CORNISH, PAUL::The FIRST WORLD WAR Galleries.
- Taschenbuch 2014, ISBN: 9781904897866
UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn but a diagonal clip/cut to top,right-hand corner of ffe - name removed(?) and dw/dj unclipped - absence of publisher's price - ge… Mehr…
UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn but a diagonal clip/cut to top,right-hand corner of ffe - name removed(?) and dw/dj unclipped - absence of publisher's price - generally believed to be an export copy,which usually precedes the UK trade edn issues/ distribution.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour pictorial illustrated front panel by Susan Herbert with red lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight and pristine,no marks,no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - an unread copy? Bright,clean, publisher's original red cloth boards with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and bright,crisp,stamped gilt printer's device colophon to upper board,with immaculate unmarked plain white endpapers - ffe (front free endpaper) clip excepted.UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,64pp [unpaginated] includes b/w cat vignette illustrated half-title,reverse of which has full-page,full-colour illustration,b/w cat vignette illustrated title page,a preface,and 31 other full-page,full-colour,captioned illustrations - all by Susan Herbert. For her latest book (then 1996) of cats in costume,Susan Herbert turns from masterpieces of the fine arts to the masterpieces of Shakespeare. Painting in her familiar and highly popular style,this imaginative artist presents an irresistible array of well-known characters in the great Shakespearean plays,from the tragic Romeo and Juliet,to the mischievous Titania; from the beautiful Cleopatra to the roguish Falstaff. In thirty-two entrancing paintings,Susan Herbert opens up an unsuspected world of Shakespeare interpreted by cats with all their winning ways.Her many devoted admirers will find this new collection full of charm,humour and sensitivity of her earlier books; and newcomers to her art will be surprised and enchanted by the finesse she brings to her latest portrait-gallery of cats in unusual guises. See also rja1646 - 'Impressionist Cats',rja391711 - 'Medieval Cats',rja451913 - 'OPERA CATS' and rja491514 - 'MOVIE CATS',for other author/artist titles available.For other titles of similar interest and/or subject see my book ID's rja32718 (Janis Mitchell: THE HAMSTER BALLET COMPANY) and rja 681617 (Zoe Stokes: ZOE'S CATS.). Susan Herbert,freelance artist,studied at the Ruskin School of Art.Having worked and painted for the English National Opera and the Theatre Royal,she specialized in limited edition prints of theatrical animals,and exhibits frequently. Since April 2013,again in March 2015,and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering its prices, weight allowances,dimensions and lowered its compensation rates too!So,please contact rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,because of the lighter weight of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!, LONDON.THAMES & HUDSON LTD.,1996., 4.5, UK,8vo wraps,s/back original,1st edn.[Paperback original denotes the first format and its first appearance in print of the book/title. Paperbacks usually follow on from the HB edn,but can be published at the same time as the HB edn,but p/back originals are published prior to any other format.Complete number line 10 - 1 descending.] FINE+.No owner inscrptn and no price removal to cover - absence of publisher's price.Bright,crisp,clean and sharp-cornered,matt,brown background card covers,with colour photographic illustrated front cover with white lettering,rear cover with white lettered precis; with negligible shelf-wear,or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present - and no reading creases to spine/backstrip.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.UK,8vo wraps,s/back original,1st edn,9- 256pp [paginated] includes an introduction by Sir Hew Strachan, 13 chapters,profuse contemporary b/w+colour illustration reproductions and b/w+colour photographs throughout the text and the book,further reading,acknowledgements,picture credits and an index,plus [unpaginted] half-title+title pages,a contents list/table,a foreword by HRH THE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE with b/w photograph to its reverse. The First World War was the founding event of the modern world, claiming the lives of over 16 million people across the globe and reshaping both countries and continents.Based on years of research for IWM's [Imperial War Museum] ground-breaking new galleries to mark the centenary of the war,this book explains why the war started,why it continued for so long,how it was won and lost,and what happened afterwards. Fully illustrated with objects from IWN's unparalleled collections - from uniforms to posters,from photographs to works of art - the book presents events as they happened,through quotations from diaries,letters or reported conversations written or spoken within hours,days or weeks of the events they describe. Through these voices and objects - emotive,immediate,and sometimes surprising - the story of the war is told from a compelling new perspective,allowing us to both understand and reflect upon the landmark conflict that still shapes our lives today. Richly and profusely illustrated,it draws on the museum's collection of imagery and artefacts to chart the social,political and military history of the war and its devastating impact,whilst.evoking the experiences of both soldiers and civilians, providing a poignant and compelling narrative of the conflict. Since April 2013 and again in March 2015,and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template, altering it's prices,weight allowances,dimensions and lowered it's qualifying compensation rates too! So,please contact rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!, LONDON.IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM [IWM],2014., 5<
