Davie michael editor (5 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Unclipped. Stated first ed.; 818 p., clean and unmarked; binding firm; gray boards with still bright gilt lettering and ornamentation are very fine, perfectly protected by clean d.j. that has suffered some damage protecting the volume beneath: chipping at crown of spine panel, and open tear at foot of spine panel, and two closed tears at lower edge of front panel.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. First US Edition; First Printing. A Fine first Printing of the First American Edition in an equally Fine dust-jacket; The Diaries of Evelyn Waugh is a collection of diary entries written by Evelyn Waugh. The entries cover Waugh's life from 1922 to 1961, when the book was published. Waugh is best known for his novels, including Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire and A Handful of Dust, but he was also a prolific writer of diary entries. The Diaries of Evelyn Waugh is an excellent introduction to Waugh's writing, and is also a valuable resource for historians and students of 20th century British literature.; 8vo; 818 pages.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good+. First Edition; First Printing. A first edition/first printing in Very Good condition with aging to the board surfaces, light fraying to the trim and page edge soiling in a price-clipped Very Good+ dust-jacket that has some shelfwear; The Diaries of Evelyn Waugh is a compilation of the personal writings of Evelyn Waugh, one of the most celebrated and controversial English writers of the twentieth century. The book includes Waugh's thoughts on politics, writers, and life in general, as well as diary entries from the periods 1939-1942 and 1945-1951. Waugh was a scathing satirist and his writing is often scathing, acerbic, and brutal. However, his wit, intelligence, and sharp observations also make for fascinating reading.; 8vo; 818 pages; TBC.…

814 p. Gr.-8°; full cloth with gilt title on spine; orig. dust jacket - "Evelyn Waugh kept a diary almost continuously from the age of seven until a year before his death in 1966. . a unique literary document of 300,000 words which provides the backgroud to the novels which made Waugh famous, and gives a continuously sharp and baleful view of the social history of our times. . The publication is a major literary event; throwing new light not only on the work of the writer . but on the character of a puzzling, cantankerous and formidable man." (Publishers` note) - Dust jacket a little rubbed, spine a litttle faded. B/w-photo-portrait of author on back cover. The book very good but with slight musty smell inside. B/F2 - Please ask for detailed information in English / Demandez des détails en francais s.v.p. Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 1350.…

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. First edition. The first edition of this exhibition catalogue of Alan Davie"s symbol-rich drawings, featuring 155 pages of vibrant illustrations, from shows in Edinburgh and Brighton in 1997. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding.This catalogue accompanied the 1997 exhibitions of Davie"s drawings at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art in Edinburgh, from the 8th February to 20th April, and subsequently at the University of Brighton Gallery during the Brighton Festival, which ran from the 3rd to the 31st of May.This is a profusely illustrated volume of Davie"s drawings, with 155 illustrations across double sided monochrome and colour plates. Collated, complete.Alan Davie (19202014) was a prolific Scottish painter and musician renowned for his intuitive, symbol-laden abstraction informed by myths, multiple cultural traditions, and jazz improvisation. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Externally, very smart. Slight lifting to coloured paper and glue residue to endpapers, slight damage sustained from tape of protective brodart. Bery slight rubbing and fading to extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean throughout. Very Good. Alan Davie (illustrator). book.…