Search Results: Authors starting with V from David Edward Hellawell

New York: Oxford University Press, 1973 019501636x. First edition. Hardback. 467 pp. including index. Ex-university library with usual stamps etc but otherwise VG/VG in unclipped and mylar-bound DW. The book appears only to have been taken out of the library twice although one of these readers has put faint and easily erasable pencil marks against key paragraphs. A useful exposition and critique of the plays by George Bernard Shaw set against his biography. The author was a Professor of Dramatic Literature at Columbia University and Director of Academic Studies at the Juilliard School in New York. .

Paris: Gallimard, 1944. Hardback. No DW. Bumped and stained at top of the spine. Otherwise VG condition. No inscriptions or annotations. 322 pages. This compact collection of the poetry of Paul Valéry (1871-1945) was published the year befor he died. It contains all his most famous poems including "La Jeune Parque"; "Le Cimetière marin" and "L'Ébauche d'un serpent," His entry in Wikipedia under the heading La Jeune Parque has the following lines: "This obscure, but sublimely musical, masterpiece, of 512 alexandrine lines in rhyming couplets, had taken him four years to complete, and it immediately secured his fame. With "Le Cimetière marin" and "L'Ébauche d'un serpent," it is often considered one of the greatest French poems of the twentieth century." tt is to his great credit that during World War II he did not collaborate with the Nazis. The Vichy regime stripped him of some of his… Read More

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1953. Hardback. First edition. VG. One corner bumped. Otherwise some fading to back cover but the titling on the spine is in excellent condition. No DW. No annotations or inscriptions. 210 pages including index. Over 5.5" by 8.5". Not ex-library book. Tight, sound copy. This book is one of the most detailed and vivid expositions of the playwright's art and craft. Many examples are given both from the author's own plays and from the plays of other eminent and popular playwrights. John William van Druten (1 June 1901 – 19 December 1957) was an English playwright and theatre director, known professionally as John van Druten. He began his career in London, and later moved to America becoming a U.S. citizen. He was known for his plays consisting of witty and urbane observations of contemporary life and society. His most celebrated plays are perhaps 'I Am A Camera' and 'Bell, Book and Candle' both of which were filmed; the former adaptation… Read More

London: Birlinn, 2020 (In association with the National Trust for Scotland) 9781780276816. Soft cover. Fine. As new. No annotations or inscriptions. Illustrations in black and white and colour. 160 Pages including Notes, Bibliography, Indexes. Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Photography was crucial for E. A. Hornel (1864–1933). From 1891 to the end of his career, he built up an extensive photographic collection that was key in making him a successful painter. By analysing this collection, we can examine his ways of working more closely and reveal the attitudes that lie behind his paintings. Of particular importance in this regard are the photographs he took or collected in Japan during his visit in 1893–94, and the experiences he had in the country. This book focuses particularly on the Japanese aspect of Hornel’s photography collection. The book's contributors discuss Hornel's experiences in Japan in 1893–94, the photographs he collected there and the wider… Read More

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2019 9781473679306. Hardback. First edition. First printing. Number 1. Collectible. Fine/Fine. DW is NOT price-clipped. 336 pp. Including six pages of detailed acknowledgements, sources, select bibliography and index., Black and white illustrations throughout. '"We were one of those lucky families. Six of us and we all survived the war. And yet one knew of other families who lost all of their children." Ruth Walker. This is the story of the Walkers, six siblings (including the author's grandfather) who survived the Blitz, battle and internment and lived to tell the tale. This ordinary family's extraordinary experiences combine to tell a new social history of World War Two. "Once read, never forgotten'." The Times. **DAILY MAIL BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2019** **SUNDAY TELEGRAPH CHRISTMAS BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2019** 'So blissfully good that I'd give it to a reader of any age . . . deeply touching, unforgettable family memoir' ALLISON PEARSON, SUNDAY TELEGRAPH 'Uplifting and… Read More

London: Allen Lane: The Penguin Press, 1990 0713990031. Hardback. First edition. VG. First Printing. Complete numberline. No DW. Inscription by previous owner on front end page which also shows evidence of some sticker having been removed at some time. No other inscriptions or annotations. No DW. Introduction and bibliography pp. xxiii, 492 pp.including index. Black cloth. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Translated from the French by Brian Pearce. Introduction by Oswyn Murray. Original edition was 1976 in French.. "The phenomenon, known as "euergetism", is one of the most striking features of the ancient world. It can be seen as a form of altruism, civic pride or wealth redistribution, a means of buying honour, prestige or political power, yet one thing is clear: it was long regarded as a duty and privilege of the wealthy to benefit their fellow citizens. Ground breaking study from a new perspective by discarding theories of history based on general rations and social laws and embracing the… Read More

London: Jonathan Cape, 1994 0224030728. First edition. Fine/VG. Hardback. Complete numberline. Unclipped DW. No inscriptions. 33 B/W glossy photos. 276 pages including notes, bibliography and index, all of which are detailed. 24 cms by 16 cms. .

London: Heinemann, 1974 0434829617. First edition. Hardback. Fine/G in price-clipped DW which shows some slight wear but is still intact. No inscription. No foxing. 449 pages. Some of Vidal's best essays published in USA under the title "Homage to Daniel Shays". .

Harmondsworth: Viking, 1994 067085560x. First printing. First edition. Hardback. Fine/Fine. Unclipped. Signed: "Ruth Rendell as" over the name Barbara Vine on the title page. No other inscriptions. 326 pages. .

Harmondsworth: Viking, 1986 0670809764. First edition. Hardback. Small sticker at top of front end page to cover biro price mark. No inscriptions. Unclipped DW slightly worn along top and bottom edges. Otherwise VG/VG. 5.5" by 8.75". 299 pages. Ruth Rendell writing for the very first time in her darker vein as Barbara Vine. Filmed with Celia Imrie and Helena Bonham Carter. .

Harmondsworth: Viking, 1990 0670832413. First edition. Hardback. Fine/VG. Unclipped. No inscriptions. 296 pages. .

London: Guild Publishing, 1988. First hardback edition thus. G/G. Slight bend to book. One nick on DW has beeen repaired.No inscriptions. Not price clipped. 240 pages. 22 cms by 14cms. A novel based on real events in Hollywood in the 1920s. Written originally in German and unpublishable in the USA at the time because of its defamatory content and open attitude to sexuality. .