Mackey philip english editor (8 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st. 8vo, hard cover, 2 vols, slipcase in very good condition, black & white illustrations, front & back end papers as maps, 531pp. both vols with index. About the book: Isaac Mickle was no ordinary youth, and it follows that his diary is no ordinary scribbling. A Gentleman of Much Promise is the eloquent and insightful account of a young man entering the prime of his life. Born of a wealthy New Jersey family, Mickle was in his short lifetime (1822-1855) a Camden and Philadelphia lawyer, the editor of two weekly newspapers, an historian, an accomplished violinist and avid book collector, a local political leader, something of a ladies' man, and a keen observer of his society and times. By the age of twenty-two Miclke had immersed himself in politics, and his activities provide a view not only into day-to-day local affairs but also into the Democratic National Convention of 1844. He relates meetings with many prominent figures of his day, including Presidents Van Buren, Tyler, and Polk and writers Orestes Brownson and Ralph Waldo Emerson.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Not Issued. 1st Edition. Complete in two (2) volumes, uniformly bound in burgundy 1/4 buckram, light brown paper-covered boards, spine panels lettered in gold foil. Both volumes essentially as issued. Slipcase typically tanned with minor flecking/surface loss in a few areas. 1st ed. xxix,248 + [iv],249-531 pp. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: No Jacket as Issued. 1st. 1st printing; slipcase is VG with some chipping andf wear at top edge; 531 clean, unmarked pages. b/w Illus; Maps on End Papers (illustratore).

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: No Jacket as Issued. 1st. 1st printing; slipcase is VG with lite wear at top edge; 531 clean, unmarked pages. b/w Illus; Maps on End Papers (illustratore).

Hardbound. Tan cloth on boards with embossing and burgundy cloth spine, 2-volume set in tan board envelope, Vol. 1: [xxix] 248 pp, Vol. 2: [4] pp 250-531, several BW images per volume. Autobiography from age 14-22 of Isaac Mackey (1822-1855). He was (from the introduction) a lawyer, editor, historian, politician, musician, translator, inventor and diarist.Isaac Mackey not only reveals his own precocious gifts but also illuminates the years in which he wrote. VG, cover and pages crisp and fresh, owner's mark on free endpaper of each volume. …

Paperback. Condizione: Very good. Review copy information sheet laid in. 2 1/2' vertical knife cut from bottom edge of front cover. moderate age-toning.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Two Volumes of the Two Volume Set, conditions the same unless noted: Maroon cloth quarter-bound to spines over brown paper on boards blind stamped with years that each volume covers. Gilt lettering to spine just slightly faded. Map endpapers of the Philadelphia and adjacent area of New Jersey. Slipcase has pasted on information panel on one side and title page to other side. Only minor soiling to Slipcase - Very Good+ or better. From the publisher: "Born of a wealthy New Jersey family, Mickle was in his short lifetime (1822-1855) a Camden and Philadelphia lawyer, the editor of two weekly newspapers, an historian, an accomplished violinist and avid book collector, a local political leader, something of a ladies' man, and a keen observer of his society and times. By the age of twenty-two Mickle had immersed himself in politics, and his activities provide a view not only into day-to-day local affairs but also into the Democractic National Convention of 1844. He relates meetings with many prominent figures of his day, including Presidents Van Buren, Tyler, Polk and writers Orestes Brownson and Ralph Waldo Emerson.…

Hardcover. Condizione: As New. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 1st Edition. Hardcover in a slipcase. Complete two volumes. A book set like new in a fine slipcase with slight sunning. 531 pages in total. Born of a wealthy New Jersey family, Mickle was in his short lifetime (1822-1855) a Camden and Philadelphia lawyer, the editor of two weekly newspapers, an historian, an accomplished violinist and avid book collector, a local political leader, something of a ladies' man, and a keen observer of his society and times.…