Adams John P Editor (29 results)

paperback. Condition: Good. As pictured. Light cover wear. Carefully packed and promptly shipped.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Selected quotations arranged by topic accompanied by a biographical introduction, source notes, chronology and a comprehensive index making this book the primary resource for longtime admirers as well as new readers. Hardcover, xxxvi, 403 pp., unclipped illustrated jacket. Minimal wear, unmarked, tight binding, nice jacket. …

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st. 1st pr8inting; dj w/unclipped price, in mylar; 403 clean, unmarked pages/source notes, chronology/ index. B/W Illus (illustrator).

200 pages. Large paperback: H 27.75cm x L 22.75cm. Red and black glossy paper covers, slender light crease near center fore-edge margin of front cover. Some foxing to top edge; past owner's ink signature and phone number at top of front free endpaper; interior pages are otherwise clean. Binding is firm. A very good copy. With color plates, Foreword by Genrikh P. Popov, Preface by Robert McC. Adams, Acknowledgements by James T. Demetrion, Introduction by E.V. Basner and A.P. Gusarova, essay "Between East and West: Russian Art of the Early Twentieth Century" by John E. Bowlt, and Select Bibliography. Pages 43-194 comprised of "Catalog of the Exhibition" by E.V. Basner, A.P. Gusarova, S.M. Ivanitskii, V.P. Kniazeva, G.K. Krechina, V.F. Kruglov, and O.N. Shikhireva. Published as the accompanying catalog for an exhibition held at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., from July 12 to September 25, 1988; exhibition organized by the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden with the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, and the State Russian Museum, Leningrad. Please note that the ISBN for the hardcover and this paperback edition is the same. ISBN 0874744954.…

hardcover. Condition: Like New. Like New. First Edition. Publisher: Little, Brown; New York, 2009.FINE hardcover book in FINE mylar-protected dust-jacket. As new. Unread. First Edition, First Printing.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Printing - First Thus. (xiii) 361 pp. Burgundy boards lettered in gilt on the spine; headband. Light rubbing at the corners of the dustjacket; previous owner's inscription on the front free endpaper. There are far too many articles to list them all here but some of the highlights are: Tinker to Evers to Chance by Franklin P. Adams; Baseball in Mumford's Pasture Lot by Samuel Hopkins Adams; from Hello Towns - Perhaps Someone Like Babe Ruth Was at Bat by Sherwood Anderson; 1975: Boston Red Sox 7, Cincinnati Reds 6: The Spectacular Sixth Game of the World Series by Roger Angell; They're Afraid to Come Out - The Mets by Jimmy Breslin; 1923: New York Yankees 4, New York Giants 2: The Ruth Is Mighty and Shall Prevail by Heywood Broun; The Fabulous Satchel Paige by Richard Donovan; 1941: New York Yankees 4, Cleveland Indians 3: The End of Dimaggio's Hitting Streak by John Drebinger; from Father and Son: A Letter to Connie Mack by James T. Farrell; The Day I Batted Against Castro by Don Hoak with Myron Cope; The 1934 All STar Game: Fanning Ruth, Gehrig, Foxx, Simmons, Cronin by Carl Hubbell as told to John P. Carmichael; braves 10, giants 9: Small Type Used on Purpose by Shirley Jackson; The Unbelievable Babe Herman: He Didn't Triple into a Triple Play, Not Quite by John Lardner; Alibi Ike by Ring W. Lardner; Game Called - Babe Ruth is Dead - poetry by Grantland Rice; from Baseball Has Done It: I Have Grievances, Sir by Jackie Robinson; 1965: Los Angeles Dodgers 1, Chicago Cubs 0: The Radio Account of the Ninth Inning of Sandy Koufax's Perfect Game by Vin Scully; 1951: New York Giants 5, Brooklyn Dodgers 4: Bobby Thomson and the Miracle by Red Smith; The Pitcher and the Plutocrat by P. G. Wodehouse; and many, many more. Size: 8vo. Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Original Edition. Third annual publication, geared towards reflecting current orthopedic practices. This volume has sections on the history of American orthopedic surgery, orthopedic surgery in cerebral palsy, general orthopedic surgery and a miscellaneous section. With several contributing authors. Illustrated. Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good -. No Jacket. Original Edition. Second annual publication, geared towards reflecting current orthopedic practices. This volume has sections on orthopedic surgery of the hand and wrist, management of fractures and trauma, and a miscellaneous section. With several contributing authors. Illustrated. Front inner hinge starting to crack; light exterior rubs; boards slightly bowed. Ex-Library.…

Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. Volume 42, No. 5, September 1997. 127 pp. Vol. 42, Number 5, September 1997 only! ISSN: 0360-7283. Solidly bound copy with moderate external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Creased front cover. Patricia Raine (Cover Illustration) (illustrator).

