George beattie (39 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Zustand: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Light wear to the covers. Orders received by 3pm Sent from the UK that weekday.

Photographic history of the Scottish city. Softcovers , 128pp VG.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Zustand: FINE. First printing. A thought-provoking book which reveals family life through the personal family pictures - in both full color and black and white - of many of the world's finest photographers. Among the 66 photographers whose work is included are Tina Barney, Bill Burke, Raymond Depardon, Elliott Erwitt, Ralph Gibson, Emmet Gowin, David Hockney, Annie Leibovitz, Sally Mann, Mary Ellen Mark, Sheila Metzner, Joel Meyerowitz, Eugene Richards, Stephen Shore, Clarissa T. Sligh, Larry Sultan, Carrie M. Weems, and William Wegman. Includes introductory essays by Ann Beattie and Andy Grundberg, as well as brief comments by some of photographers on the images themselves. Notes on photographers. Large square format. 192 pp. Fine in fine dust jacket.…

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Acceptable. First Edition. Some staining to boards. D/J heavily creased to top edge with several tears. Previous owners signature to ffep.

Facsimile reprint. Fine copy in the original colour-printed boards. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 120 p.,[3] col. plates : col. ill. ; 27 cm. Subjects; English literature 19th century. English literature 19th century; history. Poetry; history. English poems. English poets. 1 Kg. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'California's Unbuilt Missions: Spanish Plans for an Inland Chain' offers a compelling historical investigation into the ambitious yet unfulfilled plans of the Spanish Empire to expand its mission system into the California interior. Author George William Beattie meticulously details the strategic vision for a second line of missions that would have complemented the established coastal chain, extending Spanish influence and religious reach deeper into the territory.The work explores the geopolitical motivations, logistical hurdles, and the religious fervor that characterized this period of colonial expansion. Beattie provides insight into the various expeditions led by Spanish officers and Franciscan friars to scout locations and evaluate the feasibility of these new outposts. By examining archival records and historical correspondence, the book highlights why this 'inland chain' never came to fruition, citing factors such as shifting political climates and the eventual transition of power in the region. 'California's Unbuilt Missions: Spanish Plans for an Inland Chain' is an essential resource for those interested in the history of the American West, Spanish colonial policy, and the religious history of Alta California, providing a rare look at a secondary phase of development that might have reshaped the state's historical landscape.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you may see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

Zustand: New. In English.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. xv, 374 pp. ; photographic paper wrappers ; Contents: The legend of Little T / Selma Robinson -- Talk with Truman Capote / Harvey Breit -- The art of Fiction XVII: truman Capote / Pati Hill -- A rainy afternoon with Truman Capote / Eugene Walter -- Truman Capote / Roy Newquist -- The story behind a nonfiction novel / George Plimpton -- The author / Haskell Frankel -- A visit with Truman Capote / Gloria Steinem -- Truman Capote swings in the sun / Alice Albright Hoge -- Go right ahead and ask me anything (and so she did) / Gloria Steinem -- Truman Capote, man about town / Jerry Tallmer -- Playboy interview : Truman Capote / Eric Norden -- Truman Capote talks, talks, talks / C. Robert Jennings -- We talk to . Truman Capote / Barbara Packer, Laurie Deutsch, Barbara Bussmann, Ann Beattie, Judi Silverman -- When does a writer become a star? Truman Capote / David Frost -- Truman Capote on Christmas, Places, Memories / Mary Cantwell -- Self-Portrait / Truman Capote -- Checking in with Truman Capote / Gerald Clarke -- Truman Capote / Denis Brian -- Sunday with Mr. C : an audio-documentary / Andy Warhol -- Coda : Another round with Mister C. / Jann Wenner -- Truman Capote talks about his crowd -- The literary aquarium of Truman Capote / Beverly Grunwald -- Truman Capote, the movie star? / Josh Greenfeld -- Tiny, yea, but a terror? Do not be fooled by Truman Capote in repose / Patricia Burstein -- After hours: Books / Beverly Gary Kempton -- Truman Capote : An interview / Cathleen Meddwick -- 20 questions : Truman Capote / Nancy Collins -- Nocturnal turnings, or how Siamese twins have sex / Truman Capote. ; FINE. Book.…

