FRANS EEMIL F.E. SILLANPAA—Winner 1939 Noble Prize—The Maid Silja—HARDCOVER—VG++
• For Your Consideration: • An UNREAD / VG++ HARDCOVER REPRINT of a 1933 Edition: • “THE MAID SILJA” (Cherokee Publishing Company, 1990) (Hardcover, First Edition Thus) • BY FRANS EEMIL “F. E.” SILLANPÄÄ, WINNER, 1939, NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE • TRANSLATED FROM THE FINNISH BY ALEXANDER MATSON • ABOUT THIS TITLE: • “This book is printed on acid-free paper which confirms to the American National Standard Z39.48-1984 Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials. Paper that conforms to this standard’s requirements for pH, alkaline reserve, and freedom from groundwood is anticipated to last several hundred years without significant deterioration under normal library* use and storage conditions.” —THE PUBLISHER *While this book was constructed & published with libraries in mind, it is not an ex-library copy since it doesn’t have any library markings: no library stamps, no library stickers, no library writing, no library cardholder, etc. It is now imply a very clean & sturdy copy of a book. (Please see photos & below for more details.)• ABOUT THIS TITLE: • “This novel, NUORENA NUKKUNUT (1931; translated as FALLEN ASLEEP WHILE YOUNG, 1933; translation republished as THE MAID SILJA, 1933), was translated into twelve languages and brought SILLANPÄÄ international fame. “SILJA SALMELUS…comes from an impoverished and doomed family; but she in fact lives a beautiful life despite being orphaned at a young age. She preserves her shy and sensitive personality through all difficulties and humiliations as she works as a servant on different farms. One of her landlords, the professor of Rantoo, is a kind old scholar who helps SILJA. In his house SILJA meets ARMAS, a student, and falls in love. But ARMAS leaves suddenly, and then the Civil War breaks out. SILJA is involved in the bloody events but remains totally innocent; she does not know what it is all about, only that she tries to help people…. There is a lot of pure romanticism in SILLANPÄÄ’s outlook, but he is a realist at the same time; this paradox has astonished many readers. Scholars agree that SILLANPÄÄ’s artistic mastery is at its peak in this work.” —ENCYCLOPEDIA (WEBSITE)• “It is a story of peasant life among the lakes and forests of Finland. His characters are very simple people through whom flows ‘the fundamental current of life.’ SILJA, the heroine, is ‘not much more than a human being who smilingly fulfilled her fate’…. The years and seasons revolve around the story with a certain somnolence, and one has the sense of white hot nights in summer following upon dark February afternoons. The peasants dance together and sit on the rocks at 2 a.m. in the sunshine. It is remote and rather dignified. Yet there is always a feeling of imminence in the book. Nothing really happens, yet one is certain that something has happened…. He writes in a way which is very honourable, and might well be of value to many English writers and readers.”—HAROLD NICHOLSON, DAILY TELEGRAPH (1933) • “The mutability and pathos of life are enforced by the Finnish author without any sentimentalising…. We can only say that SILLANPÄÄ holds the balance between the Communists and the victorious Whites with marvelous sureness, and that the closing pages on…show the hand of a master.”—EDWARD GARNETT, MANCHESTER GUARDIAN (1933) • • For other details about this book, please see below. • TITLE: “THE MAID SILJA” SUBTITLE: “The History of the Last Offshoot of an Old Family Tree” BY: FRANS EEMILL “F. E.” SILLANPÄÄTRANSLATOR: ALEXANDER MATSON TYPE: HARDCOVER PUBLISHER, LOCALE, & YEAR: Cherokee Publishing Company (Marietta, Ga.), 1990 EDITION: First Edition Thus* *RE: On the Copyright Page, no later editions are listed. NOTE: This book is not a Book-of-the-Month Club Edition Nor an ex-library copy. (While this book was constructed & published with libraries in mind, it has no library markings—no library stamps, no library stickers, no library writing, etc. NOTE II: Though the word “reprint” appears in the Copyright Page, there is no explicit statement as what edition this copy is a reprint of. It is likely a reprint of a 1940 English edition. PAGES: 314ISBN: 0-87797-174-9 CONDITION OF BOOK: VERY GOOD PLUS PLUS (VG++). Not issued with DJ. Book is square. Brown boards are very clean & bright with sharp corners & sharp spine tips—and no edgewear. (This book is clearly well-constructed.) Spine is very sturdy with no creases. Text-block edges & endpapers are fine. All the pages are pointedly clean & bright—with no writing, no underlining, no highlighting, no tears, no stains, no foxing, no foul odors, etc. This copy is CLEARLY UNREAD. •• SHIPPING NEWS: This book will be wrapped with care before being shipped in a cushioned & sturdy box. THANK YOU! ********************** /___/=•ᆺ•= “We believe it’s good business to be good to our customers.” *********** FLAPPINCAT’s HOUSE RULES ***********1. GENERAL TREATMENT. We enjoy treating FLAPPINCAT customers with honesty & respect & warmth because that’s how we like to be treated when we buy things on eBay.2. GENERAL ATTITUDE. We are grateful you choose to trust us with your business. We aim for that gratitude to permeate every part of how we engage with you.3. OUR DESCRIPTIONS. We describe every item we sell as clearly and accurately as we can. When it comes to describing condition, we tend toward being conservative. 4. PACKING & SHIPPING. We know from experience that items, when not thoughtfully packed, can be damaged during shipment. To avoid that real danger, FLAPPINCAT wraps & cushions your purchase(s) mindfully—and sometimes zealously—in a sturdy package. WARNING: In our zeal, we sometimes over-tape containers and you may need a penknife to unseal our shipments. NOTE: Though we often recycle shipping materials, we do NOT stint on protection. 5. OUR PRICES. We try to offer the lowest prices on eBay for items we sell. Even our most expensive offerings tend to be lower than what others are asking. “You could look it up!” —to quote baseball immortal JACK KEEFE. SUMMARY: We know you have many buying options on eBay. FLAPPINCAT tries to be distinctive by being accurate, mindful, and friendly. *********** How We GRADECONDITION ***********DETAILS. The condition of every item we sell will be described in detail.FLAWS. All discernible flaws will be noted, if not emphasized. Of course, the grading of condition can be subjective. And since no grader is perfect, it is possible that we may at times miss a flaw. It is also possible that we may miss some perfections! Should we make a mistake, you will find FLAPPINCAT eager to fix things with you. Just send us a note and we’ll get on it.GRADING SYSTEM. For books and magazines (and even other items), we use these terms (in order of desirability): VERY FINE or LIKE NEW FINE (or EXCELLENT) NEAR FINE (or NF) VERY GOOD PLUS (or VG+) VERY GOOD (or VG) GOOD FAIR ACCEPTABLE POOR “POOR.” Except in rare cases, for rare items, we tend to avoid selling items that are in utterly “POOR” condition. It is more likely that on a rare item, only one part of an item (out of numerous parts) will be described as “POOR.”RETURNS. We accept that you may wish to return a purchase because you genuinely think we haven’t described and graded its condition properly. We accept that we our* imperfect. We also accept that people can see things differently—and still be civil! (*Get it?)POP QUIZ. Please feel free to ask questions at any time about condition (or anything else, except math). EXTRA VISUALS. Although we include multiple photographs in our listings, we usually have others we could share with you. (These extra photos also help to establish a paper-trial in the rare case that an item is damaged en route to you.)