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KENNEDY, WILLIAM

Capitol in Albany: A Quest for Grace and Glory

Aperture / Temporary State Commission on the Restoration of the Capitol, 1986. Large Softcover. Ill.: Clift, William; Shore, Stephen; Turner, Judith; Weaks, Dan (photographers). New. A beautiful copy -- binding tight, pages clean & bright, cover pristine. This book celebrates, through text and numerous color photographs, the construction and modification of the Capitol Building in Albany, with prefaces by Mario M. Cuomo, Warren M. Anderson, & Stanley Fink, as well as an essay by William Kennedy. Known for its vast scale and unique combination of architectural styles, this structure is a wonderful object of study for those interested in architecture. "The unique character New York State's Capitol Building is explored in this volume. Four of America's leading photographers and Albany's leading man of letters throw the spotlight on this little-known landmark. Photographers William Clift, Stephen Shore, Judith Turner, and Dan Weaks turn their camera eye on this historical monument in celebration of its beauty. An introduction by Pulitzer Prize-winning author William Kennedy addresses the Capitol's history and Kennedy's own remembrances of its glory days. A preface by New York Governor Mario Cuomo, Warren M. Anderson, and Stanley Fink sets the tone of loving appreciation. The diverse collection of images herein is a testament not only to the myriad fascinations which the building holds but to the flexibility and varied vocabulary of the photograph. The Capitol in Albany begins with Dan Weak's black-and-white composite photographs of the four facades. Weaks's images offer the most complete view of the Capitol extant, a view unavailable to the human eye from the street. Stephen Shore moves us inward with beautiful color images of the grand stairways that lead to the Capitol's many entrances. Once inside, William Clift photographs the anterooms and meeting rooms, bringing a delicacy of vision to bear on the ghosts of Albany's past. Finally, Judith Turner explores the structural details which distinguish the Capitol, rendering them with the simplicity of charcoal drawing. In all, the Capitol is revealed to be both architecturally significant and rich in history. This volume speaks eloquently and convincingly of the building's beauty and the need for architectural and historical preservation. A landmark work of architecture, the New York State Capitol Building in Albany has been a source of both pride and controversy since its inception in 1866. Like a medieval cathedral -- and unlike most American architecture -- the construction of the building stretched over more than three decades and several changes in popular taste. It bears the creative imprints of a half-dozen architects, and stands today as an amazing amalgam made from the stuff of both dreams and democracy. The Capitol's history began during the Revolutionary War when, fleeing the British, legislators left their home base in New York City, and constantly shifted their meetings from Harlem to Fishkill, Kingston to Poughkeepsie and Albany. As bureaucracy would have it, mountains of paperwork accumulated, forcing the legislature to become less mobile. In 1797 a bill was passed designating Albany the capital. In 1804 it was decided that an official meeting house was needed for these, the most influential decision-makers in the Empire State. The cornerstone for the original capitol building was laid in 1806, on the top of State Street Hill in Albany, with Mayor Philip Schuyler Van Rensselaer in attendance. By 1863, the state government had outgrown its modest quarters several times over, and bigger, more lavish quarters were required. Two years of planning and debate ensued over a new capitol and whether it should be built in Albany. It was decided that it should and the new capitol rose up behind the old one. As lawmakers changed, so did the tastemakers--and the architects they employed. The first round of building was marked by the collaboration of Thomas and Italian Renaissance architecture respectively. In 1876, with a new legislature in place, and financial appropriations wavering accordingly, Gilman withdrew and Fuller was dismissed. They were replaced by an advisory board containing Leopold Eidlitz, Henry H. Richardson and Frederick Law Olmsted, creator of New York's Central Park. Through this committee, Romanesque and French Renaissance touches were added to the previous styles. In 1883, Issac Perry was put in charge of the project. He completed the work of his predecessors and made a major addition to the edifice -- the grand front staircase. Through it all, and despite the objections of architectural purists, the building developed into a unique and graceful marriage of styles. Today, with an extensive restoration underway, it stands as a monument to elegance, endurance, and the glory of New York State.".

