Translated by durrell lawrence (12 risultati)

Hardbound Clothbinding. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. 4th Printing: January 1961. 320 pp. A great study or reading copy, well bound with clean text and crisp pages. Some dog-eared pages. Cover worn with some bumps and slight tears on spine ends. Mark on page 26 not affecting text.

Mass Market Paperback. Condizione: Poor. 320 pp. Book is still a good reading copy . Shelf wear, creases, wrinkles to cover and spine. Pen and pencil marks throughout book.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First edition thus, revised edition. Octavo. Black cloth boards. Translated and adapted by Lawrence Durrell. Spine slightly cocked, boards slightly bowed else about near fine in a very good (plus) age-toned dust jacket with a darkened spine, faint soiling and edge wear.…

Condizione: Very Good+. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good+. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Hardcover in dustjacket. Yellow cloth boards, clean and sharp. Protected, unclipped, dust jacket bright, sun fade to spine, mild shelf wear to edges. Book is firm in binding, unread. A very nice copy overall. Durrell's translation of Royidis's classic story of Pope John VIII, Pope Joan. 159 pp. Including bibliography. Free of any markings, not ex-library. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.…

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. White wraps w red art and lettering on covers, 8vo, 48pp, very light toning to text edges only else VG+ clean and tight with light general wear. Includes a drawing by Henry Miller. Scarce.

Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. 6 x 9.25in. xi. 189pp. Publisher's cloth boards. FINE/AS NEW in Very Good dust jacket protected in a removable archival cover. The book itself is flawless. The dust jacket shows a chip from the topmost of the spine, marginal shelf rubbing of the extremities, small spot of discoloration at the front cover, price-clipped, otherwise remains bright and distinct. As pictured. …

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket, as Issued. First UK Paperback Edition. Consul Books No. 774. ***Very good in colour illustrated wrappers. Paper browned. Edges very slightly rubbed and creased. Light reading crease to spine, but spine tight. Cover bright. 180mm x 110mm. 153 printed pages plus bibliography and publisher's selection of titles to rear. ***'Was Pope John VIII an Englishwoman? Did he - or rather she - die giving birth to a child after ruling Christendom for two years?' (Quote from front wrapper). ***First published in 1886, the book's publication led to the excommunication of its author, and the banning of the book. First Thus: first UK paperback edition - uncommon. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.***.…

Red Cloth. Condizione: Good. Fair/Good. Revised Edition. First published 1960, this the revised edition, 164pp, some spotting to endpapers and edges, pages appear clean internally, ink signature of previous owner to front free endpaper, red cloth with gilt spine lettering, dust jacket a little edgeworn with some small tears to top edge, spine tanned, unclipped. Size: 8.75 X 5.5 Inches. Biographical.…

Condizione: Very Good. 1977. Hardback. First British edition. Preface by Lawrence Durrell. Fine in very good dust wrapper. DW faded and showing light shelfwear. Text is clear and remains a fine copy. . . . .

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first impression. Some edge wear, chipping and short closed tears to top and bottom of jacket and spine, old sellotape to top of front jacket, corners and folds slightly rubbed, slight yellowing to white parts of jacket. Not price clipped (12s 6d), no inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg+ copy for its age.163pp. In this brilliant adaptation of a novel by the 19th century Greek author Emmanuel Royidis, Lawrence Durrell traces the remarkable history of a young woman who travelled across Europe in the ninth century disguised as a monk, acquired great learning, and ruled over Christendom for two years as Pope John VIII before her sudden and surprising death. When 'Papissa Joanna' was first published in Athens in 1886 it created a sensation. The book was banned and its author excommunicated. It nevertheless brought him immediate fame and the work established itself securely in the history of modern Greek literature. Subsequently Durrell, created a masterpiece in its own right, a dazzling concoction presented with the deftest touch.…

Condizione: Very Good. 1977. Hardback. First British edition. Preface by Lawrence Durrell. Fine in very good dust wrapper. DW faded and showing light shelfwear. Text is clear and remains a fine copy. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Softcover. Condizione: Very Good Plus Near Fine. Limited Edition. Limited to 95 numbered copies. 11pp. Bound in publishers blue wrapper, with printed label. Pages clean. A near fine copy. Size: 8vo.