These are the memoirs of a boy, discovering his own path, through books, films and school. The son of a Jewish doctor who practised in Mile End during World War II, John Gross grew up in a household steeped in the language and traditions of a European past. Yet, outside his home he grew up in a very English world of schools and books and corner shops. Looking back on his childhood with humour and wisdom, he reflects on this double inheritance. The richness of Yiddish words and religion set against the daily life of the East End, where gangsters were heroes. Yet, in the background, lies the shadow of anti-Semitism and the Holocaust.
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Vendeur : Monroe Street Books, Middlebury, VT, Etats-Unis
Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. 190 pages. Previous owner's stamp and notes on front end paper. Clean, tight copy. Record # 464317. N° de réf. du vendeur 464317
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Vendeur : MW Books, New York, NY, Etats-Unis
1st edition. Uncorrected proof. Very good paperback copy; edges slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: 189p.; 25cm. Subjects: Gross, John J. Childhood and youth. Gross, John Childhood and youth.Gross, John 1935-2011 Childhood and youth.Jews England London. Social life and customs 20th century. Jewish families Religious life England London. Memoirs.Childhood. Jews. Social life. Genre: Autobiography. 3 Kg. N° de réf. du vendeur 315762
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Vendeur : Clevedon Community Bookshop Co-operative, Clevedon, Royaume-Uni
Hardcover. Etat : Good. All of our books without an ISBN number (normally pre-1970 in date) are described individually in detail. Books with an ISBN number (this one included) are all offered for sale in good condition or better: some may be in very good, near fine, or fine condition. If the condition is critical to your decision to purchase, then please contact us and we will let you know our view of its condition. If the book is very heavy, we will may need to contact you before completion of purchase to advise you of extra postage costs. N° de réf. du vendeur 72059
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Vendeur : MW Books Ltd., Galway, Irlande
1st edition. Uncorrected proof. Very good paperback copy; edges slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: 189p.; 25cm. Subjects: Gross, John J. Childhood and youth. Gross, John Childhood and youth.Gross, John 1935-2011 Childhood and youth.Jews England London. Social life and customs 20th century. Jewish families Religious life England London. Memoirs.Childhood. Jews. Social life. Genre: Autobiography. 1 Kg. N° de réf. du vendeur 315762
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Vendeur : HALCYON BOOKS, LONDON, Royaume-Uni
hardcover. Etat : Very Good. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING. N° de réf. du vendeur mon0000962323
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Vendeur : Pearlydewdrops, Streat, Royaume-Uni
Hardcover. Etat : Good. Etat de la jaquette : Includes dust jacket. In good used condition. Tanning to pages and cover and dust jacket. Creasing to cover/dust jacket. Bumps to edges of dust jacket and cover. Shipped from the UK within 2 business days of order being placed. N° de réf. du vendeur mon0000135172
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Vendeur : Adelaide Booksellers, Clarence Gardens, SA, Australie
Hardback. Etat : Near Fine. 1st Edition. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Near Fine condition in a Near Fine Dustjacket. Dustjacket now protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. An excellent copy. 190 pages. Full of striking characters and odd encounters, this is an evocative picture of a lost London and a vanished culture, but it is also the story of a bookish boy discovering his own path - away from Mile End into the freedoms of the literary life. John Gross was a notable British literary figure. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. N° de réf. du vendeur 328772
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Vendeur : MULTI BOOK, Cerreto Laziale, RM, Italie
rilegato Copertina rigida. Etat : Ottimo (Fine). Copertina rigida 9780701163303 Ottimo (Fine) . N° de réf. du vendeur bc_40350
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Vendeur : James Fergusson Books & Manuscripts, London, Royaume-Uni
Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Pages starting to embrown, dustwrapper slightly faded at spine. With the marginal pencillings and underlinings of (Sir) Michael Holroyd in the text, and his manuscript notes on rear blanks; loosely inserted two autograph correspondence cards signed from Susanna Gross, the author's literary-editor daughter (and the book's co-dedicatee), commissioning a review for The Mail on Sunday, three sheets of Holroyd's autograph draft for it, his typed draft with autograph corrections, 5pp. 4to, his finished typed text, 3pp. 4to, and a news-cutting of the published article, 18 March 2001 - "A Double Thread is quietly written, painstaking, subtle and deeply satisfying to read. Gross, who has also written a fascinating study of Shylock and an engaging description of English literary life since Victorian times (as well as becoming editor of that most English institution the Times Literary Supplement), has shown in his career how it is possible to have the best of both cultures.". N° de réf. du vendeur 33M100287
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Vendeur : SHIMEDIA, Brooklyn, NY, Etats-Unis
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