1999, ISBN: 9780771599187

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Various; QPB (Quality Paperback Book Club) 1970-1983. (Mass market paperback) Various. Very good. 8vo. 4 volume boxed set. Each tome has its own publisher's information, its own … Mehr…

Various; QPB (Quality Paperback Book Club) 1970-1983. (Mass market paperback) Various. Very good. 8vo. 4 volume boxed set. Each tome has its own publisher's information, its own ISBN, if used. The volumes are clean, crisp, bright, seeemingly unread, and are house in a sturdy slip case that shows light wear. One Day of Life, Manlio Argueta (Aventura / Vintage, Random House, New York), 1983; Translation; Bill Brow; ISBN: 0-394-72216-7. Aunt Julia and the Script Writer, Mario Vargas Llosa (Farrar / Straus / Giroux, New York), 1982; Translation: Helen R. Lane. One Hundred Years of Solitude, Gabriel Garcia Marquez (Harper & Row Publishing, New York, et al), 1970; Translation: Gregory Rabassa. Dora Doralina, Rachel de Queiroz (A Bard Book / Published by Avon Books, New York), 1975; Translation: Dorothy Scott Loos.., Various; QPB (Quality Paperback Book Club), 0, UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated1st edn thus.[Complete number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1.Illustrated by Helen Oxenbury and also an UNABRIDGED 1st edn.] FINE+/NFINE.A neat,handwritten+dated,contempraneous,ink familial gift presentation inscrptn (parents Christmas present to son, 1999) to top left-hand corner of front free endpaper (ffe),and a price-clipped dw/dj.Stiff paper,off-white background with colour pictorial artwork by Helen Oxenbury,illustrated panels of dw/dj,with brown+grey lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.Towards head of spine/backstrip of dw/dj,a tiny,slight sliver of paper re-glued back in situ - not torn or split though.Some inevitable but minor and very very light grubbing in places to pale background - not excessive nor pronounced.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - could be unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp -cornered,paper-covered thick boards - same colouring as dw/dj - with miniaturised colour detail from upper panel of dw/dj centrally placed to upper board; and the same dw/dj colour design repeated to spine/ backstrip and immaculate (inscrptn excepted) plain maroon endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st illustrated edn thus,11-206pp [paginated] includes 12 chapters,profuse b/w+colour illustrations throughout the text and the book: of which,34 single full-page,full-colour and 9 double-page,full-colour illustrations,4 full-page,b/w line illus,b/w line illus chapter headpieces,many part-page b/w+colour illus - all by Helen Oxenbury.Plus [unpaginated] full-page,full-colour illustrated half-title page,with colour frntis to it's verso,title page,Alice's Adventures in Wonderland verse,author's (Lewis Carroll's) note,and double-page b/w vignette illustrated contents list/table. Helen Gillian Oxenbury is an English illustrator and writer of children's picture books.Has twice won the annual Kate Greenaway Medal,the British librarians' award for illustration and been runner-up four times.For the 50th anniversary of that Medal (19552005),this edn, her 1999 illustrated edition of 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland',was named one of the top ten winning works. For over a hundred years,Lewis Carroll's classic story of logic and lunacy has delighted young and old alike,with many outstanding artists turning their hand to its illustration.Here,at last,is Helen Oxenbury's interpretation,which bears all of the special qualities that make her picture books so well-loved.Indeed,though unabridged,this is more abundantly illustrated,more of a picture book,than previous editions of the story.The topsy-turvy world of Wonderland and its memorable cast of characters - the White Rabbit,the Mad Hatter,the Cheshire Cat,the Queen of Hearts - are depicted with distinctive warmth and humour.The whole approach is contemporary and accessible: Alice herself is a chld of today - casually dressed, personable,spirited,a true Oxenbury child.This,then,is Helen Oxenbury's vision of Wonderland - and what a wondrous vision it is! Helen Oxenbury,born 1938,in Ipswich, Suffolk,daughter of an architect.Attended Ipswich School of Art and then studied theatre design at the Central School of Arts and Crafts.She was assistant designer and then designer at Colchester Repertory Theatre and spent three years in Israel as scene painter and designer for the Habinek Theatre,Tel-Aviv.On her return she worked for television at Teddington and on film sets at Shepperton Studios.Her first book, 'Numbers of Things',was published in 1967 and in 1969 she won the Kate Greenaway Medal with 'The Quangle Wangle's Hat' and 'The Dragon of an Ordinary Family'.These and her subsequent picture books have been notable for their humour and freshness,and often for their conceptualised,deliberate childlike iconography.She generally works in pen and ink,coloured with crayon,watercolour washes or gouache.She married the children's illustrator and writer John Burningham. Please contact seller @ rpaxtonden@blueyoinder.co.uk,because of the weight of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch, especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always., LONDON.WALKER BOOKS LTD.,1999., 4.5, Willow Creek Pr, 1996-09-01. