Contrary Experience Autobiographies by Herbert Read (19 results)
Language: English
Published by New York, Horizon. 1963
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Seller: Bucks County Bookshop IOBA, Doylestown, PA, U.S.A.Bucks County Bookshop IOBA
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Published by Faber and Faber, United Kingdom 1963
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good Plus. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Plus. 1st Edition. VG+ / VG+. 1st Printing of the 1963 F&F Edition thus. Book is straight, square, securely and evenly bound, mildly and uniformly age toned and free of markings and blemishes; Cover is clean and bright, with sharp corners and joints, straight… headcap, tail, spine, hinges and edges, and boldly legible, crisply distinct lettering and design. Dust Jacket is unclipped (reflecting original GBP 30s net price), encased in protective mylar and mildly age toned, with light rubbing throughout and mild bumping along edges. (Please see Seller images.) Pre-ISBN. ShiroBooks, independent bookseller, takes pride in accurate descriptions, careful wrapping and safe shipping; please contact ShiroBooks PRIOR TO ORDERING if more information, details or photos are needed.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
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Personal foreword by Graham Greene. 352 [4]p., dj.
Published by Horizon Press 1973
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First American edition. Octavo. Four-page foreword by Graham Greene. 1 page author's preface. Dust jacket designed by Trevor Vertigan (unclipped). Very good. 355 pages.
Published by Horizon Press, New York, NY 1963
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. First US Edition. 356 pages; previous owner's name on front pastedown endpaper. Minor creasing on the bottom corner of a couple of pages. Very Good condition otherwise. No other noteworthy defects. No markings. ; Your satisfaction is our priority. We offer free returns and respond… promptly to all inquiries. Your item will be carefully cushioned in bubble wrap and securely boxed. All orders ship on the same or next business day. Buy with confidence.
Published by Faber & Faber, London 1963
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. A little lightly rubbed at top and bottom of spine. Previous owners plate inside.
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hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Used - Very Good: Item may have minor cosmetic defects (marks, wears, cuts, bends, crushes) on the cover, spine, pages or dust cover. Shrink wrap, dust covers, or boxed set case may be missing. Item may contain remainder marks on the edges of the text block. Item may be missing bundled media, acc…ess codes, and/or accessories.
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Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,650grams, ISBN:0436409607.
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Seller: Arundel Books, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.Arundel Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" From the library of noted poet Denise Levertov with her signature on front endpaper. Levertov and Read had a long frierndship. Very good first American edition in jacket (jacket price-clipped with wear to edges).
Published by Faber & Faber 1963
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. A bright, clean copy of the first edition; original invoice laid in.
Published by London: Faber And Faber Limited 1963
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- First Edition
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition. No additional date, edition or printing indicated. Near fine plus, if not fine hardback in near fine plus, if not fine dust jacket (30s net). Onlytrivial signs of age/wear/previous use to book and dust jacket, primarily: age-toning and… rubbing to rear panel and spine of dust jacket.
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Seller: Orlando Booksellers, Lincoln, United KingdomOrlando Booksellers
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Second Edition. A first printing of the re-issued edition, published in 1973. The first edition appeared in 1963. ***Near fine in black cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to the spine. The boards are clean and unmarked, with just some slight rubbing and creasi…ng at the head and tail of the spine. Corners sharp. The binding is straight with no reading lean. Spine tight. Page block edges slightly foxed. Internally also near fine with some interesting gift inscriptions to the front free endpaper (please see scans). No off-setting or foxing to the interior pages. Paper stock clean. No creases or tears. ***In a very good printed dustwrapper, which has been neatly price-clipped at the bottom corner of the front flap. The dustwrapper is complete, with just very slight rubbing and surface loss at the top and tail of the spine, and small nicks to the edges. Small closed tear to the top edge of the back panel. No serious creases or tears. There is some fading to the sun-sensitive yellow colour on the spine, and some slight marks to the white ares of the dustwrapper. ***356 pages. 221mm x 145mm. ***Contents: Part One. The Innocent Eye; Part Two. A War Diary 1915-18; Part Three. The Falcon and The Dove; Part Four. A Dearth of Wild Flowers. ***'Sir Herbert Edward Read, DSO, MC (4 Dec 1893 - 12 Jun 1968) was an English art historian, poet, literary critic and philosopher, best known for numerous books on art, which included influential volumes on the role of art in education. Read was co-founder of the Institute of Contemporary Arts. As well as being a prominent English anarchist, he was one of the earliest English writers to take notice of existentialism. He was co-editor with Michael Fordham and Gerhard Adler of the British edition in English of The Collected Works of C. G. Jung.' (Wiki) ***'Sir Herbert Read wrote no formal autobiography despite his long and prodigiously varied life as much-decorated soldier, art historian, critic, poet, novelist and key figure for nearly half a century in the cultural life of America and England. "The Contrary Experience", perhaps because it is so unconventional in form, is all the more fascinating as the totally candid self-portrait of a great man. "The Innocent Eye" describes his boyhod on a Yorkshire farm, "A War Diary", written during the First World war, describes his life in action and between periods of action, and the reading and thinking of a young infantry officer striving to keep in touch with the world of art and the intellect. "The Falcon and The Dove" is a marvellous recapitulation of an extraordinarily full life, and the final section, "A Dearth of Wild Flowers" is both an exquisite recollection in tranquility and a personal credo.' (Quote taken from the front flap of the dustwrapper) ***A new edition of the autobiography of Herbert Read - re-issued ten years after the first edition with a new personal foreword by Graham Greene. Uncommon in all editions. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.
