viking press penguin group usa new york (11 resultados)

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. 1st American Edition. MAGISTERIAL: BRILLIANT: AUTHORITATIVE: ENGROSING: FINE Stated First American Edition w/ no. line showing First Printing (December 1999), FINE mylar-protected jacket w/ sharp AS-NEW edges & corners BUT w/ uniformly diagonally-clipped inside-flyleaf corners (c. 0.25"), IMMACULATE smooth-cut text-block exterior, AS-NEW cover w/ sharp AS-NEW edges & corners & w/ black linen wrapping spine & extending 1.50 onto front & back panels covered in matte-silver-gray paper w/titles HANDSOMELY silver-stamped on spine, AS-NEW sewn binding w/ tight signatures & white cloth banding at spine-caps, EXCELLENT cream-white card-stock end-papers MARRED Only w/ orig. Princeton University owner's name & October 2002 elegantly inscribed at top-center inside-front, PRISTINE interior handsomely printed on EXCELLENT unblemished archival paper * 14 Line-Maps, Foreword, Appendix (The Exploration of Space), Index * 6.36" x 9.50" x 2.00", 1.46 kg, xx+906 (926) pp. * When it comes to narrative history, J.M. Roberts is an undisputed master of his craft. His acclaimed "History of the World" (OUP) has been one of the most astounding phenomena in modern-history publishing. W/ it, Roberts has made hundreds of thousands of readers around the globe deeply aware of the pleasures of history & has demonstrated that a historian can create a view of the world that is genuinely international in its scope & interests. In "Twentieth Century" Professor Roberts has given us an authoritative & engrossing survey of the tumultuous century just past. "Twentieth Century" allows us to understand the extraordinarily dynamic & extraordinarily disturbing century through which we have all lived. Brilliant both for its grand political sweep & its unprecedented grasp of massive social change, Roberts' work goes beyond simple narrative in distinguishing the major long-term changes that run beneath the flux of events to establish a true world history & not merely a story of the relations of powers & governments. As Roberts shows, the fundamental changes of the 20th century fall outside the framework that conventional international relations & its history employs. These changes include a worldwide increase in life expectancy, revolutionary strides in science & technology, & the radical configuration of the global economy. In order to give emphasis to his wide-ranging themes, Roberts opens w/ a grand survey of the century's beginnings to show the ways in which the world of 1901 did NOT foreshadow our own, & how all of our most basic assumptions from this earlier time have vanished. Chronicling the historically significant events of the last hundred years in a sweeping & always lively continuous narrative, Roberts then closes his work w/ a penetrating retrospect which assesses the position of humanity as it confronts the dawn of a new age. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: J.M. Roberts, former Warden of Merton College, Oxford, is the author of numerous works of history, including "History of the World" & "A History of Europe.".

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. 787 pp. Book is very clean. Binding is solid and tight. Pages are bright and unmarked. Dj has a small tear/ rip on top corner near flap. Minimal wear to both book and dj.

Hard Cover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. Very good hard cover and dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condición: New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: New. Illustrated w/ 62 choice b-w period photos & 1 contemporaneous cartoon handsomely-reproduced in an illustration-insert of 32 gloss-laminated pp (between pp 334 & 335) Ilustrador. 1st Edition. MASTERFUL: GROUNDBREAKING: METICULOUS: GARANTUAN: TOWERING: VIVID: EXTRAORDINARY: ASTONISHING: UNFORGETTABLE: MONUMENTAL: EPIC: NEW First Edition hardcover (Orig. November 1999) w/ full no. line at "1" showing First Printing: NEW handsomely-designed-illus mylar-protected jacket showing Orig. $34.95 pub price at top-right inside-front flyleaf, NEW cover w/ library-durable black woven-laid paper wrapping spine & extending 1.46" onto front & back panels covered in ocher-gold paper & w/ titles & line rules ELEGANTLY gilt-stamped on spine, IMMACULATE smooth-cut text-block exterior, IMPECCABLE cream-white card-stock end-papers, NEW perfect binding w/ tight sheets & w/ lavender-gold-checked cloth bands at spine-caps, PRISTINE interior printed w/ handsome clarity on EXCELLENT unblemished archival paper * 6.36" x 9.50" x 2.04", 1.34 kg, xviii+798+32 pp illus. (848) pp * Illustrated w/ 62 choice b-w period photos & 1 contemporaneous cartoon handsomely-reproduced in an illustration-insert of 32 gloss-laminated pp (between pp 334 & 335) * ABOUT THE BOOK: MASTERFUL storytelling & 14 yrs of GROUNDBREAKING & METICULOUS research are brought to bear in this MONUMENTAL account of a pivotal era. "Empire Express" draws on orig. sources as no previous chronicle has done--1000s of pages of handwritten letters, diaries & telegrams, & an array of biographical & historical works. This EXTRAORDINARY narrative summons an ASTONISHING gallery of historical voices to give new dimension not only to this EPIC endeavor but also to the culture, political struggles, & social conflicts of an UNFORGETTABLE period in American history. * HIGHEST PRAISE: "One of the greatest of all American stories has finally found a chronicler up t the task of telling it. David Haward Bain has managed to encompass it all--genuine heroism & brutal dispossession, Utopian vision & rampant corruption, technological wonders & war w/ the elements--in a VIVID narrative that no one interested in the American character will want to miss." -Geoffrey C. Ward, author of "The West, an Illustrated History" & coauthor of "The Civil War", & many other distinguished works of history. "'Empire Express' is one of those books that anyone w/ an interest in railroad history or the American West must acquire & keep close at hand. It is GARGANTUAN, truly TOWERING, and thanks to David Haward Bain's lengthy & painstaking research it is as complete as this subject can ever be. Bain uses the voices of the transcontinental railroad's builders to tell much of this epic tale. Furthermore, to enliven his narrative he brings in contemporary events relative to this great American endeavor." -Dee Brown, author of "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee" & "Hear that Lonesome Whistle Blow" * ABOUT THE AUTHOR: DAVID HAWARD BAIN is the author of several well-received & prize-winning works of non-fiction. His articles have been widely published in Smithsonian, American Heritage, Kenyon Review & elsewhere, & his reviews have appeared in The Washington Post, The LA Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, & regularly for the NYTBR. Bain teaches at Middlebury College & works w/ the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference. He & his family live in Vermont. * SHIPPING: MNEMOSYNE carefully wraps, labels & custom-packages this fine book for FREE domestic shipment via USPS MEDIA MAIL or USPS PRIORITY MAIL for a below-cost additional fee & via USPS FIRST CLASS INTERNATIONAL AIRMAIL to international destinations at our posted below-cost rates.

