9781931561990 - Pinkerton's Sister di Rushforth, Peter (17 risultati)

paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Very good with no marks, damage or labels.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Second Printing.

Hardcover. Condizione: As New. Condizione sovraccoperta: As New. 1st Edition. 1stprinting. Eexcellent copy. 100% guarantee. Expert packaging.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. New York at the turn of the century; a city bursting with new life. Out near Hudson Heights, Longfellow Park - an area of wealth and position - is being torn apart to make way for the newly rich and ambitious who threaten to engulf the long-standing residents. The new century brings with it a new order. But they still have their traditions, these older families, still have their respectability, their position, their culture. The grander ones even have statues made in their image. Yet, like so many well-orchestrated worlds, their houses contain secrets, rooms, people that they would prefer the rest of the world not to dwell upon. In the Pinkerton household a nineteenth-century embarrassment remains. Alice Pinkerton. Alice Pinkerton is almost thirty-five, not mad exactly, but disturbed, foolish, not right in the head. She had a friend once, a black servant girl (regarded in itself as a harbinger of abnormality) but she disappeared one day, never to return. Alice is tolerated (more or less), free to wander about, free to accompany her family to tea parties and cultured soirees, free to be condescended to, to have looks exchanged over her, free to be treated like a simpleton. But the truth is, Alice's mind is razor sharp, honed by a restless imagination, years of reading, and a profound contempt for her surroundings. Like her namesake in Through the Looking-Glass, Alice Pinkerton too has a mirror through which to enter a different world, only for her the mirror is her books. Left alone to read, to think, she has devoured the world that brings her mind alive: Shakespeare, Oscar Wilde, Robert Louis Stevenson, Wilkie Collins, Edgar Allan Poe are her inspiration; Jane Eyre (and Bertha Rochester), Maggie Tulliver, Lady Macbeth her companions, sustaining and nourishing her lonely life. As she moves through the witless world of Longfellow Park, observing its prejudices, its shallow culture and its vanity, its hatred of truth, she transports those who belittle her into these books and into her own - secretly-written - books, where they can no longer hide behind their tea parties and their song recitals, but are forced to act out their true characters, and reveal their true natures. Solid binding. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.

Soft Cover. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. Tight, clean.

hardcover. Condizione: Very Good in Wrappers. No Jacket. San Francisco. 2005. March 2005. MacAdam/Cage. Advance Reader's Copy. Very Good in Wrappers. 1931561990. 731 pages. hardcover. keywords: Europe England Literature World Literature. DESCRIPTION - Alice Pinkerton is almost thirty-five, not mad exactly, but disturbed, foolish, not right in the head. She had a friend once, a black servant girl (regarded in itself as a harbinger of abnormality) but she disappeared one day, never to return. Alice is tolerated (more or less), free to wander about, free to accompany her family to tea parties and cultured soirees, free to be condescended to, to have looks exchanged over her, free to be treated like a simpleton. But the truth is, Alice's mind is razor sharp, honed by a restless imagination, years of reading, and a profound contempt for her surroundings. Like her namesake in Through the Looking-Glass, Alice Pinkerton too has a mirror through which to enter a different world, only for her the mirror is her books. Left alone to read, to think, she has devoured the world that brings her mind alive: Shakespeare, Oscar Wilde, Robert Louis Stevenson, Wilkie Collins, Edgar Allan Poe are her inspiration; Jane Eyre (and Bertha Rochester), Maggie Tulliver, Lady Macbeth her companions, sustaining and nourishing her lonely life.' As she moves through the witless world of Longfellow Park, observing its prejudices, its shallow culture and its vanity, it is society that prompts her observations, viewing all through the prism of the art that has sustained and nourished her lonely life. inventory #35674.

Paperback. Condizione: New.

Condizione: New.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Printing.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. Later Printing. 2nd printing. Book is in Near Fine condition. Boards are clean, not bumped. Fore edges have a tiny bit of shelf wear. Interior is clean and legible. Not remaindered. Dust Jacket is in Near Fine condition. Not chipped or crinkled. Not price clipped. Dust Jacket is covered by Mylar Brodart. Thanks and Enjoy. All-Ways well boxed, All-Ways fast service. Thanks. Book.

Soft cover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. Hardcover. Ex Library with stickers/stamps etc. DJ in mylar pasted to boards. Nominal edge wear. May have other minor incidental cosmetic defects expected with age. Else, tight and square. HXFIC.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Edition. Minor shelf wear to binding. Text is unmarked. Dj lightly worn around edges with scuffs & small scratches in a mylar cover.

Hard Cover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. First Edition. 729pp. A tight, clean copy.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped. Published by MacAdams/Cage, 2005. Octavo. Paperback. Book is very good with very light shelf wear. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. Advance Copy. Bargain book!

Softcover. First Edition; First Printing. Very Good in wrappers. Advance Reader's Copy ( ARC ) . ; 2.05 x 8.98 x 6.22 Inches; 727 pages.