Hermes in Paris - 4 Angebote vergleichen

Lieferung aus: Vereinigtes Königreich Großbritannien und Nordirland, Versandkosten nach: DEU.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, R. J. A. PAXTON-DENNY.
UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip (£16.50) to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,monochrome montage'd photographic illustrated dw/dj, with b/w lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and a creasing to edges and corners - some inevitable but minor,superficial scoring and light indents to dw/dj - without too adversely affecting the boards beneath.A production fault vertical wrinkle to cloth edge of front board.Top+fore-edges generally bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread - apart from my own collation? Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, publisher's original dark blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,9-234pp [paginated] includes foreword,27 chapters,an afterword; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication,prose extract (Napoleon III, 'Life of Caesar'.) and to rear,2pp blanks, 3pp publiher's adverts. Fantasy novel/fiction in which the Greek god Hermes visits Paris during the reign of Napoleon III. HERMES - God,trickster and mischief-maker - is also the protector of shepherds, traveller's guide,conductor of souls to the underworld,mesenger to Zeus,bringer of good luck and patron of orators,writers, atheletes,merchants and thieves. To indulge his curiosity he visits Earth from time to time looking for opportunities to play practical jokes and stir up the population.He chooses to holiday in Paris at the time of the brilliant but unstable court of Napoleon III - another opportunist,conspirational and outwardly amiable - and the beautiful,nervy Empress Eugenie. Hermes finds much to provoke his laughter - and such laughter is dangerous. Under his influence France enjoys a succession of illusions involving the highest in the land,the comfortable middle classes and the journalists,poets and intellectuals of Left Bank cafes,and everything flows inexorably towards the most exposive joke that Hermes can devise. Employing his unmatched mastery of description and evoction,Peter Vansittart succeeds brilliantly in re-creating the social and political turmoil of the Second Empire and the unstoppable slide into war that destroyed it. This publisher has published 14 of this author's novels including 'Hermes in Paris - The Storyteller' (1968),'Landlord' (1970),'Aspects of Feeling' (1986)'The Wall' (1990),'A Choice of Murder' (1992),a work of non-fiction,'Worlds and Underworlds: Anglo-European History Through the Centuries (1974); and his memoirs, 'Survival Tactics: A Literary Life' (1999). Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch, especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

Lieferung aus: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, In Stock.
fantasy,genre fiction,historical,horror,humor,literary,literature and fiction,occult,science fiction and fantasy, Hermes In Paris, Hermes, the messenger of Zeus, likes to return to Earth now and again. He chooses to do so in Paris at the time of Napoleon III, a time of great frivolity and instability. Here he decides to play the most explosive practical joke in the world's history.Hermes-God, trickster and mischief-maker-is also the protector of shepherds, travelers' guide, conductor of souls to the underworld, messenger of Zeus, bringer of good luck, and patron of orators, writers, athletes, merchants, and thieves. To indulge his curiosity he visits Earth from time to time looking for opportunities to play practical jokes and stir up the population. He chooses to holiday in Paris at the time of the brilliant but unstable court of Napoleon III-another opportunist, conspiratorial and outwardly amiable-and the beautiful, nervy Empress Eugenie. Hermes finds much to provoke his laughter-and such laughter is dangerous. Under his influence France enjoys a succession of illusions involving the highest in the land, the comfortable middle classes, and the journalists, poets, and intellectuals of Left Bank cafes, and everything flows inexorably towards the most explosive joke that Hermes can devise.

Lieferung aus: Vereinigtes Königreich Großbritannien und Nordirland, in-stock.
Hermes - God, trickster and mischief-maker - is also the protector of shepherds, travellers' guide, conductor of souls to the underworld, messenger of Zeus, bringer of good luck and patron of orators, writers, athletes, merchants and thieves. To indulge his curiosity he visits Earth from time to time looking for opportunities to play practical jokes and stir up the population. He chooses to holiday in Paris at the time of the brilliant but unstable court of Napoleon III - another opportunist, conspiratorial and outwardly amiable - and the beautiful, nervy Empress Eugenie. Hermes finds much to provoke his laughter - and such laughter is dangerous. Under his influence France enjoys a succession of illusions involving the highest in the land, the comfortable middle classes and the journalists, poets and intellectuals of Left Bank cafes, and everything flows inexorably towards the most explosive joke that Hermes can devise.

Lieferung aus: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, In Stock.
Hermes-in-Paris~~Peter-Vansittart, Hermes in Paris, Hardcover.