Isbn: 9780060196349 - the cloud sketcher (48 resultados)

Hardback. Condición: Good. As the liner Ile de France docks in New York harbor, passengers notice with surprise the policemen gathered below and speculate as to which criminal among them will soon be apprehended. Here and there a single word floats above the general din: murder. Now and then a sage head tips knowingly in the direction of a flamboyant bootlegger: a crime of passion. But when the crowd begins to make its way down the gangplank, the notorious gangster slips through unmolested. Instead it's a celebrated architect with bums from a childhood accident partly covered by the patch over one eye -- who submits to authorities and is taken away in handcuffs. So begins The Cloud Sketcher, a passionate tale of love and war and art that ranges from the ice fields of the Arctic Circle at the dawn of the last century to the ruthless world of New York real estate speculation in the 1920s. In a tiny village in the northernmost reaches of Finland, a young boy named Esko Vaananen mourns the death of his mother, who died in the same fire that so horribly scarred his face. Miserably, impossibly in love with the beautiful daughter of a Russian aristocrat, Esko is at the brink of despair when, in the magical light of the aurora borealis, he has a vision of an impossibly tall building rising gracefully from the frozen lake and disappearing into the clouds above him. This pilvenpiirtaja--"cloud sketcher," or skyscraper sparks Esko's lifelong quest for beauty. He becomes an architect, believing that if he can create something of unparalleled loveliness, surely then he will be worthy of the love of Katerina Malysheva. This obsessive desire will cause Esko to risk everything time and again: as a reluctant hero in the bloody Battle of Tampere (the defining battle in the Finnish Civil War); as a laborer on the treacherous high steel of a riveting gang, hundreds of feet above Manhattan's city streets; as a player in the ruthless world of New York real estate speculation; and, finally, as a man accused of murdering the husband of the woman he loves. The Cloud Sketcher is a transforming journey into the heart of beauty and the peril of love, a romantic, lyrical epic that resurrects history with such authenticity and drama as to place Richard Rayner in the company of our very best novelists.…

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. First Edition. With dust jacket. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

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Hardcover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condición: Good. Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. In protective mylar cover. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Condición: Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. With remainder mark. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.…

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Condición: Good. 1st. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condición: Good. 1st. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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Hardback. Condición: Good. As the liner Ile de France docks in New York harbor, passengers notice with surprise the policemen gathered below and speculate as to which criminal among them will soon be apprehended. Here and there a single word floats above the general din: murder. Now and then a sage head tips knowingly in the direction of a flamboyant bootlegger: a crime of passion. But when the crowd begins to make its way down the gangplank, the notorious gangster slips through unmolested. Instead it's a celebrated architect with bums from a childhood accident partly covered by the patch over one eye -- who submits to authorities and is taken away in handcuffs. So begins The Cloud Sketcher, a passionate tale of love and war and art that ranges from the ice fields of the Arctic Circle at the dawn of the last century to the ruthless world of New York real estate speculation in the 1920s. In a tiny village in the northernmost reaches of Finland, a young boy named Esko Vaananen mourns the death of his mother, who died in the same fire that so horribly scarred his face. Miserably, impossibly in love with the beautiful daughter of a Russian aristocrat, Esko is at the brink of despair when, in the magical light of the aurora borealis, he has a vision of an impossibly tall building rising gracefully from the frozen lake and disappearing into the clouds above him. This pilvenpiirtaja--"cloud sketcher," or skyscraper sparks Esko's lifelong quest for beauty. He becomes an architect, believing that if he can create something of unparalleled loveliness, surely then he will be worthy of the love of Katerina Malysheva. This obsessive desire will cause Esko to risk everything time and again: as a reluctant hero in the bloody Battle of Tampere (the defining battle in the Finnish Civil War); as a laborer on the treacherous high steel of a riveting gang, hundreds of feet above Manhattan's city streets; as a player in the ruthless world of New York real estate speculation; and, finally, as a man accused of murdering the husband of the woman he loves. The Cloud Sketcher is a transforming journey into the heart of beauty and the peril of love, a romantic, lyrical epic that resurrects history with such authenticity and drama as to place Richard Rayner in the company of our very best novelists.…

hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Soft Cover. Condición: Fine. First Edition/First Printing. Soft Cover. Fine. First Edition/First Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condición: As New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. First Edition. Stated First Edition; 435 pgs. Remainder mark. Tiny village in Finland, Esko Vaananen's pursuit of artistic perfection and impossible love.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Includes dust jacket. Signed. First Edition. First printing with full numberline. Signed by the author on the title page. DJ in mylar sleeve. A copy in fine condition.

Hard cover. Condición: Fine in very good dust jacket. First edition. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 448 p. Audience: General/trade. book is clean and tight, jacket has light wear.

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. Signed by Author(s) 0060196343 First edition, First Printing. Signed by the author on the title page. NOT inscribed, NOT REMAINDER marked. NOT ex library. NOT Book Club. Securely wrapped, dust jacket in protective cover and shipped in a box. Full # line starting with a 1. Fine/Fine. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First Printing. remainder line on bottom edge.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good.

Softcover. Condición: Very Good. Advance Reading Copy/Proof.

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. First Edition, First Printing. Previous owners name crimped on ffep and half title page. Previous Owner Name Inside.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. First Edition. Publisher: Harper, New York, 2001. VERY GOOD hardcover book in VERY GOOD mylar-protected dust-jacket. Tips bumped. Not remainder marked. Not price-clipped. Not a book club edition. Not an ex-library copy. First Edition, First Printing.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First Edition. New York, New York, U.S.A.: HarperCollins Publishers, Inc. 2001. Hard Cover. First Edition, First Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. First Edition. A young boy in Finland mourns the death of his mother, who died in a fire that disfigured the boy's face. He comes to New York at the end of the 19th Century, and, entranced by "Cloud Sketchers" - we call them Skyscrapers - he devotes himself to architecture. He hopes to create beautiful buildings to catch attention of a beautiful woman he loves.434 pages. Published @ $25.00. …

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. 1st Edition. Some soiling to page block edges, bottom and lower front. Dust jacket protected by removable Brodart cover.

Hardcover. Condición: Like New. Publisher: Harper, NY, 2000. First Edition, First Printing. FINE hardcover book in FINE dust-jacket. As new. Unread. Not remainder marked. Not price-clipped. Not a book club edition. Not an ex-library copy. All of our books with dust-jackets are shipped in fresh, archival-safe mylar protective sleeves. …

Hardcover. Condición: Used - very good.

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Near Fine. First Printing. About new book, in barely rubbed dj.; Remainder Line.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDEDGood in poor stained edgeworn dust jacket. Tips bumped. First edition *.

Condición: Used: Like New. Fine book & jacket. Remainder mark. Unread book.