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Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1979. Book. Illus. by Illusts. Of Thomas Hart Benton. Fine. Hardcover. Vol. In Hundred Greatest Book Series. 8 Vo.,. brown, gilt dec. full leather, gilt spine, 2 raised bands, all edges gilt,moire endpapers, silk page marker, 228 pages, [8] leaves of plates, "Notes from the Editiors, (22 p) laid-in, as new, unread,.

Berkeley, California: University of California Press, 2013. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo,.. xix, 733 pages, (16) unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, a fine copy in protective mylar jacket, A publication of the Mark Twain Project of the Bancroft Library.

Berkeley: University of California Press, 2010. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8 vo,.(26 cm.). cloth, gilt spine, xix, 736 pages [16] pages of plates, illustrated, first edition, first printing, with full number line, University of California Press, had originally planned a small print run of 7,500 copies of first volume of "The Autobiography of Mark Twain." plans changed quickly when the book became a big seller. This is the first printing. A publication of the Mark Twain Project of the Bancroft Library, CONTENTS: Preliminary manuscripts and dictations, 1870-1905 --Autobiography of Mark Twain -- Explanatory notes --Appendixes: Samuel L. Clemens, a brief chronology --Family biographies --Speech at the seventieth birthday dinner, 5 December 1905 --Speech at the Players, 3 January 1906 -- Previous Publication,Note on the text --Word division in this volume --References --Index.

Lebanon, New Hampshire: University of New Hampshire , 2003. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. cloth,dust jacket, xiii-282 p. : illustrations, notes bibliogaphyr. index. "Abandoned New England pursues these inquiries by discussing shifting and conflicting cultural attitudes toward the wild, the rural, and the domestic. In her readings of texts and images, Paton explores landscape as the synthesis of the human and nonhuman, as a place simultaneously reflecting and resisting desire, as the setting for social dilemmas, as the scene of encounters with otherness and a past both lost and a past both lost and inescapable, and as an integral part of creating and limiting identity."--Jacket. CONTENTS: Introduction : lost prospects -- Rustic sophistication : lionizing Winslow Homer, defending Robert Frost -- Power and impotence : the black figure and the prey in Winslow Homer's Outdoors -- The hick on the hillside, the woman at the window :… Leer más

Holland Patent, New York: Central School Education Projects, 1976. Book. Very Good. Paperbound. First Edition. 8 vo,. ring bound, pict paper covers,161 pages, illustrated, very scarce, Co-editors: Jan Keesler, and Sue Divine. Illus.: Mildred Maw, Wanda Smith (and) Diane Davis.Holland Patent is a village in Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 458 at the 2010 census. The village is named after a land grant..

Kingston, Ont: Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Queen's University, 1992. Book. Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. pictorial paperback,128 pages : color illustrations,(FRONT END PAPER MAPS, maps, index; a fine copy of a very interesting architectural study, Published in conjunction with the exhibition presented at the Agnes Etherington Art Centre 30 May-29 September 2004.Dorothy Farr, supervising curator, recognized for earlier Queen's University catalogue productions, is once again commended for her ability to combine architectural drawings, archival photographs, paintings, and tourist memorabilia into a comprehensive exhibit. Unfortunately for historians, island residents did not (and still do not) keep good records of their buildings. [...]names of architects and/or builders were never recorded, and once a house was sold little archival material was saved. [...]du Prey regrets that the exhibition could not afford the full justice the recreational complex… Leer más

Boston: David R. Godine, Publisher, 2014. Book. Fine. Soft cover. First Printing in Paper. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. pictorial paperback, xv, 448 pages : illustrations, a fine copy,The port of Gloucester, nestled under Cape Ann in Massachusetts, has been a focus for seafaring stories from "Captains Courageous" to "The Perfect Storm". This book brings the history of Gloucester - the oldest, most dramatic, and colorful fishing port in the Western hemisphere - .

Chapel Hill,North Carolina: Algonquin Books, 1991. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. cloth, dust jacket, xv, 353 pages : illustrations, maps,CONTENTS:Of arms and men, bad roads and short rations,Disaster in the West Champlain and Niagara,Marching, mud, and misery.Handful of fir-built frigates.Battle for the Lakes,Winter of our discontent: tribulation in the West,Victories wasted,On to Montreal! Spaniards and red sticks,Regulars, by God!, Bladensburg races Rockets' red glare,Triumph in the North, almost,War's fringes, east and west,The confusions of Andrew Jackson,The last shots.

Worcester [Mass.]: Published by the Compiler, 1855. Book. Fair. Hardcover. 4th Edition. 8 vo,. orig, blind-stamped cloth, gilt spine, 454 pages : illustrations, wear at spine ends and corners, spine faded, prelims foxed, as are the back endpapers, small ink stamp of former owner on t.p. a sound copy, every autograph colllector should own a copy.

