Samuel alfred jackson (4 resultados)

Soft cover. Condición: VG. 40pp extract, printed in double columns, illustrated with 35 drawings and portraits, plus a map, salvaged from a damaged issue of The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine, Volume XXXII, No. 5, September,1886. From the Battles and Leaders of the Civil War series. Housed in protective mylar report cover. W. Taber, E. Forbes, A. C. Redwood, R. F. Zogbaum, T. De Thulstrup, Harry Fenn, G. Gibson, W. L. Sheppard (ilustrador).…

Paperback. Condición: Brand New. 121 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.31 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. 314 pages ; OCLC 927145016 (online version); art nouveau design with sunflowers and in green and brown on brown cloth ; no dustjacket ; "Reading with appreciation is a fine art. This volume contains some of the gems of literature which the race has learned to love. Some of the 'old fashioned selections' and some of the most charming new short classics, are offered as a basis for study and appreciation. The average pupil will study his reading lesson with zest if he is given some definite work to do. In these studies, the brief introduction to each selection is intended to whet the pupil's appetite.The exercises following each study make his study definite and to the point. Helpful notes are added wherever necessary, and additional readings are given. ; Selections include: The American Boy -- The Light That Is Felt -- The Tiger The Brahman, And The Jackal -- A Kind Word -- Little Brown Hands -- The Lame Man And The Blind Man -- The Owl And The Pussy-cat -- September -- The Arab And His Camel -- The Shepherd Boy And The Wolf -- Needless Pain -- Because He Loves Us -- Marjorie's Almanac -- The Brown Thrush -- Truth -- God Bless Our Flag -- The Quails -- The Discontented Stonecutter -- The Cloud -- All Things Beautiful -- Labor -- The Matsuyama Mirror -- Work While You Work -- The Pen -- The Quest -- God Bless The Commonplace -- A Bright Chinese Boy -- The Grapevine Swing -- Beautiful Joe -- Forget-me-not -- October's Bright Blue Weather -- Daisies -- So Much Of Goodness -- The Breaking In Of Black Beauty -- The Children's Hour -- The Magic Mill -- The Corn Song -- Daniel Webster's First Case -- The Day Is Done -- The Image And The Treasure -- Somebody's Mother -- Look For Goodness -- The Code Barbarian -- The Discontented Pendulum -- True Success -- Which Loved Best? -- Hope -- The Story Of King Midas -- T Is The Last Rose Of Summer -- Home, Sweet Home -- The Fight -- A Simple Recipe -- The Angels Song -- A Visit From St, Nicholas -- Ring Out, Wild Bells! -- Beauty In Common Things -- Letters Of Recommendation -- A Song For Flag Day -- The Stone In The Road -- Answer To A Child's Question -- Paul Revere's Ride -- The Dream Of Home -- The Choice Of Hercules -- Thomas Jefferson's Ten Rules -- After The Shipwreck -- The Lost Camel -- The Planting Of The Apple Tree -- We Should Smile -- The Humbug -- Sky-born Music -- The Pebble And The Acorn -- The Tree -- Service -- The Sleeping Beauty -- A Wholesome Tongue -- The Village Blacksmith -- Genuine Heroism -- The Legend Of Indian Corn -- Robert E. Lee -- The City Mouse And The Country Mouse -- Our Birth--The First Roses -- A Little Sermon -- Four-leaf Clover -- Love's Nobility -- A Prayer -- Casabianca -- Be What Thou Seemest -- Thor And The Giants -- The Spider And The Fly -- The Mouse And The Moonbeam -- The Schoolhouse And The Flag -- The Snow-image -- Index Of Authors ; Numerous Biblical references appear in Searson's Studies in Reading (1923), but the movement is toward secular stories with a moral emphasizing social values. This reader, published after World War I, begins with a poem, "The American Boy." It is a dialogue between a father and son about patriotism. According to the author of this reader, the influence of the story "The Poor Little Match Girl" "founded many an orphan home and organized hundreds of societies for relief of the worthy poor," which indicates an emphasis on philanthropy and social work during the era of the Social Gospel.80% of selections taught traditional values."-- Sharon Vincz Andrews ; signature of a youthful Gerald Grout, later a Kansas Ophthalmologist ; GOOD. Book.…

Condición: Fair. New York: Gay Brothers & Co., 1877. 4to hardcover in deeply embossed leather, heavily decorated with floral gilt. Remnants of two metal clasps to fore edge of front board. AEG. [18]+[8]+[xvi]+[16]+[16]+[104]+[18]+[24]+[48]+[unpaginated]+[48]+[34]+[2]+770+104+[48]+[8]+[16]+[iv]+[32]+[92]+[36] pp. Nearly 2000 illustrative engravings on steel, wood, and in color. Reading copy only. Boards detached and spine leather lacking. Boards edgeworn, cracked, and chipped, and layers of rear board separating. Page edge gilt faded. Rear half of latches lacking. Front endpage lacking, and preliminary pages, to the beginning of "Biographical Sketches," detached. These pages also quite edgeworn. Spine cracked in a few places, and page 579/580 torn nearly in half. Final page detached and edgeworn. Pages moderately toned and somewhat fragile, but plates are beautiful and bright. Family record pages used, recording the 1882 marriage of Joseph E. Bishop (son of John and Theresa) to Mary C. Cook (daughter of Philip and Margaret), and the births and deaths of their children. (religion, theology, christian, christianity, bible, family bible) Inquire if you need further information. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES. …