Monsignor Louis Duchesne:
The Early History of the Christian Church. From Its Foundation to the End of the Fifth Century. Volume II. - signiertes Exemplar
2016, ISBN: b47ca1867035ece1f5d8b15a09919e82
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Toronto New York London Sydney Auckland: Bantam Books, 1987. First Edition. Cloth and boards. Very Fine/Very Fine. 8vo, blue quarter cloth with silver lettering on spine over light blue… Mehr…
Toronto New York London Sydney Auckland: Bantam Books, 1987. First Edition. Cloth and boards. Very Fine/Very Fine. 8vo, blue quarter cloth with silver lettering on spine over light blue boards, pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) depicting Stonehenge with the sun rising by Roger Bergendorf, dj protected by an archival clear film cover, x + 326 pages. Gregory Benford (born 1941) is an American science fiction author and astrophysicist on the faculty of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of California, Irvine. He is also a contributing editor of Reason magazine. He specializes in the integration of "Hard" science with fiction. EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION: tight, bright, clean in a sharp, bright dust jacket (unclipped). No remainder markings., Bantam Books, 1987, 5, UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Originally and first published by RCS Libri (Italy) as 'Ieri,oggi,domani' in 2014.The English translation is by Sylvia Adrian Notini.Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] FINE+/FINE+. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt, subject's portrait colour photographic illustrated front panel of dw/dj, with black+gilt lettering,rear panel with subject's portrait monochrome photograph and white lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present - virtually as new. Some minor,minimal creasing at head of spine of dw/dj - without affecting the boards beneath.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners, would appear unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain red cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,xi-xivpp+3-332pp [paginated] includes a prologue,15 chapters between 2 interludes,64pp contemporary b/w facsimile reproductions and contemporary b/w+colour auto+biographical photographs in 2 blocks of 32pp apiece,between pp114/15 and pp210/11 respectively,an epilogue,a filmography,an index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication,contents list/table,title separator page,further individual illustrated chapter separator pages, and illustrations and photographs credits and to the rear;a note about the author and 4pp blanks.In her first memoir,the Academy Award-winning actress Sophia Loren tells her incredible life story from the struggles of her childhood in war-torn Naples to her life as a screen legend,icon of elegance,and devoted mother.In her acting career spanning more than six decades, Sophia Loren became known for her striking beauty and dramatic roles with famed co-stars Cary Grant,Frank Sinatra,Marlon Brando,Gregory Peck,Jack Lemmon and Paul Newman.The luminous Italian movie star was the first artist to win an Oscar for a foreign language performance, after which she continued a vibrant and varied career that took her from Hollywood to Paris to Italy - and back to Hollywood. Loren's life of glamour and success was preceded by years of poverty and hardship.Born in 1934 and growing up in World War II Italy,she lived in her grandparents' house with her single mother and sister,and endured near-starvation.She shares how she blossomed suddenly from a toothpick-thin girl into a beautiful woman,getting her start by winning a beauty pageant and starring in the new genre of photo- romance magazines, which eventually led to numerous memorable roles in Italian films,working with internationally acclaimed directors.She recalls how her first Hollywood film,'The Pride and the Passion', ignited a high-profile romance with Cary Grant,who would vie with her mentor,friend,frequent producer and lover Carlo Ponti to become her husband.Loren also reveals her long-held desire to become a mother,the disappointments she suffered, the ultimate joy of having two sons,and her happiness as a mother and grandmother. From trying times to triumphant ones,this scintillating autobiography paints a multi-dimensional portrait of the woman behind the celebrity, beginning each chapter with a letter, photograph,or object that prompts her memories.In Loren's own words,this is a collection of 'unpublished memories,curious anecdotes,tiny secrets told,all of which spring from a box found by chance,a precious treasure trove filled with emotions, experiences, adventures.' Her wise and candid voice speaks from the pages with riveting detail and sharp humor. 'Yesterday,Today,Tomorrow' is as elegant,entrancing,and memorable as Sophia Loren herself. In 'Yesterday,Today,Tomorrow - My Life',Loren shares vivid memories of work,love and family with a winning candour, deep feeling and sense of humour. Sophia Loren is an international film star who won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in 'Two Women.' She has earned a record six David di Donatello Awards for Best Actress,a Grammy Award and seven special Golden Globes, including the Cecil B. DeMille Award for lifetime achievement,as well as an Honorary Academy Award in 1991. Please contact rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,because of the weight/value of this item for correct,insured 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., LONDON.SIMON & SCHUSTER,2014., 5, UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] FINE/FINE-. