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SAGER, PETER: : Oxford & Cambridge: An Uncommon History

LONDON.THAMES & HUDSON LTD.,2005.

ISBN 0500512493.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Originally and first published Germany,Schoffling & Co, Franfurt am Main,2003.The publication of this work was supported by a grant from the Goethe-Institut. Translated from the German by David H. Wilson. This is the first English edn.] FINE/FINE-.No owner inscrptn,no price-clip - absence of publisher's price.These are generally believed to be export edns and as such, precede the UK trade issue/distribution. Bright,crisp,clean, matt,scenic cityscape colour photographic illustrated front panel+spine of dw/dj with b/w lettering,rear panel with river scenic colour photograph and white text; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - one small closed tear (approx 7/10ths") to top,rear corner of dw/dj - no other nicks or tears present.Top edges lightly and faintly dust-soiled with some sporadic splash marks towards the headband,fore-edges brighter and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation. Bright,crisp,clean, sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain black cloth boards with publisher's impressed device (2 dolphins) to centre of upper board and bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine /backstrip,a white headband and a joint dark+ light blue sewn-in silk bookmark ribbon and immaculate plain dark blue enndpapers.UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,6-438pp [paginated] includes contents list/table,4 sections,Oxford: History and Culture,Cambridge: History and Culture, author's preface,32pp contemporary+historical b/w+ colour illus+photographs - 16pp apiece for each town; plus [unpaginated] half-title with University's thumbnail b/w armorial designs to reverse,title page and 2pp blanks at the rear. 'If Oxford were not the finest thing in England,' wrote Henry James,'the case would be clearer for Cambridge,' No other private institutions have had a greater impact on England's - and,at times,world - history,yet in different ways.Oxford has spawned more Prime ministers,Cambridge more Nobel laureates.In Oxford,so it is said,things are brilliantly formulated; in Cambridge,they are seriously thought through.Bill Clinton practised the saxophone in 60s Oxford,and became President of the USA; Bill Gates chose Cambridge as the location for the first Microsoft branch outside the USA. Ever since the Victorian novelist,William Thackeray,invented a mythical 'Oxbridge', these two very distinctive institutions,as different as Harvard and Yale,have increasingly presented a common face to the world,a homogeneous elite whose sense of duty has been surpassed only by its self-confidence.Isaac Newton taught here; Stephen Hawking occupies Newton's professional chair.For almost 800 years, the twin capitals of the intellectual life of England have radiated their influence across the globe: not just political leaders,but the best spies Communism could recruit; not just church leaders,but the great heretics and reformers; and a host of literary figures from Lord Byron to Salman Rushdie. Peter Sager draws on a treasure trove of facts,figures and anecdotes to provide a witty and detailed map of Oxbridge.He roams through the idyllic gardens and courtyards,uncovers the secrets that lie behind the college gates and supports his literary journey with colour photographs and maps,a glossary,list of useful addresses and guide to further reading. 'Oxford & Cambridge' is a unique combination of travel guide,history,biography and psychoanalysis of two towns that are not just places but states of mind. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** UK,buyers note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded after order receipt and before order's despatch,especially if offered P/p included or free. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIR postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. 2/3rds of standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving long before the quoted 42 days - but not always.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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