Verlag: Hanover, NH, U.S.A.: University Press of New England, 1996, 1996
ISBN 10: 0874517346 ISBN 13: 9780874517347
Anbieter: Books to Die For, The Woodlands, TX, USA
Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. VG in glossy illustrated wrappers, as issued. Trade paperback. 313 pp. Covers lightly rubbed. Front corners lightly bumped and creased Spine tight, square, lightly creased. Interior very clean, bright. No marks. Very nice reading/reference copy.
Verlag: University of New England Press, 1996, 1996
Anbieter: Longhouse, Publishers & Booksellers, Brattleboro, VT, USA
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First edition Near fine glossy stiff wraps with excellent square spine and crisp bright text throughout.
Verlag: A Hardscrabble Book, University Press of New England, 1996, 1996
Anbieter: Longhouse, Publishers & Booksellers, Brattleboro, VT, USA
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First edition SIGNED. Affectionately inscribed and signed on the opening flyleaf by the author. Fine and bright in like dustjacket with crisp bright text throughout.
Verlag: University Press of New England January 1996, 1996
ISBN 10: 0874517230 ISBN 13: 9780874517231
Anbieter: A Cappella Books, Inc., Atlanta, GA, USA
Trade Paperback. Zustand: Very Good.
Verlag: (Hanover, NH: University Press of New England, 1996), 1996
Anbieter: Warren F. Broderick - Books, Troy, NY, USA
Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. quarto, 238 pp., index, notes, ill. in color and b&w with old photos, paintings & drawings. thoroughly researched yet readable: by far the finest treatment of the subject to date. fine copy in d.j.
Verlag: University Press of New England (1996), Hanover,, 1996
ISBN 10: 0874517508 ISBN 13: 9780874517507
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Cloth w/DJ. Zustand: VG/VG. Black & White Illustrations (illustrator). First Printing. Hanover,: University Press of New England. VG/VG. (1996). First Printing. Cloth w/DJ. Sm 4to., x, 230pp. .
Verlag: Hanover: University Press of New England, 1996, 1996
Anbieter: Steven Wolfe Books, Newton Centre, MA, USA
very good dust-jacket, very good gray cloth, attractive copy, probably unused beyond owner's name. previous owner's name in ink inside front cover. SWEETING, ADAM W. Reading houses and building books: Andrew Jackson Downing and the architecture of popular antebellum literature, 1835-1855. Hanover: University Press of New England, 1996, x, 230pp., . Andrew Jackson Downing's reputation as architect, landscape designer, and author spread far beyond his native Hudson River Valley during the first half of the 19th century. But as Adam Sweeting suggests in this elegantly written, illustrated account, Downing's real legacy lies in the philosophical statement he created by melding the literary and building arts with an intensely moralistic outlook., Along with such contemporaries as William Cullen Bryant, Washington Irving, and Frederick Law Olmsted, Downing pursued what Sweeting calls genteel romanticism, an ideal that viewed the confluence of polite literature and graceful dwellings as not just an aesthetic statement, but an ethical imperative., This study of a unique coalescence of literature, architecture, and gardening illuminates "the widely held belief that efforts to reform the world began at home, that beautiful and clean houses produced morally beautiful and spiritually clean people." - CONTENTS: Ch. 1. "The Imperfections of Our Nature": Downing's Landscapes and the Picturesque -- Ch. 2. "For Convenience and Comfort": Downing's Architectural Pattern Books -- Ch. 3. Framing the Restless Mirror: The Hudson River and the Genteel Aesthetic -- Ch. 4. "A More Beautiful and Tasteful Model": Architecture, Morality, and Gentility -- Ch. 5. "A Very Pleasant Patriarchal Life": The Homes of the Genteel Romantics -- Ch. 6. The Stage Comes to Life: The Socialization of Genteel Aesthetics. 9780874517507 ISBN 0874517508.
Verlag: University Press of New England. 1996., 1996
ISBN 10: 0874517508 ISBN 13: 9780874517507
Anbieter: Old Friends Used Books, Manchester, CT, USA
Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. First edition. VG+ book in VG+ dustjacket. [0804].
