Faithful reproduction of the Great Game of the Oracle of the Ladies. Surely one of the most fascinating and mysterious esoteric decks: the author, Etteilla (Jean-Baptiste Alliette) published it between 1783 and 1787, in Paris and Amsterdam. The author stated that the game of Tarot derived directly from the legendary "Book of Thoth", a magical text of ancient Egypt to be rediscovered through these cards. Reproduction of the Great Game of the Oracle of Dames, printed in Paris in 1870. 78 cards with dimensions 6.6 x 12 cm and instruction booklet included. ... |
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"The Merchant of Venice" is most associated not with its titular hero, Antonio, but with the complex, unforgettable figure of the money-lender, Shylock. It is Shylock who finances Antonio's friend Bassanio in his pursuit of the beautiful Portia, and who demands a gruesome bond from the wealthy merchant. Described as a comedy in the First Folio, Shakespeare's explorations of prejudice, duty and the nature of justice make for a far darker play. This Macmillan Collector's Library edition is illustrated throughout by Sir John Gilbert (1817 - 1897), and includes an introduction by Ned Halley. Designed ... |
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Madrid, 1957. Daniel, young, wealthy and unsure of his place in the world, views the city through the lens of his camera. Ana, a hotel maid whose family is suffering under the fascist dictatorship of General Franco. Lives and hearts collide as they unite to uncover the hidden darkness within the city. A darkness that could engulf them all..."Gripping. Ruta Sepetys is the finest writer of historical fiction working today." The Wall Street Journal "A master of historical fiction." Elizabeth Wein on "Salt to the Sea" "Spain under Francisco Franco is as dystopian a setting as Margaret ... |
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With an introduction by Rachel Cusk. Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... Edith Wharton's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, "The Age of Innocence", is both a poignant story of frustrated love and an extraordinarily vivid, delightfully satirical record of a vanished world. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library ; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition features an introduction by award-winning novelist, Rachel Cusk. As the scion ... |
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Life is good for Magnus Bane and Alec Lightwood. That is, until the night that two old acquaintances break into Magnus's apartment and steal the powerful Book of the White. Now Magnus and Alec will have to drop everything to follow the thieves to Shanghai. And Magnus has been stabbed with a strange magical weapon that is changing the very nature of his powers. Fortunately, they have backup in the form of Clary, Jace, Isabelle and Simon. In Shanghai, they learn that a much darker threat awaits them. Magnus's magic is growing unstable, and if they can't stop the demons flooding into the city, they might have ... |
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From the award-winning author of "Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda". ... I don't entirely understand how anyone gets a boyfriend. Or a girlfriend. It just seems like the most impossible odds. A perfect alignment of feeling and circumstances. Molly Peskin-Suso knows all about unrequited love. No matter how many times her twin sister, Cassie, tells her to woman up, Molly is always careful. Better to be careful than be hurt. But when Cassie gets a new girlfriend who comes with a cute hipster-boy sidekick, everything changes. Will is funny, flirtatious and basically the perfect first boyfriend. There's ... |
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Картичката с дизайн тип консерва на "Gespansterwald" е изработена от алуминий и хартия. Тя е с изключително елегантен дизайн - надпис "King of the day". Подходяща е за рожден ден, имен ден, сватба, годишнина или друг повод на който искате джентълменът на живота ви да се почуства като крал. Също така, самата картичка може да бъде подарък с послание, или да бъде добавена към по-голям такъв, за да бъде постигнат ефекта на "подарък в подаръка". Подобно на "писмо в бутилка" това е различен и уникален начин да изразите внимание и любов като изпратите послание, малък подарък или ... |
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Историята на проучванията в старата столица. Изданието е на английски език. ... |
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Complete and unabridged with an afterword by Philip Ardagh. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... English gentleman Rudolf Rassendyll arrives in the country of Ruritania on the eve of King Rudolf the Fifth’s coronation. That night, the king is abducted and held prisoner in a castle in the small town of Zenda. Rassendyll, who bears an uncanny resemblance to the monarch, is persuaded to impersonate him in order to stop his villainous half-brother, Prince Michael, from seizing the throne. Determined to rescue the king and restore him to his rightful place, Rassendyll attempts to free him, but can he defeat the dastardly ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... It is 1941 and bombs have turned London into the front line of a world war - it is a city of nightmares. Hitler’s agents are running a blackmail operation to obtain documents that could bring the nation to instant defeat. Arthur Rowe, a man once convicted of a notorious mercy killing, stumbles onto a German spy operation in Bloomsbury and must be silenced. Even with his memory taken from him, he is still a very dangerous witness. In the hands of Graham Greene , this tale unfolds both as a taut thriller and as a haunting exploration of pity, love, and guilt. ... |
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The Book of Tea describes all aspects of the Japanese tea ceremony and explains how its rituals blend seamlessly with traditional Japanese life. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library - a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition has an introduction by Anna Sherman and delightful illustrations by Sayuri Romei. This short book, written in English by a Japanese scholar and artist, was first published in 1906 at a time when Japan was opening up to Western Culture. In response ... |
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"For a person to write a book like this, he has to love art, passionately and selflessly, and to love, of course, the artist as well. The author possesses these qualities in full measure. But even with the love, enthusiasm, and admiration that permeate the entire book, it in no way amounts to a glorification, veneration, or canonization of Zlatyu Boyadzhiev’s image. Quite the opposite - the author has succeeded in keeping a necessary distance, allowing him the opportunity to combine an up-close and a distant view of the artist. He doesn’t carve a monument, he doesn’t paint an icon; rather, he presents a dynamic image, ... |
