Laura miller general editor (3 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 1st Edition. "First published in North America, November 2016" and full printing line with "1" on copyright page at back of book. This book is in near fine condition, marred only by slight spine lean and light bumps on its covers' spine ends. Its binding is sound, with no spine crease. Covers are unmarked and otherwise unworn. Pages are unmarked and unworn. Not a remainder. Its dust jacket, now protected by a removable mylar cover, is in fine condition: whole, bright, unmarked, and unworn. I will ship this book in a moisture proof zip-loc bag, padded in bubble wrap, inside a sturdy box to assure it reaches its proud new owner in the same condition as my description. …

Hardcover. Condizione: As New. Condizione sovraccoperta: As New. 1st Edition. First North American Edition, 1st printing. 320pp. Includes copious color illustrations, photographs & Index. Bright, clean & tight copy, unread, in AS NEW condition. "A glorious collection that delves into the inception, influences, and literary and historical underpinnings of our most beloved fictional realms. [] Spanning nearly four thousand years of creative endeavor--from The Epic of Gilgamesh to Salman Rushdie's Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights--LITERARY WONDERLANDS is a wonderfully written, thoroughly researched, and beautifully produced work that explores the timeless, captivating elements of fiction's most beloved imagined worlds. [] This team of writers and world-renowned experts unlock for us the mysteries and meanings of nearly 100 fantastical and awe-inspiring lands, examining the contemporary events and circumstances that influenced each work, as well as the relevance of the author's own life to the creation of the story. The book is organized chronologically and divided into five eras including 'Ancient Lyth and Legend,''Science & Romanticism,''The Golden Age of Fantasy,''A New World Order,' and 'The Computer Age.' [] With hundreds of pieces of original artwork, illustration, and cartography throughout, LITERARY WONDERLANDS is the ultimate armchair traveler's guide to magical realms. A treasure for anyone who's ever lost themselves in a good book, this beautiful volume is a tribute to the magnificent power of the human imagination." [jacket copy] From Thomas More's Utopia to Gulliver's Travels, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland to Treasure Island, H.G. Wells's The Time Machine to A Clockwork Orange, Calvino's Invisible Cities to Murakami's 1Q84, including influential contemporary events and philosophies, and the meaning that can be extracted from the details of the work. Each piece includes a detailed overview of the plot and a "Dramatis Personae." [] "A beautiful, enchanting book."--Andrew Sean Greer, The New York Times. "An engaging read on its own merits, LITERARY WONDERLANDS is equally valuable as a resource for further reading and as fodder for arguments over the works it includes (and leaves out)."--Shelf Awareness. Pristine hardcover w/brilliant corners & crisp edges, a square & tight binding, wrapped in a gorgeous jacket. Quite present-able. …

Hardcover. Condizione: New. Condizione sovraccoperta: New. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing (with full number sequence including the 1). Hardbound. Brand new! Very Fine in a very fine dust jacket. A tight, clean copy, new and unread. Comes with archival-quality mylar dust jacket protector. NOT price clipped. Shipped in well padded box. SIGNED BY Laura Miller on title page--her name only, with no other marks or writing. Purchased new and opened only for her signature. You cannot find a better copy. Signed by Author(s). …