John G S Hanson (27 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. General Hall, 1994. Hard cover, first edition. Has some underlining and highlighting; not perfect but a solid reading copy.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 30 pp. ; pictorial wrappers ; some spotting ; illustrated ; Contents: Mercury : Messenger of Beauty; Theosophical Convention and Summer School -- Results of nomination ballots -- Nominations for directors and statements of candidates -- Summer workshops at Theosophical camps ; G. Book.…

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Paperback. Condition: New. The graveyards of old New England hold an incredible range of poetic messages in the epitaphs etched into the gravestones, each a profound expression of emotion, culture, religion, and literature. These epitaphs are old, but their themes are timeless: mourning and faith, grief and hope, loss, and memory. This book tells the story of a years-long walk among gravestones and shares insights gained along the way. It identifies the source texts and authors chosen for these stones; interprets something of the tastes and beliefs of the people who did the choosing; offers some hypotheses on the various ways these texts were accessible to readers in remote towns and villages; gives a brief summary of the religious context of the times; and reflects on how the language and literature chosen for these epitaphs express these peoples' conflicted and evolving attitudes towards life, death, and eternity. …

Soft cover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. Identifies the source texts and authors of gravestone epitaphs throughout New England. The book also discusses the beliefs of the people choosing the epitaphs, gives a summary of the religious context of the times, and reflects the evolving attitudes toward life, death, and eternity. The author is a friend of our store, and has provided numerous photographs of gravestones throughout the text. Signed by Author(s).…

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The graveyards of old New England hold an incredible range of poetic messages in the epitaphs etched into the gravestones, each a profound expression of emotion, culture, religion, and literature. These epitaphs are old, but their themes are timeless: mourning and faith, grief and hope, loss, and memory. This book tells the story of a years-long walk among gravestones and shares insights gained along the way. It identifies the source texts and authors chosen for these stones; interprets something of the tastes and beliefs of the people who did the choosing; offers some hypotheses on the various ways these texts were accessible to readers in remote towns and villages; gives a brief summary of the religious context of the times; and reflects on how the language and literature chosen for these epitaphs express these peoples' conflicted and evolving attitudes towards life, death, and eternity. The graveyards of old New England hold an incredible range of poetic messages in the epitaphs etched into the gravestones, each a profound expression of emotion, culture, religion, and literature. These epitaphs are old, but their themes are timeless: mourning and faith, grief and hope, loss, and memory. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Small folio in goldenrod dust jacket; xxvii, 297 pages, 70 unnumbered leaves of plates: illustrations; 29 cm; bibliographical references (pages 261-267). Final report of the Joint Expedition to Khirbet Shema?, a project of the American Schools of Oriental Research and the W.F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research in Jerusalem./ Series: [Meiron excavation project;; no. 1]; The annual of the American Schools of Oriental Research v. 42 Contents: Khirbet Shema' in upper Galilee: The historical setting -- The archaeological geology of the Khirbet Shema' area / Reuben G. Bullard -- The synagogue and its environs -- Soundings in the Southeast quadrant and other areas -- The tombs -- Numismatic report / Richard S. Hanson and Michael L. Bates -- Ceramics -- The artifacts -- Respectus. Excavations (Archaeology) -- Israel -- Galilee. Synagogue architecture -- Israel. Synagogues. Synagogues. Fouilles (Arch?ologie) -- Isra?l -- Galil?e. Architecture synagogale -- Isra?l. synagogues (institutions) Antiquities. Excavations (Archaeology) Synagogue architecture. Excavations (Archaeology) -- Israel -- Shema' site. Synagogue architecture -- Israel -- Shema' site. **A large, heavy book. Weighs 3 lbs 9 ounces before packing. Extra shipping charges may apply for international & expedited orders. Please inquire.**. Tiny area of chafing to board tips else near fine in near fine jacket; a tight , crisp copy overall. Jacket housed in an archival mylar.…

