William Henry Shaw (201 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Very slightly rubbed spine extremities, else as issued. 192 pp., fully illus. in color. This edition is adopted from the original 1858 edition, quite scarce, with quality reproductions of many color illustrations. Burgundy textured paper over boards, decorated, with patterned endpapers, a lovely book. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. 384 pp. Lightly rubbed on the corners with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. Cover art by J. K. Potter. This anthology contains: Imposter by Philip K. Dick; The Liberation of Earth by William Tenn; Asylum - a novella by A. E. van Vogt; Exposure by Eric Frank Russell; Invasion of Privacy- a novelette by Bob Shaw; What Have I Done? by Mark Clifton; The Soul Empty Ones - a novelette by Walter M. Miller Jr.; The Cloud Men by Owen Oliver; The Stone Man - a novelette by Fred Saberhagen; For I Am a Jealous People - a novella by Lester del Rey; Don't Look Now by Henry Kuttner; The Certificate by Avram Davidson; The Alien Rulers - a novelette by Piers Anthony; Squeeze Box by Philip E. High; and Living Space by Isaac Asimov. J. K. Potter; (illustrator). Book. …

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Printing - First Thus. 352 pp. Light edge and corner wear with some creasing on the spine; store stamped. Cover art by Barclay Shaw. This story collection contains: Introduction: Sons of Janus; I See a Man Sitting on a Chair and the Chair is Biting His Leg - a novelette with Robert Sheckley; Brillo - a novelette with Ben Bova; A Toy for Juliette - with Robert Bloch; The Prowler in the City at the Edge of the World - a novelette with Robert Bloch; Scherzo for Schizoids: Notes on a Collaboration - an essay by Ellison unassisted; Up Christopher to Madness - a novelette with Avram Davidson; Runesmith - with Theodore Sturgeon; Rodney Parish for Hire - with Joe L. Hensley; The Kong Papers - with William Rotsler; The Human Operators - a novelette with A. E. van Vogt; Survivor #1 - with Henry Slesar; The Power of the Nail - with Samuel R. Delany; Wonderbird - with Algis Budrys; The Song the Zombie Sang - with Robert Silverberg; Street Scene - with Keith Laumer; and Come to Me Not in Winter's White - with Roger Zelazny. Barclay Shaw; (illustrator). Book.…

Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: New.

First printing (per publisher's number line upon copyright page). xx, 251 pages. Hardcover: H 24.25cm x L 15.75cm. Dust jacket lightly rubbed. Pale green cloth. Past owner's personal bookplate on front pastedown Interior pages are otherwise bright and clean. Binding retains some crispness. With b/w illustrations, Foreword by Peter H. Raven, Foreword by Robert R. Archibald, Acknowledgements, Introduction "From a garden looking out: public culture in Henry Shaw's St. Louis" by editor Eric Sandweiss, Contributors, and Index. Features eight chapters titled as: "Gods in Ruins: St. Louis Politicians and American Destiny, 1764-1875" by Kenneth H. Winn; "African Americans in Henry Shaw's St. Louis" by Antonio F. Holland; "Learning from the 'Majority-Minority' City: Immigration in Nineteenth-Century St. Louis" by Walter D. Kamphoefner; "The Economy of Nineteenth-Century St. Louis" by James Neal Primm; "Enterprise and Exchange: The Growth of Research in Henry Shaw's St. Louis" by Michael Long; "Public Education in Nineteenth-Century St. Louis" by William J. Reese; "Shaping the Authentic: St. Louis Theater Culture and the Construction of American Social Types, 1815-1860" by Louis Gerteis; "Themes and Schemes: The Literary Life of Nineteenth-Century St. Louis" by Lee Ann Sandweiss. ISBN 0826214398.…

Condition: New.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Thus. First American Edition of 1864 English original. Includes a 53 page "Sketches of American Literature" section (added and authored by Tuckerman). 540 total pages. Brown cloth binding with gold gilt lettering on spine. A VERY GOOD, CLEAN, TIGHT COPY! GFC1. …

Condition: New.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good Plus. Complete issue with original covers and advertisements. Light wear soiling to covers, well bound, clean and unmarked. A very nice copy. Inquires about condition details and content always welcome. Comes in a clear archival bag.

Condition: New.

