Stevenson john editor (30 Ergebnisse)

paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Zustand: 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.

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.

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover. Zustand: Used; Good. Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDEDVery good in very good dust jacket. Book club. James Stevenson (illustrator).

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Magazine. Zustand: Near Fine. First Edition. 4to 11" - 13" tall; 160 pages; Vol LVII, No. 5. Single issue magazine March 23, 1981. Features watercolor cover art by James Stevenson of an elderly couple on a park bench with their dog. Cover is bright and fresh. Contents are clean and unmarked. Includes fiction by W. S. Merwin, pieces by John Updike, Pauline Kael, Bobbie Ann Mason and more. NF. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 480 pages. 7.44x4.92x1.30 inches. In Stock.

First Edition. First edition. Softcover. Includes poems by Fleur Adcock, Susannah Amoore, Elizabeth Bartlett, Alan Brownjohn, D.J. Enright, Vicki Feaver, John Fuller, Roy Fuller, W.S. Graham, Thom Gunn, Michael Hamburger, Molly Holden, Ted Hughes, Andrew Motion, Barry Palmer, Tom Paulin, Peter Reading, Anne Stevenson, and Hugo Williams. A very near fine copy in wrappers.…

Softcover. Zustand: Near Fine. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Crisp, clean tight and appearing new. Light shelf wear only.

Hard Cover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Hardback with protected dust-wrapper. 437pp. Slightest wear to d/w. A very decent copy. (bs35d).

Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. First Printing [Stated]. xiii, 388 pages. Illustrations. DJ is price clipped and has some wear along the edges. Foreword by Peter V. Ueberroth. More than sixty contributions come together in this affectionate look at baseball, from writers, reporters, and raconteurs including Roger Angell, Jim Bouton, Roger Kahn, Philip Roth, James Michener, Red Smith, John Updike, and more. This is one of the Armchair Library series. John A. Thorn (born April 17, 1947) is a German-born sports historian, author, publisher, and cultural commentator. Since March 1, 2011, he has been the Official Baseball Historian for Major League Baseball. Thorn served as the senior creative consultant for the 1994 Ken Burns documentary Baseball. In 2004, Thorn discovered documentation that traced the origins of baseball in America to 1791 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. He has also attempted to shed light on the contributions of 19th century pioneers of the game, while debunking common misconceptions. In June 2006, the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) bestowed on Thorn its highest accolade, the Bob Davids Award. The award honors those whose contributions to SABR and baseball reflect the ingenuity, integrity, and self-sacrifice of the founder and past president of SABR, L. Robert "Bob" Davids. James Stevenson, the humorist and cartoonist, illustrated this book. He is a staff writer for the New Yorker Magazine, the author of several books. Derived from a review found posted on-line: Mr. Thorn includes 61 prose and verse selections arranged alphabetically by author. There's a great deal of assorted commentary and humor. Scientist Stephen Jay Gould explains `"The Extinction of the .400 Hitter'' memorably and succinctly . Other writers look to "extreme achievers'' of the past, in such vivid pieces as Gay Talese's profile of Joe DiMaggio in retirement; Thomas Boswell's insouciant evaluation of "Mr. October,'' Reggie Jackson; and Red Smith's tribute to Howard Ehmke, the unlikely veteran hero of the 1929 World Series. Abbott and Costello's "Who's on First'' comedy routine comes across surprisingly well on the printed page, and Russell Baker's imaginary interview with Yankees' president George Steinbrenner (on the subject of firing employees) is wryly amusing. But few readers will find anything funny in the labored "Quotations from Chairman Pete [Rose],'' or much worth preserving in the boring, overheated prose of the late celebrity-sportswriter Jimmy Cannon. There are several good poems from May Swenson, John Updike, and Robert Fitzgerald. There are excerpts from baseball fiction (by Ring Lardner, Robert Coover, and John Sayles) - and from classic nonfiction books like Roger Kahn's "The Boys of Summer'' and Robert Creamer's "Babe''. It's perhaps just as well that Thorn offers only two speculative essays that attempt to define baseball's appeal. Yale president A. Bartlett Giamatti's "The Green Fields of the Mind'' acknowledges the sentimentalism that is at the heart of fan-dom. And Philip Roth's "My Baseball Years'' contends that the game as played (and followed) some 30 years ago was a genuine socializing force. These 61 companion pieces suggest the essential truth of Jim Bouton's memorable observation (in his "Ball Four''): "You spend a good piece of your life gripping a baseball, and in the end it turns out that it was the other way around all the time.'' Even those of us who never played the game can feel that tug, and will welcome the vicarious satisfactions to be found in this splendid and entertaining book. James Stevenson (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Second printing [stated]. Format is approximately 7.5 inches by 9.25 inches. xii, 388 pages. Illustrations. Foreword by Peter V. Ueberroth. DJ has wear, soiling, tears and chips. This is one of The Armchair Library. A collection of articles and commentaries about America's favorite pastime. Among the writers represented are: Roger Angell, Russell Baker, Moe Berg, Ira Berkow, Roy Blount, Thomas Boswell, Jim Bouton, Robert Creamer, Joseph Durso, Curt Flood, Bartlett Giamatti, Stephen Jay Gould, Roger Kahn, Kinsella, Ring Lardner, Eugene McCarthy, James Michener, Zander Hollander, Shirley Povich, Pete Rose, Philip Roth, William Safire, Irwin Shaw, Wilfrid Sheed, Red Smith, Gay Talese, John Updike, and George F. Will. John A. Thorn (born April 17, 1947) is a German-born sports historian, author, publisher, and cultural commentator. Since March 1, 2011, he has been the Official Baseball Historian for Major League Baseball. Thorn is the author and editor of numerous books, including Total Baseball: The Official Encyclopedia of Major League Baseball, Treasures of the Baseball Hall of Fame, The Hidden Game of Baseball, The Glory Days: New York Baseball 1947?1957, and The Armchair Book of Baseball. His 2011 book, Baseball in the Garden of Eden: The Secret History of the Early Game was an in-depth chronicle of the seminal development and pioneers of the sport. A New York Times review of the latter book referred to Thorn as "a researcher of colossal diligence." Thorn is also the co-author with Pete Palmer and Bob Carroll of The Hidden Game of Football and with them co-editors of Total Football. His book New York 400, a graphic history of the city timed for its quadricentennial, created with the Museum of the City of New York and Running Press, was published in September 2009. Thorn is a columnist for Voices, the publication of the New York Folklore Society. He founded Total Sports Publishing and served as its publisher from 1998?2002. Among the topics covered are Ron Darling, No-hitter, New York Yankees, Steinbrenner, Bruce Gardner, Reggie Jackson, Ballparks, Henry Waugh, Babe Ruth, Hank Aaron, George Brett, Ty Cobb, Richards Vidmer, Sportswriters, Carl Erskine, Shoeless Joe Jackson, Designated Hitter, Josh Gibson, Sam Rick, Marty McHale, Rod Kanehl, Joe DiMaggio Rube Waddell, Yankee Stadium, Bleachers, Chicago Cubs, George Brunet, and Frank Chance. James Stevenson (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Like New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. A firm and square hardback with sharp corners and strong joints, complete with original dustjacket, just showing a few very minor rubs. Hence a non-text page has a small 'damaged' stamp. Despite such this book is actually in nearly new condition. Thus the contents are crisp, fresh and tight. Also, no pen-marks and not from a library so no such stamps or labels. Now offered for sale at a very sensible price.…

