Cecil henry author (6 Ergebnisse)
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Verlag: Michael Joseph Limited, London, 1958
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In den WarenkorbHardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. First edition hardcover without dust jacket, in good condition. Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone. Boards are marked. Corners and spine ends are bumped and rubbed. Spine is cocked. Page block and endpapers are tanned. Inscription to FEP. Binding is sound and pages are c…lear. LW. Ardizzone, Edward (illustrator). Used.
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Verlag: Harmondsworth : Penguin, 1962
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In den WarenkorbFirst Edition. First Penguin edition. Very good paperback copy; edges slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Stains to prelims. Remains well-preserved overall. Series; Penguin Books. no. 1745. Physical description; 223 pages ; 18 cm. Subjects; Legal literature. Legal stories, English. 3 Kg.
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Verlag: Michael Joseph Ltd, London, 1958
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In den WarenkorbHardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Hardcover in very good condition. Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone. Unclipped dust jacket in acceptable condition. Jacket is marked, scuffed and sunned. Edges are creased and torn, including small chips. Board spine ends are slightly bumped. Page block is tanned an…d foxed. A few light spots of foxing on the pastedowns and endpapers. Binding is sound and pages are clear. LW. Ardizzone, Edward (illustrator). Used.
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Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 138 pages. 6.14x0.38x9.21 inches. In Stock.
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Verlag: Hutchinson & Co (Publishers) Ltd, London, 1961
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In den WarenkorbHardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Hardcover in very good condition. Unclipped dust jacket and endpapers designed by Ardizzone, in good condition. Jacket is marked and sunned. Edges are creased and nicked. Board corners and spine ends are bumped. Page block is lightly tanned and blemished. Binding…is sound and pages are clear. LW. Used.
Verlag: 24 May On letterhead of 7 Linton Road Oxford, 1954
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In den WarenkorbAn interesting letter, revealing some of Cecil's views on the art of writing. See his entry in the Oxford DNB. The recipient Vere Henry Collins (1872-1966), was an author and grammatical stickler, and Cecil has clearly been on the receiving end of a ticking off. 2pp, 4to. On grey paper. In fair condition, lightly aged, with crea…sing and a short closed cut at the foot. He begins by stating that he found Collins's letter 'very interesting': 'I take a great interest in the small points of style.' He agrees with some of Collins's 'strictures', 'in particular that about the exclamation mark. As a matter of fact I didn't put any exclamation marks, they were put in by the newspaper. However, I am partly responsible, for I didn't notice them in the hurry of looking through the proof at the last minute.' He responds to another question of punctuation, before stating: 'I do not take the view that no sentence should begin with 'and'. It may be necessary to begin one with 'and', in order to convey the precise modulation of thought in the mind of the author.' He continues: 'You are wrong in thinking "whether or not" unnecessary. I wished to give the impression of the controversy raging in the Norton household - with Caroline saying the children should go to stay with her brother, and George Norton maintaining that they should not do so - this could not be conveyed so well by simply using the word "whether".' He proceeds to explain his disagreement with Collins's point regarding 'consternated', commenting: 'I note that you quote Fowler [H. W. Fowler, author of 'Modern English Usage'] as an authority. Believe me, he is no such thing. His books are lively and vigorous, but they reveal him as a man who does not understand much about the art of writing. Almost every rule he propounds has been broken by great writers.' After conceding Collins's points on 'slips in punctuation', he concludes: 'You are surely right to protest against slipshod writing; but you should remember that the writing of English is a flexible art.' The letter carries numerous pencil annotations by Collins, including - concerning the point about sentences beginning with 'and' - 'Nor do I nor does any sensible person'. And on the question of Fowler: 'No argument. There is not a glaring error in grammar or style of which an example could not be found in a famous writer. The quality of their [?], like Homer, nods.'.