Hardcover. Condición: New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: New. 1st Edition. ADMIRABLE: SWEEPING: FAIRMINDED: REFLECTIVE: ESSENTIAL: AUTHORITATIVE: EPIC: WISE: NEW: First Edition hardcover (Orig. May 2000) w/ full no. line showing First Printing, NEW handsomely illustrated unclipped mylar-protected jacket w/ sharp NEW edges & corners showing orig. $34.95 pub. price at top-right inside-front flyleaf, NEW cover w/ NEW black laid paper wrapping spine & extending 1.25" onto front & back panels handsomely covered in charcoal-black paper w/ sharp NEW edges & corners & titles ELEGANTLY gold-stamped on spine, IMPECCABLE unblemished smooth-cut text-block exterior, NEW uncreased binding w/ tight sheets & imperial-purple cloth banding at spine-caps, IMMACULATE cream-white card-stock end-papers, PRISTINE interior handsomely printed on EXCELLENT unblemished archival paper * Acknowledgments (xi), Maps (xiii-xx), Introduction (xxi), Glossary (663), Notes (667), Bibliography (687), Index (701) * 6.25" x 9.36" x 2.24", 1.18 kg, xxvi+726 (752) pp * ABOUT THE BOOK: In this brilliant, passionate survey of Balkan history since the early 19th century, Misha Glenny provides the essential background to recent terrible events in this war-torn region. No other book covers the entire region & offers such profound insights into the roots of Balkan violence or explains so vividly the origins of modern Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia, Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, & Albania. Many reader's have welcomed the author's insights into the final century of Ottoman rule, a complex & colorful period, knowledge of which is essential for understanding recent conflicts that have so troubled the area. Glenny's account of ea. national group in the Balkans & its struggle for statehood is lucid & fair-minded, & he brings the culture of different nationalisms to life. The narrative is permeated w/ sharply observed set pieces of kings, guerrillas, bandits, generals & politicians. He interweaves a narrative of key events w/ the story of international affairs--the relations in states in the Balkans & between them & the great powers. It is the latter relationship that lies at the heart of this compulsively readable book. Glenny shows how the great-power interference in the region has been catastrophic for the peoples of the Balkans & how so-called "ancient hatreds" & "tribal rivalries" have often been intensified by ignorant diplomats in distant capitals, creating states, allocating populations & redrawing borders--w/ deadly consequences. It remains to be seen, Glenny argues in a terse epilogue, whether the recent Western intervention will have a more benign outcome. * HIGHEST PRAISE: "As readers are reminded by Misha Glenney's SWEEPING, FAIRMINDED & AUTHORITATIVE history, the demise of multinational empires (Ottoman, Austro-Hungarian, & finally Soviet) has often re-exposed ancient fault-lines--rarely making conflict inevitable, but often making conflict possible. Mr. Glenney's book is ADMIRABLY full of uncomfortable passages for nationalist historians who try to view the region's history as a Manichean struggle between one neatly defined ethnic & religious community (Ottoman Greeks, Bosnian Muslims, Croatian Catholics) & their abiding enemies." -The Economist "Misha Glenney is the WISEST & most REFLECTIVE of all the Western journalists who have covered this part of Europe in the past two decades." -Neal Ascherson, The Observer "Glenney has written an EPIC book, ESSENTIAL reading for all who want to understand tie extraordinary complex region." -The Scotsman * SHIPPING: We custom-wrap, label & securely package this fine book w/ our greatest care for FREE shipment within the United States via USPS MEDIA MAIL (or via USPS PRIORITY MAIL for a below-cost charge), or for prompt delivery to international destinations via USPS FIRST CLASS INTERNATIONAL MAIL at our posted below-cost rates.

