Verlag: New York: Stein and Day, A Scarborough Book, ()., 1981
Anbieter: Lighthouse Books, ABAA, Dade City, FL, USA
Octavo, softbound (stiff, photo. illustrated slick wrappers), 438 pp. Very Good, with light edgewear. From lower cover: The idea of having all her notes and writingts on muysic collected in one volume had long been a cherished wish of Landowska's and when, shortly before her death, she delegated this formidable yet delicate task to Denise Restout, she could not have made a more fortunate choice. Not only has Miss Restout had access to all the material -- having been for 26 years a member of Landowska's household, first as pupil, then as secretary, assistant and companion -- but she has shown a rare ability to create, from what were often only fragments, a vivid and homogeneous picture of one of the greatest and most controversial musical figures of her time; one who counted scores of fanatical adorers in every country she visited, but also many detractors. These, oddly enough, fell into two opposing groups: those who found her playing too dry and metronomic and those who criticised her flamboyance and unwarranted liberties of interpretation. And so there grew up, even in Landowska's lifetime, a vague mystique surrounding her life and ideas, which needed just such a clearing of the air as Denise Restout has achieved by her objective use of all the facts. Adopting the attitude neither of adorer nor detractor, she has brought order and clarity into a mass of unconected material without ever losing sight of the warm and vitality of her subject. Performing Arts, Music. xslic.
Verlag: A Scarborough Book, Stein and Day/ Publishers, New York, NY, 1980
Anbieter: Olana Gallery, Brewster, NY, USA
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Soft cover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Soft Cover, 251 pp.
Verlag: First softcover edition, published by Stein and Day, New York as a Scarborough Book, 1983., 1983
ISBN 10: 0812861337 ISBN 13: 9780812861334
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Very good condition. This is a trade size softcover book. Front cover and first few pages are lightly bumped along fore edge. Back cover is very slightly curled at corners. 353 pages plus 57 photographs.
Verlag: A Scarborough Book, Stein and Day Publishers, New York, 1980
ISBN 10: 0812818032 ISBN 13: 9780812818031
Anbieter: ABC Books, Panama, NY, USA
Trade Paperback. Zustand: As New. Al Kilgore (illustrator). Third Edition, First Printing. 310 pgs. including bibliograhy, & glossary. Original copyright 1973. Rare title SC book has black covers with white, red, & blue font on spine and fc, shows a card trick on fc. AS NEW Condition, completely unread, umarked, and without any damage or problems whatsoever. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
Verlag: New York : Stein And Day/A Scarborough Book, 1978
ISBN 10: 0812824733 ISBN 13: 9780812824735
Anbieter: MW Books, New York, NY, USA
1st Scarborough Books Edition. Near fine paperback copy. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 268 pages; Description: 268 p. : ports. ; 24 cm. Subjects: Actors--Interviews. 1 Kg.
Verlag: New York : Stein And Day/A Scarborough Book, 1978
ISBN 10: 0812824733 ISBN 13: 9780812824735
Anbieter: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Irland
1st Scarborough Books Edition. Near fine paperback copy. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 268 pages; Description: 268 p. : ports. ; 24 cm. Subjects: Actors--Interviews. 1 Kg.
Verlag: A Scarborough Book/Stein & Day, New York, 1983
ISBN 10: 0812861957 ISBN 13: 9780812861952
Anbieter: COOK AND BAKERS BOOKS, PARKSVILLE, VANCOUVER ISLAND, BC, Kanada
Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. First Thus. Side edge is lightly soiled at top corner, otherwise a very nice soft cover copy without flaw. 6 X 9" 404 pages. How the World Cooks Chicken offers 375 of the best, tested recipes from all over the world. The recipes are clearly written and explained and an interesting introductory is given for many of the dishes.
Verlag: Stein and Day Publishers. A Scarborough Book., New York., 1982
Anbieter: Entelechy Books, London, Vereinigtes Königreich
Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. Jewish Responses to Nazi Persecution. Subtitle: Collective and Individual Behavior in Extremis. By Isaiah Trunk. Soft covers and in very good condition.
Verlag: A Scarborough Book, Stein and Day Publishers, New York, 1975
ISBN 10: 0812822536 ISBN 13: 9780812822533
Anbieter: ABC Books, Panama, NY, USA
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Trade Paperback. Zustand: Very Good +. Al Kilgore (illustrator). First Edition. 324 pgs. including appendix, bibliograhy, & glossary. Extremely rare title SC book in any edition, but this was the only true 1st. Edition that I could locate for sale on the internet making it even harder to find! Purple covers with white font on spine, white, red, & yellow font on fc, mulit color decoration and accents on fc. VG+ shape with barely bumped corners, good spine ends, minor spine crease, covers still retain most of the original high gloss. Page edges slightly soiled, no markings or po names of any kind, tight, very clean, square, and odor free. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Verlag: Stein & Day Publishers - A Scarborough Book, New York, 1981
ISBN 10: 0812860926 ISBN 13: 9780812860924
Anbieter: Don's Book Store, Albuquerque, NM, USA
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Trade Paperback. Zustand: Good. Kapolin, Ed - Design (illustrator). First Scarborough Books Edition. 487 Pages Indexed. A 1980 Scarborough Editiion of the 1979 Robert Hendrickson copyright. Scattered throughout are lightly penciled (erasible) check marks and marignal brackets most of which are in the first half of the book. lightly frayed on all edges. Spine crease down middle with some spine ticks This book is as thick as a Sears catalogue and as comprehensive. Here is the enterprise, the honesty, the chicanery, the hokum and the hard work and ingenuity behind the rise of the American department store. It is total coverage with impresssive research. The black and white photographs carefully selected and the anecdotes tell some unusual tlhings about the kind of people Americans are. This is the illustrated story of the rise of the great department stores, the merchants who made them, the customers who patronized them, and the crooks who preyed uon them A monumental social history of the whole spectrum of selling in America, this romantic, nostalgic, and documentary epic cover everything from yesterday's pack peddler to the mail-order houses and discount marts, to the most elegant store you can name. From peeping toms in dressing rooms to what it takes to make an Easter Parade, this is the complete store-by-store look at the real fabric of the American way of life. Contents in 14 Chapters: From Peddlers to Grand Emporiums, The Founding Fathers, Minding the Store Early Operations Floorwalkers and Drummers, The Big Stores Famous Full-Line Departments Stores, For The Mass with Class The Big-Fashion or Spoecialty Department Stores, Everybody Loves a Bargain From Sholck Shops to Discount Department Stores, Hurry Hurry Hurry Send No Money Satisfaction Guanteed Mail Order, The Urge to Merge and the Chain Store Menace, The Malling of Main Street Suburban and City Shoping Centers, Does Macy's Tell Gimberls Ad Dummies Parades Santas, Rip-offs In Wonderland Boosters Snitches Con Artist Errant Easter Bunnies and Peeping Toms, Workers in Paradise Strikes Unions Credit Cards and Unhappy Returns, More Great American Stores Past Present and Future, and The Great American Department Store Pages of Superlatives.