Condition: Good. Name, place and date on first endpaper; foxed.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardback or Cased Book. Condition: New. New Ideas in Magic: Illusions, Spiritualistic Effects, Etc. Book.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New. In English.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Not Issued. 3rd Edition. Brown cloth, lettered in gilt. Presumed 3rd edition, reprinting prefaces from first two editions (1864, 1865), this edition copyrighted 1867, dated 1868 on lower main title (likely 1st ptg. thus). 540,8 pp. Minor rubbing to corners and spine extremities. Endpapers mildly tanned, minor foxing scattered through interior. Firm binding, intact hinges. Notably well-preserved copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.…

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 1 score ; 23 cm. Principally for mixed voices ISBN 9780193532229, 9780193532212, 0193532212, 0193532220 LCCN m 61002394 LC M2065 .C237 196 OCLC 1468418762 green and white paper wrappers ; SATB accompanied & unaccompanied ; Edited and arranged by Reginald Jacques and David Willcocks Table of Contents: A boy was born/ Britten -- A Christmas Carol/ Kodaly -- A great and mighty wonder/ Kodaly -- A merry Christmas/ Warrell -- A virgin most pure/ Wood -- Adeste fideles/ Willcocks -- And there were shepherds/ Bach/Willcocks -- Angels/ from the realms of glory/ Jacques -- As with gladness men of old/ Kocher/Willcocks -- Away in a manger/ Kirkpatrick/Willcocks -- Away in a manger/ Jacques -- Blessed be that maid Mary/ Willcocks -- The Blessed son of God/ Vaughan Willams -- The Boar's head carol/ Poston -- Carol/ with lullaby/ Tate -- Coventry Carol/ Anon -- Coventry Carol/ Shaw -- Ding dong! merrily on high/ Wood -- The first nowell/ Willcocks -- Gallery carol/ Jacques -- Gloucestershire wassail/ Vaughan Williams -- God rest you merry/ gentlemen/ Willcocks -- Good King Wenceslas/ Jacques -- Hark! the herald angels sing/ Mendelssohn/Willcocks -- The holly and the ivy/ Jacques -- I saw three ships/ Willcocks -- I saw three ships/ Jacques -- In dulci jubilo/ Pearsall/Jacques -- Infant holy/ infant lowly/ Willcocks -- It came upon the midnight clear/ Sullivan -- King Jesus hath a garden/ Wood -- The linden tree carol/ Jacques -- Lute-book lullaby/ Ballet/Shaw -- No sad thought his soul affright/ Vaughan Williams -- O come/ all ye faithful/ Willcocks -- O little one sweet/ Bach -- O little town of Bethlehem/ Vaughan Williams/Armstrong -- O men from the fields/ Cooke -- Once in royal David's city/ Gauntlett/Mann -- Past three a clock/ Wood -- Rejoice and be merry/ Jacques -- Rocking/ Willcocks -- See amid the winter's snow/ Goss/Willcocks -- The Shepherd's farewell/ Berlioz -- Sussex Carol/ Willcocks -- The three kings/ Cornelius/Atkins -- Torches/ Joubert -- Unto us is born a son/ Willcocks -- Up! good Christen folk/ and listen/ Woodward -- We've been a while a-wandering/ Vaughan Williams -- What cheer?/ Walton -- When Christ was born/ Jacques -- While shepherds watched their flocks/ Ravenscroft -- While the shepherds were watching/ Armstrong Gibbs -- Zither Carol/ Sargent ; Reginald Jacques was born in 1894 in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire and studied at Queen's College, Oxford, where he later became organist and director of music in 1926. Reginald Jacques was also conductor of the Oxford Orchestra Society from 1930 to 1936. From 1931 to 1960 he was conductor of The Bach Choir in London. In 1936 he founded his own Jacques Orchestra, which he conducted until 1960. In 1954 he was made Commander of the Order of the British Empire. He died in 1969. John Rutter was born in London in 1945 and studied music at Clare College, Cambridge. His compositions embrace choral, orchestral, and instrumental music, and he has edited or co-edited various choral anthologies, including four Carols for Choirs volumes with Sir David Willcocks and the Oxford Choral Classics series. From 1975 to 1979 he was Director of Music at Clare College, and in 1981 he formed his own choir, the Cambridge Singers. He now divides his time between composition and conducting and is sought after as a guest conductor for the world's leading choirs and orchestras. Born in 1919, David Willcocks began his musical career as a chorister at Westminster Abbey, later winning scholarships to Clifton College and King's College, Cambridge. Following war service, he was elected Fellow of King's College, and later became Organist of Salisbury & Worcester Cathedrals, conducting the Three Choirs Festival whilst at Worcester. Willcocks returned to King's College, Cambridge as Director of Music from 1957-1974, with the first collection of his arrangements in the Carols for Choirs series publishing in 1961. He was Director of Music at the Royal College of Music from 1974-1984, died 2015 ; FINE. Book.…

Hardback. Condition: New.

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Paperback. Condition: Used; Good. ***Simply Brit*** Welcome to our online used book store, where affordability meets great quality. Dive into a world of captivating reads without breaking the bank. We take pride in offering a wide selection of used books, from classics to hidden gems, ensuring there is something for every literary palate. All orders are shipped within 24 hours and our lightning fast-delivery within 48 hours coupled with our prompt customer service ensures a smooth journey from ordering to delivery. Discover the joy of reading with us, your trusted source for affordable books that do not compromise on quality.…

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: New. In English.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.