Soft cover. Condición: New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: New. 1st Edition. RARE Advance Reading Copy-Uncorrected Proofs-Not For Sale. Since this is an ARC it has to be a first Edition & Printing but there is no information. New copy. Never read. Trade paperback format. Bottom corner front cover has a tiny pinch. Beautiful copy of Book & Cover. COLLECTOR'S COPY.

Soft cover. Condición: New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: New. RARE Advance Reading Copy-Uncorrected Proof-Not For Sale. Since this is an ARC it has to be both a 1st Edition & 1st Printing-no info is given. New copy. Never read. Trade paperback format. BEAUTIFUL copy of Book & Cover. COLLECTOR'S COPY.

Soft cover. Condición: New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: New. 1st Edition. RARE Advance Reading Copy-Uncorrected Proofs-Not For Sale. Since this is an ARC it must be a 1st Printing & a 1st Edition but there is no information. New copy. Never read. Trade paperback format. BEAUTIFUL copy of Book & Cover. COLLECTOR'S COPY.

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 306pp w appendix, notes and index. Light waviness near bottom of ffep, title pages and contents. No staining. Grey boards w crisp gold lettering on spine. No wear to covers or spine. Binding square and sound. Photo illustrated DJ is clean and without wear, preserved in BroDart cover.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 304 pages, Folio. Out of Print. Includes slipcase. Jacket unclipped. Translated by Susan Whitfield. Minor shelfwear to DJ: light rubbing along edges and covers. Tightly bound with clean and crisp pages. No marks. Volume is in Very Good condition.

Hardcover. Condición: As New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: As New. 1st Edition. MASTERPIECE: LUCID: VIGOROUS: VIVID: SCRUPULOUSL;Y FAITHFUL: "The BEST translation of Tolstoy's masterpiece into English" NEW First Edition hardcover w/ full no. line showing First Printing (January 2006), NEW unclipped mylar-protected jacket w/ sharp NEW edges & corners & showing orig. $40.00 pub. price at top-right inside-front flyleaf BUT w/ slightest shallow "crinkling at hel and along bottom front edge, IMMACULATE smooth-cut text-block exterior, EXCELLENT cream-white library-durable fabric-over-boards cover w/ titles handsomely gold-stamped on spine w/ sharp NEW edges & corners, NEW "stiff" binding w/ tight sheets & crimson-white-checked cloth bands at spine-caps, IMPECCABLE cream-white card-stock end-papers, PRISTINE interior handsomely printed on SUPERB unblemished paper silk-finish archival paper * 6.18" x 9.25" x 2.64", 1.83 kg, 1412 pp.* ABOUT THE BOOK: Widely considered the greatest novel ever written in any language, "War and Peace" has as its backdrop Napoleon's invasion of Russia & at its heart 3 of the most memorable characters in literature: Pierre Bezukhov, a quixotic young man in search of spiritual joy; Prince Andrey Bolkonsky, a cynical intellectual transformed by the suffering of war; & the bewitching & impulsive Natasha Rostov, daughter of a count. As they seek fulfillment, fall in love, make mistakes, & become scarred by battle in different ways, these characters & their stories interweave w/ those of a huge cast, from aristocrats to peasants, from soldiers to Napoleon himself. In this splendid English translation, Anthony Briggs faithfully reveals Tolstoy's art in stirring prose, clearing up ambiguities that have plagued many modern translations. This volume also includes an afterword by eminent historian Orlando Figes, a list of characters, descriptions of the 3 main battles, chapter summaries, & notes. Both epic & intimate, a compassionate portrait of humanity & an engrossing read, this is the "War and Peace" of choice for a whole new generation.* HIGHEST PRAISE: "The best translation so far of Tolstoy's masterpiece into English." - Robert A. Maguire, professor emeritus of Russian studies, Columbia University * "In Tolstoy's work part of the translator's difficulty lies in conveying not only the simplicity but the subtlety of the book's scale & effect. . . . Briggs has rendered both w/ a particular exactness & a vigorous precision not to be found, I think, in any previous translation." -John Bayley, author of "Elegy for Iris" * ABOUT THE TRANSLATOR: ANTHONY BIGGS has written, translated, or edited 20 books in the fields of Russian & English literature, including volumes on Tolstoy & Pushkin. A former professor of Russian at the University of Birmingham, he lives in England. * SHIPPING: MNEMOSYNE carefully wraps, labels & custom-packages this EXCELLENT copy for FREE domestic shipment via USPS MEDIA MAIL or via USPS PRIORITY MAIL for a below-cost additional fee, & (due to its weight) via Mandatory USPS PRIORITY INTERNATIONAL AIRMAIL to all international destinations at our below cost rates available upon request.