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 11x8x0. In Very Good+ condition with Very Good+ Dustjacket. Nature enthusiasts know rut is a three-letter word for sex and aggressive action. The fall phenomenon, occurring when North American horned and antlered animals are at their physical prime, features dramatic and dangerous fights, chasing, scent marking, and rubbing. It is the time of year when the thrilling whistle of a bull elk sweeps across the canyon; when lovesick bull moose curiously court dairy cows, and bighorn rams collide with one another with the combined force of 2400 foot-pounds. A hundred exciting color photographs vividly illustrate this spectacular fall ritual and author Ron Spomer's descriptive text explains the origins and reasons for this fascinating, seemingly bizarre behavior. For example, why do whitetail bucks tryst with one doe at a time while elk bulls wear themselves thin servicing a harem? Why, after the rut, do mule deer bucks cast their antlers and assume the identity of does? The Rut investigates and answers these questions and more about these compelling animal rituals, including rutting tactics as well as describing how terrain, habitat, climate and other factors combine to shape each species' specific strategy for perpetuating itself. Spomer is a renowned writer, photographer, TV host, and naturalist., Willow Creek Pr, 1996-09-01, 3, Toronto: Macmillan of Canada A Division of Canada Publishing Corporation BOOK: Spine, Boards Bumped; Light Shelf Rub to Boards; Edges Lightly Soiled; Slight Yellowing Due to Age. DUST JACKET: Lightly Creased; Lightly Chipped; In Archival Quality Jacket Cover. SUB-TITLE: John Drainie and the Dilemma of Canadian Stardom. COVER PHOTOGRAPH: CBC. BACK COVER PHOTOGRAPH: Page Tiles. DEISGN: Marc Mireault. CONTENTS: Preface; 1 Legends 2 Early Days 3 Vancouver Radio 4 Toronto Radio 5 On Stage in Toronto 6 The Arrival of Television 7 Staying and Going 8 Later Years 9 Finale; Bibliography; Index. SYNOPSIS: Orson Welles called John Drainie "the greatest radio actor in the world." To a generation of Canadians, he was Jake in "Jake and the Kid," and Stephen Leacock, and Matthew Cuthbert, and even Senator Joseph McCarthy. He was also the host of the much-loved program, "Stories with John Drainie," which aired the work of hundreds of Canadian writers in the sixties. Today, he is honoured in the John Drainie Award for Distinguished Contribution to Broadcasting, given out each year at the Geminis. Who was "the man of a thousand voices"? H was a passionate, irascible, self-educated, sociable, hard-drinking, demanding, colourful perfectionist. He had six children, an unusual marriage, an enormous circle of friends, and more talent than could be readily accommodated by Canadian radio and television drama in the forties, fifties, and sixties. He died in 1966, during the filming of a documentary on his life and work. Many of the barriers and obstacles that John Drainie encountered at the CBC and in Canadian theatre remain, according to his eldest daughter, Bronwyn Drainie, an award-winning broadcaster and arts journalist. After interviewing dozens of her father's colleagues and friends, as well as younger performers, she found that Canada is still a difficult environment for those of extraordinary gifts. Too many talented actors choose to leave the country, rather than struggle against the "who-do-you-think-you-are?" mentality that continues to permeate this country's approach to our most gifted artists. John Drainie stayed, and in making that decision he left an indelible mark on acting and audiences in Canada. Bronwyn Drainie was born in Toronto, the eldest of John Drainie's six children. She studied in Toronto and in Spain, obtaining her M.A. in English literature from the University of Toronto. She began her broadcasting career in 1969 in Ottawa, followed by work in Toronto, a year of study and writing in Greece, and radio work in London at the BBC. She hosted and produced documentaries for CBC's "Sunday Morning" from 1976 to 1981, along with her husband, Patrick Martin. She now works as a freelance arts journalist and book reviewer. She won the 1980 ACTRA award for Best Host Interviewer on radio, and a gold medal in the 1987 National Magazine Awards.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall., Macmillan of Canada A Division of Canada Publishing Corporation, 3<