*********** SHIPPING ***********Every item is individually priced for postage. That price can be found in the listing, not here. UNITED STATES: In the USA, we ship books via MEDIA MAIL. Magazines are generally shipped PRIORITY MAIL; the Post Office does not permit magazines which carry advertising to be shipped MEDIA MAIL.INTERNATIONAL DESTINATIONS: To those international countries to which we ship (please see list), the cost of postage is calculated by eBay and individually listed with each item.EXPEDITED SHIPPING: In the United States, EXPEDITED SHIPPING is available if you request, and pay, for it BEFORE we ship your item. *********** HOW TO PAY ***********PAYMENT: As we ship promptly, we ask that you please pay promptly—via PAYPAL. With auctions, payments should be made before 3 days (72 hours) from the time an auction for an item closes. After 4 days—and independent of us!—eBay automatically begins a process for unpaid action. NEED MORE TIME? If you need more time to pay, PLEASE just contact us in advance of the deadline. We understand how life happens, so we don’t mind being reasonable. Thank you!*********** LASTLY ***********What more can we say? Haven’t we said enough? Well…we can always repeat ourselves. In summary: FLAPPINCAT is genuinely grateful for your patronage and we aim to express that gratitude in every way we can. Thanks for trusting FLAPPINCAT! *********** P.S. COMINGSOON *********** /___/=ᆺ•= FLAPPINCAT’s BIG BARN SALE of RARE VINYL & RARE CDS Featuring the best from a long-running collection of psych, garage, folk, private press, blues, gospel, world, xian, & oddities. *********** ***********
FRANS EEMIL F.E. SILLANPAA—Winner 1939 Noble Prize—The Maid Silja—HARDCOVER—VG++
• For Your Consideration: • An UNREAD / VG++ HARDCOVER REPRINT of a 1933 Edition: • “THE MAID SILJA” (Cherokee Publishing Company, 1990) (Hardcover, First Edition Thus) • BY FRANS EEMIL “F. E.” SILLANPÄÄ, WINNER, 1939, NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE • TRANSLATED FROM THE FINNISH BY ALEXANDER MATSON • ABOUT THIS TITLE: • “This book is printed on acid-free paper which confirms to the American National Standard Z39.48-1984 Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials. Paper that conforms to this standard’s requirements for pH, alkaline reserve, and freedom from groundwood is anticipated to last several hundred years without significant deterioration under normal library* use and storage conditions.” —THE PUBLISHER *While this book was constructed & published with libraries in mind, it is not an ex-library copy since it doesn’t have any library markings: no library stamps, no library stickers, no library writing, no library cardholder, etc. It is now imply a very clean & sturdy copy of a book. (Please see photos & below for more details.)• ABOUT THIS TITLE: • “This novel, NUORENA NUKKUNUT (1931; translated as FALLEN ASLEEP WHILE YOUNG, 1933; translation republished as THE MAID SILJA, 1933), was translated into twelve languages and brought SILLANPÄÄ international fame. “SILJA SALMELUS…comes from an impoverished and doomed family; but she in fact lives a beautiful life despite being orphaned at a young age. She preserves her shy and sensitive personality through all difficulties and humiliations as she works as a servant on different farms. One of her landlords, the professor of Rantoo, is a kind old scholar who helps SILJA. In his house SILJA meets ARMAS, a student, and falls in love. But ARMAS leaves suddenly, and then the Civil War breaks out. SILJA is involved in the bloody events but remains totally innocent; she does not know what it is all about, only that she tries to help people…. There is a lot of pure romanticism in SILLANPÄÄ’s outlook, but he is a realist at the same time; this paradox has astonished many readers. Scholars agree that SILLANPÄÄ’s artistic mastery is at its peak in this work.” —ENCYCLOPEDIA (WEBSITE)• “It is a story of peasant life among the lakes and forests of Finland. His characters are very simple people through whom flows ‘the fundamental current of life.’ SILJA, the heroine, is ‘not much more than a human being who smilingly fulfilled her fate’…. The years and seasons revolve around the story with a certain somnolence, and one has the sense of white hot nights in summer following upon dark February afternoons. The peasants dance together and sit on the rocks at 2 a.m. in the sunshine. It is remote and rather dignified. Yet there is always a feeling of imminence in the book. Nothing really happens, yet one is certain that something has happened…. He writes in a way which is very honourable, and might well be of value to many English writers and readers.”—HAROLD NICHOLSON, DAILY TELEGRAPH (1933) • “The mutability and pathos of life are enforced by the Finnish author without any sentimentalising…. We can only say that SILLANPÄÄ holds the balance between the Communists and the victorious Whites with marvelous sureness, and that the closing pages on…show the hand of a master.”—EDWARD GARNETT, MANCHESTER GUARDIAN (1933) • • For other details about this book, please see below. • TITLE: “THE MAID SILJA” SUBTITLE: “The History of the Last Offshoot of an Old Family Tree” BY: FRANS EEMILL “F. E.” SILLANPÄÄTRANSLATOR: ALEXANDER MATSON TYPE: HARDCOVER PUBLISHER, LOCALE, & YEAR: Cherokee Publishing Company (Marietta, Ga.), 1990 EDITION: First Edition Thus* *RE: On the Copyright Page, no later editions are listed. NOTE: This book is not a Book-of-the-Month Club Edition Nor an ex-library copy. (While this book was constructed & published with libraries in mind, it has no library markings—no library stamps, no library stickers, no library writing, etc. NOTE II: Though the word “reprint” appears in the Copyright Page, there is no explicit statement as what edition this copy is a reprint of. It is likely a reprint of a 1940 English edition. PAGES: 314ISBN: 0-87797-174-9 CONDITION OF BOOK: VERY GOOD PLUS PLUS (VG++). Not issued with DJ. Book is square. Brown boards are very clean & bright with sharp corners & sharp spine tips—and no edgewear. (This book is clearly well-constructed.) Spine is very sturdy with no creases. Text-block edges & endpapers are fine. All the pages are pointedly clean & bright—with no writing, no underlining, no highlighting, no tears, no stains, no foxing, no foul odors, etc. This copy is CLEARLY UNREAD. •• SHIPPING NEWS: This book will be wrapped with care before being shipped in a cushioned & sturdy box. THANK YOU! ********************** /___/=•ᆺ•= “We believe it’s good business to be good to our customers.” *********** FLAPPINCAT’s HOUSE RULES ***********1. GENERAL TREATMENT. We enjoy treating FLAPPINCAT customers with honesty & respect & warmth because that’s how we like to be treated when we buy things on eBay.2. GENERAL ATTITUDE. We are grateful you choose to trust us with your business. We aim for that gratitude to permeate every part of how we engage with you.3. OUR DESCRIPTIONS. We describe every item we sell as clearly and accurately as we can. When it comes to describing condition, we tend toward being conservative. 