2008Best.-Nr. 2346102New York: Signet Classics 2008. Reprint. Mass Market Paperback. Fine. 4x0x6. New. An exceptional copy. 2008 Mass Market Paperback. xx 168 pp. Introduction by Joyce Carol Oates afterword by Vince Passaro. In this pair of literary voyages into the inner self Joseph Conrad has written two of the most chilling disturbing and noteworthy pieces of fiction of the twentieth century. Heart of Darkness is a devastating commentary on the corruptibility of humanity. Based on Conrad's own 1890 trip up the Congo River the story is told by Marlow the novelist's alter ego. It is a journey into darkness and horror - both literally as the narrator descends into a sinister jungle landscape and metaphorically as he encounters the morally depraved Mr. Kurtz. The Secret Sharer is the tale of a young sea captain's first command as he sails into the Gulf of Siam - and into an encounter with his mysterious “double” the shadow self of the unconscious mind. Joseph Conrad boldly experimented with the novella and novel forms filled his writing with the exotic places he himself had traveled and concerned himself with honor guilt moral alienation and sin. Heart of Darkness and The Secret Sharer encapsulate his literary achievements - and his haunting portrayal of the dark side of man. Signet Classics paperback books
2012Best.-Nr. 2337583New York: Simon & Schuster 2012. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. 6x1x8. First printing. Remainder mark on page base. Binding tight and square pages clean bright and unmarked. 2012 Trade Paperback. xxi 535 pp. For almost 500 years human beings have been finding ways to circle the Earth - by sail steam or liquid fuel; by cycling driving flying going into orbit even by using their own bodily power. The story begins with the first centuries of circumnavigation when few survived the attempt: In 1519 Ferdinand Magellan left Spain with five ships and 270 men but only one ship and 35 men returned not including Magellan who died in the Philippines. Starting with these dangerous voyages Joyce Chaplin takes us on a trip of our own as we travel with Francis Drake William Dampier Louis-Antoine de Bougainville and James Cook. Eventually sea travel grew much safer and passengers came on board. The most famous was Charles Darwin but some intrepid women became circumnavigators too - a Lady Brassey for example. Circumnavigation became a fad as captured in Jules Verne's classic novel Around the World in Eighty Days. Once continental railroads were built circumnavigators could traverse sea and land. Newspapers sponsored racing contests and people sought ways to distinguish themselves - by bicycling around the world for instance or by sailing solo. Steamships turned round-the-world travel into a luxurious experience as with the tours of Thomas Cook & Son. Famous authors wrote up their adventures including Mark Twain and Jack London and Elizabeth Jane Cochrane better known as Nellie Bly. Finally humans took to the skies to circle the globe in airplanes. Not much later Sputnik Gagarin and Glenn pioneered a new kind of circumnavigation - in orbit. Through it all the desire to take on the planet has tested the courage and capacity of the bold men and women who took up the challenge. Their exploits show us why we think of the Earth as home. Round About the Earth is itself a thrilling adventure. Simon & Schuster paperback books
2008Best.-Nr. 100089782Odelia Palmer 2008 in8. 2008. Broché.
2018Best.-Nr. 100088168Bragelonne 2018 346 pages 14x23x3cm. 2018. Broché. 346 pages.
2013Best.-Nr. 100058194Hauteville 2013 320 pages 14x21x3cm. 2013. Broché. 320 pages.
2013Best.-Nr. 100077148France loisirs 2013 15x21x2cm. 2013. Broché.
