Isbn: 9780747530367 - Priestley (14 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. This is a comprehensive biography of J.B. Priestley which has been written with the co-operation of the Priestley children and, in the 18 months before her death, of his widow, Jacquetta Hawkes. Jack Priestley was a true polymath: a successful and prolific novelist, playwright, screenwriter, biographer, critic and essayist, and a major social and political commentator, who could switch between the various disciplines with apparent ease. Born in what he considered to be a golden age - the end of the Victorian era - Priestley's life spanned almost a century, ending during the decade of Thatcherism. The son of a socialist schoolteacher father, he was inevitably influenced by the four years he spent in the trenches of the Western Front during World War I, and became an outspoken critic of the times in which he lived. "English Journey" is his journal of his travels round the country in the depths of the 1930s Depresssion. His interest in politics continued throughout his life (he was a founder-member of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament), and probably the most commonly remembered image of him, suspended in time by his famous broadcasts during World War II, is of the bluff, pipe-smoking Yorkshireman - Jolly Jack Priestley. However, behind the exterior of a straightforward, uncomplicated extrovert was someone a great deal more serious and complex. Access to numerous letters and documents has enabled Judith Cook to record Priestley's private life, as well as his public persona. She examines the relationships he had with his three wives and many mistresses, who included Jane Wyndham Lewis and Peggy Ashcroft, and with his children; and his friendships with writers, politicians and actors, including H.G. Wells, Clement Attlee, Harold Wilson, Charlie Chaplin, Groucho Marx and Gracie Fields. Judith Cook is the author of "Daphne - A Portrait of Daphne du Maurier", "The Slicing Edge" and "Unlawful Killing: The Murder of Hilda Murrell". The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. …

Condition: Very Good. 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.

Hardcover. Condition: Used; Good. Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Very Good Jacket. Second Impression. . Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail with tracking worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging. Picture is the actual item.

Condition: Good. Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.

Condition: Acceptable. Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.

1st edition. Near fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 314 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. Subjects: Priestley, J. B. (John Boynton) 1894-1984. Authors, English 20th century ; Biography. 1 Kg. …

1st edition. Near fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 314 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. Subjects: Priestley, J. B. (John Boynton) 1894-1984. Authors, English 20th century ; Biography. 1 Kg. …

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Reprint. Reprint, large 8vo, 314pp, photo illustrations, VG+ Copy in VG+ DJ Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Clean black boards, with gilt titles to spine and an unclipped DW. A tight, bright and clean copy with no inscriptions and no foxing to contents. 314pp. (16x24cm). Please contact us for any more information.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Type: Book 2nd printing. Page 157 torn, otherwise as new.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Type: Book 1st printing. Believed Signed by the author to title page and inscribed to prior owner. An unread book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Black boards with gold lettering to the spine. Pages have yellowed. Glazed pictorial unclipped dust jacket with shelf wear to the edges. Creasing to the top edge, with a repair to the inside. Now in a new removable protective clear sleeve. No inscriptions, 320pp. Clean pages with black and white images throughout. (Any digital image available on request).…

Hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.