9780916515621 - Play of Light by Philo, Thomas (8 results)

Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ISBN:0-916515-62-1. This beautiful hardcover novel with a dustjacket is in great shape! The book is an ex-library book and has a clear mylar dustjacket cover all in great condition. The red and gray hardcovers are in near new condition. The spine is very tight. The pages are white and clear of marks except for library stamps and a pocket inside the cover. The book has been well cared for 329 pages.

Condition: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Condition good with light soiling to boards and page block edge, DJ good in mylar cover glued to boards, ex-library with usual markings, barcode on mylar cover. From Publishers Weekly: Two fevered plots, running tandem but a century apart, focus on the art worlds of the French impressionists and today's L.A. museums. Philo ( Judgment by Fire ) allows us to see the impressionists through quotations from art books and a collection of letters by Vernais, a fictional protege of Pissaro and Degas; the L.A. art scene is viewed through the eyes of Jesse Kelton, a failed painter who works as a museum restorer, and of his friend Julien Marchat, great grandson of Vernais's arch-enemy. Philo sticks close to the facts in depicting the impressionists' problems with their contemporary critics, and he offers sketchy but reliable details of the art of restoration. Transitions between the two eras are smooth, and the parallels between the two stories (which come together in a mystery-novel resolution) are handled with a light touch. .

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1st printing. An "H" in red pencil on free-end page, otherwise very nice. Light edge wear too jacket. 100% guarantee. Expert packaging.

Condition: FINE. First printing. The author's second novel in which two stories, a century apart, but linked by one family's secrets. It focuses on "the art worlds of the French impressionists and today's L.A. museums. [We] see the impressionists through quotations from art books and a collection of letters by Vernais, a fictional protege of Pissaro and Degas; the L.A. art scene is viewed through the eyes of Jesse Kelton, a failed painter who works as a museum restorer, and of his friend Julien Marchat, great grandson of Vernais's arch-enemy." (Publishers Weekly) 329 pp. Very near fine in a like dustjacket (minor edgewear to dj).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Red & gray covers in a red & pictorial dust jacket. 8vo, 329 pages. Prior owner's initials on the first free end paper.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. "In this spellbinding novel, two stories, a century apart but linked by one family's secret, intertwine and tangle amidst the intrigues and jealousies of the art world." Ships same or next business day. Spine is skewed and slightly loose. Minimal edge wear. Back board slightly turns up at fore-edge. Small bumps on spine ends and bottom right corner of front board. Faint soiling to edges of pages. Otherwise, free from major defect. Dust jacket protected in archival cover. DJ has moderate edge and shelf wear. Lightly faded on spine. Small creases on corners and spine ends. Tiny tear on bottom left corner of back cover. Faint wrinkles on back cover. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 329 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. INSCRIBED by author on front free endpaper, "For Rolland With many thanks for your inspiring kindness and graciousness, and with best wishes always, Your newest and most grateful friend, Tom Philo." Letter from author to Rolland Comstock laid in. "In this spellbinding novel, two stories, a century apart but linked by one family's secret, intertwine and tangle amidst the intrigues and jealousies of the art world." Ships same or next business day. Spine is slightly skewed and loose. Minimal edge wear. Small bumps on spine ends and corners. Otherwise, free from major defect. Dust jacket protected in archival cover. DJ has minor edge and shelf wear. Lightly faded on spine. Tiny creases on corners and spine ends. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 329 pages; Signed by Author.