Isbn: 9780871402837 - preparing the ghost: an essay concerning the giant squid and its first photographer (17 risultati)

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Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Illustrated. With dust jacket. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

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hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

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Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.…

Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Hardcover in overall good shape with general wear. Binding firm and square. clean throughout.

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Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Fine Dust Jacket. First Edition. 8vo. 320 pages. Signed by the author. We specialize in fine books in collectible condition. Orders are professionally packaged and shipped promptly.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 1st Edition. hardback book and unclipped dust jacket [$22.95] in fine condition,stated-first edition.

Hardcover. Condizione: As New. First Edition. Publisher: Liveright, New York, 2014. FINE hardcover book in FINE mylar-protected dust-jacket. First Edition, First Printing. As new. Pristine.

Condizione: FINE. First printing. A book in which "memory, mythology, and obsession collide . . Moses Harvey was the eccentric Newfoundland reverend and amateur naturalist who first photographed the near-mythic giant squid in 1874, draping it over a shower curtain rod to display its magnitude." One review called this is a "deliciously delirious layering of science, biography, history, mystery, linguistics, myth, philosophy, epistemology, adventure, travel . . a truly great essay. Illustrated with small drawings. Sources. xi, Small format. 297 pp. Fine in a good only dust jacket (approximately half of the rear flap of the dust jacket has been cut off).…

Soft cover. Condizione: Fine. No Jacket. Special Edition. Advance Reading Copy of Uncorrected Proofs in paperback. Bright, clean & tight copy, unread, in Fine condition. 297pp, 15 illustrations. "In 1874, Moses Harvey--eccentric Newfoundland reverend and amateur naturalist--was the first person to photograph the near-mythic giant squid, draping it over his shower curtain rod to display its magnitude. In PREPARING THE GHOST, what begins as Harvey's story becomes spectacularly 'slippery and many-armed' (New Yorker) as Matthew Gavin Frank winds his narrative tentacles around history, creative nonfiction, science, memoir, and meditations about the interrelated nature of them all. In his full-hearted, lyrical style, Frank weaves in playful forays about his trip to Harvey's Newfoundland home, Frank's own childhood and family history, and a catalog of peculiar facts that recall Melville's story of obsession with another deep-sea dwelling leviathan. An 'exquisite investigation into our propensity to mythologize the mysterious' (Denver Post), PREPARING THE GHOST is a profound meditation on the art of storytelling, the impulse to obsess, and the legends we leave in our wake." [publisher copy] "With hand on heart I can truly say that I loved every word of it."--Simon Winchester. "Slyly charming, stunning writing and perversely wonderful research. Alluring. It's hard to imagine a better book about not entirely understanding giant squids."--Jon Mooallem, New York Times Book Review. "Like the giant squid at the center of this enchanting inquiry, PREPARING THE GHOST is a multi-tentacled and entirely captivating saga of profound mystery and relentless pursuit."--Dinty W. Moore. "The most original book I have read in years."--Lidia Yuknavitch. Pristine paperback w/brilliant corners & crisp edges, a square & tight binding w/no creases in spine & no jacket as issued.…

Small octavo, dustwrapper,297 pp.,black and white illustrations. Moses Harvey was the eccentric Newfoundland reverend and amateur naturalist who first photographed the near-mythic giant squid in 1874, draping it over a shower curtain rod to display its magnitude. In Preparing the Ghost, what begins as Moses' story becomes much more, as fellow squid-enthusiast Matthew Gavin Frank boldly winds his narrative tentacles around history, creative nonfiction, science, memoir, and meditations about the interrelated nature of them all. In a full-hearted, lyrical style reminiscent of Geoff Dyer, Frank weaves in playful forays about his research trip to Moses' Newfoundland home, Frank's own childhood and family history, and a catalog of bizarre facts and lists that recall Melville s story of obsession with another deep-sea dwelling leviathan. Though Frank is armed with impressive research, what he can't know about Harvey he fictionalizes, quite explicitly, as a way of both illuminating the scene and exploring his central theme: the big, beautiful human impulse to obsess. Also available in paperback [stock id 38156].…