Rood's Modern Chromatics: A Text-Book of Colour with Applications to Art and History

A guide on how to use colour in art and industry. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Hesperides Press are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Arts & Photography

Rood, Ogden N.

History & Criticism

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Film Technique and Film Acting: The Cinema Writings of V.I. Pudovkin

A comprehensive exposition of the cinema writings of V. I. Pudovkin, being a detailed treatise on film technique and film acting. This concise yet detailed exposition will be of considerable utility to the film student or anyone with a keen interest in film theory.
The chapters of this volume include: 'Vsevolod Illarionovich Pudovkin', 'Film Director and Film Material', 'Asychonism as a Principle of Sound Film', 'Rhthymic Problems in my First Sound Film', 'Close-ups in Time', 'Film Acting', 'The Film Scenario and its Theory', etc.
Sevolod Illarionovich Pudovkin was a Russian and film director, screenwriter and actor who developed influential theories of montage. This vintage book is being republished now complete with a specially commissioned biography of the author.

Literature & Fiction

Pudovkin, V.I.

Dramas & Plays

Interest and Prices: A Study of the Causes Regulating the Value of Money

‘Interest and Prices’, known under its German title as ‘Geldzins und Gϋterpreise’ was written by Kurt Wicksell - an influential and highly innovative economist. He is best known for his work in political economics, having deeply influenced the Stockholm School as well as the Keynesian and Austrian schools of economic thought. This text contains chapters dealing with issues such as relative prices and money prices, quantity theory, production theory, interest as a regulator of commodity prices and international price relationships. First published in 1898, it is essential reading for anyone interested in early economic theory, valuable for its historical as well as intellectual merits. Wicksell himself considered this book to be his most important research, primarily for the distinction made in it between natural rates of interest and money rates of interest. This theory has since been utilised to explain why economic booms happen when the natural rate of interest is higher than the money rate.

Business & Money

Wicksell, Knut

Economics

The British Character - Studied and Revealed

This is E. M. Delafield’s 1938 book, “The British Character”. Within this fantastic volume Delafield explores what it means to be English, and describes the various qualities, characteristics, and idiosyncrasies of English people. An interesting and enjoyable read, “The British Character” will appeal to anyone with an interest in English culture, and would make for a lovely addition to any collection. Edmée Elizabeth Monica Dashwood, née de la Pasture (1890–1943) was a English author, most famous for writing “Provincial Lady”. Many classic books such as this are becoming increasingly rare and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.

Comics & Graphic Novels

Delafield, E.M.

Comic Strips

Modern Chess Openings

A guide for keen chess players documenting the best attacking and defensive opening moves. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Humor & Entertainment

FINE, Reuben

Puzzles & Games

Beethoven - His Spiritual Development

‘Beethoven – His Spiritual Development’ was written by J.W.N. Sullivan, first published in 1927. John William Navin Sullivan (1886-1937) was a popular writer on science and literature, but his study of Beethoven was his most celebrated work. A modern day polymath, Sullivan also wrote one of the earliest accounts of Einstein’s ‘General Theory of Relativity’ and circulated amongst the literary elite of London, including Aldous Huxley, Wyndham Lewis and T.S. Eliot. This text contains an author biography, briefly detailing Sullivan’s life, as well as thematic chapters split into two parts. Book one deals with themes such as ‘art and reality’, ‘music as isolated’ and ‘music as expression.’ Book two deals with more specific issues, such as ‘Beethoven’s characteristics’ his ‘Hammerclavier Sonata’, ‘relationship with God’ and the ‘Last Quartets.’ This book is essential reading for anyone interested in musical theory and history – an insightful and engaging read.

Biographies & Memoirs

Sullivan, J. W. N.

Arts & Literature

Oliver Twist: The Parish Boy's Progress - With Appreciations and Criticisms By G. K. Chesterton

CHESTERTON, G.K.

DICKENS., CHARLES

Genre Fiction

William

Young, E.H.

Originally published in 1930, this little book is not an exposition of the art of violin-playing, nor does it claim to teach a system of technical study. The authors aim was to help students and less experienced teachers through some of the more frequent problems from which they will, almost inevitably, be faced. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Hesperides Press are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. Contents Include: Posture and the Holding of the Instrument 'Bow Measurement' On Bowing Generally Intonation Various Difficulties Playing of Chords and Chord Passages Shifting and the Portamento The Playing of Octaves Double-Stopping Harmonics 'Artificial' Harmonics Vibrato Tenths and Fingered Octaves Memorizing, Playing From Melody Conclusion, Inspiration, A Repertoire Always Ready

Violin Technique - Some Difficulties and Their Solution (Oxford Musical Essays)

Robjohns, Sydney

Music

Originally published in 1921, this book was written in an attempt to, 'give the serious teacher and student the practical benefit of the knowledge acquired during a lifetime's playing the violin, including mechanical means and technical procedure as well as the ideas and ideals of art'. With a wealth of information on the subject that the modern reader will still find of practical use today, this book is highly recommended for inclusion on the bookshelf of anyone with an interest in the subject. Many of these earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Violin Playing as I Teach It

Auer, Leopold

Humor

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