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. reprint edition. 469 pages. 12.00x5.50x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 303 pages. 8.75x5.75x0.75 inches. In Stock.

paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

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

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

paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. revised edition edition. 168 pages. 8.50x10.50x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 1st edition. 403 pages. 8.75x6.50x1.50 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. reprint edition. 319 pages. 9.49x6.43x1.01 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 448 pages. 11.00x8.50x11.19 inches. In Stock.

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

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. translation edition. 98 pages. 9.50x6.50x0.40 inches. In Stock.

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. San Francisco: Sierra Club, 1938. First Edition. April, 1938 [Vol XXIII, No. 2]. Original printed wrappers, 9 1/2" x 6 1/4". Photographs. Near Fine - and in this case, the near fine is just about as near to fine as it can get. No salient flaws. Very, very high grade example. Binding is, of course, sturdy. 124 numbered pp. + 41 B&W Plates, most of them photographs but some sketches & maps, three 16th-17th century engravings, + ads. Eight photographs are by the great Ansel Adams. Other serious contributors from the army of photographic and illustrative talent in this issue were: John Muir, David R. Brower, Marion R. Parsons, Norman Clyde, Ervin P. McEvoy, Leland Curtis, W.B. Wheeler, Francis P. Farquhar, Walter A. Starr, Arthur H. Blake, Howard S. Gates, Charles S. Webber, Albert J. Adams, Howard Koster, and George Shochat. Articles (see scan of contents page) by Merrill Moores, Francois E. Matthes, William E.Colby, Walter A. Starr, Carl P. Jensen, Norman Clyde, David R. Brower, W. Kenneth Davis, Elmo A. Robinson, Vernon Bailey, Joseph Grinnell and Arthur H. Blake. And as always a variety of regular and special departments. Please review all scans. l-sc2. Ansel Adams, John Muir, David R. Brower, Marion R. Parsons, Norman Clyde, Ervin P. McEvoy, Leland Curtis, W.B. Wheeler, Francis P. Farquhar, Walter Starr, Arthur Blake, Howard Gates, Charles Webber,Albert J. Adams,Howard Koster,George Shochat (illustrator).…

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Near Fine - very. See scans and description. San Francisco: Sierra Club, 1941. The February, 1941 issue of the Sierra Club Bulletin, that being Volume XXVI, Number 1. Tall octavo (9 1/4"), printed perfect-bound wraps, 193 pp. (158 pp. numbered, 34 plates, one onionskin). Quite Near Fine, with in fact no salient flaws to point to; this example is, in all likelihood, in the same condition in which it was originally received in 1941. See all scans. This issue feature a 16-plate section of majestic photos of the King's Canyon National Park by Cedric Wright (as well as two other Wright plates elsewhere); a fold-out reproduced map of the San Joaquin Valley, originally created by Lieutenant Jose Maria Estudillo in 1819; and onionskin foldout map of the Mt. Whitney Region, executed by the Sierra Club itself, new for this issue; an 1875 article on the King's River Valley by John Muir, originally published in The Daily Evening Bulletin; two 1875 photos by W.E. James which may be the first photographs ever taken in the King's Canyon National Park; sketch-illustrated pieces on climbing and camping; and a lot more. See scan of contents page. Photographers: Cedric Wright; David R. Brower; Weldon F. Heald; Henry E. Timby; David Burd; Raffi Bedayan; Spencer Austin; Richard M. Leonard; Thomas Morley; W.E. James. Writers of the above-mentioned pieces and others on Mountain Wind, King's River Sierra, Mount Avon, End of the Rope, High and Dry, Little Gem Company, Snowpatch, the legislative history of Sequoia and King's Canyon National Park, Botany, Mountain Photography, and Mountaineering Notes include: Francis P. Farquhar; John Muir; Ansel Adams; Joseph N. LeConte; Norman Livermore; Charlotte E. Mauk; Weldon F. Heald; Blanche Stallings; Fritz Lippmann; John Thomas Howell; May Pridham; Cedric Wright; Bestor Robinson; Leland Curtis; John D. and Ruth Mendenhall; Arthur B. Johnson; Braeme Gigas; Howard Koster. Ships in a new, sturdy, protective box - not a bag. LSC2. Cedric Wright; David R. Brower; Weldon F. Heald; Henry E. Timby; David Burd; Raffi Bedayan; Spencer Austin; Richard M. Leonard; Thomas Morley; W.E. James (illustrator).…

