THE HISTORY OF DANISH DREAMS** - Translated by Barabara Haverland.** [UK,Uncorrected Book Proof copy.**]

UK,8vo wraps,Uncorrected Book Proof copy. [Publication date 4th January,1996.] Near MINT. No owner inscrptn and no price removal from card cover.Bright,crisp,unblemished,sharp-cornered,matt, wrap-around green card covers with author's black-lettered name and translator's credited name with book's title in capitalised,black lettering between the both and publisher's capitalised,black-lettered name and black illustrated colophon towards the front's lower edge and angled black-lettered text 'Uncorrected bookproof' etc., to front lower corner tip.Spine/backstrip with NO reading creases and similarly coloured+lettered author+title as the front's and publisher's black-lettered capitalised name and 'PROOF' with black illustrated colophon to foot of same,rear cover with a pair of critics' black-lettered reviews and black-lettered synopsis along with publisher's promotional information of publication date,price,formats and ISBNs.Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present. Top+fore-edges bright,crisp and spectcularly clean and unblemished without ageing/toning or any foxing/spotting either; contents bright,tight,solid and sound - virtually pristine - with no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,unread apart from my own collation.UK,8vo wraps,Uncorrected Book Proof copy,1-390pp [paginated] includes a Foreword,Pts 1-3 with no chapter numeration,and 7pp biographical List of real-life characters; plus [unpaginated] half-title with author's potted biography with previous listed title to its verso,a title page,a Contents list/table and to the rear,as lat pages,2pp blanks. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional and particularly internally,is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of its 25+ year-old age And nature, i.e an ephemeral paperback PROOF COPY. It really is an exceptional,exemplary example for its cleanliness, brightness and lack of detracting faults usually encountered with decades' old paperbacks. Høeg's first novel 'Forestilling om det tyvende arhundrede' originally was published in Denmark in 1988. Translated as 'The History of Danish Dreams' by Barbara Haveland,the book was published in English in January 4th,1996,to critical reviews and acclaim,but it was not until his 3rd novel 'Frøken Smillas fornemmelse for sne', that Høeg became known internationally.Published simultaneously in 1993 as 'Smilla's Sense of Snow' by Farrar, Straus and Giroux in the United States and 'Miss Smilla's Feeling For Snow.' by THE HARVILL PRESS in the UK. Hoeg has won the Glass Key Award for best Nordic crime novel,an accolade shared with Henning Mankell**, Steig Larsson** and Jo Nesbo**. A magical family novel by the author of 'Smilla's Sense of Snow'. Intricate, sprawling, and often hilarious, this novel offers, through a series of vividly imagined and wildly colorful characters, a very different account of the 20th century, which in Denmark encompasses the transition from a medieval society to a modern welfare state with its accompanying revolutions. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **