BAUBY, JEAN-DOMINIQUE; LEGGATT, JEREMY [TRANSLATION]

The Diving-Bell and the Butterfly

London, U.K. Fourth Estate. (ISBN: 1 85702 779 5). 1997, 1st edition/first printing. (hardcover) Very good, no dust jacket. 139pp. 8vo. !st / 1st. Black boards, gilt title to spine. Price sticker to back cover; else is clean, tight and bright. Translated by Jeremy Leggatt.

Spafford BooksProfessional seller

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BAUBY, JEAN-DOMINIQUE

The Diving-Bell and the Butterfly

Fourth Estate. 1997. (ISBN: 9781857027792). Hardcover, 22.4 x 14.2 x 1.6 cm. Hardback with D/J in good condition. 1997 Fourth Estate. Review On December 8, 1995, Jean-Dominique Bauby's life was forever altered when a part of his body he'd never heard of his brain stem was rendered inactive. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, his exquisitely painful memoir, is neither a triumphant account of recovery nor a journey into the abyss of self-pity. Instead, it is a tender testament to the power of language and love. At 43, Bauby was defined by success, wit and charisma. But in the course of a few bewildering minutes, the editor-in-chief of French Elle became a victim of the rare locked-in syndrome. The only way he could express his frustration, however, was by blinking his left eye. The rest of his body could no longer respond. Bauby was determined to escape the paralysis of his diving bell and free the butterflies of his imagination. And with the help of ESA, "a hit parade in which each letter is placed according to the frequency of its use in the French language," Bauby did so. Visitors, and eventually his editor, would read each letter aloud and he would blink at the right one. Slowly painstakingly words, sentences, paragraphs and even this graceful book emerged. Bauby relays the horrors and small graces of his struggle, which range from awaking one day to discover his right eye being sewn shut to realising the significance of Father's Day, a holiday previously absent from his family's "emotional calendar": "Today we spent the whole of the symbolic day together, affirming that even a rough sketch, a shadow, a tiny fragment of a dad is still a dad." The author makes it clear that being locked in doesn't kick open the doors of perception, but The Diving Bell and the Butterfly is nonetheless a celebration of life. Jean Dominique-Bauby died of a heart attack on March 9, 1997, two days after his book was published in France. The Gloss magazine 'Life-enhancing and devastating in equal measure - everyone should read it.' - used books, secondhand books, out of print books, hard to find books, for sale, second-hand books, college books, student books, nonfiction, first edition, signed copies, non-fiction books delivered world wide. Excess postage may be required for books over 1 kg in weight outside the EU. ISBN 1-85702-779-5 1857027795. Used: Acceptable.

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Bauby, Jean-Dominique (1952-1997)

The diving-bell and the butterfly . Jean-Dominique Bauby ; translated by Jeremy Leggatt

London: HarperPerennial 2007. Reprint. Fine paperback copy. Particularly well-preserved; tight. bright and clean. Physical description; 139. 14 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm. Subjects; Paralytics Biography. Cerebrovascular disease Patients ; Biography. Autobiographies. Periodical editors France ; Biography. Paralytics France ; Biography. Bauby. Jean-Dominique 1952-1997 Health. ISBN: 9780007790159.

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Jean-Dominique Bauby

The Diving-Bell And The Butterfly

Fourth Estate 1998 Paperback, 139pp. "In 1995, Jean-Dominique Bauby was the editor-in-chief of French Elle, the father of two young childen, a 44-year-old man known and loved for his wit, his style, and his impassioned approach to life. By the end of the year he was also the victim of a rare kind of stroke to the brainstem. After 20 days in a coma, Bauby awoke into a body which had all but stopped working: only his left eye functioned, allowing him to see and, by blinking it, to make clear that his mind was unimpaired. Almost miraculously, he was soon able to express himself in the richest detail: dictating a word at a time, blinking to select each letter as the alphabet was recited to him slowly, over and over again. In the same way, he was able eventually to compose this extraordinary book. By turns wistful, mischievous, angry, and witty, Bauby bears witness to his determination to live as fully in his mind as he had been able to do in his body. He explains the joy, and deep sadness, of seeing his children and of hearing his aged father's voice on the phone. In magical sequences, he imagines traveling to other places and times and of lying next to the woman he loves. Fed only intravenously, he imagines preparing and tasting the full flavor of delectable dishes. Again and again he returns to an 'inexhaustible reservoir of sensations,' keeping in touch with himself and the life around him. Jean-Dominique Bauby died two days after the French publication of The Diving Bell and the Butterfly. This book is a lasting testament to his life. ", (ISBN: 9781857027945). Good.

