Editore: Aperture, 1987
ISBN 10: 0893812676 ISBN 13: 9780893812676
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Editore: Aperture, 1987
ISBN 10: 0893812676 ISBN 13: 9780893812676
Da: SecondSale, Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.
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Editore: Aperture, 1987
ISBN 10: 0893812676 ISBN 13: 9780893812676
Da: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 2.35.
Editore: Aperture Foundation, 1987
ISBN 10: 0893812676 ISBN 13: 9780893812676
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Editore: Aperture, 1987
ISBN 10: 0893812676 ISBN 13: 9780893812676
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Editore: Aperture, 1987
ISBN 10: 0893812676 ISBN 13: 9780893812676
Da: HPB-Ruby, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
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Editore: Aperture, 1987
ISBN 10: 0893812676 ISBN 13: 9780893812676
Da: HPB Inc., Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
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Editore: Aperture Foundation, [, 1987
ISBN 10: 0893812676 ISBN 13: 9780893812676
Da: Hammer Mountain Book Halls, ABAA, Schenectady, NY, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condizione: UNSPECIFIED. Covers faintly rubbed; a few small white spots on rear cover; otherwise very good condition in very good dust jacket. Audio script laid in for the documentary film "The Shakers; hands to work, hearts to God" by Ken Burns. Inscribed by Ken and Amy Burns on title page. ]. 127p. Illus. Quarto.
Editore: Aperture Foundation, 1987
ISBN 10: 0893812676 ISBN 13: 9780893812676
Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Hardcover and dust jacket. Small tears to jacket. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Clean, unmarked pages. This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.
Editore: Aperture Foundation, 1987
ISBN 10: 0893812676 ISBN 13: 9780893812676
Da: Oshtemo Book Sellers, Chester, NY, U.S.A.
Prima edizione
Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. Ken Burns, Langdon Clay,Jerome Liebling (illustratore). 1st Edition. This wonderful book about the shakers and their life style. To quote 91 year old Eldress Bertha Lindsay, at the time of this writing, " We are simple people who believe in Christ. Like all good Christians everywhere, if we live by his teachings we are good people and good Shakers.The physical aspects of Shakerism may disappear, but the life of dedication will always be here, and the principles of Shakerism will go on forever." Canterbury, New hampshire 1986. This book is beautifully photographed and tries to explain the mysteries that make up the Shaker philosophy of diligence, unity in work and the perfection in simplicity. It is a biography of a group of people using their own words and their own histories. " Are you free as you are? Are you in any degree bound by your appetites, your passions, your self-will? Are you at all in bondage to the opinion of your neighbors and notions of society, however harmful or absurd? These do not trammel( impeded or deter) the true Shaker" Eldress Anna White, 1904 Book is in fine condition quarter bound in blue cloth over boards with gilt spine lettering. There is slight rubbing at the extremities. The priced (40.00) jacket is near fine with wear to the extremities. This is not only a beautiful book but a very iteresting read. Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall.
Editore: Aperture, New York, 1987
ISBN 10: 0893812676 ISBN 13: 9780893812676
Da: Abacus Bookshop, Pittsford, NY, U.S.A.
Prima edizione
hardcover. Profusely illustrated (illustratore). 1st edition. Oblong 4to, 127 pp. Nearly fine copy in nearly fine dust jacket.
Editore: Aperture, 1987
ISBN 10: 0893812676 ISBN 13: 9780893812676
Da: Jonathan Grobe Books, Deep River, IA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condizione: USED_GOOD. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good-. Exlibrary with usual library markings. Repaired hinges. Dust jacket tear. ; 127 pages.
Editore: Aperture Foundation, NY, 1987
ISBN 10: 0893812676 ISBN 13: 9780893812676
Da: G.J. Askins Bookseller, New Lebanon, NY, U.S.A.
Membro dell'associazione: SNEAB
Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 128 page hardcover with many photo illustrations (color and b/w). Photographs from Ken Burns, Langdon Clay, Jerome Liebling, and from Shaker Archives. Dust jacket is bright, complete and clean. Blue cloth and board exterior with title on spine in gold. Interior is unmarked, tight and clean.
Editore: Aperture (1987), New York, NY, 1987
ISBN 10: 0893812676 ISBN 13: 9780893812676
Hardcover w/DJ. Condizione: UNSPECIFIED. Black & White/Color Illus. & Photos (illustratore). New York, NY: Aperture. Very Good/Very Good. (1987). . Hardcover w/DJ. Oblong Sm 4to., 128 pp. .
Editore: Aperture, 1987
ISBN 10: 0893812676 ISBN 13: 9780893812676
Da: Cotswold Internet Books, Cheltenham, Regno Unito
1st edition. A tidy copy in tight binding. Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG dust jacket.
