2015, ISBN: 9780691026572

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UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn per se,but a gilt with black lettering,oblong adhesive label with owner's name+address to front pastedown's top left-hand corner -… Mehr…

UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn per se,but a gilt with black lettering,oblong adhesive label with owner's name+address to front pastedown's top left-hand corner - hidden by dw/dj's front inner flap,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Small grease(?) stain to bottom edgeof front pastedown and mirrored to front free endpaper.Bright,crisp,clean, glossy laminated,wrap-around colour pictorial artwork by Tim Jacques, illustrated dw/dj,with author's superimposed portrait colour photographic front panel with white lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Majority of light creasing to top edges of dw/dj.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright, tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation. Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain dark green cloth boards with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and near immaculateplain endpapers,aforementioned stain excepted.UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,6-170pp [paginated] includes author's foreword, 15 chapters,11 full-page b/w cartoon illustrations by Tim Jacques throughout the text and the book,several other smaller b/w illustrations interspersed throughout the text too,a list of contributors as last 2pp,plus [unpaginated] title page,and contents list/table with author's note to it's recto. The English preparatory school is in the process of being transformed out of all recognition.Gone or at least fast disappearing are the days of congealed porridge,doses of Agaroll,petit beurre biscuits,evening chapel,bullying and eccentric masters and matrons.Arthur Marshall conducts us through an imaginary day in one such school.He does so with nostalgia and a keen sense of humour.The reader is caught on a knife edge between tragedy and comedy - for such are the ingredients of this book.Mr Marshall's text,however,is firmly rooted in reality.He has gathered letters,reminiscences from prep school boys and has hunted the pages of published literature to find material which conveys the atmosphere of these strange establishments.He writes of what it was like,in recent years or long ago,to be packed off from home at a very early age to become a pupil in one of these extremely English institutions.On one thing all seem agreed - all school boys took whatever came,whether agreeable or the converse,as being inthe natural order of things.Nobody ever dreamt of complaining,either to parents or,least of all,to the staff.There was an unconscious conspiracy of silence.It is this which Mr Marshall wishes to break before it is too late.Arthur Marshall was educated at a Hampshire prep school,Oundle and at Christ's College,Cambridge.He was a master and housemaster at Oundle from 1931-54,departing only to join the Intelligence Corps during the war.After serving asprivate secretary to Lord Rothschild he became a full-time journalist and broadcaster in 1964.He has written for the'Sunday Telegraph','Punch',the 'Listener',the 'Times Literary Supplement',the 'New Statesman',the 'New Standard'and the 'Spectator'.He is also the author of several books,including 'Girls Will Be Girls' (1974) and 'I'll Let You Know' (1981).' Tim Jaques is a designer,typographer,painter and illustrator,a keen game shot and fly-fisherman.He has contributed his witty,marvellously detailed illustrations to numerous books,including those by Jilly Cooper,Arthur Marshall and Douglas Sutherland. Since April 2013,again in March 2015,and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering it's prices, weight allowances,dimensions and lowered it's qualifying compensation rates too! So,please contact rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,because of the lighter weight of this item for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE orderingthrough the order page!, LONDON.COLLINS,1982., 5, Sheffield Academic Press, 1996. 1st edition.. Paperback. Card wrappers, F. 212pp, a nice as new copy, title page creased. A collection of 14 essays on aspects of the Physique in Americal culture. Topics discussed include Tattoo on early American sailors, muscles & physique in Hollywood, women spectators at boxing matches etc., Sheffield Academic Press, 1996, 0, Used - Very Good. Comments: Stiff covered book with gift inscription in neat hand to Maude with love and best wishes from Marguerite Xmas 1924 In Memory of 1/3 Deanery III. being reprinted from The Spectator 1711 and Illustrated by Frank C. Hardy. 22-5SS0-VJBR, 3, London: Thames and Hudson, 1971. Cloth. Good/Good. From the "New Nations and Peoples Library" series, by the Moscow correspondent for the Spectator and the Observer. Illustrated with B&W Photos. Blue cloth cover. Jacket protected by plastic wrapper.Front fold of the jacket has been trimmed off and pasted on the ffep. 8 1/2" Tall. Library stamp on title page. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall, Thames and Hudson, 1971, 2.5, London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1932. Cloth. Near Good/No Jacket. An Anthology of Verse in English from Chaucer to the moderns. Presented by "The Spectator". Blue cloth cover with gilt lettering to spine. 1489 pages. 8 1/4" Tall. Cloth has lost most of its colour (see photo). Internally in very good condition, Hinges sound, binding firm, Pages clean. No inscriptions. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall, George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1932, 2.5, San Jose: iUniverse, 2002 Book. As New. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 9h x 6w. A super nice clean unmarked 255 page first edition softcover. From back cover: Terrorists Threaten the Boston Marathon Race Director Killed World's Largest Spectator Event at Risk The trouble with most terrorists is they think too small. This is the message Boston police receive days before fifteen thousand runners and two and a half million spectators descend on the city for the marathon. Even bin Laden only killed thousands. What if the target was larger? What if millions were at risk? Sgt. Mike Quinn, Vietnam vet, homicide detective and addicted marathoner, is called in to help., iUniverse, 2002, 5, Hyperion, 2000. Dust jacket has lightly rubbed top edges and corners. Black cloth spine and edges with gold lettering on spine, black boards. 364 pages.. First Edition, 1st Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good+. Large 8vo - 9 3/4" Tall., Hyperion, 2000, 4, Knopf. 1st printing,1988. Very Good/Very Good hard cover. 12mo,boards,272pp. light edgewear,price clipped dust jacket. very slight slant spine,cover. clean,tight,text. science., Knopf, 3, Verso, 2012-06-06. 