ISBN: 9781559498289 - dearest of geniuses: a life of theodate pope riddle (30 risultati)

Hardback. Condizione: Good. Dearest of Geniuses is the first definitive biography of one of America's first successful female architects, Theodate Pope Riddle (1867-1946). In addition to designing schools and private homes in Connecticut and New York, Theodate designed and supervised the reconstruction of President Theodore Roosevelt's Birthplace in New York City. Theodate's masterpiece is the unusual medieval campus of Connecticut's Avon Old Farms School, where she served as founder and pioneered a progressive curriculum far ahead of its time. The school continues to flourish today and receives ongoing acclaim as an architectural tour de force and as an innovative educational institution. According to writer and critic Brendan Gill, Theodate Pope Riddle was one of the ten most distinguished American women of the 20th century. Her friend, famed psychologist Carl Jung, saw her as an 'intuitive' woman who trusted her instincts, ignored raised eyebrows, and courageously forged ahead despite the restrictions of her day.Using Theodate's extensive correspondence, girlhood diaries, journals, memoirs, transcripts of seances, and sittings with mediums, as well as interviews, family letters, and other sources, author Sandra L Katz re-creates the life of this extraordinary woman.…

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Hardback. Condizione: Good. Dearest of Geniuses is the first definitive biography of one of America's first successful female architects, Theodate Pope Riddle (1867-1946). In addition to designing schools and private homes in Connecticut and New York, Theodate designed and supervised the reconstruction of President Theodore Roosevelt's Birthplace in New York City. Theodate's masterpiece is the unusual medieval campus of Connecticut's Avon Old Farms School, where she served as founder and pioneered a progressive curriculum far ahead of its time. The school continues to flourish today and receives ongoing acclaim as an architectural tour de force and as an innovative educational institution. According to writer and critic Brendan Gill, Theodate Pope Riddle was one of the ten most distinguished American women of the 20th century. Her friend, famed psychologist Carl Jung, saw her as an 'intuitive' woman who trusted her instincts, ignored raised eyebrows, and courageously forged ahead despite the restrictions of her day.Using Theodate's extensive correspondence, girlhood diaries, journals, memoirs, transcripts of seances, and sittings with mediums, as well as interviews, family letters, and other sources, author Sandra L Katz re-creates the life of this extraordinary woman.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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hardcover. Condizione: near fine. near fine. First Edition, no additional pri. NOT an ex library book. 296 pages including the index. Dust jacket has no chips or tears, price is not clipped. Theodate Pope Riddle was one of America's first successful female architects.

Condizione: Fine/Near Fine. 1st. 8vo. 296pp.

Condizione: Very Good. Signed Copy . Like New dust jacket. Inscribed by author on title page.

Hardcover w/DJ. Condizione: Very Good/Very Good. Windsor, CT: Tide-Mark. Very Good/Very Good. (2003). . Hardcover w/DJ. Sm 4to., 296 pp., shelfwear . Black & White Photographs (illustratore).

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 1st Edition. Windsor: Tidemark (2003). First edition. First printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A clean, tight copy. Shipped in well-padded box. Smoke-free shop. Defect-free. Signed on title page and inscribed by author to a well-known theater director. SALE. Signed by Author(s).…

Very good in lightly edgeworn, lightly rubbed dust jacket. Cloth.

Hardcover. Condizione: New. Condizione sovraccoperta: New. Brand New. MINT.

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Hardcover. Condizione: New. In shrink wrap.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. First edition. Previous owner's address label on front free endpaper, else fine in a fine dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condizione: New. Condizione sovraccoperta: As New.

Condizione: Very Good. Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 296 pages. the first definitive biography of one of America''s first successful female architects, Theodate Pope Riddle (1867-1946). In addition to designing schools and private homes in Connecticut and New York, Theodate designed and supervised the reconstruction of President Theodore Roosevelt''s Birthplace in New York City. Theodate''s masterpiece is the unusual medieval campus of Avon Old Farms School, where she served as founder and pioneered a progressive curriculum far ahead of its time. The school continues to flourish today and receives ongoing acclaim as an architectural tour de force and as an innovative educational institution. According to writer and critic Brendan Gill, Theodate Pope Riddle was one of the ten most distinguished American women of the 20th century. Her friend, the famed psychologist Carl Jung, saw her as an "intuitive" woman who trusted her instincts, ignored raised eyebrows, and courageously forged ahead despite the restrictions of her day. Clean copy. Record # 472602.…

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Hardcover. Condizione: Brand New. 296 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.00 inches. In Stock.

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