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Brideshead Revisited : The Sacred and Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder
de Waugh, Evelyn
- Usado
- very good
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Very Good/Very Good
- Librería
-
Auckland, New Zealand
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EUR 183.42EUR 128.39
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Sobre este artículo
Melbourne, Australia: Chapman & Hall, 1946. First Australian Edition. Black bds with White spine title (unworn) 304 pages. Very crisp copy printed on war economy paper so toned (front ep removed). Original DJ in pretty good shape with slight wear to spine ends and top tips causing short split at front top tip, price clipped and a little age toned.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
Sinopsis
Author Evelyn Waugh wrote Brideshead Revisited: The Sacred & Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder during the handful of months following a minor parachute accident. Loosely based on Waugh’s own experiences as a student at Oxford University, the novel tells the story of Charles Ryder, a young man at Oxford who is captivated by an eccentric classmate named Sebastian Flyte and his very wealthy, Catholic family. The first half of the book is filled with teachings of beauty, booze, and witty conversation; in the second half, every one grows up and things all apart. Told in flashbacks from the days of WWII, Waugh charts the passing of the privileged world he knew in his own youth and vividly recalls the sensuous pleasures that wartime austerities denied him. While many critics believe that Waugh’s intention was to present Catholicism positively and reflect his own reasons for converting to it, many interpret the novel in the opposite light, believing that religion actually brings about the ruin of every character in the story. Brideshead Revisited is ranked 45th on BBC’s “The Big Read” survey and 80th on Modern Library’s “100 Best” English-language novels of the 20th century. It is also included in TIME’s “100 Best Novels” (since 1923) as well as Newsweek’s list of the 100 best books of world literature.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Ariel Books
(NZ)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 16903
- Título
- Brideshead Revisited : The Sacred and Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder
- Autor
- Waugh, Evelyn
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Very Good
- Edición
- First Edition
- Editorial
- Chapman & Hall
- Lugar de publicación
- Melbourne, Australia
- Fecha de publicación
- 1946
- Tamaño
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
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Auckland
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- BDS
- Common term for the covers of a hardbound book. The term 'boards' refers to the thick cardboard under the paper or cloth...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
