Compiler and Introduction (46 results)

Trade Paperback. Condition: Fine. Second Printing. 193 Pages. There is the previous owner's name label on the front endpaper with date "Oct 2003". These collected myths of Indian tribes in California and the Southwest were first published in 1912 and are introduced in this Bison Book edition by Peter Iverson. Here are the Zuni, Pima, Paiute, Shastika, and Miwok stories of the creation of the universe, animals, and humans. They tell of good and evil, the entrance of death into the world, great floods and fire, and the origins of names. Also included are fables, rain songs, the Paiute song of the Ghost Dance, and legends of Yosemite Valley. We find here the Zuni legends of Corn Maidens and the Navajo tale of the boy who became a god. Coyote in his guises as trickster, benefactor, and dupe appears prominently in the myths of the Achomawis, Gallinomeros, Miwoks, Nishinams, Pimas, Ashochimis, Karoks, Paiutes, and Sias (Zia Pueblos). Here, too, are such creators and destroyers as Old Mole, Spider, Snake, Measuring Worm, Raven, and Macaw, and a host of anthropomorphized animals and natural forces.…

Spiral Bound. Condition: Very Good. Second Edition. Tan spiral bound softcover with black lettering to front with background of a court document. 255 pages plus map of North Carolina and Chart Showing Origin of N.C. Counties in rear. Second Edition. Very Good condition with prev. owner's name and date penned to front top right corner and foot of spiral binding has come loose on last ring on front. Otherwise, clean and solid copy.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Very good paperback copy, from a personal collection (NOT ex-library). Spine is uncreased, binding tight and sturdy; text also very good+; exterior looks nice. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Better Homes And Gardens Magazine (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: New. Better Homes And Gardens Magazine (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: New. Better Homes And Gardens Magazine (illustrator).

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

Paperback. 198p., wraps, numerous full-color reproductions of paintings, very good condition. Revised edition. Cover subtitle: "Russian realist artists of the second half of the 19th and the early 20th centuries.".

hardcover. Condition: Good. Torn/worn dj. Good hardcover with some shelfwear; may have previous owner's name inside. Standard-sized.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Hardcover in dust jacket. Large 8vo. First printing (1984) . Book and unclipped jacket are As New, crisp and clean. Includes dealers of out-of-print and used books. Though many of the listed stores are long gone, the descriptions are still informative. 529 pp. Including subject index. In protective Mylar. Heavy--may require additional postage if shipped other than domestic media mail.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. no dust jacket. Pictorial hardcover boards show light surface rubbing and minor bumping at the corners. The spine has a small yellow adhesive label affixed near the center. No dust jacket as issued. The binding is tight and square. Internal pages are clean and free of writing, stamps, or foxing. Irina Stin and Anatoly Firsov (Photographers) (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Original publisher's green cloth binding. Original beige-pink paper dust jacket with black lettering on front panel and spine included. Black-and-white photographic illustration of Powell on back flap of dust jacket. 6 1/4" x 9 1/2." 246 pages, complete. Pages are virtually pristine and intact except for small spots of foxing limited to edges of text block. Covers are very clean and intact except for light age toning. Binding is tight. Dust jacket is clean and intact except for light age toning and a few faint smudges. Dust jacket is not price-clipped. A Near Fine book in a Near Fine dust jacket. A selection of writings by Lawrence Clark Powell. With an Introduction by William Targ. Designed by Ward Ritchie. From the dust jacket: "This is a collection of essays written by the distinguished retired librarian of the University of California at Los Angeles and dean emeritus of its Library School. Some of these essays are published here for the first time. Most of those that have been previously published are now out of print, making this new volume a particularly timely one.".…

Hardcover. Condition: Used - Very Good. The Folio Society, London, 1983. 256 pages. Color illustrated. 10 x 6.25", cloth, glassine dj, slipcase. Slipcase scuffed, book clean, tight, very good/very good.

