robert lowrance (11 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. inscribed by author on ffep to Joe Wilkinson and memories of North Fulton Wilkinson's bookplate affixed to ffep.

hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Atlanta, 1979; Harvey Dan Abrams publication; signed and inscribed by author on free front end paper; blue cloth covered boards; mild shelf wear; white illustrated jacket with mild edge wear; 8vo, 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; notations and inscription on free front end paper; interior is clean and unmarked; 99 pages. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. 1st. not issued with a dust jacket. A collection of 47 poems, each consisting of 26 single-word lines with the initial letters spelling the alphabet (A-Z). [57pp] 0.46lb 11.1x4.5x0.3in.

First edition. Book of poetry by the nationally acclaimed choral director of the North Fulton Special Choir whose alumni include Jack Davis and James Dickey. The cover art came from a 1974 caricature by Jack Davis and was presented by The Buckhead Boys to Lowrance who claimed it "is responsible for the title, the jacket cover, and, incidentally, for two of the included poems." James Dickey penned the introduction. This copy inscribed on ffep to John Ransom Lewis during his tenure as poet laureate of Georgia. He was appointed by then Governor Jimmy Carter in 1974 until his death in 1997. 8vo. 99pp. Near fine in very good jacket.

Condizione: New. In.

Condizione: Sehr gut. Zustand: Sehr gut | Seiten: 336 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | Since 1985, scientists have been documenting a hypoxic zone in the Gulf of Mexico each year. The hypoxic zone, an area of low dissolved oxygen that cannot s- port marine life, generally manifests itself in the spring. Since marine species either die or ee the hypoxic zone, the spread of hypoxia reduces the available habitat for marine species, which are important for the ecosystem as well as commercial and recreational shing in the Gulf. Since 2001, the hypoxic zone has averaged 2 1 16,500 km during its peak summer months , an area slightly larger than the state 2 2 of Connecticut, and ranged from a low of 8,500 km to a high of 22,000 km . To address the hypoxia problem, the Mississippi River/Gulf of Mexico Watershed Nutrient Task Force (or Task Force) was formed to bring together represen- tives from federal agencies, states, and tribes to consider options for responding to hypoxia. The Task Force asked the White House Of ce of Science and Technology Policy to conduct a scienti c assessment of the causes and consequences of Gulf hypoxia through its Committee on Environment and Natural Resources (CENR).