1. Hardcover. Used: Good., Verso, 2012-06-06, 2.5, PENGUIN. Very Good. 5.08 x 1.18 x 7.8 inches. Paperback. 2008. 512 pages. Cover creased.<br>NEW EDITION An anthology of 2,000 ye ars of Scottish history. 'In a year which will see the Scots vote on independence, this book is a timely reminder of their country 's fascinating past' Independent 'History caught on the hoof and the wing by those who were actually there - a brilliant selection ' Andrew Marr A vivid, wide-ranging and engrossing account of Sco tland's history, composed of eye-witness accounts by those who ex perienced it first-hand. Contributors range from Tacitus, Mary Qu een of Scots and Oliver Cromwell to Adam Smith, David Livingstone and Billy Connolly. These include key historic moments - ranging from Bannockburn and Flodden to the SNP parliamentary victory in 2007 - along with a vast array of wonderfully readable insights into the everyday life of Scotland through the millennia. This is living, accesible history told by crofters, criminals, servants, house-wives, poets, journalists, nurses, politicians, novelists, prisoners, comedians, sportsmen and many more. 'An unqualified t riumph, superb, a real page-turner . . . what a stirring, dramati c, poignant story it has been' Alexander McCall Smith, Spectator 'Fascinating and very valuable. Goring gives us vivid snapshots o f Scottish life and history from Neolithic times . . . should fin d a place in every Scottish home' Allan Massie, Scotsman Rosemary Goring took a degree in Economics and Social History at St Andre ws University. She started her career in publishing in the role o f in-house editor for Chambers Biographical Dictionary and has si nce edited and written for many reference books, among them the L arousse Dictionaries of Writers and Literary Characters. She was Literary Editor of Scotland on Sunday for several years before be coming Literary Editor of the Herald. ., PENGUIN, 2008, 3, London: Macmillan and Co., 1892. Third Edition. . Half-Leather. Near Fine/No Jacket (as issued). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 3rd Ed, HC crown 8vo. This copy has apparently been rebound in blk/gold marbled boards w/ 1/2 blk leather at corners and raised spine, gilt titles, top edge gilt, marble endpapers. Near Fine/NDJ as issued. Worn crown, rubbed spine and corners; owner names front endpapers. Tight, square, titles still bright, leather in quite good shape, interior o/w unmarked. 158pp; profusely illustrated w/ charming and detailed engraved reproductions by Hugh Thomson, inc. tissue-guarded frontis. Scan available upon request., Macmillan and Co., 1892, 4, Sterling Pub Co Inc, 12/31/1899 12:00:01. hardcover. Good. 1.7000 in x 10.5000 in x 8.2000 in. This is a used book in good condition and may show some signs of use or wear ., Sterling Pub Co Inc, 12/31/1899 12:00:01, 2.5, Running Press, 2000-05-02. Hardcover. Good. 5x1x8. Hardcover with dust jacket in good condition. Some light age discoloration on the fore edges., Running Press, 2000-05-02, 2.5, Harmondsworth, England: Penguin, 1982. Paperback. Slight browning to pages through age. Creases to cover. 'Wholly admirable....wonderfully well illustrated, highly readable and in places extremely funny....His character is vividly portrayed - the charm, the courtesy, the sudden oputbursts of rage, the endless fuss about clothes, medals and uniforms, the perpetual fear of ennui, the heavy banter, the practical jokes....the ceaseless amours'. (Robert Blake in the Spectator). Illustrated. 339 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Academic Literature.) . 1st Penguin Edition. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback., Penguin, 1982, 2.5, TAC Publishing. Good. / / TAC / 25.6 x 18 x 1 cm / 0.3 kg, TAC Publishing, 2.5, New York: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1989 Book. Very Good +. Hardcover. Stated First Edition. A biography on the famous American author, "one of the most respected yet enigmatic figures of modern American letters". 501 pages, illustrated. Dust jacket has a 1 1/2" tear on the bottom right edge.., Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1989, 3, Grove Press, 1989-05. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good- Dust Jacket. 1st edition hardcover in very good condition with very good- dust jacket. "GP" stamped on bottom edge. DJ has light sunning/rubbing., Grove Press, 1989-05, 3, Hardcover. Good. Good #02346B, G.P. Putnam's Sons, NY [amp] London. Knickerbocker Press 1922. Cpyrgt 1922. No other date listed. The Adventure Of Living, A Subjective Autobiography (1860-1922) By John St. Loe Strachey. Editor of The Spectator. Illustrated. Hardcover, No Dj. Book cover has fray on top and bottom of spine, 1/2in tear, faded spine, corners worn, bumped. Inside is good with exception of the first 17 pages have tears on sides, like a gouge and made holes in pages about 3/8in deep. Has 13 b/w Illustrations. Pages soiled on edges from shelf. 500 pages. 6-1/4x9-1/4 size. Has inscription inside dated Christmas 1922. Personal checks are subject to payment. USA Shipping price is MEDIA MAIL, Other shipping rates on request., 0, Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1996. xvi, 284 pages, illustrations: 24 cm. Tight, clean copy. First paperback edition. "Why does the distinction between high and popular art persist in spite of postmodernist predictions that it should vanish? Departing from the conventional view that such distinctions are class-related, Wesley Shrum concentrates instead on the way individuals form opinions about culture through the mediation of critics. He shows that it is the extent to which critics shape the reception of an art form that determines its place in the cultural hierarchy. Those who patronize 'lowbrow' art--stand-up comedy, cabaret, movies, and popular music--do not heed critical opinions nearly as much as do those who patronize 'highbrow' art--theater, opera, and classical music. Thus the role of critics is crucial to understanding the nature of cultural hierarchy and its persistence. Shrum supports his argument through an inquiry into the performing arts, focusing on the Edinburgh Fringe, the world's largest and most diverse art festival. Beginning with eighteenth-century London playhouses and print media, where performance art criticism flourished, Shrum examines the triangle of mediation involving critics, spectators, and performers. The Fringe is shown to parallel modern art worlds, where choices proliferate along with the demand for guidance. Using interviews with critics and performers, analysis of audiences, and published reviews as well as dramatic vignettes, Shrum reveals the impact of critics on high art forms and explores the 'status bargain' in which consumers are influenced by experts in return for prestige." - Publisher.. 1st. Paperback. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall., Princeton University Press, 1996, 5<

