Verlag: Random House Inc, 1979
ISBN 10: 0394729366 ISBN 13: 9780394729367
Anbieter: SecondSale, Montgomery, IL, USA
Zustand: Good. Item in very good condition! Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.
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Verlag: Random House, Incorporated, 1979
ISBN 10: 0394506154 ISBN 13: 9780394506159
Anbieter: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, USA
Zustand: Good. Revised. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
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Verlag: Macmillan
Anbieter: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, USA
Paperback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.1.
Verlag: Seven Stories Press, 2018
ISBN 10: 1609807332 ISBN 13: 9781609807337
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Verlag: Jonathan Cape, 1967
Anbieter: Eastleach Books, Newbury, BER, Vereinigtes Königreich
Zustand: Very Good. reprint. Paperback, VG. 221pp, covers a little yellowed, otherwise a nice copy. A manual of how to compose well written English prose. 300 grams.
Verlag: The Macmillan Co., New York, 1944
Anbieter: The Book Store at Depot Square, Chula Vista, CA, USA
Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. 443 pp. Light green cloth, spine & margins age-toned otherwise very good. Pages clean, no marks. Book.
Verlag: Jonathan Cape, 1952
Anbieter: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, Südafrika
Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. 221 pages (complete). Jacket worn, a bit insect damaged and marked. Boards shelf rubbed. Tanning, corners nipped. However, it is still in fair condition, tightly bound and intact. Reprint. MK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Verlag: London: Jonathan Cape, 1955
Anbieter: RightWayUp Books, Woodbridge, SUFFO, Vereinigtes Königreich
Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Poor. Graves, Robert & Alan Hodge. The reader over your shoulder : a handbook for writers of English prose. New & revised edition. London: Jonathan Cape, 1955 reprint. Hardback, VG ex-library copy in POOR unclipped dustjacket, marked and stained with heavy shelfwear to edges, tears and a chunk missing from the top front. Tan cloth. Binding strong. Library ticket and wallet to front pastedown, date label to ffep. 221pp., contents clean and bright. The Reader Over Your Shoulder: A Handbook for Writers of English Prose (1943) is a style guide by the poet and novelist Robert Graves and the historian and journalist Alan Hodge. It takes the form of a study of the principles and history of writing in English, followed by a series of passages by well-known writers subjected to a critical analysis by Graves and Hodge. It was favourably reviewed on first publication, and has since received enthusiastic praise. RightWayUp Books aims to provide accurate and detailed descriptions. All images are of the actual book for sale - no stock images are ever used. Thank you for looking at this listing.
Verlag: Jonathan Cape, London
Anbieter: Burton Lysecki Books, ABAC/ILAB, Winnipeg, MB, Kanada
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1965. (Mass market paperback) Very good plus. 221pp. "Sir Ernest Barker, reviewing the first edition of The Reader Over Your Shoulder in the Manchester Guardian, said: 'The whole work trends to moral as well as aesthetic consequences. The writing of good English is a moral matter; and the muddle of our English style is the result of a moral muddle. The book is a national service.'". (Writing, Handbook, Writer's Reference, Writing).
Verlag: Jonathan Cape, London,, 1948
Anbieter: lamdha books, Wentworth Falls, NSW, Australien
Reprint. Hardcover, octavo; blue cloth boards with gilt spine titling; 221pp. Book plate. Rubbing to board edges and corners; browned and spotted text block and page edges. Card dustwrapper with chipping and tiny missing segments at spine panel extremities and corners; browning and rubbing; now professionally protected by superior non-adhesive polypropylene film with white paper backing. Very good. Postage quoted is for a standard format octavo book. Final charges may vary depending on size and weight.
Verlag: London, Cape, 1948 (Abridged)., 1948
Anbieter: Grant's Bookshop, Cheltenham, VIC, Australien
222pp. 8vo. Original cloth in dustwrapper. Name on flyleaf. A very good copy. . Second edition reprint.
