Jessup r w (29 resultados)

Trade Paperback. Condición: Very Good. Holt, Rinehart and Winston, September 1960. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Unmarked. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Foxing to edges and covers. Not from a library. vii + 146 pages. The National Purpose was a highly influential, five-part public debate and essay symposium jointly sponsored by Life magazine and The New York Times that aimed to address a widespread anxiety that post-war America had become overly materialistic, affluent, and complacent, losing its foundational sense of mission in the face of the escalating Cold War. The series emerged at a critical cultural and political juncture the end of the Eisenhower administration and the dawn of the 1960 presidential campaign. Spurred by massive economic growth, intellectual critiques like John Kenneth Galbraith's The Affluent Society, and Soviet advancements like Sputnik, policymakers and journalists feared Americans were prioritizing personal comfort over national survival. The series sought to explicitly redefine the country's collective goals. The symposium featured ten prominent American leaders, intellectuals, and public figures who published long-form essays in the pages of Life and The New York Times. Notable contributors included: Adlai Stevenson: The former Democratic presidential nominee argued that America needed to "extend our vision. to all mankind" rather than retreating into private wealth. David Sarnoff: The head of RCA argued for a aggressive, renewed dedication to democratic traditions specifically tailored to fighting and defeating global Communism. Billy Graham: The famed evangelist diagnosed a "moral and spiritual cancer" in the country, warning that an obsession with personal luxury was robbing citizens of their individual and national character. Walter Lippmann & James Reston: The legendary political commentators argued that the country was stagnant and waiting for a political innovator—asserting that a great nation requires decisive presidential leadership to guide public resolve. Other Authors: The series also featured essays from Archibald MacLeish, John W. Gardner, Clinton Rossiter, John K. Jessup, and defense strategist Albert Wohlstetter. The articles generated enormous public discussion and heavily shaped the rhetoric of the 1960 election, directly influencing John F. Kennedy's "New Frontier" campaign, which focused on sacrifice and national renewal.…

Pamphlet. Condición: Very Good. pp. 395-406, Extracted from orig vol, thus begins with title page, trimmed & stapled pamphlet, else VG.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. First Edition. Nice copy in the 'British Heritage' series, 128 pages, b/white illustrations, dustjacket has shelf wear to edges.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. 1st Edition. 72pp. HARDCOVER. Rectangular format. Very clean copy internally. No inscriptions. Some marks externally. Strong binding. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. R. R. Sellman (ilustrador). Book.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. Name on first page. Same day dispatch (Mon- Fri) from the UK if ordered by 1pm.

Condición: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Card. Condición: VG. 1st. Four articles taken from early editions of 'Light Railways'. Hume reservoir Construction, Elphinstone Timber Tramway, Stannary Hills & Rocky Bluff, Millsr's Denmark Railway. All deal with Australian narrow gauge industrial railways 66pp, many illustrations, drawings, maps. VG in card covers. …

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good+. No Dust Jacket. Second Edition. Sunning to back boards, damp stains to p70.; Inside otherwise clean and crisp, binding tight. ; Maps; Oblong 8vo 8" to 9" tall; 72pp. pages; Includes maps and diagrams. Glazed boards. Illustrated by Sellman, R. R. (ilustrador).

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. hardback, 8vo, x,186pp, illustrated, folding map, front endpaper corner creased, text clean and sound, no inscriptions, blue cloth gilt, Very Good / no dustwrapper.

Softcover. Condición: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Grey paper covers, sound binding, clean pages. Many black and white illustrations including fold-out plans and diagrams. Contents include: Medieval Paintings from Castle Acre Priory by Prof. Tancred Borenius; Excavations at Julliberrie's Grave, Chilham, Kent by R F Jessup; A Roman Fortified Villa at Norton Disney, Lincs by Adrian Oswald and L H D Buxton; A Shaped Bone from Warren Hill, Suffolk by J Reid Moir; Further Miscellaneous Notes on Medieval English Alabaster Carvings by W L Hildburgh; Notes, Reviews, etc. 130 pages. No dust jacket, as published. Stamps for Halifax Antiquarian Society and "Withdrawn" stamp on front end-papers and prelims. Pages of main text and plates (including reverse of plates) are free from stamps. Hand-written reference numbers on end-papers. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: under 1 kg. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 40119031052. All our books are sent by tracked mail.…

Condición: New.

Condición: New.

Condición: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condición: New.

Condición: New.

Paperback. Condición: Fine. First Edition. Adelaide, RGSSA, 1950. Octavo, [8] pages with a map plus 8 plates. Original wrappers; a fine copy. This issue also contains PRICE, A. Grenfell: Presidential Address . (11) pages.

Printed Boards. Condición: Very Good. Designed primarily for educational use this fascinating book charts Kentish history from its geographical changes in pre history through all periods up to 19th century industrialisation and 20th century transportation. Packed full of facts, figures and statistics and illustrated with maps, plans and diagrams. 72 pages. Corners lightly bumped. Size: 225x285mm. R.R.Sellman (ilustrador).…

Condición: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condición: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condición: Good. No jacket, mild shelf wear to extremities. Light tanning and foxing. Text all clear.

128 pp. with photo illustration. Original cloth in an unclipped official replacement dust wrapper. This example has the generic dust wrapper, issued by Batsford, after supplies of the original pictorial wrapper were exhausted KENT CINQUE PORTS KENT.

Condición: New.

Condición: New.

Condición: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condición: New.

Condición: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condición: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. dj. Revised. Revised. Hardcover. Small collection of travel guides in the United Kingdom. Light shelf/edgewear, light toning, in slightly chipped djs, else tight, bright, and unmarred. Small 8vo. Red cloth with red edging. Illus. (color, b/w plates). Set of eight volumes. Very Good in Very Good Dustjacket.…

Sans mention d'édition - Extrait de "Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia", vol. 70, (2) 1946 - 1946 - In-8, broché - 34 p. - 4 planches hors textes en N&B - Une carte dépliante en fin d'ouvrage - Ouvrage en anglais Bon état - Un tampon en page de garde - Frottements sur le dos.