Isbn: 9780195045512 - beautiful machine: rivers and the republican plan, 1755-1825 (4 Ergebnisse)

hardcover. Zustand: very good(-). very good(-). First. Illus. 430pp. 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. lightly soiled. New York: Oxford University Press, 1991. From the library of Wendell Garrett with his ownership signature and his pencil marks in some margins.

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.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xii, 430 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 397-401) and index. Contents: Prologue : The shadow of the dome -- Ancestral voices -- Fertile ground -- Garden bright with sinuous rills -- Flashing eyes and floating hair -- Beware! Beware! -- The fountain and the cave -- Damsel with a dulcimer -- Measureless to man -- Interlude : Milk of paradise -- Midway on the waves -- Stately decree -- Through wood and dale -- With music loud and long -- A miracle of rare device -- Mingled measures -- O, that deep romantic chasm -- Epilogue : ceaseless turmoil -- Textus : a note. Subjects: 1600-1899. American literature Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 History and criticism. Rivers United States History 18th century. Rivers United States History 19th century. American literature revolutionary period, 1775-1783 History and criticism. American literature 1783-1850 History and criticism. River engineering United States history. Rivers in literature. Litte?rature ame?ricaine ca 1600-1775 (Pe?riode coloniale) Histoire et critique. Cours d'eau E?tats-Unis Histoire 18e sie?cle. Cours d'eau E?tats-Unis Histoire 19e sie?cle. Litte?rature ame?ricaine 1775-1783 (Pe?riode re?volutionnaire) Histoire et critique. Litte?rature ame?ricaine 1783-1850 Histoire et critique. Technologie fluviale E?tats-Unis Histoire. 18.06 Anglo-American literature. American literature. American literature Colonial period. American literature Revolutionary period (United States) 1 Kg.…

Hard covers, dust jacket. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. 1st edition. Stamped 'damaged' but unclear where; posibly a Remainder mark? Weight: 1.0 Language: English.