Editore: Scholastic, 1999
ISBN 10: 0439106583 ISBN 13: 9780439106580
Da: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
Condizione: Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
Editore: Natl Geographic Society, 1995
ISBN 10: 0870447777 ISBN 13: 9780870447778
Da: BookHolders, Towson, MD, U.S.A.
Condizione: Good. [ No Hassle 30 Day Returns ][ Ships Daily ] [ Underlining/Highlighting: NONE ] [ Writing: NONE ] [ Edition: First ] Publisher: Natl Geographic Society Pub Date: 1/1/1995 Binding: Hardcover Pages: 33 First edition.
Editore: Natl Geographic Soc Childrens books, 1995
ISBN 10: 0870447726 ISBN 13: 9780870447723
Da: DENNIS GALLEMORE, Seneca, MO, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. ex-library, no other marks or writing.
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Editore: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2014
ISBN 10: 1495313727 ISBN 13: 9781495313721
Da: austin books and more, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. (NB146 JUN2T8N) edge/point wear, no underlining or highlighting within.
Editore: National Geographic Society, Washington, D. C., 1984
ISBN 10: 0870445006 ISBN 13: 9780870445002
Da: Persephone's Books, Gastonia, NC, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. No Jacket. 104 pp. An apparently unread copy.
Editore: National Geographic Society, Washington, D. C., 1985
ISBN 10: 0870445731 ISBN 13: 9780870445736
Da: Persephone's Books, Gastonia, NC, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. No Jacket. 104 pp. An apparently unread copy.
Editore: National Geographic Society, 1989
Da: BoundlessBookstore, Wallingford, Regno Unito
Condizione: Good. VG condition book without dust jacket. Boards are clean with little wear. Book has clean and bright contents.
Editore: Natl Geographic Soc Childrens books, 1995
ISBN 10: 0870447726 ISBN 13: 9780870447723
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Condizione: Good. Signed Copy . Signed by Robinson on bookplate affixed to inside front cover. From the Art Reference Collection of wildlife artist and outdoorsman Alan James Robinson. This collection was used by Robinson to create his wonderful art and Cheloniidae Press books. (animals, miscellanea, juvenile literature).
Editore: National Geographic Society
Da: Glands of Destiny First Edition Books, Sedro Woolley, WA, U.S.A.
Condizione: Very Good. Publisher: National Geographic Society, Washington D.C., 1995. First Edition, First Printing. NEAR FINE in glossy illustrated/pictorial boards, as issued. Not remainder marked. Not book club edition. Not ex-library.
Editore: National Geographic Society, New York, New York, U.S.A., 1987
Da: Bay Used Books, Sudbury, ON, Canada
Soft cover. Condizione: Good. 6 books: Animals in Winter, Our Amazing Animal Friends, How Animals Care for Their Babies, Animal Clowns, Lions Tigers and Leopards: The Big Cats, Animals in Summer. Minor to moderate wear. Binding tight, pages clean. Pictures available upon request.
Editore: U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. & Sydney, N.S.W., 2002
Da: Goulds Book Arcade, Sydney, Newtown, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 481 pages. The dust jacket has a little wear, with light fading around the spine. The page edges are very lightly foxed. The United States Senate Catalogue of Fine Art highlights 160 works of art, including 82 sculptures, 75 paintings, 2 enameled mosaics, and 1 stained glass window Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown.
Editore: U. S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC, 2002
ISBN 10: 0160511720 ISBN 13: 9780160511721
Da: Ground Zero Books, Ltd., Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
Prima edizione
Hardcover. Presumed first edition/first printing. xxxiii, [1], 481 p. Oversized. Illustrations (some in color). Notes. Selected Bibliography. Chronological list of Vice Presidents. Index of Artists. Index of Subjects. 107th Congress 2nd Session, Senate Document 107-11. Introductory essay by William Kloss. Prepared under the direction of the U.S. Senate Commission on Art. From the Senate website: "The United States Capitol is recognized around the world both as a symbol of our country and for the momentous events that have taken place there. However, the building s interior is far less well known. Visitors are often surprised by the Capitol's stunning architectural details and the impressive art complementing the interior spaces. Now, those works of art ranging from portraits of prominent senators to depictions of significant events in U.S. history are accessible to everyone through the publication of the United States Senate Catalogue of Fine Art. Prepared by the Office of Senate Curator, the catalogue represents the first comprehensive effort to illustrate and interpret this rich collection of paintings and sculpture. The United States Senate Catalogue of Fine Art highlights 160 works of art, including 82 sculptures, 75 paintings, 2 enameled mosaics, and 1 stained glass window. Each work is illustrated with a color photograph and accompanied by essays and secondary images that place the work in historical and aesthetic context. These secondary images include other works of art that inspired or served as a model for the work in the Senate collection, as well as photographs that display the art in its current location. There is also an introductory essay that analyzes the art in the Senate and its place in American art history. The catalogue is a result of a lengthy tradition of art in the Senate, a tradition that primarily dates from the establishment of the Joint Committee on the Library in 1802. In addition to maintaining the Library of Congress, this committee was also responsible for supervising the acquisition of art for the Capitol, the White House, and the public squares of Washington, D.C. After the middle of the nineteenth century, the joint committee became especially active in the selection of sculpture and painting. When the Capitol was expanded by adding the new dome and two new chambers for the legislature, a campaign was undertaken to decorate the building to reflect the United States s newfound importance in world affairs. Over the years, the Senate s art collection has taken shape through several means. Some pieces have been purchased and others specially commissioned. Donors have also offered important works of historical significance that have become welcomed additions to the collection. A review of the catalogue illustrates the broad sweep of U.S. history and the diversity of the Senate s art collection. The 160 pieces in the catalogue represent the work of 111 artists, including such celebrated figures as Gilbert Stuart, Alexander Calder, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Thomas Sully, and Daniel Chester French. Many of the works feature prominent senators, including portraits of Everett McKinley Dirksen, Mike Mansfield, and Robert A. Taft, and small bronze sculptures of Henry Clay and Daniel Webster. Many of the subjects are immediately recognizable; there are depictions of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Benjamin Franklin. Lesser-known figures include the Native American chief Be sheekee and Senate employee Isaac Bassett, who came to the Senate in 1831 as one of the first pages and stayed until 1895, when he was an elderly doorkeeper. Although portraits dominate the collection, the American landscape is represented by an oil painting of Niagara Falls in winter. Major events are also documented, such as the first reading of the Emancipation Proclamation by President Abraham Lincoln and the first manned moon landing. There are two special collections: a series of paintings of major U.S. army posts completed by Seth Eastman between 1870.