About this title: "The best of these Darwins is that they are cut out of rock - three taps is enough to convince one how immense is their solidarity." So wrote Virginia Woolf affectionately of Gwen Raverat, the granddaughter of Charles Darwin. In this biography, France Spalding creates a moving portrait of Gwen's character, her life and her art. It begins in late-Victorian Cambridge, which Gwen herself amusingly described in her childhood memoir "Period Piece". But Frances Spalding looks behind and beyond the pages of this much-loved book. She explores Gwen's Darwin inheritance, her conflicts when she moves ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Pimlico
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9781844134243ISBN:1844134245
Description: Good. Spine has slight creasing. Cove corner bumped. Scuff mark on first pages from removal of small sticker. Text unmarked, pages clean and bright. Good solid binding. *Ships Next Business day* read more
Edition: First Printing
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: Harvill Press, United Kingdom
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9781860467462ISBN:1860467466
Description: Near New in Near New jacket. Hardcover. Small Quarto. Biography of British artist, Gwen Raverat. 438pp, illustrated. Bright, clean, unmarked copy in an unclipped-dustjacket. Almost 'as new'. Heavy book weighing 1.4kg. read more
Edition: First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harvill Press, London
Date Published: 2001
Description: Raverat, Gwen. (ix) 438 pages, many b/w illustrations in text including Raverat's art. notes, list of illustrations, acknowledgments, index; 8vo, black cloth. Raverat was Charles Darwin's granddaughter. Near fine, remainder mark top edge; dust jacket near fine. Serving the antiquarian and used book world since 1980. read more
Description: New. PLEASE NOTE: All books are promptly imported from the UK using International Priority Airmail. Delivery is typically 5-10 working days. Please do not select expedited shipping. Heavier and more expensive items have tracking number. Professional and reliable bookseller (est.1987). read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harvill Press, London
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9781860467462ISBN:1860467466
Description: First Edition. Small quarto. ix, 438pp. Notes, appendix, index. Illustrated throughout with wood engravings, photographs, and sketches, and including thirteen color plates. Original cloth, Very Good+ in dust jacket. // Interesting and informative book on Charles Darwin's grand-daughter, including many examples of her lovely wood engravings. Image or additional images available upon request. read more
Description: 1st edn. Tall 8vo. Original gilt lettered black cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (some light shelf weat to edges-otherwise VG). Pp. ix + 438 (no inscriptions), illus with b&w photos and woodcuts. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: The Harvill Press, London
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9781860467462ISBN:1860467466
Description: B/W and Colour Plates, Line Drawings. Very Good in Very Good jacket. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. Covers are black with gilt titles on spine. This is a heavy book. read more
Description: New. Please note that deliveries to addresses in the UK and Europe will be in 4-14 business days. Other countries should refer to Alibris standard times. ISBN10: 1844134245. read more
Description: We are no longer able to guarantee delivery by Christmas. Please note that deliveries to addresses in the UK and Europe will be in 4-14 business days. Other countries should refer to Alibris standard times. A granddaughter of Charles Darwin, Gwen Raverat was born into one of the leading intellectual families of late nineteenth century England. She was a talented wood-engraver and illustrator who studied at the Slade School of Art where she met the painter Stanley Spencer and married his friend ... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Pimlico
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9781844134243ISBN:1844134245
Description: New. All pages are Clean, Crisp and Tight. No Tears, Marks or Folds. Some minor new book store edge/shelf wear. May have publishers mark. Ready to go now! ! Please choose Expedited Shipping if you need it fast. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: THE HARVILL PRESS
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9781860467462ISBN:1860467466
Description: Ex-Library Published by The Harvill Press in 2001. Hardcover. Number of pages: 448. Ex. Library copy-usual stamps and marks. Condition: Good. Used book but in Good Condition for sensible price. #8420921 Shipped from UK. Delivery is usually 2-3 working days from order by Royal Mail, International Delivery is by Airmail. read more
Description: New. PLEASE NOTE: All books are promptly imported from the UK using International Priority Airmail. Delivery is typically 5-10 working days. Please do not select expedited shipping. Heavier and more expensive items have tracking number. Professional and reliable bookseller (est.1987). read more
Description: New. We are no longer able to guarantee delivery by Christmas. PLEASE NOTE that we do not offer expedited shipping. Orders placed with the priority shipping option will automatically be canceled. ISBN10: 1844134245. read more
Description: We are no longer able to guarantee delivery by Christmas. PLEASE NOTE that we do not offer expedited shipping. Orders placed with the priority shipping option will automatically be canceled. A granddaughter of Charles Darwin, Gwen Raverat was born into one of the leading intellectual families of late nineteenth century England. She was a talented wood-engraver and illustrator who studied at the Slade School of Art where she met the painter Stanley Spencer and married his friend Jacques Raverat. ... read more
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