Publicado por Dept. of the Interior/Montclair State College (1997), New York, NY, 1997
ISBN 10: 0893813974 ISBN 13: 9780893813970
Librería: Riverow Bookshop, Owego, NY, Estados Unidos de America
Paperback. Condición: G/No Dustjacket. Color, B&W Photographs Ilustrador. 3rd Printing. New York, NY: Dept. of the Interior/Montclair State College. G/No Dustjacket. (1997). 3rd Printing. Paperback. 4to., 152 pp., rubbed, shelfwear .
Publicado por Aperture Foundation, New York City, 1989
ISBN 10: 0893813966 ISBN 13: 9780893813963
Librería: Antiquariat Weber, Neuendorf b. Elmshorn, SH, Alemania
Miembro de asociación: GIAQ
Halbleinen. 31,5 x 24,5 cm ; Großformatige englischsprachige Hardcoverausgabe, Halbleineneinband mit Schutzumschlag, 152 Seiten mit zahlreichen schönen und interessanten Abbildungen. Gutes Exemplar (good Condition). hw1219 ISBN: 0893813966.
Publicado por Aperture / National Park Service / Dept of the Interior / Montclair State College, NY, 1989
ISBN 10: 0893813966 ISBN 13: 9780893813963
Librería: Round Table Books, LLC, Palatine, IL, Estados Unidos de America
Miembro de asociación: MWABA
Hard Cover. Condición: As New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: As New. First Printing. Quarter bound in publisher's dark blue cloth over blue boards, gilt lettering on spine, photographic endpapers. Comprising essays and 160 historical and contemporary photographs, this attractive volume offers an accessible record of Ellis Island--both a "Gateway to America" through which 14 million immigrants passed, and an "Island of Tears," where other would-be Americans were turned away, families split up according to arbitrary and discriminatory quotas and individuals detained or deported on account of illness, politics and, occasionally, appearance. One piece, by novelist Norman Kotker, recounts the immigration experience: the long, uncomfortable sea voyage; the first view of the Statue of Liberty; the waiting, scrutinization, tests, paperwork and, finally, the triumphant ferry ride to Manhattan. Shirley Burden explores an abandoned Ellis Island of the 1950s. Aperture editor Charles Hagen describes the symbolic dimensions of the gateway, while architectural historian Robert Twombly assesses the restored landmark. Included also are affecting memories of immigrants. Both the volume and the unclipped dust jacket are in perfect, pristine condition; unread, unmarked, tight, square, and clean. AS NEW/AS NEW. Color and B&W Photographs. 4to 11" - 13" tall. 152 pp.