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp, clean,matt,colour portrait subjects' portraits and Henry VIII's part- portrait paintings illustrated front panel of dw/dj with capitalised, glossy embossed,white-lettered title and capitalised,crisp,gilt-lettered author's name and other capitalised white lettering and a single gilt embossed flora decoration to to either side of the dw/dj,dark spine/ backstrip with colour thumbnail detail of the three sisters' portraits from front panel and similarly capitalised+coloured lettered titleauthor name and white lettered+illustrated publisher's colophon to foot spine; rear panel with repeated Henry VIII's colour portrait at top edge and gold-coloured and white-lettered prose extracts.Negligible shelf-wear, bumping or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears present, other than an approx 1.1/4" score with minimal puncture,to front panel's lower spine/backstrip gutter's crease/fold.Top+fore-edges lightly toned but without foxing; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,would appear unread,other than my own collation. Publisher's bright,crisp,unblemished,sharp-cornered,original,plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt lettered spine/ backstrip and immaculate, repeated castle approaches scenic monochrome illustrated endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1-548pp [paginated] includes story,Author's Note towards the rear,a bibliography and journal and other sources; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication,double-page genealogical tree charts: House of Tudor in 1501 and House of Stewart in 1501 respectively,a single page b/w map of England,Scotland and Wales,1501 with a London inset,and a last page of author's note on her charity Gardens for the Gambia. Visually the exterior appearance is still in an exceptional,and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation. It is only the exterior faults described that prevents a slightly higher grading for thee dw/dj.Despite that,it really is still an exceptional/ acceptable copy for its cleanliness and brightness. No. 8 in the The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels by award winning author Philippa Gregory. "There is only one bond that I trust: between a woman and her sisters. We never take our eyes off each other. In love and in rivalry, we always think of each other." When Katherine of Aragon is brought to the Tudor court as a young bride, the oldest princess, Margaret, takes her measure. With one look, each knows the other for a rival, an ally, a pawn, destined - with Margaret's younger sister Mary - to a sisterhood unique in all the world. The three sisters will become the queens of England, Scotland and France. United by family loyalties and affections, the three queens find themselves set against each other. Katherine commands an army against Margaret and kills her husband James IV of Scotland. But Margaret's boy becomes heir to the Tudor throne when Katherine loses her son. Mary steals the widowed Margaret's proposed husband, but when Mary is widowed it is her secret marriage for love that is the envy of the others. As they experience betrayals, dangers, loss and passion, the three sisters find that the only constant in their perilous lives is their special bond, more powerful than any man, even a king. From the bestselling author, a riveting new Tudor story featuring Katherine of Aragon, and King Henry VIII's sisters Margaret and Mary, chronicling the pivotal roles the three queens played in King Henry VIII's kingdom. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - 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., LONDON.SIMON & SCHUSTER UK LTD.,2016., 5, UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2. Lavishly bound,including additional histories of key locations from the novel.For this edition the first use of this design's features of the dust jacket include the style of type,the soft touch matt lamination with gold foil,spot UV and embossing on the title and author's name,the spine,back cover and the inner flaps.These were to be continued from this same dw/dj style to 'THE TAMING OF THE QUEEN' - see my book ID rja1039023 - a Waterstones Exclusive Edition.] FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,matt, dark brown background with a colour pictorial illustrated front panel of dw/dj,of a painting portrait of Henry VIII by an unknown Tudor artist based on the Whitehall mural by Holbein,with a bright,crisp, embossed,gilt single-line border with embossed gilt decoration to top half of the sides+top of same with capitalised,glossy,embossed white-lettered title and capitalised, embossed,bright and crisp,gilt-lettered author name and other white lettering within the border,similarly coloured+capitalised lettered dark brown background of spine/backstrip with miniature colour portrait from front illustration,and white-illustrated+lettered publisher's colophon to foot; rear panel with repeated border design from front,but with all sides with embossed flat printed gold colour decoration and white-lettered prose extracts within.Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges slightly aged/toned but without foxing/spotting.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt lettered spine/backstrip with brown,repeated montaged illustrated endpapers - the graffiti of Geoffrey Pole's signature found carved on a wall in the Tower of London and a plan of the Tower. 'The Tower of London' from 'London Volume II',by Charles Knight,1841. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1-596pp [paginated] includes story,4 double-page genealogical trees [the Plantagenets as at the following dates: 29th November,1499,17th May,1521,9th December, 1538 and 27th May,1541 respectively,an Author's Note,a bibliography - 7pp + 1pp Journals; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication,Tudor & Plantagenet genealogical trees as at November,1499,a double-page b/w London,1499 map with b/w map Tudor England to reverse of recto of previous noted map,and as last page,author's note on her charity Gardens for Gambia. Her 'Cousins' War' novels reach their dramatic conclusion with 'The King's Curse',were the basis for the highly successful BBC series, The White Queen. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and even internally, the book is in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation. It really is an exceptional copy for its cleanliness and brightness. Regarded as yet another threat to the volatile King Henry VII's claim to the throne, Margaret Pole, cousin to Elizabeth of York (known as the White Princess) and daughter of George, Duke of Clarence, is married off to a steady and kind Lancaster supporter Sir Richard Pole. For his loyalty, Sir Richard is entrusted with the governorship of Wales, but Margaret s contented daily life is changed forever with the arrival of Arthur, the young Prince of Wales, and his beautiful bride, Katherine of Aragon. Margaret soon becomes a trusted advisor and friend to the honeymooning couple, hiding her own royal connections in service to the Tudors. After the sudden death of Prince Arthur, Katherine leaves for London a widow,and fulfills her deathbed promise to her husband by marrying his brother, Henry VIII. Margaret's world is turned upside down by the surprising summons to court, here she becomes the chief lady-in-waiting to Queen Katherine. But this charmed life of the wealthiest and "holiest" woman in England lasts only until the rise of Anne Boleyn, and the dramatic deterioration of the Tudor court. Margaret has to choose whether her allegiance is to the increasingly tyrannical king, or to her beloved queen; to the religion she loves or the theology which serves the new masters. Caught between the old world and the new, Margaret Pole has to find her own way as she carries the knowledge of an old curse on all the Tudors. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - 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. Buyers in EU countries may be required to pay Import VAT and a handling fee to the courier/mail service on items costing more than 150 Euros (including shipping costs). For items less than 150 Euros to EU buyers,charges may be minimised by opting to pay direct,via my account at Paypal. ** 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., LONDON.SIMON & SCHUSTER UK LTD.,2014., 5, Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. Bound in red cloth, with gilt title lettering to spine, this 1929 hardcover First Edition is VG. LX/147pp with Introduction, The Bank Charter Inquiry 1832, The Banking & Currency Controversy 1840-1844, The Bank Charter Act 1844. Signed and dated on FFEP by Professor R.A. Sayers, whose copy this was. Slight damp markings to fore-edge area of both boards: minimal effect and internally without fault. Generally VG . Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 1929., Oxford University Press, 1929, 3, London England: John Murray. Hardback. The Early History of the Christian Church. Previous owners name to inside cover. Slight foxing to end inside covers. Slight shelf wear to edges of cloth. Slightly sunned edge to cloth. Slight browning to spine of cloth. Red cloth with gilt decoration and lettering. Rendered Into English From the Fourth Edition. Contents: Preface. The Great Persecution. Constantine, the Christian Emperor. The schisms Resulting From the Persecution. Arius and the Council of Nicaea. Eusebius and Athansasius. The Emperor Constans. The Proscription of Athanasius. The Defeat of Orthodoxy. Julian and the Pagan Reaction. After Ariminum. Basil of Caesarea. Gregory of Nazianzus. Pope Damasus. The Monks of the East. The West in the Days of St. Ambrose. Christianity in the East Under Theodosius. Christianity, the State Religion. Index. 544 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions, Reference books ,and all types of Academic Literature.) . Very Good. Decorative Cloth. Reprint. 1931., John Murray, 1931, 3<
