Carnival by Stated (6 results)

Pamphlet. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 22pp.For the event at Nuns Moor, Newcastle.

First edition, first printing. Fine oblong format paperback exhibition catalogue. Private view invitation laid in.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Comic. 66 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: D. C. Thompson, UK, 1984. Item Type: Comic. *** CONDITION: This book is in very good condition. More specifically: Covers have light creasing. Edges of covers have superficial wear. Spine is uncreased. . Pages are lightly tanned. Previous owner's name in ink. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Comics & Graphic Novels; Inventory No: 20040038.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). First edition. The comical rag of the University of Birmingham, a scarce to see set of three issues all dating from the 1930s. A very scarce to see set of three issues of the University of Birmingham's rag, 'Carnival', for the years 1932, 1935, and 1937.1935 is the second edition.In their original bright decorative wraps.Birmingham's rag was published from October 1926 until 1958.This rag, 'Carnival', was a cheap magazine sold by students to members of the public during Rag Week, which took place annually around Shrove Tuesday.Birmingham's 'Carnival' rag raid is one of the largest and most successful in the country.'Carnival' contains a variety of anonymously-contributed contents, including adverts, stories, and cartoons. Often the contents were offensive or irreverent to authorities, with rags and rag weeks of various universities' becoming controversial in the first half of the twentieth century due to their perceived antisocial behaviour. In the original publisher's paper wraps. Externally, smart. Light age-toning and spots to the wraps, including some discolouration due to the staples rusting. Spots heavier to the wraps of 1935. Very minor creasing to the wraps. Internally, 1935 and 1937 are firmly bound, textblock of 1932 detached from the wraps. Pages are bright and clean, with only a few occasional spots. Very Good. book.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good Indeed. Not Stated (illustrator). First edition. A very scarce set of seven issues of the rag of the University of Birmingham, a nice set of the issues in their original wraps. A very scarce to see set of seven issues of the University of Birmingham's rag, 'Carnival'.In their original bright decorative wraps.Birmingham's rag was published from October 1926 until 1958.This rag, 'Carnival', was a cheap magazine sold by students to members of the public during Rag Week, which took place annually around Shrove Tuesday.Birmingham's 'Carnival' rag raid is one of the largest and most successful in the country.'Carnival' contains a variety of anonymously-contributed contents, including adverts, stories, and cartoons. Often the contents were offensive or irreverent to authorities, with rags and rag weeks of various universities' becoming controversial in the first half of the twentieth century due to their perceived antisocial behaviour.This set includes the years: 1929, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1937, and 1947. In the original publisher's paper wraps. Externally, smart, with a little age-toning and some minor marks and spots to the wraps. Staples are a little rusted. 1929 with a vertical fold to the wraps. 1933 with a vertical fold to the front wrap. Tide mark to the front wrap of 1935. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with a few occasional scattered spots. Very Good Indeed. book.

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Not Stated (illustrator). First edition. The first editions, first printings of these six works by Karen Blixen, under the pseudonym Isak Dinesen. The first editions, first printings of these six works in the publisher's original cloth bindings, with the original unclipped dust wrappers.A collection of six works by the Danish author Karen Blixen (1885-1962), who wrote under the pseudonym Isak Dinesen. This fantastic set includes her short stories, essays and autobiographical works. The last two in the set were published posthumously.Blixen was best known for her autobiographical work Out of Africa. She was considered several times for the Nobel Prize in Literature. The set comprises:Winter"s Tales (1942, Random House, New York), a collection of eleven short stories including "The Pearls" and "The Dreaming Child".Last Tales (1957, Random House, New York), a collection of seven short stories including 'The Cardinal's First Tale' and 'The Cloak'.Anecdotes of Destiny (1958, Random House, New York), a collection of five short stories including "The Immortal Story" and "Babette's Feast".Shadows on the Grass (1961, Random House, New York), a short compendium of further recollections about Blixen"s days in Africa.Carnival: Entertainments and Posthumous Tales (1977, University of Chicago Press, Chicago), a collection of eleven posthumously published short stories, with a foreword by Frans Lasson.Daguerreotypes and Other Essays (1979, Heinemann, London), a collection of eight essays, with a foreword by Hannah Arendt. In the publisher's original cloth bindings, with the original unclipped dust wrappers. Externally, smart. Light fading to the spine of 'Last Tales'. A faint scattering of spots to the front board of 'Anecdotes of Destiny'. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Dust wrappers remain bright and generally smart. Dust wrapper to 'Winter's Tales' is in two pieces, with chipping to the head and tail of the spine, resulting in small losses, with an amateur tape repair to the spine. Light chipping to the head of the spine of the wrapper to 'Last Tales'. Minor edge wear to the spine of the wrapper to 'Anecdotes of Destiny' and 'Carnival'. Near Fine. book.