Mcneill sheila (12 resultados)

Condición: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardback. Condición: Good. After my tenure as national president of the Navy League and after I think, perhaps, I have nothing to prove, I was wrong. I am asked to speak at the annual Thursday night dinner of the Submarine Veterans of WI in November 2008. I came in at the last minute and sat down at the designated table full of submarine veterans and their wives. I was the last one to sit down. The submarine veteran next to me listens while we visit at the table for a few minutes and then turns to me and says, What are you doing here? You don't know anything about us. You aren't a submariner. Why should you be speaking to us? And I thought, Here we go again.…

Hardback. Condición: Good. After my tenure as national president of the Navy League and after I think, perhaps, I have nothing to prove, I was wrong. I am asked to speak at the annual Thursday night dinner of the Submarine Veterans of WI in November 2008. I came in at the last minute and sat down at the designated table full of submarine veterans and their wives. I was the last one to sit down. The submarine veteran next to me listens while we visit at the table for a few minutes and then turns to me and says, What are you doing here? You don't know anything about us. You aren't a submariner. Why should you be speaking to us? And I thought, Here we go again.…

Paperback. The Winter 1976 issue of the New-England Galaxy (Vol. XVII, No. 3), a quarterly periodical issued by Old Sturbridge Village, an outdoor museum of rural life in Sturbridge, MA. This issue includes: John Breen on the pleasure of sailing; an examination of a murder on the Isle of Shoals, NH, in 1873 by Howard Muller; Velma West Sykes on the family of James McNeill Whistler; a eulogy for Captain William Henry, USN, Allen by Irene Northan; "On Cape Cod with Thoreau" by Phillip Perry; The Turtle, a vessel invented by David Bushnell during the American Revolution, by Sheila Martin; Abigail Hamblen on the first American flag, the Bedford Flag; a poem by Stephen Sandy; photographs by J. Alan Brzys; and more. Edited by Catherine Fennelly. Staple-bound, light card wraps; 32 pages; b&w photos and illustrations throughout; 5.5 x 7.5 inches. Condition: Very Good+ with a small stain/scuff to the front, foxing spots to the top edge, otherwise very light signs of age/handling. Ships the next business day, wrapped in padding, in a box. Will be sandwiched securely between stiff layers of cardboard and shipped the next business day. …

Hardcover. Condición: Very good condition. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very good. Fifth edition. xi, 1155 pp.

Hardcover. Condición: Very good condition. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very good. xi, 1155 pp. New Edition, incorporating corrections from 1985 printing of Fifth Edition.

Hardcover. Condición: Brand New. 24 pages. 11.40x8.60x0.30 inches. In Stock. Sheila McNeill (ilustrador).

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. 1st Edition. 1st edition, 1st printing ; 57 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits (some color) ; 19 cm. ; ISBN: 0517142546; 9780517142547 ; LC: PR5812; Dewey: 828 ; OCLC: 35247516 ; green boards in color photographic dustjacket ; quotes from contemporaries and Oscar Wilde's own writings frame a surprisingly detailed portrait of the man for the small canvas painted upon ; contemporary art from the period, many by Wilde's associates, make this a must-have item in a Wilde collection. The colored cover photograph of Wilde in a slouch hat is worth the price of the book. ; FINE/FINE. Book. …

hardcover. Condición: Like New. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. An apparently unread copy in perfect condition. Dust cover is intact with no nicks or tears. Spine has no signs of creasing. Pages are clean and not marred by notes or folds of any kind.

Condición: Sehr gut. Zustand: Sehr gut | Seiten: 760 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | After my tenure as national president of the Navy League and after I think, perhaps, I have nothing to prove, I was wrong. I am asked to speak at the annual Thursday night dinner of the Submarine Veterans of WWII in November 2008. I came in at the last minute and sat down at the designated table full of submarine veterans and their wives. I was the last one to sit down. The submarine veteran next to me listens while we visit at the table for a few minutes and then turns to me and says, "What are you doing here? You don't know anything about us. You aren't a submariner. Why should you be speaking to us?" And I thought, Here we go again.…