Bookseller reference : 069559

KENNEDY, WILLIAM

Riding The Yellow Trolley Car. Selected Nonfiction

New York, Viking Books. 1993, 1st Printing. (ISBN: 0670842117) Boards & Cloth with Dustjacket, NICELY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY WILLIAM KENNEDY: "FOR..ON HIS 21ST,FROM THE FELLOW ON THE OPPOSITE PAGE AT 22, WILLIAM KENNEDY." Large collection of essays and book reviews by the prize winning author and sometime screenwriter. Includes pieces on the filming of "Ironweed" & "The Cotton Club" along with many profiles and pieces on his beloved Albany. Uncommon inscribed. Fine/fine.

Bookseller reference : 007907

Kennedy, William

The Albany Novels Legs - Billy Phelan`s Greatest Game - Ironweed.

New York: Quality Paperback Book Club, 1987. 317 S.; 282 S.; 227 S. Broschiert.

Einband leicht berieben. Gebrauchsspurig. - William Joseph Kennedy was born and raised in Albany, New York. Many of his novels feature the interaction of members of the fictional Irish-American Phelan family, and make use of incidents of Albany`s history and the supernatural. Kennedy`s works include The Ink Truck (1969), Legs (1975), Billy Phelan`s Greatest Game (1978), Ironweed (1983, winner of 1984 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction; film, 1987), and Roscoe (2002). He is a graduate of Siena College in Loudonville, New York and currently resides at Averill Park, a hamlet about 16 miles east of Albany. After serving in the Army, Kennedy lived in Puerto Rico where he met his mentor, Saul Bellow, who encouraged him to write novels. While living in San Juan, he befriended journalist/author Hunter S. Thompson, a friendship that continued throughout their careers. Kennedy, who had previously been anxious to leave Albany, returned to his hometown and worked for the Albany Times Union as an investigative journalist writing stories exposing activities of the O`Connell political machine. His use of Albany as the setting for seven of his novels has drawn comparison to James Joyce`s use of Dublin.

Bookseller reference : 29897

KENNEDY, WILLIAM.

O Albany! Improbable City Of Political Wizards, Fearless Ethnics, Spectacular Aristocrats, Splendid Nobodies, And Underrated Scoundrels.

Penguin Books, New York: 1987. Softcover. Good condition. Study of the social life and customs as well as the politics and government of Albany, the state capital of New York, by the novelist William Kennedy. Improbable city of political wizards, fearless ethnic groups, spectacular aristocrats, splendid nobodies, and underrated scoundrels. Includes an index. ¶ 402 pages.

Bookseller reference : 4681X2 ISBN : 0140074163

KENNEDY William V., BAKER David, FRIEDMANN Richard, MILLER David

LA GUERRE SECRETE MODERNE.

Bordas, 1984. In-4, 208 pp. Cartonnage toilé de l'éditeur, avec sa jaquette illustrée. Les techniques de l'espionnage et des opérations spéciales. Avec de nombreux documents confidentiels. Préface du comte de Marenches. Illustré de 300 photos couleurs, 90 cartes et diagrammes, glossaire des sigles, index. Jaquette propre, et Ex. en très bon état.

Contient : La collecte, la protection, l'évaluation des informations sensibles à l'ère de l'électronique. Le fonctionnement des principaux services de renseignement. Leurs forces, leurs faiblesses, leur importance pour la sécurité nationale et internationale. ISBN : 2040127518

Bookseller reference : MI0113 ISBN : 2040127518

KENNEDY, WILLIAM.

Billy Phelan's Greatest Game.

Penguin Books, Harmondsworth: 1983. Hardcover, no dustjacket. Reading copy. The second in William Kennedy's brilliant cycle of novels (including Legs and Ironweed) set in Albany, New York. Captures the seamy underside of a brassy, sweaty city that would prefer to pretend that the Depression doesn't exist. ¶ 282 pages.