1996, ISBN: 9780691026572

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Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 1970. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 152 pp. Tightly bound. Corners not bumped. Tex… Mehr…

Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 1970. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 152 pp. Tightly bound. Corners not bumped. Text is free of markings. Owner's name / date front end paper., University of Chicago Press, 1970, 3, London England: Faber & Faber ., 1982. Paperback. Couple of slight marks to cover. In this important study of Hardy's novels Ian Gregor asks the question, "What kind of fiction did Harvey write?".The inquiry leads him into a detailed acount of Hardy's six major novels from Far From the Madding Crowd to Jude The Obscure, and into showing the way in which these novels relate to each other in the growth of Hardy's career. It also leads him into sketching a theory of fiction which places an emphasis on the novel as a dynamic process rather than as a completed structure, an emphasis which involves taking a fresh look at the importance of the story, and the complex ways in which the reader is involved in the novel as it unfolds. The book then suggests important innovations in critical method and theory, but its primary aim is to encourage the enjoyment and appreciation of Hardy's most famous novels by offering a coherent, illuminating and consistently lively account of one reader's response to them. 236 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Academic Literature.) . Reprint. Softcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback., Faber & Faber ., 1982, 3, Criterion, 1948. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,600grams, ISBN:, Criterion, 1948, 0, Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1996. xvi, 284 pages, illustrations: 24 cm. Tight, clean copy. First paperback edition. "Why does the distinction between high and popular art persist in spite of postmodernist predictions that it should vanish? Departing from the conventional view that such distinctions are class-related, Wesley Shrum concentrates instead on the way individuals form opinions about culture through the mediation of critics. He shows that it is the extent to which critics shape the reception of an art form that determines its place in the cultural hierarchy. Those who patronize 'lowbrow' art--stand-up comedy, cabaret, movies, and popular music--do not heed critical opinions nearly as much as do those who patronize 'highbrow' art--theater, opera, and classical music. Thus the role of critics is crucial to understanding the nature of cultural hierarchy and its persistence. Shrum supports his argument through an inquiry into the performing arts, focusing on the Edinburgh Fringe, the world's largest and most diverse art festival. Beginning with eighteenth-century London playhouses and print media, where performance art criticism flourished, Shrum examines the triangle of mediation involving critics, spectators, and performers. The Fringe is shown to parallel modern art worlds, where choices proliferate along with the demand for guidance. Using interviews with critics and performers, analysis of audiences, and published reviews as well as dramatic vignettes, Shrum reveals the impact of critics on high art forms and explores the 'status bargain' in which consumers are influenced by experts in return for prestige." - Publisher.. 1st. Paperback. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall., Princeton University Press, 1996, 5<

1996, ISBN: 9780691026572

Trade paperback, Signs of little wear on the cover., Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Princeton University Press]

1996, ISBN: 9780691026572

Princeton University Press, 1996-07-08. Paperback. Good., Princeton University Press, 1996-07-08, 2.5