Thomas Runciman (29 results)

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Runciman, Thomas (illustrator). Nice copy with just minor wear. Pages are clean, bright and free of markings. Binding is tight and secure. ***Shipped within 24 hours from the beautiful Baltimore inner harbor area. First class service; accurate descriptions. Most items packed in boxes, not envelopes.***. Book.

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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 44 pages. Tom Paulin "The Rain on Crusoe's Island" / Keith Thomas "John Evelyn's Virtual Garden" / Peter Clarke "The Failings of Keith Joseph" / Inga Clendinnen "Liver Transplant No.108" / Edward Said "Homage to J.S. Bach" / Linda Colley "Britain's Empires" / Adam Phillips "Extermination-Camp Man" / David Runciman "What Constitutes a superstate?" / Iain Bamforth "In Priase of Tomi Ungerer" / J Hoberman "Writing Himself into History: Oscar Micheaux, His Silent Films and His Audiences" / Christopher Tayler "The Cold Six Thousand by James Elroy".

Condition: New. In.

Condition: New. In.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 209 pp., xviii. Following List of Chairmen, Speakers and Invited Discussants; Foreword by Editor; and Addresses of Welcome by Lord May, Viscount Runciman, and Ambassador Bruno Bottai, Contents divided into "Topics" and subsequent "General Discussions"; Topic 1: THE LIMITS OF HUMAN KNOWLEDGE [1] Keith Thomas, Introduction; [2] Martin Rees, "Our Changing Cosmic Perspective and the Scope and Limits of Physical Law"; [3] Jean Starobinski, "Scientific Language and Poetic Language"; [4] Roger Highfield, "Where Fears Lurk:The Boundary between Science, Science Fiction, and Magic"; GENERAL DISCUSSION: Keith Thomas; [i] John Elliott, "Historical Knowledge and its Limitations" (Discussants: Tom Meade, Martin Rees, Brian Ridley, Thomas); (ii) Michael Mayor, "The Search for Evidence of Life on Other Planets" (Discussants: Martin Rees, Keith Thomas); (iii) Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza, "Are there Limits to Knowledge?' (Discussants: Thomas, Williams, Rees, Anne McLaren, Laszlo Solymar, Fiona Fox, Highfield, Elliott Leader, Starobinski, Runciman, Maddox, Nowotny, Gilland, Claire Fox, Cavalli-Sforza); Topic 2: THE IMPACT OF SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE ON HUMANITY John Krebs, Introduction; [2] Thomas W. Meade, "Ethical and Social Issues arising from the Science of Medicine"; [3] Walter Burkert, "Impacts, Evasions, and Lines of Defense: Some Remarks on Science and the Humanities"; [4] Lord Jenkin, "Science and Society: ' The Public Understanding of Science ' is NO Longer Enough"; GENERAL DISCUSSION: John Krebs; [i] Stanley J. Tambiah, "The Stem Cell Research Discussion in the USA" (Discussants: John Krebs, John Maddux, Lord Jenkin, Jan Lloyd, Tom Meade, Claire Fox, Helga Nowotny, Tambiah); [ii] Phillip V. Tobias, "Evolutionary Studies and Society" (Discussants: John Krebs,Tony Gilland, Lord Jenkin); (iii) Wolfgang Berger, "Humankind as a Major Geological Factor" (Discussants: John Krebs, R.J.P. Williams, Ian Lloyd, Giorgio Salvini, Lord Jenkin, Eugen Seibold, Tom Meade, Tambiah, Berger) ; Topic 3: WHY SHOULD THE PURSUIT OF SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE BY ENCOURAGED? [1] Sergio Romano, Introduction; [2] Lord May, "The Use of Scientific Advice in Making Public Policy"; [3] Michael Stolleis, "The Role of the Humanities in Western Industrialized Societies"; [4] Lord Sainsbury, "Why we need Both Cultures"; GENERAL DISCUSSION (i) Claude Lorius, "Antarctica: Climate Research, Public Policy, and Society"; (ii) Frederick J. Vine, "Policy-making in the Environmental Sciences" (Discussants: Sergio Romano, Ian Lloyd, Lord Sainsbury, Lord May, Sidney Shipton, Bruno Bottai); (iii) Shmuel N. Eisenstadt, "The Ambivalence toward Science" (Discussants: Romano, Krebs, May, Sainsbury, Gilland, Stolleis, Lorius, Giorgio Salvini, Eisenstadt); (iv) Vittorio Mathieu, "Final Remarks" (Discussant: Romano); APPENDIX (i) "The International Balzan Foundation"; (ii) "The Balzan Prize and its Prize Winners"; (iii) "Members of the Board and General Prize Committee . . . of the Foundation"; (iv) "Members of the Board of the International E. Balzan Prize Foundation".// Blue cloth with brilliant gilt lettering on spine and front cover; shiny glassine dustwrapper; "wallpaper"- patterned, two-tone taupe endpapers. NO previous owner names; NO remainder marks. Appears UNUSED. 1" superficial scratch to the glassine on lower right front cover (NO impact on cloth board itself) and 2 1/4" thin line, really superficial, scratch and a few other very fine linear marks (even less discernible, on rear glassine cover, with NO impact on book itself): chiefly FLAWLESS book and glassine (NO tears or cracks). Arguably, Gift-Giving Condition, or you may need new friends. LAID IN: Complimentary Copy publicity letter sent by Bruno Bottai to unnamed recipient.

Condition: New. In.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Thomas Runciman (illustrator). 11 preliminary pages,296 pages, 7 black and white plates by Thomas Runciman, good condition in publisher's cloth binding, top edge dust marked, spotted and with a patch of staining, fore-edge of book stained, occasional spotting/staining of the text pages.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Explore the enduring beauty of verse in 'Songs, Sonnets & Miscellaneous Poems' by Thomas Runciman. This carefully prepared print edition presents a rich collection of poetry, including sonnets and a variety of other poetic forms. Delve into timeless expressions of love, reflections on life, and observations on the world, all captured in Runciman's distinctive voice.

