Oxford Observed by Thomas Sharp (5 results)

Condition: near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: near fine. hbk small 4to 56pp illustr b+w photos dj shelfworn with scuffed extremities now in protective sleeve internally a very good clean tight unmarked copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good/Fair. Hardcover with a picture of Oxford on front cover - Good+. In DJ - wear to edges - Good-Fair. 56 pages including 20 illustrations. Content Good+. (288g) Photo on request. As Books that Benefit gives the proceeds from the sale of this book correct postage will be asked for when more than default price quoted.

Fp, 56pp, incl 30 b/w photo plates, 6 by Helmut Gernsheim. 23x18, pictorial boards, illustrated dw. Good copy, in rubbed and chipped dw. Attractively produced townscape study, looking at the centre of the city; as ever with Sharp, the impression given is that if only all the people could be permanently removed from the city the author would be happy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Signed by Thomas Sharp, August 25, 1963 and by Rachel Sharp Notre Dame, Oct. 21, 1978. Browning inside front and back cover from DJ flaps. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. THERE ARE NO TARIFFS OR CUSTOMS DUTIES ON BOOKS. "Oxford is a good town to look at,' writes Dr. Sharp. 'It is not so merely because it has good looks. Besides having them, it shows them superbly.' It is the purpose of this unusually stimulating book to expound these propositions. This the author has done by assembling a number of carefully selected photographs of the city's streets and colleges and providing an analysis and appreciation of some of the subtleties and intricacies of the scenes they illustrate. Thus, the book is in effect a portrayal of the public character of the city' as a whole. But it is something more than that. Dr. Sharp does not give an appraisal of the ci.