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Published by Mercury Press, New York, 1998
- Softcover
- First Edition
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Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing of this collection of two novelets and six short stories. Featured are Good Intentions by Jack McDevitt and Stanley Schmidt (novelet), Double Silver Truth by Nancy Etchemendy (novelet), A Prisoner of History by Robert C Taylor (short story), The Buildin…g by Herbert W Franke (short story), Chrysoberyl by Mary A Turzillo (short story), Job's Partner by Batya S Yasgur and Barry N Malzberg (short story), The Naked Face of God by Sheila Finch (short story) and Monogamy by William R Eakin (short story) Slight edgewear. In Near Fine Condition.
Mission to Earth: Landsat Views the World (Nasa Sp-360)
Nicholas M. Short, Paul D. Lowman Jr., Stanley C. Fredan, William A. Finch Jr.
Language: English
Published by National Aeronautics And Space Administration, 1976
- Hardcover
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Hardcover. Condition: Used Good. Firefly sells new and used books through our store front. We try to add a detailed description to as many titles as possible. If you have questions regarding this title, please contact us. Photos available on request.
NEBULA AWARDS SHOWCASE 2000; The Year's Best SF and Fantasy Chosen By the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
Benford, Gregory (editor)(Sheila Finch; Jane Yolen; Bruce Holland Rogers; Joe Haldeman; Jonathan Lethem; Gordon Van Gelder; George Zebrowski; David Hartwell; Bill Warren; Geoffrey A. Landis; Walter Jon Williams; Mark J. McGarry; William Tenn; more)
Language: English
Published by Harvest - Harcourt, San Diego, NY & London, 2000
- Softcover
- First Edition
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Paperback. Condition: Fine. First Edition. 1st printing (2000) Trade-sized. Cover art by Ellen Schuster. Includes "Introduction: The Science Fictional Century"; "Reading the Bones" by Sheila Finch; "Lost Girls" by Jane Yolen; "Thirteen Ways to Water" by Bruce Holland Rogers; "From Forever Peace" by Joe Haldeman; "Why Can't We Al…l Just Live Together?" by Jonathan Lethem; "Respectability" by Gordon Van Gelder; "Gatekeepers and Literary Bigots" by George Zebrowski; "Good News About SF in Bad Publishing Times" by David Hartwell; "The Truth About Sci-Fi Movies Revealed at Last" by Bill Warren; "Winter Fire" by Geoffrey A. Landis; "Lethe" by Walter Jon Williams; "The Mercy Gate" by Mark J. McGarry; "The 1998 Author Emeritus: William Tenn" by George Zebrowski; "My Life and Hard Times in SF" by William Tenn; "The Grand Master Award: Hal Clement" by Poul Anderson; "Uncommon Sense" by Hal Clement; "Rhysling Award Winners: John Grey & Laurel Winter"; "About the Nebula Awards"; "Selected Titles from the 1998 Preliminary Nebula Ballot"; "Past Nebula Awards Winners"; "About the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Writers of America". Slight handling wear. Book.
Administration in Social Work: "Innovation in Professional Organizations", et al., Volume 2, Number 4, Winter 1978
Simon Slavin (Editor); Rino J. Patti (Associate Editor); Albert E. Wilkerson (Assistant Editor); William A. Finch, Jr., Frederick R. Eisele, Ph.D., George B. Kleindorfer, Ph.D., et al. (Contributing Editors)
Language: English
Published by The Haworth Press, New York, 1978
- Softcover
- Periodical
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Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. Volume 2, No. 4, Winter 1978. 125 pp. Volume 2, No. 4, Winter 1978 only! Solidly bound copy with moderate external wear, crisp pages and clean text.
Mission to Earth: Landsat Views the World (NASA SP-360)
Nicholas M. Short; Paul D. Lowman Jr.; Stanley C. Fredan; William A. Finch Jr.
Published by NASA
- Hardcover
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Mission to Earth: Landsat Views the World (NASA SP-360)
Nicholas M. Short; Paul D. Lowman Jr.; Stanley C. Fredan; William A. Finch Jr.
Published by NASA
- Hardcover
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MISSION TO EARTH: LANDSAT VIEWS THE WORLD
SHORT, NICHOLAS M.; PAUL D. LOWMAN JR.; STANLEY C. FREDAN; WILLIAM A. FINCH JR.
