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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Zustand: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

paperback. Zustand: Good. DETAILS: PAPERBACK, cover price $14.00, tape repair at top of front cover, otherwise very good with light wear to foredges. red remainder stamp on bottom foredge. BRENDEL, ALFRED. Music sounded out: essays, lectures, interviews, afterthoughts. New York: Noonday Press, 1992, viii, 258pp., . CONTENTS: A Mozart player gives himself advice -- Must classical music be entirely serious?: 1. The sublime in reverse ; 2. Beethoven's Diabelli Variations -- The text and its guardians: Notes on Beethoven's Piano Concertos -- Beethoven's new style -- Schubert's last sonatas -- Testing the grown-up player: Schumann's 'Kinderszenen' -- The noble Liszt -- Liszt's 'Années de pèleringe' I and II -- Liszt's B minor Sonata -- Liszt's Bitterness of heart -- Busoni's 'Doktor Faust' -- Furtwängler -- A case for live recordings -- On recitals and programmes -- Two interviews: Bach and the piano (with Terry Snow) ; On Schnabel and interpretation (with Konrad Wolff). 9780374523312 ISBN 0374523312 15.00.

hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: includes dust-jacket. DETAILS: dust-jacket has chip at bottom front edge, slightly faded by light but otherwise very good, near fine hardcover with black spine and black boards, possibly unused. KOLCHIN, PETER. American slavery, 1619-1877. New York: Hill and Wang, 1993, 2d printing, xv, 304pp., . Traces the history of slavery in America, compares it with slavery in other countries, and discusses the relationships between slaves and their masters. - CONTENTS: Origins and consolidation -- The Colonial Era -- The American Revolution -- Antebellum slavery: organization, control, paternalism -- Antebellum slavery: slave life -- The White South: society, economy, ideology -- The end of slavery. 9780809025688 ISBN 080902568X.

paperback. Zustand: Near Fine. DETAILS: PAPERBACK, near fine, attractive copy. STODDARD, ROGER E. Poet and printer in colonial and federal America: some bibliographical perspectives. Worcester, Mass.: American Antiquarian Society, 1983, 265-361pp., . Reprinted from the Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society, volume 92, part 2, October 1982. - The introduction alone is a fabulous description of the job of the historical bibliographer, tracking down multiple copies of the "same" book to discover small changes, errata slips, copyright notices in some and not in others, added sections of pages and the like. Great fun.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1992). 1992 1st edition. 8vo (154 x 227mm). Pp183. B/w illustrations. Green boards, spine titled in gilt. Edges spotted but a very good unread copy in dust-wrapper. A nice collection of topical countryside essays reprinted from Duff Hart Davis's weekly "Country Matters" column in The Independent. The sixty-one chapters are arranged seasonally, from January to December. Articles include: Dawn on the Downs; An Elephant for the Garden; Avebury Revealed; Bores of the Year .and Boars for the Table; Heseltine and Hot Air; Dam and Blast!; Cut-throat Elvering; Sir Vauncey's Passion; Bubbling Blackcock; Jarkemen and Patricoes; Man with Swinging Rods; Stallions on The Steppes; Out with the Rat Lady; In Merlin Country; On a Cornish Farm; Giants of The Forest; Wild Life Artists; Saving The Nene; Curse of The Highlands; Raiding the Bees; The Nippiest Whippets; Stone Walling; Sheepish Champion; Norfolk Beefings; Roots in the Chalk; Defending your Acres; Too Many Walkers; A Place in the Forest; Bats in the Bomb-Bays; Powers of the Fox. PREVIOUS PRICE GBP 16.95.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1986). (1983) 1988 2nd edition reprint. 8vo (151 x 216mm). Pp284. Colour and b/w photographs, illustrations. Black boards, spine titled in gilt. Good-plus in dust-wrapper. Jim Gibbinson gives much sound advice on specimen fishing, drawn from wide experience. Chapters include: In the beginning; Getting to know your waters; Making sense of it all; Weather; Alarms and indicators; Weighing, retaining and photographing; Barbel; Bream; Carp; Chub; Eels; Pike; Perch; Roach; Rudd; Tench; Exotics, rarities and long-shots; Statistics; The future is not what it used to be. .

paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Clean, unmarked copy.

paperback. Zustand: Fine.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

paperback. Zustand: Near Fine. DETAILS: large PAPERBACK, cover price $29.95, fresh attractive copy, near fine condition, probably unused. SHULEVITZ, URI. Writing with pictures: how to write and illustrate children's books. New York: Watson-Guptill Publications, 1997, stated Paperback edition, first printing 1997, but with later printing number line starting with 5, 271pp., . This volume demonstrates how to write and illustrate children's books by analyzing story structure and showing how the story's action is communicated through picture sequences. The author, a well-established children's author and illustrator, covers technical questions of how actually to proceed in developing ideas into books, as well as aesthetic and ethical issues. This book inspires readers to think beyond predictable formats and instead embrace the poetry of a good picture book. The author maintains that the magic of a good collaboration between text and art which is necessary whether working on a story book, a concept book, or a nonfiction book. He breaks the information into four sections: Telling the Story, Planning the Book, Creating the Pictures, and Preparing for Reproduction. There is also an appendix with advice on finding a publisher, a short bibliography, and a useful index. - CONTENTS: Introduction -- Part 1. Telling the story : Picture book or story book? ; Picture sequence ; The story : a complete action ; Story content ; Picture book characteristics. -- Part 2. Planning the book : Storyboard and book dummy ; Size, scale, and shape ; The structure of a printed book. -- Part 3. Creating the pictures : The purpose of illustration ; Drawing figures and objects ; Visual references ; Picture space and composition ; Principles of technique ; Style. -- Part 4. Preparing for reproduction : Printing basics ; Color presentation ; Techniques for reproduction -- Envoi -- Appendices : Finding a publisher. 9780823059355 ISBN 0823059359.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1997). 1997 1st edition. 8vo (142 x 222mm). Ppx,150. B/w photographs. Red boards, spine titled in gilt. Various minor faults, slight browning and use. Good-plus in price-clipped dust-wrapper. Comes complete with a free photograph of me on the back cover! "This is the story of the countryside marches and the rally in Hyde Park in July 1997 when over 120,000 people gathered to protest against the threat to country sports and traditions posed by a Labour MP's anti-hunting bill. .Duff Hart-Davis's gripping text describes the organisation and triumph of these stirring events, with first-hand accounts of time on the road and many interviews with the marchers." Chapters include: Sparks in the tinder; Ambassadors for the Countryside; Googlies in the Park; Down from the North; Out of the West; The Dragon awakes; Count-down to Hyde Park; Six-figure protest; Aftermath. .

paperback. Zustand: Fine.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1988). (1983) 1988 2nd edition reprint. 8vo (151 x 216mm). Pp284. Colour and b/w photographs, illustrations. Black boards, spine titled in gilt. Very good in spine-faded dust-wrapper. Jim Gibbinson gives much sound advice on specimen fishing, drawn from wide experience. Chapters include:- In the beginning; Getting to know your waters; Making sense of it all; Weather; Alarms and indicators; Weighing, retaining and photographing; Barbel; Bream; Carp; Chub; Eels; Pike; Perch; Roach; Rudd; Tench; Exotics, rarities and long-shots; Statistics; The future is not what it used to be. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1983). 1983 1st edition. 8vo (155 x 220mm). Pp284. Colour and b/w photographs, illustrations. Light brown boards, spine titled in gilt. D/w price, L8.50 net (L9.50 incl. p. & p.) Europe post and packing L3.00. Slight use but a good-plus first edition copy in a slightly spine-faded and used dust-wrapper. Jim Gibbinson gives much sound advice on specimen fishing, drawn from wide experience. Chapters include: In the beginning; Getting to know your waters; Making sense of it all; Weather; Alarms and indicators; Weighing, retaining and photographing; Barbel; Bream; Carp; Chub; Eels; Pike; Perch; Roach; Rudd; Tench; Exotics, rarities and long-shots; Statistics; The future is not what it used to be. .

paperback. Zustand: Very Good.