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition. Octavo. 181pp. Gilt-stamped blue cloth. Decorative owner bookplate (William H. Johnson) and contemporary owner gift inscription on front endpapers, old bookstore label on rear fly, spine toned and cloth modestly worn, else very good. Literary spoof of the bluenoses of the era with contributions by Dorothy Parker, Ben Hecht, Heywood Broun, Alexander Woollcott and several others. Amusing illustrations of the contributors at battle with the forces of prudery by Ralph Barton.…

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 172 pages. 10.00x7.00x0.34 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The graveyards of old New England hold an incredible range of poetic messages in the epitaphs etched into the gravestones, each a profound expression of emotion, culture, religion, and literature. These epitaphs are old, but their themes are timeless: mourning and faith, grief and hope, loss, and memory. This book tells the story of a years-long walk among gravestones and shares insights gained along the way. It identifies the source texts and authors chosen for these stones; interprets something of the tastes and beliefs of the people who did the choosing; offers some hypotheses on the various ways these texts were accessible to readers in remote towns and villages; gives a brief summary of the religious context of the times; and reflects on how the language and literature chosen for these epitaphs express these peoples' conflicted and evolving attitudes towards life, death, and eternity. The graveyards of old New England hold an incredible range of poetic messages in the epitaphs etched into the gravestones, each a profound expression of emotion, culture, religion, and literature. These epitaphs are old, but their themes are timeless: mourning and faith, grief and hope, loss, and memory. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condition: New. The graveyards of old New England hold an incredible range of poetic messages in the epitaphs etched into the gravestones, each a profound expression of emotion, culture, religion, and literature. These epitaphs are old, but their themes are timeless: mourning and faith, grief and hope, loss, and memory. This book tells the story of a years-long walk among gravestones and shares insights gained along the way. It identifies the source texts and authors chosen for these stones; interprets something of the tastes and beliefs of the people who did the choosing; offers some hypotheses on the various ways these texts were accessible to readers in remote towns and villages; gives a brief summary of the religious context of the times; and reflects on how the language and literature chosen for these epitaphs express these peoples' conflicted and evolving attitudes towards life, death, and eternity. …

