Boorstin Daniel J Introduction By (8 results)

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Very light shelf wear to edges and corners of cover and spine. Binding remains tight and pages are clean and unbent. Very good used reading condition. Used Book.

Soft cover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket, as issued. Reprint. Trade Paperback. Illustrated glossy wrappers. Glued binding. xxiii + 256 pages, illustrations, map, index. Reprint edition (1960) of the original (1879), 19th printing. Introduction by Daniel J. Boorstin. CONDITION: AS NEW, binding square and tight, pages crisp and unmarked. An unread book in NEW condition. CONTENT: "Women were scarce enough in the West of the late nineteenth century, and a middle-ages English lady traveling alone, by horseback, was a real phenomenon. It was during the autumn and early winter of 1873 that Isabella Bird made this extended tour of the Rocky Mountain area of Colorado, when she was on her way back to England from the Sandwich Islands. What she called "no region for tourists and women" is today a popular resort, though some of the back trails retain their inaccessibility and wild aspect." - publisher. >Guaranteed secure packaging, free tracking, and no-hassle return policy. …

Soft cover. Condition: As New. LIKE NEW! **WILL SHIP WITHIN 24-48 HOURS WITH TRACKING**. Introduction by Daniel J. Boorstin (illustrator).

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 432 pages, illustrations (some colour); 30 cm. Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, May 20 to October 20, 1976. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning, edges lightly soiled. OVERSIZE! Additional shipping charges may be requested for international & priority orders. Large softcover. Profusely illustrated. *** This bicentennial publication om artist-immigrants Includes highly informative essays by Boorstin and McCabe and copious illustrations. An important catalogue chock full of information about immigrant artists in the U.S. It should be noted that this catalogue is anachronistic in its focus on artists from the Old World (i.e., Europe). It's paritcularly good on Jewish artists from Eastern Europe and so-called "white ethnics" from Italy and the Mediterranean world. Nonetheless, for all its limitations, this remains a very useful resource. *** "Visit 204 works by 67 foreign-born painters, sculptors, architects and photographers celebrating the fact that in the past century, the U.S. offered sanctuary to the world's immigrants and refugees, and that, in turn, the artist-immigrants made major contributions to our cultural heritage." - Publisher. *** Among major works and artists are: Battle of Lights, Coney Island by Joseph Stella; Rush Hour, New York by Max Weber; The Artist and His Mother by Arshile Gorky; The Passion of Sacco and Vanzetti by Ben Shahn; Hollywood Torso by Alexander Archipenko; Documentation, Project for Black Mountain College by Walter Gropius and Marcel Breuer; Flight and Arrival by Jacques Lipchitz; New York by Piet Mondrian; Beginning by Max Beckman; The Meeting by Richard Lindner; Land of Bliss and Wonders, California by Hans Hofmann. Size: 4to.…

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 216 pages. 9.25x6.75x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. modern library edition. 1258 pages. 8.25x4.75x1.75 inches. In Stock. Piranesi, Gian Battista (illustrator).

Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. Copyright © 1976. 432 pp. Over-sized and/or over weight book; extra postage required. Please note that large and/or heavy items may incur an additional shipping charge. Solidly bound copy with moderate external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Slightyl creased spine. Ex-Katonah Village Library-Book with all the typical signs (stamps, stickers, and envelopes, etc.).…

No Binding. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Some random toning. In the original cardboard mailer and complete with all intended contents including a signed solicitation letter. Signed by Author(s).