Wilson rivers (20 Ergebnisse)

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.

Zustand: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,550grams, ISBN.…

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

Zustand: New. In English.

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

Zustand: New. In English.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. First edition. Blue cloth stamped with gilt titles. Illustrated with black and white portraits. Edited by Everilda MacAlister. Good only with detached but present half title page and portrait of author, heavy spotting on the front board.

54 pp.; 25.4 x 20.2 cm.; staple bound; black-and-white; edition size unknown; unsigned and unnumbered; offset-printed; Issue 4 of "Issue, A Journal for Artists," edited by Judith Wilson. Contents include: "Milton Resnick," edited by Lily Wei; "Isabel Bishop," interviewed by Donna Nelson & John Mendelsohn; "Elmer Bishop," interviewed by Susan Klein; "Enrico Donati," interviewed by William Jeffett; "Bill Rivers," interviewed by Donna Nelson and John Mendelsohn; "James Brooks," interviewed by Ann Gibson; "Richard Bellamy," interviewed by Judith Wilson; "Vincent Smith," interviewed by Donna Nelson and John Mendelsohn; "Stephen Greene," edited by Ann Tempkin; "Frank Lobdell," edited by Ann Gibson; "Blanche Grambs," interviewed by Susan Dorais; "George McNeil," interviewed by Ann Tempkin; "Estaban Vicente," interviewed by Susan Klein; "Lester Johnson," by Jim Weiss; "The Club," by L. Alcopely; "Ed Clark," interviewed by Judith Wilson; "Leon Polk Smith," interviewed by William Jeffett and "Rudy Burkhardt." Poor / Good. 13.6 cm. tear to recto with additional creasing across covers. Yellow soiling to contents page. 13.5 cm. significant stain to page 9 with adjacent staining. 5.6 cm. staining to last page and inside of verso. Original 1.8 cm. MoMA pricing sticker on verso.…

Zustand: Good. 1st edition. Cloth, G+. xvi+310pp+16pp publishers catalogue, b/w frontis, 3 b/w plates, preliminary pages including the title foxed, spine lettering dulled and with the corners a little bumped & rubbed. A nice copy. The life of the British civil servant and financier Sir Charles Rivers Wilson [ 1831 - 1916 ]. During his career as a civil servant he was deeply involved in Egyptian affairs, being a director of the Suez Canal Company, then Financial Minister in Egypt at the time of the Urabi Revolt and subsequent British occupation of Egypt in 1882. The fall of the Khedive Ismail saw Wilson in full control, of the Egyptian Treasury. After his career in Egypt he became, in 1895, president of the Grand Trunk Railway of Canada before founding the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway in 1903. 'His name with be indelibly connected with modern Egyptian history. It was largely through his efforts that Egypt gained a constitution, and he played a historic part in the closing scenes of its last depotic ruler, Ismail Pasha' [preface] 500 grams.…

Zustand: New. KlappentextrnrnUnlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketc.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 1st edition. 520 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.50 inches. In Stock.

Gebunden. Zustand: New.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.

Drawn by Ape. Original chromolithograph. Page size approx. 38 x 26.5cm. Image size approx. 31 x 18.5cm. With original leaf of biographical text.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - An autobiographical work by the British civil servant Charles Rivers Wilson, detailing his experiences in India and the administration of the East India Company.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 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.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: Sehr gut. Zustand: Sehr gut | Seiten: 350 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | Keine Beschreibung verfügbar.

8vo. pp. xiv, [1 leaf], 310, [14]incl ads. photogravure frontis. A rather brilliant copy in original cloth (few minor marks & small nick on rear cover, browning to title & frontis. from tissue guard). First Edition. A large portion of the work (pp. 70-222) relates Wilson's experiences in Egypt, 1876-80, where he served as a government director of the Suez Canal Company, vice-president of the Commission to enquire into the Egyptian financial situation, Finance Minister, and president of the Commission for the Liquidation of the Egyptian Debt. In 1895 he became president of the Grand Trunk Railway of Canada, retiring in 1909 (pp. 267-82). He was involved in the negotiations that led to the formation of the Grand Trunk Pacific Company in 1903, and the construction of the western part of the transcontinental line from Winnipeg to Prince Rupert. The town of Rivers, Manitoba, is named after him. …