blithe spirits (77 résultats)

Etat : very_good. Gently read. May have name of previous ownership, or ex-library edition. Binding tight; spine straight and smooth, with no creasing; covers clean and crisp. Minimal signs of handling or shelving. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item for full refund. Ships USPS Media Mail.

Etat : Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

Etat : Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.

hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hb. Etat : VG. Etat de la jaquette : VG-. Photos Gerstein, Jesse and Daniels, Mark (illustrateur). Hb. VG/VG-. 207 pp., index, 103 color illustrations. Slightly bumped corners, light wear. DJ: heavy rubbing, crease spine, scratching.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good.

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. 1st Edition. A coffee-table book tribute to the history of the cocktail. The book has sound hinges. It is not cocked. Pages are clean, unmarked and undamaged. The book's exterior is also spotless. It has very light rub wear to top and bottom edges, tips of corners. Very little wear otherwise. The dust jacket is not clipped, is completely clean and has no creases, holes, chips or tears. It shows light crimping at the top of the spine and a few light scratches to glossy surfaces. Book and dust jacket will be bubble-wrapped and carefully packed in a sturdy box to ensure safe transit. This is a heavy oversize book that will require extra funds for shipment outside of the United States.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. Light scuffing to dust jacket.

Mass Market Paperback. Etat : Fair. Worn but complete with all pages and illustrations. Crease to front cover. Rubbing and scuff markings to cover. Edge and corner wear to cover. Some small closed tearing to spine ends. Some small stain markings to textblock. Age toning to inside pages. ex-library sitckers to inside cover pages.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. 1st Edition.

paperback. Etat : Very Good. Blithe Spirits: An Imaginative History of the Poltergeist This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping.

paperback. Etat : Very Good. Shipped within 24 hours from our UK warehouse. Clean, undamaged book with no damage to pages and minimal wear to the cover. Spine still tight, in very good condition. Remember if you are not happy, you are covered by our 100% money back guarantee.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Alvin Rosenbaum Projects Washington DC January 1988 Binding: Hardcover.

Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. large hardback in fine condition with fine dust jacket.

Hardcover. Etat : As New. Etat de la jaquette : As New. 1st Edition. dj: as new. book: as new oversized heavy quarto book.

Etat : As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Etat : New.

Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. The Trickster-god is a strange and rather wonderful mythological figure who is found in folklore and legend right across the world, from the Norse Loki to the Greek Hermes to the Raven and Coyote of the Native American peoples. The ultimate 'cunning fool', he and the many subversive tales told about him have been studied down the years by anthropologists, historians, literary theorists and psychologists from Ted Hughes to C. G. Jung. But in the twenty-first century, should the Trickster also be studied by parapsychologists and ghost hunters? Nobody believes in gods like Hermes or Loki anymore, but that does not mean that people do not still tell one another tales about such Tricksters and their mischievous ways. They do, but in disguised form - the disguised form of the poltergeist. Belief in Trickster-gods, this book argues, has today been transformed into popular belief in Trickster-ghosts, with those noisy, disruptive, roguish spirits known as poltergeists fulfilling largely the same imaginative function as more traditional Trickster-figures like Robin Goodfellow once did. By playing childish tricks upon us, poltergeists appear to reveal our current world-view to be in some way incomplete, breaking the accepted circles of 'official' materialistic, scientific logic and provoking laughter at their irreverent audacity in doing so. Rather than being intended to frighten, perhaps the true purpose of certain ghost stories is in fact to amuse, perplex and provoke? Whether true or not, such ghost stories still function as genuine Trickster-myths, providing those who read them with access to a hidden realm lurking somewhere just beyond the rational, in which the usual rules of science, logic and reality simply do not apply. Perhaps in doing so they act as a kind of 'emotional safety-valve', intended to allow mankind temporary respite from the sometimes oppressive social forces surrounding us. Covering a wide global selection of reported poltergeist phenomena from ancient times right up to the present day, and then subjecting them to a process of literary, historical and sociological analysis, Blithe Spirits is one of the most unusual, original and wide-ranging books about the subject ever to be written. Covering and analyzing a wide global selection of reported poltergeist phenomena through history, literature and society. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Etat : Good.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good-. Some rubbing and wear to DJ.

Unknown. Etat : Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

PAP. Etat : New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. First Edition. Gift inscription on the front free endpaper. 207 pages, with Index and 103 illustrations in color. Large, heavy book, which may reuire extra postage for expedited and international delivery.

Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. 1st Edition. Alvin Rosenbaum Projects, Washington, 1988. Green cloth / gilt lettering. Condition: Fine condition. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine with two scratches to back cover. 1st edition. Photography by Jesse Gerstein & Mark Daniels. Contents: 1). Introduction. 2). Blithe spirits. 3). Aquae vitae. 4). The art of the cocktail. 5). Blithe imbibers. 6). The home of the cocktail. 7). The life of the party. 8). The return of the cocktail. With index. 103 illustrations in full color. 207 pag. Size: 30,5cmx24cm.

Paperback. Etat : New. The Trickster-god is a strange and rather wonderful mythological figure who is found in folklore and legend right across the world, from the Norse Loki to the Greek Hermes to the Raven and Coyote of the Native American peoples. The ultimate 'cunning fool', he and the many subversive tales told about him have been studied down the years by anthropologists, historians, literary theorists and psychologists from Ted Hughes to C. G. Jung. But in the twenty-first century, should the Trickster also be studied by parapsychologists and ghost hunters?Nobody believes in gods like Hermes or Loki anymore, but that does not mean that people do not still tell one another tales about such Tricksters and their mischievous ways. They do, but in disguised form - the disguised form of the poltergeist.Belief in Trickster-gods, this book argues, has today been transformed into popular belief in Trickster-ghosts, with those noisy, disruptive, roguish spirits known as poltergeists fulfilling largely the same imaginative function as more traditional Trickster-figures like Robin Goodfellow once did. By playing childish tricks upon us, poltergeists appear to reveal our current world-view to be in some way incomplete, breaking the accepted circles of 'official' materialistic, scientific logic and provoking laughter at their irreverent audacity in doing so. Rather than being intended to frighten, perhaps the true purpose of certain ghost stories is in fact to amuse, perplex and provoke?Whether true or not, such ghost stories still function as genuine Trickster-myths, providing those who read them with access to a hidden realm lurking somewhere just beyond the rational, in which the usual rules of science, logic and reality simply do not apply. Perhaps in doing so they act as a kind of 'emotional safety-valve', intended to allow mankind temporary respite from the sometimes oppressive social forces surrounding us. Covering a wide global selection of reported poltergeist phenomena from ancient times right up to the present day, and then subjecting them to a process of literary, historical and sociological analysis, Blithe Spirits is one of the most unusual, original and wide-ranging books about the subject ever to be written.

Etat : Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. In protective mylar cover. (american with and humor, catholic authors, catholics, american literature ) A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.