Meyer george g (8 Ergebnisse)

Softcover. Zustand: Very Good. First edition. Text in Polish. Wrappers age-toned, spine ends nicked with spine slightly cocked, very good. Contributions by Robinson Jeffers, Lionel Trilling, Irving Singer, Robert Lowell, Katherine Anne Porter, John Berryman, Dave Brubeck, Daniel G. Hoffman, Henry A. Murray, Paul J. Tillich, Jose Ortega y Gasset, George F. Kennan, Meyer Schapiro, F.W. Dupee, and Raymond Williams. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. 1st Edition. Charles C Thomas: 1981. Octavo. Hardcover with a dust jacket. First edition. Some foxing and soiling to the top and fore edges of the text block. The list of contributors at the beginning of the book has been marked with pen and contains marginalia, but the rest of the text block is free of markings. Unclipped dust jacket has some discoloration. Book and jacket are both in good condition.…

paperback. Zustand: good. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDEDGood, trade paperback book, 191 pages, sm4to.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. No Jacket. 273 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. ; ISBN: 1560980311 (alk. paper); 9781560980315 (alk. paper) LCCN: 90-22345 ; LC: TL657; Dewey: 387.7/325/09 ; OCLC: 22710600 ; blue cloth ; ex-lib, stamps, label ; no dustjacket ; Contents : In search of the real Count Zeppelin -- In the shadow of the titan : thoughts on the life and work of naval engineer Johann Schütte -- Building rigid airships -- Three communities and their changing fortunes -- Eckener's struggle to save the airship for Germany, 1919-1929 -- Zeppelin intermezzos in Detroit, 1920 and 1924 -- The political origins of the airship Graf Zeppelin, 1924-1928 -- France perceives the Zeppelins, 1924-1937 -- Politics, personality and technology : Airships in the manipulations of Dr. Hugo Eckener and Lord Thomson, 1919-1930 -- F. W. (Willy) von Meister : Portrait of an airship businessman -- Problems of helium and spy flights : the brief career of LZ 130 -- Conclusion ; John Duggan is editor of the journal "Zeppelin," ; Henry Cord Meyer is Emeritus Professor of History, University of California, Irvine. ; FINE. Book.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 1st Edition. 361 Pp. Original Card Covers, Re-Backed In Gray Cloth, Original Covers Worn And Damp-Stained, Contents Clean, And No Marks. Multiple Articles By Many Authors, As There Were Not That Many Liberal And Deep-Thinking And Thought-Provoking Writers Of The Early Twentieth Century. Still, Dedicated By The Editors To Dorothy Whitney Straight, Patroness; According To Wikipedia, Dorothy Payne Elmhirst (Née Whitney, Previously Straight; 1887 - 1968) Was An American-Born Social Activist, Philanthropist, Publisher And A Member Of The Prominent Whitney Family. Whitney Was Born In Washington, D.C., The Daughter Of Flora (Née Payne) And William Collins Whitney, The United States Secretary Of The Navy During The First Cleveland Administration From 1885 Through 1889. Flora Was The Daughter Of Senator Henry B. Payne Of Ohio] And Sister Of Colonel Oliver Hazard Payne, Later Treasurer Of The Standard Oil Company. She Attended The Chapin School. At Age 17, She Came Into A Major Inheritance, Approximately $15,000,000 (The Modern Equivalent Underestimates The Wealth Vs. Her Contemporaries). One Of The Wealthiest Women In America In The Early 20Th Century, Dorothy Whitney Straight Was A Philanthropist And Social Activist Who Supported Women's Trade Unions And Educational And Charitable Organizations Such As The Junior League Of New York. She Became The First President Of The Association Of Junior Leagues International In 1921. Together With Her Husband, She Founded The Weekly Magazine The New Republic And The New School For Social Research In New York City. Records Of Dorothy Payne Whitney In New York City Reveal The Extent Of Her Philanthropic Work. She Was A Benefactor Of The Arts, Feminist, And Pacifist Causes, As Well As Social And Labour Reform. She Lent Financial Support To Progressive Alternative Education Plus Scholarly Research. In 1937, She Created The William C. Whitney Foundation In Her Father's Name.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 253 pages. 9.50x6.50x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 2nd pap/dsk edition. 650 pages. 9.00x7.25x1.25 inches. In Stock.

78 S., 1 Bl. Mit Scherenschnitt von E. M. Engert und zahlreichen kleinen Illustrationen von George G. Kobbe. Kl.-4° (24,5 x 18,5 cm). Original-Karton. Nummer 177 von 250 Exemplaren der signierten Vorzugsausgabe (Gesamtauflage 500), im Druckvermerk von Alfred Richard Meyer signiert. - Umschlag bestoßen und mit einigen kleineren Randläsuren, sonst schön. Gewicht (Gramm): 260.…