Verlag: Johnathan Cape, 1952
Anbieter: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, Südafrika
Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. New and Revised Edition. Gift inscription written by the previous owner. Reprint, 1952. Publication of 221 pages. The dust jacket is a little shelf rubbed and small closed tears along the edges. The boards are in good condition. Internally the pages are clean and complete. The text is legible. Tightly bound and presented in cellophane. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Verlag: Jonathan Cape, Thirty Bedford Square, London, 1943
Anbieter: Rosley Books est. 2000, WIGTON, Vereinigtes Königreich
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Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. First Edition. FIRST EDITION. LONDON : 1943. Hardback. Blue cloth; gilt lettered spine. Bottom-edge untrimmed as issued. War-economy Book Production. Not issued with a rear free-end-paper. Bright, tight and clean. Neat owner name dated 1943. No internal markings. NEAR FINE. 446 pages. Includes bibliographical references. CAPTAIN ROBERT VON RANKE GRAVES (24 July 1895 ? 7 December 1985) was an English poet, soldier, historical novelist and critic. His father was Alfred Perceval Graves, a celebrated Irish poet and figure in the Gaelic revival; they were both Celticists and students of Irish mythology. 8vo. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, CHS, Cumberland, Everyman, GKC, Inklings, Keswick, Literature, MacDonald, Rarities, Theology and History. ]. SCARCE.
Verlag: Jonathan Cape, 1943
Anbieter: Books Written By (PBFA Member), Northampton, NTH, Vereinigtes Königreich
Verbandsmitglied: PBFA
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Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Blue boards with gold lettering to the spine. White marks to the spine. Tanning to the pages and spotting to the closed edge. Light shelf wear to the board edges and corners and a wave to the pages. No inscriptions, 446pp. Clean pages throughout. (Any digital image available on request).
Verlag: Macmillan, 1943
Anbieter: Moe's Books, Berkeley, CA, USA
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Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fair. 2nd printing. In tattered dust jacket. Covers edgeworn.
Verlag: The Macmillan Company: New York, New York. Stated first printing., 1943
Anbieter: Tsunami Books, Eugene, OR, USA
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Zustand: VG-. Very good- Hardcover, full green cloth over boards, 446 pages. Clean, square copy; text unmarked. Previous owners' names to front free endpaper. Chipping at top of spine.
Verlag: Jonathan Cape, London, 1943
Anbieter: Trafford Books PBFA, Manchester, Vereinigtes Königreich
Verbandsmitglied: PBFA
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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. 1st Edition. Bound in blue cloth with gilt title; ownership inscription to front endpaper; fine internally, good clean text. The jacket is fairly complete but chipped at corners and with small peripheral tears. 446pp.
Verlag: Jonathan Cape, 1943
Anbieter: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979, ROCHESTER, MI, USA
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First Edition. The Reader Over Your Shoulder a Handbook for Writers of English Prose, Jonathan Cape, 1943, first edition, vg+/near fine in vg dust-wrapper. Quite uncommon.
Verlag: Jonathan Cape, London, 1943
Anbieter: Tarrington Books, Tarrington, HEF, Vereinigtes Königreich
Verbandsmitglied: IOBA
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Hardback. Printed pages: 446. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. Dust jacket: Spine browned and has slight wear to ends. Tear to front flap joint. Slight wear and creasing to top edge. Some old paper repairs to reverse. Price clipped. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Very Good Minus. Book: First printing. Blue buckram binding. Light foxing to page edges, otherwise in very clean condition throughout. Overall book condition is Very Good. Size: 6.25 x 9 inches (15 x 23 cm).
Verlag: Jonathan Cape, London, 1943
Anbieter: Tony Power, Books, North Vancouver, BC, Kanada
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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First British Edition. A moderately worn very good copy with ex-owner name jotted neatly on flyleaf, lacking the dustjacket. 446 pp.
