Lunn denis (23 risultati)

Condizione: Good. Light wear to boards. Content is clean and bright. DJ has some scuffing/holes.

Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover, 241 pages. Very Good condition in a Good dust jacket. First edition. Blue cloth w/gilt lettering on spine. Size 9.375"x6.25". Inscribed and signed by the author on the title page. Enclosed is a personal letter (dtd 16th December 1980) from the author to the book's owner. Book is bumped at spine top. Binding is stressed (not loose) at the interior margin in a few places from handling. Text is clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has moderate soiling and edgewear; enclosed in mylar cover. Signed by Author.…

Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good+. 1st Edition. Hardcover, 205 pages. Very Good condition in a Good+ dust jacket. First edition. Black cloth w/gilt lettering on spine. Size 9.5"x6.25". Inscribed and signed by author on front fly. Also includes a post card (dtd 26.9.78), stapled to the front fly, from the author to the book's owner. Four pages (pp104-107) have light soiling, else Near Fine condition. Dust jacket has moderate wear, enclosed in mylar cover. Signed by Author.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. 1st Edition. Inscribed and SIGNED by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper. Black cloth-covered boards, gilt spine lettering (bright), 9 1/2 x 6 3/8 inches, 205 pp. Book very good (scattered spot of staining, fore-edge and top edge of book block; otherwise, pages clean and binding tight and square). Price-clipped dustcover is very good. (K074). Signed by Author(s).…

Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover, 127 pages. Very Good condition in a Very Good dust jacket. First edition. Blue cloth w/gilt lettering on spine. Size 9.375"x6.25". Incl color plates. Inscribed and signed by author on half-title page. Cloth lightly rubbed on extremities, interior Near Fine clean and unmarked. Dust jacket moderately creased at spine top & bottom, enclosed in mylar cover. Signed by Author.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. 8vo, Hardback with Unclipped Dust Jacket, 241 Pages, Inscription from Author to Front End Paper, Some Very Light Light Edge Wear and few Light Marks to Dust Jacket. Overall A Very Good Copy in Likewise Dust Jacket. Extra Postage Costs May Apply to Overseas Orders. Inscribed by Author(s). …

Paper Back. Condizione: Very Good. The cover has light scuffing around the edges. The edges of the book have light tanning and spotting. 355 pages. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown. Size: Size E: 8"-9" Tall (203-228mm).

1978 Lunn, Denis THE NOISE OF THE MARKET PLACE Wilshire: The Compton Press, c1978 205pp, 8vo, small remainder mark on upper edge of text block, else NF/NF, very minor shelfwear.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Nice book in great condition. Pages in excellent condition. Gift message in front. Pages look unused. Hardcover. English. Pub Year 1980, See images for condition. [ ABOUT THE BOOK ] Land Called Lost Book by Denis Lunn | In this account, Denis Lunn recounts a young man's experiences in Persia in the 1930s, focusing on the junior employees of the British-owned and controlled Imperial Bank of Persia. The narrative presents the bank through the perspective of its younger staff and describes the men who travelled to the Middle East to work there. | The book offers a picture of these employees, the circumstances they encountered and the part they played in the region's economic and commercial life. It considers their experiences in relation to the view that contact between developed and underdeveloped countries was chiefly exploitative, presenting the work and influence of the bank's staff as part of a more complex account of British involvement in Persia. (SP).…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. First Edition. [2], 241 pp., previous owner's inscription verso front cover, light soiling to jacket, otherwise copy clean & in very good condition. This work is a young's man experiences in the Persia of the Thirties. From the point of view of its junior employees, the author recounts the story of the 'Banki Shaki' (the British controlled and managed Imperial Bank of Persia, and provides a living picture of the life of the young men who went to work in the Middle East at that time. #35575.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. A series of short stories on a variety of subjects, written mostly when the author was stationed in Meshed, eastern Iran in 1942-3. Stories are entitled The Trial, Ocky, Colthurst's Tale, Five Trees Sentinel, Birthday, Caged Without Bars and The Beastliness of Beethoven. Extremely well produced, the author self-published this collection and has SIGNED "With the compliments and best wishes of the author", with a date, on the top of the title page. Mild bumping to spine, and a thin scratch across the label (containing title and author) inlaid on front cover. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fair. 1st Edition. 205 pages. The story of a journey - to celebrate retirement - from Genoa to South Africa, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Bali, Singapore, Borneo, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, Thailand and Denmark. Privately printed for the author. SIGNED on front free end paper as part of a dedication: With the compliments and best wishes of the author, [sgd] Denis Lunn October 1980. At the bottom of ffep, someone has written 'p 139, "A benevolence of Buddhas". Book has spotting marks to top edge of text block. Jacket worn around edges, marked and chipped, not price-clipped. Signed by Author(s).…

1st. Ed. 8vo. 241pp. Signed by the author on f.e.p. Original boards with d/w, chipped and rubbed. Persia in the 1930s. ISBN 0 85955 079 6 US$15.