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. lxvii, 760 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm OCLC 52073501 This reprint of the first edition of Sweet's Catalog commemorates the 90th anniversary of the Sweet's business."--Foreword ; "In offering to the public, and especially to the architects of the United States, the first edition of Sweet's Indexed Catalogue of Building Construction, the publishers have realized at the very outset the importance of stating clearly, first, what the book is, and secondly, the reasons for commending it to the architectural profession for their use and support. .to explain in a few words the character and purpose of the work, . a embodied in these first successful efforts toward a really scientific standard catalogue and index of building materials and construction. Let the matter be looked at entirely from the point of view of the architect. For a period of a dozen years, every possible method of collecting, sorting, classifying, filing and indexing all the catalogues and circulars of building materials was conscientiously given a fair trial, and after a thorough test, every method was just as conscientiously abandoned. They were abandoned because they did not work well in the specification room. They were not practicable. Everything was tried, arrangements of shelves, bookcases, pasteboard boxes, filing cases, patent binders, filing cabinets, cases of drawers, indexing schemes and " index- rerums. " At first, all the big books were put together in one place and all the little books in another place; and then all the big and little books were mixed up together, and indexed according to subject. Some had four pages, and some had four hundred pages. Barely two were of the same shape or superficies. The little ones would not stand up, and could not be gotten at when laid flat. Another elaborate system was introduced, and a voluminous cross-index started, but the big books contained too much useless matter, and the little books got lost or mislaid or could not be found just when wanted. Then the writer decided, after much time and expense, that the present system of publishing and distributing catalogues, as far as the architect is concerned, might be rightly termed " The Catalogue Delusion, " and that the only solution of the problem must lie in a scientific standard catalogue and index of building materials and construction, gradually developed toward an ideal result by the co-operation of manufacturer and architect. Briefly, then, what is Sweet's Indexed Catalogue of Building Construction? It is a scientific catalogue book system ( a volume or series of volumes) , as easy to refer to as a dictionary, consisting of groups of catalogues from which as much unnecessary matter as possible has been eliminated, carefully indexed and cross- indexed, and sent out gratuitously by the publishers to every architect of good standing. Each catalogue in the work is organically arranged in its parts. It proceeds in a regular order from fact " A " to fact " Z " . Illustrations of a certain class are all grouped and arranged according to some obvious plan. " Literature " and " mere writing " are omitted, as an architect has no time in his office for either."; authors and compilers include Wm. Martin Aiken, Claire Allen, J. M. Baillie, Charles I. Berg, Otto Block, Claude Bragdon, Arnold W. Brunner, George Cary, Henry M. Congdon, James B. Cook, Francis W. Cooper, R. L. Daus, Robt. E. Dexter, A. F. D'oench, Gustav W. Drach, Wm. S. Eames, Stephen C. Earle, E. J. Eckel, John H. & Wilson C. Ely. George B. Ferry, Clellan Waldo Fisher, W. E. Fisher, Herbert W. Foltz, Henry Lord Gay, Arthur N. Gibb, Robert W. Gibson, Chas. Sumner Greene, Fred. B. Hamilton, George F. Hammond, Samuel Hannaford, Olof Hanson, H. J. Hardenbergh, W. S. Hebbard, Charles Henry, J. G. Howard, Wm. B. Ittner, Elmer F. Jacobs, Clarence H. Johnston, Harry W. Jones, E. A. Kent, Thos. R. Kimball, Edward Kneezell, Theo. C. Link, W. E. Mansur, Thos. H. Morgan, Wm. G. Nolting, J. O'Rourke,; FINE. Book.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. A COLLECTION OF NINE OCCULT SHORT STORIES, TITLES ARE THE SACK BY WINIFRED CARNEGIE, THE DANCING DOLLS BY JOHN BODY, THE BLACK CADUCEUS BY S. G. J. OUSELEY, THE HANDS BY V. J. HANSON, SELF & SHADOW BY A. C. BAILEY, THE FORBIDDEN VILLAGE BY W. P. COCKCROFT, FLASHBACK BY HENRY RAWLE, FAR ENOUGH BY IAN AVON & BRAINSTORM [ANON]. BOUND IN THE ORIGINAL CARD COVERS, MEASURES APPROX 8 x 5 INCHES WITH 36 PAGES INCLUDING REAR COVER. FEW MINOR MARKS & LIGHT CREASES TO COVER WITH SOME OCCASIONAL CREASES TO PAGES. OVERALL A VERY GOOD COPY WITH COVERS WELL ATTACHED. EXTRA POSTAGE COSTS MAY APPLY TO OVERSEAS ORDERS. ALL BOOKS POSTED IN STURDY BOOK BOX. …

Second booklet of short stories of an occult theme, published in Burne Street, Marylebone, about 1946. 36 pages including wrappers, printed in blue throughout. The first issue was published possibly as early as 1941 and is titled simply "Occult". Pictorial paper wrappers, upper wrapper stained. Stapled spine unrubbed and firmly holding. A rare survivor especially in this excellent condition. Unsold copies of the second issue were rebound as part of "Four in One Weird and Occult Shorts". Scarce. Second booklet of short stories of an occult theme, published in Burne Street, Marylebone, about 1946. 36 pages including wrappers, printed in blue throughout. The first issue was published possibly as early as 1941 and is titled simply "Occult". Pictorial paper wrappers, upper wrapper stained. Stapled spine unrubbed and firmly holding. A rare survivor especially in this excellent condition. Unsold copies of the second issue were rebound as part of "Four in One Weird and Occult Shorts". Book. …

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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Reading the Gravestones of Old New England | John G. S. Hanson | Taschenbuch | Kartoniert / Broschiert | Englisch | 2021 | McFarland | EAN 9781476685458 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand. …