Isbn: 9780224062473 - a genius for failure: the life of benjamin robert haydon (14 Ergebnisse)

Hardback. Zustand: Good. Thirty years before Haydon's death his huge, iconic paintings had made him the toast of 19th-century London, drawing paying crowds to the Egyptian Hall in Piccadilly. However, his attempt to repeat such success three months before his death was to destroy him: barely a soul turned up, leaving the desperate painter alone, and facing financial ruin.…

hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Pages have discolored noticeably over time but are otherwise clean and unmarked. Some mild wear and scuffing on dust jacket, mostly along top edge of back cover. Hardcover. LW.

Hardback. Zustand: Fair. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration.

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. First published in Great Britain 2009 stated. Condition of book is VG except there is relatively unobtrusive yellow highlighting throughout book, but not every page. DJ is VG except for small tape repair at upper spine area.…

1st Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 568 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates: illustrations (some color); 24 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 545-547) and index. Contents: Machine generated contents note: Lot 343 -- 1. No Stranger to the Muses: 1786-1807 -- 2. Struggles: 1807-1461 -- 3. Triumphs: 1814-21 -- 4. King's Bench, King's Patronage: 1821-30 -- 5. Campaigns: 1830-41 -- 6. Into the Gulf: 1842-6. Subjects: Haydon, Benjamin Robert 1786-1846. Haydon, Benjamin Robert 1786-1846- biography. Painters England; Biography. Painters. England. Genre: Bibliography. Biographies. Illustrated. 1 Kg. …

1st Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 568 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates: illustrations (some color); 24 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 545-547) and index. Contents: Machine generated contents note: Lot 343 -- 1. No Stranger to the Muses: 1786-1807 -- 2. Struggles: 1807-1461 -- 3. Triumphs: 1814-21 -- 4. King's Bench, King's Patronage: 1821-30 -- 5. Campaigns: 1830-41 -- 6. Into the Gulf: 1842-6. Subjects: Haydon, Benjamin Robert 1786-1846. Haydon, Benjamin Robert 1786-1846- biography. Painters England; Biography. Painters. England. Genre: Bibliography. Biographies. Illustrated. 1 Kg. …

Hard Cover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. 568 pages. Book and Jacket are both in Very good condition throughout.

Hard Cover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. First Edition. 568 pages. Book and Jacket appear to have hardly been read and are both in Fine condition throughout.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. 568pp., b/w and colour illus., notes and references, select bibliography, index. Very minor wear to top edge of dust jacket. Light spotting to edges, endpapers and title pages. Otherwise good tight clean copy. NB Heavy book - additional postage may apply for international customers. GL.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Same / next day dispatch (Monday - Friday).

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. TELLS THE TRUE STORY OF BEN HAYDON'S INTENSE STRUGGLE IN LIFE AS AN ARTIST AND HIS NEAR COMICAL ATTEMPTS AT SUICIDE WHICH FINALLY SUCCEEDED.

Hardback. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. First edition. 1st 2009. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper. The tragedy of Haydon lay in the extent to which his failures were unwittingly engineered by his own actions - his refusal to resort to the painting of fashionable portraits, for example, and his self-destructively acrimonious relationship with the RA. Colour plates. 568 pages. SIGNED by author to title page. This copy would make a wonderful gift. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched. SIGNED - please see description for details.…