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1991réf. PB919bFirst printing.Volume measuring approximately 6.75" x 9.75" is bound in black cloth with stamped gilt lettering to spine. Book is in excellent condition. Dust jacket displays very light shelfwear. Jacket is now preserved in mylar cover. 154 pages."Sometime around the 1960s a century or more after the avant-garde was named into existence by utopian socialists and advanced artists the media was full of reports of its "death." How could such a death havve occurred Weren't we still surrounded by what would once hve been called avant-garde artists movements rhetoric and works In this book Paul Mann traces the causes of the avant-garde's allegedly terminal illness. His goal is not to produce yet another history of the avant-garde or another study of particular artists or movements -- although many movements and works are reconsidered -- but rather to investigate the discourse of the avant-garde the ways we talk about the avant-gardes the notion that "to produce a theory of the avant-garde is to articulate its death." Indiana University Press hardcover
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2006réf. x-0268034958Univ of Notre Dame Pr 2006. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 264 pages. 9.00x6.25x0.75 inches. Univ of Notre Dame Pr hardcover
2006réf. x-0268034966Univ of Notre Dame Pr 2006. Paperback. New. 296 pages. 8.75x5.75x0.50 inches. Univ of Notre Dame Pr paperback
réf. a86702London 1876-77. Octavo pp. 248-266 5 woodcut text illustrations removed from the Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers Vol. XLVII Part 1 and rebound in later wraps. VG plus. . paperback
1944réf. 140949367New York: Simon and Schuster 1944. Limited Edition. Very Good. Limited edition. Eleanor Roosevelt's copy #6 of 150 copies signed by each of the ten authors on the limitation page tipped in at front: Thomas Mann Rebecca West Sigrid Undset Andre Maurois and six others. xiii 1 488 pp. Custom bound in chestnut polished calf stamped in gilt on spine boards and turn-ins; Roosevelt's name stamped on front board. Not signed or inscribed by her though. All edges gilt maroon morocco title label to spine printed endpapers maroon ribbon marker. Very Good with light rubbing to extremities and heavy chipping to title label; front joint starting at upper end. Light scattered stains to fly-leaves; contents overall clean binding firm. Buergin 568. In the summer of 1942 the Austrian refugee and music publisher Armin L. Robinson invited ten prestigious writers to work on a new project: an anti-fascist propaganda film that would demonstrate that Nazi ideology violated each of the Ten Commandments. The deal with Metro-Goldwyn-Meyer fell through so Robinson decided to continue the project as a collection of ten novellas. Each writer took one amendment with Thomas Mann leading the charge: 1. Thou shalt have no other gods before me. Thomas Mann. 2. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image. Rebecca West. 3. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain. Franz Werfel. 4. Remember to keep the sabbath day to keep it holy. John Erskine. 5. Honour thy father and thy mother. Bruno Frank. 6. Thou shalt not kill. Jules Romains. 7. Thou shalt not commit adultery. Andre Maurois. 8. Thou shalt not steal. Sigrid Undset. 9. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor. Hendrik Willem Van Loon. 10. Thou shalt not covet. Louis Bromfeld. The book was published in December 1943. Reviewers felt that the collection was uneven and overly long but still found much to praise particularly in Mann's contribution. They all felt the moral imperative of anti-Nazi writing: "Here the world's pen is raised against the sword of the super-race" wrote the New York Times. Four years into the war it had become clear that Hitler's conquest of Europe went well beyond territorial expansion and was an assault on civilization itself. It is no surprise that Eleanor Roosevelt should own a copy of this limited edition the text of which is taken from the third trade printing. Apart from being married to Hitler's chief opponent Eleanor was an activist whose positive newspaper review of Mann's 1938 book The Coming Victory of Democracy had aided its success with the American public. The Roosevelts received Thomas Mann and his wife at the White House in 1941 and Mann who admired the President's values and speechmaking gave a speech on behalf of his reelection campaign in 1944. This copy of The Ten Commandments bound for the First Lady's personal library is a tribute to the shared principles of those towering figures. Simon and Schuster unknown books
