Istanbul (Deluxe Edition): Memories and the City by Pamuk, Orhan - 2017-10-24

Knopf, 2017-10-24. Deluxe,Translation. hardcover. Used: Good.

Hardcover. New.

Knopf, 2017-10-24. Hardcover. Like New.

Knopf, 2017-10-24. Hardcover. New.

New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 2017 Alfred A. Knopf, New York. 2017. Hardcover. Stated First Deluxe Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: As New. DJ: As New; NOT Price Clipped ($45.00). Red paper over boards with royal purple overlay on the spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. Photographic endpapers. 558 pp tall 8vo. This is a large-format, deluxe, collectible edition of the author's beloved memoir about life in Istanbul, with more than 200 added illustrations and a new introduction. The author was born in Istanbul and lives in the family apartment building thus making his portrait of the city a a self-portrait, refracted by memory and the melancholy–or hüzün–that all Istanbullus share: the sadness that comes of living amid the ruins of a lost empire. With cinematic fluidity, Pamuk moves from the lives of his glamorous, unhappy parents to the gorgeous, decrepit mansions overlooking the Bosphorus; from the dawning of his self-consciousness to the writers and… Read More

NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 2017. 1st thus. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. An evocative portrait of a great and storied city, an elegy for a bygone civilization, and a meditation on the "complicated intimacies" (Pamuk's phrase) of life itself. "Spins a masterful tale, moving from his fractured extended family, all living in a communal apartment building, out into the city and encompassing the entire Ottoman Empire. Pamuk sees the slow collapse of the once powerful empire hanging like a pall over the city and its citizens. Central to many Istanbul residents' character is the concept of huzun ('melancholy'). Istanbul's huzun, Pamuk writes, 'is a way of looking at life that is ultimately as life-affirming as it is negating'. A powerful, disturbing literary journey through the soul of a great city, told by one of its great writers". This is the Deluxe Edition with 439 photos and illustrations. Bright, clean copy. Record # 383490

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2005. 1st Deluxe Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 560 pages. Hardcover. B/w illustrations throughout. Red cover boards, gilt title on spine. Decorated endpapers. Light remainder mark on bottom edge. Dust jacket unclipped, excellent. Pages clean and bright. Binding tight. Spine straight. Looks nearly new. Beautiful copy. Ophan Pamuk's portrait of his city is a self-portrait, refracted by memory and the melancholy that all Istabullus share: the sadness that comes of living amid the ruins of a lost empire. Record # 31715

Knopf, 2017-10-24. Deluxe,Translation. hardcover. Used:Good.

Deluxe Edition 2017. Hardcover with DJ. xxiii + 560 pp. With illustrations. Book and DJ in like new condition. Clean, unmarked copy. There is no International or Expedited shipping on this book. Ships immediately via USPS Media / Standard Mail within the USA. (If you need Expedited service within the USA, contact me in advance to adjust shipping costs).

Alfred a Knopf Inc, 2017. Hardcover. New. deluxe edition. 512 pages. 9.13x7.00x1.28 inches.