Krystal arthur editor (6 resultados)

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1st Edition. Stated first edition and first printing. Price clipped, DJ nicely in archival wraps with light shelf wear; interior clean. Jacques Martin Barzun (1907 - 2012) was a French-American historian known for his studies of the history of ideas and cultural history. He wrote about a wide range of subjects, including baseball, mystery novels, and classical music, and was also known as a philosopher of education. Barzun influenced the training of schoolteachers in the United States. A Professor of History at Columbia College for many years, he published more than forty books, was awarded the American Presidential Medal of Freedom, and was designated a knight of the French Legion of Honor.…

Hardcover. Condición: New. In shrink wrap.

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. 144 pages. • "The New Anti-Semitism" by Bernard Lewis (pp. 25-36) — A foundational essay exploring the historical shifts and contemporary manifestations of modern antisemitism. • "Darwin's Greatest Discovery" by Francisco J. Ayala — An exploration of how the complex designs of living organisms do not inherently imply a conscious designer. • "Lincoln's Lieutenants" (A Man in It) by Garry Wills — A deep look into Abraham Lincoln's leadership and the figures surrounding him during his presidency. • "A Cold Eye on the Cold War" by Stephen J. Whitfield — A retrospective analysis assessing how global powers managed to navigate and avoid nuclear armageddon. • "Lenny's Little Chats" by Sudip Bose (pp. 117-121) — A retrospective piece focusing on Leonard Bernstein's profound legacy as a music educator. • "Earthman" by Sarah L. Courteau (SL#118).…

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 8vo. Foreward by Jaques Barzun. Full number line. Quarter grey cloth with grey paper boards. xxx, 289 p.p. Minor bumping to flaps and scuff to rear to dust jacket, else in fine condition overall. In 1951, Jaques Barzun, W.H. Auden, and Lionel Trilling joined together to form the editorial board of the Readers' Subscription Book Club. Never before or since have three such eminent intellectuals collaborated to bring books to the attention of the general public. Now, A Company of Readers tells the story of this extraordinary partnership and presents for the first time a selection of essays from the publications of the Readers' Subscription Book Club and its successor, the Mid-Century Book Society.…

First edition. 8vo. [xxx], 288 pp. Frontispiece. Cloth binding in unclipped dustwrapper, fine copy. (82838). Foreword by Jacques Barzun. Introduction by Arthur Krystal.

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. 1st Edition. Gray cloth bound to spine over same color paper on boards with silver titling to spine. Book is tight, square, sharp-cornered and free of major flaws or markings inside and out - book is Fine. Unclipped pictorial Dust Jacket is also Fine with no chipping or scuffing. Original price of $26.00 on flap.…