Only Christopher Dewdney could mine the darkest pools of lore, legend, natural history, science, cultural history and the arts to recast the seemingly commonplace aspects of an ordinary night into a magical and exhilarating nocturnal tour. Using an original hour-by-hour structure that follows night s progression from 6:00 pm to 6:00 am, Dewdney explores and celebrates a single representative night at each point on the clock. 6:00 pm: The setting sun begins Dewdney s search todiscover the perfect sunset. 10:00 pm: The ...
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Only Christopher Dewdney could mine the darkest pools of lore, legend, natural history, science, cultural history and the arts to recast the seemingly commonplace aspects of an ordinary night into a magical and exhilarating nocturnal tour. Using an original hour-by-hour structure that follows night s progression from 6:00 pm to 6:00 am, Dewdney explores and celebrates a single representative night at each point on the clock. 6:00 pm: The setting sun begins Dewdney s search todiscover the perfect sunset. 10:00 pm: The evening rhythms of the city hit theirstride, from the cop on the night beat to the backbeatof the clubs. Midnight: The hour of romance and magic. 3:00 am: Dewdney is wide awake at a sleep clinic. 5:00 am: The desperate hour, we enter a provocativecultural investigation of the art of darkness. For all those who ve been wondering what they ve been missing while they sleep, Acquainted with the Night is an illuminating exploration and a terrific gift book."
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Add this copy of Acquainted With the Night to cart. $11.09, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Atlanta rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Brownstown, MI, UNITED STATES, published 2005 by Harper Perennial.
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Good. 0006391648. Name in ink to half title page, edge and tip wear, minor bumping and rubbing to edges of spine, tanning to pages. A Good Read ships from Toronto and Niagara Falls, NY-customers outside of North America please allow two to three weeks for delivery.; 8vo 8"-9" tall; 0 pages.
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G in VG jacket. Inscrbed and signed by author on title page with additional non-authorial gift inscription across half-title page. Not ex-lib. Hardcover in black moon-and-clouds illustrated jacket, 8vo. 313pp. + note on author, colophon. Index, bibliography. Book has former price (not current seller's) in unerasable grease/china pencil with associated smudging below mid upper edge ffep (apart form half-title inscription, primary reason for downgrade). Book is otherwise near fine with milly toed-in upper rear corner. Jacket has two short nicks with associated surface loss on rmid and upper ear fore edge (latter at corner) with touches of loss at tips of corners. Softened upper spine end; stubborn 2" x 1" former price label lower rear panel. Central colors and titles all clean and sharp. Jacket in Brodart.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Signed by the author on the title page...this copy has a solid tight binding with clean unmarked pages....mylar protected dust cover.
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Very Good. Very Good Dust Jacket. Size: 8x5x1; Not Price clipped, Clean inside with no remarks or highlights. the dust jacket and the boards have some small suface dents. based on your address. -We can ship from USA and Canada. Specializing in academic, collectible and historically significant, providing the utmost quality and customer service satisfaction. For any questions feel free to email us.
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Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 0002006391. A Good Read ships from Toronto and Niagara Falls, NY-customers outside of North America please allow two to three weeks for delivery. Small tear to upper front tip of d/j. Nick on bottom spine. Flat-signed by author on title page.; 8.199999991636000 X 5.799999994084000 X 1.199999998776000 inches; 320 pages; Signed by Author.