Verlag: University Press of New England 4/1/1996, 1996
ISBN 10: 0874517559 ISBN 13: 9780874517552
Anbieter: BargainBookStores, Grand Rapids, MI, USA
Paperback or Softback. Zustand: New. Truck: On Rebuilding a Worn-Out Pickup and Other Post-Technological Adventures 0.45. Book.
Verlag: Hanover, University Press of New England 1996, 1996
ISBN 10: 0874516889 ISBN 13: 9780874516883
Anbieter: The Warm Springs Book Company, Fremont, CA, USA
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Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. First Edition. Hardback, 1st printing, Fine in Fine DJ; unread (new) book, black remainder marks to bottom edge, 8vo., 269 pages., 0.0 0.0 0.0.
Verlag: (Hanover, NH: University Press of New England, 1996), 1996
Anbieter: Warren F. Broderick - Books, Troy, NY, USA
Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 230 pp., index, notes, bibliographic essay; ill. with period b&w plates. an interesting study of the philosophical and cultural implications of Downing;s work that transcended mere architecture and landscape design. very good copy in d.j.
Verlag: Hanover, NH: University Press of New England, (1996.) dj, 1996
Anbieter: Bookfever, IOBA (Volk & Iiams), Ione, CA, USA
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Hardcover first edition - First printing. Novel of a Vermont family over 30 years, set in a town torn between the past and the present where family farms are increasingly being divided into 'executive lots' for rich flatlanders to build expensive home. Fine in fine dust jacket.
Verlag: Hanover, NH: University Press of New England, (1996.), 1996
Anbieter: Bookfever, IOBA (Volk & Iiams), Ione, CA, USA
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First edition - Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. ) Novel of a Vermont family over 30 years, set in a town torn between the past and the present where family farms are increasingly being divided into 'executive lots' for rich flatlanders to build expensive home. Fine.
Verlag: Hanover,NH: University Press of New England, 1996 dj, 1996
Anbieter: Bookfever, IOBA (Volk & Iiams), Ione, CA, USA
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Hardcover first edition - First printing. Collection of short stories by this highly praised New England writer. Fine in fine dust jacket (as new.).
Verlag: Hanover & London: Wesleyan University Press/University Press of New England (1996)., 1996
Anbieter: Jeff Maser, Bookseller - ABAA, Berkeley, CA, USA
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First edition. 83 pp w/notes. Fine in full green cloth. No dust jacket, as issued. Poems.
Verlag: Hanover [N.H.] : Dartmouth College ; University Press of New England, 1996., 1996
ISBN 10: 0874517478 ISBN 13: 9780874517477
Anbieter: Joseph Valles - Books, Stockbridge, GA, USA
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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. [1st ed.], 1st printing ; xx, 138 p. ; 23 cm. ; ISBN: 0874517478 ; LCCN: 96-11603 ; OCLC: 34354674 ; LC: D802.F82; Dewey: 940.54/8144552 ; white and black cloth with silver lettering, in photographic dustjacket ; "As allied troops landed in Normandy in 1944, members of the local French Resistance in the small town of Saint-Armand-Montrond embarked on an ill-fated attempt to liberate their town.the incident quickly devolved from confrontation to a stand-off and ultimately to a tragedy. Resistance forces took and subsequently executed hostages; their opponents, the milice--collaborationist French police--and German soldiers rounded up 70 Jewish adults and children in retaliation and put many to a horrible death."--dustjacket ; crease on front flap on dustjacket ; slight knock ; else VG/VG. Book.
Verlag: Hanover, NH University Press of New England for Wesleyan University Press 1996, 1996
ISBN 10: 0819563110 ISBN 13: 9780819563118
Anbieter: Chaucer Bookshop ABA ILAB, Canterbury, Vereinigtes Königreich
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FIRST EDITION Softback. 360pp., Indexed, illustrated in b/w. A clean copy with no previous owners' markings or inscriptions. Slight wrinkling to top clear layer of cover, else a VERY GOOD COPY. (Shelf 101) ISBN: 0819563110 PLEASE NOTE: Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.** Pictures available upon request.** Visit our homepage for our shop opening hours. Over 20,000 books in stock - come and browse. PayPal, credit and most debit cards welcome. Books posted worldwide. For any queries please contact us direct.