Illustrated Cloth. Condition: Very Good. None. 101 illuminated manuscripts. Pages not numbered beyond the introduction. Includes bibliography. Corners bumped or turned inward. Size: 8.25 x 11.75. Illuminated Manuscripts.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 2nd impression. A salute by the Newberry Library to the Associations of : Printers, publishers, and scholars; American University Presses: II The learned presses. ; 5 3/4 x 8 3/4 "; 59 pages.

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Signs of wear, creasing, stains, and smudges. Water damage and stains.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition/printing paperback original (PBO-Fawcett T2406) in Very Fine condition. uncredited (illustrator).

Paperback. 271p., wraps shelfworn, else very good condition. Text in Spanish. Colección Perspectiva.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition. Original publisher's dark blue cloth binding. Gilt lettering and small gilt decoration of a cloaked figure on spine. Gilt lettering and gilt decoration of two women and cats in a room on front cover. Top edge gilt. Publication year is stated as "1898-9" on title page. 5 1/4" x 7 3/4." 510 pages, complete. Many black-and-white illustrations, complete. Index in back. Twenty-one additional pages (nineteen of which are paginated) in back advertise other books and miscellaneous products or services. This is a collection of facsimile extracts from "forgotten children's books." None of the titles are reprinted in their entirety. A sampling of the titles represented in this collection include "The Instructor and Guide for Little Masters," "Cobwebs To catch Flies: or, Dialogues in Short Sentences Adapted to Children," "A Present for a Little Boy," "Amusement for Good Children," "The Prize for Youthful Obedience," "The Third Chapter of Accidents and Remarkable Events: containing Caution and Instruction for Children," "Trifles for Children," "The History of Sandford & Merton," "The Book of Trades: or, Library of Useful Arts," "The Adventures of Poor Puss," "The Half Holiday Task Book; or Mirror of Mind," and "Early Impressions: or, Moral and Instructive Entertainment for Chilren.".…

Hard Back. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First English Edition. 154 Pages. It is generally acknowledged that the twenty-five paintings by Paul Cezanne in the possession of the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow (14) and the Hermitage in Leningrad (11) constitute an extremely important part of the artist's legacy. They are not only of a high standard but are superb examples of the main periods in Cezanne's artistic career. Besides such recognized masterpieces as The Banks of the Marne, Great Pine near Aix, and Mont Sainte- Victoire, there are also some unique works, unparalleled in Cezanne's oeuvre, such as Girl at the Piano and Pierrot and Harlequin. All the paintings were acquired at the beginning of this (20th) century by two outstanding Russian collectors, Ivan Morozov and Sergei Shchukin, men of impeccable taste with a true eye for great art, which accounts for the exceptional quality of their collections. In buying Cezanne's canvases they were also encouraged by the keen interest which the Russian artistic public evinced in the master from Provence. As early as 1904, the year of Cezanne's first one-man show at the Salon d' Automne in Paris, the St Petersburg magazine Mir Iskusstva published reviews of Cezanne's exhibitions in Berlin and Paris. These were followed by a number of articles in the art magazines in 1910 and 1912. It was at this period that most of Cezanne's canvases now in the Soviet Union were acquired. In 1907, after Cezanne's posthumous exhibition at the Salon d' Automne, Ivan Morozov purchased two of his paintings, Plain by Mont Sainte-Vie to ire and Still Life with Curtain. But even in the most comprehensive of these treatises, the researcher was not able to cover the master's enormous output comprising over 800 pictures, about 500 drawings, and 350 watercolors. Each researcher therefore made his own selection from this treasure house and evaluated each chosen piece according to its merits. The author of this article attempts to analyse Cezanne's artistic development on the basis of pictures collected by Morozov and Shchukin. This is all the more interesting in view of the fact that Russian artists and critics also contributed to the collecting of Cezanne's works in this country, and that several generations of Russian and Soviet painters have drawn inspiration from the Cezannes in Morozov's and Shchukin's collections. There are 47 pages descriptive text followed by a biographical outline 1839 to Cezanne's death in 1906. This is followed by the 52 plates and 22 pages of notes on the plates. And lastly there is a list of Cazanne's exhibitions from 1895 in Paris 1982 in Tokyo. Kutovoi, Nikolai - Layout and Design (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. 1st. faint Dartmouth College Museum stamp on first page; partly unopened. 248 books are described. 36pp 0.63lb 9.7x6.5x0.3in.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good-. (NAP). Oblong softcover. Includes full-page color plates of the "Triumph of Death" paintings of Brueghel the Elder, Brueghel the Younger, and Jan I Brueghel, plus a number of color and B&W details. Chronology, Extracts form Scientific Reports, and The Cleveland Painting: a Comparison with Brueghel the Elder's Original and Other Versions. Commentary by Molly Faries, Robert Shepherd, Nicholas Eastaugh, Francoise Van Hauwaert, Thomaes and Jacqueline Folie, Helene M. Verougstraete and A. Roger Van Schoute. Tight binding and uncreased spine. Pencil note on title page, else no marks. Top of spine bumped. A few stains to covers. Color and B&W illustrations (illustrator).…

