Good condition, no jacket, previous owners label inside, translated by Katherine Allen Clarke, set in the wild mountain country of its author's native Haute Provence, nice shape for an older book, read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Viking Press
Date Published: 1940
Description: Good. First Edition. First American edition June 1940, tight binding and clean text. Some rubbing to boards, no jacket. Prev. owner's name inside. Library name faintly stamped out outside edge, but no markings on spine or inside book. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Viking Press, New York
Date Published: 1940
Description: Very Good. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. First American Edition, June 1940. Peach cloth covered boards with deer pictorial inset at front right top corner. Spine is slightly faded. Corners show light wear. Previous owner ink on front endpaper. Interior pages bright and clean. Binding quite sound. 458 pp. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: San Francisco, North Point Press, 1980.
Description: First thus. 8vo., 460pp., jacketed wrappers. Translated by Katherine Allen Clarke. Fine in lightly edgeworn jacket. Review copy, publisher's letter enclosed. read more
Description: New York 1940 1st (American) Viking. Translated by Katherine Allen Clarke. Hardcover. Octavo, 458pp., hardcover with small mounted deer picture on front. Near Fine, slight spot of soiling on fore-edges, in scarce pictorial jacket by Steinberg. DJ in Near Good, price clipped, a bit worn and chipped. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Viking Press 1940
Date Published: 1940
Description: ISBN. Hardback. First Printing. Very small neat previous owners name on the front pastedown endpaper, otherwise a Tight sound unmarked copy in very good condition. Bound in light brown cloth with color inset illustration of a deer on the front cover. Dustjacket is in Very Good condition with slight edgewear. $2.50 original price is present and unclipped on front flap of dustjacket. We have placed dustjacket in a brodart protective cover and it looks much better than described. Very nice copy of ... read more
Edition: First American Edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: VIKING., NY
Date Published: 1940
Description: Fine in a near fine dj. (Faint patch of soiling at mid-spine on dj. Half-inch tear & a few tiny edge nicks to dj. Tips of dj. flaps clipped, but not the printed price) A lovely copy of a title which is widely considered to be the author's masterpiece. read more
Description: Fair. 0865470154 Books in acceptable condition may show moderate to heavy wear and may have lots of writing/underlining. Will be shipped promptly! read more
Description: Fair. 0865470154 Books in acceptable condition may show moderate to heavy wear and may have lots of writing/underlining. Will be shipped promptly! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Counterpoint
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9781582430447ISBN:1582430446
Description: Acceptable. Unless specifically noted to the contrary, item may contain library markings; 100% of this purchase will support literacy programs through a nonprofit organization! read more
Description: Satisfaction Guaranteed. Shipped quickly. Paperback. First Edition Ed. Used, very good. Very good overall with light to moderate wear. No dust jacket. read more
Binding: Softcover; First Printing
Publisher: Counterpoint, Washington, D. C.
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9781582430447ISBN:1582430446
Description: VG- 1582430446. First Counterpoint paperback edition, first printing. First page (half-title page) removed. Interior clean, binding tight. Faint edgewear to spine and covers, mild soil on front cover toward fore edge.; Small 8vo 7½"-8" tall; 462 pages; Fiction kvk gray/white fictcat. read more
We guarantee every item's condition, as described on Alibris. If you are not satisfied that an item is as described, return your purchase for a refund.