Robert Grant Irving (27 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Second printing, 1982. Minimal wear to cover. Pages clean and binding tight. shelf wear. bumped edges Paperback. Book by Robert Grant Irving.

paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Lightly read. No markings in book. Binding is fine. 406pp.

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. 2nd Edition. binding cracked at pg 158 from spine crease.

Soft cover. Condition: Good to Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. ARGOSY Men Adventure Magazine Volume 357, #3; (September/1963; Popular Publications;) Photo Front Cover: Bruce Pendleton; 148 pages including covers; Writers: Hugh Pentecost; Pat Edwards; Joseph E. Brown; Donald Cline; Lewis E. Burgess / Estey I. Reed; Don Dwiggins; Kenneth R. Morgan; Judge Gudmunder Grimson / Irving Wallace; Edmund Gilligan; Jack Schaefer; Robert Aaron; Bob Grant and John Boykin.; ; Pete Kuhlhoff. Interior Artists: Lou Feck; Marshall Davis; Henry Syverson; Jack Dumas; Stan Galli; Contents; BOOK BONUS - ** "Our Turn to Kill" by Hugh Pentecost.; ARTICLES - ** "Accident? Suicide? Or Murder" by Pat Edwards. The next time a car roars straight toward you at ninety miles an hour, will there be a deliberate killer behind the wheel?; ** "Will Real Flying Faker Please Stand Up?" by Joseph E. Brown. John Francis Perry would do anything to fly for Uncle Sam - even become another man!; ** "Texas: Paradise for Treasure Hunters" by Donald Cline. If it's loot you're after, head yourself toward the lone star state and get your share of the fabulous treasure that sits under the sand.; ** "Sweet Revenge of the Sugar Yacht" by Lewis E. Burgess as told to Estey I. Reed, art by Lou Feck. Sugar King John Speckels would hardly have recognized his pleasure cruiser when the navy finished arming it for battle. Nor would he have expected the sleek yacht to wind up in a death duel with U-39, Germany's top killer sub.; ** "'Happy Bottoms, Here We Come!'" by Don Dwiggins, art by Marshall Davis. The sign over the bar read, 'We are not responsible for the bustling and hustling that may go on here. Lots of people bustle, and some hustle. but that's their business, and a very old one.'.; ** "No-Sweat Guide to Tanking a Broad Abroad" by Kenneth R. Morgan, art by Henry Syverson.; ** "Whipping Boss" by Judge Gudmunder Grimson as told to Irving Wallace. 'Died of fever and other complications' was the message, but they didn't tell me that 'complications' included a deadly bull whip.; FICTION - ** "The Osprey's Mate" by Edmund Gilligan, art by Jack Dumas. It was a dangerous winter for the Ospreys to linger later than usual before flying south, for an evil force now stalked the woods.; ** "The Slash Y" by Jack Schaefer, art by Stan Galli. Monte Walsh and the boys were spoiling for fun and it looked as if antelope junction was going to bear he brunt of their celebrating - if it stood up that long.; PICTURE STORIES - ** "The Go-Karts Go to Sea" by Robert Aaron. They've hitched a chain-saw engine to a sleek little bug and come up with a craft that's as much fun as anything on the water.; ** "The Fair Sex Plays Unfair" by Bob Grant and John Boykin.; SPECIAL SECTION - ** "Guns Galore for '64" by Pete Kuhlhoff. *** Book Order # ADV151-1; Condition= G/VG = (3.0) GOOD to VERY GOOD; (Decent Reading Copy); Wrinkling; Price=US$14.00); Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall TRUE FIRST Edition MAGAZINE Format Thus. Interior Artists: Lou Feck; Marshall Davis; Henry Syverson; Jack Dumas; Stan Galli; (illustrator). Book.…

hardcover. Condition: Good. Good condition hardback. Minor edgewear. Dust jacket has light wear. Tanning on page edges. Solid binding. Tulsa's largest used bookstore. Located on South Mingo Road since 1991. No-hassle return policy if not completely satisfied.

Later Printing. Softcover, quite good with shelf wear, slight foxing and slight toning to endpapers. Illustrated. Book.

Oversize Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. Crease to spine. Inscribed by Author(s).

Paperback. Condition: Fine. Not issued. Second printing, 1982. Softcover. Stated Second printing. Warmly inscribed by the author, Robert Grant Irving and dated St, Andrew's Day 1983; no other markings. Profusely illustrated with color and black and white photographs. Ships in a box. Fast shipping from NYC.…

Condition: Very Good. None. 406 pages, illustrated throughout in color and b&w. Light edgewear and rubbing to wrappers with slight crease to spine. Faint foxing to top edge and end papers, else a clean, tight copy. Record # 463664.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket as Issued. Third Printing. Moderate wear to covers. A small area of eraser rubbing to half-title page, otherwise internally clean. Binding good. 406pp Size: 195mm x 260mm. Book.

