Lurcat Jean (347 results)

Hardback. Condition: Good. During World War I at Christmas time in 1914 there were sudden widespread unofficial ceasefires along the Western Front organized by the French, British, and German soldiers. They crossed trenches to exchange food, souvenirs, and ideas. In some cases they played soccer, sang Christmas carols, held burial ceremonies, and exchanged prisoners of war. The ceasefires were also held at various places in 1915. However, by 1916, the war had become more bitter, and the officers in the French, British, and German armies squashed the ceasefires. Killing was much more important than peacemaking. Paul Vaillant-Couturier (1892-1937) was one of the French soldiers among those who celebrated truce. As a young man from a well-to-do bourgeois family in Paris, he had never thought he would one day fight for France and kill Germans. His parents were successful singers and actors, and as he indicated in his fictional autobiography, he was groomed to become a professional lawyer or engineer. However, he followed in his parents' footsteps and became an artist. Yet, after enlisting in the French army and serving in the infantry and artillery, he came to realize how cruel war was and caused the deaths of thousands of young men who sacrificed their lives to protect the interests of the ruling classes. By the time he was dismissed in 1919, he emerged as a pacifist and socialist with five medals of honor for heroism. From this point of his life, he went on to become a major journalist and politician; he was one of the founders of the French communist party and served as editor of the left-wing newspaper L'Humanit . He died in 1937 due to wounds from an assassination attempt. Concerned about the future of young people, Vaillant-Couturier published numerous books about the war, and one of his most significant works was Jean sans pain (Johnny Breadless, 1921). It describes a much different education than he had received, for Johnny Breadless is an orphan and does not understand why and how his parents died and why there is no help for him. It is only after he encounters an amazing rabbit who takes him on a trip to various parts of France during World War I that Johnny begins to grasp the true conditions that lead to the exploitation of common people and to wars that benefit the rich. It is in this remarkable fairy-tale novel that a ceasefire takes place-one that gives Johnny hope that people can live together in peace. It is a truce that Vaillant-Courturer waged for most of his life. Lurcat, Jean (illustrator). …

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Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Lurcat, Jean (illustrator).

Hardback. Condition: Good. During World War I at Christmas time in 1914 there were sudden widespread unofficial ceasefires along the Western Front organized by the French, British, and German soldiers. They crossed trenches to exchange food, souvenirs, and ideas. In some cases they played soccer, sang Christmas carols, held burial ceremonies, and exchanged prisoners of war. The ceasefires were also held at various places in 1915. However, by 1916, the war had become more bitter, and the officers in the French, British, and German armies squashed the ceasefires. Killing was much more important than peacemaking. Paul Vaillant-Couturier (1892-1937) was one of the French soldiers among those who celebrated truce. As a young man from a well-to-do bourgeois family in Paris, he had never thought he would one day fight for France and kill Germans. His parents were successful singers and actors, and as he indicated in his fictional autobiography, he was groomed to become a professional lawyer or engineer. However, he followed in his parents' footsteps and became an artist. Yet, after enlisting in the French army and serving in the infantry and artillery, he came to realize how cruel war was and caused the deaths of thousands of young men who sacrificed their lives to protect the interests of the ruling classes. By the time he was dismissed in 1919, he emerged as a pacifist and socialist with five medals of honor for heroism. From this point of his life, he went on to become a major journalist and politician; he was one of the founders of the French communist party and served as editor of the left-wing newspaper L'Humanit . He died in 1937 due to wounds from an assassination attempt. Concerned about the future of young people, Vaillant-Couturier published numerous books about the war, and one of his most significant works was Jean sans pain (Johnny Breadless, 1921). It describes a much different education than he had received, for Johnny Breadless is an orphan and does not understand why and how his parents died and why there is no help for him. It is only after he encounters an amazing rabbit who takes him on a trip to various parts of France during World War I that Johnny begins to grasp the true conditions that lead to the exploitation of common people and to wars that benefit the rich. It is in this remarkable fairy-tale novel that a ceasefire takes place-one that gives Johnny hope that people can live together in peace. It is a truce that Vaillant-Courturer waged for most of his life. Lurcat, Jean (illustrator). …