4. PACKING & SHIPPING. We know from experience that items, when not thoughtfully packed, can be damaged during shipment. To avoid that real danger, FLAPPINCAT wraps & cushions your purchase(s) mindfully—and sometimes zealously—in a sturdy package. WARNING: In our zeal, we sometimes over-tape containers and you may need a penknife to unseal our shipments. NOTE: Though we often recycle shipping materials, we do NOT stint on protection. 5. OUR PRICES. We try to offer the lowest prices on eBay for items we sell. Even our most expensive offerings tend to be lower than what others are asking. “You could look it up!” —to quote baseball immortal JACK KEEFE. SUMMARY: We know you have many buying options on eBay. FLAPPINCAT tries to be distinctive by being accurate, mindful, and friendly. *********** How We GRADECONDITION ***********DETAILS. The condition of every item we sell will be described in detail.FLAWS. All discernible flaws will be noted, if not emphasized. Of course, the grading of condition can be subjective. And since no grader is perfect, it is possible that we may at times miss a flaw. It is also possible that we may miss some perfections! Should we make a mistake, you will find FLAPPINCAT eager to fix things with you. Just send us a note and we’ll get on it.GRADING SYSTEM. For books and magazines (and even other items), we use these terms (in order of desirability): VERY FINE or LIKE NEW FINE (or EXCELLENT) NEAR FINE (or NF) VERY GOOD PLUS (or VG+) VERY GOOD (or VG) GOOD FAIR ACCEPTABLE POOR “POOR.” Except in rare cases, for rare items, we tend to avoid selling items that are in utterly “POOR” condition. It is more likely that on a rare item, only one part of an item (out of numerous parts) will be described as “POOR.”RETURNS. We accept that you may wish to return a purchase because you genuinely think we haven’t described and graded its condition properly. We accept that we our* imperfect. We also accept that people can see things differently—and still be civil! (*Get it?)POP QUIZ. Please feel free to ask questions at any time about condition (or anything else, except math). EXTRA VISUALS. Although we include multiple photographs in our listings, we usually have others we could share with you. (These extra photos also help to establish a paper-trial in the rare case that an item is damaged en route to you.)*********** SHIPPING ***********Every item is individually priced for postage. That price can be found in the listing, not here. UNITED STATES: In the USA, we ship books via MEDIA MAIL. Magazines are generally shipped PRIORITY MAIL; the Post Office does not permit magazines which carry advertising to be shipped MEDIA MAIL.INTERNATIONAL DESTINATIONS: To those international countries to which we ship (please see list), the cost of postage is calculated by eBay and individually listed with each item.EXPEDITED SHIPPING: In the United States, EXPEDITED SHIPPING is available if you request, and pay, for it BEFORE we ship your item. *********** HOW TO PAY ***********PAYMENT: As we ship promptly, we ask that you please pay promptly—via PAYPAL. With auctions, payments should be made before 3 days (72 hours) from the time an auction for an item closes. After 4 days—and independent of us!—eBay automatically begins a process for unpaid action. NEED MORE TIME? If you need more time to pay, PLEASE just contact us in advance of the deadline. We understand how life happens, so we don’t mind being reasonable. Thank you!*********** LASTLY ***********What more can we say? Haven’t we said enough? Well…we can always repeat ourselves. In summary: FLAPPINCAT is genuinely grateful for your patronage and we aim to express that gratitude in every way we can. Thanks for trusting FLAPPINCAT! *********** P.S. COMINGSOON *********** /___/=ᆺ•= FLAPPINCAT’s BIG BARN SALE of RARE VINYL & RARE CDS Featuring the best from a long-running collection of psych, garage, folk, private press, blues, gospel, world, xian, & oddities. *********** ***********
FRANS EEMIL F.E. SILLANPAA—Winner 1939 Noble Prize—The Maid Silja—HARDCOVER—VG++
• For Your Consideration: • An UNREAD / VG++ HARDCOVER REPRINT of a 1933 Edition: • “THE MAID SILJA” (Cherokee Publishing Company, 1990) (Hardcover, First Edition Thus) • BY FRANS EEMIL “F. E.” SILLANPÄÄ, WINNER, 1939, NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE • TRANSLATED FROM THE FINNISH BY ALEXANDER MATSON • ABOUT THIS TITLE: • “This book is printed on acid-free paper which confirms to the American National Standard Z39.48-1984 Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials. Paper that conforms to this standard’s requirements for pH, alkaline reserve, and freedom from groundwood is anticipated to last several hundred years without significant deterioration under normal library* use and storage conditions.” —THE PUBLISHER *While this book was constructed & published with libraries in mind, it is not an ex-library copy since it doesn’t have any library markings: no library stamps, no library stickers, no library writing, no library cardholder, etc. It is now imply a very clean & sturdy copy of a book. (Please see photos & below for more details.)• ABOUT THIS TITLE: • “This novel, NUORENA NUKKUNUT (1931; translated as FALLEN ASLEEP WHILE YOUNG, 1933; translation republished as THE MAID SILJA, 1933), was translated into twelve languages and brought SILLANPÄÄ international fame. “SILJA SALMELUS…comes from an impoverished and doomed family; but she in fact lives a beautiful life despite being orphaned at a young age. She preserves her shy and sensitive personality through all difficulties and humiliations as she works as a servant on different farms. One of her landlords, the professor of Rantoo, is a kind old scholar who helps SILJA. In his house SILJA meets ARMAS, a student, and falls in love. But ARMAS leaves suddenly, and then the Civil War breaks out. SILJA is involved in the bloody events but remains totally innocent; she does not know what it is all about, only that she tries to help people…. There is a lot of pure romanticism in SILLANPÄÄ’s outlook, but he is a realist at the same time; this paradox has astonished many readers. Scholars agree that SILLANPÄÄ’s artistic mastery is at its peak in this work.” —ENCYCLOPEDIA (WEBSITE)• “It is a story of peasant life among the lakes and forests of Finland. His characters are very simple people through whom flows ‘the fundamental current of life.’ SILJA, the heroine, is ‘not much more than a human being who smilingly fulfilled her fate’…. The years and seasons revolve around the story with a certain somnolence, and one has the sense of white hot nights in summer following upon dark February afternoons. The peasants dance together and sit on the rocks at 2 a.m. in the sunshine. It is remote and rather dignified. Yet there is always a feeling of imminence in the book. Nothing really happens, yet one is certain that something has happened…. He writes in a way which is very honourable, and might well be of value to many English writers and readers.”—HAROLD NICHOLSON, DAILY TELEGRAPH (1933) • “The mutability and pathos of life are enforced by the Finnish author without any sentimentalising…. We can only say that SILLANPÄÄ holds the balance between the Communists and the victorious Whites with marvelous sureness, and that the closing pages on…show the hand of a master.”—EDWARD GARNETT, MANCHESTER GUARDIAN (1933) • • For other details about this book, please see below. • TITLE: “THE MAID SILJA” SUBTITLE: “The History of the Last Offshoot of an Old Family Tree” BY: FRANS EEMILL “F. E.” SILLANPÄÄTRANSLATOR: ALEXANDER MATSON TYPE: HARDCOVER PUBLISHER, LOCALE, & YEAR: Cherokee Publishing Company (Marietta, Ga.), 1990 EDITION: First Edition Thus* *RE: On the Copyright Page, no later editions are listed. NOTE: This book is not a Book-of-the-Month Club Edition Nor an ex-library copy. (While this book was constructed & published with libraries in mind, it has no library markings—no library stamps, no library stickers, no library writing, etc. NOTE II: Though the word “reprint” appears in the Copyright Page, there is no explicit statement as what edition this copy is a reprint of. It is likely a reprint of a 1940 English edition. PAGES: 314ISBN: 0-87797-174-9 CONDITION OF BOOK: VERY GOOD PLUS PLUS (VG++). Not issued with DJ. Book is square. Brown boards are very clean & bright with sharp corners & sharp spine tips—and no edgewear. (This book is clearly well-constructed.) Spine is very sturdy with no creases. Text-block edges & endpapers are fine. All the pages are pointedly clean & bright—with no writing, no underlining, no highlighting, no tears, no stains, no foxing, no foul odors, etc. This copy is CLEARLY UNREAD. •• SHIPPING NEWS: This book will be wrapped with care before being shipped in a cushioned & sturdy box. THANK YOU! ********************** /___/=•ᆺ•= “We believe it’s good business to be good to our customers.” *********** FLAPPINCAT’s HOUSE RULES ***********1. GENERAL TREATMENT. We enjoy treating FLAPPINCAT customers with honesty & respect & warmth because that’s how we like to be treated when we buy things on eBay.2. GENERAL ATTITUDE. We are grateful you choose to trust us with your business. We aim for that gratitude to permeate every part of how we engage with you.3. OUR DESCRIPTIONS. We describe every item we sell as clearly and accurately as we can. When it comes to describing condition, we tend toward being conservative. 4. PACKING & SHIPPING. We know from experience that items, when not thoughtfully packed, can be damaged during shipment. To avoid that real danger, FLAPPINCAT wraps & cushions your purchase(s) mindfully—and sometimes zealously—in a sturdy package. WARNING: In our zeal, we sometimes over-tape containers and you may need a penknife to unseal our shipments. NOTE: Though we often recycle shipping materials, we do NOT stint on protection. 5. OUR PRICES. We try to offer the lowest prices on eBay for items we sell. Even our most expensive offerings tend to be lower than what others are asking. “You could look it up!” —to quote baseball immortal JACK KEEFE. SUMMARY: We know you have many buying options on eBay. FLAPPINCAT tries to be distinctive by being accurate, mindful, and friendly. *********** How We GRADECONDITION ***********DETAILS. The condition of every item we sell will be described in detail.FLAWS. All discernible flaws will be noted, if not emphasized. Of course, the grading of condition can be subjective. And since no grader is perfect, it is possible that we may at times miss a flaw. It is also possible that we may miss some perfections! Should we make a mistake, you will find FLAPPINCAT eager to fix things with you. Just send us a note and we’ll get on it.GRADING SYSTEM. For books and magazines (and even other items), we use these terms (in order of desirability): VERY FINE or LIKE NEW FINE (or EXCELLENT) NEAR FINE (or NF) VERY GOOD PLUS (or VG+) VERY GOOD (or VG) GOOD FAIR ACCEPTABLE POOR “POOR.” Except in rare cases, for rare items, we tend to avoid selling items that are in utterly “POOR” condition. It is more likely that on a rare item, only one part of an item (out of numerous parts) will be described as “POOR.”RETURNS. We accept that you may wish to return a purchase because you genuinely think we haven’t described and graded its condition properly. We accept that we our* imperfect. We also accept that people can see things differently—and still be civil! (*Get it?)POP QUIZ. Please feel free to ask questions at any time about condition (or anything else, except math). EXTRA VISUALS. Although we include multiple photographs in our listings, we usually have others we could share with you. (These extra photos also help to establish a paper-trial in the rare case that an item is damaged en route to you.)*********** SHIPPING ***********Every item is individually priced for postage. That price can be found in the listing, not here. UNITED STATES: In the USA, we ship books via MEDIA MAIL. Magazines are generally shipped PRIORITY MAIL; the Post Office does not permit magazines which carry advertising to be shipped MEDIA MAIL.INTERNATIONAL DESTINATIONS: To those international countries to which we ship (please see list), the cost of postage is calculated by eBay and individually listed with each item.EXPEDITED SHIPPING: In the United States, EXPEDITED SHIPPING is available if you request, and pay, for it BEFORE we ship your item. *********** HOW TO PAY ***********PAYMENT: As we ship promptly, we ask that you please pay promptly—via PAYPAL. With auctions, payments should be made before 3 days (72 hours) from the time an auction for an item closes. After 4 days—and independent of us!—eBay automatically begins a process for unpaid action. NEED MORE TIME? If you need more time to pay, PLEASE just contact us in advance of the deadline. We understand how life happens, so we don’t mind being reasonable. Thank you!*********** LASTLY ***********What more can we say? Haven’t we said enough? Well…we can always repeat ourselves. In summary: FLAPPINCAT is genuinely grateful for your patronage and we aim to express that gratitude in every way we can. Thanks for trusting FLAPPINCAT! *********** P.S. COMINGSOON *********** /___/=ᆺ•= FLAPPINCAT’s BIG BARN SALE of RARE VINYL & RARE CDS Featuring the best from a long-running collection of psych, garage, folk, private press, blues, gospel, world, xian, & oddities. *********** ***********