Published by London : Faber and Faber 1963
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Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.MW Books
Contact seller5-star sellerEdition Unstated. Very good paperback copy; slightly dust-stained and edge-torn. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; 356 p. ; 23 cm. Subjects; Read, Herbert (1893-1968) Biography. Critics Great Britain Biography. Poets, English 20th century Biography. 3 Kg.
More imagesPublished by Faber & Faber 1963
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Seller: HALCYON BOOKS, LONDON, United KingdomHALCYON BOOKS
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Pages clean and bright,No markings,Binding firm,Light wear to edges,Dust jacket unclipped. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. I…F YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.
Published by London : Faber and Faber 1963
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Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, , IrelandMW Books Ltd.
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Edition Unstated. Very good paperback copy; slightly dust-stained and edge-torn. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; 356 p. ; 23 cm. Subjects; Read, Herbert (1893-1968) Biography. Critics Great Britain Biography. Poets, English 20th century Biography. 1 Kg.
Published by Faber and Faber 1968
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Seller: Stephen White Books, Bradford, , United KingdomStephen White Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Not ex-library. Hardback/Hardcover. Clean copy in good condition. Quick dispatch from UK seller.
More imagesPublished by Secker and Warburg; The Viking Press; The Bodley Head; William Heinemann 1973-1976, London; New York 1973
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Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United KingdomRooke Books PBFA
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Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Indeed. A smart selection of works either written, edited or with a preface by distinguished writer Graham Greene. This set offers the autobiographies of English art historian, critic and philosopher, Herbert Read, and Elisabeth Moor, an independent woman doctor in Ca…pri during and after WWII. Together with a collection of Graham Greene's short stories adapted for British television series 'Shades of Greene' and a novel by Czech-Canadian writer Josef Skvorecky.Graham Greene was an English writer and journalist who was widely regarded as one of the leading novelists of the 20th century.These works are either written, edited, or prefaced by him:The Contrary Experience: Autobiographies by Herbert Read (second edition, 1973) Personal foreword by Graham Greene. First published 1963. An Impossible Woman: The Memories of Dottoressa Moor of Capri Edited and with an Epilogue by Graham Greene (1975) - First US edition.Shades of Greene: The Televised Stories of Graham Greene (1975) - First thus. Miss Silver"s Past by Joseph Skvorecky (1976) Translated from the Czech by Peter Kussi. With a foreword by Graham Greene. First UK edition. In the original cloth bindings, except for 'Shades of Greene', which is bound in the pictorial boards. With the publisher's original dust wrappers, all unclipped except for 'Contrary Experience'. Externally, excellent, with minor shelf wear. Dust wrappers are very smart, with sunning to the spine of 'Contrary Experience' and slight edge wear. With a small closed tear to the front panel. Faint marks to 'Memoires of Dottoressa Moor'. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Small contemporary ink inscription to front free endpaper of 'Shades of Greene'. Near Fine. None (illustrator). book.
Published by London Faber and Faber 1963 1963
Seller: G. Heywood Hill Ltd ABA, London, , United KingdomG. Heywood Hill Ltd ABA
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First edition. From the library of renowned publisher Tom Rosenthal with his bookplate. 8vo., original cloth with dust wrapper. Spine of wrapper a little darkened otherwise a very good copy.
