John r editor porter (15 resultados)

Soft cover. Condición: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 232 pp. Glossy fold-out between pp. 30-31: "Photostat of the frontispiece to the NEW ENGLAND PSALM-SINGER (1770) (Engraved by Paul Revere)". Following a word "TO READERS AND CORRESPONDENTS", Contents divided as follows: [1] John Coolidge, "Low-Cost Housing in New England"; [2] Raymond Morin, "A Pioneer in American Music: Charles Sanders Peirce (1839-1914): "A Pragmatic Transcendentalist" (F.I. Carpenter); "His Metaphysics of Evolution" (Charles Hartshorne); [3] Wylie Sypher, "Irving Babbitt: A Reappraisal"; MEMORANDA AND DOCUMENTS [1] K.W. Porter, "The Oxford Cap War at Harvard"; [2] H.A. Davis, "From the Diaries of a Diplomat"; [3] R.R. Moody, " A Proposed Province of Georgia in New England"; [4] W.H. Bell, "A Captain in Captivity"; [5] T. H. Johnson, "An Edward Taylor Poem that Was Printed"; [6] C.J.Weber, "Miss Owen Corrects a Sonnet of Longfellow's"; BOOK REVIEWS [pp. 145-205, including:] "Charles Noyes Greenough: An Account of His Life as Teacher, Dean, Master & Scholar" By Ruth Hornblower Greenough" and "Collected Studies by Charles Noyes Greenough" (Louis I. Bredvold). . . "An Academic Courtship: Letters of Alice Freeman Palmer and George Herbert Palmer (1886-1887)" (M.A. DeWolfe Howe). . . Cotton Mather: A Bibliography of His Works" By Thomas J. Holmes (Thomas H. Johnson). . . "The Articles of Confederation: An Interpretation of the Social-Constitutional History of the American Revolution (1774-1781)" By Merrill Jensen (Daniel Aaron). . . ; SHORT NOTICES (pp. 206-211); A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF NEW ENGLAND 1940 By Allyn B. Forbes ( pp. 212 229); Notes on Contributors, p. 230; Corrections for December, 1940 ( p. 231); Donors to New England Quarterly (p. 232). Green wrappers with full front cover with large Title lettering and Contents in smaller black letters; rough-cut lower edge. Top right cover corner and ensuing pages (diminishingly) with very small outward curls; book manufacture diagonal soft crease (from 2" down fore-edge at early pages to 1 1/4" down fore-edge at top rear (truly nugatory, but there you have it). Binding strong; Essentially NO rubbing wear, but for 1/32" thin line of rubbing across top spine; NO previous owner names. Clean text. Solid copy. The way to read a Classic Compendium of New England History/Americana more than 80 years old.…

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. 120 pages. Illustrated. Hugo Claus, Tony Harrison, Martin Green, Charles Tomlinson, Giuliano Dego, Jim Dine, J. R. Akerley, Eugenio Montale, Edouard Roditi, Gavin Ewart, John Elsom. Selected poetry by Peter Porter, Johnathan Raban, Julian Symons, Brian Jones, Alan Ross, Douglas Dunn, Richard Furlong, Gavin Ewart.…

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. This study highlights a representative selection of the furniture produced in Quebec during Victoria's reign; 490 b/w photos, 60 color illustrations, 527 pages. This very large and heavy book will cost extra for shipping; please inquire.; 9 1/4 x 12 1/4 " Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket.…

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine condition. Near Fine dust jacket. First Printing of the First Edition. Montreal, Canada: The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, 1993. Heavy book - shipping at cost. Clean, square, tight, unmarked copy. Sharp corners. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. 9.5" wide by 12.5" tall (24 cm by 32 cm). Illustrated with 490 b/w photos, and 64 in full-color. Detailed monograph on the furniture found in the drawing rooms, dining rooms, and bedrooms of Quebec, 1840-1900. From the Dust Jacket: "In its focus on the changing tastes of a society newly open to the world, this study highlights a representative selection of the furniture produced by the hundreds of meubliers, cabinetmakers, carvers and decorators working in Quebec during Victoria's reign. With its wealth of images, many published here for the first time, the book demonstrates the importance of revival styles and foreign influences. This first exhaustive study of 'fine furniture' in Victorian Quebec has been published to accompany the exhibition presented at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and at the Musee de la civilization in Quebec City." Catalogue of Iconographic Motifs. Glossary. Notes. Select bibliography. Index. Original green cloth . First Printing of the First Edition. Oversize Hardcover (heavy). Near Fine condition/Near Fine dust jacket. 527pp . …

spiral_bound. Condición: As New. Signed by the author and mint.

Cloth w/DJ. Condición: VG/VG. Montreal, Canada: Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. VG/VG. (1993). . Cloth w/DJ. 4to., 527 pp., shelfwear . Black & White Illustrations (ilustrador).

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. 1st Edition.

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. First Edition. 527 pages, 60 full colour illustrations, 490 black and white photographs. The first exhaustive study of 'fine furniture' in Victorian Quebec, covering both the furniture and the hundreds of meubliers, cabinetmakers, carvers and decorators working in Quebec during the period. Superbly illustrated, many fine close-ups of details of carving etc. Glossary, Bibliography. …

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. 1st Edition. FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 15cm), pp.x; 44; xi-xiv. Publisher's card wraps printed in red and black, price of one shilling net to upper. Some spotting to edges and covers, staples rusted, lightly handled. Very good.

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

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

Paperback. Condición: Brand New. 516 pages. 9.21x6.14x1.10 inches. In Stock.

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

hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Modest shelfwear to jacket, clean pages and sound binding.

Hardcover. Condición: Brand New. 1st edition. 280 pages. 8.50x5.75x1.50 inches. In Stock.