James N Mckean (25 results)

paperback. Condition: Good.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: acceptable. The item is very worn but is perfectly usable. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing age related spots and browning . May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.…

Condition: good. Signs of wear and consistent use.

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Condition: Good. 2 Revised. 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.

Condition: Very Good. 2 Revised. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. …

Softcover. Condition: Bon. Traces d'usure sur la couverture. Salissures sur la tranche. Ammareal reverse jusqu'à 15% du prix net de cet article à des organisations caritatives. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Book Condition: Used, Good. Signs of wear on the cover. Stains on the edge. Ammareal gives back up to 15% of this item's net price to charity organizations.…

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: as new. Pbk 64pp illustr b+w photos an unread copy excellent clean tight unmarked as new.

Soft cover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: None as Issued. Advance Reading Copy (ARC). SOFTCOVER. BRAND NEW COPY. Bound Galley; Advance Reading Copy (ARC). Fiction/Art Historty. Debut novel of James McKean, violin maker and restorer, and writer in New York City. A time-travelling novel commencing with discovery of a painting that may well be by Leonardo da Vinci by protangonist Matt O'Brien, art restorer at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. It is a portrait of a beautiful woman, whom Matt names Anna. Matched against the portrait of Ginevra de Benci by da Vinci in the Washington's National Gallery to the portrait of Ginevra de Benci, both works are painted on matching poplar wood and showing comparable signature marks! And then --- painterly interests recede as Matt becomes preoccupied with Anna herself, who proves to be a contessa who paints of her quattrocento, or early Renaissance, world. So deeply in love, Matt is whisked back to the land and time of his beloved.…

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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. pp.307 A sweeping love story - time-travel epic situated between the modern day New York art world and 15th c. Tuscany. clean tight unread copy Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Tapa blanda. Condition: Excelente. 1.

Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition. (musical instruments, violin, strings, music) A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Rilegato. Condition: fine. English Text.Lane Cove., 2002; bound, pp. 307. Libro.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 2nd revised edition. 64 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.25 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Paperback 1968. 23x15.5cm. xiv+269 pages. CORNERS ARE BUMPED. Clean & tight. No inscriptions. Dispatched ROYAL MAIL FIRST CLASS with TRACKING next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref o-ast.

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

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. 232 pp., ix. NAP. Following the Preface and Introduction, Contents divided into 10 Essays in three Parts (with Comments at the end of each Part): PART 1 [1] Kenneth J. Arrow, "Gifts and Exchanges"; [2] Roland N. McKean, "Economics of Trust, Altruism, and Corporate Responsibility"; [3] William J. Baumol, "Busines Responsibility and Economic Behavior"; Guido Calabresi, "Comment"; Thomas Nagel, "Comment"; PART 2 [4] James M. Buchanan, "The Samaritan's Dilemma"; [5] Edmund S. Phelps, "The Indeterminacy of Game-Equilibrium Growth in the Absence of an Ethic"; [6] Wilfried M.A. Pauwels, "A Mathematical Note"; [7] Peter Hammond, "Charity: Altruism or Cooperative Egoism"; Edward F. McClennen, "Comment"; Karl Shell, "Comment"; PART 3 [8] William Vickrey, "Private Philanthropy and Public Finance"; [9] Burton A. Weisbrod, "Toward a Theory of the Voluntary Non-Profit Sector in a Three-Sector Economy"; [10] Bruce R. Bolnick, "Toward a Behavioral Theory of Philanthropic Activity"; Amartya Sen, "Comment"; Index, pp. 229-232. Black cloth with brilliant silver lettering on spine; tan endpapers. Light green dustwrapper not price-clipped (no price) with Title lettering in large black letters on top half front cover; Editor name lettering in black a cross bottom front cover. Small triangular piece (7/8" x 5/8") missing from lower left front cover corner and one (5/8" x 1/2") top right rear cover corner; trapezoidal bit missing from top left front cover (5/16" x 1/2"); thin piece missing across 3/4 foot of spine; small wear and tears at top spine corners; odd intermittent perforation down much of rear cover gutter, which nearly failed to reach book gutter itself (nugatory "shadow" piercing), long ago covered with thick, clear tape: all imperfections now backed by Archival tape: dw now in Brodart mylar which forgives sins kindly. Book itself has strong binding (NO cracks); corners sharp (NO bumps or curls); NO remainder marks; Previous owner name inked out with black marker, else Clean text: Solid, well-protected copy, essentially Fine (dustwrapper did its job), with usage showing to dustwrapper. Fine innovative collection at the time, still timely: Classic work, edited by distinguished Scholar. …