Edited by john orr (9 risultati)

Paperback. Condizione: As New. preface by Andrzej Wajda. 205 pages. part of the Director's Cuts sereis. ; 6 1/8 x 9 1/8 ".

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Undated edition, inscription from 1932. Firmly bound, decorate red cloth boards. Scuffing and marks on cover and spine. Marks on front end paper and title page. Dust spotting on closed page edges. No jacket. Vernon L. Soper, monro S. Orr (illustratore).

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good +. No Jacket. Very good-plus clean crisp interior, no marks, neat inscription to half-title page, contains several black and white photos - cover has a small corner-curl to top front but very good bright appearance overall, all tight and firm.

Good ex-lib. brown buckram. Pages toned and loosening. Edited for the National Council of the Evangelical Free Churches. [3], ix-xi, 546 p.; 22.5 cm. [Reissue of 1910 edition] Contents: Preface -- Introduction: The modern social problem, by John Scott Lidgett -- 1. Social ideals in the Old Testament, W. H. Bennett -- 2. The Christian ideal revealed in Jesus, Alfred E. Garvie -- 3. The preparation for the Christian ideal in the gentile environment of the primitive church, C. Franklin Angus -- 4. The Christian ideal as realized in the primitive church, J. Vernon Bartlet -- 5. The factors in the expansion of the Christian church, by James Orr -- 6. The influence of the Christian church upon the Roman empire, H. H. Scullard -- 7. The influence of the Christian church on the social and ethical development of the middle ages, by H. B. Workman -- 8. The social principles and effects of the reformation, by H. Andrews -- 9. The evangelical revival and philanthropy, by Thomas Cuming Hall -- 10. Christianity and the French revolution, by J. Holland Rose -- 11. The social influence of Christianity as illustrated by modern foreign missions, by James S. Dennis -- Modern scientific and philosophic thought regarding human society, by Henry Jones -- Index (p. 523-46). Binding is Hardcover.…

Paper Cover. Condizione: Near Very Good. No Jacket. No Additional Printings. 132 pages; bibliographical material; 250 images taken from the original glass plates; "No other photographer captured the face and mood of Louisiana around the turn of the century better than George Francois Mugnier. Mugnier's photographs--now housed in the Louisiana State Museum--constitute an impressive visual account of what life was like in Louisiana from 1880 to 1920. .They include plantation scenes, cemeteries, docks and ships along the Mississippi River, the vast array of New Orleans and Louisiana architecture of the period, interiors of homes and shops, and people at work in the city and in the fields." Owner has written on half the front flyleaf about his trip to New Orleans in 1978 where he purchased this book. Rear cover has a vertical bend-crease entire height of cover; otherwise book is in nice condition. Mugnier, George Francois (illustratore). …

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. Hbk, xxiv, 90p. Edinburgh: At the University Press, 1948. An annotated copy with numerous notes in margin o/w a clean copy in good condition. Dustwrapper complete apart from tear to head of spine. 'A masterpiece of early French literature .' g700 / m5569.…

Softcover. Condizione: Fine. First edition. 110pp. Pictorial green wrappers. Fine. Including "In the Cemetary High Above Shillington" by John Updike.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. First UK Edition. First impression of the first UK edition - Language & Literature Texts No. 2 [Edinburgh University Publications]. Introduction in English. Poems in French. Notes and glossary in French and English to the rear. With a b & w frontispiece photo of Jules Supervielle taken in 1948. ***Very good in dark red cloth-covered boards with gilt tiles to spine. Corners and head and tail of spine slightly rubbed and bumped. Light off-setting to rear pastedown. No inscriptions. Spine tight. Pages clean. In a good to very good original green dustwrapper, which has not been price-clipped, showing original publisher's price of 10/6 net. Edges of dustwrapper creased, nicked, faded, rubbed and creased. Small closed tear and associated crease to bottom of front panel of dustwrapper. Small tears and loss to head and tail of spine and corners of dustwrapper. Edges of front and rear panels and spine of dustwrapper faded. ***209 pages including extensive notes and glossary in English and French to rear. 208 mm x 136 mm. ***'A well-chosen volume of selections.' [Times Literary Supplement - quote from inner flap of dustwrapper blurb] ***'Jules Supervielle always kept away from Surrealism which was dominant in the first half of the twentieth century. Eager to propose a more human poetry and to rejoin the real world, Supervielle rejected automatic writing (that the Surrealists very quickly gave up themselves) and the dictatorship of the unconscious, without disavowing the assets of modern poetry since Baudelaire, Rimbaud and Apollinaire, like certain fundamental innovations of surrealism.' [Quote from Wikipedia] ***Uncommon, especially in the fragile dustwrapper. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.…

Softcover. Condizione: Near Fine. First edition. Edited with an introduction by John R. Kemp and Linda Orr King. Wrappers lightly soiled and a bit of light edgewear, a near fine copy.