Ross j a ed (78 risultati)

First edition, first printing (per publisher's requisite number line upon copyright page). x, 321 pages. Hardcover: H 24.25cm x L 15.75cm. Dust jacket rubbed, "2001" handwritten in faded ink at front panel's top right. Beige cloth with metallic purple stamped spine lettering. Some soiling to top edge and fore-edge. Obtrusive ink marginalia on Table of Contents leaf; frequent pencil underlining and margin marks within Introduction; ink underlining and margin marks within Chapter 2. No other such markings readily apparent upon a quick perusal and interior pages are otherwise clean. Binding is firm. A good copy in a very good- dust jacket. With Preface, Introduction by James H. Justus, "Humor of the Old South: A Comprehensive Bibliography" compiled by Ed Piacentino (pages 263-309), Contributors (short biographical essays of contributing authors), and Index. Features seventeen chapters within three sections all titled as follows: ORIGIN AND INFLUENCES, {Chapter #1} "The Origins of the Humor of the Old South" by J.A. Leo Lemay, {2} "'Sleepy Hollow' Comes South: Washington Irving's Influence on Old Southwestern Humor" by Ed Piacentino, {#3} The Function of Women in Old Southwestern Humor: Rereading Porter's 'Big Bear' and 'Quarter Race' Collections" by William E. Lenz, {4} "Contesting the Boundaries of Race and Gender in Old Southwestern Humor" by Ed Piacentino, {5} "Darkness Visible: Race and Pollution in Southwestern Humor" by Scott Romine, PERSPECTIVES ON EARLIER AUTHORS-1830-1860, {6} "The Prison House of Gender: Masculine Confinement and Escape in Southwest Humor" by Gretchen Martin, {7} "Augustan Nostalgia and Patrician Disdain in A.B. Longstreet's 'Georgia Scenes'" by Kurt Albert Mayer, {8} "A Biographical Reading of A.B. Longstreet's 'Georgia Scenes'" by David Rachels, {9} "A Sadder Simon Suggs: Freedom and Slavery in the Humor of Johnson Hooper" by Johanna Nicol Shields, {10} "Revising Southern Humor: William Tappan Thompson and Major Jones Letters" by David C. Estes, {11} "Backwoods Civility, or How the Ring-Tailed Roarer Became a Gentle Man for David Crockett, Charles F.M. Noland, and William Tappan Thompson" by James E. Caron, {12} "Bench and Bar: Baldwin's Lawyerly Humor" by Mary Ann Wimsat, {13} "The Good Doctor: O.B. Mayer and 'Human Natur,'" by Edwin T. Arnold, THE LITERARY LEGACY, {14} "An Old Southwesterner Abroad: Cultural Frontiers and the Landmark American Humor of J. Ross Browne's 'Yusef'" by Joseph Csicsila, {15} "Mark Twain: The Victorian of Southwestern Humor" by Leland Krauth, {16} "Jason Compson and Sut Lovingood: Southwestern Humor as Stream of Consciousness," by Stephen M. Ross, and {17} "Southwestern Humor, Erskine Caldwell, and the Comedy of Frustration" by R.J. Gray. ISBN 0813121949.…

Condizione: Good. 1970. New Edition, Revised. 138 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.…

HARDCOVER. Condizione: Good+. New,Revised Ed. GOOD CONDITION.BIT FREYING TO SPINE ENDS, POINTS.pages 55/56 have some old blue crayon marks. ; White spine & cover titles on red cloth hard covers. Cover shows elephant, goat, black scotty dog.twins & several other story characters.Green endpapers shows similar story characters. MOTHER GOOSE STORIES.BUT MANY OTHERS AS WELL.; Color Ilust Thruout; 192pg pages; "Beautifully Ilustrated". Map Endpapers. All the Popular Old Stories. Index.Joseph & Mary on donkey cover art (in silver) endpapers show map of Old Testament World with Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea. Illustrated by GATENBY, JOHN W. ART DIRECTOR (illustratore).…

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. No marks in text. Not a library book. Ships in a cardboard enclosure. shelf A.

