Castle to Castle
by Celine, Louis Ferdinand; Manheim, Ralph (translator)
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- G-VG
- Seller
-
Camira, Queensland, Australia
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About This Item
London: Sphere Books, 1970. paperback. G-VG. 12mo. Celine novel set in Siegmaringen, a castle in South Germany, which served as the last refuge of France's pro Nazi Vichy government - Celine himself was present in the castle serving as official surgeon; autobiographical novel using the castle as a symbol of the last days of Hitler's empire; an early UK paperback edition (the first UK ed was Anthony Blond 1969); includes an interview with Celine and Claude Sarraute reprinted from The Paris Review 1960); prominent bookshop stamp to first page, o.w. Very Good throughout; wraps a little rubbed and scuffed, sunned to spine.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Gotcha By The Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21868
- Title
- Castle to Castle
- Author
- Celine, Louis Ferdinand; Manheim, Ralph (translator)
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - G-VG
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Sphere Books
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1970
- Pages
- 301pp
- Size
- 12mo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Gotcha By The Books
Biblio member since 2017
Camira, Queensland
About Gotcha By The Books
Gotcha By The Books is an online bookshop, working from home, in Camira, Queensland, Australia. The owner has been selling books in Brisbane since 1985, and Gotcha By The Books has been online since 2001. We specialize in Poetry, Australian Poetry, Literature, Art, Australiana, Aboriginal Australia, Rare and Antiquarian Books. We buy books on any subject (so long as we know we can re-sell them!). We are open by appointment.
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- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....