Miguel sanchez editor irving (8 risultati)

Trade Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. very good clean copy. clean flat covers. previous owner sticker and bookplate inside front cover. pages clean and unmarked. clear removable plastic cover. 308 pages.

Trade Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. 308 Pages. Stiff covers with flaps. Covers show light wear to edges. Interior text pages are flawless. Some books age with the passing of time while others maintain their youth fresh and untarnished. This is the case with the Tales of the Alhambra by Washington Irving. A North American diplomat, historian and traveller, he lived for some time in the very Alhambra itself. His book, published for the first time in 1832, was immediately translated into many languages and attracted to Granada pilgrims from every latitude. In it we find a highly romantic outlook, all colour and atmosphere, together with acutely-observed, first-hand impressions full of subtlety, humour and feeling. Here on the one hand we become acquainted with the local legends and traditions which maintain today the enchantment of yesterday; on the other hand, we have superb realistic sketches of the strange world of that 19th century Alhambra, so alive, so real: ordinary men and women, invalid soldiers, beggars. These may even be the most evocative pages in the book. Interspersed throughout are illustrations in the form of contemporary engravings which reveal all the romantic charm of the environs and the inhabitants of the Alhambra of that time. This was the period when great artists such as Roberts, Lewis, and Dore discovered and re-created its atmosphere. To illustrate Irving's book with these engravings not only embellishes it but in a sense completes it.…

Soft Cover. Condizione: Fine. B00k: Fine/, Off White Spine With Black Lettering, Pictorial Soft Cover Book: B00k: Fine/, And Some Better, Pages Are UnMarked, UnRead, Clean And Tight To The Spine. $65.83. = = This B00K, Is Hard To Find, Will Be Packaged And Shipped = Carefully, To Avoid Shipping Damage And Will Make It, An Excellent Addition To Your Own Personal Library Collection, Or As A Gift. = = World Wide Shipping, AVAILABLE. = =. B00k: Fine/, 1977 (illustratore).…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. A Madrid-printed, Spanish-language edition (1971) of Washington Irving's 1892 romantic history 'The Chronicles of the Conquest of Alhambra'. A VG 16mo hardcover without a dj as issued. Red leatherette boards with gilt lettering and/or decoration on the spine and upper board. The spine is slightly cocked and the upper board has some soiling in the lower corner. Top edge gilt has some spotting. The contents, 124 pp., plus indexes to the chapters and prints, are somewhat age tanned but appear clean and securely bound. NOT an ex-library copy.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Covers show wear and scuffing. All pages intact, binding is sound. Clean and unmarked. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Text is clear of markings. Binding is secure. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. *** Paperback Format *** Previous owner's name written on first free page. Text is clear of amrkings. Binding is secure. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. PAPERBACK. Minimal rubbing to edges. Clean interior. Secure packaging for safe delivery.