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 240 pages. 9.45x6.61x0.55 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 264 pages. 9.21x6.14x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Soft cover. Zustand: New. 168 pages : colour illustrations ; 20 cm. This illustrated pocket-guide highlights eighty objects including textiles, ceramics, glass, metalwork, paintings and sculptures offering an overview of the Abegg-Stiftung s holdings.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. reprint edition. 264 pages. 8.90x5.90x0.70 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 256 pages. 9.21x6.14x0.51 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. new edition edition. 200 pages. 9.29x6.30x1.50 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 68 pages. 10.00x7.00x9.61 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. English text.; Hardcover (with dust jacket).; 26.5 x 31.5 cm.; 2.9 kg.; 360 pages with 310 colour illustrations.; Used with signs of wear on the exterior and interior. The dust jacket shows edge wear, scuffs and scratches on the front cover, spine and back cover. All edges are slightly chipped and scuffed, they also have minor bumps and are slightly turning inwards. The top of the front cover is worn ans show signs of wear, also the top and bottom of the spine are worn and show scuffs, finally the back cover shows wear marks and scratches throughout, two tiny wear marks concern the peeling of the laminated layer of the dust jacket. Interior with signs of wear. Good condition overall.; Catalogue from the exhibition exhibition Samourai: Armure du Guerrier (Samurai: Armor of the Warrior) held at Musée du quai Branly, Paris, November 8, 2011 through January 29, 2012; Musée de la civilisation, Québec, April 4, 2012 through January 27, 2013.; Elements of Japanese armor are often stunning works of art created by master craftsmen of extraordinary skill and imagination. In particular, the rich combination of material and techniques involved in the production of yoroi (armor) and kabuto (helmets) finds no counterpart in other areas of the world. Yet, the importance of this unique art form has largely remained undiscovered in the West. This book introduces the samurai armor collection of the Ann and Gabriel Barbier-Mueller family to the public for the first time. Built over the past twenty-five years and one of the largest of its kind in the world, the Ann and Gabriel Barbier- Mueller collection consists of several hundred objects that dis- play strong sculptural qualities. Included are suits of armor, helmets, masks, and horse armor, dating from the twelfth to the nineteenth century. Many are considered masterpieces. The selected works will be showcased in the traveling exhibition, Samurai: Armor of the Warrior, scheduled to open at the Musée du quai Branly, Paris, in November 2011, and at the Musée de la civilisation, Québec, in April 2012. Essays written by a group of scholars and specialists provide a sociohistorical context for the objects and invite the reader to have an exciting look into the world of the samurai. Morihiro Ogawa, Special Consultant for Japanese Arms and Armor at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, gives an overview on the development and construction of samurai armor. Additional contributions by leading experts cover a wide range of topics such as the development of samurai culture, the roles of women, castle architecture, horse armor, changing warfare, and bushido (the way of the warrior). The in-depth discussions of these themes further contemporary knowledge of samurai culture. The catalog following the essays features one hundred and twenty works of art from the collection accompanied by detailed descriptions. The objects represent the astounding variety of stylistic and technical approaches used by Japanese armor craftsmen. Readers of varied backgrounds will enjoy the dazzling beauty of the armor while gaining a fuller understanding of this dynamic cultural expression.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 437 pages. 9.50x6.25x1.25 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 240 pages. 9.22x6.14x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 257 pages. 10.24x7.68x0.59 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 758 pages. 10.00x7.25x1.50 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 256 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Very good condition inside, unmarked. Tight binding. DJ unclipped with light shelfwear. 1962 hardcover edition.