Ruth moss (60 risultati)

Green Cloth. Condizione: Good+. No Jacket. First Edition. Light wear/soiling to covers, sound and unmarked. The illustrator has dated and inscribed the book, on the flyleaf, to a family member. Roy Doty (illustratore). Signed by Illustrator(s).

paperback. Condizione: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. A tan to the pages.…

Condizione: New.

Paperback or Softback. Condizione: New. The Sandy Bank. Book.

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condizione: New.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Fine in a near fine dustjacket. Illustrated by Roy Doty. FIRST edition.

Mass Market Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. No date of publication. Very Good copy. Good jacket. In beige cloth covers with black lettering on spine. Square, intact binding with clean ,unmarked endpapers and text pages. Light bump on upper edge of front cover. Jacket: Intact with rubbed edges. Moderate shelf wear. In protective jacket cover. Pictures upon request. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. James Moss (illustratore). …

Condizione: New. pp. 24.

Condizione: As New. New paperback with tiny bump to bottom front corner so listing as used. Pages are tight and unread.

Condizione: New. In English.

paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Very Good - Crisp, clean, unread book with some shelfwear/edgewear, may have a remainder mark - NICE PAPERBACK Standard-sized.

Condizione: New.

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condizione: New.

Paperback. Condizione: New. Between 1860 and 1935, about 100,000 impoverished children were emigrated from Britain to Canada to seek a new life in the "land of plenty." Charities, religious workers, philanthropists, and state-run institutions such as workhouses and orphanages all sent children abroad, claiming that this was the only way to prevent their becoming criminals or joining the masses of working-class unemployed.Friendless or Forsaken? follows the story of child emigration agencies operating in North West England, tracing the imperial relationships that enabled agents to send children away from their homes and parents, who often lost sight of them forever. The book sheds light on public support for the schemes, their financial beneficiaries, and how parents were persuaded to consent to sending their children across the world - frequently without fully realizing what rights they had signed away. The story charts the legal measures introduced to maintain and regulate child emigration schemes, as well as the way "home children" were portrayed as both needy and dangerous on each side of the Atlantic and how the children themselves sought to overcome prejudice and isolation in an unfamiliar country.Exploring the transnational economy of child emigrations schemes, Friendless or Forsaken? records the bravery and resilience of those children whose lives were altered by this traumatic and divisive episode in the history of empire.…

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Unpaged - 20 pages including covers. Large staple-bound booklet: H 29.75cm x L 22.75cm. Colorful front cover with eagle illustration, some soiling and foxing to front cover with patches of surface peeling most obtrusive at top left corner, scuffing lengthwise along spine fold, white rear cover with photo image of Frederic March again with patches of surface peeling at along edges with some loss of text at bottom. Slight curling at corners. Interior pages are clean. A good copy. Illustrated with photographs throughout. Promotional publication heralding the 1939 stage performance of the Kaufman-Hart play at The Center Theatre starring Fredric March, Florence Eldridge, McKay Morris, Ruth Weston, and a company of 250. Page 17 features review blurbs by critics which indicates the publication was issued after its January 21, 1939 premiere. The play enjoyed 244 performances from January to September 1939. Title page offers additional credits for Technical Director Hassard Short, settings (scene design) by Donald Oenslager, and costumes by Irene Sharaff.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. Brand new book, sourced directly from publisher. Dispatch time is 24-48 hours from our warehouse. Book will be sent in robust, secure packaging to ensure it reaches you securely.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Illus. in black and white and color, 11 x 8.5", plastic comb bound pict wraps, unpaginated, a nice, clean copy.

Condizione: New. 2024. Paperback. . . . . .

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. 272 pages. 9.00x6.00x9.00 inches. In Stock.

Condizione: New.

Paperback. Condizione: New. Between 1860 and 1935, about 100,000 impoverished children were emigrated from Britain to Canada to seek a new life in the "land of plenty." Charities, religious workers, philanthropists, and state-run institutions such as workhouses and orphanages all sent children abroad, claiming that this was the only way to prevent their becoming criminals or joining the masses of working-class unemployed.Friendless or Forsaken? follows the story of child emigration agencies operating in North West England, tracing the imperial relationships that enabled agents to send children away from their homes and parents, who often lost sight of them forever. The book sheds light on public support for the schemes, their financial beneficiaries, and how parents were persuaded to consent to sending their children across the world - frequently without fully realizing what rights they had signed away. The story charts the legal measures introduced to maintain and regulate child emigration schemes, as well as the way "home children" were portrayed as both needy and dangerous on each side of the Atlantic and how the children themselves sought to overcome prejudice and isolation in an unfamiliar country.Exploring the transnational economy of child emigrations schemes, Friendless or Forsaken? records the bravery and resilience of those children whose lives were altered by this traumatic and divisive episode in the history of empire.…

Condizione: New. In English.

Condizione: New. 2024. Paperback. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Soft Cover. Condizione: Very Good -. Soft card covers. Crease to corners. Partial loss to title page. Text very good.

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condizione: New.

hardcover. Condizione: Good. HARDCOVER Good - Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name - GOOD Standard-sized.