The Perfect Summer: Dancing into Shadow - England in 1911
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The Perfect Summer (2006)
EN HC NWISBN: 9780719562426 bzw. 0719562422, in Englisch, 256 Seiten, Grove Press, gebundenes Buch, neu.
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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Wisepenny.
The Perfect Summer chronicles a glorious English summer a century ago when the world was on the cusp of irrevocable change. Through the tight lens of four months, Juliet Nicolson’s rich storytelling gifts rivet us with the sights, colors, and feelings of a bygone era. That summer of 1911 a new king was crowned and the aristocracy was at play, bounding from one house party to the next. But perfection was not for all. Cracks in the social fabric were showing. The country was brought to a standstill by industrial strikes. Temperatures rose steadily to more than 100 degrees; by August deaths from heatstroke were too many for newspapers to report. Drawing on material from intimate and rarely seen sources and narrated through the eyes of a series of exceptional individuals among them a debutante, a choirboy, a politician, a trade unionist, a butler, and the Queen The Perfect Summer is a vividly rendered glimpse of the twilight of the Edwardian era., Hardcover, Edition: First Edition first Printing, Label: Grove Press, Grove Press, Product group: Book, Published: 2006, Studio: Grove Press, Sales rank: 11624702.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Wisepenny.
The Perfect Summer chronicles a glorious English summer a century ago when the world was on the cusp of irrevocable change. Through the tight lens of four months, Juliet Nicolson’s rich storytelling gifts rivet us with the sights, colors, and feelings of a bygone era. That summer of 1911 a new king was crowned and the aristocracy was at play, bounding from one house party to the next. But perfection was not for all. Cracks in the social fabric were showing. The country was brought to a standstill by industrial strikes. Temperatures rose steadily to more than 100 degrees; by August deaths from heatstroke were too many for newspapers to report. Drawing on material from intimate and rarely seen sources and narrated through the eyes of a series of exceptional individuals among them a debutante, a choirboy, a politician, a trade unionist, a butler, and the Queen The Perfect Summer is a vividly rendered glimpse of the twilight of the Edwardian era., Hardcover, Edition: First Edition first Printing, Label: Grove Press, Grove Press, Product group: Book, Published: 2006, Studio: Grove Press, Sales rank: 11624702.
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THE PERFECT SUMMER - Dancing into Shadow in 1911. (2006)
~EN USISBN: 9780719562426 bzw. 0719562422, vermutlich in Englisch, LONDON.JOHN MURRAY (PUBLISHERS)/HODDER HEADLINE,2006. gebraucht, guter Zustand.
Lieferung aus: Vereinigtes Königreich Großbritannien und Nordirland, Versandkosten nach: DEU.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, R. J. A. PAXTON-DENNY.
UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip (£20) to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt,wrap-around pale cream background with thumbnail colour painting portrait (Girl in a red dress reading by a swimming pool' by Sir John Lavery) to front panel of dw/dj,with grey lettered author name and capitalised gilt lettered title and black lettered sub-title,similarly coloured lettered spine/backstrip, rear panel with Osbert Sitwell quote/epigram; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners – no nicks,tears or splits present - though majority of creasing is to top edges Top+fore-edges bright and clean without ageing,foxing/spotting or other blemish; contents bright,tight,clean and solid – no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners – pristine,possibly unread, apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,original,plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt lettering to spine/ backstrip and immaculate/clean plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,5th imp,ix-xiiipp+1-290pp [paginated] includes illustrations list/table,acknowledgements,an introduction,10 chapters and an Epilogue,16pp contempraneous b/w photographs in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece ,between pp82/3 and pp 194/5 respectively,5pp Dramatis personae,6pp bibliography and an Index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication,and a contents list/table - the latter two with a blank verso each. Laid in loose,a mixture of 3 magazine,newspaper supplements/cuttings (2 +1 respectively) ephemera,relating to the book. Visually the exterior appearance is more than acceptable for book's age,and particularly internally,the book is in an exceptional condition/ state of preservation and presentation.It is only the exterior faults described that prevents a slightly higher grading.Despite that,it really is an exceptional copy for brightness and cleanliness. The Summer of 1911 was one of the high sunlit meadows of English history.A new King was crownded and the aristocract was at play, bounding from one house party to the next - the socialite Lady Michelham travelled with her nineteen yards of pearls.The Ballet Russes arrived for the first time in London and people swarmed into Covent Garden to see Nijinsky's gravity-defying leaps.Rupert Brooke, then a 23-year-old poet - in love with love.Keats,marrons glaces and truth - swam in the river at Grantchester. But perfection was over-reaching itself.The country was brought to a near standstill by industrial strikes and unrest exposed the chasm between privileged and poor.Temperatures climbed to a record 100 degrees,and by August The Times had discontinued its no-longer newsworthy column,'Deaths from the Heat'.Children,seeking relief from the scorching sun,drowned in village ponds. Through the eyes of a series of exceptional individuals among them a debutante,a choirboy,a politician,a trade unionist,a butler and the Queen - Juliet Nicolson illuminates a turning point in history.With the gifts of a great storyteller and drawing on material from sources both intimate and rarely seen,she rekindles a vision of a time when the sun shone and its shadows fell on all. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - 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.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, R. J. A. PAXTON-DENNY.
UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip (£20) to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt,wrap-around pale cream background with thumbnail colour painting portrait (Girl in a red dress reading by a swimming pool' by Sir John Lavery) to front panel of dw/dj,with grey lettered author name and capitalised gilt lettered title and black lettered sub-title,similarly coloured lettered spine/backstrip, rear panel with Osbert Sitwell quote/epigram; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners – no nicks,tears or splits present - though majority of creasing is to top edges Top+fore-edges bright and clean without ageing,foxing/spotting or other blemish; contents bright,tight,clean and solid – no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners – pristine,possibly unread, apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,original,plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt lettering to spine/ backstrip and immaculate/clean plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,5th imp,ix-xiiipp+1-290pp [paginated] includes illustrations list/table,acknowledgements,an introduction,10 chapters and an Epilogue,16pp contempraneous b/w photographs in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece ,between pp82/3 and pp 194/5 respectively,5pp Dramatis personae,6pp bibliography and an Index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication,and a contents list/table - the latter two with a blank verso each. Laid in loose,a mixture of 3 magazine,newspaper supplements/cuttings (2 +1 respectively) ephemera,relating to the book. Visually the exterior appearance is more than acceptable for book's age,and particularly internally,the book is in an exceptional condition/ state of preservation and presentation.It is only the exterior faults described that prevents a slightly higher grading.Despite that,it really is an exceptional copy for brightness and cleanliness. The Summer of 1911 was one of the high sunlit meadows of English history.A new King was crownded and the aristocract was at play, bounding from one house party to the next - the socialite Lady Michelham travelled with her nineteen yards of pearls.The Ballet Russes arrived for the first time in London and people swarmed into Covent Garden to see Nijinsky's gravity-defying leaps.Rupert Brooke, then a 23-year-old poet - in love with love.Keats,marrons glaces and truth - swam in the river at Grantchester. But perfection was over-reaching itself.The country was brought to a near standstill by industrial strikes and unrest exposed the chasm between privileged and poor.Temperatures climbed to a record 100 degrees,and by August The Times had discontinued its no-longer newsworthy column,'Deaths from the Heat'.Children,seeking relief from the scorching sun,drowned in village ponds. Through the eyes of a series of exceptional individuals among them a debutante,a choirboy,a politician,a trade unionist,a butler and the Queen - Juliet Nicolson illuminates a turning point in history.With the gifts of a great storyteller and drawing on material from sources both intimate and rarely seen,she rekindles a vision of a time when the sun shone and its shadows fell on all. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - 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.
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The Perfect Summer: Dancing into Shadow in 1911 (2006)
EN HC USISBN: 9780719562426 bzw. 0719562422, in Englisch, John Murray, gebundenes Buch, gebraucht.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Ceredigion Book Shop [52664610], Nr Lampeter, CERED, United Kingdom.
Very Good condition with no significant faults. Clearly used but very few minor defects. Will look good on your book case after reading but may not be suitable as a present unless hard to find elsewhere SECURE DAILY POSTING FROM UK. 30 DAY GUARANTEE.
Very Good condition with no significant faults. Clearly used but very few minor defects. Will look good on your book case after reading but may not be suitable as a present unless hard to find elsewhere SECURE DAILY POSTING FROM UK. 30 DAY GUARANTEE.
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The Perfect Summer: Dancing Into Shadow. England in 1911 (2006)
EN HC US FEISBN: 9780719562426 bzw. 0719562422, in Englisch, John Murray, London, gebundenes Buch, gebraucht, Erstausgabe.
Lieferung aus: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, plus shipping, Shipping area: DOM.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Artisan Books & Bindery, ABAA, ME, Islesboro, [RE:3].
First Printing. xiii, 290pp. 8vo. Clean, crisp copy with light scuffing to dust jacket. Hardcover, First Edition.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Artisan Books & Bindery, ABAA, ME, Islesboro, [RE:3].
First Printing. xiii, 290pp. 8vo. Clean, crisp copy with light scuffing to dust jacket. Hardcover, First Edition.
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