FRANS EEMIL F.E. SILLANPAA—Winner 1939 Noble Prize—The Maid Silja—HARDCOVER—VG++
• For Your Consideration: • An UNREAD / VG++ HARDCOVER REPRINT of a 1933 Edition: • “THE MAID SILJA” (Cherokee Publishing Company, 1990) (Hardcover, First Edition Thus) • BY FRANS EEMIL “F. E.” SILLANPÄÄ, WINNER, 1939, NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE • TRANSLATED FROM THE FINNISH BY ALEXANDER MATSON • ABOUT THIS TITLE: • “This book is printed on acid-free paper which confirms to the American National Standard Z39.48-1984 Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials. Paper that conforms to this standard’s requirements for pH, alkaline reserve, and freedom from groundwood is anticipated to last several hundred years without significant deterioration under normal library* use and storage conditions.” —THE PUBLISHER *While this book was constructed & published with libraries in mind, it is not an ex-library copy since it doesn’t have any library markings: no library stamps, no library stickers, no library writing, no library cardholder, etc. It is now imply a very clean & sturdy copy of a book. (Please see photos & below for more details.)• ABOUT THIS TITLE: • “This novel, NUORENA NUKKUNUT (1931; translated as FALLEN ASLEEP WHILE YOUNG, 1933; translation republished as THE MAID SILJA, 1933), was translated into twelve languages and brought SILLANPÄÄ international fame. “SILJA SALMELUS…comes from an impoverished and doomed family; but she in fact lives a beautiful life despite being orphaned at a young age. She preserves her shy and sensitive personality through all difficulties and humiliations as she works as a servant on different farms. One of her landlords, the professor of Rantoo, is a kind old scholar who helps SILJA. In his house SILJA meets ARMAS, a student, and falls in love. But ARMAS leaves suddenly, and then the Civil War breaks out. SILJA is involved in the bloody events but remains totally innocent; she does not know what it is all about, only that she tries to help people…. There is a lot of pure romanticism in SILLANPÄÄ’s outlook, but he is a realist at the same time; this paradox has astonished many readers. Scholars agree that SILLANPÄÄ’s artistic mastery is at its peak in this work.” —ENCYCLOPEDIA (WEBSITE)• “It is a story of peasant life among the lakes and forests of Finland. His characters are very simple people through whom flows ‘the fundamental current of life.’ SILJA, the heroine, is ‘not much more than a human being who smilingly fulfilled her fate’…. The years and seasons revolve around the story with a certain somnolence, and one has the sense of white hot nights in summer following upon dark February afternoons. The peasants dance together and sit on the rocks at 2 a.m. in the sunshine. It is remote and rather dignified. Yet there is always a feeling of imminence in the book. Nothing really happens, yet one is certain that something has happened…. He writes in a way which is very honourable, and might well be of value to many English writers and readers.”—HAROLD NICHOLSON, DAILY TELEGRAPH (1933) • “The mutability and pathos of life are enforced by the Finnish author without any sentimentalising…. We can only say that SILLANPÄÄ holds the balance between the Communists and the victorious Whites with marvelous sureness, and that the closing pages on…show the hand of a master.”—EDWARD GARNETT, MANCHESTER GUARDIAN (1933) • • For other details about this book, please see below. • TITLE: “THE MAID SILJA” SUBTITLE: “The History of the Last Offshoot of an Old Family Tree” BY: FRANS EEMILL “F. E.” SILLANPÄÄTRANSLATOR: ALEXANDER MATSON TYPE: HARDCOVER PUBLISHER, LOCALE, & YEAR: Cherokee Publishing Company (Marietta, Ga.), 1990 EDITION: First Edition Thus* *RE: On the Copyright Page, no later editions are listed. NOTE: This book is not a Book-of-the-Month Club Edition Nor an ex-library copy. (While this book was constructed & published with libraries in mind, it has no library markings—no library stamps, no library stickers, no library writing, etc. NOTE II: Though the word “reprint” appears in the Copyright Page, there is no explicit statement as what edition this copy is a reprint of. It is likely a reprint of a 1940 English edition. PAGES: 314ISBN: 0-87797-174-9 CONDITION OF BOOK: VERY GOOD PLUS PLUS (VG++). Not issued with DJ. Book is square. Brown boards are very clean & bright with sharp corners & sharp spine tips—and no edgewear. (This book is clearly well-constructed.) Spine is very sturdy with no creases. Text-block edges & endpapers are fine. All the pages are pointedly clean & bright—with no writing, no underlining, no highlighting, no tears, no stains, no foxing, no foul odors, etc. This copy is CLEARLY UNREAD. •• SHIPPING NEWS: This book will be wrapped with care before being shipped in a cushioned & sturdy box. THANK YOU! ********************** /___/=•ᆺ•= “We believe it’s good business to be good to our customers.” *********** FLAPPINCAT’s HOUSE RULES ***********1. GENERAL TREATMENT. We enjoy treating FLAPPINCAT customers with honesty & respect & warmth because that’s how we like to be treated when we buy things on eBay.2. GENERAL ATTITUDE. We are grateful you choose to trust us with your business. We aim for that gratitude to permeate every part of how we engage with you.3. OUR DESCRIPTIONS. We describe every item we sell as clearly and accurately as we can. When it comes to describing condition, we tend toward being conservative. 4. PACKING & SHIPPING. We know from experience that items, when not thoughtfully packed, can be damaged during shipment. To avoid that real danger, FLAPPINCAT wraps & cushions your purchase(s) mindfully—and sometimes zealously—in a sturdy package. WARNING: In our zeal, we sometimes over-tape containers and you may need a penknife to unseal our shipments. NOTE: Though we often recycle shipping materials, we do NOT stint on protection. 5. OUR PRICES. We try to offer the lowest prices on eBay for items we sell. Even our most expensive offerings tend to be lower than what others are asking. “You could look it up!” —to quote baseball immortal JACK KEEFE. SUMMARY: We know you have many buying options on eBay. FLAPPINCAT tries to be distinctive by being accurate, mindful, and friendly. *********** How We GRADECONDITION ***********DETAILS. The condition of every item we sell will be described in detail.FLAWS. All discernible flaws will be noted, if not emphasized. Of course, the grading of condition can be subjective. And since no grader is perfect, it is possible that we may at times miss a flaw. It is also possible that we may miss some perfections! Should we make a mistake, you will find FLAPPINCAT eager to fix things with you. Just send us a note and we’ll get on it.GRADING SYSTEM. For books and magazines (and even other items), we use these terms (in order of desirability): VERY FINE or LIKE NEW FINE (or EXCELLENT) NEAR FINE (or NF) VERY GOOD PLUS (or VG+) VERY GOOD (or VG) GOOD FAIR ACCEPTABLE POOR “POOR.” Except in rare cases, for rare items, we tend to avoid selling items that are in utterly “POOR” condition. It is more likely that on a rare item, only one part of an item (out of numerous parts) will be described as “POOR.”RETURNS. We accept that you may wish to return a purchase because you genuinely think we haven’t described and graded its condition properly. We accept that we our* imperfect. We also accept that people can see things differently—and still be civil! (*Get it?)POP QUIZ. Please feel free to ask questions at any time about condition (or anything else, except math). EXTRA VISUALS. Although we include multiple photographs in our listings, we usually have others we could share with you. (These extra photos also help to establish a paper-trial in the rare case that an item is damaged en route to you.)