J Maxwell Brownjohn (153 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Used: Good. A nice copy with a tight and square binding. Text is clean. Hardcovers are very good. Dust jacket is good but has light edge wear. Careful packaging and fast shipping. We recommend EXPEDITED MAIL for even faster delivery.

Paperback. Condition: New. Auguste Rodin, the greatest sculptor of the 19th century, is also widely considered to be the greatest since Michelangelo, whose genius was a lifelong inspiration to him. Though the astonishingly life-like quality of his sculpture was in defiance of academic conventions, Rodin did not have to face the prolonged and bitter hostility meted out to the Impressionist painters who were his contemporaries, and in later life he became a famous and widely respected figure.Bernard Champigneulle analyses Rodin's significance as an innovator in sculpture. For Rodin created an entirely new form - the detail considered as a finished work - and in doing so exercised a lasting influence on his successors.This important and authoritative monograph combines a searching reappraisal of Rodin's achievement with a revealing account of his personality and of his troubled private life.The late Bernard Champigneulle was vice president of the Association de Critiques d'Art and a member of the Comité de la Presse Artistique. …

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 287 pages, illustrations (some colour); 21 cm. Tight, clean text. Age toning, edges lightly soiled. A good reading copy for the thrifty scholar. *** Well-illustrated introduction to the French Realist sculptor Rodin. Profusely illustrated. *** "Auguste Rodin, the greatest sculptor of the 19th century, is also widely considered to be the greatest since Michelangelo, whose genius was a lifelong inspiration to him. Though the astonishingly life-like quality of his sculpture was in defiance of academic conventions, Rodin did not have to face the prolonged and bitter hostility meted out to the Impressionist painters who were his contemporaries, and in later life he became a famous and widely respected figure. Bernard Champigneulle analyses Rodin's significance as an innovator in sculpture. For Rodin created an entirely new form - the detail considered as a finished work - and in doing so exercised a lasting influence on his successors. This important and authoritative monograph combines a searching reappraisal of Rodin's achievement with a revealing account of his personality and of his troubled private life. / The late Bernard Champigneulle was vice president of the Association de Critiques d'Art and a member of the Comit de la Presse Artistique." - Publisher. Size: 8vo.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 287 pages, illustrations (some colour); 21 cm. Tight, clean copy. Spine slightly cocked/lean, age toning. Another copy available. *** Scholarly, well illustrated introduction to the French Realist sculptor Rodin, our modern-day Michelangelo. Profusely illustrated. *** "Auguste Rodin, the greatest sculptor of the 19th century, is also widely considered to be the greatest since Michelangelo, whose genius was a lifelong inspiration to him. Though the astonishingly life-like quality of his sculpture was in defiance of academic conventions, Rodin did not have to face the prolonged and bitter hostility meted out to the Impressionist painters who were his contemporaries, and in later life he became a famous and widely respected figure. Bernard Champigneulle analyses Rodin's significance as an innovator in sculpture. For Rodin created an entirely new form - the detail considered as a finished work - and in doing so exercised a lasting influence on his successors. This important and authoritative monograph combines a searching reappraisal of Rodin's achievement with a revealing account of his personality and of his troubled private life. / The late Bernard Champigneulle was vice president of the Association de Critiques d'Art and a member of the Comit de la Presse Artistique." - Publisher. Size: 8vo. …

Hard Cover. Condition: vg+. Dust Jacket Condition: vg-. 1st U.S. ed. Orig. pub'd in Germany as "Satan ist auf Gottes Seite." 281 pages; dust jacket has some small tears along edges. Hardcover (dj).

Condition: New. pp. 288 132 Illus. (16 Col.).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. No Stock Photos! We photograph every item. 325 pages; corners bumped, edge wear to boards, "Doubleday Review Copy" slip laid-in; The discovery of German Lieutenant Berger's efforts to undermine the Nazi war effort threatens the success of the Allied invasion and jeopardizes the safety of Jannou, Berger's French lover.…

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Fawcett Printing. First American printing of the Fawcett Crest paperback. A very good reading copy for the fan of Nazi horror. 287 Unmarked pages in slightly worn illustrated wraps. Small chips at spine ends and back corner.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. 287 pages, illustrations (some colour); 21 cm. Reprint. Tight, clean copy. Light shelfwear to wraps. Another copy available. An introduction to the French Realist sculptor Rodin. Profusely illustrated. *** "Auguste Rodin, the greatest sculptor of the 19th century, is also widely considered to be the greatest since Michelangelo, whose genius was a lifelong inspiration to him. Though the astonishingly life-like quality of his sculpture was in defiance of academic conventions, Rodin did not have to face the prolonged and bitter hostility meted out to the Impressionist painters who were his contemporaries, and in later life he became a famous and widely respected figure. Bernard Champigneulle analyses Rodin's significance as an innovator in sculpture. For Rodin created an entirely new form - the detail considered as a finished work - and in doing so exercised a lasting influence on his successors. This important and authoritative monograph combines a searching reappraisal of Rodin's achievement with a revealing account of his personality and of his troubled private life. / The late Bernard Champigneulle was vice president of the Association de Critiques d'Art and a member of the Comit de la Presse Artistique." - Publisher. Size: 8vo.…

