patches sunlight (27 resultados)

Hardcover. Condición: Good. HARDCOVER Good - Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name - GOOD Standard-sized.

Hardcover. Condición: Acceptable. HARDCOVER Acceptable - This is a significantly damaged book. It should be considered a reading copy only. Please order this book only if you are interested in the content and not the condition. May be ex-library. Standard-sized.

Condición: New.

Condición: New.

Condición: New.

Hardcover. Condición: new. Hardcover. Philippe Jaccottets newest work follows in some ways the approach of Seedtime, his recent two-volume collection of notebooks. Similarly comprising on-the-spot jottings, philosophical reflections, literary commentary, dream narratives and sundry notes, this book nonetheless differs from the preceding volumes in that the Swiss poet includes more personal material than ever before. Drawing on unpublished notebooks from the years 19522005, Jacottet offers here passages about his family, the death of his father-in-law and of his mother, his encounters with other major poetssuch as Rene Char, Francis Ponge, Jean Tardieu, and his friends Yves Bonnefoy and Andre du Bouchetand his trips abroad, as well as, characteristically, his walks in the countryside around the village of Grignan, in the south of France, where he has lived since 1953. For a poet who has been notoriously discreet about his life, this book offers unexpected glimpses of the private man. Above all, the entries in this notebook show how one of the greatest European poets grapples with the discouraging elements of existence, counterbalancing them by recording fleeting perceptions in which something else, almost like a threshold, seems present. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

HRD. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardback. Condición: New. Philippe Jaccottet's newest work follows in some ways the approach of Seedtime, his recent two-volume collection of notebooks. Similarly comprising on-the-spot jottings, philosophical reflections, literary commentary, dream narratives and sundry "notes," this book nonetheless differs from the preceding volumes in that the Swiss poet includes more personal material than ever before. Drawing on unpublished notebooks from the years 1952-2005, Jacottet offers here passages about his family, the death of his father-in-law and of his mother, his encounters with other major poets-such as René Char, Francis Ponge, Jean Tardieu, and his friends Yves Bonnefoy and André du Bouchet-and his trips abroad, as well as, characteristically, his walks in the countryside around the village of Grignan, in the south of France, where he has lived since 1953. For a poet who has been notoriously discreet about his life, this book offers unexpected glimpses of the private man. Above all, the entries in this notebook show how one of the greatest European poets grapples with the discouraging elements of existence, counterbalancing them by recording fleeting perceptions in which "something else," almost like a threshold, seems present.

Condición: new.

HRD. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

First edition, first printing New and bright in like attractive dust jacket with crisp bright text throughout. Always excellent work by this poet. Prose. Gift quality.

Hardcover. Condición: Brand New. new edition. 342 pages. 8.75x5.30x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Condición: New. 2021. New. Hardcover. . . . . .

Condición: New. 2021. New. Hardcover. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Karton Karton. Condición: Sehr gut. vii, 294 Seiten, Zust.: Sehr gutes Exemplar. Mit original Schutzumschlag. Schneller Versand und persönlicher Service - jedes Buch händisch geprüft und beschrieben - aus unserem Familienbetrieb seit über 25 Jahren. Eine Rechnung mit ausgewiesener Mehrwertsteuer liegt jeder unserer Lieferungen bei. Wir versenden mit der deutschen Post. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 478.

Hardcover. Condición: new. Hardcover. Philippe Jaccottets newest work follows in some ways the approach of Seedtime, his recent two-volume collection of notebooks. Similarly comprising on-the-spot jottings, philosophical reflections, literary commentary, dream narratives and sundry notes, this book nonetheless differs from the preceding volumes in that the Swiss poet includes more personal material than ever before. Drawing on unpublished notebooks from the years 19522005, Jacottet offers here passages about his family, the death of his father-in-law and of his mother, his encounters with other major poetssuch as Rene Char, Francis Ponge, Jean Tardieu, and his friends Yves Bonnefoy and Andre du Bouchetand his trips abroad, as well as, characteristically, his walks in the countryside around the village of Grignan, in the south of France, where he has lived since 1953. For a poet who has been notoriously discreet about his life, this book offers unexpected glimpses of the private man. Above all, the entries in this notebook show how one of the greatest European poets grapples with the discouraging elements of existence, counterbalancing them by recording fleeting perceptions in which something else, almost like a threshold, seems present. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. First Edition. Green cloth with gilt spine titles, rubbing edgewear, staining to cloth, spine toned. Spine square. Binding cracked to mull at top half of half title; possible glue repair between frontis and title page; binding else intact, and sound through text. Pages foxed. Prior owner's name inked to verso of FFEP, and a newsprint clipping has been adhered to verso of half title. Interior else unmarked.

