snowden nicholas (4 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Good. NY 1933 1st Scribner. Snowdon was former Austro-Hungarian spy. Hardcover. Octavo, 330pp., black cloth hardcover with gilt lettering. Signed by Snowden on front end paper. Good plus, spine lettering half rubbed off, no DJ.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 2 pages. 10.00x7.00x3.50 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First edition. 8vo. [6], vii-xviii, [2], 1-330, [2] pp. Black cloth with gold lettering on the front board and spine; light brown topstain. Price of $2.75 on the front flap of the dust jacket. Illustrated with a black and white photograph frontispiece. Inscribed in the year of publication by the author: "To Mr. Mark J. Lacey, with the author's best wishes - Nicholas Snowden New York City, December 9, 1933." Snowden served as a spy for the Austrian empire during the First World War, and worked mostly in Russia and then in Hungary after the Russian revolution. His novel recounts his stint as a POW in Russia, his torture at the hands of the Hungarian authorities, and his escape to Italy. A blindstamp from a private owner on the title page, toning on the pastedowns; jacket with moderate edge wear and a crease on the rear flap.

Zustand: Near Fine. Mira Schendel (illustrator). 345x509mm. 16pp. Printed blue and black on white glossy stock. Folded once. Cover displays John Clare's 'Noon' poem and Carlos Cruz-Diez's 'Study of Interferences' 1965 above information related to the exhibition 'A Decade of Physichromies' at Signals, which ran from 23 September to 23 October 1965. Writings from Barnett Newman, John Dunbar, James Fox. Numerous illustrations and texts on Cruz-Diez's work including those from Manuel Quintana Castillo, Werner Heisenberg, Alberto Junyent, Rene Droudille, Frank Elgar, Frank Popper 'The Physichromies of Carlos Cruz-Diez'. Includes poems by Nicholas Snowden Willey, George Crabbe and Mel Clay & Ira Cohen. Detailed biography of Criz-Diez, Photostrip of Cruz Diez 1964-1965 runs throughout the publication. Illustration by Mira Schendel 'Drawing on Rice-paper', 1965 together with text by Medalla on the artist who exhibited at Signals. Signals London was a short-lived yet highly influential British venue dedicated to 1960s avant-garde artists from Europe and Latin America. Through their exhibitions, events and publications, they established fruitful cross-border networks between these regions and introduced early manifestations of Fluxus, Kinetic and Op art to Britain. Having evolved from the Centre for Advanced Creative Study, Signals London was situated in London's West End between 19641966. Condition: minor creasing to folds, no tears, overall NF. Large item, extra postage required.