Jan Forman (45 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Condition: good. Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: New. Strangers Like Angels chronicles the journeys of Alec and Jan Forman to far and distant lands as they embrace their pioneering spirit. Following adventures in Canada, Antarctica and the Sultanate of Oman they set off on the original gap year in the seventies. Travelling in their Land Rover, they use only a map and compass to navigate through the Sahara Desert and tropical rainforests in Africa, back to Europe and out to Asia via the Hindu Kush, and on to the Himalayas. They grapple with the realities of poverty and yet experience surprising hospitality and welcome from unlikely sources. In the confined space of their vehicle, Alec and Jan learn what it takes to support and sustain themselves and their relationship on an exciting and often harrowing journey. Exchange of news through airmail letters to and from England keeps them in touch with family matters. Beautiful photographs and illustrations with maps complement the text, taking the reader along on the journey with Alec and Jan. A light, entertaining read of a true story of adventures, travel and divine encounter, blended with winsome tales to delight the heart, Strangers Like Angels will appeal to fans of memoirs and travel books.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine dj. First Edition. [light age-toning to edges of text block, slight bumping at top of spine; jacket shows a touch of wear at spine ends, extremely light surface rubbing]. (B&W photographs) Czech-born film director Forman's "frank, vibrant, passionate memoir -- written with novelist Jan Novak -- brings the traumatic experience of Eastern Europe in this century brilliantly to life and takes the reader inside the very process of artistic creation.".

Paperback. Condition: New. Strangers Like Angels chronicles the journeys of Alec and Jan Forman to far and distant lands as they embrace their pioneering spirit. Following adventures in Canada, Antarctica and the Sultanate of Oman they set off on the original gap year in the seventies. Travelling in their Land Rover, they use only a map and compass to navigate through the Sahara Desert and tropical rainforests in Africa, back to Europe and out to Asia via the Hindu Kush, and on to the Himalayas. They grapple with the realities of poverty and yet experience surprising hospitality and welcome from unlikely sources. In the confined space of their vehicle, Alec and Jan learn what it takes to support and sustain themselves and their relationship on an exciting and often harrowing journey. Exchange of news through airmail letters to and from England keeps them in touch with family matters. Beautiful photographs and illustrations with maps complement the text, taking the reader along on the journey with Alec and Jan. A light, entertaining read of a true story of adventures, travel and divine encounter, blended with winsome tales to delight the heart, Strangers Like Angels will appeal to fans of memoirs and travel books.

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Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 352 pages. 8.43x5.43x1.34 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

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Condition: good. Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present.

Condition: very good. Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Penned inscription to the ffep, 'April 95. Tony: Thank you very much for the opportunities you've given me this season on 'Zero Avenue.' Your advice on 'Farley Mowat Ate My Brother' helped make it special and I am truly grateful. Cheers, I.M. Ken.' Jacket edges are yellowing, minor shelf rubbing, light bump to spine top, little wear overall. Text is clean. 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Hair. Ragtime. Amadeus. Valmont. Two of these films earned Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Picture. All display a distinctive combination of intelligence and artistry born of the vision of one man: Milos Forman. [His] uncommon childhood left him orphaned by World War II in a small Czechoslovakian town. Eight years old when his father was seized by the Gestapo, ten when his mother was arrested, Forman spent his next thirty years living out of a suitcase and nurturing a dream to make movies.' Illustrated. 295 pages. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 352 pages. 8.43x5.43x1.34 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. First Edition. Dust jacket remains in very good condition, a few slight scratches with very slight wrinkles on the top of the cover. Dust jacket displays black and white design with photo of Forman. Quarter bound cloth cover, shows no sign of damage, no marks or blemishes. Corners and edges in good shape. Binding in good shape, spine straight and in good shape. The text contains little to no instances of underlining, markings, stains, etc. Text block clear and bright, includes childhood photos of Forman, film sets and stills. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 295 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: used good. 2025 mayFiled directorBiosAnd one in basement t2025.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good +. 295 pp, b/w plates. light rubbing and edgewear. leaves lightly tanned - interior unmarked and solid.

