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Published by UK Book Publishing, 2016
ISBN 10: 1910223646ISBN 13: 9781910223642
Seller: WeBuyBooks, Rossendale, LANCS, United Kingdom
Book
Condition: VeryGood. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day.
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Published by Farrar Straus Giroux, 2001
ISBN 10: 0374156484ISBN 13: 9780374156480
Seller: zenosbooks, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
hardcover. 1st edition. New York. 2001. Farrar Straus Giroux. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Slightly Worn Dustjacket. 0374156484. 262 pages. hardcover. Jacket design by Susan Mitchell. Jacket illustration by John Martinez. Author photograph by Marion Ettlinger. keywords: Literature Women Caribbean Latin America Puerto Rico. FROM THE PUBLISHER - FLIGHT OF THE SWAN is the irrepressibly charming tale of a world-famous Russian prima ballerina touring in Puerto Rico in 1917. Because of extraordinary political upheaval at home, her troupe is forced to remain in the Caribbean for an eventful three months. During that time, Madame falls desperately in love with Diamantino, a young local revolutionary, and their passionate affair threatens the stability - indeed, the very survival - of the small, intense, and highly competitive world of the corps de ballet. Narrated by Madame's devotee Masha, FLIGHT OF THE SWAN explores the complexities of love and betrayal, of personal sacrifice for the sake of public art. Gradually Masha comes to recognize that in spite of what she sees as Madame's propensity toward pretense and vanity, the prima ballerina's true love is dance, and she is prepared to forsake almost everything for it. But Madame's tenacious commitment to this noble ideal demands nothing less from her acolytes, eventually forcing Masha to question what choices she herself is willing to make when it comes to her own loyalties and loves, while raising the question of where true happiness lies. A novel grounded in Puerto Rican history and one that soars above it, FLIGHT OF THE SWAN is at once playful, provocative, compassionate, and compelling, and confirms Rosario Ferre's reputation as one of Latin America's most gifted novelists' (Edward Rivera, The Washington Post Book World). inventory #32704 Very Good in Slightly Worn Dustjacket.
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Published by Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd, 1995
ISBN 10: 0715626450ISBN 13: 9780715626450
Seller: WeBuyBooks, Rossendale, LANCS, United Kingdom
Book
Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. Neat dedication on the opening page.
Published by Bellevue Literary Press, 2024
ISBN 10: 1954276214ISBN 13: 9781954276215
Seller: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, U.S.A.
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Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.
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Published by John Murray, 1955
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
First Edition
Condition: Good. 1955. First Edition. 82 pages. Grey pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and tanning. Unclipped jacket has light edge-wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking. Light tanning to spine and edges.
Published by Reader's Digest
Seller: M Godding Books Ltd, Devizes, WILTS, United Kingdom
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Readers Digest Condensed Books, Death RollBy Sam Liewellyn, The evening news By Arthur Hailey, The Flight of The Swan By Elizabeth Webster, TieBreaker By Jack M.Bickham Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail with tracking worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging. Picture is the actual item.
Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: None. Translated by Aurobindo Bose. Jacket is scuffed and edgeworn, with soiling to back cover. Top corner of front jacket and top spine end is torn. Bottom edge of jacket has minor chips and tears. Pages are marked and underlined in blue ink throughout. Front endpaper bears previous owner's inscription. Title page has sticker residue, but text remains unobscured. Boards are firm and even with very little edgewear. Spine is slightly sunned at top end. Black lettering and deco on cover and spine is clear and unfaded. Binding is separating throughout.
Published by John Murray, 1955
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
First Edition
Condition: Good. 1955. First Edition. 82 pages. Dust jacket over red cloth. Bright and clean pages with light tanning to text block edges. Binding is firm throughout with minor thumb-marking. Pencil inscription to front endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Notable dent to lower edge of rear board. Clipped jacket has light edgewear with tears and creasing. Light rubbing and marking to panels. Moderate tanning to spine and panel edges. Notable tanning to surfaces.
Publication Date: 1935
Seller: Jennifer Duncan, North Aurora, IL, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1935 (4th printing of 1932), Dutton, Ex Library, HB (no dj, library rebinding in light blue) 258pp, as told to John Gill, illustrated with b&w photos. VG (usual library withdrawal marks and stamps, covers bright, interior clean and unmarked, binding tight).
Published by KESTREL {Viking Children's Books), 1980
ISBN 10: 0722654383ISBN 13: 9780722654385
Seller: WeBuyBooks, Rossendale, LANCS, United Kingdom
Book
Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. Ex library copy with usual stamps & stickers.
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Published by Plume, 2002
ISBN 10: 0452283310ISBN 13: 9780452283312
Seller: NEPO UG, Rüsselsheim am Main, Germany
Book
Taschenbuch. Condition: Sehr gut. 272 Seiten ein schoenes Exemplar mit minimalen Lager-oder Transportspuren und Maengelzeichen im Schnitt / very good copy with markings / Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 232.
Published by The Bruce Publishing Company, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1946
Seller: MARIE BOTTINI, BOOKSELLER, Cotati, CA, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good Plus. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Plus. Virginia Broderick (illustrator). 1st Edition. Novel based on the life of Hans Christian Andersen. Refurbished library book with clean new endpapers, NO interior markings. Covered with a barely worn jacket with a couple of mild chips. A RARE title.