Quarto. 150 copies privately printed by hand for the Right Honourable Walter Runciman. 43pp. Original beige cloth worn at spine; bumped at one corner. Otherwise VG. [Thomas Runciman, 1841-1909, was the second son of Walter Runciman of Dunbar and his wife Jean Finlay].

Condition: Sehr gut. Runciman, Thomas (illustrator). Zustand: Sehr gut | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | Keine Beschreibung verfügbar.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Limited Edition. 1922, Limited Edition of 150 copies, printed for the author by The Temple Sheen Press. Quarto. 43pp. Portrait frontispiece loosely inserted. Bound in full morocco by Riviere. Spine sunned. Clean within. A 'Near Fine' copy. Thomas Runciman was a Scottish poet of the 19th century whose work explores themes of nature, love, and loss.

Condition: New. Print on Demand.

Condition: New. Print on Demand.

Condition: New. PRINT ON DEMAND.

Condition: New. Print on Demand.

Condition: New. PRINT ON DEMAND.

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. None (illustrator). First edition. An extremely bright, scarce printing of Thomas Runciman's collection of songs, sonnets and miscellaneous poems. Illustrated, with a portrait frontispiece of Thomas Runciman.One of one hundred and fifty copies printed by hand at the Temple Sheen press, in March 1922. The colophon notes that this collection was printed for Walter Runciman.Walter Runciman writes the preface to this collection. He was a noted Liberal politician and descendant of the author of these poems.Several gatherings remain unopened to the top edge.In the publisher's original cloth binding, in a very bright condition.A scarce, beautifully presented poetry anthology. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light shelfwear to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright. Minor offsetting to the endpapers. Otherwise, pages are very clean. Near Fine. book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Gift Inscription to ffep from Kate Runciman-Sellers (daughter of the poet) and Edward Nisbet (friend of the poet) to Robert Lamberton Nisbet. Buff boards a little spotted and marked, front and back. Spine bumped to head and tail. Slightly sunned to covers and page edges. Binding tight. Private print run of 150 for Walter Runciman at The Temple Sheen Press, March 1922. Light periodic scattered spotting. Loosely inserted to the rear are some pieces of ephemera, including a number of letters written by Kate to Mr Nisbet. Also included is a single sheet of paper with what appears to be a handwritten poem by Thomas Runciman (signed to end), that was not included in the book (and possibly unpublished). More details available on request. (Ub1). Signed by Author(s).

Brown hardback cloth cover. Condition: Good. Limited Edition [150]. G: in good condition. Soiling to cover. Browning to eps. Offsetting from frontispiece. Some pages uncut. 280mm x 230mm (11" x 9"). 44pp. Photogravure frontispiece. Signed and dedicated by Walter Runciman, (nephew to Thomas), in pencil on fep.

First edition. Quarto. 43 pages. Frontispiece photogravure portrait. Introductory note by Walter Runciman, the prominent Liberal politician who was a descendant of the author of these poems, and the father of Sir Steven Runciman. 150 copies were printed. Period fine binding by Rivière of full dark blue crushed morocco, inner rules gilt, top edge gilt.Fine.

Hard Cover. LIMITED EDITION of 150 copies only, printed by Arthur Salvin on Kelmscott handmade paper. Quarto, pp. 43, [1]. Full purple morocco by Riviere & Son with two raised bands and gilt titles to spine; top edge gilt, gilt dentelles. Three copies of the same captioned photographic portrait of Runciman laid-in (each image approx, 13 cm x 9 cm on paper 26 cm x 22 cm). Wear with minor loss to leather at spine tips and corners. Slight foxing to endpapers; no annotation or inscriptions. A Very Good copy. Thomas Runciman (1841-1909) was a Northumbrian landscape and portrait artist, and a pupil of William Bell Scott; his poems were never published but were sent to family and friends and are here privately printed along with others found by relatives in scrapbooks and letters. Introductory note by descendant Walter Runciman, who commissioned the publication.

Condition: New. Print on Demand.

Condition: New. Print on Demand.

Condition: New. PRINT ON DEMAND.

4to, pp. 43. Original linen boards, lettered in gilt to front panel and spine. Leading and lower edges uncut. Gilt a little faded and some light marking to boards, small bookplate to front free endpaper. A very well preserved copy. Temple Sheen Press edition, hand-set and published by Arthur K. Sabin, founder of the Press. One of 150 copies. NUMEROUS HOLOGRAPH CORRECTIONS IN SABIN'S HAND THROUGHOUT TEXT. Introductory note by Walter Runciman [1870-1949], Liberal MP and descendant of the poet. (As head of the 1938 diplomatic mission to Czechoslovakia, and author of the Runciman Report, Walter Runciman was a central figure in the appeasement of Nazi Germany before the Second World War.).

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Explore the enduring beauty of verse in "Songs, Sonnets & Miscellaneous Poems" by Thomas Runciman. This carefully prepared print edition presents a rich collection of poetry, including sonnets and a variety of other poetic forms. Delve into timeless expressions of love, reflections on life, and observations on the world, all captured in Runciman's distinctive voice. A significant contribution to the landscape of classic poetry, this anthology offers a glimpse into the poetic sensibilities of its time. Ideal for lovers of poetry and those seeking to discover the works of noteworthy poets, this volume provides a diverse range of subject matter within its lyrical verses. Experience the lasting appeal of Runciman's words in this beautifully presented edition, a treasure for any poetry enthusiast's bookshelf.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.