Edité par Oxford University Press, USA, 1993
ISBN 10 : 0192831488 ISBN 13 : 9780192831484
Vendeur : ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, Etats-Unis
Paperback. Etat : Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.05.
Edité par Oxford University Press, USA, 1993
ISBN 10 : 0192831488 ISBN 13 : 9780192831484
Vendeur : ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, Etats-Unis
Paperback. Etat : Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.05.
Edité par Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 1993
ISBN 10 : 0192831488 ISBN 13 : 9780192831484
Vendeur : Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, Etats-Unis
Etat : Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
Edité par Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 1993
ISBN 10 : 0192831488 ISBN 13 : 9780192831484
Vendeur : Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, Etats-Unis
Etat : Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
Edité par Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 1993
ISBN 10 : 0192831488 ISBN 13 : 9780192831484
Vendeur : Better World Books: West, Reno, NV, Etats-Unis
Etat : Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
Edité par Oxford University Press, 2002
ISBN 10 : 0192801945 ISBN 13 : 9780192801944
Vendeur : WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Royaume-Uni
Paperback. Etat : Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Edité par Oxford University Press, 2002
ISBN 10 : 0192801945 ISBN 13 : 9780192801944
Vendeur : WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Royaume-Uni
Paperback. Etat : Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.
Edité par Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 1992
ISBN 10 : 019214197X ISBN 13 : 9780192141972
Vendeur : Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, Etats-Unis
Etat : Good. First American Edition. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
Edité par Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 1992
ISBN 10 : 019214197X ISBN 13 : 9780192141972
Vendeur : Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, Etats-Unis
Etat : Good. First American Edition. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
Edité par Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 1992
ISBN 10 : 019214197X ISBN 13 : 9780192141972
Vendeur : Better World Books: West, Reno, NV, Etats-Unis
Etat : Good. First American Edition. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
Edité par Oxford University Press (edition First Edition), 1992
ISBN 10 : 019214197X ISBN 13 : 9780192141972
Vendeur : BooksRun, Philadelphia, PA, Etats-Unis
Edition originale
Hardcover. Etat : Good. First Edition. Ship within 24hrs. Satisfaction 100% guaranteed. APO/FPO addresses supported.
Edité par Oxford University Press, 1992
ISBN 10 : 019214197X ISBN 13 : 9780192141972
Vendeur : -OnTimeBooks-, Phoenix, AZ, Etats-Unis
Etat : good. Book may contain some writing, highlighting, and or cover damage. Shipped fast and reliably!.
Edité par Oxford University Press, 1993
ISBN 10 : 0192831488 ISBN 13 : 9780192831484
Vendeur : WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Royaume-Uni
Paperback. Etat : Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.
Edité par Oxford University Press, 1993
ISBN 10 : 0192831488 ISBN 13 : 9780192831484
Vendeur : WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Royaume-Uni
Paperback. Etat : Fair. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration.
Edité par Oxford University Press, 2002
ISBN 10 : 0192801945 ISBN 13 : 9780192801944
Vendeur : SecondSale, Montgomery, IL, Etats-Unis
Etat : Good. Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.
Edité par Oxford University Press, USA, 2002
ISBN 10 : 0192801945 ISBN 13 : 9780192801944
Vendeur : ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, Etats-Unis
Paperback. Etat : Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.75.
Edité par Oxford University Press, 1993
ISBN 10 : 0192831488 ISBN 13 : 9780192831484
Vendeur : HPB Inc., Dallas, TX, Etats-Unis
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Edité par Oxford University Press, 1992
ISBN 10 : 019214197X ISBN 13 : 9780192141972
Vendeur : WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Royaume-Uni
Hardback. Etat : Fair. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration.
Edité par Oxford University Press, 1992
ISBN 10 : 019214197X ISBN 13 : 9780192141972
Vendeur : WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Royaume-Uni
Hardback. Etat : Fine.
Edité par Oxford University Press, 1992
ISBN 10 : 019214197X ISBN 13 : 9780192141972
Vendeur : WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Royaume-Uni
Hardback. Etat : Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Edité par Oxford University Press, 1992
ISBN 10 : 019214197X ISBN 13 : 9780192141972
Vendeur : WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Royaume-Uni
Hardback. Etat : Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.
Edité par Oxford University Press, 2002
ISBN 10 : 0192801945 ISBN 13 : 9780192801944
Vendeur : One Planet Books, Columbia, MO, Etats-Unis
Paperback. Etat : Like New. New edition. Ships in a BOX from Central Missouri! Like Brand NEW. No tears, highlighting or writing because it's never been used! May have minor shelf wear. UPS shipping for most packages, (Priority Mail for AK/HI/APO/PO Boxes).
Edité par Oxford Paperbacks 08/04/1993, 1993
ISBN 10 : 0192831488 ISBN 13 : 9780192831484
Vendeur : AwesomeBooks, Wallingford, Royaume-Uni
Etat : Very Good. 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. .
Edité par Oxford University Press, 1992
ISBN 10 : 019214197X ISBN 13 : 9780192141972
Vendeur : Irish Booksellers, Portland, ME, Etats-Unis
Etat : Good. SHIPS FROM USA. Used books have different signs of use and do not include supplemental materials such as CDs, Dvds, Access Codes, charts or any other extra material. All used books might have various degrees of writing, highliting and wear and tear and possibly be an ex-library with the usual stickers and stamps. Dust Jackets are not guaranteed and when still present, they will have various degrees of tear and damage. All images are Stock Photos, not of the actual item. book.
