Derek Birdsall (113 results)

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing. Quarto hardback. Colour illustrated. 72 pp. Very Good + condition. No inscriptions. Ronald Searle (illustrator).

Wraps. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Piece(s) of the spine missing. Due to age and/or environmental conditions, the pages of this book have darkened. Moderate edgewear on the boards. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.…

Soft Cover. Condition: Good. 1st Published 1972. 150 pp. Solidly bound copy with moderate use. Moderate foxing on page edges. Occassional highlighter markings on text/ marginalia. Derek Birdsall (Cover Design) (illustrator).

Condition: Good. Good condition. No Dust Jacket (technology) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st American Edition.

Issue 153. Very Good (minor soil rear cover). 8vo., red printed wraps; 95 pages. Birdsall, Derek & Kitching, Alan (illustrator).

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 376 pp. Solidly bound copy with moderate external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Moderate browning of pages. Creased front cover. Derek Birdsall (Cover Design) (illustrator).

Hardback. Condition: Good. Every great comic opera needs a hero, a heroine, a pompous authority figure and, if Gilbert and Sullivan are involved, at least one thoroughly put-upon individual who seems destined to spend the entire evening looking mildly exasperated while everyone else sings at him. Dick Deadeye is that man. Frequently overlooked, occasionally misunderstood and blessed with all the social grace of an audit during a birthday party, he is one of Gilbert and Sullivan?s most delightfully unconventional characters?and here he enjoys a production every bit as eccentric as he deserves. Published in 1975 by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Dick Deadeye is a wonderfully inventive theatrical adaptation by Derek Birdsall, inspired by the incomparable drawings of Ronald Searle and the comic operas of W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan. Rather than simply reproducing familiar productions, the book celebrates an imaginative stage interpretation in which Searle?s unmistakable visual style collides gloriously with Victorian operetta, producing something at once respectful, irreverent and irresistibly entertaining. Ronald Searle was the ideal artistic accomplice for such an undertaking. His wildly expressive line drawings, impossible limbs, gloriously exaggerated faces and wicked eye for absurdity seem almost predestined for Gilbert and Sullivan?s satirical universe. Bureaucrats become even more pompous, admirals even more improbable and sailors somehow manage to appear simultaneously dignified and completely ridiculous. It is theatrical caricature at its very finest. There is a particularly pleasing irony in giving Dick Deadeye centre stage. Throughout H.M.S. Pinafore , he is the character nobody much wants to listen to, despite possessing a rather inconvenient habit of telling the truth. In many ways he is the operatic equivalent of the person quietly pointing out that the emperor appears to have forgotten an important item of clothing while everyone else is busy admiring the tailoring. Naturally, history?and comedy?has a habit of rewarding such people eventually. The book itself is as much an art object as a theatrical souvenir. Richly illustrated with Searle?s exuberant drawings, it captures the spirit of a production that embraced visual wit as enthusiastically as Gilbert embraced satire and Sullivan embraced melody. Even readers unfamiliar with the operas will find themselves smiling at illustrations so full of movement and personality that they almost seem to burst into song unaided. This copy is in Good condition, with a slightly tatty dust jacket showing honest edge wear from years of service. It remains entirely appropriate for a book celebrating theatre?a world in which scenery gets bumped, costumes acquire character and perfection is generally considered rather less interesting than performance. The jacket has earned its wrinkles honestly. Whether you?re devoted to Gilbert and Sullivan, an admirer of Ronald Searle?s incomparable illustrations, a collector of theatrical ephemera or simply someone who appreciates books that refuse to take themselves too seriously, Dick Deadeye is a delightful curiosity. It combines music, satire, illustration and theatrical imagination into a volume every bit as eccentric as the productions that inspired it. Sold, as always, by Crappy Old Books?because the best books don?t always star the hero, and sometimes the fellow with the unfortunate name ends up stealing the entire show. …

25 x 25 cm ; kart. . Condition: Akzeptabel. 70 S. ; Publiée par Mobil Services Co. Französischsprachige Paperbackausgabe, 70 Seiten mit zahlreichen Abbildungen. Exemplar mit mäßigen Gebrauchsspuren (Copie avec des signes d'usure modérés). pw562.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: VG+. Jacket Condition: 'VG+' Condition: 'VG+' Notes: Colour, B+W illustrations. Clothbound.

