Barbara Meck (82 results)

Cloth Over Boards. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. First Edition. This book has some corner bumping, edge wear. Shadowed hinges of endpapers. Endpaper gutter of the front has parted, otherwise solid in binding. Light wear at head and foot of spine. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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Unknown. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Edge wear ans tears to jacket. Tape repairs to back of jacket. Price-clipped.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good -. No Jacket. 1937, 484pp, illus., bottom corners slightly bumped, slight shelfwear to cover, tape marks to eps, glue has bled through on eps, no dj, foxing to pgs near the plates, otherwise, contents clean & unmarked.

Hardcover. Condition: Good Plus. Cloth. Good Plus/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. Illustrated.Interior lightly foxing and browning, inked name on endpaper, some minor spotting to edges and boards, corners and spine extremities slightly rubbed.484 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Condition: Good. Teal blue boards with wear along top and bottom of spine. Black paint and gold lettering on spine in good condition. Tanned pages. Overlapping ex-libris stickers. Pencil writing at top right of endpaper includes "1937". Binding splits at the top of the half-title page. No other discerned marks, tears or creases. "Beloved Friend" The Story of Tchaikowsky and Nadejda von Meck is a hardcover written by Catherine Drinker Bowen and Barbara von Meck published in 1937 by Random House. This book is a collection of the letters of correspondence between Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsk and Nadezhda von Meck along with notes to provide contextual information and narrative for the reader. "Beloved Friend" provides aficionados of classical music and history a deeper look into the life of an important classical Russian composer and his wealthy patroness.…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. 484 Pages; 28 Chapters With Index And Chronological List Of Tchaikowsky's Compositions In Rear Of Book. 5 Illustrations Including Frontispiece Of Peter Tchaikowsky. Preface And Prelude In Front Of Book. Pages Tight; Moderate Page Wear; Page Edges Cut Roughly And Slightly Darkened. End Pages Show Some Age Toning/ No Markings On Pages. Blue Linen Like Hard Covers With Gild Lettering On Spine. Some Wear On Corners, Spine Ends; Areas Of Discoloration Spots On Back Of Cover. Slight Rubbing And Fading; Slight Soiling. Chapter Headings Include: Rubinstein Plays For The Widow Von Meck; Peter Ilyich And The Tchaikowsky Family; Plans For Marriage; Disaster; The Fourth Symphony Is Performed; Home Again, Tchaikowsky Tells His Methods Of Composition; Autummal Petersburg; Florentine Idyll; Rome; Russia; A Present From Nadejda; 1891-1893; The Sixth Synphony; Death Of Peter Ilyich, Etc. Very Rare Vintage Copy.…

Condition: Good. 1937. No Edition Stated. 484 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Inscription to front endpaper. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Tanning to spine and edges. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean. Water marks to boards and spine.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 484 Pages; 28 Chapters; Chronological List Of Tchaikowsky;S Compositions; Index In Rear; Preface And Prelude In Front Of Book. 5 Full Page Illustrations Including Frontispiece Of Peter Ilyich Tchaikowsky. Pages Tight; Moderate Page Wear; Page Edges Cut Roughly And Darkened; Pages Yellowed; Discoloration Areas On End Pages; Ex-Library Edition With Usual Markings. Previous Owner Name And Date Inked On Front Inside Cover. Blue Linen Like Hard Covers With Dst Jacket Of Pink, Black, White Design Covered With Mylar Protecter. Some Wear, Scratch Marks And Staining On Dj. Chapter Headings Include: Rubinstein Plays For The Widow Von Meck; Peter Ilyich And The Tchaikowskuy Family; Plans For Marriage; Disaster; The Refugee; Fourth Symphony Is Performed; Violin Concerto; Rome Russia; A Present From Nadejda; Fame. Farewell To The Chief; Bood-Bye To Brailov; Thje Fifth And Sixth Symphony; Good-Bye To Brailov; Death Of Peter Ilyich, Etc. Rare Vinmtage Copy.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: good. very nice book and good dust jacket the jacket depicts two small portraits in oval frams.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. Dover Publications, New York, N.Y., 1946. Hard Cover. Condition: near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Cover. red cloth covers with gilt titles on spine cover has scratch otherwise as new.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Later. Good/ rough-cut pages, front end-page is ripped in the middle, slight spine lean and bumped spine-ends.