Language: English
Published by USGPO.United States Government Printing NASA.NASA SP-360 1976 TP, Washington, D. C, 1976
- Hardcover
- First Edition
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition.. VERY GOOD CONDITION, clean, solid, bright.; Black titles on grey cloth hard covers. cover space photo shows mostly red landmass, desert top, black ocean bottom.suspect so cal. ; 459pg pages; IMPORTANT PHOTOS FROM PACE EXPLORATION PROGRAMS FIRST DECADE. SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL INF…ORMATION DIVISION, OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY UTILIZATION.MANY EARLY SATILITE INFO GATHERING TECHNOLOGIES DESCRIBED. Illustrated by Glossy Color Photos,bw PHOTOS (illustrator).
Mission to Earth: Landsat Views The World. NASA SP-360. FIRST EDITION
Short, Nicholas M.; Lowman, Paul D. Jr.; Freden, Stanley C.; Finch, William A.
Language: English
Published by National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1976
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: BookManBookWoman Books, Nashville, TN, U.S.A.BookManBookWoman Books
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Near Fine +. 1st Edition. FIRST EDITION.Oversized hardcover book in NEAR FINE PLUS excellent condition. No DJ as issured. Bright, clean, tight. Shelfabove276.
VERTEX - August 1973
Neal, Lawrence. (editor) (Larry Niven; A. E. van Vogt; Norman Spinrad; Charles Finch; Greg Joy; Scott Edelstein; Rachel Payes; William Carlson; Herman Wrede; F. M. Busby; Poul Anderson; Gregory Benford; Jerry Pournelle; Igor Bohassian)
Published by Mankind Publishing, Los Angeles, 1973
- Softcover
- First Edition
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 98 pp. Volume 1, number 3. Light wear with three small ink marks on the Contents page. Cover art by Tom Newsom; interiors by: Tom Newsom; Josh Kirby; Jack Gaughan; Alicia Austin; Tim Kirk; Jon Dahlstrom; Grant Canfield; Monte Rogers; and Ted Robins. This issue contains: All the Br…idges Rusting - a novelette by Larry Niven; Future Perfect by A. E. van Vogt; Weed of Time by Norman Spinrad; Adamant Eve by Charles Finch; Brave Arms, Strong Arms by Greg Joy; The Victim by Scott Edelstein; Alas, Poor Tidy Toidy Girl by Rachel Payes; Experiment by William Carlson; Confrontation by Herman Wrede; 2000 1/2 - A Space Oddity by F. M. Busby; An Interview with Poul Anderson by Paul Turner; Weightlessness - an essay by Gregory Benford; Black Hole Mines in the Asteroid Belt - an essay by Jerry Pournelle; The Apollo/Soyuz Mission - an essay by Igor Bohassian; and Science Fiction Art Gallery - art and essay by Josh Kirby. Tom Newsom; Josh Kirby; Jack Gaughan; Alicia Austin; Tim Kirk; Jon Dahlstrom; Grant Canfield; Monte Rogers; Ted Robins; (illustrator). Book.
Mission to Earth: Landsat Views the World (NASA Sp - 360)
Nicholas M Short. William A Finch. Stanley C Freden. Paul D Lowman
Published by NASA, 1976
- Hardcover
- Signed
Seller: Blue Mountain Collectibles, LLC, Front Royal, VA, U.S.A.Blue Mountain Collectibles, LLC
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MISSION TO EARTH: LANDSAT VIEWS THE WORLD
Short, Nicholas M. & Lowman, Jr., Paul D & Freden, Stanley C. & Finch, Jr. William A.
Published by National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1976
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979, ROCHESTER, MI, U.S.A.THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979
Contact seller4-star sellerFIRST EDITION. MISSION TO EARTH: LANDSAT VIEWS THE WORLD, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1976, first edition, vg in cloth boards with slight soiling to covers. The results of four years of Landsat photographs taken from space depicting the Earth's surface on a global scale and resolution for the first time. Reple…te with color photos on virtually every page.