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

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Fine. Yes, Fine. So many decades old; this condition is rare. See scans and description. San Francisco: Sierra Club, 1940. The February, 1940 issue of the Sierra Club Bulletin, that being Volume XXV, Number 1. Tall octavo (9 1/4"), printed perfect-bound wraps, 172 pp. (138 pp.+ 2 + 32 plates). Fine; no flaws. Contents immaculate. See all images. This issue features a piece on Albert Marshall, as well as four of his mountain wilderness drawings; a piece by Matterhorn specialist David Starr Jordan and three portrait photos of him; 2 Ansel Adams photos; Numerous photos by Cedric Wright and Henry E. Timby; photos as well by John Dyer, David R.Brower, Richard M. Leonard, Francis P. Farquhar, & Allen Estes; a ranking of Yosemite climbs by difficulty class; also the 1st Ascent of Shiprock; the 1st High Horse Trip; John Muir Trail; Matterhorn; Early Popocatepetl Ascents; Roping Down; Tripping High; Robert Martin Price; Climber's Guide; Sierras of the South; a lot more. See scan of contents page. Writers of the above-mentioned pieces and others include: Francis P. Farquhar (Editor); Bestor Robinson; David R. Brower; Anita Day Hubbard; Charlotte E. Mauk; Theodore S. Solomons; Richard M. Leonard; Blanche Stallings; Weldon F. Heald; David Starr Jordan; Henry R. Wagner; Cedric Wright; and William E. Colby. Ships in a new, sturdy, protective box - not a bag. LNG3. Ansel Adams; Cedric Wright; Henry E. Timby; John Dyer, David R.Brower, Richard M. Leonard, Francis P. Farquhar, Allen Estes (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 132 Pp. Bright Red Cloth, Elaborately Gilt On Front Cover, Elaborately Stamped In Blind On Rear Cover; Floral Endpapers. Pacific Press Imprint On Copyright Page, And Their Pacific Press Book Bindery" Paper Label On Front Pastedown. Possibly The Earliest Book To Include "Pasadena" In Its Title. Presentation Inscription To A Member Of A Prominent Pasadena Family From Winifred Farnsworth Hall, Daughter Of The Editor, Dated In 1945, And With The Recipient's Ownership Signature And A Few Pencil Notes Around The Printed Text Referring To His Family.…

°°° FIRST EDITION, COMPLETE ANNUAL OF THE AS IMPORTANT AS NOWADAYS RARE ARCHITECTURAL MONTHLY; CLOTHBOUND ORIGINAL, Fifth Year in 12 monthly Issues complete: (3) pages 'Index Supplement [Fitfth Volume, January to December 1930], Building, December 1930'; 564 annually counted pages on medium-glossy paper; fully illustrated throughout with photographs of buildings or their details and ground and floor plans; 8 multiple (partly huge) folded plans and views ('Baker Street Station Buildings', 'Builders' Administration', 'New Olympial Hall', 'New Headquarters Martins Bank Liverpool', 'New Midland Bank, new Headquarters, London', 'Liverpool Cathedral Organ Cases', 2x 'Thames House Westmister London', 'New Masonic Peace Memorial, Queen Street, London'). - - Cloth-binding minimally used, last two sheets with short central tear, corners of last page slightly dusty; A BEAUTIFUL COPY.…

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 448 pages. 11.00x8.50x11.19 inches. In Stock. This item is printed on demand.