Bookseller reference : 28167X1 ISBN : 0140063404

KENNEDY, WILLIAM, IRISH POET (1799-1871),

Autograph Manuscript Verse, entitled "The Syrian Rose" commencing "I am a gay young Palatine-young Palatine-young Palatime-I am a gay young Palatine-all of the banks of Rhine!...".

n.p, n. d. 9 3/8 x 3 inches. . On a slip of paper with the added manuscript notationÊ"This is a verse of an unpublished poem by William Kennedy, author of many pieces of high poetic merit and History of [indecipherable] Texas. this is in his own handwriting. David Robertson." David Robertson was a Glasgow publisher. ¶ Kennedy is known as the author of"The Arrow and the Rose" (1830) and "Fitful Fancies" (1827). Earlier on he had assisted William Motherwell on "The Paisley Magazine, in 1830 he collaborated with Leitch Ritchie. In 1838 he accompanied the Earl of Durham to Canada as his secretary and subsequently travelled in Canada and the United States. He spent several years in Texas and published "The Rise, Progress, and Prospects of the Republic of Texas." Of this work Howes writes "Paints a favorable picture of Texas, and may have hastened English recognition of her independence"

Bookseller reference : 21735

KENNEDY, WILLIAM; KENNEDY, BRENDAN;

Charlie Malarkey and the Belly-button Machine

1987, Jonathan Cape Hardback Condition Very Good. Notes Hardback. Contents 32pp. ISBN: 022402454X.

Bookseller reference : 134054 ISBN : 022402454X

KENNEDY, WILLIAM AND BRENDAN

Charlie Malarkey and the belly-button machine

London : Cape, 1987.. 1st edition. Fine in pictorial boards. Illustrated by Glen Baxter. ISBN 0224024454X.

Bookseller reference : 16089 ISBN : 1

KENNEDY, WILLIAM

Ironweed

Norwalk, CT, U.S.A.: Easton Press, 2004. Signed Edition. Full-Leather. 8vo. A special Limited Edition, this copy SIGNED by AUTHOR William Kennedy. A wonderful copy of this scarce book in As New condition, never taken out of its original shrink-wrap; Set in Depression-era Albany, Ironweed is Kennedy's unforgettable tale of one man's search to reconcile himself with a past riddled with calamity and many loves gone awry. Pulitzer Prize and National Book Critics Circle winning Ironweed is last in the Albany Trilogy, preceded by Legs and Billy Phelan's Greatest Game. Basis for the major motion picture starring: Jack Nicholson, Meryl Streep, Tom Waits, Fred Gwynne, and Carroll Baker. Contains all of the classic Easton Press trimmings: premium leather, silk moiré end leaves, distinctive cover design, hubbed spine, accented in real 22KT gold, satin ribbon page marker, gilded page edges, long-lasting, high quality acid-neutral paper, sewn pages for strength and durability. As New; Signed by Author .

Bookseller reference : 11606

WILLIAM KENNEDY; WILLIAM J. KENNEDY

IRONWEED PENGUIN USA (PAPER) 1988

Used * Acceptable MMPB Acceptable

Bookseller reference : 453225953

BAGLEY, DESMOND / CESCO, FEDERICA DE / KENNEDY, WILLIAM P. / LABASTILLE, ANNE

ATEMLOS / DAS LIED DER DELPHINE / KOMMANDO SANKT ANSELM / FRAU IN DER WILDNIS DAS BESTE GMBH READER'S DIGEST STUTTGART, 1991

Gebundene Ausgabe, 536 S., Sehr interessantes Exemplar in sehr gutem Zustand, ohne Namenseintragung, ohne Widmung, Goldpraegeschrift auf Buchruecken, Goldpraegedruck auf Buchdeckel, Ledereinband, Zustand: 2, sehr gut - gebraucht, Atemlos / Das Lied der Delphine / Kommando Sankt Anselm / Frau in der Wildnis, Bagley, Desmond / Cesco, Federica de / Kennedy, William P. / LaBastille, Anne 3870703733 sehr gut - gebraucht

Bookseller reference : BU033936

KENNEDY, WILLIAM SLOANE.

JOHN G. WHITTIER: THE POET OF FREEDOM (FUNK & WAGNALLS, NEW YORK, 1892).

. Hardback. Internal splitting at spine (front & back), spine faded & spine ends worn, otherwise good, firm. iv + 330pp.

Bookseller reference : A3812.