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. 1st Edition. 1st American edtion, 1st printing ; 487 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm ; ISBN: 0517547457; 9780517547458; National Library: 014878580 LCCN: 82-12196 ; LC: PR5812; Dewey: 828/.809 ; OCLC: 8587824 ; purple cloth in pictorial dustjacket ; Contents: Poems -- Requiescat - Ravenna -- Wasted days -- Madonna mia -- Sonnet to liberty -- The arlot's ome -- On the sale by auction of Keat's love letters -- The new remorse -- To my wife, with a copy of my poems -- The Sphinx -- The ballad of Reading Gaol -- Poems in prose -- The disciple -- The artist -- Prose fiction -- Lord Arthur Savile's crime -- The happy prince -- The nightmare and the rose -- The remarkable rocket -- The selfish giant -- The birthday of the Infanta -- The picture of Dorian gray -- Plays -- Lady Windermere's fan -- Salome -- The importance of being Earnest -- The Gribsby episode -- Lectures and essays -- The Irish poets of '48 -- Impressions of America -- Pen, pencil and poison -- The soul of man under socialism -- Phrases and philosophies for the use of the young -- Letters - De Profundis -- To Robert Ross from Reading Prison -- To the Daily Chronicle -- The case of Warder Martin : some cruelties of prison life -- To Robert Ross from Berneval, France -- To the Daily Chronicle -- Prison reform -- To Robert Ross from Rome ; "Critical introduction and background information accompany selections of Wilde's writings that includes The Selfish Giant, Lady Windermere's Fan, The Importance of Being Earnest, and The Picture of Dorian Gray" ; large, heavy volume ; nick on corner of dustjacket, else FINE/FINE. Book.…

Cloth. Condición: Very Good Indeed. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. First edition. A smart seven-volume collection of mid-century British works on food, drink, and domestic life, six of them first editions. In the publisher's original cloth bindings, complete with the original dust wrappers, three of which remain unclipped.This is a collection of seven mid-20th-century volumes offers a vivid portrait of British culinary and domestic culture, spanning regional traditions, clubland classics, elegant entertaining, and practical housekeeping with illustrations throughout.All but one of which are first editions, consisting of: The Scots Cellar: its traditions and lore by F. Marian McNeill (1956).This volume offers an exploration of Scotland"s historic drinking customs, toasts, and traditional beverages with folklore, literary references, and recipes. Easy Living: (300 Ways of Making Your Home easier to Live In) by Lesie Hardern (1957). This is a practical mid-century manual packed with clever tips and time-saving domestic strategies. Party Fare by Victor MacClure (1957). A guide to entertaining, offering themed menus, recipes, and tips for hosting. Eating and Drinking: An Anthology for Epicures (1961) Compiled by Peter Hunt with an introduction by Andre L. Simon. This is an elegant literary anthology celebrating the pleasures of food and drink, with excerpts from classic authors Robin McDouall"s Cookery Book (1963). A personal and refined collection of recipes and culinary reflections. English Recipes and others from Scotland, Wales and Ireland by Sheila Hutchins (1969). This is not the first edition. This volume provides an encyclopedic survey of regional British cookery, showcasing historical and domestic recipes from across the UK. Clubland Cooking by Robin McDouall (1974). A nostalgic and stylish journey through the classic dishes of London"s gentlemen"s clubs. In the publisher's original cloth bindings. Generally, very smart. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities. Slight offsetting to endpapers. Slight fading to spines and extremities. Bookplate from "Martin & Pamela finch: Exlibris Gastronomique" to front paste down of "English Recipes", "Robin McDouall"s", "Party Fare", "Clubland Cooking", and "Eating and Drinking". Ink inscription to front free endpaper of "The Scots Cellar". Dust wrappers, generally smart. Rubbing and bumping to extremities resulting in the odd chip and closed tears, reinforced with tape, with slight loss to the older copies. Dust wrapper of "The Scots Cellar" particularly worn with loss to head of spine and tape repairs to closed tears and chips at extremities, with slight cockling to front wrap. Dust wrappers of "McDouall"s", "Party Fare", "Clubland Cooking", and "Eating and Drinking", clipped. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean with one or two handling marks and spots. Very Good Indeed. Various (ilustrador). book.…