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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1925. Hardcover. Good with no dust jacket. Exlibrary markings. Binding and hinges sound. Pages tanned, clean. Cloth over boards is shelf worn with several small discolored areas at lower front. Binding slightly darkened. ; Second volume in a quartet of fiction based on peasant life in Poland. ; Ex-Library; 7.75" tall ; 284 pages.

Alfred A. Knopf, 1925. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket missing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Boards betray fading and nicks and other signs of wear and imperfection commensurate with age. Binding is tight and structurally sound. Panels on the dust jacket adhered to the first two leaves; interior pages with text without any extraneous marks. Sealed in plastic for shipping. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Alfred A. Knopf, 1942. Hardcover. Good. Each volume published October 1942: Autumn (11th printing), Winter (8th printing), Spring (6th printing), Summer (5th printing). Four volumes, complete. Red cloth, light shelf-wear, sunning to spines, with particularly strong spine fade on "Spring," "Summer," and "Autumn." Spines square. Binding of "Summer" is cracked to mull at the first page of chapter one, with glue bleed accompanying. Binding else intact, and the bindings of the other volumes are sound. Staining/discoloration from glue at publication is present at inner hinges of all four volumes, and at the full paste downs of "Autumn." Prior owner's blind stamp to title page of all four volumes, and also to the Publisher's Note of "Summer." Pages else clean, texts unmarked.

NY:: Knopf,. Good. 1925. Hardcover. The Winter volume only. Translated from the Polish by Michael H. Dziewicki. First edition thus. Moderate shelf wear and aging, previous owner's name on front free endpaper, starting to separate at the rear hinge, else good in dark olive decorated cloth. No dust jacket. ; 284 pages .

1928 hardcover as pictured. This single volume contains all four books of The Peasants quartet, the classic novels by Polish nobelist Wladislaw Reymont, detailing life in late 19th century Poland. The work's originality stems from a detailed presentation of rural customs and characters. The story of the individual lives of a handful of families is combined with the cycle of death and rebirth of nature. Translation by Michael Dziewicki. Binding is intact but is lifting away from the guard at half title page. Green cloth boards with black and gold stamping are faded over spine and edges with wear and fraying at head and tail of spine and at corners. Stain on rear cover. Pencil marking on FEP. Inscription on half title. Text is lightly tanned but appears otherwise clean and unmarked. No dust jacket. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s OD3

New York, NY Alfred A. Knopf, 1928. Hardcover Second Edition (1928). Very Good: shows mild nudges to the corner tips; mild rubbing; the back-strip is dust-darkened, the panels appear to be sun-blanched, though the titles at both remain bold and clearly legible; the outside edges of the text block are lightly tanned; the binding is square and secure; the text isw clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome reading copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and a number of minor cosmetic flaws. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (7.65 x 5.2 x 1.5 inches). 1161 pages. Translated M. H. Dziewicki. Language: English. Weight: 27.5 ounces. Second Edition (1928). Hardback: Lacks DJ. 

Alfred A. Knopf. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1925. First American Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ; Grey cloth cover is frayed at corners and spine caps with bumped bottom corners but clean, bright, and and in very good condition. Boards and spine are straight. Binding is tight. Pages are lightly toned but clean and very good. .

New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Good with no dust jacket. 1924-1925. Limited Edition. Hardcover. The complete 4 volumes, all limited editions, printed especially for bookseller friends of Mr. Knopf, this set printed for E. A. Pitman. Translated into English by Michael Henry Dziewicki. Autumn is 85/100 printed Jan 1925 of the 1924 first edition. Winter is 119/150 printed Christmas 1924 of the 1925 first edition; Spring is 105/150 printed Christmas 1925, the November 1925 4th printing; Summer is 105/150 printed Christmas, 1925, the September 1925 3rd printing. All are printed on Borzoi watermarked rag paper especially for this edition. Octavos. Matching green cloth spines with paper labels, three of the volumes have sprigged cream and green hard covers; Winter has the cream hard boards but has a different repeating green decoration (Christmas balls? ). Winter is the most worn, with some rubbing at the bottom edge, corners rubbed and covers a bit grubby. Autumn's paper spine label is chipped… Read More