484 S. u. 8 Abb. 8°. Orig.-Leinen. (52.-57. Tsd.) - (gut erhalten).

476 S. u. 8 Abb. 8°. Orig.-Leinen. (17.-20.Aufl.) - (gut erhalten).

Broschiert. Condition: Gut. 42. - 46. Tsd. 484 S. : Mit 6 Kunstdrucktaf. ; Das Buch ist ordentlich erhalten und kann altersbedingte Gebrauchsspuren aufweisen. Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 600.

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Softcover. Condition: Fine. Leichte Gebrauchsspuren; Leichte Verschmutzung / Farbtonveränderung; Leichte Anmerkungen / Beschriftungen. Schon als kleiner Junge sah er seinem Großvater fasziniert zu, wie er im Schrebergarten das schmiedeeiserne Gitter auf den Boden setzte und Pflanzenarten kreuzte. Und der Gedanke ließ ihn nicht los, dass man auch Menschen mit Tieren kreuzen könnte, um Mischwesen zu erschaffen wie Kentauren, Sphinxe oder Jaguarmenschen.Während des Studiums mogelte er sich durch, und er bekam die Chance einer AssistentensteIle bei dem Nobelpreisträger van Askaeren, dem weltberühmten Genetiker, wo er die Kunst der Genmanipulation gründlich erlernte. Zwar erhielt er den Lehrstuhl für Biogenetik an der Universität Bonn, aber er sah bald ein, dass das die Endstation seiner wissenschaftlichen Karriere sein würde.Er wollte nicht mit läppischen Retortenbabies aufwarten. Er würde eine wissenschaftliche Sensation bieten, die ihn schlagartig berühmt machte, und er wusste, dass die Wissenschaft die Möglichkeiten bereithielt. Er musste nur skrupellos genug sein, die Versuche am Menschen durchzuführen.Er brauchte junge, gesunde Frauen, um ihnen manipulierte Chromosomenpakete von Tieren einzupflanzen. Und wenn er keine Freiwilligen fand, würde er Mittel und Wege finden, sie sich mit Gewalt zu beschaffen. …

hardcover. Condition: Good. DUST JACKET. Pages are crisp and clean, no marking. Cover is good. Binding is tight/good.

HC. Condition: Gut. Ohln.,460s.-, in gutem Zustand, [BPA12,3] [BPA9,3] (4) Deu 700g.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. The fascinating story of Tchaikovsky's correspondence with Nadejda von Meck, well told. Bookplate.

Rilegato. Condition: molto buono. Volume integro, fresco all'interno, copertina rigida con titoli e fregi sul dorso, foto su richiesta.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: N/A. x, 11-484pp. Green cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on black printed spine label; top text block edge sprayed red. 8vo. Sun-faded spine, rubbed spine ends. Fore and bottom text block edges tanning. Volume quite loose. Otherwise internally neat, clean and bright.…

Broschiert. Condition: Gut. 141 S. : graph. Darst. ; Das Buch ist ordentlich erhalten und kann altersbedingte Gebrauchsspuren aufweisen. Namensvermerk des Vorbesitzers im Vorsatz. Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 200.

Gilt decorated hard cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy. 484 pps.

Couverture souple. Condition: Assez bon. Un volume in-8 ,broché , ( 14,1 x 20,8 cm), 418 pages , petit manque au dos, sinon bon état intérieur.Signature sur une page de garde.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. No Dust Jacket. No Edition Stated. 484 pages; previous owner's name on front pastedown endpaper. Light yellowing on pages. Minor discoloration on endpaper gutters. Very Good condition otherwise. No other noteworthy defects. No markings on text pages.; - Your satisfaction is our priority. We offer free returns and respond promptly to all inquiries. Your item will be packaged with care and ship on the same or next business day. Buy with confidence.…

First Edition. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked red cloth boards. Faint wear to endbands and spine cover. Remains well-preserved overall; tight, bright and clean. Physical description; 528 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm. Notes; "Chronological list of Tchaikowsky's compositions": pages 511-520. Subjects; Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich (1840-1893). Meck, Nadezhda Filaretovna von (1831-1894). Composers. Russia. Biography. Correspondence. 1 Kg.…

First Edition. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked red cloth boards. Faint wear to endbands and spine cover. Remains well-preserved overall; tight, bright and clean. Physical description; 528 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm. Notes; "Chronological list of Tchaikowsky's compositions": pages 511-520. Subjects; Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich (1840-1893). Meck, Nadezhda Filaretovna von (1831-1894). Composers. Russia. Biography. Correspondence. 1 Kg.…