Brideshead Revisited : The Sacred and Profane Memories of Captain Charles...

Description: Brideshead Revisited : the Sacred and Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder (Everyman's Library)Author Evelyn Waugh; Frank Kermode [Introduction]Binding HardcoverCondition NewPages 315Volumes 1Language ENGPublisher Everyman's Library, New YorkDate 1993-10-26The most nostalgic and reflective of Evelyn Waugh's novels, Brideshead Revisited looks back to the golden age before the Second World War. It tells the story of Charles Ryder's infatuation with the Marchmains and the rapidly-disappearing world of privilege they inhabit. Enchanted first by Sebastian at Oxford, then by his doomed Catholic family, in particular his remote sister, Julia, Charles comes finally to recognize only his spiritual and social distance from them. We combine shipping on multiple book orders automatically unless instructed otherwise. If you are unable to "Request Invoice", simply buy all books outright and we will refund shipping overage via Paypal once postage has been printed. We combine shipping via USPS Media Mail. Postage price is calculated by weight.Terminology that may be used in this description:Bookplate: Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former owner, of a book. Most often bookplates are affixed to the endpaper of a book.Bump: Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light bending.Deckle Edge: Deckle edge is the feathered edge of a page. Traditionally and historically, this was a side effect of the process of making paper.Dust Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a bookEx-library: A former library book, generally containing library acquisition and ownership stamped Markings, and other typical indications of the library's use.Foxing: Or, Foxed is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process happens to the paper in a book it is referred to as "foxed".Remainder Mark: A remainder marked book is just that - a mark to the page edges of a book. This mark is placed on the page edges by a publisher as books are returned from bookstores or sold to discounters.Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.Shelf Wear: (shelving wear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf.Soiled: Generally, refers to minor discoloration or staining.

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Book Title: Brideshead Revisited

Book Series: Everyman's Library

Original Language: English

Item Length: 8.5 in

Vintage: Yes

Format: Hardcover

Language: English

Item Height: 1.1 in

Personalized: No

Features: Dust Jacket

Topic: Family Life, Literary

Item Width: 5 in

Signed: No

Ex Libris: No

Narrative Type: Fiction

Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

Inscribed: No

Publication Year: 1993

Type: Novel

Era: 1990s

Author: Evelyn Waugh

Genre: Fiction

Country/Region of Manufacture: United States

Item Weight: 16 Oz

Number of Pages: 317 Pages