Condition: good. Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present.

Original publisher's cream cloth hardback, gilt lettering spine, illustrated frontcover, pictorial dustjacket, 4to: illustrated endpapers, frontispiece, 46pp., [ca120pp.], 57 coloured page-large manuscript plates with references on opposite page.

brossura. Condition: ottimo. in 8 pp. 399.

Hardcover. 8vo. pp: 295. First edition. Original publisher's black boards with silver lettering at spine in original publisher's photo-illustrated dust jacket. Illustrated with photographs in black and white. ISBN: 057117289x Very good plus in near fine dust jacket. Light rubbing to head of spine. Toning to page edges. Rubbing to head of jacket spine and jacket corners. Otherwise compact, tight, internally and externally clean.

Super octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. Edition and publication date are unstated, hardcover, the binding is a bit loose but remains solid, and the book block pulls forwards slightly at the head. There are also bumps to the spine ends and cover corners, shallow bowing to the covers, and moderate wear to the edges. Overall, a solid, Near Very Good copy in a Good+ dust jacket, which has short losses and peeling at the spine ends, corners and edges, creased tears to the edges, and some rubbing to the covers. The jacket is wrapped in Mylar.

* Umfang/Format: 46 Seiten : 55 Bl. Abb. mit Text, 1 Titelbild ; 4 * Erscheinungsjahr: 1963 Die prachtvoll illuminierte Handschrift von Raschiduddins ?Jahrbüchersammlung" aus dem Jahre 1s96, die in der Kaiserlichen Bibliothek zu Teheran verwahrt wird, führt uns in künstlerisch einzigartigen Miniaturen die bedeutendsten Ereignisse der Geschichte der Mongolen ? u. a. die fesselnde Episode der Herrschaft TschingisChans ? und dabei auch das Leben am Hofe des kunstliebenden Großmoguls von Indien, Akbar, vor Augen. Der Text von Jan Marek und Hana Knizkova schildert die Entstehung der illuminierten Handschrift in den Malerwerkstätten des Mogulherrschers, erläutert die einzelnen Miniaturen und bringt auch bei jedem Blatt die Übersetzung des Originaltextes. Die Reproduktionen der Miniaturen stammen von dem bekannten Kunstfotografen Werner Forman. Das Buch erscheint in der Reihe der Artia-Bildbände über die orientalische Miniatur. gepflegtes Exemplar, nur kleine Lesespuren, * Verlag: Praha Prag : Artia Verlag.

Paperback. Condition: New. Strangers Like Angels chronicles the journeys of Alec and Jan Forman to far and distant lands as they embrace their pioneering spirit. Following adventures in Canada, Antarctica and the Sultanate of Oman they set off on the original gap year in the seventies. Travelling in their Land Rover, they use only a map and compass to navigate through the Sahara Desert and tropical rainforests in Africa, back to Europe and out to Asia via the Hindu Kush, and on to the Himalayas. They grapple with the realities of poverty and yet experience surprising hospitality and welcome from unlikely sources. In the confined space of their vehicle, Alec and Jan learn what it takes to support and sustain themselves and their relationship on an exciting and often harrowing journey. Exchange of news through airmail letters to and from England keeps them in touch with family matters. Beautiful photographs and illustrations with maps complement the text, taking the reader along on the journey with Alec and Jan. A light, entertaining read of a true story of adventures, travel and divine encounter, blended with winsome tales to delight the heart, Strangers Like Angels will appeal to fans of memoirs and travel books.

Gebundene Ausgabe. Condition: Gut. 134 S. Besitzerstempel innen. Innerhalb Deutschlands Versand je nach Größe/Gewicht als Großbrief bzw. Bücher- und Warensendung mit der Post oder per DHL. Rechnung mit MwSt.-Ausweis liegt jeder Lieferung bei. Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 1120.

Hardcover. Condition: A fine copy in dust jacket. Dust Jacket Condition: dj. First edition. Oscar winner Milos Forman, film director, tells his story; orphaned by WWII in a small Czechoslovakian town to the heights of Hollywood. Illustrated from photographs. 295pp.