1976, ISBN: 0002116855

Hardcover

[EAN: 9780002116855], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: William Collins Sons & Co Ltd, London], Jacket, First edition, first impression. Some edge wear to top and bottom of jacket and s… More...

[EAN: 9780002116855], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: William Collins Sons & Co Ltd, London], Jacket, First edition, first impression. Some edge wear to top and bottom of jacket and spine, corners very slightly rubbed, spine faded, not price clipped (£6.95), no inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg+ copy. 511pp. A scholarly, passionate and brilliantly written biography of Pablo Picasso by Patrick O'Brian (1914-2000), the famous author of the much loved Aubrey-Maturin series of historic naval stories. Patrick O'Brian's outstanding biography of Picasso explores comprehensively the life of this awe inspiring artist. Enormously productive and hugely successful, Picasso continues to attract avid, insatiable public interest. O'Brian was a close friend and a neighbour of Picasso's, and the book reflects the closeness of their friendship and the immense erudition and warm wit of Patrick O'Brian. The man that emerges from the pages is full of contradictions, hard yet tender, mean yet generous, affectionate but cold, professing communism but retaining an essentially Catholic mentality, private despite his relish of fame. Critically, O'Brian's is the only biography to fully appreciate the distinctly Mediterranean origins of Picasso's character and art. Sex and money, eating and drinking, friends and quarrels, comedies and tragedies, suicides and wars tumble over each other in the vast chaos of Picasso's experience, He was 'a man almost as lonely as the sun, but one who glowed with much the same fierce, burning life'. Quite a scarce book, a classic., Books<

1976, ISBN: 0002116855

Hardcover

[EAN: 9780002116855], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Collins], 22F300, Jacket, UK hardback first impression. The book is VG with some speckles to page edges and previous owner detail… More...

[EAN: 9780002116855], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Collins], 22F300, Jacket, UK hardback first impression. The book is VG with some speckles to page edges and previous owner details to ffep. The jacket is clipped and, unusually, though there is some spine fade, it is relatively good, with pattern still showing well. SLIGHTLY HEAVIER THAN AVERAGE - THERE MAY BE SOME EXTRA POSTAGE OUTSIDE THE UK - THANKS., Books<

1976, ISBN: 0002116855

Hardcover

[EAN: 9780002116855], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Collins], Jacket, shelf wear on the jacket. mildly foxed and marked. one inscription. pages remain intact and presentable. may require… More...

[EAN: 9780002116855], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Collins], Jacket, shelf wear on the jacket. mildly foxed and marked. one inscription. pages remain intact and presentable. may require extra postage outside South Africa. [SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services., Books<

1976, ISBN: 0002116855

[EAN: 9780002116855], D'occasion, très bon état, [SC: 7.34], [PU: HarperCollins Distribution Servi], 1st 1976 HB Collins; very good+ in very good+ unclipped and unsunned dust jacket; insi… More...

[EAN: 9780002116855], D'occasion, très bon état, [SC: 7.34], [PU: HarperCollins Distribution Servi], 1st 1976 HB Collins; very good+ in very good+ unclipped and unsunned dust jacket; inside clean with no stamps or inscriptions, Books<

ISBN: 9780002116855

Hardback. Good., 2.5