19th century Montrose poems including Jacobite song 'The Germaine Lady'. Original wrappers. Softcovers, reprint. Covers worn and contents detached. marks throughout. A Fair copy of an ephemeral item.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. vi, 71 + 71 + 86 pages. Jones's Diamond Classics, volume 18. Original yellow endpapers. All edges gilt. Contemporary ink signature on front free endpaper. Provenance: H. Gordon Smith. Some mild ageing. 60 x 96 mm. Original roccoco style gilt decorated maroon cloth. Spine with gilt blocked titling and decoration. Very slightly rubbed, faded, and corners slightly bumped. Not in Welsh in the Orr editions. OCLC, 8116229 and 53168319. This specific volume is a fascinating artifact of mid-19th-century British publishing. While these three poets are titans of 18th-century literature, their combination in a single 1848 edition by William S. Orr & Co. reveals a lot about the "Victorian canon" and the evolution of social commentary in verse. The most compelling aspect of this grouping is the thematic thread connecting the three authors. They represent a specific shift in British poetry toward the rural and the realistic. Famous for The Deserted Village, Goldsmith mourned the loss of the peasantry to industrialisation and greedy landlords. Beattie's work. The Minstrel explores the development of a poet's mind in harmony with nature (a major precursor to Romanticism). Known as "Nature's sternest painter," Crabbe rejected the "pretty" version of country life. His poem The Village was a gritty, realistic retort to Goldsmith's more sentimental views. Putting them together creates a "conversation" between the poets about the reality of English country life. Goldsmith represents the Augustan age (polished, heroic couplets). Beattie bridges the gap toward Romanticism (focus on individual emotion). Crabbe introduces Realism. By 1848—the year of revolutions across Europe—Victorians were looking back at these poets to understand the social changes that had transformed Britain from an agrarian society into an industrial powerhouse. …

Zustand: New. KlappentextThis is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we.

Softcover. Zustand: Very Good. Magazine. Cover and interior illustrations by Frank R. Paul. Quarto. Illustrated perfectbound wrappers. Very good with wear at the extremities, some tape remnants on the edges of the rear wrap, and toned pages with a few chips. Stories from A. Rowley Hilliard, Clark Ashton Smith, Richard Tooker, George B. Beattie, Otfrid von Hanstein, and additional contribution from Smith in the form of a lengthy letter in "The Reader Speaks" section at the rear of magazine.…

Blue hardback leather cover. Zustand: Very Good. [First Edition]. VG : in very good condition without dust jacket. 190mm x 130mm (7" x 5"). 63pp + addendum. B/W photographic frontis.

Gebunden. Zustand: New. KlappentextrnrnThis book is a facsimile reprint and may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages.

Soft cover. Zustand: Fine. No Jacket. 128 p. illus. 22 cm. ; LCCN 72193142 ; LC F294.M2 M16 ; Dewey 917.58552 ; OCLC 1164863 ; color pictorial stiff paper wrappers ; writing on title page ; many black and white illustrations, maps ; scarce ; FINE. Book.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Heavy book may require extra postage unless posted within South Africa. No edition stated. Publication of 120 pages. Edition, 1883, " not a first edition and not signed ". Complete with plates. Frontispiece, with a tissue guard. There is a corner piece missing on the tissue guard, 5cm. Beautiful 1/4 leather binding and 5 raised bands. Marble endpapers. There is gilt on the spine and on the front cover, as well as around the block of the book. The boards ae a little shelf rubbed and the edges are slightly frayed. Internally the pages are neat, clean and complete. In lovely condition considering the age of the book, 1883. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 270 pages. 10.50x7.25x1.25 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: Good. 1854. No edition remarks. 298 pages. No dust jacket. Fully bound red leather with gilt. Marbled endpapers and textblock edges. Ex libris plate at front. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding remains firm. Dedication to front (on leaving Eton, March 1863). Boards have moderate wear with bumped and abraded corners. Spine ends similarly worn and spine itself strongly scuffed and peeling. Gilt dulled. Board surfaces scratched and rubbed.…