Novelist and translator Tim Parks describes the rearing of his children in northern Italy, where he has lived with his Italian wife for the last 15 years.
Tim Parks goes on the road to follow the fortunes of Hellas Verona football club, to pay a different kind of visit to some of the world's most beautiful cities, and to get a fresh take on the conundrum that is national character. From Udine to Catania, from the San Siro to the Olimpico, travelling with the fans and the players, this is a highly ...
Described by the late poet and essayist Joseph Brodsky as "the best British author writing today", Tim Parks is as prolific a journalist, critic and translator as he is a novelist. In this book, Gillian Fenwick explores Parks' body of work and maintains that Parks is the epitome of the modern man of letters. The novels that Parks set in his ...
Topsy and Tim books are divided into five themes: school; going out; special friends; first experiences; and people who help us. They present fun, factual stories dealing with new experiences and storylines suited to "read to" and older "self read" situations.
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Blaylock, James P. (Introduction By Lewis Shiner, Appreciation By Lucias Shepard, Afterword By Tim Powers)., Front Cover,...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Royal Oak. : An Airtight Seels Allied Production.
Date Published: 1994
Description: Hard Cover. Fine (our Top grade). /Not Issued in Dust Jacket, . First Edition, Ltd, Signed, #d State. Private Press Limited. Signed By Everybody. First edition, limited, signed, and numbered state. Limi ted to ONLY 224 SIGNED AND NUMBERED copies. This one is a COMPLIMENTARY COPY with laid-in complimentary personal letter from the publisher, in which he discusses his publishing procedures, among othe r things. One-page typed letter in envelope, laid in. On the colophon page, signed by James P. ... read more
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Blaylock, James P. (Introduction By Lewis Shiner, Appreciation By Lucias Shepard, Afterword By Tim Powers)., Front Cover,...
other copies of this book
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Royal Oak. : An Airtight Seels Allied Production.
Date Published: 1994
Description: Hard Cover. Fine (our Top grade). /Not Issued in Dust Jacket, . First Edition, Ltd, Signed, Lettered. Private Press Limited. Signed By Everybody. First edition, collector's state. Limited to ONLY 26 COP IES signed by James P. Blaylock, Viki Blaylock, Phil Parks, Tim Powers, Lucius Shepard, and Lewis Shiner. 57 pages. Contained in a triptych folding case with the book in the middle, flanked by a sign e d portrait of the author on one side and a signed holographic (handwritten) manuscript leaf on ... read more
Edition: Limited/Numbered
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: James Cahill Publishing
Date Published: 1993
Description: Parks, Phil. Fine in Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Signed by Author Full-bound black vinyl, 189p w Afterword by James Blaylock. Deluxe First Edition is Limited to 300 Individually Signed and Numbered Copies. The signatures include Tim Powers, Phil Parks and James P. Blaylock. This is book is number 247. Lovely copy... read more
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Italian Neighbors: Or, a Lapsed Anglo-Saxon in Verona
