Search Results: Philosophy & Religion from Louise Aird

This book is undated, but it was published to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the publication of A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, so it would be 2016.

James Joyce was an Irish novelist, short story writer, poet, teacher, and literary critic who is regarded as one of the most important writers of the 20th century. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (1916) is one of his great works. It is a coming-of-age novel, heavily autobiographical, depicting the childhood and adolescence of the artist.

This copy has not been read and the spine is uncracked.Its only flaws are some dappling on the page edges--not on the pages.And, as you can see, there's a little spot on the dust jacket, on the spine, where the paper has been scratched. Otherwise, it's perfect.

Anatole France (Francois-Anatole Thibault, 1844-1924) was a French poet, journalist and best-selling novelist. He was considered the ideal French man of letters and, in 1921, won the Nobel Prize in Literature.France wrote 25 novels; Penguin Island (1908) was his 21st.
It is a sprawling satirical novel about a fictitious island, inhabited by great auks, that existed off the northern coast of Europe. A wayward Christian missionary monk lands on the island and sees the upright, unafraid auks as a sort of pre-Christian society of noble pagans. Mostly blind from reflections from the polar ice and deaf from the roar of the sea, having mistaken the animals for humans, he baptizes them. This causes a problem for The Lord, who normally only allows humans to be baptized. After consulting with saints and theologians in Heaven, He resolves the dilemma by converting the baptized birds to humans with only a few physical traces of their ornithological origin,and giving them each a soul. Thus begins the… Read More

This is a mint-condition copy of The Red and The Black, A Chronicle of the 19th Century, the brilliant novel written in 1830 by the great French author Stendhal (Henri Beyle).
It is a social satire, and psychological novel, about the ambitious, social-climbing, manipulative Julian Sorel, who becomes the pawn of the ruthless people around him.
This copy was published by The Heritage Press in 1974. It is a large heavy book; 7" x 10 1/2". 450 pages of beautiful paper. It uses the 1926 illustrations by the German-American artist Rafaello Busoni (1900-1962).
It comes in a black slipcase which has a lot of fading. But the book does not appear to have been read; it is pristine.

The is a first edition from the classics series published by International Collectors Library in 1970.The Robe is a 1942 historical novel about the Crucifixion of Jesus, written by the American minister Lloyd C. Douglas. The book explores the aftermath of the crucifixion of Jesus through the experiences of the Roman tribune. It was a massive best-seller for several years, but is best-known for its 1953 adaptation starring Richard Burton.
This is a lovely book. It is red leatherette.
It has a gilt design on the cover and spine and a bound-in silk bookmark.
The original owner put a bookplate on the inside front cover and then crossed out his/her name. You can either put a label over that or steam off the bookplate.
Other than that, it's in absolutely pristine condition. There are no marks in or on it; I don't believe that it's been read; it doesn't appear to have been opened.
Note: If you are outside of North America, the quoted shipping price is for surface mail without tracking. For other options,… Read More

This is one of a limited-edition run of a commissioned book, of The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, the book of poetry attributed to the 'astronomer poet' of Persia, who died in 1131. It uses the translation of Edward FitzGerald (1809-1883).
The book may have been created c 2010. According to a statement in the book, it was created by Mohammadi Hosseinpour for a client, whose name is stated in the book. Hosseinpour apparently intended to market it and set up a website for it but that site is long gone. It has an ISBN sticker but that number is not attached to any book. The sticker can be removed. I have only been able to find one other copy of it.
It is printed in English and Persian. In keeping with the Persian language's right-to-left reading, it is (to us) back-to-front: Image 1 is the Persian cover, which is what we think of as the back cover. Image 2 is the English cover, which is what we think of as the front cover.
The client spared no expense to produce this book. Every page is heavily illustrated… Read More

This is a very handsome copy of The Spanish Inquisition: A Historical Revision, by the British historian Henry Kamen, who is an expert on the subject. In it, he dispels many of the myths and misconceptions about what happened during that dark time; he argues that there was less persecution and violence than we think.
This book was first published in 1965. Kamen updated it in 1997, then abridged it. The Folio Society printed that abridged version in 1997 and it went to three printings. This is a copy of that third printing.
It is in a plain black slipcase, which has a scuff on one corner. As you would expect from the Folio Society, the paper and design are beautiful; it contains a few pages of photos but is mostly unadorned.
No one has read this book. It is in mint condition.

The is a mint-condition copy of the Folio Society's version of St Joan of Arc, the superb biography of the saint written by the British author Vita Sackville-West (1892-1962).
On gorgeous paper, with lots of maps and letters and illustrated with woodcuts by the English artist Chris Daunt.
The book comes in a slipcase which has a little wear. But the book has not been read and is new condition. Mint.

Vanity Fair October 2012
Cover: Katie Holmes
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272 Pages
Excellent condition. Minor wear.

June 2003Cover: Reese Witherspoon by Steven Klein
284 pages
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Best Swimsuits, Models' Fashion Secrets

Photos:
Reese Witherspoon, 8 pages by Steven Klein
Liya Kebede, 8 pages by Arthur Elgort
Jacquetta Wheeler, 8 pages by Mario Testino
Karolina Kurkova, 8 pages by Steven Klein
Karen Elson, 8 pages by Tim Walker
Carolyn Murphy, 6 pages by Norman Jean Roy
Amber Valletta, Natalia Vodianova, Shalom Harlow, Bridget Hall, Audrey Marnay, Naomi Campbell, Frankie Rayder, 14 pages by Steven Meisel
Pristine condition