Cornell Jr William (8 results)

Condition: very_good. Book is in very good condition and may include minimal underlining highlighting. The book can also include "From the library of" labels. May not contain miscellaneous items toys, dvds, etc. . We offer 100% money back guarantee and 24 7 customer service.

Paperback. Condition: As New. No Jacket. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 82 pages. 8.10x5.50x0.40 inches. In Stock.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. First Paperback Edition. First Ballantine printing. First paperback edition containing the full text of this novel which was originally published by J. B. Lippincott in 1947 under the William Irish pen name and then in an abridged form as part of an Ace Double. Introduction by Francis M Nevins Jr. The lettering on the spine is faded and the spine has quite heavy reading creasing and some edge rubbing and a little chipping at the bottom. Chipping around the edges of the covers with a little loss in places and light surface creasing to the front cover. Browning to the insides of the covers. Browning to the pages which are otherwise unmarked. Cover illustration by Laurence Schwinger. Schwinger, Laurence (illustrator).…

Green Cloth, Gilt. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition Thus. 15 page preface by Cornell.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. New Edition. Slight wear on edges, cover creased three corners.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. [1st edition?] ; 192 pp. ; illustrations in black & white and color ; 26 cm. ; ISBN: 0810937794; 9780810937796 LCCN: 94-14976 ; OCLC: 30319165 ; LC: SB466.U7; Dewey: 712/.5/097511 ; green cloth with red designs and lettering, in color photographic dustjacket with edges sunned ; probable SIGNED presentation copy, possibly to co-author Robert F, Trent, on the title page ; ".[T]he story of H[enry] F[rancis] du Pont's glorious lifelong love affair with his home as well as a biography of one of America;'a great public gardens.Magnani's text and additional essays contributed by specialists from numerous disciplines are breathtakingly illustrated by lush new photographs of the garden taken by landscape photographer Carol Betsch." ; "A great artist may spend years painting one canvas, making infinitesimal changes in color, mood, and form until every element has been refined and perfected to satisfaction. Henry Francis du Pont was such a consummate artist, and the canvas was his beloved garden at Winterthur, du Pont's home from his birth in 1880 until his death in 1969. The sumptuous masterpiece he created in Wilmington, Delaware, is now open for the public to enjoy, but for years it functioned as a private horticultural laboratory where du Pont, primarily known as a visionary collector of American decorative arts, experimented as much with the landscape as with individual plant species gathered from the far corners of the globe. In "The Winterthur Garden, author Denise Magnani, curator of landscape at Winterthur, offers an intimate portrait of both the man and his environment. Magnani's text and additional essays are breathtakingly illustrated by landscape photographer Carol Betsch's lush pictures of this impeccably preserved national treasure. This newly issued paperback edition also features a new foreword by Winterthur's current director, Leslie Greene Bowman." ; apart from presence of writing on the title page, the condition is VG/VG. Signed by Author(s). Book.…

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