william l cairns (8 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. This is the 1980 First Edition of "On Mencken", which consists of essays by eight men who worked with or knew the great newspaper columnist, and professional curmudgeon, H. L. Mencken in one way or another. The essayists are William Manchester, Malcolm Moos, Huntington Cairns, William Nolte, Alistair Cooke, Carl Bode, Charles A. Fecher, Alfred A. Knopf. Published by Alfred A. Knopf, the book was edited by John Dorsey, who also wrote the Introduction. From the dust-jacket flap : "In essays celebrating the incomparable H. L. Mencken, on the centenary of his birth, eight distinguished writers and editors consider various aspects of the man and his work - telling of his life, his writings, his prejudices, his passions, and his profound influence on American letters in the first half of the Twentieth Century. --- The result is a book that offers much pleasure and new insights to Mencken's admirers, and that will serve, for anyone not familiar with him, as a fine introduction to one of the most colorful and memorable figures in modern Twentieth Century American letters." TITLE : On Mencken SUBJECT MATTER : H. L. Mencken (1880 - 1956) EDITOR / INTRODUCTION : John Dorsey AUTHORS : William Manchester, Malcolm Moos, Huntington Cairns, William Nolte, Alistair Cooke, Carl Bode, Charles A. Fecher, Alfred A. Knopf IMPRINT : Alfred A. Knopf PLACE : New York YEAR : 1980 EDITION : First Edition, so stated DETAILS : Trade hardcover; approx. 5.5" x 8.25", brown, cloth-covered boards and spine with gilt lettering on spine and blind-stamped decorative impression on the front board; Contains an Introduction; xx + 313 pages; photo-pictorial dust-jacket. CONDITION -- This is a previously owned book that remains clean and presentable, with the following particulars noted : EXTERIOR - Compression to spine extremities; a shallow surface wrinkle displays near the foot; slight splay to covers at fore-edge; soft bump to top fore-edge corner tip; small dent to bottom edge of front board; color is not faded. Top edge of text-block is somewhat rubbed, else edges clean. BINDING - Solid INTERIOR - There is a minute ink spot to the fore-edge of the first three leaves in the book (this is minute and hardly worth mentioning, but it is there); there are also three minute ink specks arranged in a triangular patter near the bottom of the front free end-paper (again minute and of little real effect) - else the interior is clean and free of marking. DUST-JACKET - Small loss to the bottom edge of the front panel; spine panel has a bit of wrinkling to the extremities; front flap top extremity has light wrinkling, corresponding to the bump the corner received; Else the jacket is clean and attractive. It is protected from further wear by a clear mylar sleeve.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. No Edition Noted. Blue pebble textured cloth bindings w/gold colored print on spine. Eight book set. Sound and unmarked. Titles, author and pages are as follows: "Mathematics for Everyday Use", William l. Schaaf, 363 pages; " ; "Story of Science", David Deitz, 387 pages; "Today's Etiquette", Lillian Eichler, 316 pages; "Invitation to Learning", Huntington Cairns, Allen Tate & Mark Van Doren, 431 pages; " World History at a Glance", Mark Reither, 425 pages; "The book of Home Economics", Mary Leaming, 507 pages; " The Home Book of Music Appreciation", Helen L. Kaufmann, 324 pages; " Simon Newcomb's Astronomy for Everyone", Robert H. Baker (Ed.), 334 pages. A few books have a softly bumped corner. "Astronomy." has 10 pages near the end where the upper corner has a soft fold. All books has endpaper gluing which has browned to varying degrees. S& H will be $7.00 due to number of books.

Condizione: New.

Hardcover. Condizione: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condizione: New.

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hard Cover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Usual ex-library features. The interior is clean and tight. Binding and cover are good. The book has been library hardbound. Ex-Library.