Contrary Experience by Read Herbert (35 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. The Contrary Experience : The Autobiography of Herbert Read 1974, Horizon Press HCDJ ART Sir Herbert Edward Read, DSO, MC 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. He was the chief British advocate and interpreter of modern art movements from the 1930s to the 60s. His critical scruting embraced society, art, and literature from the point of view of a philosophic anarchist. "very good, some jacket spine fading, clean and tight" BX30.

First Edition, First Printing in U.S. -- Hardcover. Condition: very good, with very good, price-clipped dust jacket (light soil).

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.

Hardcover. Condition: Good - Cash. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. General use wear, surface and edges rubbed. Corners bumped and show wear. Pages show reader wear. P/o name plate pasted inside the front cover. DJ has heavy edge chipping/pieces missing and tearing. DJ has some of the plastic layer peeling off with heavy edge rubbing. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Personal foreword by Graham Greene. 352 [4]p., dj.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First American. A very good copy in an edge worn dust jacket. Stated First American Edition. This is not an ex-library copy. Please view photo(s) to determine exact condition.

Condition: Very Good. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDEDLiterature. Near fine in very good little rubbed lightly soiled dust jacket. First edition *.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. CLEAN COPY.

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.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: 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.

hardback. Condition: Fine. Autobiographies. 1st ed. NY (Horizon) 1963. Fine in dust wrapper. Library stamp.

353p, cloth, DW, price clipped, previous owner's name on endpaper, VG+/VG.

hardback. Condition: Fine. Autobiographies. 1st ed. NY (Horizon) 1963. Fine.

First American edn. 8vo, pp. 353. Foreword by Graham Greene. Edges very slightly spotted, o/w a nice tight copy. No dj.

Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. First Edition. Bookplate. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 352 pages. Forward by Graham Green.

A little lightly rubbed at top and bottom of spine. Previous owners plate inside.

UK hardback first impression. Good with a spine slant and previous owner name to ffep and some softening to top corners. Jacket with wear and some staining and browning to spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Includes dust jacket. First Edition. A clean, tight copy in a very good dust jacket. Clothbound in black. Previous owner inscription. Price clipped. First Secker & Warburg edition. 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. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Reprint with foxed outer edge of pageblock, very faint label trace to top corner of front panel. This copy once belonged to Geoffrey Keynes, & has his signature on the ffep.

1st American Edition. 356p., dj.

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, access codes, and/or accessories.

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.

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).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. A bright, clean copy of the first edition; original invoice laid in.

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.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st UK Edition. Light wear to unclipped dustjacket, unmarked, endpapers discoloured, 356pp, VG/G. Book.

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 creasing 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.

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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. 3 Kg.