FANTASY BOOK - June 1985
Mallonee, Dennis (editor) (Robert E. Howard; Robert M. Price; Esther M. Friesner; Ardath Mayhar; Tom Smith; Darrell Schweitzer; Jefferson P. Swycaffer; Mark Baker; William R. Trotter; Gerald Friedlander; Sheila Finch-Rayner; Bruce J. Balfour)
Published by Fantasy Book Enterprises, Pasadena, California, 1985
- Softcover
- First Edition
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. 68 pp. Volume 4, number 2. Light rubbing on the corners. Cover art by David Fietze; interiors by Mark Spangenberg; Rick Hoberg; Corey Wolfe; David Gray; Groginski; Walt Davis; James A. Mitchell; Rita Terrell; Kim Corey-Chun; John Borkowski; Yam Chu; Marc Schirmeister. This issue…contains: Black Eons - a novelette by Robert E. Howard and Robert M. Price; The Monk's Tale by Esther M. Friesner; The Death of Nimue by Esther M. Friesner; A Kind of Death, with Wings - verse by Ardath Mayhar; M'butu's God - a novella by Tom Smith; Coming of Age in the City of the Goddess - a novelette by Darrell Schweitzer; Burning Brand - a novelette by Jefferson P. Swycaffer; A Story Whose Name Is Forgot by Mark Baker; The Running Back from Yuggoth - a novelette by William R. Trotter; The Black Dwarf by Gerald Friedlander; The Seventh Dragon by Sheila Finch-Rayner; Thunder Pigeon by Bruce J. Balfour; and The Sorceress of the Silvered Wood - verse by Michael R. Collings. Size: 4to. David Fietze; Mark Spangenberg; Rick Hoberg; Corey Wolfe; David Gray; Groginski; Walt Davis; James A. Mitchell; Rita Terrell; Kim Corey-Chun; John Borkowski; Yam Chu; Marc Schirmeister; (illustrator). Book.
Mission to Earth: Landsat Views the World
SHORT, Nicholas M. & Paul D. Lowman, Jr. and Stanley C. Freden & William A. Finch, Jr.
Published by Nasa, Washington, DC, 1976
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition. Very good hardcover. First edition. Text clean. Illustrated. Corners on cover are bent. Very light soiling to cover. Large book.
Language: English
Published by Lunesdale Publishing Group Ltd, Lancashire, 1986
- Softcover
- First Edition
- Signed
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Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Signed by the author on the title page, some sunning of the spine area and along the top, small embossed stamp of previous owner inside. With wood engravings from A History of British Birds by William Yowell (illustrator). Signed by Author(s).
Teacher?S Guide A Practical Treatise Written By Specialists
Whitr J.A. Watkins H. Stanley Howard F.T. William K.C. Finch R.
- Softcover
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Condition: New. pp. 1256 Illus., Maps.
MISSION TO EARTH: LANDSAT VIEWS OF THE WORLD.
Short, Nicholas M.; Lowman, Paul D., Jr.; Freden, Stanley C.; and Finch, William A., Jr.
Published by Washington, DC: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1976., 1976
- Hardcover
Seller: Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd., Cadyville, NY, U.S.A.Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
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Condition: Very good. - Quarto [14 inches high by 10-1/2 inches wide], pictorial gray cloth with a color view of Southern California from space on the front cover. The binding is rubbed with some small stains to the rear cover. The spine & front edge of the front cover are slightly darkened. ix & 459 pages. Profusely illustrated… in color and black & white. Very good.
Mission The Earth: Landsat Views The World
Short, Nicholas M.; Lowman, Paul D. Jr.; Freden, Stanley C.; Finch, William A.
Language: English
Published by National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1976
- Hardcover
Seller: Callaghan Books South, New Port Richey, FL, U.S.A.Callaghan Books South
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Cloth. Condition: Fine. (Additional Postage Will Be Needed) Very large, very heavy book, gray cloth, beautfiul color photo of mountains at center front. (The first color photo-mosaic of the Contiguous United States) 439 heavy glossy pages of photography, color aerial map from space inside front cover and adjacent end paper, gray… map of same area inside back cover and adjacent end paper. Light white scratch near top back. Near Very Fine.
Published by National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1976
- Hardcover
- First Edition
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket As Issued. First Edition. Pictorial boards with light soiling cover this tightly bound copy from an aviation/space and nuclear submarine scientists' library clean, unmarked andprinted on high quality gossy paper with some light foxing.
Mission to Earth: Landsat Views the World
Short, Nicholas M. ; William A. Finch, Stanley C. Freden & Paul D. Lowman
Published by National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, 1976
- Hardcover
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Withdrawl from major Canadian museum (non-circulating) ; tight clean and bright with unmarked text and illustrations; in illustrated gray cloth. Imposing book in size and scope. ; Nasa SP-360; 11 x 14"; 459 pages.