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Signed soft-cover in white photographic wraps has minor shelf-wear, tight, bright, and unmarked. Inscribed both by author and compiler on half-title page, 'Pour [name] en souvenir de Patricia' and 'Amicalement Gilbert Esposito Geneve le 2 octobre 2009'. 'This book relates my life story, that of a former volunteer in the Free French Forces. A scarce title.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Hardcover with unclipped dust jacket in good condition. Calligraphic inscription from the author to Geoffrey on FEP. Jacket is sunned, particularly the spine. Edges are creased and nicked. Board corners and spine ends are slightly bumped. Page block is lightly blemished, with some tanning to the page edges. Binding is sound and pages are clear. LW. Used.…

Leather_Bound. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket As Issued. Blue leather, silk endpapers, decorations, titling and page edges are all gilt. Very slight scuffing of cover. Sewn in silk bookmark. SIGNED BY RIKHOFF on limitation page. This copy is the Amwell office presentation copy, with 0hgs on limitation line. In blue tweed slipcase with very slight edge rubbing. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 411 pages.…

Embossed Blue Cloth. Condition: Very Good+. Fair to Good (in mylar). Chess Classics Series; 540 of the greatest chess games played from 1485 to 1942; Lightly aged textblock, else very clean and tight; Blue cloth binding, lightly edge and corner-worn, gently bumped at the spine extremities; The dust jacket is sunned, edge worn, heavily chipped, and creased. 304p., including index. Size: 8vo - 7 3/4" - 9 3/4 " Tall. Photos and Chess Diagrams (illustrator). Hardcover.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Light brown cloth gilt with cover label, 8vo., xi, 15-95, (6) pages. Largely a continuation of Ransom's 1929 bibliography through 1935. One of 300 numbered copies designed and printed by Norman W. Forgue. From David Chambers collection, with a compliments card to Walter Tracy from James Shand and a TLS from Walter Tracy gifting the book to Chambers, loosely inserted. Quite the provenance. Light wear, spine sunned, else a very good copy.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. pictorial boards, inscribed by Rabbi David Geffen. 119pp 2.39lb 12.0x9.7x0.7in. Inscribed by Author(s).

Leningrad, Aurora, 1986. 1st edition no pagenrs. Pb . With 12 pages text and 15 tipped-in color plates. 24,5 x 32,5 cm. Corner cover slightly folded. Top back side cover yellowed. Otherwise very nice and clean copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.xxvi; [2]; 279; [1]. Publisher's cream cloth, gilt titles to spine, top edge red. Dust-jacket with printed price of 15s net to front flap. Ownership label to pastedown, top edge a little faded, cloth a touch bruised to spine ends and corners. Dust-jacket shows well, marginally toned to spine, some chips and bruising to top and bottom edges. Very good.…