Condition: Good. 1st Print, This Edition. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Good. 1st Print, This Edition. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. …

No Binding. Condition: Near Fine. Postcard in near-fine condition, a little age-toned. Unmailed. Cards are sent in stiff mailers. Photo.

paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1986 American Tapestry Alliance. Pages all clean tight and bright cover is clean and strong with light rub/crease at lower right corner of cover.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1972; French text; THIS IS A PAMPHLET illustrated paper covers; mild corner wear; 4to - over 9 3/4" to 12" tall; Interior is clean and unmarked; 8 PAGES.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Free U.S. Media Mail. French language. Clean unmarked soft cover, sound binding. Bright clean cover.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Slight rubbing to covers, clean copy. First Canadian-U. S. Tapestry Exhibition, 1986. English and French languages.

Hard Cover. Condition: vg+. Dust Jacket Condition: --. Written for children about the evils of war. 104 pages; contents clean & tight; b/w & color illustrations; 8.25" tall; 3-color il'd cover. de Jean Lurcat (illustrator). Hardcover.

Paperback. Condition: Good. 16 page center stapled pamphlet with text by Jean Lurcat and b/w illustrations of the tapestries. Text in in French. White outer wrap is lightly soiled. Interior is unmarked, tight and clean.

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. cloth, dust jacket, illustrated, VG/VG.

Couverture souple. Condition: Tres Bon Etat. 6 pp. Format: 22x28.5 - Les 6 reproductions sont les suivantes : Le Bouc et l'Astrapatte, Ecarlate bleu, Forêt bleue, La Chevêche, Le Vin et la Musique ou le petit Vin Gris, Le Jardin du Poète.

Couverture souple. Condition: Tres Bon Etat. 6 pp. Format: 22x28.5 - Les 6 reproductions sont les suivantes : Le Bouc et l'Astrapatte, Ecarlate bleu, Forêt bleue, La Chevêche, Le Vin et la Musique ou le petit Vin Gris, Le Jardin du Poète.

4°. 22 Bl. mit 16 (1 farbigen) Tafeln. Illustrierter Okart. mit einem Portrait. Gutes Exemplar. Französischer Maler, Keramiker und Tapisserie-Künstler (1892-1966), der besonders für seine Wandteppiche bekannt ist. Sprache: de.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. 82 color plates and 185 b&w plates. Tight square book, unmarked but for touch of spotting to foreedge; clean bright contents; in well rubbed dust jacket with chips and edgetears.; 1.3 x 12.2 x 10.2 Inches; 229 pages.

Hardback. Condition: New. Lurcat, Jean (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good minus. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 35 illustrations, 4 in color. There is a slight bow to the front cover, and there are short tape removal marks to the first front end page, and the back end page. The front paste down has bubbles, probably the cause of the cover bow.There is a 2 inch crease down the back of the back jacket, and there are some tiny pin pricks to the front cover. They don't puncture the paper though. Small rubs to spine ends. Looks fine.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Leichte Gebrauchsspuren; Leichte Verschmutzung / Farbtonveränderung.

Softcover. Condition: Bon. Traces d'usure sur la couverture. Couverture différente. Edition 1954. Ammareal reverse jusqu'à 15% du prix net de cet article à des organisations caritatives. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Book Condition: Used, Good. Signs of wear on the cover. Different cover. Edition 1954. Ammareal gives back up to 15% of this item's net price to charity organizations. …

Hardcover. Condition: OU m.einigen Einr. U. ger.Gbrs. Gr.-8°. 32 Ss Bildtafeln,avec 35 illustrations dont 4 en couleurs orangefarbene OLwd.m. Schutzumschlag.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. Lurcat, Jean (illustrator).

Soft cover. Condition: Good. In-4 oblong, broché, Bon Etat. Lurçat Jean (illustrator).

Softcover, staple-bound, 32 pages; in Dutch; good condition; ex-college library copy with partially removed stickers on front cover at upper left corner; and library bookplate on inside front cover; no internal marks.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Slim, stapled exhibition catalog published in Amsterdam in 1959. About 32 pages, illustrated. Some in color. Covers worn at edges; some smudging to rear cover. No writing in book. Text and captions in Dutch.

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