*********** SHIPPING ***********Every item is individually priced for postage. That price can be found in the listing, not here. UNITED STATES: In the USA, we ship books via MEDIA MAIL. Magazines are generally shipped PRIORITY MAIL; the Post Office does not permit magazines which carry advertising to be shipped MEDIA MAIL.INTERNATIONAL DESTINATIONS: To those international countries to which we ship (please see list), the cost of postage is calculated by eBay and individually listed with each item.EXPEDITED SHIPPING: In the United States, EXPEDITED SHIPPING is available if you request, and pay, for it BEFORE we ship your item. *********** HOW TO PAY ***********PAYMENT: As we ship promptly, we ask that you please pay promptly—via PAYPAL. With auctions, payments should be made before 3 days (72 hours) from the time an auction for an item closes. After 4 days—and independent of us!—eBay automatically begins a process for unpaid action. NEED MORE TIME? If you need more time to pay, PLEASE just contact us in advance of the deadline. We understand how life happens, so we don’t mind being reasonable. Thank you!*********** LASTLY ***********What more can we say? Haven’t we said enough? Well…we can always repeat ourselves. In summary: FLAPPINCAT is genuinely grateful for your patronage and we aim to express that gratitude in every way we can. Thanks for trusting FLAPPINCAT! *********** P.S. COMINGSOON *********** /___/=ᆺ•= FLAPPINCAT’s BIG BARN SALE of RARE VINYL & RARE CDS Featuring the best from a long-running collection of psych, garage, folk, private press, blues, gospel, world, xian, & oddities. *********** ***********
FRANS EEMIL F.E. SILLANPAA—Winner 1939 Noble Prize—The Maid Silja—HARDCOVER—VG++
• For Your Consideration: • An UNREAD / VG++ HARDCOVER REPRINT of a 1933 Edition: • “THE MAID SILJA” (Cherokee Publishing Company, 1990) (Hardcover, First Edition Thus) • BY FRANS EEMIL “F. E.” SILLANPÄÄ, WINNER, 1939, NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE • TRANSLATED FROM THE FINNISH BY ALEXANDER MATSON • ABOUT THIS TITLE: • “This book is printed on acid-free paper which confirms to the American National Standard Z39.48-1984 Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials. Paper that conforms to this standard’s requirements for pH, alkaline reserve, and freedom from groundwood is anticipated to last several hundred years without significant deterioration under normal library* use and storage conditions.” —THE PUBLISHER *While this book was constructed & published with libraries in mind, it is not an ex-library copy since it doesn’t have any library markings: no library stamps, no library stickers, no library writing, no library cardholder, etc. It is now imply a very clean & sturdy copy of a book. (Please see photos & below for more details.)• ABOUT THIS TITLE: • “This novel, NUORENA NUKKUNUT (1931; translated as FALLEN ASLEEP WHILE YOUNG, 1933; translation republished as THE MAID SILJA, 1933), was translated into twelve languages and brought SILLANPÄÄ international fame. “SILJA SALMELUS…comes from an impoverished and doomed family; but she in fact lives a beautiful life despite being orphaned at a young age. She preserves her shy and sensitive personality through all difficulties and humiliations as she works as a servant on different farms. One of her landlords, the professor of Rantoo, is a kind old scholar who helps SILJA. In his house SILJA meets ARMAS, a student, and falls in love. But ARMAS leaves suddenly, and then the Civil War breaks out. SILJA is involved in the bloody events but remains totally innocent; she does not know what it is all about, only that she tries to help people…. There is a lot of pure romanticism in SILLANPÄÄ’s outlook, but he is a realist at the same time; this paradox has astonished many readers. Scholars agree that SILLANPÄÄ’s artistic mastery is at its peak in this work.” —ENCYCLOPEDIA (WEBSITE)• “It is a story of peasant life among the lakes and forests of Finland. His characters are very simple people through whom flows ‘the fundamental current of life.’ SILJA, the heroine, is ‘not much more than a human being who smilingly fulfilled her fate’…. The years and seasons revolve around the story with a certain somnolence, and one has the sense of white hot nights in summer following upon dark February afternoons. The peasants dance together and sit on the rocks at 2 a.m. in the sunshine. It is remote and rather dignified. Yet there is always a feeling of imminence in the book. Nothing really happens, yet one is certain that something has happened…. He writes in a way which is very honourable, and might well be of value to many English writers and readers.”—HAROLD NICHOLSON, DAILY TELEGRAPH (1933) • “The mutability and pathos of life are enforced by the Finnish author without any sentimentalising…. We can only say that SILLANPÄÄ holds the balance between the Communists and the victorious Whites with marvelous sureness, and that the closing pages on…show the hand of a master.”—EDWARD GARNETT, MANCHESTER GUARDIAN (1933) • • For other details about this book, please see below. • TITLE: “THE MAID SILJA” SUBTITLE: “The History of the Last Offshoot of an Old Family Tree” BY: FRANS EEMILL “F. E.” SILLANPÄÄTRANSLATOR: ALEXANDER MATSON TYPE: HARDCOVER PUBLISHER, LOCALE, & YEAR: Cherokee Publishing Company (Marietta, Ga.), 1990 EDITION: First Edition Thus* *RE: On the Copyright Page, no later editions are listed. NOTE: This book is not a Book-of-the-Month Club Edition Nor an ex-library copy. (While this book was constructed & published with libraries in mind, it has no library markings—no library stamps, no library stickers, no library writing, etc. NOTE II: Though the word “reprint” appears in the Copyright Page, there is no explicit statement as what edition this copy is a reprint of. It is likely a reprint of a 1940 English edition. PAGES: 314ISBN: 0-87797-174-9 CONDITION OF BOOK: VERY GOOD PLUS PLUS (VG++). Not issued with DJ. Book is square. Brown boards are very clean & bright with sharp corners & sharp spine tips—and no edgewear. (This book is clearly well-constructed.) Spine is very sturdy with no creases. Text-block edges & endpapers are fine. All the pages are pointedly clean & bright—with no writing, no underlining, no highlighting, no tears, no stains, no foxing, no foul odors, etc. This copy is CLEARLY UNREAD. •• SHIPPING NEWS: This book will be wrapped with care before being shipped in a cushioned & sturdy box. THANK YOU! ********************** /___/=•ᆺ•= “We believe it’s good business to be good to our customers.” *********** FLAPPINCAT’s HOUSE RULES ***********1. GENERAL TREATMENT. We enjoy treating FLAPPINCAT customers with honesty & respect & warmth because that’s how we like to be treated when we buy things on eBay.2. GENERAL ATTITUDE. We are grateful you choose to trust us with your business. We aim for that gratitude to permeate every part of how we engage with you.3. OUR DESCRIPTIONS. We describe every item we sell as clearly and accurately as we can. When it comes to describing condition, we tend toward being conservative. 