Signe Toksvig (96 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Edge wear top and bottom and corners bumped.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. This classic, somewhat skeptical biography of Swedish scientist and visionary Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772) brings a literary touch to the life of one of Sweden's most extraordinary sons. Solid binding. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

hardcover. Condition: Good. No dust jacket. Modest shelfwear to boards, touch of foxing to edges, clean pages and sound binding.

Hardbound. Condition: Very Good. Second Edition. Octavo, green cloth with gold lettering,xiv, 389 pp., notes, index.

hardcover. Condition: As New. like new EP.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First American Edition. Swan on a Black Sea: A Study in Automatic Writing, the Cummins-Willett-Scripts; Signe Toksvig; Weiser; 1970; First American Edition, No DJ, Hard Cover; 8vo ? over 7¾? ? 9¾? tall; 168pp. BOOKSELLER SINCE 1968. VERY GOOD CONDITION ? (see photos) Revised edition (originally published 1965) ? Binding tight, pages clean crisp unmarked, some foxing to edges, small bookstore sticker on opening page, No DJ; Black covers w/ blue printing in a white box on spine. Not Ex-Library. This book is about the ?Cummins ? Willett Scripts? ? a fascinating study in automatic writing. The study was conducted between 1957-60 by the Society for Psychical Research in London. About the Cummins ? Willett Scripts: Geraldine Dorothy Cummins (1890-1969) was an Irish spiritualist medium, novelist and playwright. She began her career as a creative writer but increasingly concentrated on mediumship and ?channeled? writings, mostly about the lives of Jesus and Saint Paul, though she also published on a range of other topics. ?Swan on a Black Sea? is her last book and is an account of her conversations with the spirit of Mrs. Willett, the spiritualist name of Mrs. Winifred Margaret Coombe Tennant (1874 ?1956). She was a British suffragette, politician, philanthropist, patron of the arts and spiritualist. This book contains their correspondence, along with messages received from the spirit of ?Mrs. Willett? describing the afterlife. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 389 pp.+ 4 Photo Plts, Orig Yellow Hardback, VG, 1st ed.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. London: Macmillan, 1933. First Edition. xii,289pp plus 2pp ads. 8vo. 38 illustrations, illustrated endpapers. Cloth, very good condition, no dj. ; 38 illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 289 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 389 Pages; 29 Chapters With General Sources, Notes, References And Index In Rear Of Book. 7 Illustrations Throughout Book. Pages Tight; Minor Page Wear; No Markings. Yellow Hard Covers With Dark Blue Lettering And Design On Front Cover And Spine. Moderate Shelf Wear. Faded Yellow Dust Jacket With Dark Blue Lettering; Some Smudges, Soiling On Covers; Few Tears And Nicks On Dj Edges. Biography Of Emanuel Swedenborg-A Genius Of The Eighteenth Century. He Was A Mathematician, Physicist, Engineer, Philosopher And Employed By The Swedish Government As A Chief Adviser In Scientific And Technical Matters. As A Writer, He Wrote About The World Beyond The Earth, The Spheres Of The Dead, Of Heaven And Hell. Rare Vintage Copy.…

Paperback. Condition: As New. No Jacket. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

hardcover. Condition: Good. NO DUST JACKET. Pages are crisp and clean, no marking. Cover is verygood. Binding is tight/good.

Condition: Fair. Signed Copy . Acceptable dust jacket. Former Library book. Inscribed by author on frontispiece recto. (Fairy Tales, Danish Authors, Biography).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Book has a slight lean with little wear to boards. Content is clean. DJ has tears and loss to edges, faded spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. . . . . 2nd. ptg. 8vo, hardcover, red cloth, no dj. Prev. owner's bookplate, front free ep removed, lower spine & board corners lightly bumped; else vg condition, contents clean, tight. 289 pp., illus.

Cloth. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First. xii + 289pp, well illus, red cloth, spine slightly faded o/w very good, bookplate and ownership signature of John Braithwaite. *Well researched biography. *Hans Christian Andersen (1805-75), Danish Author - "had an immense influence on novelists." (Glienke on Andersen).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good in Good dust jacket. Biography covers the life of this eighteenth century genius with extraordinary powers. Yellow cloth cover with blue titling on spine and cover. Includes b/w photographs. FFEP writing top right corner. Professional book dealer since 1975. All orders are processed promptly and packaged with the utmost care. Satisfaction guaranteed.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Dust Jacket. Ex-university library marks, some staining and wear, splitting spine; the pages are tanned; a reading copy of an old book. Illustrator: Pape, Eric. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Antiquarian & Rare; Inventory No: 221688. Pape, Eric (illustrator).

Wraps. Condition: Good to Very Good-. Vol. LXXVI. no. 1. Pulp magazine. Cover art by Robert Robinson. Includes "The House of Crimson Shadows" (complete novel) by H de Vere Stacpoole; "Justice of Pinto Flats" by B. M. Bower & Stokes Boswell; "The Pied Pipess" by Holman Day; "Two Men - And the Dog" by A. M. Chisholm; "Captain Jim Jones" by T. Jenkins Hains; "All the King's Horses" (pt. 3 of 5) by Charles Neville Buck; "The Daring Adventurer" by Douglas Newton; "The House in the Reeds" by Signe Toksvig; "A Chat with You" (feature).Mild stain at lower front foredge/corner (see scan); uncredited illustrations. Creasing; edge and corner wear; marginal tears; tanning. Magazine.…

Hard Cover. First Edition in English. Covers lightly soiled.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Macmillan & Co. LTD 1933 edition. Pages clean and bright, binding firm, shelf wear to dust jacket, including tears. NEW EU 3 EURO CHARGE FOR IMPORTS IS INCLUDED IN OUR SHIPPING PRICE. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK, ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.…

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Condition: New.

ix, 389 pp. Original cloth. Very Good, in torn dust jacket. First Edition.

1st edition. 8vo. xii + 289pp. + adverts. B/w. frontispiece and illustrations. Ex-library, with library label to rear pastedown. Blind ownership stamp and ownership inscription to half title. Tape repair to upper hinge. Original red cloth with gilt device to upoard, slightly rubbed to edges. US$6.