Search Results for: “Frederick Seidel”

Seidel is the great controversialist of American poetry. Dubbed a 'transgressive adventurer,' a 'demonic gentleman,' a 'triumphant outsider,' a 'great poet of innocence,' and 'an example of the dangerous Male...

In this biography of Frederick the Great, Nancy Mitford carefully unravels the complex character of one of Europe's brilliant rulers. She re-creates his unhappy youth; his reforming zeal, which paved...

'The Redl Affair had everything: sex, espionage, betrayal, a fall from greatness and a sensational climax in which Redl went to his death like a figure of high tragedy.' The...

Sigmund Freud is one of the most influential figures of western society. His ideas transformed the way that we think about our minds, our selves, and even our thoughts. But...

Author: G.D. ObichkinBinding: HardbackPublished: Progress Publishers, Moscow, 1974Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis compelling biography chronicles the life and intellectual journey...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: No dust jacket — cloth/board in good condition, minor marks to spine. Page Condition: Pages appear aged/slightly yellowed consistent with age. Markings: No visible markings....

Condition remarks: Condition: Very Good. Jacket: good. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Binding condition: Firm and intact. Few Victorian intellectuals led lives as richly varied as Frederic Harrison —...

Condition remarks: Binding: Hardcover - no dust jacket, some wear. Condition: Very Good (Minor cosmetic wear to edges, typical of age). Page condition: yellowing and foxing. An intimate and illuminating...

A dashing tale of heroes, heroines and Regency romance by one of our best-known and most beloved historical novelists. If you love Bridgerton, you'll love Georgette Heyer! 'The greatest writer...

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Author: M.C. Beaton Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 192 Whether dressed in her finery or disguised as a frump, he wanted her just the same! How can plain...

Author: Wilfrid BluntBinding: HardbackPublished: Hamish Hamilton, 1975Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Slight sun fading to spine and purple foxing to fore-edge with some slight...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, some tears; price clipped. Page Condition: Yellowed, with foxing visible on multiple pages including endpapers.. Markings: whiteout on fep. Binding: Intact. Retailer label from...

A New York Times Critics' Pick for 2023 Born into a Jewish family in Vienna in 1919, George Weidenfeld fled to England in 1938 to escape the Nazi regime. There...

Author: Thomas Harding Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 336 A New York Times Critics' Pick for 2023 Born into a Jewish family in Vienna in 1919, George Weidenfeld fled to...

Author: Maurice GoldsmithBinding: HardbackPublished: Lawrence and Wishart, 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsFrederic Joliot-Curie, who died in 1958 in his fifty-eigth year, typified in a manner unique in his...

Prague, 1995: Vera Foltynova, a widow in her late 50s, claims to receive visits from the ghost of great composer Frederic Chopin. What's more, she declares that Chopin has dictated...

After arriving in London just before the Second World War as a penniless and friendless Austrian-Jewish refugee, George Weidenfeld went on to transform not only the world of publishing but...