4. PACKING & SHIPPING. We know from experience that items, when not thoughtfully packed, can be damaged during shipment. To avoid that real danger, FLAPPINCAT wraps & cushions your purchase(s) mindfully—and sometimes zealously—in a sturdy package. WARNING: In our zeal, we sometimes over-tape containers and you may need a penknife to unseal our shipments. NOTE: Though we often recycle shipping materials, we do NOT stint on protection. 5. OUR PRICES. We try to offer the lowest prices on eBay for items we sell. Even our most expensive offerings tend to be lower than what others are asking. “You could look it up!” —to quote baseball immortal JACK KEEFE. SUMMARY: We know you have many buying options on eBay. FLAPPINCAT tries to be distinctive by being accurate, mindful, and friendly. *********** How We GRADECONDITION ***********DETAILS. The condition of every item we sell will be described in detail.FLAWS. All discernible flaws will be noted, if not emphasized. Of course, the grading of condition can be subjective. And since no grader is perfect, it is possible that we may at times miss a flaw. It is also possible that we may miss some perfections! Should we make a mistake, you will find FLAPPINCAT eager to fix things with you. Just send us a note and we’ll get on it.GRADING SYSTEM. For books and magazines (and even other items), we use these terms (in order of desirability): VERY FINE or LIKE NEW FINE (or EXCELLENT) NEAR FINE (or NF) VERY GOOD PLUS (or VG+) VERY GOOD (or VG) GOOD FAIR ACCEPTABLE POOR “POOR.” Except in rare cases, for rare items, we tend to avoid selling items that are in utterly “POOR” condition. It is more likely that on a rare item, only one part of an item (out of numerous parts) will be described as “POOR.”RETURNS. We accept that you may wish to return a purchase because you genuinely think we haven’t described and graded its condition properly. We accept that we our* imperfect. We also accept that people can see things differently—and still be civil! (*Get it?)POP QUIZ. Please feel free to ask questions at any time about condition (or anything else, except math). EXTRA VISUALS. Although we include multiple photographs in our listings, we usually have others we could share with you. (These extra photos also help to establish a paper-trial in the rare case that an item is damaged en route to you.)*********** SHIPPING ***********Every item is individually priced for postage. That price can be found in the listing, not here. UNITED STATES: In the USA, we ship books via MEDIA MAIL. Magazines are generally shipped PRIORITY MAIL; the Post Office does not permit magazines which carry advertising to be shipped MEDIA MAIL.INTERNATIONAL DESTINATIONS: To those international countries to which we ship (please see list), the cost of postage is calculated by eBay and individually listed with each item.EXPEDITED SHIPPING: In the United States, EXPEDITED SHIPPING is available if you request, and pay, for it BEFORE we ship your item. *********** HOW TO PAY ***********PAYMENT: As we ship promptly, we ask that you please pay promptly—via PAYPAL. With auctions, payments should be made before 3 days (72 hours) from the time an auction for an item closes. After 4 days—and independent of us!—eBay automatically begins a process for unpaid action. NEED MORE TIME? If you need more time to pay, PLEASE just contact us in advance of the deadline. We understand how life happens, so we don’t mind being reasonable. Thank you!*********** LASTLY ***********What more can we say? Haven’t we said enough? Well…we can always repeat ourselves. In summary: FLAPPINCAT is genuinely grateful for your patronage and we aim to express that gratitude in every way we can. Thanks for trusting FLAPPINCAT! *********** P.S. COMINGSOON *********** /___/=ᆺ•= FLAPPINCAT’s BIG BARN SALE of RARE VINYL & RARE CDS Featuring the best from a long-running collection of psych, garage, folk, private press, blues, gospel, world, xian, & oddities. *********** ***********
FRANS EEMIL F.E. SILLANPAA—Winner 1939 Noble Prize—The Maid Silja—HARDCOVER—VG++
• For Your Consideration: • An UNREAD / VG++ HARDCOVER REPRINT of a 1933 Edition: • “THE MAID SILJA” (Cherokee Publishing Company, 1990) (Hardcover, First Edition Thus) • BY FRANS EEMIL “F. E.” SILLANPÄÄ, WINNER, 1939, NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE • TRANSLATED FROM THE FINNISH BY ALEXANDER MATSON • ABOUT THIS TITLE: • “This book is printed on acid-free paper which confirms to the American National Standard Z39.48-1984 Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials. Paper that conforms to this standard’s requirements for pH, alkaline reserve, and freedom from groundwood is anticipated to last several hundred years without significant deterioration under normal library* use and storage conditions.” —THE PUBLISHER *While this book was constructed & published with libraries in mind, it is not an ex-library copy since it doesn’t have any library markings: no library stamps, no library stickers, no library writing, no library cardholder, etc. It is now imply a very clean & sturdy copy of a book. (Please see photos & below for more details.)• ABOUT THIS TITLE: • “This novel, NUORENA NUKKUNUT (1931; translated as FALLEN ASLEEP WHILE YOUNG, 1933; translation republished as THE MAID SILJA, 1933), was translated into twelve languages and brought SILLANPÄÄ international fame. “SILJA SALMELUS…comes from an impoverished and doomed family; but she in fact lives a beautiful life despite being orphaned at a young age. She preserves her shy and sensitive personality through all difficulties and humiliations as she works as a servant on different farms. One of her landlords, the professor of Rantoo, is a kind old scholar who helps SILJA. In his house SILJA meets ARMAS, a student, and falls in love. But ARMAS leaves suddenly, and then the Civil War breaks out. SILJA is involved in the bloody events but remains totally innocent; she does not know what it is all about, only that she tries to help people…. There is a lot of pure romanticism in SILLANPÄÄ’s outlook, but he is a realist at the same time; this paradox has astonished many readers. Scholars agree that SILLANPÄÄ’s artistic mastery is at its peak in this work.” —ENCYCLOPEDIA (WEBSITE)• “It is a story of peasant life among the lakes and forests of Finland. His characters are very simple people through whom flows ‘the fundamental current of life.’ SILJA, the heroine, is ‘not much more than a human being who smilingly fulfilled her fate’…. The years and seasons revolve around the story with a certain somnolence, and one has the sense of white hot nights in summer following upon dark February afternoons. The peasants dance together and sit on the rocks at 2 a.m. in the sunshine. It is remote and rather dignified. Yet there is always a feeling of imminence in the book. Nothing really happens, yet one is certain that something has happened…. He writes in a way which is very honourable, and might well be of value to many English writers and readers.”—HAROLD NICHOLSON, DAILY TELEGRAPH (1933) • “The mutability and pathos of life are enforced by the Finnish author without any sentimentalising…. We can only say that SILLANPÄÄ holds the balance between the Communists and the victorious Whites with marvelous sureness, and that the closing pages on…show the hand of a master.”—EDWARD GARNETT, MANCHESTER GUARDIAN (1933) • • For other details about this book, please see below. • TITLE: “THE MAID SILJA” SUBTITLE: “The History of the Last Offshoot of an Old Family Tree” BY: FRANS EEMILL “F. E.” SILLANPÄÄTRANSLATOR: ALEXANDER MATSON TYPE: HARDCOVER PUBLISHER, LOCALE, & YEAR: Cherokee Publishing Company (Marietta, Ga.), 1990 EDITION: First Edition Thus* *RE: On the Copyright Page, no later editions are listed. NOTE: This book is not a Book-of-the-Month Club Edition Nor an ex-library copy. (While this book was constructed & published with libraries in mind, it has no library markings—no library stamps, no library stickers, no library writing, etc. NOTE II: Though the word “reprint” appears in the Copyright Page, there is no explicit statement as what edition this copy is a reprint of. It is likely a reprint of a 1940 English edition. PAGES: 314ISBN: 0-87797-174-9 CONDITION OF BOOK: VERY GOOD PLUS PLUS (VG++). Not issued with DJ. Book is square. Brown boards are very clean & bright with sharp corners & sharp spine tips—and no edgewear. (This book is clearly well-constructed.) Spine is very sturdy with no creases. Text-block edges & endpapers are fine. All the pages are pointedly clean & bright—with no writing, no underlining, no highlighting, no tears, no stains, no foxing, no foul odors, etc. This copy is CLEARLY UNREAD. •• SHIPPING NEWS: This book will be wrapped with care before being shipped in a cushioned & sturdy box. THANK YOU! ********************** /___/=•ᆺ•= “We believe it’s good business to be good to our customers.” *********** FLAPPINCAT’s HOUSE RULES ***********1. GENERAL TREATMENT. We enjoy treating FLAPPINCAT customers with honesty & respect & warmth because that’s how we like to be treated when we buy things on eBay.2. GENERAL ATTITUDE. We are grateful you choose to trust us with your business. We aim for that gratitude to permeate every part of how we engage with you.3. OUR DESCRIPTIONS. We describe every item we sell as clearly and accurately as we can. When it comes to describing condition, we tend toward being conservative. 4. PACKING & SHIPPING. We know from experience that items, when not thoughtfully packed, can be damaged during shipment. To avoid that real danger, FLAPPINCAT wraps & cushions your purchase(s) mindfully—and sometimes zealously—in a sturdy package. WARNING: In our zeal, we sometimes over-tape containers and you may need a penknife to unseal our shipments. NOTE: Though we often recycle shipping materials, we do NOT stint on protection. 5. OUR PRICES. We try to offer the lowest prices on eBay for items we sell. Even our most expensive offerings tend to be lower than what others are asking. “You could look it up!” —to quote baseball immortal JACK KEEFE. SUMMARY: We know you have many buying options on eBay. FLAPPINCAT tries to be distinctive by being accurate, mindful, and friendly. *********** How We GRADECONDITION ***********DETAILS. The condition of every item we sell will be described in detail.FLAWS. All discernible flaws will be noted, if not emphasized. Of course, the grading of condition can be subjective. And since no grader is perfect, it is possible that we may at times miss a flaw. It is also possible that we may miss some perfections! Should we make a mistake, you will find FLAPPINCAT eager to fix things with you. Just send us a note and we’ll get on it.GRADING SYSTEM. For books and magazines (and even other items), we use these terms (in order of desirability): VERY FINE or LIKE NEW FINE (or EXCELLENT) NEAR FINE (or NF) VERY GOOD PLUS (or VG+) VERY GOOD (or VG) GOOD FAIR ACCEPTABLE POOR “POOR.” Except in rare cases, for rare items, we tend to avoid selling items that are in utterly “POOR” condition. It is more likely that on a rare item, only one part of an item (out of numerous parts) will be described as “POOR.”RETURNS. We accept that you may wish to return a purchase because you genuinely think we haven’t described and graded its condition properly. We accept that we our* imperfect. We also accept that people can see things differently—and still be civil! (*Get it?)POP QUIZ. Please feel free to ask questions at any time about condition (or anything else, except math). EXTRA VISUALS. Although we include multiple photographs in our listings, we usually have others we could share with you. (These extra photos also help to establish a paper-trial in the rare case that an item is damaged en route to you.)*********** SHIPPING ***********Every item is individually priced for postage. That price can be found in the listing, not here. UNITED STATES: In the USA, we ship books via MEDIA MAIL. Magazines are generally shipped PRIORITY MAIL; the Post Office does not permit magazines which carry advertising to be shipped MEDIA MAIL.INTERNATIONAL DESTINATIONS: To those international countries to which we ship (please see list), the cost of postage is calculated by eBay and individually listed with each item.EXPEDITED SHIPPING: In the United States, EXPEDITED SHIPPING is available if you request, and pay, for it BEFORE we ship your item. *********** HOW TO PAY ***********PAYMENT: As we ship promptly, we ask that you please pay promptly—via PAYPAL. With auctions, payments should be made before 3 days (72 hours) from the time an auction for an item closes. After 4 days—and independent of us!—eBay automatically begins a process for unpaid action. NEED MORE TIME? If you need more time to pay, PLEASE just contact us in advance of the deadline. We understand how life happens, so we don’t mind being reasonable. Thank you!*********** LASTLY ***********What more can we say? Haven’t we said enough? Well…we can always repeat ourselves. In summary: FLAPPINCAT is genuinely grateful for your patronage and we aim to express that gratitude in every way we can. Thanks for trusting FLAPPINCAT! *********** P.S. COMINGSOON *********** /___/=ᆺ•= FLAPPINCAT’s BIG BARN SALE of RARE VINYL & RARE CDS Featuring the best from a long-running collection of psych, garage, folk, private press, blues, gospel, world, xian, & oddities. *********** ***********