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. TITLE: ABECEDARIA By ROBERT S. LOWRANCE, JR. 1984 signed Poetry AUTHOR: ROBERT S. LOWRANCE, JR. PUBLISHER - (LOCATION) /COPYRIGHT: Harvey Dan Abrams Publisher, Atlanta 1984 EDITION: First Edition CATEGORY: Signed, Poetry, Literature, First Edition SIGNED: Yes, the front endpaper is signed and presented to the Lenbrook Library by the author 'Presented to the Lenbrook Library - ROBERT S. LOWRANCE F.I.A.P. - Sept. 15, 1985. BINDING/COVER: Hardback without dust jacket CONDITION: (All defects if any are formulated into pricing by ViewFair Books Books. If ViewFair Books miss any defects or highlights on any book/printings, our policy is to make immediate amends to any customer): The book is without a dust jacket. There is some coding from the Lenbrook Square Library at the top of the front endpaper. There is a stamp from the Library on the on both endpapers 'Lenbrook Square Library.' Book is without marks or writings other than the library, pages are clean, and book is tight and sturdy. SIZE: 4 ½ x 11 (approximately) PAGES: Unnumbered pages BACKGROUND/DESCRIPTION: Signed First Edition. Harvey Dan Abrams Publisher, Atlanta 1984. Good/None dust jacket condition as issued. Overall a real good copy with a few library marks and stamps. THERE IS ONLY ONE OTHER COPY FOUND FOR SALE ON THE INTERNET, AND IT IS PRICED AT $100.00! For abecedarian poems of old Psalm one nineteen had set the mld.An acrostic established the sequence plan of an ancient Hebrew's alphabet span. In economy-minded today we get one word to a line, and the poem is set to ride an oblique slant down to the end of the message enclosed in a poetic blend. Abecedaria, a form of Acrostic, use letters of the alphabet in sequence. The one hundred and nineteenth Psalm is an abecedarium in the original Hebrew. This collectin has reduced each selection to twenty-six lines, one word t a line.".The author, Rober S Lorance's is/was the nationally acclaimed choral director of the North Fulton Special Choir, which included such later luminaries as Jack Davis and James Dickey.Harvey Dan Abrams is a publisher of unique limitd publications usually in the fine arts field."ABECEDARIA - An abecedarium (or abecedary) is an inscription consisting of the letters of the alphabet, almost always listed in order. Typically, abecedaria (or abecedaries) are practice exercises. Some abecedaria include obsolete letters which are not otherwise attested in inscriptions. For example, abecedaria in the Etruscan alphabet from Marsiliana (the Tuscana town) include the letters B, D, and O, which indicate sounds not present in the Etruscan language and are therefore not found in Etruscan inscriptions. Others, such as those known from Safaitic inscriptions, list the letters of the alphabet in different orders, suggesting that the script was casually rather than formally learned. At, or near, the beginning of the Christian era, the Latin alphabet had already undergone its principal changes, and had become a fixed and definite system. The Greek alphabet, moreover, with certain slight modifications, was becoming closely assimilated to the Latin. Towards the eighth century of Rome, the letters assumed their artistic forms and lost their older, narrower ones. Nor have the three letters added by the Emperor Claudius ever been found in use in Christian inscriptions. The letters themselves, it may be said, fell into disuse at the death of the Emperor in question. The alphabet, however, employed for monumental inscriptions differed so completely from the cursive as to make it wholly impossible to mistake the one for the other. The uncial, occurring very rarely on sculptured monuments, and reserved for writing, did not make its appearance before the fourth century. The number of Christian objects bearing the Abecedaria, with the exception of two vases found at Carthage, is extremely limited. On the other hand, those of heathen origin are more plentiful, 009629 Size: 9 ¼ x 6. Signed by Author(s). Book.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 72 pages ; 22 cm ; LCCN: 84-70969 ; LC: PS3562.O899; Dewey: 081; OCLC: 12438221 ; textured brown cloth in pictorial dustjacket ; "Limited edition, number 445" ; "Dust-devils is a collection of poetry, both traditional and free verse, from a poet of note. Robert S Lowrance, Jr. had previously published a fine volume. The author's unique background (both he and his wife are fine musicians) should prepare us for the music which is in this collection of poems.There are pleasing surprises at the end of many of the poems, building up to a nice climax with the final explanation or challenge and the concluding choice of words.Some of the poems are particularly touching reminiscences of childhood.Readers of the present volume will be greeted by an even more polished and varied group of poems which goes with the further developememt of this poet."--John Ransonm Lewis ; Contents: A bestiary -- A cloudy day -- Alenda lux ubi orta libertas -- A new birth -- A perturbation -- Arachne -- Art catalogue -- Autobiography -- Cat nap -- Chauvinism-- Did you ever -- Dust-devils -- Echoes -- Fish bait -- Flight 007 -- Hospital -- How groes my love -- It takes us all -- Japanese cherry -- Leaves -- Love's hold -- Mirages for sail -- My old home -- Nostalgia -- One day -- Ontogeny recapitulated -- Peggy Mitchell and Boys' High Class of 1924 -- Phoenix -- Please pass the baby -- Polyphemus -- Remembered -- Resurgens -- Ships and seas -- Superstitions -- The ceramic cherry-picker lamp -- The digs -- The flight of the arrow -- The landing -- The least I could do -- The making of a champion -- The quest of a writer -- The relentless tide -- The search -- The seasons -- The Weavers of Weaverville -- Times and tides -- To a very special friend -- To the sixth graders of Montgomery Elementary -- Travels -- Treblinka revisited -- Tricolor -- What did she say -- What is a poet -- Where does love end -- Whisperings of the rain forest ; SIGNED presentation by author on endpaper ; paper defect in front endpaper ; FINE/FINE. Book.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 99 pp. ; illustrated ; 22 cm. ; LC: PS3562.O899; Dewey: 811/.54 ; LCCN: 79-90985 ; OCLC: 6319698 ; textured blue cloth with gold lettering, in black and white dustjacket with illustration by Jack Davis ; SIGNED by author on front endpaper ; poetry by the nationally acclaimed choral director of the North Fulton Special Choir, which included such later luminaries as Jack Davis and James Dickey, whose contributions to this volume make it one of the rarest collectibles for either ; the 1974 caricature by Jack Davis was presented by The Buckhead Boys to Robert Lowrance, and "is responsible for the title, the jacket cover, and, incidentally, for two of the included poems" ; rare ; FINE/FINE. Book.

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Kartoniert / Broschiert. Condizione: New. Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. Based upon a lengthy review conducted by the Hypoxia Advisory Panel (HAP) of the Science Advisory Board for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) chaired by Virginia DaleConsolidates extensive research on hypoxia and analyses management practi.