Editore: New York : Aperture Foundation Inc, 1987
ISBN 10: 0893812676 ISBN 13: 9780893812676
Da: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Prima edizione
First Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 127 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 28 cm. Subjects: Shakers. Architecture United States History 19th century. Genre: Art. Language: English. 1 Kg.
Editore: Aperture, (New York), 1987
ISBN 10: 0893812676 ISBN 13: 9780893812676
Da: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Prima edizione
Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First edition. Foreword by Eldress Bertha Lindsay. Photographs by Ken Burns, Langdon Clay, and Jerome Liebling. Oblong quarto. 127, [1] pp. Light wear at the bottom corners, topedge with a couple of spots, occasional light marginal foxing, very good or better in a lightly worn, very good dust jacket with a faintly sunned spine and a bit of internal foxing. Based on the film of the same name.
Editore: New York : Aperture Foundation Inc, 1987
ISBN 10: 0893812676 ISBN 13: 9780893812676
Da: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Irlanda
Prima edizione
First Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 127 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 28 cm. Subjects: Shakers. Architecture United States History 19th century. Genre: Art. Language: English. 1 Kg.
Editore: Aperture, 1987
ISBN 10: 0893812676 ISBN 13: 9780893812676
Da: GoldenWavesOfBooks, Fayetteville, TX, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condizione: NEW. New. Fast Shipping and good customer service.
Editore: Aperture, 1987
ISBN 10: 0893812676 ISBN 13: 9780893812676
Da: Wizard Books, Long Beach, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condizione: NEW. New.
Editore: Aperture, 1987
ISBN 10: 0893812676 ISBN 13: 9780893812676
Da: Front Cover Books, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Condizione: NEW.
Editore: Aperture, 1987
ISBN 10: 0893812676 ISBN 13: 9780893812676
Da: GoldBooks, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
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Editore: Aperture, 1987
ISBN 10: 0893812676 ISBN 13: 9780893812676
Da: GoldenDragon, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condizione: NEW. Buy for Great customer experience.
Editore: Aperture o.J. (ca. 1995)., 1995
ISBN 10: 0893812676 ISBN 13: 9780893812676
Da: Fundus-Online GbR Borkert Schwarz Zerfaß, Berlin, Germania
Originalhalbleinen; Umschlag. Condizione: Gut. 127 S.; sehr zahlr. Illustr.; 26 cm. Gutes Ex.; Umschl. etwas berieben. - Englisch. // Die Shaker (engl. für Schüttler') sind eine christliche Freikirche in den USA, die aus dem Quäkertum hervorgegangen ist. Ihr Name leitet sich von dem rituellen Schütteltanz her, der bei ihnen als eine Form der Verehrung Gottes gilt, und ist eine Zusammenziehung aus Shaking Quakers. . // They called themselves the United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing, but because of their ecstatic dancing, the world called them Shakers. The Shakers were celibate, they did not marry or bear children, yet they are the most enduring religious experiment in American history. Seventy-five years before the emancipation of the slaves, and 150 years before women began voting in America, the Shakers were practicing social, economic, and spiritual equality for all members. They believed in pacifism and feminism, freedom from prejudice, natural health and hygiene, and joyful personal worship. At their height in 1840, more than 6,000 believers lived in nineteen communal villages from New England to Ohio and Kentucky. Tales of their peaceful and prosperous lives impressed the world's Utopians. But Shaker aspirations were divine, not social or material. As millennialists, they were unified in the belief that Christ had come again, first in the person of Mother Ann, their founder, and subsequently "in all in whom the Christ consciousness awakens. " It was therefore the duty of each believer to live purely "in the kingdom of heaven on earth," and to strive for perfection in everything they did. Today, fewer than a dozen Shakers still live in two two- hundred year old villages in New Hampshire and Maine. Although their numbers have dwindled, their importance has not, and the longing to understand these mysterious people is greater than ever. For two hundred years, the Shakers have put their hands to work and their hearts to God. In their buildings, their furniture, their stone walls, in the turn of a wooden peg, the Shakers' striving for simplicity and perfection is plainly stated. (Verlagstext) // INHALT : FOREWORD, ELDRESS BERTHA LINDSAY INTRODUCTION --- OPENING THE GOSPEL --- GATHERING INTO ORDER --- THE KENTUCKY REVIVAL --- HEARTS TO GOD --- HANDS TO WORK --- REAPING THE HARVEST --- MOTHER ANN'S WORK --- TO THE END OF THE WORLD EPILOGUE --- BIBLIOGRAPHY, CREDITS, --- AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. ISBN 0893812676 Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 1200.
Editore: Aperture, 1987
ISBN 10: 0893812676 ISBN 13: 9780893812676
Da: BennettBooksLtd, North Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condizione: NEW. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!.