Moos Malcolm Charles (26 results)

hardcover. Condition: Good. This is a used book in good condition and may show some signs of use or wear . This is a used book in good condition and may show some signs of use or wear .

Condition: Good. Good condition. (Pastel Drawing, Art) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 316 pp. Original brown cloth covers w/ decorative blind stamp on front cover and gilt title on spine. Very bright and clean. Contents very nice.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 313 pp., xx. Stated "First Edition" with NAP; ' 9/80 ' at foot of inside rear dustwrapper panel. Following the Introduction by John Dorsey, Contents divided into 8 sections: [1] MENCKEN IN PERSON by John Dorsey; by Mencken: "In the Footsteps of Gutenberg"; Fire Alarm"; "A Dip into Statecraft"; [2] MENCKEN OF BALTIMORE by Huntington Cairns; by Mencken: "Good Old Baltimore"; "800,000"; [3] MENCKEN AND THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE by Alistair Cooke; [4] THE COMFORTABLE BOURGEOIS: The Thought of H.L. Mencken by Charles A. Fecher; by Mencken: "On Metaphysicians"; "Sabbath Meditation"; "The State of Religion Today"; "The Origin of Morality"; "The Essence of Democracy"; "Last Words"; "The Iconoclast"; [5] MENCKEN, POLITICS, AND POLITICIANS by Malcolm Moos; by Mencken: "The Politician"; "The Last Gasp"; "Gamalielese"; The Clowns March In"; "Post-Mortem"; "Onward, Christian Soldiers!"; "Imperial Purple"; "The Choice Tomorrow"; "Coroner's Inquest"; [6] THE LITERARY CRITIC by William H. Nolte; by Mencken: "Criticism of Criticism of Criticism"; "Portrait of an American Citizen"; "Stephen Crane"; "Joseph Conrad"; "Fifteen Years"; [7] MENCKEN IN HIS LETTERS by Carl Bode; Mencken: "Selected Letters"; [8] H.L. MENCKEN: A MEMOIR BY ALFRED A. KNOPF. // From Charles A. Fecher's essay: "Converting me to anything is probably a psychological impossibility. At all events, it has never been achieved by anyone. . . I can't recall ever changing my mind about any capital matter. My general body of fundamental ideas is the same today as it was in the days when I first began to ponder." (MENCKEN). This lifelong immutability of his thought was remarked on by many people besides himself. To a friend and colleague like Hamilton Owens, it signified that Mencken had been able to avoid the painful intellectual experience to most of us, of being forced to discard one set of beliefs because they had proved false or inadequate and then grope about for a new set to take their place.To critics or outright enemies, it constituted proof positive that he was narrow-minded and prejudiced, closed to any point of view that did not happen to coincide with his own, and had never gone through the normal processes of maturing (p. 114f) . . . From his high regard for scientific achievement his skeptical attitude naturally follows.His opinions on religion lead directly to what might be called, if in his case it did not sound so dreadfully formal, his "philosophy of man." His view of human nature is the foundation for his contemptuous dismissal of democracy, and for all his beliefs about government and politics. And so it goes. (p. 116). // Brown cloth with bright (diminished from brilliant) gilt lettering on spine; decorative design (4" x 1") down right front cover edge on top half front cover; deckled fore-edge. Tan dustwrapper not price-clipped ($15.00) with tinted black and white photo-portrait of Mencken a center front cover; large Title lettering across top front cover above photo-portrait; Contributors' names and Editor name lettering below photo-portrait. Dustwrapper spine age-toned (with corresponding slightly diminished brown of book spine); wear across spine ends and tiny bits missing at spine and cover corners with 1/4" and 5/8" tears at top spine corners (NOW sins backed with Archival tape); slight offsetting on endpapers; two fingertip food stains on p. 25 and at center rear cover (these appear slightly on inside rear cover but NO staining onto brown cloth book cover itself), and similar micro-stain (1/8", ostensibly by a same finger causing above-noted stains, but nearly undetectable on beveled edge) on page edge of beveled fore-edge (p. 37/38); small red Publisher's remainder mark (logo) on lower edge near spine: describes worse than it is, but there you have it in uncompromising truth. Book itself essentially Near Fine: Strong binding (NO cracks); NO rubbing wear (dustwrapper did its job); NO previous owner names; NO writing in text. Dustwrapper in Brodart mylar.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. This is the 1980 First Edition of "On Mencken", which consists of essays by eight men who worked with or knew the great newspaper columnist, and professional curmudgeon, H. L. Mencken in one way or another. The essayists are William Manchester, Malcolm Moos, Huntington Cairns, William Nolte, Alistair Cooke, Carl Bode, Charles A. Fecher, Alfred A. Knopf. Published by Alfred A. Knopf, the book was edited by John Dorsey, who also wrote the Introduction. From the dust-jacket flap : "In essays celebrating the incomparable H. L. Mencken, on the centenary of his birth, eight distinguished writers and editors consider various aspects of the man and his work - telling of his life, his writings, his prejudices, his passions, and his profound influence on American letters in the first half of the Twentieth Century. --- The result is a book that offers much pleasure and new insights to Mencken's admirers, and that will serve, for anyone not familiar with him, as a fine introduction to one of the most colorful and memorable figures in modern Twentieth Century American letters." TITLE : On Mencken SUBJECT MATTER : H. L. Mencken (1880 - 1956) EDITOR / INTRODUCTION : John Dorsey AUTHORS : William Manchester, Malcolm Moos, Huntington Cairns, William Nolte, Alistair Cooke, Carl Bode, Charles A. Fecher, Alfred A. Knopf IMPRINT : Alfred A. Knopf PLACE : New York YEAR : 1980 EDITION : First Edition, so stated DETAILS : Trade hardcover; approx. 5.5" x 8.25", brown, cloth-covered boards and spine with gilt lettering on spine and blind-stamped decorative impression on the front board; Contains an Introduction; xx + 313 pages; photo-pictorial dust-jacket. CONDITION -- This is a previously owned book that remains clean and presentable, with the following particulars noted : EXTERIOR - Compression to spine extremities; a shallow surface wrinkle displays near the foot; slight splay to covers at fore-edge; soft bump to top fore-edge corner tip; small dent to bottom edge of front board; color is not faded. Top edge of text-block is somewhat rubbed, else edges clean. BINDING - Solid INTERIOR - There is a minute ink spot to the fore-edge of the first three leaves in the book (this is minute and hardly worth mentioning, but it is there); there are also three minute ink specks arranged in a triangular patter near the bottom of the front free end-paper (again minute and of little real effect) - else the interior is clean and free of marking. DUST-JACKET - Small loss to the bottom edge of the front panel; spine panel has a bit of wrinkling to the extremities; front flap top extremity has light wrinkling, corresponding to the bump the corner received; Else the jacket is clean and attractive. It is protected from further wear by a clear mylar sleeve.…