1944réf. 140949367New York: Simon and Schuster 1944. Limited Edition. Very Good. Limited edition. Eleanor Roosevelt's copy #6 of 150 copies signed by each of the ten authors on the limitation page tipped in at front: Thomas Mann Rebecca West Sigrid Undset Andre Maurois and six others. xiii 1 488 pp. Custom bound in chestnut polished calf stamped in gilt on spine boards and turn-ins; Roosevelt's name stamped on front board. Not signed or inscribed by her though. All edges gilt maroon morocco title label to spine printed endpapers maroon ribbon marker. Very Good with light rubbing to extremities and heavy chipping to title label; front joint starting at upper end. Light scattered stains to fly-leaves; contents overall clean binding firm. Buergin 568. In the summer of 1942 the Austrian refugee and music publisher Armin L. Robinson invited ten prestigious writers to work on a new project: an anti-fascist propaganda film that would demonstrate that Nazi ideology violated each of the Ten Commandments. The deal with Metro-Goldwyn-Meyer fell through so Robinson decided to continue the project as a collection of ten novellas. Each writer took one amendment with Thomas Mann leading the charge: 1. Thou shalt have no other gods before me. Thomas Mann. 2. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image. Rebecca West. 3. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain. Franz Werfel. 4. Remember to keep the sabbath day to keep it holy. John Erskine. 5. Honour thy father and thy mother. Bruno Frank. 6. Thou shalt not kill. Jules Romains. 7. Thou shalt not commit adultery. Andre Maurois. 8. Thou shalt not steal. Sigrid Undset. 9. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor. Hendrik Willem Van Loon. 10. Thou shalt not covet. Louis Bromfeld. The book was published in December 1943. Reviewers felt that the collection was uneven and overly long but still found much to praise particularly in Mann's contribution. They all felt the moral imperative of anti-Nazi writing: "Here the world's pen is raised against the sword of the super-race" wrote the New York Times. Four years into the war it had become clear that Hitler's conquest of Europe went well beyond territorial expansion and was an assault on civilization itself. It is no surprise that Eleanor Roosevelt should own a copy of this limited edition the text of which is taken from the third trade printing. Apart from being married to Hitler's chief opponent Eleanor was an activist whose positive newspaper review of Mann's 1938 book The Coming Victory of Democracy had aided its success with the American public. The Roosevelts received Thomas Mann and his wife at the White House in 1941 and Mann who admired the President's values and speechmaking gave a speech on behalf of his reelection campaign in 1944. This copy of The Ten Commandments bound for the First Lady's personal library is a tribute to the shared principles of those towering figures. Simon and Schuster unknown
1944réf. 15160Simon & Schuster. As New. Hardcover. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - AS NEW THE TEXT BLOCK IS PRISTINE CLEAN UNMARKED AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - -- with a bonus offer--; 015160 . 1944. Simon & Schuster hardcover
2000réf. mon0004045362Temple Publications 12/1/2011 12:00:01 A. paperback. Very Good. 0.2362 7.9528 5.5118. Temple Publications paperback
2006réf. Q-159477076xDestiny Books 2006-01-23. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Destiny Books paperback
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2025réf. BIBHB0055113032025. Hardcover. New. About The Book: The Tea Soils of Assam and Tea Manuring by Harold H. Mann is a scientific study focusing on the soil conditions and agricultural practices essential for tea cultivation in Assam. The book discusses soil composition fertility and the use of manures to enhance tea production. Mann combines field research with practical recommendations for planters emphasizing the relationship between soil health and crop yield. This work remains significant for understanding early agricultural science and the development of India�s tea industry. About The Author: Harold H. Mann 1872�1961 was a British agricultural scientist and educator known for his pioneering research in Indian agriculture. He worked extensively on soil science crop improvement and plantation management. As the Principal of the Agricultural College Poona and Director of Agriculture in Bombay his studies greatly influenced modern agricultural practices in India. The Title 'The Tea soils of Assam and tea manuring written/authored/edited by Harold H. Mann' published in the year 2025. The ISBN 9789374930526 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 170 Pages. The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is Assam agriculture. Size of the book is 14.34 x 22.59 cms Vol: hardcover
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1934réf. 470228London: Martin Secker 1934. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First edition in English. Translated from the German by H.T. Porter. 12mo. 376pp. Pale yellow cloth. Fore-edge is lightly foxed else a fine copy in about very good dust jacket which is moderately worn and tanned on the pine with a two-inch tear at crown of spine which is archivally mended on verso with Japanese tissue. The first volume of the Joseph and His Brethren trilogy. Martin Secker hardcover books