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10038 Anastaplo, George. The Artist as Thinker From Shakespeare to Joyce.
Anastaplo, George. The Artist as Thinker From Shakespeare to Joyce. Essays on Shakespeare, Milton, Bunyan, Austen, Mary Shelley, Dickens, Melville, Matthew Arnold, Lewis Carroll, Mark Twain, Gilbert & Sullivan, Robert Louis Stevenson, James Joyce. 130 pages of notes included. Chicago, Athens, London: Swallow Press. 1983. 499 pages. Paperbound. USED. $30.00
Price: $30.00
10100 Austen, Edward (Knight). Jane Austen's Brother Abroad: The Grand Tour Journals of Edward Austen.
Austen, Edward (Knight). Jane Austen’s Brother Abroad: The Grand Tour Journals of Edward Austen. Ed. by John Spence. Beautiful little book, fully illustrated. Edward, unlike his brothers, didn’t go to college. Instead, he went on the Grand Tour. Jane and Cassandra must have enjoyed living vicariously through his letters. We can’t help but admire brother Edward’s writing style, knowing the talent that runs in his family. JASA Press, 2005. Paper. NEW. $20.00
Price: $20.00
12380 Bell, Eugenia. The Traditional Shops & Restaurants London: A Guide to Century-Old Establishments and New Classics.
Bell, Eugenia. The Traditional Shops & Restaurants London: A Guide to Century-Old Establishments and New Classics. Loaded with photographs by Phil Nichols. A small but thick book of stiff paper, packed full of inside information and history. Types of shops divided into chapters - Art Supply Shops, Booksellers & Maps, Chemists, Perfumeries and Shaving Supplies, Clothiers, Hatters and Shoe Making, etc. Shop in London without visiting any big chain stores. A delightful book. 303 pgs. 2007. NEW. $7.50
Price: $7.50
10323-2, Byrde, Penelope. Fashion in the Works of Jane Austen.
Byrde, Penelope. Fashion in the Works of Jane Austen. Jane Austen’s descriptions of fashion have been arranged in 6 chapters, with explanations. Includes a brief guide to textile terms. Byrde was curator of the Museum of Costume in Bath until her retirement in 2002. This book was originally published as A Frivolous Distinction in 1979 by the Bath City Council. Still in demand, now released in paper, with new 2008 intro by the author. Full of wonderful period illustrations. Paper. NEW. $18.00
Price: $18.00
10387 Cooke. A Decade of Masterpiece Theatre: Masterpieces.
Cooke, Alistair. A Decade of Masterpiece Theatre: Masterpieces. Beautiful color and B/W photos. Has section on the Elizabeth Garvie & David Rintoul PP. NEW. $15.00
Price: $15.00
12117 Copper Beech Publishing. The Etiquette of Politeness.
Copper Beech Publishing. The Etiquette of Politeness. An 1850 collection of advice for behaviour in a variety of situations. Contains “How to behave in a room,” “Behaviour at the dinner-table,” Behaviour at a tea-table,” “Behaviour at a garden-party,” “Advice to young ladies on the art of pleasing,” “The qualities necessary in a gentleman,” and more. Pocket-sized, so you can carry it with you for easy access when you need to know how to behave. Sussex, 1995. Paper, 64 pages. Like new condition. USED. $10.00
Price: $10.00
10661, Grundy. Women, Writing, History, 1640-1740.
Grundy, Isobel, and Susan Wiseman, editors. Women, Writing, History 1640-1740. Several essays on women writers from the time period. Exploration of the interplay between women's writing and the political, social, religious, and economic changes of the times. Sources range from private letters to published works, incl history, fiction, drama, poetry, biography. Signed by Isobel Grundy. University of Georgia Press, 1992, Paper, 239 pp. NEW. $12.00
Price: $12.00
12382 Johnson, Kim K.P, Susan J. Torntore, and Joanne B. Eicher, Eds. Fashion Foundations: Early Writings on Fashion and Dress.
Johnson, Kim K.P, Susan J. Torntore, and Joanne B. Eicher, Eds. Fashion Foundations: Early Writings on Fashion and Dress. Selected writings from 1575 to 1940 with a full index and chronological annotated bibliography. Berg, Oxford. 2007. Paper. NEW. $25.00
Price: $25.00
11714, Rodway, Allan. English Comedy: Its Role and Nature from Chaucer to the Present Day.
Rodway, Allan. English Comedy: Its Role and Nature from Chaucer to the Present Day. With chapters by period - Medieval, Renaissance, Augustan, Regency, Brave New World. Features such notables as Shakespeare, Jonson, Wycherly, Dryden, Pope, Austen, Peacock, Swift, Fielding, & more. Attempts to develop a theory of comedy, to set comedy in relation to culture and history. And it is an entertaining book. UC Press Berkeley 1975. HB, dj. USED. $22.00
Price: $22.00
11495, Sullivan, Maggie. The Jane Austen Handbook
Sullivan, Maggie. The Jane Austen Handbook. Delightful handbook by the editrix of Austenblog. Maggie, who lives in PA., has scoured the resources of Georgian England to inform you of how Jane Austen would have acted. Quirk Books. 2007. NEW. $15.00
Price: $15.00
12184, Thompson, Emma. The Sense & Sensibility Screenplay & Diaries.
Thompson, Emma. The Sense & Sensibility Screenplay & Diaries. Full screenplay with photos, Emma’s diary during filiming for behind-the-scenes info. USED. Hb $10.00, Paper $10.00
Price: $10.00
12090, Vaughan, Margaret. Tea with the Bennets: of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice.
Vaughan, Margaret. Tea with the Bennets: of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. “An Anthology of Recipes” 48 pgs Paper. NEW. $20.00
Price: $20.00