• For Your Consideration:
• NEW & FACTORY SEALED:
• From 2010 & TANK BOOKS of London, England (“Tales to Take Your Breath Away”): “SIX GREAT WRITERS” in a Tin Box:
• A Set of Six Miniature Unabridged Literary Classics (see list below), each of which is individually factory-sealed & packed cleverly into retro, small flip-top boxes that echo vintage cigarette packs. TANK magazine produced their TANK BOOKS series in 2010.
• CONDITION: Each of the six books is Fine: NEW & UNUSED & still factory sealed. This series comes in a VG++ Illustrated metal tin, which only has a few small scratches on the top. Please see photos.
• BOOK 1: “HEART OF DARKNESS”
• BY JOSEPH CONRAD
(Paperback, First Edition Thus) (ISBN: 978-0-556732-0-0) (One Book: COMPLETE & UNABRIDGED)
• BOOK 2: “THE SNOWS OF KILIMANJARO / THE UNDFEATED”
• BY ERNEST HEMINGWAY
(Paperback, First Edition Thus) (ISBN: 978-0-556732-1-7) (Two Stories: COMPLETE & UNABRIDGED)
• BOOK 3: “METAMORPHIS / IN A PENAL COLONY”
• BY FRANZ KAFKA
(Paperback, First Edition Thus) (ISBN: 978-0-556732-2-4) (Two Stories: COMPLETE & UNABRIDGED)
• BOOK 4: “THE MAN WHO WOULD BE KING / THE PHANTOM RICKSHAW / BLACK JACK”
• BY RUDYARD KIPLING
(Paperback, First Edition Thus) (ISBN: 978-0-556732-3-1) (Three Stories: COMPLETE & UNABRIDGED)
• BOOK 5: “DR. JEYKLL AND MR. HYDE”
• BY ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON
(Paperback, First Edition Thus) (ISBN: 978-0-556732-4-8) (One Book: COMPLETE & UNABRIDGED)
• BOOK 6: “THE DEATH OF IVAN ILYCH / FATHER SERGIUS”
• BY JOSEPH CONRAD
(Paperback, First Edition Thus) (ISBN: 978-0-556732-5-5) (One Book, Two Stories: COMPLETE & UNABRIDGED)
• ABOUT THIS SERIES:
• “Last summer, the small British publisher and design company Tank hit on the idea of producing a range of classic books packaged like cigarettes. Abridged works and short stories by KAFKA and CONRAD, TOLSTOY and KIPLING, HEMINGWAY and STEVENSON, which looked like packs of 20 cigarettes, were duly distributed through bookshops and the Design Museum.
“The books, released as ‘Tales to Take Your Breath Away’ at the start of the cigarette ban in pubs and restaurants last July, were well received by the design press and have made popular Christmas presents.”
—THE GUARDIAN (UK, 2008)
• “Beautifully compact and surprisingly unabridged, these miniatures aren’t just a few chapters or a mere summary. The series of six is small but perfectly formed…. Cleverly advertised as ‘Tales to Take Your Breath Away’, and urging people to ‘Reignite [their] passion for literature’, TANK BOOKS are classic literature, classically presented—and a credit to great design and great literature alike.”
—PEOPLE OF PRINT (BLOG, 2015)
• “Clever.”
—EILEEN REYNOLDS, THE NEW YORKER
• SUMMARY:
• VERY INVENTIVE!
• VERY LITERARY!
• FUN!
• INTRIGUING CHRISMAS PRESENT!
SHIPPING NEWS: This set of six books (& the accompanying tin) will be wrapped with care before being shipped in a cushioned & sturdy box. THANK YOU!
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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.
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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!
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SHIPPING
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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.
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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.
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