Paperback. Condition: Good +. PERSPECTA 18 The Yale Architectural Journal with pieces by Robert Grant Irving, Susan Ryan, Roger Baldwin, Alexander Gorlin, Stanford Anderson, Michael Hollander, Stephen Shore, Cesar Pelli, Peter Millard. Stories and photographs about Lutyen's Palace for Delhi, James Gamble Rogers, Theodate Pope Riddle, Surrealism in the Work of Le Corbusier and more. 208 pages, paper with stiff wrapp. Black and white photos and drawings plus a few color photographs by Stephen Shore. 11 3/4" x 9". Rubbing to the cover, spine and edges otherwise very good condition.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Cloth, dj. Minor edge-wear to dj; clean internals.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Signed. Inscribed by author Torn/worn dj. Good hardcover with some shelfwear; may have previous owner's name inside. Oversized.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, 1st prntg. pale red cloth boards, clean & bright, no bumps, very light rubbing on edges & at tips, unclipped color photo illus yellow dj, no creases or tears, exc cond; prev owner name bottom right corner half-title pg, no other interior marks, tan Indian Empire map eps, 273 illus, b/w photos, architectural plans, sketches, maps, also incl many color photos, some full & dbl pg. 406 pp. 8"x 10.5". 4lbs. RB3359/2.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Shelf-worn. 1st Edition. 406pp. colour plates and b&w archive photographs.

brossura. Condition: Fine. Buono stato. Brossura editoriale a colori ingiallita. Ottimo stato interno. GEOGRAFIA E LOCALITÀ. (COD MAG:VC-42). Testo in inglese. Geografia localistica Robert Grant Irving Indian summer Lutyens Baker and Imperial Delhi Yale University Press 1984 Geografia e località Ottimo (Fine) . Book.…

Trade paperback. Condition: Very good. Second Printing [stated]. The format is approximately 7.625 inches by 10.25 inches. x, 406 pages. Illustrations (some in color). Notes. Select Bibliography. Index. Sticker residue at back cover. Some foredge curving. A description of the planning and construction of the English government buildings in Delhi includes examinations of the designs of the architects, Sir Herbert Baker and Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens. Robert Grant Irving is an author specializing in the history of art and architecture of Britain and the British Empire. His book Indian Summer: Lutyens, Baker, and Imperial Delhi is the story of the creation of New Delhi from 1911 to 1931, the grandest architectural undertaking in the history of the British Empire. The principal architects were the two leading practitioners of the day, Sir Edwin Lutyens and Sir Herbert Baker. Irving's book won the British Council Prize in the Humanities and the highest honor of the Society of Architectural Historians, the Alice Davis Hitchcock Book Award. Irving was educated at Cambridge and Yale University. He holds degrees in history and the history of art and architecture. He has taught at Yale, Wesleyan, and the University of Virginia. . Robert Grant Irving is an author and lecturer specializing in the history of art and architecture of Britain and the British Empire. His book Indian Summer: Lutyens, Baker, and Imperial Delhi is the story of the creation of New Delhi from 1911 to 1931, the grandest architectural undertaking in the history of the British Empire. The principal architects were the two leading practitioners of the day, Sir Edwin Lutyens and Sir Herbert Baker. Irving's book won the British Council Prize in the Humanities as well as the highest honor of the Society of Architectural Historians, the Alice Davis Hitchcock Book Award. Irving was educated at Balliol College, Oxford; King's College, Cambridge; and Yale University. He holds degrees in history and the history of art and architecture. A Fellow of Berkeley College at Yale, he has taught at Yale, Wesleyan, Trinity College in Hartford, and the University of Virginia. His dissertation became the basis for the award-winning book Indian Summer. Irving has lectured at universities and museums on six continents. He has held research grants in India, Africa, Britain, and the United States, including a Fulbright Scholarship and Fellowships from the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, American Institute of Indian Studies, American Council of Learned Societies, Ernest Oppenheimer Memorial Trust, National Endowment for the Humanities, and the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Irving has been a lifetime advocate and activist for historic preservation. Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens OM KCIE PRA FRIBA (29 March 1869 1 January 1944) was an English architect known for imaginatively adapting traditional architectural styles to the requirements of his era. He designed many English country houses, war memorials and public buildings. Lutyens played an instrumental role in designing and building New Delhi, which would later on serve as the seat of the Government of India. In recognition of his contribution, New Delhi is also known as "Lutyens' Delhi". In collaboration with Sir Herbert Baker, he was also the main architect of several monuments in New Delhi such as the India Gate; he also designed Viceroy's House, which is now known as the Rashtrapati Bhavan. Many of his works were inspired by Indian architecture. Sir Herbert Baker FRIBA RA (9 June 1862 4 February 1946) was an English architect remembered as the dominant force in South African architecture for two decades, and a major designer of some of New Delhi's most notable government structures. With Sir Edwin Lutyens he was instrumental in designing, among other buildings, Viceroy's House, Parliament House, and the North and South Blocks of the Secretariat, all in New Delhi, which in 1931 became the capital of the British Raj, as well as its successor states the Dominion of India and the.…

Softcover, 406 pages; very good condition, pages lightly yellowed at edges; no internal marks. Foreign shipping may be extra.

Paperback. Condition: Acceptable. Acceptable .Ships From Multiple Locations. book.

Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Acceptable .Ships From Multiple Locations. book.

1st edition hardback with dust jacket Very Good quarto x + 406pp., colour frontis., colour & b/w plates, text ills., maps, notes, bibliog., index, Neat ownership signature details o/w a nice copy in a rather worn dust jacket.

1982, 2nd printing. (4to paperback) Very good. 406pp. Color frontispiece, black and white and color photographs and illustrations, maps, notes, bibliography, index. There is a previous owner's inscription on the inside of the front cover and the spine is lightly creased. Book about Herbert Baker & Edwin Lutyens. Locale: Delhi; India. (Architecture, Architecture). …

Condition: Fine. Softcover book, 8" x 10", covers are near fine (back sunned), text is fine; 406 pp with 273 illustrations in color and black-and-white; maps, index, notes and bibliography. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 4to. pp. x, 406. profusely illus. (some colour). biblio. index. cloth. dw. (tears to upper edge of dw.). First Edition.

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Hardcover book, 8" x 10.75", dust wrapper and text are fine; x, 406 pp with 271 mainly color illustrations, a few black-and-white as well as maps and plans. Book.