Carl wildman (10 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Very Good. : Adolphe es una novela del escritor suizo Benjamin Constant, publicada en 1816. La historia se centra en un joven llamado Adolphe y su relación amorosa con una mujer mayor, Ellenore. La novela explora temas como el amor, la pasión, el deber y la libertad individual, y es considerada una de las obras más importantes de la literatura francesa del siglo XIX. EAN: 9782290314470 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Literatura y Ficción Título: Adolphe Autor: Benjamin Constant| Carl Wildman| Harold Nicolson| B. Constant Idioma: fr Páginas: 93 Formato: tapa blanda.…

mass market paperback. Zustand: acceptable; used. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDED12mo; 347 pages; acceptable mass market paperback; previous owner name in marker bottom edge; crease, stain, scuff to cover; nicks and chips to edges cover; tips bumped; spine head and heal bumped with chip; tanned pages; some marker notes inside back cover; ink and marker underlining and marginalia from a previous owner; prompt shipping with tracking.…

Zustand: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,400grams, ISBN.…

Zustand: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,400grams, ISBN.…

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Third Impression. Type: Book N.B. Previous owners inscription to ffep. Slight foxing to top edge of pages. Some fading to D/J and D/J spine.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. First edition. In the charmingly illustrated dust wrapper, this is a first UK edition of Jean Cocteau's' reworking of the Oedipus myth, translated and with an introductory essay by Carl Wildman. The first UK edition, first impression. Translated from the original French by Carl Wildman.In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.Jean Cocteau's play is based on the ancient Greek myth of Oedipus.The New York Times referred to The Infernal Machine as having taken 'characters familiar from Greek tragedy off their pedestals and wittily humanized them while remaining true to Sophocles's plot. Oedipus, instead of a tragic hero, is a cocky, virginal youth whose arrogance is matched by his colossal naïveté'.Inscription to front free endpaper. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart, with light edgewear to back strip tail and minor loss of cloth to back strip head. Rear hinge strained but firmly held. Inscription to front free endpaper. Dust wrapper age toned, most significantly to back strip and wrap perimeters, with small losses to back strip head and tail, light edgewear to wrap heads, and small closed tears to fold over front flyleaf. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good. None (illustrator). book. …

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good Indeed. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good Indeed. First edition. The first edition of this play by noted author and playwright Carl Wildman, in the original unclipped dustwrapper. The first UK edition of the work. In the original unclipped dustwrapper. The Infernal Machine is a play by French dramatist, Jean Cocteau, based upon a retelling on the ancient Greek story of Oedipus. Modern understandings of the piece also point to Hamlet as another source of inspiration noting the similarities between the titular character and Cocteau's Oedipus. Cocteau was a French poet, playwright and filmmaker, best known for this work alongside his Orphic Trilogy. He is credited as being one of the avant-garde's most influential filmmakers. In the original red cloth binding in the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally very smart with slight wear to the extremities. Handling marks to the boards. Offsetting to first and last few pages. Contemporary ink inscription to front free endpaper. Dustwrapper is very smart with minor chipping to the extremities. Neat tape repairs to the reverse of the wrap. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with marginal age toning. Very Good Indeed. None (illustrator). book.…

Hardcover. dj. First American Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 311 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Very Good minus condition dust jacket. Gold spine with black and white lettering. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering, price is uncut "$3.50", has mild shelving wear, small open tears along the head edges and spine tail edge, light chipping along the extremities, stains on the rear cover, and mild age-toning throughout. Boards have mild wear along the head and tail edges, light bumping along the head fore corners, a dent along the rear head edge, and stains on the rear board. Textblock has a stain on page 185, mild adhesive staining on the hinges, mild wear along the edges, and moderate age-toning along the edges. DL consignment. Shelved in Room Z. First novel of acclaimed Greek author Nikos Kazantzakis who was nominated for the Nobel Prize for Literature nine times and has been hailed as one of the fathers of modern Greek literature. 1394707. Special Collections - Upstairs.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good+. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. Published by Simon and Schuster, New York, 1953. 311 pgs. First Edition/First Printing. Dick Dodge DJ has shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities (chipping present to the extremities). Bound in 1/2 cloth boards with matching red paper covered boards with titles present to the spine. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Small stain present to the top edge of the FFEP. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. First published in 1946, Zorba the Greek, is, on one hand, the story of a Greek working man named Zorba, a passionate lover of life, the unnamed narrator who he accompanies to Crete to work in a lignite mine, and the men and women of the town where they settle. On the other hand it is the story of God and man, The Devil and the Saints; the struggle of men to find their souls and purpose in life and it is about love, courage and faith. Zorba has been acclaimed as one of the truly memorable creations of literaturea character created on a huge scale in the tradition of Falstaff and Sancho Panza. His years have not dimmed the gusto and amazement with which he responds to all life offers him, whether he is working in the mine, confronting mad monks in a mountain monastery, embellishing the tales of his life or making love to avoid sin. Zorba's life is rich with all the joys and sorrows that living brings and his example awakens in the narrator an understanding of the true meaning of humanity. This is one of the greatest life-affirming novels of our time. EB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall. …

First American edition of the witty novel that served as inspiration for the 1964 film of the same name. Octavo, original half cloth. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Dick Dodge. A sharp example. 'Zorba the Greek' is the tale of a young Greek intellectual who ventures to escape his bookish life with the aid of the boisterous and mysterious Alexis Zorba. "Mr. Kazantzakis has breathed into his prose all the warm airs of the Mediterranean, its light, its color, its sadness. But, more surprising, he has created in Zorba one of the greatest characters of modern fiction. The novel reflects Greek exhilaration at its best. Zorba, pure in feeling, makes havoc of monks, scholarship and the life of withdrawal" (London Times Literary Supplement). The novel was adapted into the successful 1964 film of the same name, directed by Michael Cacoyannis and starring Anthony Quinn as Zorba, which won awards for Best Supporting Actress, Best Art Direction, and Best Cinematography at the Academy Awards and Best Actor with the National Board of Review.…