1987, ISBN: 9780771599187

New York: The Viking Press, 1982 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Copyright 1981 but first published in the U. S. in 1982. Quarter black cloth… Mehr…

New York: The Viking Press, 1982 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Copyright 1981 but first published in the U. S. in 1982. Quarter black cloth with blue-grey paper-covered boards, gilt titles on spine, tan endpapers, 336 pp, footnotes, index. Top edge of boards sunned. DJ has a bit of edge & corner wear & a 1 cm tear at bottom of rear panel; in Brodart archival cover. From the introduction: "This is a book about the relationship between bankers and nations, particularly developing nations, from England in the fourteenth cenury to the United States in the nineteenth century to the many-coloured developing world of the 1980s. I try to show how banking grew up into the huge global organisations that we know today, and how they operate across frontiers in the contemporary world; but I do not attempt to cover the many complex activities of domestic banking and the economic theories that lie behind them. My interest is in the international politics of banking, and the personalities that lie behind them." Shipping weight 3 lbs. (International 2 lbs., 4 oz.). First US Edition. . Near Fine/Near Fine. 24 X 16 cm., The Viking Press, 1982, 4, New York: The Viking Press, 1982 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Copyright 1981 but first published in the U. S. in 1982. Quarter black cloth with blue-grey paper-covered boards, gilt titles on spine, tan endpapers, 336 pp, footnotes, index. Edges of boards slightly rubbed and faded, spine ends slightly rubbed, corners of a few leaves creased. DJ shows a hint of edge wear; in Brodart archival cover. From the introduction: "This is a book about the relationship between bankers and nations, particularly developing nations, from England in the fourteenth cenury to the United States in the nineteenth century to the many-coloured developing world of the 1980s. I try to show how banking grew up into the huge global organisations that we know today, and how they operate across frontiers in the contemporary world; but I do not attempt to cover the many complex activities of domestic banking and the economic theories that lie behind them. My interest is in the international politics of banking, and the personalities that lie behind them." Shipping weight 3 lbs. (International 2 lbs., 4 oz.). First US Edition. . Near Fine/Near Fine. 24 X 16 cm., The Viking Press, 1982, 4, Toronto: Macmillan of Canada A Division of Canada Publishing Corporation BOOK: Spine, Boards Bumped; Light Shelf Rub to Boards; Edges Lightly Soiled; Slight Yellowing Due to Age. DUST JACKET: Lightly Creased; Lightly Chipped; In Archival Quality Jacket Cover. SUB-TITLE: John Drainie and the Dilemma of Canadian Stardom. COVER PHOTOGRAPH: CBC. BACK COVER PHOTOGRAPH: Page Tiles. DEISGN: Marc Mireault. CONTENTS: Preface; 1 Legends 2 Early Days 3 Vancouver Radio 4 Toronto Radio 5 On Stage in Toronto 6 The Arrival of Television 7 Staying and Going 8 Later Years 9 Finale; Bibliography; Index. SYNOPSIS: Orson Welles called John Drainie "the greatest radio actor in the world." To a generation of Canadians, he was Jake in "Jake and the Kid," and Stephen Leacock, and Matthew Cuthbert, and even Senator Joseph McCarthy. He was also the host of the much-loved program, "Stories with John Drainie," which aired the work of hundreds of Canadian writers in the sixties. Today, he is honoured in the John Drainie Award for Distinguished Contribution to Broadcasting, given out each year at the Geminis. Who was "the man of a thousand voices"? H was a passionate, irascible, self-educated, sociable, hard-drinking, demanding, colourful perfectionist. He had six children, an unusual marriage, an enormous circle of friends, and more talent than could be readily accommodated by Canadian radio and television drama in the forties, fifties, and sixties. He died in 1966, during the filming of a documentary on his life and work. Many of the barriers and obstacles that John Drainie encountered at the CBC and in Canadian theatre remain, according to his eldest daughter, Bronwyn Drainie, an award-winning broadcaster and arts journalist. After interviewing dozens of her father's colleagues and friends, as well as younger performers, she found that Canada is still a difficult environment for those of extraordinary gifts. Too many talented actors choose to leave the country, rather than struggle against the "who-do-you-think-you-are?" mentality that continues to permeate this country's approach to our most gifted artists. John Drainie stayed, and in making that decision he left an indelible mark on acting and audiences in Canada. Bronwyn Drainie was born in Toronto, the eldest of John Drainie's six children. She studied in Toronto and in Spain, obtaining her M.A. in English literature from the University of Toronto. She began her broadcasting career in 1969 in Ottawa, followed by work in Toronto, a year of study and writing in Greece, and radio work in London at the BBC. She hosted and produced documentaries for CBC's "Sunday Morning" from 1976 to 1981, along with her husband, Patrick Martin. She now works as a freelance arts journalist and book reviewer. She won the 1980 ACTRA award for Best Host Interviewer on radio, and a gold medal in the 1987 National Magazine Awards.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall., Macmillan of Canada A Division of Canada Publishing Corporation, 3<