paperback. Zustand: Very Good. DETAILS: PAPERBACK, very good. BIESTERFELD, WOLFGANG. Die literarische Utopie. Stuttgart: Metzler, 1974, xiii, 94pp., . Sammlung Metzler; Bd. 127, Abt. E: Poetik. 9783476101273 ISBN 3476101274 4.30.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1986). (1983) 1986 2nd edition. 8vo (151 x 216mm). Pp284. Colour and b/w photographs, illustrations. Black boards, spine titled in gilt. Slight use, good-plus in used dust-wrapper. Jim Gibbinson gives much sound advice on specimen fishing, drawn from wide experience. Chapters include:- In the beginning; Getting to know your waters; Making sense of it all; Weather; Alarms and indicators; Weighing, retaining and photographing; Barbel; Bream; Carp; Chub; Eels; Pike; Perch; Roach; Rudd; Tench; Exotics, rarities and long-shots; Statistics; The future is not what it used to be. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1995). 1995 1st edition. 4to (194 x 252mm). Ppiii,176. Colour and b/w photographs. Black boards, spine titled in gilt. Minor faults. Good-plus in slightly used dust-wrapper. "Salmon can provide a fisherman with his finest sport, and there are few anglers who have not dreamt of catching a prime specimen of this king of fish. However, few anglers are able to fish exclusively (or perhaps at all) on the classic salmon rivers such as the Dee and the Spey. Most will rely on smaller rivers and spate streams for their sport, and these can be every bit as rewarding. Alexander Baird Keachie shows how every angler can be a successful salmon fisherman, no matter what type of water he is fishing on." A useful book centred around the idea of affordable salmon fishing. The author looks at tackle, flies and lures, how to hook, play and land the fish as well as several chapters on the salmon's life-cycle and the impossible questions of when and why they take the fly. Chapters include: Salmon salar, the fish; Why do salmon take?; When do salmon take?; Salmon lies, the comfort factor; Clothing and accessories; Fly fishing tackle, choice and preparation; Salmon flies: facts and fancies; Casting with the double-handed rod; Tackling runners and resters; Fly fishing with a floating line; Dibbling for salmon; Nymphing for salmon; The dropped-back dropper; Bombers, dollies and skated tubes; Fishing with a sinking line; Backing up; The stripped fly; Microflies; Hooking, playing and landing; Spinning tackle; Secrets of successful spinning; A fish from the Spey; A day on the Stinchar. .

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

First Edition. Very good paperback copy; wrappers slightly dulled and edge-nicked. Bright and clean internally. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Series; Columbia essays on modern writers ; 58. Physical description; 48 pages 21 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 46-48). Subjects; Criticism and interpretation. Authors, English 20th century. 1 Kg.

hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: includes dust-jacket. DETAILS: very good dust-jacket with light wear, cover price $39.95, near fine black half-cloth with dark gray boards, slight wear to right foredge as if flipped through a couple of times but very gently. SORRENTINO, PAUL. Stephen Crane: a Life of Fire. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2014, viii, 494pp., . Crane, Stephen, 1871-1900 - With the exception of Poe, no American writer has proven as challenging to biographers as the author of 'The Red Badge of Courage'. Stephen Crane's short, compact life "a life of fire," he called it continues to be surrounded by myths and half-truths, distortions and outright fabrications. Mindful of the pitfalls that have marred previous biographies, Paul Sorrentino has sifted through garbled chronologies and contradictory eyewitness accounts, scoured the archives, and followed in Crane's footsteps. The result is the most complete and accurate account of the poet and novelist written to date. Whether Crane was dressing as a hobo to document the life of the homeless in the Bowery, defending a prostitute against corrupt New York City law enforcement, or covering the historic charge up the San Juan hills as a correspondent during the Spanish-American War, his adventures were front-page news. From Sorrentino's layered narrative of the various phases of Crane's life a portrait slowly emerges. By turns garrulous and taciturn, confident and insecure, romantic and cynical, Crane was a man of irresolvable contradictions. He rebelled against tradition yet was proud of his family heritage; he lived a Bohemian existence yet was drawn to social status; he romanticized women yet obsessively sought out prostitutes; he spurned a God he saw as remote yet wished for His presence. Incorporating decades of research by the foremost authority on Crane's work, S'tephen Crane: A Life of Fire' sets a new benchmark for biographers.". ISBN 9780674049536 33.20.

