One afternoon in the late autumn a well-dressed old man was walking slowly down the street. He appeared to be returning home from a walk, for his buckle-shoes, which followed a fashion long since out of date, were covered with dust. Under his arm he carried a long, gold-headed cane; his dark eyes, in which the whole of his long-lost youth seemed to have centred, and which contrasted strangely with his snow-white hair, gazed calmly on the sights around him or peered into the town below as it lay before him, bathed in the ...
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One afternoon in the late autumn a well-dressed old man was walking slowly down the street. He appeared to be returning home from a walk, for his buckle-shoes, which followed a fashion long since out of date, were covered with dust. Under his arm he carried a long, gold-headed cane; his dark eyes, in which the whole of his long-lost youth seemed to have centred, and which contrasted strangely with his snow-white hair, gazed calmly on the sights around him or peered into the town below as it lay before him, bathed in the haze of sunset. He appeared to be almost a stranger, for of the passers-by only a few greeted him, although many a one involuntarily was compelled to gaze into those grave eyes. At last he halted before a high, gabled house, cast one more glance out toward the town, and then passed into the hall. At the sound of the door-bell some one in the room within drew aside the green curtain from a small window that looked out on to the hall, and the face of an old woman was seen behind it. The man made a sign to her with his cane.
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Fair. No Jacket. Ex-Libris. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Brown cloth boards are scuffed and rubbed. Prior owner name on fep. Some foxing to a few pages, tiny amount of markings in text. Front inside hinge very weak.
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Good. Good hardcover. No DJ. Pages are clean and unmarked. Pencil writing on rear end paper. Covers show light edge wear with rubbing. Binding is tight, hinges strong. Previous owner's name on front end paper (pencil).; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!
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Very Good Minus. Book Moderate wear to cover corners & edges. Light foxing on title pg. Previous owner's name on title pg. Spine is tight; pgs are unmarked.
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Good w student name on fep (dated 3/6/1924), some light pencil underlines, spine slightly sunned, light wear to boards, tight binding. With Notes and Vocabulary. A German-language novel, in Old German script, intended as an English-annotated reader for college language students. Nice clean tight copy of scarce edition. 4-3/4 x 6-3/4, 89 pp, vocabulary, b/w frontispiece portrait of Storm.
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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
