Description: Good. 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: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Dover Pubns, Mineola, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1963
ISBN-13:9780486217932ISBN:0486217930
Description: Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. MINOR EDGE AND CORNER WEAR, SPINE IS LIGHTLY CREASED, FRONT AND BACK COVERS ARE CREASED, LIGHT OUTER PAGE EDGE SOIL, FORMER OWNERS NAME IS CROSSED OUT ON THE FIRST PAGE, OVERALL A VERY NICE USED COPY! 419 PAGES. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Dover Pubns, Mineola, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1963
ISBN-13:9780486217932ISBN:0486217930
Description: Very Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Wraps; 419 Pages; Textblock is tight and bright with very light marginalia and a small discoloration about half an inch in diameter on front free endpaper. Pictorial cover (which is unfaded) has some corner and cover wear. The author, Hoffmann, was perhaps one of the two or three greatest of all writers of fantasy. read more
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Dover Publications, New York
Date Published: 1967
ISBN-13:9780486217932ISBN:0486217930
Description: Very Good. Clean, unmarked, uncreased pages in tight binding. No spine creasing. Softcover has just light wear. A very good copy. E.T.A. Hoffman(1776-1822) was one of the two or three greatest fantasy writers. His wonderful tales, translated into many languages and adapted into numerous stage works, have delighted readers for a century and a half. Order ship daily. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Dover Publications
Date Published: 4/1/1979
ISBN-13:9780486217932ISBN:0486217930
Description: Excellent Conditon. Excellent Condition, clean/unmarked textblock, tight binding, minor edge/cover wear, from a private collection. read more
Edition: reprint
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Dover, New York
Date Published: c1967
ISBN-13:9780486217932ISBN:0486217930
Description: b/w frontis. very good+, trade paper, lightly rubbed pict. purple covers. 419 pgs, ISBN: 0-486-21793-0. With ads. Edited with intro by E.F. Bleiler. No names, clean text. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Dover, New York
Date Published: 1967
Description: NEAR FINE. Dover paperback, 419 pages. Only defects are slight cover wear, name on first page. **We provide professional service and individual attention to your order, daily shipments, and sturdy packaging. FREE TRACKING ON ALL SHIPMENTS WITHIN USA.. read more
Description: Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 419 pages. Purple glossy wraps are scuffed with some edgewear. Spine is unbent. Some top page corners are bent. Pages are clean & text is free from markings. Binding is tight. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Dover Publications
Date Published: 1979
ISBN-13:9780486217932ISBN:0486217930
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Ex-library. Good copy. Binding is tight, pages are clean. Cover is nice with minor edgewear and no creasing to spine. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 458 p. Audience: Young adult. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: New York: Dover Pub. 1967
Date Published: 1967
Description: Good+ Soft Cover. G+/No Jacket. 5.5x8.5. yellow with red lettering and colored dec. -419 pgs. -owner's name-light stain front cover. read more
Description: New. 1967 Softcover Edition by Dover Publications. Excellent Condition! No Remainder Mark, No Damage, 100% satisfaction guaranteed. read more
Edition: First Thus
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Dover, New York
Date Published: 1967
ISBN-13:9780486217932ISBN:0486217930
Description: Fine. Trade paperback, 419 pages plus a 28-page Introduction by E. F. Bleiler; unread, very tight, clean and unmarked, some light cover wear along edges. read more
Description: Very Good. No Jacket. 5.5"x8.5" This soft cover book has a purple cover with white lettering on the front and spine of the cover. There is a sticker remnant on the front endpaper. 419 pages. read more
Description: Acceptable. Book curved Readable copy. Noticeable wear to cover, pages, and binding (binding intact). Pages can include considerable notes, highlights, and/or underlining which do not obscure text. Some yellowing and/or separation of pages is common. Dust cover may be missing. " read more
"IN RUSSIA, ETA HOFFMANN IS WELL KNOWN, MANY OF HIS WORKS MASTERFULLY TRANSLATED. I AM RUSSIAN AMERICAN WITH RENEWED INTEREST IN "HOFFMAN'S WORLD".
THERE ARE VERY A FEW TRANSLATIONS IN ENGLISH AVAILABLE IN US. SO I WAS GLAD TO FIND THIS BOOK TO SATISFY MY CRAVING :) IT IS AS EVER DELIGHTFUL, WITH AGE I CAN DEEPER APPRICIATE COMPLEX AND MAGICAL SPACES THAT HIS FLUID FREEFLOWING MIND CREATED. HIS WORK MAKES ME SMILE IN RECOGNITION OF NOTIONS AND CHARACTERS THAT SO HUMANLY REALISTIC AND AT THE SAME TIME UNTOUCHABLY REMOVED TO THE LANDS OF DREAMS, MAKES ME THINK, PROVIDING ESCAPE FROM DULL EVERY DAY EXISTENCE THAT I CHOSE TO BE MY REALITY. :)"
"Although known widely as the source material for Offenbach's opera "Les Contes d'Hoffmann" and the story behind the popular "Nutcracker," E.T.A. Hoffmann's "tales" are not well known in the English-speaking world because of a lack of good English translations in print. Ten of these excellent stories of the supernatural have been pulled together and edited by the noted editor and author E. F. Bleiler. His excellent introduction introduces us to the fascinating individual Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann (1776-1822), who in addition to writing was a composer, conductor, painter, and held positions in the Prussian civil service. His lifestyle, however, led to many difficulties before his early death at 46.
Bleiler's excellent editing job reveals Hoffmann to be a sophisticated and lively writer about the supernatural, one who definitely merits reading in the 21st century. I have owned this edition for more than thirty years and re-read the stories from time to time. The excellent Dover trade paperback lived up to its promise and doesn't even have a crack in the binding.
The Internet didn't exist in 1967; but, having read "The Best Tales of Hoffmann," I was inspired to go online and find six other collections to expand my range of stories using Alibris. In this book, I particularly recommend "A New Year's Eve Adventure," "Rat(h) Krespel," "The Sand-Man," and of course "Nutcracker and the King the of Mice."
A couple of hours spent with this book will pay off handsomely."
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