John C Osmond (12 results)

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

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good (ex-library). No Jacket. First Thus. ex-library with usual marks, 8vo, 240pp. (fading to spine). Size: 8vo. b/w Illustration (illustrator). Book.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good +. No Jacket. Blue boards have mild wear at edges, corners lightly bumped. Spine cover sunfaded. Previous owner signature on fep. Pages are clean & text is free from markings. All pages secure in binding. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex Libris.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Second Reprinting. 1969. Hardcover. Fair. No DJ. A Symposium, most papers of which were presented before the Association at its Forty-Fifth annual meetings, Atlantic City, New Jersey, April 25-28, 1960. Including b&w illustrations and diagrams. 240p.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. 212 pp. NAP. Following the Editor's Introduction, pp. 7-20, Contents divided into 10 Essays: (1) Owen Gingerich, "Dare a Scientist Believe in Design?"; (2) Russell Stannard, "God's Purpose in and Beyond Time"; (3) Paul Davies, "The Unreasonableness of Effectiveness of Science"; (4) Walter R. Hearn, "Evidence of Purpose in the Universe"; (5) Robert John Russell, "Cosmology: Evidence for God or Partner for Theology?'; (6) Arthur Peacocke, "Science and God the Creator"; (7) John Polkinghorne, "A Potent Universe"; (8) John C. Eccles, "The Evolution of Purpose"; (9) Daniel H. Osmond, "A Physiologist Looks at Purpose and Meaning in Life"; (10) David Wilcox, "How Blind the Watchmaker?"; Endnotes, pp. 183-207; Contributors, pp. 209-216.Medium blue boards with brilliant silver lettering on spine. Glossy dustwrapper not price-clipped ($24.50) with Title lettering in large white letters at center front cover with blue and white illustration of stars and galaxies on top half front cover, above silver lower half front cover with Editor name lettering in small dark blue letters over silver at lower left bottom front cover; Subtitle in small white letters at top right front cover. (NO previous owner names; NO remainder marks.) Tight, crisp, FLAWLESS ensemble. Gift-Giving Condition. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. "A Symposium, most papers of which were presented before the Association at its Forty-Fifth annual meeting, Atlantic City, New Jersey, April 25-28, 1960." Ships same or next business day. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. Spine is slightly skewed, loose, and faded. Normal edge wear. Bumps on corners. Small bumps on spine ends. Tanning and some foxing to edges of pages. Light age spotting to pages. No dust jacket. ; B&W Illustrations & Maps; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 240 pages.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardback in very good condition. Name written on 1st blank page.

Condition: very good. no. Large 8vo, Inkname.

Condition: Very Good. 254 pp., Paperback, minor library markings, else text clean and binding tight. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.…

8` blue gilt hardcover, cover slightly worn and slightly stained, spine faded, photos, illustrations, else in good+ condition. English.

A Symposion, most papers of which were presented before the Asoociation at it's Fort-Fifth annual meeting, Atlantic City, New Jersey, April 25-28, 1960.pp. 240 with many illustrations. Cloth. Tulsa, Oklahoma 1961.

Half Calf. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Circa 1830 - 1850. This is a fascinating bound volume of guitar music scores from the early part of the 19th Century, including an early instruction book on how to play the Spanish Guitar: "A complete instruction book for the Spanish guitar with rules to facilitate a knowledge of that elegant instrument, progressive lessons, duets and songs. Written and arranged by Alexander Sosson." This section runs to 35 pages and has music and exercises for the guitar student, discussing finger position, tuning, arpeggios, slurring, chords, barring and much more. Thereafter are bound 24 contemporary scores, as follows (most pub by D'Almaine, unless otherwise stated): 1. Three Variations for the Spanish Guitar Die Feindlichen Vollkstame composed by Mauro Guiliani, Op 7, Fingered by A Bertioli, published by the Author expressly for his Pupils, 42 Rathbone Place, Oxford Street. 2. An Italian Air Composed for the Piano Forte and Spanish Guitar, respectfully dedicated with permission to Miss Spike, by Alexander Bertioli, pub by S Chappell, 50 New Bond Street. 3. Love Will Play The Leading Part, sung by Mr H Phillips at the Theatre Royal Covent Garden in the Grand Opera of Lestocq or the Fete of the Hermitage, arranged for the Spanish Guitar, and Dedicated to James Hepburn, Esq, by F W Brandau, pub by D'Almaine. 4. Come Dwell With Me, Ballad, Sung by Mrs Waylett, The Poetry by T Haynes Bayly, The Music Composed by Alexander Lee, arranged. by F W Brandau. 5. Bochsa's Celebrated Harp March, arranged. by Osmond G Phipps, pub by D'Almaine and Co. 6. The Wind and the Beam Loved The Rose, sung by Mrs Keeley in the Musical Romance of the Last Days of Pompeii, arranged by F W Brandau, pub by D'Almaine. 7. Vivi Tu Te Ne Scongiuro (from) Anna Bolena, composed by Donizetti, arranged. by F W Brandau. 8. Cielo A Miei Lunghi Spasimi, Prayer. by Donizetti, arr. Brandau. 9. Masquerade Song sung by Miss Shirreff. in the Grand Opera Gustavus the Third. by Auber, arr. Brandau. 10. Teach Me To Forget, Ballad. Poetry by Thomas Haynes Bayly. arr. C M Sola. 11. Non Giova Il Sospirar, arr. C Eulenstein 12. A Savoyard Air, arr. A Bertioli. 13. Carulli's Preludes and Scale with Six Variations by Giuliani. by Bertoli 14. Though the Day of My Destiny's Over. by Lord Byron. Alexander Lee. by F W Brandau 15. Kate Kearney. by Miss Owenson. arr C Eulenstein 16. Non V'Ha Squardi, Cavatina. by Donizetti, arr. F W Brandau 17. Night At Sea. composed by Henri Herz. arr. Osmond G Phipps. 18. Oh! Gentle Love! arr. F W Brandau 19. Ye Banks and Braes, from Flowers of Song, arr by T B Phipps and other composers, pub T Holloway, London 20. Memory from Flowers of Song, arr by T B Phipps and other composers, pub T Holloway, London. 21. Ye Mariners of Spain, Song of the Galley from a Set of Six Ancient Spanish Ballads. words by John Lockhart. composed. by Mrs Robert Arkwright. pub J Power. 22. The Light Bark. by Miss Mahony. arr by J T Craven. 23. Roland the Brave. by Thomas Campbell. arr by Mrs Robert Arkwright 24. A Canadian Boat Song arr for Three Voices by Thomas Moor. The book is in half green calf, rubbed and worn, with the backstrip separating. There is a small amount of of bookworm damage to the outer edge of the leaves not affecting the print area, and one leaf has a lateral closed tear, no loss. In all, this is a rarety, with guitar scores being fairly unusual, and with songs here little-known. Searches for the titles herein reveal most are not available for sale elsewhere. Scarce, if not rare. Book.…