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. 287 pages, illustrations (some colour); 21 cm. Near fine. Tight, clean copy. Age toning. *** Well-illustrated introduction to the French Realist sculptor Rodin. *** "Auguste Rodin, the greatest sculptor of the 19th century, is also widely considered to be the greatest since Michelangelo, whose genius ws a lifelong inspiration to him. Though the astonishingly life-like quality of his sculpture was in defiance of academic conventions, Rodin did not have to face the prolonged and bitter hostility meted out to the Impressionist painters who were his contemporaries, and in later life he became a famous and widely respected figure. Bernard Champigneulle analyses Rodin's significance as an innovator in sculpture. For Rodin created an entirely new form - the detail considered as a finished work - and in doing so exercised a lasting influence on his successors. This important and authoritative monograph combines a searching reappraisal of Rodin's achievement with a revealing account of his personality and of his troubled private life. / The late Bernard Champigneulle was vice president of the Association de Critiques d'Art and a member of the Comit de la Presse Artistique." - Publisher. Size: 8vo.…

Soft cover. Condition: VERY GOOD Minus. 9th Printing by Publisher. 311 pages. "The General is smiling - inviting. 'Have a good look,' he says. You fight your way through a wall of thick, viscous air. Your nostrils fill with an overpowering, foetid smell of cheap perfume and stale sweat. Your eyes focus on a dishevelled bed in the rosy glow of a standard lamp. On the bed is a sight more nauseating than anything you could imagine. Like meat displayed on a butcher's slab. You turn on the General. "You really think you can get away with this?' 'I have already done so.'">> Cover creasing & scuffing; bump to lower edge of front cover. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. PHOTO Cover (illustrator). Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine Dust Jacket. First Edition. dust jacket is mylar wrapped. Brownjohn, J. Maxwell - Translator (illustrator).

Condition: As New. Unread copy in mint condition.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Used - Acceptable. Cover not as depicted. Shelf and spine wear -- reader's copy.

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

Paperback. Condition: New. Auguste Rodin, the greatest sculptor of the 19th century, is also widely considered to be the greatest since Michelangelo, whose genius was a lifelong inspiration to him. Though the astonishingly life-like quality of his sculpture was in defiance of academic conventions, Rodin did not have to face the prolonged and bitter hostility meted out to the Impressionist painters who were his contemporaries, and in later life he became a famous and widely respected figure.Bernard Champigneulle analyses Rodin's significance as an innovator in sculpture. For Rodin created an entirely new form - the detail considered as a finished work - and in doing so exercised a lasting influence on his successors.This important and authoritative monograph combines a searching reappraisal of Rodin's achievement with a revealing account of his personality and of his troubled private life.The late Bernard Champigneulle was vice president of the Association de Critiques d'Art and a member of the Comite de la Presse Artistique. …

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First American Edition. Jacket has rubbed edges and small tears. Boards have light wear. Pages are clean, text unmarked, binding tight. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Libris.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Very good, clean, tight condition. Text free of marks. Professional book dealer since 1999. All orders are processed promptly and carefully packaged with tracking.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Printing. 287pp. Black cloth spine with red boards, DJ VG, First Printing, remainder mark on bottompage edge, "Party Games takes place in 1933, and one surmises the author drew upon autobiographical elements to craft this story. The main character is temperamentally similar to Asch, and joins the Nazi party to subvert it from within".…

Hardcover. Dust Jacket. Copyright Date: 1966 Sm Quarto, 1967, PP.312, Very Good, Light Wear small stain At Jacket Spine Area First American Edition, English Translation. B & W And Color Plates, Text Figures (illustrator).

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Used-Acceptable. Bantam Edition Published: May 1965. 311 pp. Book shows heavy use, but still a good reading copy with clean text. Slightly creased and slanted spine. Light foxing on page edges, not affecting text.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Very good with very good dust jacket. Bookplate on front endpaper. A little spotting on page edges. Dust jacket is bumped and rubbed at spine tips and top corners with a one inch tear at top back edge. 253 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Copyright 1962. 374 pp. Solidly bound copy and dust jacket with moderate external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Dust jacket slightly damaged.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 344 p., clean and unmarked on strong paper mildly age-toned; binding tight; glossy pictorial wrapper clean with slight edge wear.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. First U.S. Edition. Black 1/4 cloth, gray paper covered boards, lettered in white. Very slightly rubbed corners and spine extremities, illus. book plate mounted on front flyleaf. 142 pp. Green pictorial dust jacket shows 1/4" closed tear along bottom front edge, light shelf wear. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.…

Very good with very good dust jacket. Book is very slightly cocked. Small stain on back board. Dust jacket is lightly bumped at bottom of spine and has a 1/4 inch light scar at bottom front corner fore edge. 374 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Book fine, Dust jacket fine. dj. 1st. The dust jacket has minor chips and closed tears to the extremities.

1/4 Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition; First Printing. A Fine first Edition/First Printing in a like dust-jacket; is a novel about the experiences of a German prisoner of war in England during the Second World War.Betrayed Skies tells the story of a young German soldier, Georg, who is captured by the Allies during the Second World War and sent to a prisoner of war camp in England. Georg is forced to adapt to a new culture and learn new skills while enduring the harsh conditions of the camp. He becomes close friends with another prisoner, Harry, and together they share the challenges and experiences of their time in captivity.Betrayed Skies is an absorbing and poignant novel that portrays the challenges faced by a young soldier during the war. It is a gripping story that is sure to appeal to fans of historical fiction.; 8vo; 366 pages.…