First Edition, first impression. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. NOT Price-clipped. Physical description; 276 pages ; 24 cm. Notes; Man Booker Prize for Fiction, 1988, shortlist. 3 Kg.

paperback. Zustand: Near Fine. DETAILS: small PAPERBACK, near fine only gently used copy. BRENDEL, ALFRED. Musik beim Wort genommen: über Musik, Musiker und das Metier des Pianisten : mit zahlreichen Notenbeispielen. München: Piper, 1996, 2. Auflage, Durchgesehene Taschenbuchausgabe, 277pp., . Series: Serie Piper, 8334 Slightly expanded over the original english-language edition, but Brendel published many essays in German as well as English. - TEXT IN GERMAN. 9783492283342 ISBN 3492283349 8.80.

paperback. Zustand: Very Good. DETAILS: small sewn PAPERBACK, very good lightly used copy with mild crease marks on spine. BIESTERFELD, WOLFGANG. Die literarische Utopie. Stuttgart: Metzler, 1974, xiii, 94pp., . Series: Sammlung Metzler, 127 - Includes discussion of the concept of utopia, Plato and classical utopia, Xenophon, Albrecht von Haller, 19th century English utopias, German utopias 1800-1960, 20th century utopias: Hauptmann, Hesse, Werfel, Jünger. 9783476101273 ISBN 3476101274 4.20.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1983). 1983 1st edition. 8vo (155 x 220mm). Pp284. Colour and b/w photographs, illustrations. Light brown boards, spine titled in gilt. D/w price, L8.50 net (L9.50 incl. p. & p.) Europe post and packing L3.00. Slight use and browning else very good in spine-faded dust-wrapper. Jim Gibbinson gives much sound advice on specimen fishing, drawn from wide experience. Chapters include: In the beginning; Getting to know your waters; Making sense of it all; Weather; Alarms and indicators; Weighing, retaining and photographing; Barbel; Bream; Carp; Chub; Eels; Pike; Perch; Roach; Rudd; Tench; Exotics, rarities and long-shots; Statistics; The future is not what it used to be. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1995). 1995 1st edition. 4to (194 x 252mm). Pp176. Colour and b/w photographs. Black boards, spine titled in gilt. Very good in slightly used and spine-faded dust-wrapper. "Salmon can provide a fisherman with his finest sport, and there are few anglers who have not dreamt of catching a prime specimen of this king of fish. However, few anglers are able to fish exclusively (or perhaps at all) on the classic salmon rivers such as the Dee and the Spey. Most will rely on smaller rivers and spate streams for their sport, and these can be every bit as rewarding. Alexander Baird Keachie shows how every angler can be a successful salmon fisherman, no matter what type of water he is fishing on." A useful book centred around the idea of affordable salmon fishing. The author looks at tackle, flies and lures, how to hook, play and land the fish as well as several chapters on the salmon's life-cycle and the impossible questions of when and why they take the fly. Chapters include: Salmo Salar, the fish; Why do salmon take?; When do salmon take?; Salmon lies, the comfort factor; Clothing and accessories; Fly fishing tackle, choice and preparation; Salmon flies: facts and fancies; Casting with the double-handed rod; Tackling runners and resters; Fly fishing with a floating line; Dibbling for salmon; Nymphing for salmon; The dropped-back dropper; Bombers, dollies and skated tubes; Fishing with a sinking line; Backing up; The stripped fly; Microflies; Hooking, playing and landing; Spinning tackle; Secrets of successful spinning; A fish from the Spey; A day on the Stinchar. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1975). 1975 1st edition. 4to paperback (188 x 237mm). Pp48. Colour plates by Keith Linsell, b/w photographs, line illustrations. Some use. Good-plus. "Chub are universal in their appeal, they are both big enough and plentiful enough to appeal to the specimen hunter, the all-round coarse fisherman and the match angler. They will, in the right circumstances, fall to bait, fly or lure - so whatever your particular preference it's a fair bet that somewhere not too far from your home you've some chub that will enable you to pursue that interest. Few other fish respond to such a wide variety of methods, techniques and baits." This is a detailed account of all the necessary information to tackle this species. .

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

paperback. Zustand: Used; Good. Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover.