The Story of San Michele
by Munthe, Axel
- Used
- Near Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Chehalis, Washington, United States
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About This Item
New York: E.P. Dutton & Company, 1930. Hardcover. Near fine. xvi, 580 pp. Light wear to extremities; contents clean. No dust jacket. Axel Munthe's memoirs. The Story of San Michele "is a series of overlapping vignettes, roughly but not entirely in chronological order. It contains reminiscences of many periods of his life. He associated with a number of celebrities of his times, including Jean-Martin Charcot, Louis Pasteur, Henry James, and Guy de Maupassant, all of whom figure in the book. He also associated with the very poorest of people, including Italian immigrants in Paris and plague victims in Naples, as well as rural people such as the residents of Capri, and the Nordic Laplanders. He was an unabashed animal lover, and animals figure prominently in several stories, perhaps most notably his alcoholic pet baboon, Billy" (Wiki).
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- Bookseller
- Walkabout Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 633
- Title
- The Story of San Michele
- Author
- Munthe, Axel
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- E.P. Dutton & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1930
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
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About the Seller
Walkabout Books
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Chehalis, Washington
About Walkabout Books
Walkabout Books is an antiquarian bookstore located in southwest Washington State. We specialize in Americana and the literature of travel and adventure, including travel narratives, travel and tourism ephemera (travel diaries, vintage brochures, guidebooks, etc), exploration, mountaineering, and other outdoor pursuits. We also carry interesting and unusual books in many other fields.
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