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Jean-Dominique Bauby

The Diving-Bell And the Butterfly

HarperPerennial 2002 Paperback, 144pp. The diary of Jean-Dominique Bauby who, with his left eyelid (the only surviving muscle after a massive stroke) dictated a remarkable book about his experiences locked inside his body. A masterpiece and a bestseller in France. On 8 December 1995, Jean-Dominique Bauby suffered a massive stroke and slipped into a coma. When he regained consciousness three weeks later, the only muscle left functioning was in his left eyelid although his mind remained as active and alert as it had ever been. He spent most of 1996 writing this book, letter by letter, blinking as an alphabet was repeatedly read out to him. The Diving-Bell and the Butterfly was published in France on Thursday 6th March 1997. It was immediately hailed as a masterpiece. And then, three days later, he died. The Diving-Bell and the Butterfly, which records Baubya's lonely existence, is probably the most remarkable book about the triumph of the human spirit, the ability to invent a life for oneself in the most appalling of circumstances, that you will ever read, (ISBN: 9780007139842). Very good.

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Bauby, Jean-Dominique; Leggatt (Trans.)

The Diving-Bell & the Butterfly

London, Fourth Estate, 1997. Hardcover. 8vo. Ink gift inscription to half-title page, small spots of scuffing to bottom edge; very good in lightly shelfworn, very good dustjacket. .

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Bauby, Jean-Dominique; Translated from the French By Leggatt, Jeremy,

Diving Bell and the Butterfly.

New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1997. 1st Us Edition. Hardcover., Vg (See Description), Vg/Vg. Pages: 132.

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Bauby, Jean-Dominique,

Diving Bell and the Butterfly.

New York, Vintage / Random House, 1998. Later Printing. Trade Paperback., Vg in Wraps. Prev. Owner Name Inside. Pages Clean & Tight. Pages: 132.

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Bauby, Jean-Dominique,

Diving Bell and the Butterfly.

New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1997. 1st Us Edition. Hardcover., Vg (See Description), Vg/Vg Pages: 132.

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Bauby, Jean-Dominique

The Diving-Bell and the Butterfly

London, Fourth Estate, 1997. Later printing. Hardback. 5th impression. 8vo. Pp 139. Black cloth boards stamped in gilt on the spine. A clean, unmarked and tightly bound copy in an unclipped dust jacket. Very good + .

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Bauby, Jean-Dominique

The Diving-Bell and the Butterfly

London, Fourth Estate, 1997. Hardcover. 8vo. Very good+ in very good+ dustjacket. Translated by Jeremy Leggatt. .

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BAUBY, FRANCIS/ ORIVEL, SOPHIE/ PENET, MARTIN.

MEMOIRE DE GUINGUETTES.

Paris, Editions France Loisirs, 2003., Broche, couverture d' editeur illustre en couleur, 19x25,5cm, 215pp, illustre en couleur et n/b. ISBN 2744169331.
¶ Preface de Jean Drejac. Ce livre est a ce jour le seul temoin d' une aventure qui a traverse les siecles.

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Bauby Francis, Orivel Sophie, Pénet Martin

Mémoires de guinguettes

Omnibus, 2003. 2003. In-4. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 215 pages. Nombreuses photos et illustrations en noir et blanc et couleurs dans et hors texte. Plats contre-pliés en un rabat.. . . . Classification Dewey : 904-Recueils de récits d'événements. ISBN: 2258061326.

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JUSTIN BAUBY

De la modification de l ordre à suite de folle enchère et de quelques améliorations à introduire dans la procédure de l ordre

Toulouse, Imprimerie Lagarde et Sebille, 1890, Broché, in-8. 100 pp. Exemplaire non coupé. Tampons et cotes de bibliothèque. Couverture tachée et abîmée : déchirures et manques, la 4ème de couverture et le dernier cahier sont détachés. Titre manuscrit sur le dos. A relier. Condition: Mauvais état

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BAUBY Pierre / BOUAL Jean Claude

POUR UNE CITOYENNETE EUROPEENNE. QUELS SERVICES PUBLICS ?

Editions de l'Atelier 1994, In-8 broché, 345 pages. Cachet de bibliothéque. Bon état.

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