VG bright tight copy in publishers cloth in like dustjacket. 1st edition. Signed by Author on title page.

Condizione: Very Good. Original stapled illustrated souvenir theatre brochure programme. 8½'' x 5¼''. Contains 32 pages with photographs of the characters from the production. In Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. THEATRE PROGRAMMES.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 1st Edition. TWO AUTHOR SIGNED FIRST EDITIONS - HIS SECOND AND THIRD BOOKS - BOTH FINE COPIES IN FINE COMPLETE DUST JACKETS: 1st Listed: Autobiography, 241 pages ; 24 cm Contents : Watershed: 1952 Teheran: 1936-1937 Through Russia in reverse: 1937 Origins and beginnings: 1906-1918 Early days: 1918-1920 Lord Pitsligo and his cave: 1919 Ruthin: 1919-1923 First steps: 1923-1927 Doubts and problems: 1928-1930 London novitiates: 1930-1932 Through Russia in hope Teheran: 1932-1933 Baghdad: 1933-1934 Baghdad: 1934-1935 Esmee: 1935 Teheran: 1935-1936 Teheran: 1936 Full circle. 2nd Listed : First Edition published 1983, ISBN 0859551016, Fine/Fine published by Michael Russell, Author Signed to the Title page, 258 pages : maps; Maps on lining papers Includes index. Notes : Lunn, Denis. British Bank of the Middle East. British Social life and customs Iran. British Iran Social life and customs. Bankers Great Britain Biography. Middle East Description and travel. Iran Britons Social life 1937-1953 Personal observations. Iran Britons Social conditions 1937-1953. Nice items. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 127pp. Blue cloth w gilt title to spine in a complete dust-jacket. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR to half-title. Illustrated in colour. Clean, tight and bright, a lovely copy. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Nice book in great condition. Pages in excellent condition. Signed and dated by author. pages look unused. Hardcover. English. Pub Year 1983, See images for condition. [ ABOUT THE BOOK ] Rags of Time Book by Denis Lunn | The Rags of Time continues Denis Lunn's account of his life and work with the Imperial Bank of Iran, following his earlier book about his youth and early days with the bank in London, Teheran and Baghdad. In this volume, his more senior position gives him a wider view of the bank's affairs and of life in the Middle East. | The book chronicles a period in which the bank greatly expanded its operations across the region and later became a member of the Hong Kong Bank Group. It also recounts journeys that reveal both the appeal of travel and the discomforts that can deter less adventurous travellers. At its centre is Lunn's interest in and enjoyment of his work and life in the Middle East, including a confrontation with Soviet guards during the occupation of East Iran. (SP).…

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. First Edition. Size: Octavo. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Travel & Places; Inventory No: 73071. For further information on this title or for further photographs, please click on the "Ask Seller a Question" button directly underneath this listing. We aim to reply within three working days. Buyers from OUTSIDE of the UK are strongly recommended to make contact, to ask for an accurate shipping cost, BEFORE buying. …

Cloth. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First edition. A compelling signed and first edition account of Lunn's exciting and intense life and works in the Middle East. This is an interesting account of the journeys, life and work of Denis Lunn in the Middle East. The volume conveys the authors enjoyment of his life and work whilst being in the Middle East. The Rags of Time is a sequel to his previous book A Land Called Lost where he accounts his youth and early days with the Imperial Bank of Iran in London, Tehran and Baghdad.Signed by the author on the half title page:With the complements and kind words of the authorDenis Lunn25 x 11 1990In the original unclipped dustwrapper. In the publisher's original blue cloth binding. Externally, extremely smart. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. In the original unclipped dustwrapper. The spine is faded and there are some marks to the wraps and a small tear to the front wrap. Fine. none (illustratore). signed by author. book.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Working in Iran the authors experiences Signed as well as Letter enclosed to anothe rauthor in fine cond. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condizione: VG+. Condizione sovraccoperta: VG. Both volumes SIGNED by the author. Volume 1: A Land Called Lost; 1980, 241 pages. Volume 2: The Rags of Time; 1983, 258 pages. Pages are all in very good, clean condition. Blue cloth with gilt titles on the spines. Faint stains on the lower cover of volume 2. Corners not bumped. Volume 2 has mapped endpapers. Yellow, illustrated DJs with very light wear on the corners and edges. Not price clipped. VG+/VG. Signed by Author(s). Book.…

First edition, 8vo, (vi), 258 pp. Map endpapers, inscribed on the half title by the author. Cloth, d.w., not price clipped, spine slightly faded, some mild marks.