Elmer thompson editor (3 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 1st Edition. First printing of the first edition, limited to 2100 copies, review copy with the Friends of the Princeton University Library letter laid-in. Book in fine condition. No dust jacket. Walter S. Myers (illustratore).

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 294 pp., xvii. No citing of Edition, printing or number line, but Publisher "FR" logo printed on Title page above Publisher name at foot of Title page. Following the Editor's Preface, Contents divided into 14 Essays: [1] Louis Trenchard More, "The Pretensions of Science"; [2] Irving Babbitt, "Humanism: An Essay at Definition"; [3] Paul Elmer More, "The Humility of Common Sense"; [4] G.R. Elliott, "The Pride of Modernity"; [5] T.S. Eliot, "Religion Without Humanism"; [6] Frank Jewett Mather, Jr., "The Plight of Our Arts"; [7] Alan Reynolds Thompson, "The Dilemma of Modern Tragedy"; [8] Robert Shafer, "An American Tragedy"; [9] Harry Hayden Clark, "Pandora's Box in American Fiction"; [9] Stanley P. Chase, "Dionysus in Dismay"; [10] Gorham B. Munson, "Our Critical Spokesmen"; [11] Bernard Bandler II, "Behaviour and Continuity"; [12] Sherlock Bronson Gass, "The Well of Discipline"; [13] Richard Lindley Brown, "Courage and Education"; "A List of Books", pp.291-294. // NO JACKET. Dark blue cloth with very dulled gilt on spine (nearly unreadable); Deckle fore-edge. Strong spine (NO cracks); sharp corners (NO bumps or curls); NO rubbing wear, but for vague hints at spine corner topmost edges; NO previous owner names. Clean text. Despite dulling of lettering on spine, in remarkable condition for a book more than 95 years old. The way to read Classic Essays on the subject, still relevant, by distinguished writers. From Amazon: "This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.".…

11 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches. This is a 92 page booklet dedicated for the travelers use in the northeastern United States. Inside the front cover is an ad for the Ambassador Hotels System with two maps. One map shows the company's operations on the West Coast. The other map shows the East Coast from NYC down to Cape May. The front cover and back cover are continuous showing a pastor; road scene with a large billboard for United States Tires. The inside back cover advertises the new hotel in Chicago, the Drake. The is a chart of information for motoring in each individual state. The Ideal Tour is shown in the middle with a full page map. This is a nice production in very good condition. Very good showing signs of light use.…