1989, ISBN: 024112560X

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[EAN: 9780241125601], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Hamish Hamilton, East Rutherford, NJ, U.S.A.], J B PRIESTLEY BIOGRAPHY ILLUSTRATED, Jacket, J. B. PRIESTLEY Vincent brome. Hamish Hami… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780241125601], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Hamish Hamilton, East Rutherford, NJ, U.S.A.], J B PRIESTLEY BIOGRAPHY ILLUSTRATED, Jacket, J. B. PRIESTLEY Vincent brome. Hamish Hamilton, London 1988 First edition ISBN 024112560X 512pp Illustrated Hardback. This copy is in fine condition in a fine unclipped dustwrapper.Laid in are nor less than six reviews of this book taken from the press at the time of publication. John Boynton Priestley (1894-1984) Author, novelist,playwright, essayist, broadcaster, scriptwriter, social commentator and man of letters, whose career straddled the 20th Century. J.B.Priestley was born John Priestley on September 13th 1894 in the West Riding of Yorkshire, the son of a schoolmaster. His mother died when he was very young, and he was brought up by his stepmother.After leaving Belle Vue School when he was 16, he worked in a wool office. But, already determined to become a writer, he spent his hard earned money on buying books, and used his spare time trying different kinds of writing, including a regular unpaid column in a local periodical, the Bradford Pioneer. Samples of his early writing are kept in the Archive at the Special Collections of the J.B.Priestley Library at the University of Bradford. His first piece of professional writing was an article "Secrets of the Rag-Time King" which appeared in London Opinion on Dec 14th 1912. Writer, broadcaster and critic J.B. Priestley may be best known for his "time plays", such as "An Inspector Calls", for enduringly popular novels like "The Good Companions" and "Angel Pavement" and for his wartime broadcasts, the "Postscripts". However, he also wrote essays, autobiography, social history and time theory. Priestley was active in politics, although never a member of any party, expressing his concerns (for instance about the nuclear arms race) through commentary and campaigning. Born and brought up in Bradford, Priestley used his Yorkshire background in some of his finest works, such as "Bright Day" and "When we are married". His connections with the city were later marked by the statue near Central Library and the naming of the J.B. Priestley Library at the University of Bradford, which he officially opened in 1975. The University awarded him the title of honorary Doctor of Letters in 1970, and he was awarded the freedom of the City of Bradford in 1973 and the Order of Merit in 1977. This is just one of a number of books by or about J B Priestley that I am selling on this site. Ref V2 Size: 512pp<

1988, ISBN: 9780241125601

Hamish Hamilton,. Hardback. First edition. Biography of the playwright, novelist and broadcaster best known for his play An Inspector Calls and his war time broadcasts for the BBC. Two … Mehr…

Hamish Hamilton,. Hardback. First edition. Biography of the playwright, novelist and broadcaster best known for his play An Inspector Calls and his war time broadcasts for the BBC. Two small selections of black and white plates. Black boards with gilt titles to spine are very clean and neat. Clean dust jacket has a three inch tear to the top edge and a significant patch of loss to the back. Very good copy in chipped and torn dust jacket . Hardback. First Edition. 1988., Hamish Hamilton, 1988, 0<

1988, ISBN: 9780241125601

HAMISH HAMILTON, 1988. Hardcover. Used; Good. Ex-library. Ships from the UK within 24 hours. Your purchase helps support authors through the Book Author Resale Right. Bookbarn Internat… Mehr…

HAMISH HAMILTON, 1988. Hardcover. Used; Good. Ex-library. Ships from the UK within 24 hours. Your purchase helps support authors through the Book Author Resale Right. Bookbarn International Inventory #262984, HAMISH HAMILTON, 1988<

ISBN: 9780241125601

Hardcover book. 512 pages. Published by Hamish Hamilton Media > Book, [PU: Hamish Hamilton]

ISBN: 9780241125601

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