Parker Teskey (14 results)

Paperback. Condition: Used; Good. Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Grubby book may have mild dirt or some staining, mostly on the edges of pages. Aged book. Tanned pages and age spots, however, this will not interfere with reading. Damaged book. Slightly damaged in some way typically, a grazed corner or torn cover. Ex-library book with stamps on the first page, it is also likely to have a small shelf number sticker on the spine.…

paperback. Condition: Good. Our good condition books are generally good for reading but not for gifting or collecting. They could have imperfections such as creasing, fanning, inscriptions, margin notes, yellowing, staining on edge or cover or pages, bumps, scuffs, etc etc (sometimes multiple of these). It's a wide category that encompasses anything that isn't almost-new down to anything that is slightly better than poor. We would NOT recommend gifting Good books - these should be considered reading copies. Our books are dispatched from a Yorkshire former cotton mill. We list via barcode/ISBN so please note that the images are stock images and may not be the exact copy you receive, furthermore the details about edition and year might not be accurate as many publishers reuse the same ISBN for multiple editions and as we simply scan a barcode or enter an ISBN we do not check the validity of the edition data when listing. If you're looking for an exact edition please don't order (at least not without checking with us first, although we don't always have time to check). We aim to dispatch prompty, the service used will depend on order value and book size. We can ship to most countries, see our shipping policies. Payment is via Abe only.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Part of "Poetry Quest: A Contemporary Poetry Series for Schools." Green covers with blue illustration and white printing; edges are rubbed a bit. Pages are clean and unmarked; b/w illustrations.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. All of our books without an ISBN number (normally pre-1970 in date) are described individually in detail. Books with an ISBN number (this one included) are all offered for sale in good condition or better: some may be in very good, near fine, or fine condition. If the condition is critical to your decision to purchase, then please contact us and we will let you know our view of its condition. If the book is very heavy, we will may need to contact you before completion of purchase to advise you of extra postage costs.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. Themes to Explore - The Adolescent by T. H. Parker and F. J. Teskey, published by Blackie in 1970, is a wonderfully earnest school anthology devoted to that most mysterious and unstable of human conditions: being a teenager. The title alone tells you almost everything about the educational mood of the period. The Adolescent. Not ?Teenagers? Not ?Growing Up? Not ?Why Is My Bedroom Door Always Shut?? The adolescent is presented almost as a newly discovered species requiring careful observation. One imagines teachers approaching cautiously with notebooks. Published as part of Blackie?s Themes to Explore series, the book brings together material intended to encourage discussion, reading and thought around adolescence, growing up and the awkward territory between childhood and adulthood. This was 1970, when the generation gap was a serious topic, youth culture had become impossible to ignore, and adults were becoming increasingly aware that young people possessed opinions. This came as a surprise to some of them. The late 1960s and early 1970s were particularly fertile territory for books about teenagers because society had only recently begun treating adolescence as a distinct cultural category. Teenagers had music. Teenagers had clothes. Teenagers had money. Teenagers had opinions about authority. And, most alarmingly, teenagers sometimes expressed those opinions aloud. Educational publishers naturally concluded that this required a book. The result is the sort of school reader designed not simply to teach comprehension but to provoke thought about identity, relationships, independence, conformity and the process of becoming an adult. In other words, all the things adolescents themselves were already thinking about while pretending to stare out of the classroom window. There is something wonderfully period about the whole concept. Today we have endless websites, documentaries, podcasts and psychological explanations devoted to teenage life. In 1970, somebody at Blackie could apparently say: ?We should produce an anthology called The Adolescent .? And everybody nodded gravely. Books like this are fascinating now because they preserve not only the texts themselves but the educational assumptions surrounding them. What did teachers think teenagers needed to read? What behaviour was considered normal? What counted as rebellion? What worried adults? And how much of the discussion still sounds suspiciously familiar more than half a century later? Probably quite a lot. Adolescence has benefited from many advances in technology since 1970. Teenagers now possess smartphones, social media, streaming services and the ability to communicate instantly with hundreds of people without leaving their bedrooms. The underlying emotional machinery appears to have remained largely unchanged. Parents are unreasonable. Teachers do not understand. Nobody has ever felt this way before. Everything is embarrassing. Civilisation continues. This book therefore has an unexpected second life as social history. What began as an educational reader about young people has become a document from a period when those young people are now, inconveniently, pensioners. The adolescent of 1970 is now quite likely to be complaining about adolescents. History enjoys these little jokes. For collectors of vintage school books, educational history, social history or anyone interested in changing attitudes towards youth, The Adolescent is a pleasing survivor. It is also ideal for former pupils who remember books like this being distributed in class with the solemn expectation that a room full of fourteen-year-olds would engage maturely with ?themes? Some probably did. Others drew moustaches on the illustrations. Both are educational outcomes of a sort. Condition: Good. A sound used copy with normal signs of age and handling. Published in 1970, it has survived longer than adolescence itself generally does, although some might argue that adolescence now lasts until approximately.…

hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Includes dust jacket. Let There Be God is an anthology of poetry that brings together the voices of Thomas Henry Parker, F. J. Teskey, and other contributors reflecting on faith, doubt, creation, and the human search for meaning. The collection moves between meditative lyricism and more structured devotional pieces, offering a varied but cohesive exploration of spiritual experience. Its poems draw on scripture, personal reflection, and the natural world, creating a tapestry of perspectives on the presence â" and sometimes the mystery â" of the divine. The result is a thoughtful, contemplative volume that invites readers to pause, reflect, and engage with timeless questions through the distilled clarity of verse.…

Condition: Good. 1962. First Published in GB. 198 pages. No dust jacket. Pictorial paper covered boards. Black and white illustrations throughout. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.…

Condition: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,300grams, ISBN.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Published by Pergamon Press, 1966. Octavo. Book is very good with price sticker on inside of front cover. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.…

Condition: Good. 1966. First Edition. 155 pages. Pictorial paperback. Includes work by various writers. Pages have slight foxing, tanning and minor thumbing. Slight gutter cracking. Binding is firm. Price sticker to inside front cover. Text block edges are a little tanned with minor scratches. Paper cover has minor wear with slight marks, creases, some sunning and modest edge wear. A little rubbed and marked overall. Book has a slight forward lean.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First edition without jacket on illustrated pictorial cloth will send out 1 st class post - rare and collectable.

paperback. Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.…

paperback. Condition: Good. Good. Dust Jacket NOT present. CD WILL BE MISSING. . SHIPS FROM MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. book.

Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,300grams, ISBN:0080062695. …