Johnson Diane Introduction (33 results)

Trade Paperback. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No DJ Issued. Good. No dust jacket as issued. Ex-library. Typical ex-lib markings, but little used. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. Audience: General/trade. Text clean, spine tight.

Condition: As New. Unread copy in mint condition.

Hard Back. Condition: Near Fine. Slip Case. First Editions. All three books are 2008 Editions First Printings and all three have the previous owner's name stamped with red ink on the half-title pages and again on the back endpapers but beyond that those three books as new. The slipcase has a couple of very light, barely noticeable, corner bumps. Diane Johnson's Introduction includes all three books and it is included in the Gleanings in France book. In this inaugural edition of the Atlas Pocket Classics series, Diane Johnson introduces three masterpieces of travel writing. Robert Louis Stevenson's Travels with a Donkey (201 Pages 1879) ,is the notebook he kept during his respite from poor health, tormented love, and inadequate friends a thoroughly entertaining account of the French people and their country. James Fenimore Cooper's Gleanings in France (361 pages 1831), one of his rarest works, is an elegant collection of his letters home; he offers a discriminating portrait of France in the last days of its final experiment with monarchy, and offers practical advice on the art of travel. Edith Wharton proclaims in the opening lines of A Motor-flight through France (216 pages 1908), that the motor-car has restored the romance of travel then sets off in the new invention to explore the cities and countryside of the nation she loved above all; Wharton's spirited account of her journey is a declaration of her passion for travel and her deep affinity for the people and places of France.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Ships Out Tomorrow.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. reissue edition. 304 pages. 6.50x4.00x0.75 inches. In Stock.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Good brown boards with gilt lettering on spine. Binding and hinges tight and square; Contents clean and unmarked. Good dust jacket price clipped; light rubbing along edges, sun faded, soiled, small chips and tears. 256pp. List of plates. …

Staple-bound Book. Condition: Very Good. Staplebound softcover in very good condition: slight wrinkling along staple spine; also slight soiling to cover. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Illustrated by Halfdan Egedius, Christian Krohg, Gerhard Munthe, Erik Werenskiold, Wilhelm Wetlesen (illustrator). Book. …

Hardcover. 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.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. 1st. Cloth, 232 pages, illustrations (some colour); 32 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Stated First edition. Dust jacket, with light shelfwear, protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! Additional shipping charges may be requested for international & priority orders. A massive coffee-table book. Profusely illustrated. *** "A look at the diversity of the photographic medium. The volume showcases works by such photographers as Richard Avedon, Cindy Sherman, Margaret Bourke-White, Henri Cartier-Bresson and Irving Penn in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the International Center of Photography." - Publisher. *** CONTENTS: Preface, by Willis E. Hartshorn; The anatomy, philosophy, and history of a collection of photographs, by Ellen Handy; About seeing; Still life, by Ann Lauterbach; Fashion and style, by Anne Hollander; Interiors, by Diane Johnson; Cities and urban encounters; Landscapes; War and disaster; Everyday life; Verbal image, by Charles Simic; Portraits; Biographies of photographers. Size: Folio. Collectible.…

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. reissue edition. 304 pages. 6.50x4.00x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Fine, Stated First Edtn, hardcover, coco linen over board w gilt font on spine, 255 pps. Dust jacket unclipped, no tears but does show shelf wear marks and bumps at corners/spine. A well conceived and executed book containing 205 photographs by 258 photographers all demonstrating the tremendous range of images and technique which have been accomplished by the use of the Polaroid camera. Editors claim this is the first book to undertake this mission. Good articles for each section. Oversize, addtl postage may be required.…

Hardcover. First edition, first printing. Near Fine cloth-bound hardcover with light wear at the tips and along the bottom edges of the boards in a Very Good dust jacket with sunning to the spine, light wear at the extremities and some soiling at the tips and along the fore edges, now protected by a mylar cover. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. 264 pages; 105 color, 100 duo-toned b&w plates; 10 x 12 inches. Legacy of Light was the first book to demonstrate the extraordinary range of artistry that has been made possible by the invention of the Polaroid camera. It shows the remarkable ways in which the revolutionary "instant" film has been used by great photographers as well as by leading painters and graphic artists who have worked with it in the creation of new styles of contemporary art. 58 artists are represented including Ansel Adams, Imogen Cunningham, Paul Caponigro, Robert Frank, David Hockney, Lucas Samaras, Chuck Close, Jan Groover, Barbara Kasten, and John Coplans.…

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. trade paperback edition edition. 144 pages. 8.00x5.25x0.25 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Westminister, Maryland; Alfred a Knopf Inc; 1987; 1st Edition; Hardcover; Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Stated First Edition. Very Good Hard Cover in a Very Good Dust Jacket. 255 pages. Contains 249 color and black and white polaroid photos, with complete data on each at end of book. Introduction by Peter Schjeldahl, Essays by Gretel Ehrlich, Richard Howard, Diana Johnson, and Robert Stone. Remainder mark on bottom of pages. A few minor scuffs to DJ..…

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 242 pages. 8.00x5.00x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. First Edition. Introduction by Diane Johnson. Memoirs of the political and literary scene between the wars in Spain by one of the leading women writers of her time. Has all the points of first issue. A clean, unmarked and unclipped copy protected in a Mylar jacket cover.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition Thus. Text is clean. Cover and dust jacket show only limited wear. Head of spine bumped. States 1997 Modern Library Edition with full number line, including '1'. ; Toledano binding style 'Gm', Bernhard endpapers, Dust Jacket 'G10'. Homeschool curricula references: [Berquist, Designing Your Own Classical Curriculum, pg. 165 (9th grade) ] [Bloom, Who Should We Then Read, pp. 54-55] [Burt: The Novel 100 - A Ranking of the Greatest Novels of All Time, 52]; Modern Library Movie Tie-In Edition; 8.10 X 5.50 X 1.40 inches; 682 pages.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition Thus. Text is clean. Cover and dust jacket show only limited wear. Faint crease to front free endpaper. Minor bumping to spine ends. States 1997 Modern Library Edition with full number line, including '1'. ; Toledano binding style 'Gm', Bernhard endpapers, Dust Jacket 'G10'. Homeschool curricula references: [Berquist, Designing Your Own Classical Curriculum, pg. 165 (9th grade) ] [Bloom, Who Should We Then Read, pp. 54-55] [Burt: The Novel 100 - A Ranking of the Greatest Novels of All Time, 52]; Modern Library Movie Tie-In Edition; 8.10 X 5.50 X 1.40 inches; 682 pages.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Fine in near fine dust jacket with a short closed tear at the rear flap fold.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 380 pages. 8.00x5.25x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 2nd printing edition. 560 pages. 8.25x5.25x1.50 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. reprint edition. 436 pages. 8.50x5.50x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust jacket has light wear around the edges. In mylar protective cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. second printing edition. 696 pages. 5.25x8.50x1.50 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Text is clean. Cover and dust jacket show only traces of wear. States 2003 Modern Library Edition with full number line including '1'. First Modern Library edition for this translation. ; Toledano binding style 'G10', Bernhart Endpapers, Dust Jacket unique to this title. ; Modern Library Giant; 8.5 X 1.25 X 5.5 inches; 560 pages.…

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. second printing edition. 696 pages. 5.25x8.50x1.50 inches. In Stock.

First edition 145 duotones and 30 color photographs. Very fine and bright in fine pictorial dustjacket with crisp bright text throughout. Exquisite all around. A lovely copy. New and bright all around, gift quality.

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

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

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.