Benn elizabeth editor (6 resultados)

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First Edition. Pages are clean and binding is tight. Dust jacket glossy. Book.

Paperback. Condición: As New. 1995 Soft Cover Edition. Very light shelf wear to cover. Pages clean & unmarked.

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. Appears to be the First Edition. Dustwrapper, tall 4to, pp.184. Profusely illustrated with colour plates, many full page. A selection of 150 examples of the Guilds large collection at Hampton Court Palace, each being illustrated and the types of stitch, thread, fabric, design and social background discussed by specialists in the various fields represented. Dustwrapper crisp and bright but has a one inch closed split to the rear top edge. Contents very clean and sound. Fine in near fine wrapper. Heavy book weighing c1450g when parcelled, exceeding the postage quotation default weight of 1000g and thus incurring extra postage over the default for 1st class mail ( 2nd class not affected ) orders from UK and overseas. Shipping quote can be supplied in advance if requested.…

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. The writings of American reporter Paul Shinkman from Paris 1924-1931, edited by his widow. Signed and inscribed by the editor. COLLECT SIGNED BOOKS. Signed by Author(s).

paperback. Condición: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Hardcover. Condición: Very good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. Presumed First Edition, First printing. 239, [1] pages. Footnotes. Illustrations. The editor was Paul Shinkman's widow. Inscribed by the editor on the half title page. The inscription reads For Frances--it was such a joy to see you at the French Embassy. Affectionate good wishes, Betty. Easter 1993. The dust jacket has some wear, soiling, chips and tears. Contains "An Introductory Note by Kay Boylel". Paul Shinkman was a reporter Chicago City News Bureau, 1920-1921, Paris edition of the Chicago Tribune, 1924-1926; Paris correspondent Italian Mail. Chicago Tribune correspondent in Paris, 1927, London, 1927-1929. He covered Lindbergh's and Amelia Earhart's transatlantic flights, prayer book debate in the House of Commons, funeral of Thomas Hardy in Westminster Abbey, enthronement of COMs Language, Canterbury Cathedral, as Archbishop of Canterbury. Returned to the United States, 1929. He was on the Editorial staff King Features Syndicate, 1929-1938. He was a New York correspondent Central Press Association. Radio commentator 2 seasons The Story Behind the News. Roving correspondent International News Service, Central Europe, summer 1938. He lectured on European problems leading to World World World War II, 1938-1942. Chief, German section, Daily Report, United States Foreign Broadcast Intelligence Service, 1942-1944. He served with the Office of War Information 1944-1946. Radio news commentator Station BCC, Washington, 1946-1951. He was a Foreign service officer, Vienna, Austria, 1951-1953 Elizabeth Benn Shinkman was an author and collector of children's books who during World War II founded the Dogwood Children's Library in Bethesda. Mrs. Shinkman, a longtime resident of Washington, moved to the nation's capital in 1942 with her husband. With wartime gasoline rationing in effect, many suburban families could not drive to public libraries so she organized a large neighborhood collection of books to be shared. In this period, she also published a collection of children's poems titled, "Is This Tomorrow?" She was born in London and graduated from Reedman College. In 1935, she married Paul A. Shinkman who had been London bureau chief for the Chicago Tribune. In the early 1950s, she accompanied him on a Foreign Service assignment to Austria. After her husband's death she published a collection of his articles and drawings under the title "So Little Disillusion." About 10 years ago, she published her own memoirs, "The Most Estimable Place and Time." She was a collector of first editions of children's books . Kay Boyle (February 19, 1902 - December 27, 1992) was an American novelist, short story writer, educator, and political activist. A member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, in addition to her two O. Henry Awards, she received two Guggenheim Fellowships and in 1980 received the National Endowment for the Arts fellowship for "extraordinary contribution to American literature over a lifetime of creative work".…