Hardback. Condición: New. Philippe Jaccottet's newest work follows in some ways the approach of Seedtime, his recent two-volume collection of notebooks. Similarly comprising on-the-spot jottings, philosophical reflections, literary commentary, dream narratives and sundry "notes," this book nonetheless differs from the preceding volumes in that the Swiss poet includes more personal material than ever before. Drawing on unpublished notebooks from the years 1952-2005, Jacottet offers here passages about his family, the death of his father-in-law and of his mother, his encounters with other major poets-such as René Char, Francis Ponge, Jean Tardieu, and his friends Yves Bonnefoy and André du Bouchet-and his trips abroad, as well as, characteristically, his walks in the countryside around the village of Grignan, in the south of France, where he has lived since 1953. For a poet who has been notoriously discreet about his life, this book offers unexpected glimpses of the private man. Above all, the entries in this notebook show how one of the greatest European poets grapples with the discouraging elements of existence, counterbalancing them by recording fleeting perceptions in which "something else," almost like a threshold, seems present.

Hardcover. Condición: New. NEW. SHIPS FROM MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. book.

Hardback. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1st Edition. London, William Heinemann, 1938. First edition, first impression. Hardback. A very good copy. A little chipping to the edges of the jacket, price clipped, a little toning. Block with limited foxing to the edges of the block. Some Sime illustrations and a couple of photos. Lord Dunsany (1878-1957) was a prolific writer and one of the architects of what has now cemented itself as the fantasy genre. His work, along with Eddison, Macdonald and Morris, was key in creating the channels from folklore and mythology to entirely synthetic secondary worlds. [11818, Hyraxia Books].

hardcover. Condición: Acceptable. Reynal & Hitchcock Hardcover. No jacket. Discoloration to boards: Originally blue, they have browned around the edges and the spine. On front fly leaf: Old price in pencil, and ephemera of blue envelope American Heritage business reply envelope holding poem "A Lonely Lotus" by Dunsany and an obituary about Dunsany, both added in by a previous owner. Tight binding.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First American edition, published in the same year as the English edition. Frontispiece portrait of Lord Dunsany. Octavo. ix, 309pp. Blue buckram with spine paper label. A few pages have small stain in margins, opposing pages to illustrated pages have the typical foxing, spine and edges are sunned, else a very good copy in a very good dust jacket with long closed creased edge tear on front panel, minor chipping to extremities, one-inch surface abrasion on rear panel (causing slight loss of printing on rear panel, where sticker carelessly removed), else quite bright.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good+. First Edition. Green cloth first edition shows light wear at points and spine ends. Light soiling. Two marks to spine. Some toning. No jacket. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

Hardcover. Condición: Very good. Hardcover. First Edition. viii, 299pp. Foxing to prelims, spine just a bit sunned, else a very good hardbak bound in publisher's green cloth; lacking the jacket.

First edition, proof copy. viii, 299pp, [1]. Original publisher's printed paper wrappers. Rubbing and chipping to spine, with some loss to head and foot, a trifle marked. Lightly foxed, overall internally clean and crisp. A proof copy of Edward Plunkett, Lord Dunsany's (1878-1957) second autobiographical work, following on from My Ireland (1937). Size: 8vo.

HARDCOVER. FIRST EDITION. BOOK IS ABOUT FINE WITHOUT ANY MARKINGS TO THE BINDING OR TEXT AND GILT SPINE LABLE FINE, BUT CLOTH IS SUNNED ALONG THE EDGES AND SPINE AS IS ALMOST ALWAYS ENCOUNTERED WITH THIS BOOK. D.J. IS LIGHTLY WORN AT THE CORNERS AND SPINE ENDS WITH A SMALL 1/4" TRIANGULAR CHIP AT THE TOP OF THE SPINE PANEL, SHALLOW SURFACE CHIPPING AT THE SPINE HEEL, A COUPLE OF TINY EDGE TEARS, AND IS PRICE-CLIPPED. A VERY NICE CLEAN AND TIGHT COPY IN A BRIGHT D.J. VERY GOOD+ IN A VERY GOOD+ D.J.

Secondhand, Hardback. , . NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Photo is of the actual book - please note wear and tear. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.Author: Lord DunsanyFormat: HardbackRemarks on Condition : Fine, No dustjacket, In good condition, Small bookshop sticker affixed at front pastedown's bottom right corner.A collection of short stories by Lord Dunsany, one of the pioneers of fantasy fiction. The stories range from whimsical to tragic, and explore themes such as love, death, nature, and the supernatural. Published by William Heinemann in 1938, the book has 299 pages. Additional remarks, heavy yellowing on front and back endpapers, light foxing to pages. Secondhand, Hardback.