2011, ISBN: 0701168390

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[EAN: 9780701168391], Near Fine, [PU: Chatto & Windus / Random House, London], Jacket, First edition, first impression with full number line. Some slight edge wear to top and bottom of ja… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780701168391], Near Fine, [PU: Chatto & Windus / Random House, London], Jacket, First edition, first impression with full number line. Some slight edge wear to top and bottom of jacket and spine, corners very slightly bruised, not price clipped (£30.00), gift inscription to title page and some ink notes to bottom of copyright page, some very slight yellowing to page block, internally clean tight and square, overall vg+ copy. 866pp, illustrated. Born Nikolai Pewsner into a Russian Jewish family in Leipzig in 1902, Nikolaus Pevsner was a dedicated scholar who pursued a promising career as an academic in Dresden and Göttingen. When, in 1933 Jews were no longer permitted to teach in German universities, he lost his job and looked for employment in England. Here, over a long and amazingly industrious career, he made himself an authority on the exploration and enjoyment of English art and architecture, so much so that his magisterial county by county series of 46 books on 'The Buildings of England' is usually referred to simply as 'Pevsner'. As a critic, academic and champion of Modernism, Pevsner became a central figure in the architectural consensus that accompanied post war reconstruction; as a 'general practitioner' of architectural history, he covered an astonishing range, from Gothic cathedrals and Georgian coffee houses to the Festival of Britain and Brutalist tower blocks. Susie Harries explores the truth about Nikolaus Pevsner's reported sympathies with elements of Nazi ideology, his internment in England as an enemy alien and his assimilation into his country of exile. His Heftchen, secret diaries he kept from the age of fourteen for another sixty years, reveal hidden aspirations and anxieties, as do his numerous letters (he wrote to his wife, Lola, every day that they were apart).Harries is the first biographer to have read Pevsner's private papers and, through them, to have seen into the workings of his mind. Her definitive biography is not only rich in context and far ranging, but is also brought to life by quotations from Pevsner himself. His life, as an outsider yet an insider at the heart of English art history, illuminates both the predicament and the prowess of the continental émigrés who did so much to shape British culture after 1945. A huge heavy book, extra postage may be required., Books<

ISBN: 9780701168391

Random House UK. Used - Good. hardcover This item shows wear from consistent use but remains in good readable condition. It may have marks on or in it, and may show other signs of previ… Mehr…

Random House UK. Used - Good. hardcover This item shows wear from consistent use but remains in good readable condition. It may have marks on or in it, and may show other signs of previous use or shelf wear. May have minor creases or signs of wear on dust jacket. Packed with care, shipped promptly., Random House UK, 2.5<

2011, ISBN: 0701168390

[EAN: 9780701168391], Gebraucht, [SC: 4.07], [PU: Random House UK], HARRIES SUSIE NIKOLAUS PEVSNER THE LIFE, A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlightin… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780701168391], Gebraucht, [SC: 4.07], [PU: Random House UK], HARRIES SUSIE NIKOLAUS PEVSNER THE LIFE, A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration., Books<

ISBN: 9780701168391

Hardback. Very Good., 3