Boyd william foreword (10 resultados)

Paperback. Condición: New.

octavo paperback with french flaps(FINE)all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.…

Original Cloth. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First Edition. Light browning to page edges and a little light edge creasing and surface wear to the jacket but otherwise clean and unmarked. First printing.

Hardcover. Condición: Brand New. sew edition. 112 pages. 9.45x11.81x0.87 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: N/A. 1st Thus. Text in Spanish. 1st thus (Spanish translation). 90pp. Glazed boards with white lettering front and spine. Signed by William Boyd on the half title page. Complete with wraparound promotional banner. 8vo. The lower leading corner has a mild bump, else neat, clean, bright and tight throughout. Nat Tate is an 1998 novel from the Scottish writer William Boyd, telling of an abstract expressionist artist who destroyed much of his own work. The book was published as a hoax, presented as a biography of real artist and several of the biggest names in the art world were taken in. Nat Tate is a combination of the names of two of London's leading art galleries - the Tate Gallery and the National Gallery. The publisher's held a launch party on April Fool's Eve, while Gore Vidal, who was in the hoax - as was David Bowie who provided the foreword, supplied fake quotes to lend authenticity to the story.…

Hardcover. Condición: Brand New. 256 pages. 6.00x0.63x9.00 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good+ condition. No Dust Jacket. 1999 edition. Chattanooga, Tennesse:: Hunter Museum of Art, 1999. 10" wide by 11.25" tall. Clean, square, tight, and unmarked. No owner's name or bookplate. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Beautifully illustrated with nearly 150 art reproductions, 44 in striking full-color. This is the uncommon hardcover catalogue of the collection, with brief descriptions of nearly 1000 works. Of them 141 are featured by illustrations, accompanying explanatory text, and biographical profiles of the artists. Includes a Short History of the Hunter Museum of Art by Kay S. Parish. Bound in the original blue cloth, lettered in white. Sharp corners. This is a heavy, oversized book that may require extra shipping charges, depending on destination. 1999 edition. Oversize Hardcover. Very Good+ condition./No Dust Jacket. 290pp.…

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

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. 2nd ed.xiii, 188 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm ; ISBN 9780881920482, 9780917304095, 0881920487, 0917304098 ; OCLC 17441008 ; LCCN 77018737 ; LOC No SB413.J34 V47 ; Dewey 634.9/722/7 ; Bibliography: p. [171]-173. ; Green cloth ; no dustjacket ; J. D. Vertrees (1915--1993) was an entomologist, nurseryman, and educator who collected rare and unusual maples in southern Oregon. He was probably the most knowledgeable grower of Japanese maples in his time, amassing an impressive list of awards. ; Contents : Character and history -- What is a Japanese maple -- Momiji and Kaede -- The character of Japanese maples -- Variegation -- In regard to Fu -- History of Japanese cultivars -- Old literature on Japanese maples -- Taxonomy and nomenclature -- Taxonomy -- Nomenclature, difficulties and confusions -- Taxonomic subdivisions of acer palmatum -- Culture -- Culture in the garden -- Pests and problems -- Propagation -- Methods of propagation -- The cultivars displayed -- How to read cultivars -- Cultivars and selections of acer palmatum -- Plamate group -- Dissectum group -- Deeply divided group -- Linearilobum group -- Dwarf group -- Semi dwarf group -- Variegated group -- Unusual feature group -- New hybrids -- Cultivars & selections of acer japonicum -- Other acer species from Japan ; One of the first books published by Timber Press, this has remained a bestseller for almost 20 years. It presents the history, taxonomy, nomenclature, culture, & propagation of Acer palmatum & Acer japonicum & illustrates hundreds of wonderful varieties of these versatile trees & shrubs. ; clipped flaps from dustjacket laid in. name on front endpaper ; else FINE. Book.…

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. 1st Edition. ] Hardback, octavo, appx 6 1/4 x 9 1/4 inches, glossy boards, dark green on gold covers, white titles on dark green spine, xviii + 382 pages, VG-/no dj (probably as issued). Exterior very near to being perfect + tight binding, hinges intact and clean endpapers. Mostly minor ballpoint within (Chapter One minor to moderate). At the end of each chapter: Questions, Further Reading Suggestions. At the rear: extensive References, Name Index, Subject Index. RWR5 Education Teaching Schools Administration Administrators Policies Politics Leadership Government Law Taxes Taxation Social Science Sociology.…