Verlag: London: J. Cape, 1943
Anbieter: MW Books, New York, NY, USA
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1st edition. Includes a bookplate to the front board. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling and rubbing to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 446p. Notes: Part I "The Reader over Your Shoulder"-- Part II "Examinations and Fair Copies." Subjects: English prose literature History and criticism. English language Style. English language Idioms, corrections, errors. Handbooks, manuals, etc.Creative writing. Literacy.Other names: Hodge, Alan 1915-. Fred H. and Jeannette Higginson Robert Graves Collection.Genre: Prose. Literature History. Manual. 1 Kg.
Verlag: London: J. Cape, 1943
Anbieter: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Irland
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1st edition. Includes a bookplate to the front board. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling and rubbing to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 446p. Notes: Part I "The Reader over Your Shoulder"-- Part II "Examinations and Fair Copies." Subjects: English prose literature History and criticism. English language Style. English language Idioms, corrections, errors. Handbooks, manuals, etc.Creative writing. Literacy.Other names: Hodge, Alan 1915-. Fred H. and Jeannette Higginson Robert Graves Collection.Genre: Prose. Literature History. Manual. 1 Kg.
Verlag: London Jonathan Cape 1943, 1943
Anbieter: G. Heywood Hill Ltd ABA, London, Vereinigtes Königreich
First edition inscribed by Robert Graves. "Ellen Jarvis in gratitude for lots of things, from Robert Graves July 22 1943" 8vo., original cloth (without dust wrapper). A very good copy. "Graves and Alan Hodge, his researcher and collaborator, had just finished writing The Long Week-End, a social history of Britain between the wars. It was an overview of life in the twenties and thirties, and might be summarized as "how the British let their hair down in peacetime." The authors now felt that a similar laxity had crept into writing, which even at the highest levels had become "loose, confused and ungraceful." With a new war to be won, the kingdom couldn't afford careless, sloppy English. Good communication was critical, but Graves and Hodge were afraid that English prose in its current state was not up to the task: "We regard the present crisis as acute enough to excuse this book." Their proposal, put simply, is that writers should anticipate readers' questions, then answer them clearly, logically, and with a minimum of fuss. Some assembly is required, but instructions are included. Modestly subtitled "A Handbook for Writers of English Prose," the book was never merely that. The Reader Over Your Shoulder has been called the authors' contribution to the war effort. It would be too much to say that they thought good English could save the world. But to Graves and Hodge, clear and logical prose was not a mere nicety: "The writing of good English is a moral matter, as the Romans held that the writing of good Latin was." "We suggest that whenever anyone sits down to write he should imagine a crowd of his prospective readers (rather than a grammarian in cap and gown) looking over his shoulder." By imagining readers' questions, the authors say, "the writer will discover certain tests of intelligibility." These tests, outlined in part 1, consist of forty-one principles for writing, twenty-five devoted to clarity and sixteen to grace of expression. Each principle is carefully defined, then illustrated by snippets of writing that fail the test. In part 2, Graves and Hodge reverse this process. They analyze more than fifty short passages by eminent contemporary writers, applying line by line the principles laid out in part 1. But they don't just point out shortcomings. They actually rewrite the passages. This took a lot of nerve, considering that they were correcting people like T. S. Eliot, Bertrand Russell, Aldous Huxley, Ernest Hemingway, John Maynard Keynes, Cecil Day-Lewis, Ezra Pound, Stephen Spender, H. G. Wells, and George Bernard Shaw. (One of their friends suggested as a subtitle "A Short Cut to Unpopularity.") Their purpose was not to sneer at the mighty, but to show that occasionally even the best writers are careless or inattentive. In choosing their samples, the authors explain, they simply took up a book or article by each writer, then "read on at our usual speed until we found ourselves bogged in a difficult passage. This passage became the subject of our analysis." After rewriting each sample, Graves and Hodge add a general comment, sometimes excusing a writer because of extenuating circumstances, sometimes adding insult to injury. But the comments are fair (even the acerbic ones) and infuse the book with a personality all its own." (The Reader Over Your Shoulder By Patricia T. O'Conner in The Paris Review January 4, 2018).