Mary Ashbrook (10 results)

Softcover. First Edition; First Printing. Book condition is Very Good in wraps. Slight foxing to covers. Some staining and edge wear to exterior. Text is clean and unmarked. ; 8vo. 9"h x 6"w. In this issue: Profile: Eugene G. D'Aquili: "Mature Contemplation", "Religious and Mystical States: A Neuropsychological Model", "Thinking about Religion and Experiencing the Brain: Eugene d'Aquila's Biogenetic Structural Theory of Absolute Unitary Being", "Brain, Symbol & Experience: A Psychiatric and Theological Dialogue", "From Biogenetic Structuralism to Mature Contemplation to Prophetic Consciousness", "A Critique of Borowitz's Postmodern Jewish Theology".

Softcover. First Edition; First Printing. Book condition is Very Good in wraps. Slight foxing to covers. Some staining and edge wear to exterior. Text is clean and unmarked. ; 8vo. 9"h x 6"w. In this issue: "Ritual, Time and Eternity", "Making Sense of Soul and Sabbath: Brain Processes and the Making of Meaning", "Moral Inertia", Religion in an Age of Science: Metaphysics in an Era of History", "Explanation, Social Science, and the Study Religion: A Response to Segal with Comment on the Zygon Exchange", "Religionists' Misconceptions: Replies to Sharma and Pals".

Softcover. First Edition; First Printing. Book condition is Very Good in wraps. Slight foxing to covers. Some edge wear to exterior. Text is clean and unmarked. ; 8vo. 9"h x 6"w. In this issue: Knowledge Most Worth Having in the Decade of the Brain: "Interfacing Religion and the Neurosciences", "Crisis of Brain and Self", "The Story of the Mind: Psychological and Biological Explanations of Human Behavior", "Neural Fetal Transplants: Old and New Issues", "Why a Brain Capable of Language Evolved Only Once: Prefrontal Cortex and Symbol Learning", "Artificial Intelligence: Walking the Boundary".

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. [1st edition, 1st printing] ; 156 pp. ; color photographs by R. H. M. Robinson, Grace Woodbridge, Harry Smith, Sheila Orme, Anthony Huxley, Nancy Mary Goodall, Angelo Hornak, Kenneth Scowen; drawings by Davina Wynne-Jones, Laurie Clark and Cecilia Humphrys; end paper illustrations are from A Book of Botanical Drawings by Daniel Frankon ; 29 cm. ; ISBN: 0701123958 :; 9780701123956 LCCN: 80-484408 ; LC: SB466.G75; Dewey: 712/.6/0942 ; OCLC: 6149282 ; green cloth with gold lettering, in full-color photographic dustjacket inmylar protector ; previous owner's name on front ep ; showcases the celebrated personal gardens of several important British women, with their commentaries ; included are: Balbithan House, Kintore, Inverurie, Aberdeensh ire / Mary McMurtrie -- The Dower House, Badminton, Avon / Lady Caroline Somerset -- Lygrove, Badminton, Avon / The Dowager Countess of Westmorland -- The Old Rectory, Burghfield, Berkshire / Mrs. Ralph Merton -- Arley Hall, Northwich, Cheshire / Th e Vicountess Ashbrook -- Ince Castle, Saltash, Cornwall / The Vicountess Boyd of Merton -- Moyclare, Lodge Hill, Liskeard, Cornwall / Mrs/ Louis Reid -- Ednaston Manor, Brailsford, Derbyshire / Mrs. Stephen Player -- Knightshayes House, Tiverton, De vonshire / Lady Heathcoat Amory -- Rosemoor, Torrington, Devonshire / The Lady Anne Palmer -- Manor House, Cranborne, Dorset / The Marchioness of Salisbury -- Shute House, Donhead St. Mary, Nr. Shaftsbury, Dorset / The Lady Anne Tree -- Tyninghame, Dunbar, East Lothian / The Countess of Haddington -- White Barn House, Elmstead Market, Colchester, Essex / Mrs. Andrew Chatto -- Barnsley House, near Cirencester, Gloucestershire / Mrs. David Verey -- Hill House, Wickwar, Gloucestershire / Sally, D uchess of Westminster -- Kiftsgate Court, Campden, Gloucestershire / Mrs. D. H. Binny -- Orchard Cottage, Gretton, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire / Mrs. Patrick Saunders -- Rodmarton Manor, Cirencester, Gloucestershire / Mrs. Anthony Biddulph -- Bramde an House, Alresfors, Hampshire / Mrs. Hady Wakefield -- Westwick Cottage, Leverstock Green, Hertfordshire / Mrs. Donald Macqueen -- 11 Cavendish Avenue, London NW8, Middlesex / The Hon. Mrs. Mark Lennox-Boyd -- 12A Selwood Place, London SW7, Middles ex / Mrs. Anthony Crossley -- Deene Park, Corby, Horthamptonshire / The Hon. Mrs. Brudenell -- Howick, Alnwick, Northumberland / The Lady Mary Howick -- Coach House, Little Haseley, Oxfordshire / Mrs. C. G. Lancaster -- The Monro House, Bampton, Oxf ordshire / Countess Munster -- Pusey House, Faringdon, Oxfordshire / Mrs. Michael Hornby -- Hadspen House, Castle Cary, Somerset / Mrs. Paul Hobhouse -- The Chequers, Boxford, Suffolk / Miss Jenny Robinson -- West Wood, Walberswick, Southwold, Suffo lk / Miss Mea Allan -- Chilworth Manor, Guildford, Sussex / Mrs. Gilbert Thorp -- Broadleas, Devizes, Wiltshire / The Lady Anne Cowdray -- Ling Beeches, Ling Lane, Scarcroft, Thorner, Leeds, Yorkshire / Mrs. Arnold Rakusen -- St. Nicholas, Richmond, Yorkshire / The Lady Serena James. ; ".[T]here are few contributors whose hands are not constantly deep in the soil or wielding the pruning shears. The result is gardens which have the intimacy of a diary or memoir, indeed the accounts by the contributors often read like leaves torn from a jounral, full of passion and idiosyncrasy as their pride and prejudice are revealed. These are private arcadias into which we, the public, are now allowed to pry. How generous they are to unfold the pag es for our contemplation. How much one understands the contributor who unashamedly states that the essence of her garden is that it is a closed world." ; FINE/FINE. Book.