2015Best.-Nr. 64006Black Swan 2015 384 pages 18x11x3cm. 2015. Poche. 384 pages. Chaque maison cache un secret les murs ont des oreilles mais la bouche cousue. Il faut poser longtemps la joue contre leur sein comme un docteur fiévreux pour les entendre respirer. A Dun-le-Palestel dans la Creuse la maison de famille du narrateur en a si gros sur le c?ur et tant à dire qu'on va la confesser pièce après pièce l'écouter se raconter souvenirs dérangés vérités arrangées les choses et les gens tels qu'ils furent les échos et les ombres qu'il en reste. Elle finira bien par lâcher cequ'elle sait. Elle sait l'histoire d'un père qui lui avait choisi de se taire
2015Best.-Nr. 67940Pocket 2015 480 pages 18x11x2cm. 2015. Poche. 480 pages. Chaque maison cache un secret les murs ont des oreilles mais la bouche cousue. Il faut poser longtemps la joue contre leur sein comme un docteur fiévreux pour les entendre respirer. A Dun-le-Palestel dans la Creuse la maison de famille du narrateur en a si gros sur le c?ur et tant à dire qu'on va la confesser pièce après pièce l'écouter se raconter souvenirs dérangés vérités arrangées les choses et les gens tels qu'ils furent les échos et les ombres qu'il en reste. Elle finira bien par lâcher cequ'elle sait. Elle sait l'histoire d'un père qui lui avait choisi de se taire
2011Best.-Nr. 49057ROTOCAYFO 2011 185 pages in8. 2011. Broché. 185 pages.
2016Best.-Nr. 58927Points 2016 576 pages 18x11x3cm. 2016. Poche. 576 pages.
2003Best.-Nr. 100070478Philippe Rey 2003 170 pages 14x20x1cm. 2003. Broché. 170 pages.
2001Best.-Nr. UDUNTEL00drpHarcourt 2001. Very Good. Dunbar Joyce. Tell Me what It's Like to Be Big. San Diego: Harcourt 2001. NPpp. Illustrated. 4to. Pictorial hardcover. Book condition: Very good with bumped spine ends. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good with gently rubbed edges. Harcourt hardcover books
2012Best.-Nr. UJOYUNL00fpRandom House 2012. Fine. Joyce Rachel. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry. New York: Random House 2012. 360pp. 8vo. Paperback. Book condition: Near fine. Random House paperback books
2009Best.-Nr. UMAYLAB00LRHarper Perennial 2009. Fine. Maynard Joyce. Labor Day. New York City: Harper Perennial 2009. 244pp. 8vo. Paperback. Book condition: Near fine. Harper Perennial paperback books
2008Best.-Nr. URAIWHA00acmfWatson Guptill 2008. Very Good. Raimondo Joyce. What's the Big idea Activates and Adventures in Abstract Art. NY: Watson Guptill 2008. 48pp. Illustrated. 4to. Hardcover. Book condition: Very good with light bumping and rubbing. Watson Guptill hardcover books
2003Best.-Nr. LFA-126725959Un ouvrage de 573 pages, format 135 x 205 mm, relié cartonnage sous jaquette couleurs, publié en 2003, bon état
2002Volume in brossura "Bur classici" vecchia copertina. A cura di Carla Marengo. Traduzione di Margherita Ghirardi Minoja. Testo inglese a fronte. Quarta edizione. Mai letto, si riscontra solo un ingiallimento delle pagine interne.
2018Best.-Nr. 100076329Bragelonne 2018 346 pages 14x23x3cm. 2018. Broché. 346 pages.
2015Best.-Nr. 620442015 382 pages in8. 2015. Relié. 382 pages.
2017Best.-Nr. 500001331Philippe Rey 2017 219 pages 14x22x2cm. 2017. Broché. 219 pages.
2012Best.-Nr. UJOYCOL00fpMartino Publishing 2012. Fine. Joyce James. Collected Poems. Mansfield CT: Martino Publishing 2012. 63pp. 8vo. Paperback. Book condition: Near fine. Martino Publishing paperback books
2009Best.-Nr. 101835Mark Batty Publishers, New York City, 2009. 17,5 cm ; kart.
2011Best.-Nr. 5004750212011 2011.
2002Best.-Nr. 100070650Bayard Jeunesse 2002 40 pages 26x26x1cm. 2002. Cartonné. 40 pages.
2010Best.-Nr. 4000540702010 2010. ouvrage broché 667 pages aux éditions Philippe Rey en excellent état quasi neuf (vendu 24 euros en librairie)
