About this title: Stephen Spender's first novel, written in 1929 and forgotten for more than 60 years, tells the story of a young poet from Oxford who travels to Germany for a holiday in the years just after World War I.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Grove/Atlantic
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780802110572ISBN:0802110576
Description: Good in Good jacket. 245-Z Ex-library. Books rated "Good" may have some notes, underlining, or highlighting. These books also may contain the previous owner's name, stamp, sticker, or gift inscription, or may be library discards. read more
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
Description: Acceptable. Former Library book. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. 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: Paperback
Publisher: Grove Press
Date Published: 1997-08-07
ISBN-13:9780802135247ISBN:0802135242
Description: Very Good. Save some $$$. Perfectly Good Reading Copy. Shelfwear from storage in box with other books. Collectible 1989 Faber printing. Great Copy. Ships Lightning Fast. read more
Description: Good. 1989-Paperback----Used-Good-Hall Street Books proudly ships from Brooklyn, NY. All orders are processed and shipped within 24 hours, M-F. 100% money back No-Worry guarantee with expedited delivery and delivery confirmation available. read more
Edition: First Perennial Library Edition
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Perennial Library, New York
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780060972424ISBN:0060972424
Description: Very Good. No Jacket. Light normal wear; a nice copy. 210 pages. read more
Edition: First Thus
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: HarperTrade / Perennial Library, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780060972424ISBN:0060972424
Description: Good+ As issued No Jacket. Pages browning, some light shopwear, spine sunned, and covers unevenly faded. Novel of Late Weimar Germany, written by spender then but unpublished until the eighties(spender rewrote it for publication). read more
Edition: First Paperback Edition
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Grove Press
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780802135247ISBN:0802135242
Description: Near Fine+ No Jacket Issued. This sounds like an interesting read! This novel takes place in Germany between the wars. This is a soft cover trade paperback book. The condition is Near Fine+. First Paperback edition & first printing. This book is in wonderful condition with a clean & bright cover and nice tight pages. The spine is very smooth and the pages are bright, white and unmarked, no names. 209 pages. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: HarperCollins
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780060972424ISBN:0060972424
Description: Very Good. No Jacket. 8vo. 224pp. A Clean and Bright copy. Pages edges Browning. Internally Clean. Lang: English. Vols: 1, Wt: 2lbs. read more
"The thing that most sticks out in my mind from this book was the observation that we often fall in love with who we want a person to be instead of who they really are."
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