Turnovsky fred (6 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Fine. Wellington, Sydney, London, and Boston: Allen & Unwin, (1990)., (1990). Fine. - Octavo, 9-1/2 inches high by 6-3/8 inches wide. Hardcover, bound in blue cloth titled in gilt on the spine, in a color illustrated light blue dust wrapper. 256 pages, with black & white illustrations. Near fine. First edition.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. A very close to fine copy. The autobiography of Fred Turnovsky, the Czech-born refugee who arrived in New Zealand in 1940 and became one of the country's leading manufacturers, arts patrons and public figures. Turnovsky recounts his escape from Nazi-occupied Europe, the establishment of the successful Tatra leather goods business, and his influential roles in New Zealand manufacturing, trade and cultural development. He also reflects on immigration, politics, the arts and the evolution of New Zealand society over five decades, offering a thoughtful and engaging account of both an extraordinary life and the nation's post-war transformation.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. A very clean copy in a very good jacket. Frederick Turnovsky ONZ OBE (28 December 1916 - 12 December 1994) was a notable New Zealand manufacturer, entrepreneur, advocate for the arts and community leader. He was born in Prague, Bohemia in 1916.…

Hardback. Zustand: Good. Biography of Fred Turnovsky, Czech immigrant, business man and phillanthropist. DJ; Owner's Name inside. Newspaper articles pasted to end paper.

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. Biography of Fred Turnovsky, Czech immigrant, business man and phillanthropist. Dj, inscribed by author.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. Turnovsky Fifty years in New Zealand By Fred Turnovsky. Publisher: Allen & Unwin, 1990, first edition. Very good hardback with jacket, slight bumping, shelf/edge-wear, no inscriptions, minor marks, a little creasing. Jacket has light shelf/edge-wear, creasing. 256 pages, illustrated. The young immigrant arrived in Wellington on 23rd January 1940 with no skills, no money, and no guarantor. Inevitably, Turnovsky became deeply involved in the politics and administration of government funding of the arts. He became a foundation member of the Arts Advisory Council in 1960 and deputy chairman of its successor, the Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council of New Zealand, from 1970 to 1973. He was instrumental in getting the government to convene Arts Conference 70, which he chaired. This conference gave the arts, including Maori arts, a higher public profile and an acknowledged but still precarious claim to government expenditure in the national interest. By the mid 1960s Tatra was one of the largest makers of soft leather goods in Australasia, and was one of the first 10 New Zealand companies to be awarded a government Export Award in 1966. Imperceptibly over the years, Turnovsky thought of himself less as a displaced Czech and became more comfortable with the idea of himself as a New Zealander. It is clear from his autobiography that the transition was not easy. There had been much that dismayed him about New Zealand on his arrival - such as the lack of cultural activity, pleasing architecture or European foodstuffs, and the drinking habits of New Zealand men - but, characteristically, he set out to make it a more congenial place to live in by making common cause with like-minded men and women. Early success in business gave him time to devote first to the development of music and later to the arts generally. ALL PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK. All books are sent with free courier postage within New Zealand. …