Dewitt John F (11 results)

Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Condition: As New. No Jacket. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very Good, approaching Near Fine; see scans and description. Chicago: Educational Foundation for Nuclear Science, 1985. The November, 1985 issue of The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. Anita Kunz cover art. The famous and historic Doomsday Clock - shown on each cover since 1947, two years after the publication's inception - here shows the time to be just 3 minutes of midnight as of late 1985. That's about as close as it had been to that point. Quarto, illustrated staple-bound wraps, 57 pp. A stout Very Good; subscriber's label at front cover, faint age-toning at perimeter of the white covers; no other exterior flaws, and the interior is quite literally as new and immaculate. See scans. Firmly bound, contents bright, tipped-in cardstock offers remain untouched. A sturdy example; see all scans. Established in 1945 by biophysicist Eugene Rabinowitch and physicist Hyman Goldsmith in response to a correctly-perceived demand for nuclear information at the time by the general public, The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists is without doubt the most historically significant non-technical publication on the subject of "'global security and public policy issues related to the dangers posed by nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction, climate change,[2] and emerging technologies and diseases". Hence - a geopolitical instrument that became more than a nuclear watchdog. Feature articles in this now-vintage 1987 issue: U.S.-Soviet Summit (11th); Weapons Design Impedes Test Ban; Spent Nuclear Fuel and Waste; Gorbachev's Policy Innovations; Sea Provocations; Les Aspin; Pugwash Council . More, of course. A more-activist-than-average issue. Contributors include Harrison Brown (Editor); William M. Arkin; John Isaacs; Hugh E. DeWitt; Gerald E. Marsh; Coit D. Blacker; Archie Brown; Alan B. Sherr; Sidney N. Graybeal; Michael Krepon; Jack N. Barkenbus; Alvin M. Weinberg; Marcelo Alonso; William F. Lawless; Paul Good. Very scarce as the original monthly softcover issue. Ships in a new, sturdy, protective box - not a bag. LPR44. …

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Along with the Harley-Davidson motorcycle, hot rods and custom cars are powerful symbols of resistance, rebellion, and the high-octane lifestyle. Since the 1950s, these flashy restyled automobiles have occupied a unique place in American popular mythology. Cool Cars, High Art: The Rise of Kustom Kulture checks out this particularly male subculture with an up-close look at customized car art and the artists who create it. Through amazing technical mastery, coupled with a uniquely American imagination, these motorheads transform mass-produced products of industry into unique hand-crafted pieces of art called ''rods'' and ''customs.'' This first full-length study to focus on the practice of hot rodding and car customizing argues not only that this ''kustom kulture'' deserves consideration as a source of legitimate art forms but also that the rise of American car customizing reflects the attitudes and ideas of the teen culture that emerged in the 1950s. While tracing the evolution of styles, this book examines specific cars and the progression of car culture through the 1990s. Cool Cars, High Art: The Rise of Kustom Kulture argues moreover that in this car art the theories of modernism meld with popular culture. In their beauty, in the sophistication of their designs, and in their formal play, these transformed, re-imagined cars parallel the ideas, techniques, and achievement of high-art modernists. And as high art progresses into postmodernism, so too does customized car culture. Despite the longevity and the magnitude of Kustom Kulture, this far-reaching contribution to American art has largely been ignored by mainstream critics. While postulating the cause of this anomaly, this book questions what is meant by art and how preconceived notions of gender, race, and class often prevent the recognition of creativity in places where imagination is not anticipated. John F. DeWitt, an associate professor of English and the acting director of the liberal arts program at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, is the author of several books of poetry. He has been published in The New American Review and New Geography of American Poets.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. A very unique copy signed by multiple Canadian authors either on the contents page or on the title page. Signatures include Rohinton Mistry, Margaret Atwood, Eleanor Catton, Elizabeth Hay, Patrick deWitt, Andre Alexis, Madeleine Thien, Yann Martel, Kate Pullinger, Michael Crummey, Alistair MacLeod, Linden MacIntyre, David Bezmozgis, Sheila Heti, Lawrence Hill, Cynthia Flood, Donna Morrisey, Eden Robinson, Susan Swan, Pamela Mordecai, Jowita Bydlowska, S. Bear Bergman, Alison Wearing, Nino Ricci, Priscilla Uppal, Katherena Vermette, Matthew Trafford, Anuja Varghese, David A. Robertson, Sarah Selecky, Maria Reva, Sean Michaels. First edition and first printing. Very scarce signed and by multiple Canadian authors. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. A very unique copy signed by multiple Canadian authors either on the contents page or on the title page. Signatures include Margaret Atwood, Eleanor Catton, Elizabeth Hay, Patrick deWitt, Andre Alexis, Madeleine Thien, Yann Martel, Kate Pullinger, Michael Crummey, Alistair MacLeod, Linden MacIntyre, David Bezmozgis, Sheila Heti, Guy Vanderhaeghe, Cynthia Flood, Donna Morrisey, Eden Robinson, Susan Swan, Pamela Mordecai, Jowita Bydlowska, S. Bear Bergman, Alison Wearing, Katherena Vermette, Matthew Trafford, Anuja Varghese, Sarah Selecky, Maria Reva, Sean Michaels. First edition and first printing. Very scarce signed and by multiple Canadian authors. Signed by Author(s).…

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. First edition. Stapled wrappers. 65pp. Edges lightly age-toned and bumped, near fine. Contributions by Robert M. Philmus, Margaret Edwards, Ron Loewinsohn, Priscilla Shames, James Reiss, Eric Felderman, Louise Gluck, Daniel Cassidy, Jr., Douglas L. Eichhorn, Paul W. Roewade, Joseph W. Survant, David Landon, Paul Brinkley-Rogers, Peter Welter, Helen Pringle, Anne Cleaves, David E. Cummings, William Pitt Root, Paul Oppenheimer, Shirley Kaufman, Stan Rice, DeWitt Beall, Jane Yolen, Gay Cothran, Kenneth Fields, Benito Cereno, John Peck, David Ransom, Tim Reynolds, L. Wittgenstein, Rodham Tulloss, McLister, Mary Maxwell Davis, Janis Adams, Roger H. Fogelman, Henry Taylor, Richard L. Pevear, Alexander Theroux, James Scay, Coburn Freer, E.G. Leimbacher, Frances McConnel, Susan Mitchell, David F.R. McGeary, Hunt Hawkins, and Patricia C. Smith. …

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1859 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. Pages: 473 As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 473 Volume 4 Language: English.…

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1903 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. Pages: 624 As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 624 Volume 1 Language: English.…

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1903 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. Pages: 624 As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 624 Volume 2 Language: English.…