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Collection of 146 volumes by Nobel Prize winning

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Includes: 4 by Theodor Mommsen, with: History of Rome (2 vols.), half morocco, a.e.g., Bentley, 1886, etc. * 4 by Jose Echegaray (The Madman Divine 1908, Mariana in dj, 1895), etc. * 7 by Paul Heyse. * 2 by Grazia Deledda. * 6 by Henri Bergen. * Plays by Jacinto Benavente, 3 vols. * 5 by Rudolf Eucken. * 2 by Karl Gjellerup (Pilgrim Kamanita, 1912), etc. * 5 by Giosue Carducci. * 3 by Carl Spitteler (Two Little Misodynists in dj, 1922), etc. * 3 by Henrik Pontoppidan. * 6 by Verner von Heidenstam (The Soothsayer, 1919, etc.). * 6 by Johannes V. Jensen. * 5 by Harry Martinsson (Aniara, The Road, etc.) * 5 by Halldor Laxness (The Atom Station, etc.). * 6 by Ladislas Reymont, with The Peasants: Autumn & Winter, first two books, 1 of 150, . 1925, etc. * 3 by F.E. Sillanpaa. * 9 by Jaroslav Seifert (mostly in wraps). * 5 by Eyvind Johnson. * 2 by Nelly Sachs. * 7 by Roger Martin Du Gard (The Thibaults in 2 vols.) * 5 by Salvatore Quasimodo. * 6 by Odysseus Elytis. * 7 by Camilo Jose Cela. * 2 by Elfriede Jelinek. * 3 by Imre Kertesz. * 7 by Vicente Aleixandre. * 7 by Wistawa Szymborska. * 7 by Gao Xingjian. * Plus 5 additional volumes of various authors. Together, 146 volumes. Mostly cloth and/or boards, 60 volumes in jacket (chiefly the modern authors); 5 leather-bound; 21 in wrappers. Most are first editions or first printings.
Contains Nobel Prize winners dating from 1902 to 2004.
Heading: (Nobel Prize-Winner Authors)
Place Published: Various places
Date Published: 1880's-2000's

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Condition varies. General edge and age wear overall. Soiling, nicks, some jackets with tears and chips; other mild wear, some just good, most are very good or better. Sold as is. Should be inspected first-hand.

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Fine Modern Literature
1:00 PM PT - Dec 14th, 2006

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