1987, ISBN: 9780771599187

Toronto: Macmillan of Canada A Division of Canada Publishing Corporation BOOK: Spine, Boards Bumped; Light Shelf Rub to Boards; Edges Lightly Soiled; Slight Yellowing Due to Age. DUST J… Mehr…

Toronto: Macmillan of Canada A Division of Canada Publishing Corporation BOOK: Spine, Boards Bumped; Light Shelf Rub to Boards; Edges Lightly Soiled; Slight Yellowing Due to Age. DUST JACKET: Lightly Creased; Lightly Chipped; In Archival Quality Jacket Cover. SUB-TITLE: John Drainie and the Dilemma of Canadian Stardom. COVER PHOTOGRAPH: CBC. BACK COVER PHOTOGRAPH: Page Tiles. DEISGN: Marc Mireault. CONTENTS: Preface; 1 Legends 2 Early Days 3 Vancouver Radio 4 Toronto Radio 5 On Stage in Toronto 6 The Arrival of Television 7 Staying and Going 8 Later Years 9 Finale; Bibliography; Index. SYNOPSIS: Orson Welles called John Drainie "the greatest radio actor in the world." To a generation of Canadians, he was Jake in "Jake and the Kid," and Stephen Leacock, and Matthew Cuthbert, and even Senator Joseph McCarthy. He was also the host of the much-loved program, "Stories with John Drainie," which aired the work of hundreds of Canadian writers in the sixties. Today, he is honoured in the John Drainie Award for Distinguished Contribution to Broadcasting, given out each year at the Geminis. Who was "the man of a thousand voices"? H was a passionate, irascible, self-educated, sociable, hard-drinking, demanding, colourful perfectionist. He had six children, an unusual marriage, an enormous circle of friends, and more talent than could be readily accommodated by Canadian radio and television drama in the forties, fifties, and sixties. He died in 1966, during the filming of a documentary on his life and work. Many of the barriers and obstacles that John Drainie encountered at the CBC and in Canadian theatre remain, according to his eldest daughter, Bronwyn Drainie, an award-winning broadcaster and arts journalist. After interviewing dozens of her father's colleagues and friends, as well as younger performers, she found that Canada is still a difficult environment for those of extraordinary gifts. Too many talented actors choose to leave the country, rather than struggle against the "who-do-you-think-you-are?" mentality that continues to permeate this country's approach to our most gifted artists. John Drainie stayed, and in making that decision he left an indelible mark on acting and audiences in Canada. Bronwyn Drainie was born in Toronto, the eldest of John Drainie's six children. She studied in Toronto and in Spain, obtaining her M.A. in English literature from the University of Toronto. She began her broadcasting career in 1969 in Ottawa, followed by work in Toronto, a year of study and writing in Greece, and radio work in London at the BBC. She hosted and produced documentaries for CBC's "Sunday Morning" from 1976 to 1981, along with her husband, Patrick Martin. She now works as a freelance arts journalist and book reviewer. She won the 1980 ACTRA award for Best Host Interviewer on radio, and a gold medal in the 1987 National Magazine Awards.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall., Macmillan of Canada A Division of Canada Publishing Corporation, 3<