Condition: New.

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Hats in the Ring. Book.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Condition: Good. Good condition. Volume 108. (us presidents, biographies) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Excellent. Collectible Pictorial Hardback Book is in Very Good Plus to Excellent condition with a tight binding and clean crisp pages. Inside text is in Excellent condition appears to be unread and unused! No writing or markings inside of the book. Outside pictorial covers are very nice! No Dust Jacket, as issued. Book has come from a private collection. Landmark Books and World Landmark Books are accurate, in-depth stories for young people in the 9-15 year old range. These living histories were written by award-winning authors or by men and women who experienced the events first hand. Written during the 1950's and 1960's and illustrated either with two-color drawings or clear photographs, the books are informative, enjoyable, and well worth reading and collecting. Landmark Book #108. The inspiring story of a distinguished American, including his West Point days as a cadet, his service as Supreme Commander of Allied ETO invasion forces, and his two terms as President. This is a Very Nice Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Inscribed by author on front end page. First Printing. Hardcover and dust jacket. Large tears to jacket with loss. Dust jacket in protective mylar cover. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Offsetting on front end page from related ephemera. *Autographed by author.* "The lively story of the G.O.P., from Lincoln to Eisenhower: its past, its controversial present, and some thoughts on its future.". Signed. …

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Condition: good, fair to good. First? Edition. First? Printing. 22 cm, 414, diagrams, footnotes, bibliography, index, some wear, soiling, and edge wear to DJ.

Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: New. Provides lively critiques of the elections and policies of American presidents ranging from Warren Harding to Franklin Roosevelt.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. Pages: 202 As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 202 Language: English.…

Paperback / softback. Condition: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.

Paperback / softback. Condition: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.