Robert C Lowry (15 results)

Pamphlet. Condition: Very Good. Vol 92, No 4, pp. 759-774, 4to, Extracted from orig vol, then Recased in orig journal covers, else VG.

Pamphlet. Condition: Very Good. Vol 91, No 2, pp. 308-323, 4to, Extracted from orig vol, thus begins with title page, trimmed & stapled pamphlet, else VG.

Pamphlet. Condition: Very Good. Vol 88, No 4, pp. 811-828, 4to, Extracted from orig vol, begins with title page, trimmed & stapled, thus is like a pamphlet else VG.

Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition. Good dust jacket. 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: very_good. Gently read. May have name of previous ownership, or ex-library edition. Binding tight; spine straight and smooth, with no creasing; covers clean and crisp. Minimal signs of handling or shelving. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships USPS Media Mail.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. [1st ed., 1st printing ] ; xi, 271 pages illustrations 24 cm ; ISBN 9780835202220, 0835202224 ; OCLC 6023 ; LCCN 69018200 ; LOC No Z476 .A63 1969 ; grey cloth, no dustjacket ; Contents: Forward / Joseph A Duffy -- Starting a new store / Elizabeth Young -- Choosing a location / Gordon W. Bryant -- Is an architect necessary? / Marshal L. Oliver -- How materials and design can cut maintenance costs / Adolph Novak -- ABS's of stocking the bookstore / H. Joseph Houlihan -- Hiring and training personnel for the bookstore / Barry H. Mark -- What to tell the neophyte: Bookselling is a good career / James F. Albright -- Trade tools for the bookstore / Elizabeth A. Geiser -- Bookstore accounting methods and operating controls / Stanley Hunnewell -- Perpetual inventory control system (PICS) / H. D. Greene III -- Portrait of a lending library / Charles B. Anderson -- Fine bindings / GordonW. Bryant -- Paperbacks in the general bookstore / Eliot Leonard -- Technical books in the general bookstore / Sam Weller -- Foreign-language books in the American bookstore / Emanuel Molho -- Setting up a children's book department / Judy Noyes -- Getting the right book to the right child / Elizabeth Lowry -- Promoting a children's book department / Blanche Campbell -- Book fairs / Goddard Light -- Sidelines and the American bookstore / Joseph A. Duffy -- Snob sidelines: Chess sets, jigsaw puzzles and literary dolls / Elizabeth Lowry -- Personalized Christmas cards / Charles B Anderson -- Bookstore publicity / Harriette Waterman -- Direct mail for retail bookstores / Morton L. Levin -- Developing an advertising program / Morton L. Levin -- Store windows and in-store display / Trumbull Huntington -- Successful radio and television promotion / Lewis Myer -- Currents from the Chinook: putting a bookstore on the map / Judy Noyes -- Autographing parties: a community service / Anne Udin -- Summer reading lists for secondary and elementary schools / C. Roysce Smith -- How to get through Christmas / Goddard Light -- A general bookstore in a college community / Robert B Campbell -- Managing a branch bookstore: problems and responsibilities / Lee A Weber -- Planning and making the move to a new store / Ellsworth Young -- The long-range role of the American Booksellers Association / Joseph A Duffy -- Purposes and servces of the American Bookseller's Association -- ABA suggestions for bookstore personnel -- Single-copy order plan (SCOP) -- Uniterm -- Combination order-invoice form -- Books about books: a bookman's library ; scuffed, G. Book.

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

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 1st edition. 300 pages. 9.20x6.20x0.60 inches. In Stock.

"Portrait of Elizabeth Duchess of Hamilton (née Gunning), half-length directed to left, in an oval frame, wearing a bonnet with close ruffles around the face tied under the chin and black shawl edged with lace tied with a bow" (BM). Mezzotint after Catherine Read, 1771, published in London by Robert Sayer. 50,8 x 35 cms (plate), 51,7 x 36,5 cms (sheet). Elizabeth Gunning, The Duchess of Hamilton, was a celebrated beauty who married James Hamilton, 6th Duke of Hamilton, and later John Campbell, 5th Duke of Argyll. - - - Catherine Read (1723-1778) was a Scottish portrait painter in crayons, who also worked occasionally in oils and as a miniaturist. She studied in Paris under Quentin de la Tour, and later in Rome 1751-53, where she studied under L. G. Blanchet. Read settled in London in 1754. There are a number of mezzotints of her portraits. - - - Robert Laurie was the inventor of colour printing in mezzotint in 1776, and later turned print publisher.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 1st edition. 300 pages. 9.20x6.20x0.60 inches. In Stock. This item is printed on demand.