1988, ISBN: 0771599188

[EAN: 9780771599187], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Macmillan of Canada A Division of Canada Publishing Corporation, Toronto], BIOGRAPHY,ENTERTAINERS, Jacket, BOOK: Spine, Boards Bu… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780771599187], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Macmillan of Canada A Division of Canada Publishing Corporation, Toronto], BIOGRAPHY,ENTERTAINERS, Jacket, BOOK: Spine, Boards Bumped; Light Shelf Rub to Boards; Edges Lightly Soiled; Slight Yellowing Due to Age. DUST JACKET: Lightly Creased; Lightly Chipped; In Archival Quality Jacket Cover. SUB-TITLE: John Drainie and the Dilemma of Canadian Stardom. COVER PHOTOGRAPH: CBC. BACK COVER PHOTOGRAPH: Page Tiles. DEISGN: Marc Mireault. CONTENTS: Preface; 1 Legends 2 Early Days 3 Vancouver Radio 4 Toronto Radio 5 On Stage in Toronto 6 The Arrival of Television 7 Staying and Going 8 Later Years 9 Finale; Bibliography; Index. SYNOPSIS: Orson Welles called John Drainie "the greatest radio actor in the world." To a generation of Canadians, he was Jake in "Jake and the Kid," and Stephen Leacock, and Matthew Cuthbert, and even Senator Joseph McCarthy. He was also the host of the much-loved program, "Stories with John Drainie," which aired the work of hundreds of Canadian writers in the sixties. Today, he is honoured in the John Drainie Award for Distinguished Contribution to Broadcasting, given out each year at the Geminis. Who was "the man of a thousand voices"? H was a passionate, irascible, self-educated, sociable, hard-drinking, demanding, colourful perfectionist. He had six children, an unusual marriage, an enormous circle of friends, and more talent than could be readily accommodated by Canadian radio and television drama in the forties, fifties, and sixties. He died in 1966, during the filming of a documentary on his life and work. Many of the barriers and obstacles that John Drainie encountered at the CBC and in Canadian theatre remain, according to his eldest daughter, Bronwyn Drainie, an award-winning broadcaster and arts journalist. After interviewing dozens of her father's colleagues and friends, as well as younger performers, she found that Canada is still a difficult environment for those of extraordinary gifts. Too many talented actors choose to leave the country, rather than struggle against the "who-do-you-think-you-are?" mentality that continues to permeate this country's approach to our most gifted artists. John Drainie stayed, and in making that decision he left an indelible mark on acting and audiences in Canada. Bronwyn Drainie was born in Toronto, the eldest of John Drainie's six children. She studied in Toronto and in Spain, obtaining her M.A. in English literature from the University of Toronto. She began her broadcasting career in 1969 in Ottawa, followed by work in Toronto, a year of study and writing in Greece, and radio work in London at the BBC. She hosted and produced documentaries for CBC's "Sunday Morning" from 1976 to 1981, along with her husband, Patrick Martin. She now works as a freelance arts journalist and book reviewer. She won the 1980 ACTRA award for Best Host Interviewer on radio, and a gold medal in the 1987 National Magazine Awards. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall, Books<

1988, ISBN: 0771599188

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[EAN: 9780771599187], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Macmillan of Canada, Toronto, Canada], Jacket, First printing. Firmly bound in clean black cloth boards with gilt titling to spine. Li… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780771599187], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Macmillan of Canada, Toronto, Canada], Jacket, First printing. Firmly bound in clean black cloth boards with gilt titling to spine. Lightly bumped at spine ends. Text pages and illustrations are all good with no markings or inscriptions, although there is a hint of tanning at page edges. Dust jacket is complete with a small chip at spine head and a small closed tear to one corner. Despatched same or next working day in protective packaging., Books<