Teacher?S Guide A Practical Treatise Written By Specialists
Whitr J.A. Watkins H. Stanley Howard F.T. William K.C. Finch R.
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Condition: New. pp. 1256.
Teacher?S Guide A Practical Treatise Written By Specialists
J.A. Whitr H. Stanley Watkins F.T. Howard K.C. William R. Finch
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Condition: New. pp. 1256, Maps.
Mission To Earth: Landsat Views the World
Nicholas M. Short | Paul D. Lowman | Stanley C. Freden | William A. Finch
Published by NASA, 1976
- Hardcover
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Mission to Earth: Landsat Views the World (NASA SP-360)
Nicholas M. Short, Paul D. Lowman Jr., Stanley C. Fredan, William A. Finch Jr.
Published by NATIONAL AERONAUTICS & SPACE
- Hardcover
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Condition: Very Good. Washington, D.C.: NASA, 1976. Folio Hardcover. 459pp. B/W and color plates and tables. Very Good book. (space photography, space exploration, earth) Inquire if you need further information. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.
Mission to Earth: Landsat Views the World (NASA SP-360)
Nicholas M. Short; Paul D. Lowman Jr.; Stanley C. Fredan; William A. Finch Jr.
Published by NASA, 1976
- Hardcover
- Signed
Seller: Sequitur Books, Boonsboro, MD, U.S.A.Sequitur Books
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hardcover. Condition: As New. *Signed by three authors.* Bound in publisher's cloth. Hardcover. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. ix, 459 pages : illustrations ; 36 cm. NASA SP (Series), 360. *Autographed by author.* This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery out…side the US. Signed.
Mission to Earth: Landsat Views the World (NASA SP-360)
Nicholas M. Short, Paul D. Lowman Jr., Stanley C. Fredan, William A. Finch Jr.
Published by NATIONAL AERONAUTICS & SPACE
Seller: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, U.S.A.Wonder Book
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Published by Ateneum Art Museum: Finnish National Gallery, Helsinki, 1991
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Warwick Books, member IOBA, South Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.Warwick Books, member IOBA
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Paperback. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Large exhibition catalogue published to accompany a traveling exhibition of the work of ceramist and painter A.W. Finch, who was born in Brussels to British parents but spent most of his creative life in Finland. Book is in Fine. As New condition. There is a nicely designed bookplate on… front flap. No other ownership marks. Color plates throughout. Text is in Finnish only. Large 4to. 263 pp. Heavy; will require additional postage if shipped priority or outside the U.S.
More imagesCyclopedia of Drawing Volume II: Architectural, Lettering, Design, Rendering
Kenison, Ervin, H. V. Von Holst, Frank A. Bourne, Herman Ritow, Herbert E. Everett, William H. Lawrence, Charles S. Griffin, Frank Dufour, James McKinney, James Finch & Others
Published by American Technical Society
- Hardcover
Seller: ThriftBooksVintage, Tukwila, WA, U.S.A.ThriftBooksVintage
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Mission to Earth: Landstat Views the World
Nicholas M. Short; Jr. Paul D. Lowman; Stanley C. Freden; Jr. William A Finch
Published by National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Hardcover
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Kansas Fifth Reader--Studies in Reading [America -- Our native land -- The young witness -- Your first duty -- The blind men and the elephant -- Washington's rules of conduct -- The captain's daughter -- What do they say? -- The whistle -- My dog Blanco -- None of the beauty is wasted -- Arthur's prayer at Rugby -- All is beauty -- Life -- Woodman! Spare that tree! -- Why do bells for Christians ring? -- Expert dervice -- The Three Graces -- Professor Frog's lecture -- Flower in the crannied wall -- The High Court of Inquiry -- A prayer -- To a waterfowl -- The mystery of life -- Song -- Santa Filomena -- The country's call -- How t he crickets brought good fortune -- The flag -- In school days -- Four things -- The flag goes by
