John Zinsser (57 results)

Softcover staple bound, 40 pages, poor condition, pages detached from covers with small holes to spine at staples, covers faded; no internal marks.

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. The Terrible Baby Name Book: More Than 3,500 New Ideas for the Modern Child. Book.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Are you searching for the perfect baby shower gift? Or perhaps you're an expectant parent embarking on the existential task of naming your new child. Look no further The Terrible Baby Name Book may be the most outrageous humour book of the year. As you begin your journey to parenthood, everyone from your parents to your friends and co-workers will have an opinion on the perfect name for your baby. Any parent can reject such common names as Michael, Olivia, or Brooke. So why not choose something new and innovative? Imagine what adventures await a child named FLOTUS, Onion, Polygon, Paddle, Dr. Fauci, Helvetica, or, of course, Tostito. It will shape their personality, identity, and how they will be seen by others for the rest of their life. If you have already checked out all the baby name books and parenting websites, then you know there are a lot of great names out there, but none of them are as wild and zany as the ones we suggest. The Terrible Baby Name Book is the answer to your prayers at last, and dares parents to go where no parent has ever gone before. Our book includes: More than 3,500 delightfully unexpected names in convenient A-to-Z orderA faux academic introduction by noted 'linguist' Dr. L. Titus Carpathian providing lively examples, sharply funny commentary, and larger cultural contextAn instructional preface that tells expectant parents how to use this as a reference guide and essential resourceWitty individual name sidebars that give pronunciations, name origins, history, and origin storiesAn appendix of Top 10 lists by category, including pets, regional influences, and sports-inspired namesThe perfect gift for parents to be, this must-have baby name book will have everyone laughing along with you. Sitting beside What to Expect When You're Expecting (Workman Publishing, 1984) and Dr. Spock's Baby and Childcare (S&S, 2005), The Terrible Baby Name Book may well be the essential misguided guide for naming the modern child. Are you searching for the perfect baby shower gift? Or perhaps you're an expectant parent embarking on the existential task of naming your new child. Look no further The Terrible Baby Name Book may be the most outrageous humour book of the year. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Hardcover. Condition: Used: Good. A good copy with a tight and square binding. Boards are very good. Text is clean but has yellowed. Top edge is gilt. Dust jacket is good but has lightly scuffed. Careful packaging and fast shipping. We recommend EXPEDITED MAIL for even faster delivery.

Paperback. Condition: New.

Condition: New.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. Established seller since 2000.

Decorative Hardcover Canvas. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition/Volume 5, 1983. 574 pp. Stated first edition! Vol. 5, 1983 issue only! Over-sized and/or over weight book; may require extra postage. 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. Moderate browning/foxing on page edges, not affecting text. An Ex-Libris copy. No dust jacket. Mort Rosenfeld, Paul Henry, Anne Yvonne Gilbert, Jeffrey Terreson (Illustrated by); William Gregory (Art Editor); Marion Davis, Soren Noring, et al. (Senior Art Editors); Angelo Perrone (Associate Art Editor); George Calas, Jr., et al. (Art Research) (illustrator).…

Decorative Hardcover Canvas. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition/Volume 2, 1983. 574 pp. Stated first edition! Vol. 2, 1983 issue only! Over-sized and/or over weight book; may require extra postage. 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. Moderate browning/foxing on page edges, not affecting text. An Ex-Libris copy. No dust jacket. Hodges Soileau. Steven H. Stroud, Charles Reid, Frank Morris (Illustrated by); 'Water Lily' by Betsy Lewin (Painting); William Gregory (Art Editor); Marion Davis, Soren Noring, et al. (Senior Art Editors); Angelo Perrone (Associate Art Editor) (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. BOOK IS AS NEW AND APPEARS UNREAD THE WORK OF AMERICA'S FOREMOST ORNITHOLOGIST THE FIRST BOOK TO COVER THE ARTISTS CONTRIBUTIONS IN ALL MEDIA OIL PAINTING , PRINTS,PHOTOGRAPHY AND BOOK ILLUSTRATION A COMPLETE LOOK AT PETERSON'S LIFE WORK BEAUTIFULLY PHOTOGRAPHED IN COLOR NO OTHER PRINTINGS OR EDITIONS MENTIONED JACKET IS BRIGHT AND COMPLETE. PHOTOS (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Used - Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. For more than 70 years, Roger Tory Peterson has painted and photographed birds of the world. His Field Guide has been the bible of bird enthusiasts since 1934. This first book to celebrate Dr. Peterson's artistic career in its entirety features 150 illustrations, 100 in color, in all media, many previously unpublished. Very nice, clean, tight copy free of any marks. Wrapped in complimentary Brodart dust jacket protector. Roger Tory Petersen (illustrator).…

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 234 pp. Solidly bound copy with minimal external wear and crisp pages. Occasional pen markings on text. Pictures of actual copy -not displayed here!- available upon request. John Zinsser (Cover Design) (illustrator).