Portsmouth, England: P.J.Radford, 1970. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Oblong 8 Vo.,. printed paper wraps, various pagination, illustrated, 10 catalogs printed 1970-75 , a long run of catalogs by long time British dealer/collector dedicated to maps of the Americas.all in very good condition.

Quezon City, Philippines: New Day Publishers, 1986. Book. Very Good. Paperbound. First Edition. 8vo,.. pict. paper covers, xiv, 397 pages : illustrations, clean, tight copy, Gleeck was a member of the US Foreign Service from 1940 to 1969. He published more than a dozen books on the American experience in the Phillipines..

New York : Hastings House, 1954. Book. Illus. by Kiehl Newswanger (Illustrator). Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. gray cloth, dust jacket, 128 pages : illustrations, in protective mylar jacket. signed on the half title by author and illustrator. some age toning to end papers, and edges of book. a very good copy. Father and son, descendants of an old Swiss Mennonite family with roots in Pennsylvania for over 200 years, present aspects of life in the Amish country in text and drawings.

San Francisco: W H Freeman & Co, 1978. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. pictorial paper, xiv, 698 pages : illustrations (black and white), index, 1 st paperback edition, C0ONTENTS: Origins / Jesse D. Jennings,Alaska and the Northwest coast / Don E. Dumond Pioneer cultures of the sub-Arctic and the Arctic / Elmer Harp The far west / C. Melvin Aikens, The prehistoric plains / Waldo R. Wedel, The midlands and the northeastern United States / James B. Griffin, The southeast / Jon D. Muller, The southwest / William D. Lipe, Mesoamerica / T. Patrick Culbert, The South American paleo-Indians / Thomas F. Lynch, The evolution of Andean civilization / Michael E. Moseley, Lowland South America and the Antilles / Betty J. Meggers and Clifford Evans, Pre-Columbian transoceanic contacts / Stephen C. Jett. This volume therefore deals with New World archeology - "the evolution of the American Indian civilizations from the Arctic Circle to land's end in Patagonia… Leer más

Minneapolis, Minn: Andersch Bros, 1906. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. gilt decorated pebble grained cloth,(6) preliminary leaves, [9]-431, [6] pages, 1 leaf frontispiece, illustrations, index, 2d, rev. and enl. edition, front patterned end paper missing, front hinge cracked to threads, former owner's 3 line ink inscription on verso of frontis, .

NewYork: Skira Rizzoli, 2011. Book. As New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Oblong 4 to.,. grey cloth, dust jacket, 127 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits, CONTENTS: Director's Foreword / Christopher J. Brownawell -- Greetings from Marunuma Art Park / Katsushige Susaki -- Guided to Andrew Wyeth's world / Otoyo Nakamura -- Christina, Alvaro and Andy / Michael K. Momanecky -- Archival photographs of the Olson House -- Alvaro and Christina -- The Olson House -- Checklist. Published in conjunction with an exhibition held at Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland, Me., Jun. 11-Oct. 30, 2011. .

Fleischmanns,N.Y.: Purple Mountain Pr Ltd, 2002. Book. Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. pictorial paper cover, 343 pages : illustrations, maps,Lieutenant Colonel Robert Rogers (7 November 1731 - 18 May 1795) was an American colonial frontiersman. Rogers served in the British Army during both the French and Indian War and the American Revolutionary War. During the French and Indian War, Rogers raised and commanded the famous Rogers' Rangers, trained for raiding and close combat behind enemy lines..

New York : Crescent Books, 1991. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. black cloth, dust jacket,112 pages : chiefly illustrations, includes index.CONTENTS: Introduction,Canyons and caverns Mountains and skies,Portraits and close-ups,Indian life, past and present. Captioned black-and-white photographs and brief text describe the work of nature photographer Ansel Adams.

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1985. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. red cloth, xii, 400 pages, 1 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 28 cm., "A New York Graphic Society book."This illustrated autobiography focuses on Adams' dedication, adventures, achievements, friendships, wisdom, and concern for human beings and nature.

Boston: Little, Brown, 1986. Book. Very Good. Paperbound. 8 Vo,.(23 cm). pict. card wraps, spiral bound, unpaginated, illustrated with black and white high quality images from Adams photographs, in very good condition,.

Belden Hill Press, 2001. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. black cloth, dust jacket,128 pages : illustrations ,Reprint: Originally published: Wilton, CT : Belden Hill Press, 1997,Perhaps the most famous of all American photographers, Ansel Adams won fame for his sharp and poetic images of the western landscape. View a selection of his finest photographs, and enjoy an insightful text that captures the man as both an artist and a conservationist.