Edité par Oxford University Press, 1992
ISBN 10 : 019214197X ISBN 13 : 9780192141972
Vendeur : Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : Good. First American Edition. Truly the source of eternal fascination, the sea is one of the enduring subjects of literature, and certainly the most protean. Indeed, the sea in literature is as liquid and as volatile as the sea in life, shaping itself anew for every writer and every generation. For Addison and Burke, itwas the realm of the sublime, of "foaming billows and floating mountains," of agreeable horror." For Romantics such as Turner, it was pure, unpent nature at its wildest and most magnificent, and for Coleridge, a mysterious and hallucinogenic place. And if for Melville it was a bountiful sea ofmetaphor, for Ben Franklin it was devoid of metaphor but teeming with natural wonders, curiosities, and lessons.Now, inveterate sailor and bestselling author of Hunting Mister Heartbreak, Jonathan Rabam, has compiled a remarkable anthology of our changing visions of the sea, a rich treasury of writings as varied and enthralling as the ocean itself. Arranged chronologically, and spanning everything fromAnglo-Saxon poetry to modern oceanography, these excerpts capture the work of poets, novelists, scientists, explorers, in a collection that blends the practical with the beautiful, the comic with the terrifying. Readers can savor Samuel Eliot Morison's picture of October spring tides on the coastof Maine, "when the blueberry bushes on top of the granite cliffs turn a brilliant crimson and the maple near shore sends up torches of gold and scarlet among the evergreen, all reflected in the quiet waters." Or James Boswell's intimate portrait of Samuel Johnson below deck, "lying inphilosophical tranquillity, with a greyhound of Col's at his back, keeping him warm." Or Dickens' comic memoir of being seasick on a rolling deck ("I found myself standing.holding on to something. I don't know what. I think it was the boatswain: or it may have been the pump: or possibly thecow").Those who love nature writing will find that Raban includes a wide selection, such as Darwin's account of the Beagle surging through a glimmering, phosphorescent nighttime sea, Rachel Carson's explanation of the color of the sea, and David Lewis's discovery that Pacific islanders navigate moreby feel than by sight, by the roll and pitch of their vessels as they corkscrew over the waves. And for everyone who loves great writing, Raban includes not only passages from the great sea classics--such as Moby Dick, The Old Man and the Sea, and Two Years Before the Mast--but also lesser-knowngems by writers such as Virginia Woolf, James Joyce, Elizabeth Bishop, E.B. White, Emily Dickinson, and John Barth.Whether you love Darwin or Rachel Carson, Joseph Conrad or Robert Lowell, The Oxford Book of the Sea is as bountiful and alluring as its subject. For everyone interested in the sea, from sailors and beachcombers to armchair voyagers, and for everyone drawn to fine writing, this book is anexcursion you won't want to miss.
Edité par Oxford University Press, United Kingdom, Oxford, 1993
ISBN 10 : 0192831488 ISBN 13 : 9780192831484
Vendeur : WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Royaume-Uni
Paperback. Etat : Very Good. It is no suprise that one of the earliest works in English literature should be a poem about the sea: the sea has been a source of fascination from the earliest times and the Anglo Saxon poem "The Seafarer" is only the first in a long series of writings that ponder its mystery. A powerful and restless presence in real life, the sea is one of the most ubiquitous and protean symbols in literature, changing in response to shifts in sensibility and holding a mirror to all who confront it - Renaissance explorers and Augustan gentlemen, romantic outcasts and Victorian travellers, packet tourists and small-boat sailors, naturalists and novelists, poets and oceanographers: men and women in a state of wonder before the sea. The editor's introduction consists of an essay on the meaning of the sea in literature and the pieces he has chosen display the richness of writing in the tradition. Alongside extracts from the acknowledged marine masterpieces are many other contributions: Emily Dickenson's poem "Exaltation is the Going"; a meditation on a seaside holiday by Larkin; Jane Austin's satirizing of Byron's romanticized sea; Thoreau's contemplation of monsters and lost anchors off Cape Cod; and Willard Bascom's description of breaking waves. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Edité par Oxford University Press, 1992
ISBN 10 : 019214197X ISBN 13 : 9780192141972
Vendeur : WeBuyBooks, Rossendale, LANCS, Royaume-Uni
Etat : Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. Foxing to the page edges/pages.
Edité par Oxford University Press, 2002
ISBN 10 : 0192801945 ISBN 13 : 9780192801944
Vendeur : Irish Booksellers, Portland, ME, Etats-Unis
Etat : Good. SHIPS FROM USA. Used books have different signs of use and do not include supplemental materials such as CDs, Dvds, Access Codes, charts or any other extra material. All used books might have various degrees of writing, highliting and wear and tear and possibly be an ex-library with the usual stickers and stamps. Dust Jackets are not guaranteed and when still present, they will have various degrees of tear and damage. All images are Stock Photos, not of the actual item. book.
Edité par Oxford University Press, 1992
ISBN 10 : 019214197X ISBN 13 : 9780192141972
Vendeur : Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, Etats-Unis
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. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
Edité par Oxford Paperbacks, 1993
ISBN 10 : 0192831488 ISBN 13 : 9780192831484
Vendeur : Reuseabook, Gloucester, GLOS, Royaume-Uni
Paperback. Etat : Used; Very Good. Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine.