Foreword by james ward (5 resultados)

Trade Paperback. Condición: Near Fine. First Edition. 144 pages. In Tales from the Sunday House, Minetta Altgelt Goyne gives us glimpses into the real lives of this between-the-wars generation. Sometimes incomplete, sometimes apparently pointless, sometimes merely addenda to previously told tales, these eleven stories are the kind of tales family members told other - often younger - members of the family as they sat by thee fireside or on the porches of their "Sunday Houses, " structures peculiar to the German Texans, built on lots so that farmers and their families would have a place to rest when conducting business in town, attending to medical needs, or attending church services. Tales from the Sunday House immerses us in the personal, private, and sometimes public lives of the Kreutz and Bracht families, and by the final chapter, these quiet and simple stories have given us an insight into the culture established by the Early German immigrants and altered by the growing Americanness of younger generations. …

paperback. Condición: Very Good. Stated fourth ed., 1944; 79 p., clean and unmarked anywhere on strong glossy unaged paper; b&w photos by Ralston Hughes; binding firm; orange wrapper with large lettering on large blue patch on front panel is slightly sunned on edges (much less than in wrapper shown) and there is small closed tear at foot of spine panel. Otherwise, wear is minimal. …

SOFTCOVER. Condición: New. 1st Edition. 4to in colour printed stiff glossy card covers, 96pp on thick art paper, colour plates, etc. Price list loosely inserted . [CONDITION: NEW unread and unmarked copy ] . __To see more of our Art Monographs etc type DbbARTIST in the Keywords search box . . We always ship in STRONG PROTECTIVE CARD PARCELS.…

Hardcover. Condición: Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Poor. 1st Edition. Bright red coloured hardback book, with gilt title impressions running across the top part of the spine. Comes with dust jacket which is worn and torn, please see photo. The book is in good condition, normal wear and marks apply consistent with use and age. Some shelf-life wear and fading, tiny speckles of foxing on edge of papers. 252 pages, plus index pages, all intact, good tight binding, all pages, text and illustrations are in good, reasonably clean, readable order. As in many good bedside books, the stress here is on the lighter side of events: the reader is more likely to come across with and high spirits that the solid print of leading articles; though the major events of the year have not been overlooked. Good bedside reading by very gifted writers.…

Paperback. Condición: Brand New. 1st edition. 300 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.