Searson, J. W. (James William), 1873-1927 ; Martin, George E. (George Ellsworth), 1872- [Samuel Francis Smith, C T Brooks, S H Hammond, David Starr Jordan, John G. Saze, George Washington, James T. Fields, Benjamin Franklin, J G Holland, William A McKeever, Thomas Hughes, Robert Browning, James Russell Lowell, George P Morris, Lydia Atery Coonley Ward, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Sait Paul, MAL Lane, Alfred Tennyson, Samuel Wilberforce, William Cullen Bryant, John Ruskin, Henry Ladsworth Longfellow, Thmpson, PJ Stahl, George Hoar, Jphn greenleaf Whittier, Henry Van Dyke, Henry Holcomb Bennett, Elbert Hubbard, Robert E Lee, Charles A Dana, Francis Miles Finch, James Ball Naylor, Charles Kingsley, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Sam Walter Foss, etc
Published by State of Kansas, W.R. Smith, State Printer, University Publishing Company, Topeka, Kansas, 1917, 1917
- Hardcover
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Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. xii, 404 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm ; OCLC 793852836; art nouveau design with thistles and in green and brown on brown cloth ; no dustjacket ; missing first four pages (replacements provided); "Reading with appreciation is a fine art. This volume contains some of the gems of literature w…hich the race has learned to love. Some of the 'old fashioned selections' and some of the most charming new short classics, are offered as a basis for study and appreciation. The average pupil will study his reading lesson with zest if he is given some definite work to do. In these studies, the brief introduction to each selection is intended to whet the pupil's appetite.The exercises following each study make his study definite and to the point. Helpful notes are added wherever necessary, and additional readings are given. ; Contents: America -- Our native land -- The young witness -- Your first duty -- The blind men and the elephant -- Washington's rules of conduct -- The captain's daughter -- What do they say? -- The whistle -- My dog Blanco -- None of the beauty is wasted -- Arthur's prayer at Rugby -- All is beauty -- Life -- Woodman! Spare that tree! -- Why do bells for Christians ring? -- Expert dervice -- The Three Graces -- Professor Frog's lecture -- Flower in the crannied wall -- The High Court of Inquiry -- A prayer -- To a waterfowl -- The mystery of life -- Song -- Santa Filomena -- The country's call -- How t he crickets brought good fortune -- The flag -- In school days -- Four things -- The flag goes by -- A message to Garcia -- The Brook -- The barefoot boy -- The old Puritan lawmaker -- Work done squarely -- Is there a Santa Claus? -- Nathan Hale -- Kind hearts and simple faith -- De. John Goodfellow-Office Upstairs -- The procrustean bed -- The book our mothers read -- Horatius at the bridge -- True courage -- The house by the side of the road -- The eagle -- The name of Old Glory -- The North American Indian -- The glove and the lion -- How sleep the brave? -- The bloodless sportsman -- An old Armenian gate -- Press onward -- A defense of teh crow -- Our national banner -- The builders -- Nature's song -- Hail to the harvest -- The wonderful one-hoss seat -- Portia's plea -- The sport of my life -- The ship of state -- The landing of the Pilgrims -- Courage -- A psalm of life -- My mind to me a kingdom is -- The barmicide feast -- The man that wins -- Books -- Leonainie -- A parable on brotherly love -- A thing of beauty -- A boy's song -- The legend of St. Christopher -- The sandpiper -- The man wihtout a country -- The seed growing secretly -- Spartacus to the gladiators -- On his blindness -- The rising in 1776 -- We seek for beauty -- Somewhere -- A call to arms -- Dare to do right -- The burial of Moses -- Service -- Think for thyself -- Truth -- The prodigal sopn -- We thank Thee -- The bishop and the convict -- A call to courage -- The Christ of the Andes -- Dear land of all my love -- Antony's oration -- Three gates of gold -- True dignity -- Lincoln, the great commoner -- Oh, why should the spirit of mortal be proud? -- Unweaponed peace -- For a that and a that -- Lo, the poor Indian! -- The vision of Sir Launfel -- My symphony -- The great stone face -- The shepherd psalm -- The Lord's prayer. ; authors: Samuel Francis Smith, C T Brooks, S H Hammond, David Starr Jordan, John G. Saze, George Washington, James T. Fields, Benjamin Franklin, J G Holland, William A McKeever, Thomas Hughes, Robert Browning, James Russell Lowell, George P Morris, Lydia Atery Coonley Ward, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Sait Paul, MAL Lane, Alfred Tennyson, Samuel Wilberforce, William Cullen Bryant, John Ruskin, Henry Ladsworth Longfellow, Thmpson, PJ Stahl, George Hoar, Jphn greenleaf Whittier, Henry Van Dyke, Henry Holcomb Bennett, Elbert Hubbard, Robert E Lee, Charles A Dana, Francis Miles Finch, James Ball Naylor, Charles Kingsley, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Sam Walter Foss, James Whitcomb Riley, ;scarce ; FAIR. Book.
