2005, ISBN: 9780375435386

Book Club Associates, London 1974 Hardcover with dust jacket Previous owner's name to front endpaper. GOOD book in GOOD unclipped dust jacket Raw ability to paint and draw can be le… Plus…

Book Club Associates, London 1974 Hardcover with dust jacket Previous owner's name to front endpaper. GOOD book in GOOD unclipped dust jacket Raw ability to paint and draw can be learned just as reading and writing can. Those with the courage to try will find that this book gives them just the right stimulus and practical guide they need - practical because it is fully illustrated in a very striking and helpful way with 450 illustrations, 300 of which are in full colour., Book Club Associates, London, 1974, 2.5, Secaucus, NJ: Chartwell Books, 1989. Possibly a First Edition, with no later printing history provided, this Art Instructional book is in Fine condition with a Fine dust jacket. (Click on photo.) The book is bound in chocolate brown boards with die-stamped silver spine lettering. The dust jacket has light edge curl and a tiny 1/8 inch tear on the rear panel. There is a crossed-out signature of the original owner on the front endpaper. Each chapter is devoted to a particular type of drawing: landscape, still life, townscape and buildings, nature, portrait and the figure, and animals, and the challenges of each facing the artist. The book is filled with color examples from the world's finest artists. The book measures 8 3/4 by 11 1/4 inches and includes 128 pages. . Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall., Chartwell Books, 1989, 5, New York, NY Random House Large Print, 2005. Hardcover First Ed thus; First Printing indicated. First Ed thus; First Printing indicated. Near Fine in Fine DJ: Book shows only minute indications of use: just a hint of shelfwear; binding shows the slightest spine lean, but remains perfectly secure; else flawless; text clean. DJ shows only a "Large Print" sticker at front panel; else flawless; price unclipped; mylar-protected. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 569pp. Hardback with DJ. It is Berendt and only Berendt who can capture Venice--a city of masks, a city of riddles, where the narrow, meandering passageways form a giant maze, confounding all who have not grown up wandering into its depths. Venice, a city steeped in a thousand years of history, art and architecture, teeters in precarious balance between endurance and decay. Its architectural treasures crumble--foundations shift, marble ornaments fall--even as efforts to preserve them are underway. THE CITY OF FALLING ANGELS opens on the evening of January 29, 1996, when a dramatic fire destroys the historic Fenice opera house. The loss of the Fenice, where five of Verdi's operas premiered, is a catastrophe for Venetians. Arriving in Venice three days after the fire, Berendt becomes a kind of detective--inquiring into the nature of life in this remarkable museum-city-- while gradually revealing the truth about the fire. In the course of his investigations, Berendt introduces us to a rich cast of characters: a prominent Venetian poet whose shocking 'suicide' prompts his skeptical friends to pursue a murder suspect on their own; the First Family of American expatriates who lose possession of the family palace after four generations of ownership; an organization of high-society, party-going Americans who raise money to preserve the art and architecture of Venice, while quarreling in public among themselves, questioning each other's motives and drawing startled Venetians into the fray; a contemporary Venetian surrealist painter and outrageous provocateur; the master glassblower of Venice; and numerous others--stool-pigeons, scapegoats, hustlers, sleepwalkers, believers in Martians, the Plant Man, the Rat Man, and Henry James. Berendt tells a tale full of atmosphere and surprise as the stories build, one after the other, ultimately coming together to reveal a world as finely drawn as a still-life painting. The fire and its aftermath serve as a leitmotif that runs throughout, adding to the elements of chaos, corruption and crime, and contributing to the ever-mounting suspense of this brilliant audiobook. Bonus feature includes an exclusive interview with the author!, Random House Large Print, 2005., 0<

2005, ISBN: 0375435387

[EAN: 9780375435386], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [SC: 23.2], [PU: Random House Large Print], Jacket, Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. Large Print edition. A copy that may h… Plus…

[EAN: 9780375435386], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [SC: 23.2], [PU: Random House Large Print], Jacket, Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. Large Print edition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp., Books<

ISBN: 9780375435386

Random House Large Print. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. Large Print edition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain a few markings… Plus…

Random House Large Print. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. Large Print edition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain a few markings such as an owners name, short gifters inscription or light stamp., Random House Large Print, 3<

2005, ISBN: 0375435387

[EAN: 9780375435386], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Random House Large Print], Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average c… Plus…

[EAN: 9780375435386], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Random House Large Print], Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages., Books<