Condition: Very Good. oblong folio, 38 pp., softcover, very good. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.

Oversize Hardback. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Full black cloth boards. Worn price-clipped dust jacket with small tears. Approx. 250 pages. Many illustrations. Keywords: Human evolution, Artifacts, Weapons, Tools, Machines, Inventions, Technological Change, Time Clocks, Galleon, Scientific revolution, Industrial Revolution, Space Age, MacHines 2. …

Condition: Good. Original silver lettered square cloth, circa 25x25cm, dust jacket, illustrations (partly in colour).

Condition: Very Good. 1st US Edition. Oblong Quarto Size [approx 30.5cm x 24cm]. Very Good condition in a Dustjacket - now protected in our clear archival purpose-made plastic sleeve. DJ is mildly age-toned with a chip to the upper front and several closed tears to edges. Colour and black & white illustrations by Ronald Searle. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. Unpaginated. Based on the animated motion picture for which Searle produced the artwork.…

Cloth. Condition: Fine Condition. Fine Condition. 327 pp., 234 illustrations in color. First United States edition. Includes list of plates and acknowledgments. Blue cloth with gilt letters to the spine. Dustjacket is protected with a mylar cover. Book.

FIRST EDITION, oblong imperial octavo hardcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.…

Paperback. Condition: VG. 1st Edition. Omnific/Derek Birdsall (cover) (illustrator).

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Fine unread condition heavy oversized color illustrated softcover wraps. Incudes Photo Credits; Honorary Committee List; Preliminary Page Letter from Rosalio Jose Cardinal Castillo Lara, President of the Pontifical Commission for the Vatican City State; Acknnowledgments; List of Participating Museums; Preliminary Page Letter from Robert J. Easton, Chairman of the Board, President and CEO, Chrysler Corporation; List of Patrons and Sponsors; Foreword; Preface; Lenders to the Exhibition; Map of the Vatican City State; List of St. Peter's Successors; Glossary; and Bibliography. Birdsall, Derek, (designer) (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. HARDCOVER Good - Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name - GOOD Oversized.

VG, unmarked, illus. 10" x 10" Hardback; no DJ. 261 pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. HARDCOVER Acceptable - This is a significantly damaged book. It should be considered a reading copy only. Please order this book only if you are interested in the content and not the condition. May be ex-library. Oversized.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. First Paperback Edition. First UK paperback edition. Previously published in hard covers by Faber in 1956. The spine has some edge rubbing and a little surface tearing a the top and bottom. Light surface marking to the covers with browning to the white panel on the front cover which also has a small cross in ink next to the price. The pages are browned but otherwise unmarked. First printing. Cover illustration by Quentin Blake with cover design by Derek Birdsall. Postage charge will be reduced by £1.50 when the order is processed. Blake, Quentin; Birdsall, Derek (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st American Edition. 253 pp. Over-sized and/or over weight book; extra postage required. Please note that large and/or heavy items may incur an additional shipping charge. Solidly bound copy and dust jacket with minimal external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Derek Birdsall (Design); Neil Stuart (Jacket Design) (illustrator).…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Innovative sixties magazine 'for the new kind of woman'. This issue includes cover star Twiggy, Western fashion by Max Maxwell, plus many stunning period advertisements. Shelf wear to cover and edges. Photographs available on request. All books dispatched same or next working day in robust packaging.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Innovative sixties magazine 'for the new kind of woman'. This issue includes cover star Ava Gardener, Alan Aldridge profile, 'Dougal's Self-Erasing' by Terry Jones and Michael Palin, 'Go red in the sun' photo by Helmut Newton, spots fashion by Lawrence Sackman, 'The Public Image' by Muriel Spark, plus many stunning period advertisements. Shelf wear to cover and edges, slight roll to spine. Photographs available on request. All books dispatched same or next working day in robust packaging.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Innovative sixties magazine 'for the new kind of woman'. This issue includes 'What Paris Could Do for the Queen', transiberian railway photos by Helmut Newton, wool fashion by Harri Peccinotti, Holloway Prison, Julie Andrews profile, plus many stunning period advertisements. Shelf wear to cover and edges, slight roll to spine. Photographs available on request. All books dispatched same or next working day in robust packaging.…