Hardcover. green cloth w/ silver printing & ballerina emblem; silver spine printing. top edge green. book xii, 258 pages w/ illustrations. green & white illustrated dustjacket; protective plastic cover. Pages bright, appear clean. Would be a lovely reading copy. Good. cloth covers sunned at edges & spine. spine ends creased. back upper corner creased. textblock detached from spine; textblock appears firm, hinges strong. dustjacket sunned; edges, corners, spine ends all rubbed & worn; edges chipped; flap clipped.
Published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, 2001
ISBN 10: 0374156484ISBN 13: 9780374156480
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Softcover. Condition: Fine. First edition. Advance Review Copy with publisher's promotional material and slip laid in. Bottom edge slightly foxed, else fine in wrappers.
Published by TOPLINK PUB LLC, 2018
ISBN 10: 1949502139ISBN 13: 9781949502138
Seller: moluna, Greven, Germany
Book
Condition: New.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. (3rd printing of 1932), Octavo, 258pp, illustrated with B/W photos. Covers bright, interior clean, binding tight. Previous owners gift inscription on front endpaper. Spine faded, spine edges and corners slightly bumped.
Published by Published by UK Book Publishing | Consilience Media First Edition . 2016., 2016
Seller: Little Stour Books PBFA Member, Canterbury, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
First Edition Signed
First edition in publisher's original colour illustrated stiff card wrap covers [soft back]. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Since escaping the fascist regime in Chile in the 1970s, Milton Peña Vásquez worked in the NHS for 40 years, specialising as an orthopaedic surgeon. He has campaigned tirelessly for safer patient care in hospitals, and in particular has called for legislation on nurse and midwife to patient ratios. He became a whistle blower in 2005, when his concerns over dangerous nurse staffing levels went ignored at Tameside Hospital. The Flight of the Black Necked Swans details his quest for more funding, and to bring about much needed change, in particular regarding avoidable deaths; as well as returning to his roots and reflecting on growing up in Chile, fleeing the coup d'etat. Contains 359 printed pages of text. In Fine condition, no dust wrapper as issued. SIGNED by the author to the front free end paper 'To Jeremy Corbin (mentioned on page 66), my leader and , like Salvador Allende, an unflinching socialist - Milton Peña'. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 9781910223642 MEDICINE & HEALTH.
Published by John Murray, London, 1962
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Second Edition. Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Owner name on FEP. Light rubbing along panel edges.
Published by Monsoon Books, 2005
ISBN 10: 981052367XISBN 13: 9789810523671
Seller: CitiRetail, Stevenage, United Kingdom
Book
Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The Flight of the Swans is a family saga set in British India and Malaya, which unfolds against the backdrop of war, famine, family conflict, social injustice, and sacrifice. Blending history and fiction, the novel tells a tragic tale of love, loyalty, and courage of three generations of the Bhonsle family who dream impossible dreams. The Flight of the Swans is a family saga set in British India and Malaya, which unfolds against the backdrop of war, famine, family conflict, social injustice, and sacrifice. Blending history and fiction and spanning half a century, the novel tells a tragic tale of love, loyalty, and courage of three generations of the Bhonsle family who dream impossible dreams. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.
Published by Mills & Boon Ltd
Seller: WeBuyBooks, Rossendale, LANCS, United Kingdom
Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A good condition first edition book. This is an ex-library copy with the usual number of stamps. No dust jacket. Page edges and a handful of pages themselves are marked but no text is obscured. A well-enjoyed book and a sturdy, dependable reading copy.
Published by VINTAGE ESPANOL, 2002
ISBN 10: 0375713859ISBN 13: 9780375713859
Seller: moluna, Greven, Germany
Book
Condition: New.
Published by E. P. Dutton, New York, 1932
First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Memoir of the dancer in the form of Olivéroff's own autobiography: as first classical dancer in her touring company for ten years, he had an insider's knowledge of her life & later career. Hardcover in jacket, as pictured: the stated first edition (first printing). Light wear to book, covers discolored; jacket rubbed & foxed with several tears, chips, creases; page edges & endsheets foxed & tanned. Text clean; xii, [4], 258 pages; 16 b/w plates, as called for. Size: Octavo.
Published by OUTSKIRTS PR, 2011
ISBN 10: 1432773607ISBN 13: 9781432773601
Seller: moluna, Greven, Germany
Book
Condition: New.
Published by VDM Verlag Dr. Müller E.K., 2010
ISBN 10: 6130367392ISBN 13: 9786130367398
Seller: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Germany
Book Print on Demand
Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! A quill pen is a writing implement made from a flight feather (preferably a primary wing-feather) of a large bird. Quills were used for writing with ink before the invention of the dip pen, metal-nibbed pens, the fountain pen, and, eventually, the ballpoint pen. The hand-cut goose quill is rarely still used as a calligraphy tool, mainly because many papers are derived from wood pulp and wear down the quill very quickly, but it is still the tool of choice for a few select professionals and does provide a sharp stroke, and more flexibility than a steel pen. The hollow shaft of the feather acts as an ink reservoir and ink flows to the tip by capillary action.
Seller: Vortex Books, Teddington, MIDDX, United Kingdom
Art / Print / Poster
No Binding. Condition: Very Good. Wilhelm Schmidt-Hild (illustrator). Coloured print (an aquatint engraving, I think), signed in the plate and in pencil by Schmidthild (1876-1951). 11 of 100. At present framed and glazed. The card mount needs replacing. In a symbolist style. Print size 30cm by 24cm. His works were brought home by soldiers returning from Germany after the war. This is probably one of them. Looking at his other work, this is one of his best efforts. There is a similar print in the Winckelmann Museum, Stendal, Germany. Also a website in German schmidthild.com.