Condizione: New. In English.

Condizione: New.

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condizione: New.

LACKS CD, BUT SIGNED & INSCRIBED BY C K STEAD, ALISTAIR PATERSON & RIENKE ENSING, super octavo softcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.…

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

DISC AT FRONT & REAR, super octavo softcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.…

DISCS TO FRONT & REAR, super octavo softcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.…

Two audio CDs (front and rear of book). Super octavo hardcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples.Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.…

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condizione: Good. Volume 1. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,1600grams, ISBN:0029274400.…

Condizione: New.

Condizione: New.

HARDCOVER. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. First Edition. VERY GOOD CONDITION IN GOOD UNCLIPT(NOPR ICE) DUST JACKET BRIGHT GOLD HARDCOVERS ALL VERY NICE, WITH DJ quite nice, but has 2 2" closed edge tears ; glossy white dj shows 8 color photos, including iconic world sphere.back panel dj has15 1" color fair scenes.yellow endpapers show large line drawing of FAIR sites. Very attractive hard cover drawing gold on gold cover. ROBERT MOSES INTEREST.; GLOSSY PHOTOS,MAPS; 118+pg pages; Guide book.New York City Described.!960's fair pavilions. very nice,clean,solid copy. .Many photos MODERNISTIC ARCHITECTURE. SCULPTURE,AMUSEMENT, .Descriptions of main & many smaller attractions. Illustrated by Color & B&w Full Page Ilusts DANSKA, HERBERT (illustratore).…

Condizione: New.

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condizione: New.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. XVI, 415 pages, illustrations : 23 cm. owner's plate. Summary:Many books were written in the Middle Ages about Alexander the Great and still more books have been written about those books in the last hundred years. In this classic study of the medieval Alexander, first published in 1956, George Cary approached the problem from an altogether different angle, using material which none of his predecessors had exploited.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Good Plus. First Edition. [LAW]. Ed. J. Ross Harper. Contributors: Kofi A. Annan, George C. Seward, Ward Bower, John Salter, Nelson Mandela, et al. "Global Law in Practice (50th Anniversary International Bar Association)." The Hague, NL: Kluwer Law International, 1997. First edition. English language. Hardcover in blue glossy boards. Collection of seventeen nonfiction academic articles in international law from various authors with forewords, about the IBA, and list of contributors. 8vo. 9 1/4 x 6 1/4 inches. 20 oz. xvi, 292 pp. Former library copy with stickers on back board and spine and stamps on title, fore-edge, and top-edge, with card pocket and stickers on back endpapers. Text clean. Good Plus. ISBN: 9041104607. "The rule of law is essential to peace, and to the development and realization of human rights. The practice of law is a privilege, but one that carries the heavy responsibility of ensuring respect for the law. In an interdependent world, lawyers must communicate and interact among themselves and with others, both at the national and international levels. The International Bar Association, as a professional body with a long and distinguished record of achievement, plays an important role in this respect.Written by eminent practitioners and jurists, this volume of essays marks the occasion of the Association's 50th anniversary.".…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good-. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. 4to hbk in d/w ; vg-/G; a little patchy fading to cover; contents clean. Small name inside. Dustwrapper has patches of loss, bottom left hand corner and bottom of spine, and a little at top left hand corner; vg-/G; Published in 1945, but annual was for 1946. Stories by Enid Blyton called 'Cosy's Good Turn' & The Magic Watering Can & The Toys and the Goblins & Chinky and the Brownies; & The Vanishing Potatoes; & the Big Plush Monkey; also contains lovely colour plates of birds. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall. …

Condizione: New.

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover with dust jacket. Slight browning and wear on all edges of text. Dust jacket in mylar slightly worn along front upper edge. Otherwise VG 415 pp.

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condizione: New.