Hardcover. xxvi, 718 / xxvi, 719 - 1543 pp. LCC: 9244271 Very good condition; touches of wear on edges of covers.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 88 p. ; illustrated. 24 cm. ; LCCN: 54-12455 ; OCLC: 1296461 ; LC: TS1061; Dewey: 675.3 ; beige and black cloth with gold lettering ; no dustjacket ; written by an extremely knowledgeable fur expert at the hsight of his carrer. Frank Getz Ashbrook was appointed Junior Animal Husbandman, USDA, in 1914. He was placed in charge of the fur animal experiment station in Saratoga Springs in 1923 and in 1924 became in charge of the newly organized Division of Fur Resources. In 1930, Secretary of Sta te Henry L. Stimson appointed Ashbrook as commissioner general to represent the United States at the International Fur Trade Exposition and Congress held in Leipzig, Germany. In 1942 he advised the War Department on the use of furs during wartime. I n 1949 he became Civilian-in-Charge of Wildfur Animal Investigations, Branch of Wildlife Research, Fish and Wildlife Service. In 1953 he was elected fur man of the year, and retired from government service in 1957. ; Black and white reproduction of the Furriers' Window in Chartres Cathedral from the 13th century, as frontispiece ; "This books contains fundamental knowledge, set forth in a appealing manner, and should serve as the trades Fur Handbook--a manual for furriers and sales personnel, as well as a source of information to consumers." ; slight splotching to cover, else G. Book.

Condition: Very good plus. First edition. Scarce and stylish modernist ABC, each letter represented in bold, almost architectural illustrations. Ashbrook (1876-1962) was an instructor at the time of this book's publication at the Pratt Institute. An unappreciated gem. 10'' x 10.75''. Original color pictorial wrappers. Illustrated in color. [24] pages. Wrapper with one tiny closed tear, a few shallow creases to rear; spine worn. Hinges reinforced with tape. Clean and bright.

no binding. Condition: good. First Edition. Original Printed patent disbound About 27cm by 18cm some wear and tear due to the disbinding.

no binding. Condition: good. First Edition. Original Printed patent disbound About 27cm by 18cm some wear and tear due to the disbinding.

no binding. Condition: good. First Edition. Original Printed patent disbound About 27cm by 18cm some wear and tear due to the disbinding.