Austin Mervyn (11 results)

Condition: GOOD. First printing. Stories by V.S. Naipaul, Jamaica Kincaid, Austin Clarke, Andrew Salkey, Neil Bissoondath, Olive Senior, Jan Carew, Clyde Hossein and others - as noted in the introduction by Morris, the authors come from Trinidad, Barbados, Jamaica, Guyana, St Lucia, etc, but half of them now live and work abroad. Among the selections are 'Veins Visible' by Neil Bissoondath; 'The Spirit Thief' by Erna Brodber; 'An Honest Thief' by Timothy Callender; 'Easter Sunday Morning' by Hazel D. Campbell; 'Tilson Ezekiel Alias Ti-Zek' by Jan Carew; T'My Mother' by Jamaica Kincaid, and more. Glossary and notes on the authors. xi, 275 pp. Ex-library with the usual markings, some crinkling from dampness to several pages, but overall tight and clean in a near fine, unmarked dustjacket (one short closed tear to dj.).…

Trade Paperback (21cms X 15cms. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 186pp. Seemingly unread condition. The spine is uncreased and the binding is firm.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Wear, tear and rubbing to extremities of dust wrapper. Moderate age and reading wear to book. 246 pages. No internal inscriptions. No torn or missing pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Essays & Literary Criticism. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 55341. …

Condition: Gut. 488 p. From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - Dust jacket a bit rubbed, somewhat skewed, otherwise a good and clean copy. - The aim of this book is to collect in one volume a substantial and representative selection of ancient sources in translation, with commentary, on the history, institutions, society and economic life of the Hellenistic world from the reign of Alexander the Great to the late second century B.C. - that is, from when the Greek world expanded considerably through Alexanders conquest of the Persian empire to the time when Rome became the predominant political force in that world. The area covered includes Macedon and mainland Greece, the Aegean, Asia, Syria and Egypt. Fringe areas such as the Black Sea and Bactria are also included where appropriate, but less fully. The sources selected include literary sources, numerous inscriptions from almost all parts of the Hellenistic world, and papyri from Egypt. The sources themselves are supported by introductory commentary, notes, bibliographies, chronological tables and maps. This is the first comprehensive sourcebook in English concentrating entirely on the Hellenistic age. Teachers and students will welcome its appearance since it makes available to them for study a period which previously lack of translated material has made difficult of access. Dr Austins translations of a large number of inscriptions are especially valuable in this connection. ISBN 9780521228299 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 711 Original cloth with dust jacket.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Very good copy. Only minor wear on cover. Text block in very good condition. Part one (of two) of the Swedish state radio's (Radiotjänst) summer course in English from 1954. Wonderful illustrations by Mervyn Peake. Swedish glossary included. Small format, 14x9,5 cm. Peake, Mervyn (illustrator). …

Paperback. Condition: Good. No jacket. Radiotjänst, 1954-55. Two volumes, paperback, 12mo, 126;134pp, illust, 16pp miniature book at p97 of Second Part. Covers slightly tanned and creased. A good set. /0.3se. Peake, Mervyn (illustrator).

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First edition. 1st 1954. Almost very good condition. 2 volumes. Summer course in English for Swedish radio. Small format. Cream cardwraps. B/w text illustrations. Includes a mounted miniature book in 2nd volume. Volume 1 has damp mark and some browning to spine. Creasing to cover edges and corners. Each volume has some marks to outer page edges. Volume 2 is MISSING the miniature book (only glue line can now be seen). Also has inscription in ink to beginning of book. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched. Peake, Mervyn (illustrator).…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Complete in two volumes & bound in the original card covers, Published 1954 & 1955, 12mo size, Illustrated throughout by Mervyn Peake, Includes the miniature book pasted in at p.96 to Vol 2, Some light browning to cover edges, Few minor abrasions to cover mostly on volume 1, Endpapers lightly browned, Overall A very nice set with minimal faults. Overseas orders may require extra postage costs.…

paperback. Condition: Good. Paperbacks in good condition for age. Two volumes. First part published 1954, 126 pp. Second part published 1955, 134 pp. With black-and-white illustrations by Mervyn Peake. Published for English language courses on Swedish radio in summers of 1954 and 1955. Covers are lightly tanned, marked and edge-worn, with bumped edges. Spine foot and rear leading edge of part two are nicked. Page blocks are lightly marked and tanned. Pages are lightly tanned. Minor creases throughout pages. Part two FEP is marked. Miniature book-within-a-book on page 97 of part two, the binding of which is delicate. Contents are clear throughout. HCW. Peake, Mervyn (illustrator). Used.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good Indeed. A two volume set narrating the tale of Tom Thumb, illustrated by Mervyn Peake, intended for use by Swedish people trying to learn English. This work details English folk character, Tom Thumb, who is no larger than his father's thumb and finds himself in various debarcles as a result of his size. First featuring in literature in 1621, 'The History of Tom Thumb' was the first fairy tale printed in English. Charmingly illustrated by Mervyn Peake (1911-1968), an author, artist and illustrator remembered for his surreal fiction and literary nonsense. His reputation was first as an illustrator in his career.By Paul Britten Austin (1922-2005), an English author, translator and scholar of Swedish literature.This edition was produced for Swedish people who were learning English, and contains a Swedish glossary to the rear of each volume. It precedes the English edition by some seven years.Complete in two volumes. In the publisher's original paper wraps. Externally, generally smart; volume II has a few marks to the board and is a little chipped to the head and tail of the spine, with slight wear to the edges. Ownership inscription to the title page of volume II. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed. Mervyn Peake- (illustrator). book.…

First editions, volume one is a second printing, volume two is a first printing. Illustrated card covers. Illustrated throughout with black and white line drawings by Mervyn Peake. Volume two has a miniature book affixed within it, as issued. Very good copies, the bindings firm, volume one's covers are lightly toned and it is a little nicked at the foot of the spine. Volume two has a few tiny spots to the covers and some creasing and rippling to the top corner of the text block, which is also visible on the internal margins. The contents are clean and without previous owners' stamps or inscriptions. The miniature book in volume two is present and in fine condition. A collection of children's stories about the diminutive Tom Thumb, characterfully illustrated by Mervyn Peake. The books were intended for the use of Swedish children who were learning English, and both volumes have an English to Swedish vocabulary section at the rear. Paul Britten Austin wrote the Tom Thumb tales as a pastiche of the classic British children's stories he read as a child, and this informed his choice of illustrator; he wrote that Peake's "drawings produced the authentically English impression I was looking for Peake is about as British as can be in his drawing style, and his imagination too is utterly sunk in what might be called the 'ghosty' aspect of Britishness". Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. All items are catalogued by humans. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.…