Paperback. Condition: Very Good Minus. General wear to covers with light soiling, well bound, contents bright, clean and unmarked copy. A complete issue, no major faults, with the original covers and advertisements. A well kept copy with no major faults. Further details about condition and content always welcome. Comes in a clear archival bag.…

Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 236 pages. 5.50x0.59x8.25 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 236 pages. 5.50x0.59x8.25 inches. In Stock.

Pamphlet. The booklet-catalogue for an exhibition of David Mann's paintings with an essay by John Zinsser. First edition. Staple-bound self-wrappers; 16 pages; 11 full-page color reproductions; 6.25 x 7.75 inches. Condition: Fine/As New booklet. LAID-IN is the exhibition announcement card for the show. Will be sandwiched securely between stiff layers of cardboard and shipped the next business day.…

Softcover, 52 pages, in English and German; as new condition, no internal marks, clean and crisp. Foreign shipping may be extra.

Stapled Card Stock. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. A clean unmarked copy in excellent condition.

Softcover, 104 pages, in English and German; as new condition, no internal marks, clean and crisp. Foreign shipping may be extra.

First Edition. First edition. Softcover. 23 pages. Exhibition catalog for a show that ran through February 8 through March 8, 2008. Features a brief text by Chris Sharp and the text of Cindi Di Marzo's interview of John Zinsser. Includes 9 color illustrations, list of previous exhibitions, selected bibliography, and other biographical information. A very good plus copy in wrappers with some of the usual sunning to the spine and edges. Internally a clean copy.…

Condition: New. 2026. paperback. . . . . .

softcover. Condition: Collectible; Like New. First Edition. Illustrated with full page color and black and white plates. Essay by John Zinsser. Published on the occasion of the exhibitions at Hirschl & Adler Modern in New York, December 7 - January 6, 1989, and at the Mayor Gallery in London, October 17 - November 17, 1989. ; Tight, clean and crisp. Slight sunning to spine, otherwise As New. No inscriptions. Not ex-library. In excellent condition. …

Condition: New. 2026. paperback. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Condition: New.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. Softcover exhibit catalog, 1/100 copies. Vg+; a little sunned. Text in Dutch, English & German. 50 pp. incl. 12 color reproductions. John Zinsser (illustrator).

Condition: New. In English.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Fine condition aqua blue boards, gold and black cloth spine, and gold spine lettering contained in a fine condition price-clipped photographic and color illustrated dust jacket. Includes Introduction; Songs by Category; Acknowledgments; Sources; Notes; Picture Acknowledgments; Index of People; Index of Musicals and Movies; Index of Song Titles; Permissions; About the Author and List of Other Books by William Zinsser. Profusely illustrated with black-and-white photographs and color illustrated front and rear endpapers. "In this affectionate book, William Zinsser describes his lifelong love affair with American popular song - the thousands of wonderful songs written for Broadway musicals and Hollywood movies during the 40-year golden age that began in 1927 with Show Boat. Today those songs are still the standard repertory for jazz singers and musicians, lodged in the memory of anyone who ever heard them. Who wrote all those songs? What stars and shows were they written for? How were they constructed? What makes them so good? William Zinsser tells that story through the lives of the great composers and lyricists: Jerome Kern, Cole Porter, Oscar Hammerstein, Richard Rogers, Lorenz Hart, Harold Arlen, Dorothy Fields, Goerge and Ira Gershwin, Irving Berlin, Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer, Harry Warren, Jule Styne, Frank Loesser, Stephen Sondheim, John Kander and Fred Ebb, and many others. He also looks at a number of cultural influences that gave the songs their popularity and their emotional power: sheet music, African American jazz, World War II, singers like Fred Astaire, Ella Fitzgerald and Frank Sinatra, and movies like The Wizard of Oz and Casablanca. Zinsser writes from an intimate familiarity with the work of these songwriters, explaining how each of them created a distinctive sound - one that often took the American musical theater in a new direction. The result is a book unlike any other in its authority, its insights, and its knowledge of the songwriter's craft." - from the inner front jacket flap. Homans, Kat y (book design); Moog, Christine N. (book design); Cabarga, Leslie (jacket design); Zinsser, John (author photograph) (illustrator). …

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority. David Row (illustrator).

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No dust jacket as issued. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing. Soft cover. Printed wrappers; no dust jacket as issued. Paintings and works on paper by Richmond Burton. Essay (in German and English) by Margit Weinberg Staber. Conversation with the artist (in German and English) by John Zinsser. Includes a biography, exhibition history and a bibliography. 56 pp., with 12 four-color plates and 4 black-and-white plates. 12-3/8 x 8-1/2 inches. Published on the occasion of an exhibition at the Foundation for Constructivist and Concrete Art, Zürich. Near Fine (small abrasions to the rear cover, else Fine). …