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1955ref. 67069Milano: Giulio Einaudi editore S.p.A. 1955. First edition. Hardcover. Good/Fair. 104pp. Slim quarto 30 cm Tan cloth over boards. The boards are darkened at the edges the bottom edge of the front board a bit more so. The front endpaper is cracked along the hinge and has a previous owner's bookplate and a name in pen. In a worn dust jacket with a 7 inch taped tear to the front panel and a loss that is 1/4 inch deep that extends across the length of the front panel. The rear panel is for the most part free of flaws. Italian text. A portrait of the rustic Italian village of Luzzaro featuring illustrations from black-and-white photographs by Paul Strand and text by Italian screenwriter Cesare Zavattini "The Bicycle Thief". American photographer and filmmaker Paul Strand 1890-1976 known for his street portraits strove to express the feeling of a land and its inhabitants in an honest and gracious manner and his approach greatly influenced American photography. Considered to be one of the first significant photo-books published in Italy. The image on the front of the dust jacket has become iconic. Giulio Einaudi editore S.p.A. hardcover books
1955ref. 517885Milano: Giulio Einaudi editore S.p.A. 1955. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. First edition. Text in Italian by Cesare Zavattini. Quarto. 107pp. illustrated full-page halftone photographs by Paul Strand. Gray cloth stamped in red and black. Noted scholar and author's neat ink name on front flyleaf binding has moderate toning overall very good in good only dust jacket quite soiled at the extremities and shallow chips at the upper edges. Zavattini was a noted screenwriter and collaborator with Vittorio de Sica including The Bicycle Thief and other noted Italian directors. Giulio Einaudi editore S.p.A. hardcover books
1955ref. 2022-M61Giulio Einaudi editore S.p.A. 1955. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Strand Paul. Italian screenwriter Cesare Zavattini joins with renown photographer Paul Strand to capture in word and photo the daily rhythms and spirit of Luzzara the birthplace of Zavattini. 2 tiny chips on back jacket less than 1 cm. Sunning to front cover of dust jacket. Pages are clean and unmarked. Giulio Einaudi editore S.p.A. hardcover
ref. 1621699277.Glibrary. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. unknown
2009ref. mon0003035741National Academies Press 2009-01-08. Paperback. Very Good. 0.6000 8.9000 6.0000. National Academies Press paperback
1991Fine English Paperback. Pbo. Foolscap 8vo. (18 x 12 cm). In Turkish. 86, [2] p., color and b/w ills. Türkiye'de grevlerin tarihi ve grevlerimiz.
1962ref. 199975London England: MacGibbon & Kee 1962. Hardcover. Good Ex-Library with sticker on lower DJ spine bookplate from former owner; DJ is heavily toned and chipped; light smudges marks to cloth. light rubbing to corners. foxing or tanning to edges; rubbing to corners; numerous tears; jacket has protective mylar which is worn; textblock edges are toned with some foxing and smudging; interior is clean but toned with occasional smudging/foxing; binding is solid. tan & pictorial dustjacket; grey cloth boards w/ black printing. 151 pgs w/ bw plates illustrations & maps. A wonderful collection of Strand's work. "In 1954 Paul Strand and his wife Hazel spent three months traversing the rugged island of South Uist off the west coast of Scotland. "Tir a'Mhurain" reflects the impressions they gathered during their stay. Juxtaposing people and landscape Strand's photographs depict the perfect complicity he saw between nature and habitation in this wild terrain. Whether they are of rocks and sea or a grinning shepherd boy scudding clouds hanging over seaside houses or the wrinkled face of an old lady Strand's images capture the essence and complexity of a singular place."-- Amazon. MacGibbon & Kee hardcover books
1962ref. 192187London England: MacGibbon & Kee 1962. Hardcover. VG/Good light smudges marks to cloth. light rubbing to corners. bump to lower spine. few instances of foxing or tanning to edges. dustjacket has numerous tears to spine ends; rubbing to corners; numerous tears; jacket has been laminated. tan & pictorial dustjacket; grey cloth boards w/ black printing. 151 pgs w/ bw plates illustrations & maps. Light foxing to textblock edges. Interior lightly toned with some faint discolorization to some pages; appears to be aging of the older paper glossy stock rather than dampstaining. Dust-jacket preserved in laminate but not presentation quality. A wonderful collection of Strand's work. "In 1954 Paul Strand and his wife Hazel spent three months traversing the rugged island of South Uist off the west coast of Scotland. "Tir a'Mhurain" reflects the impressions they gathered during their stay. Juxtaposing people and landscape Strand's photographs depict the perfect complicity he saw between nature and habitation in this wild terrain. Whether they are of rocks and sea or a grinning shepherd boy scudding clouds hanging over seaside houses or the wrinkled face of an old lady Strand's images capture the essence and complexity of a singular place."--Amazon. MacGibbon & Kee hardcover books
1917ref. 32961Chicago 1917. Very Good. Chicago: 1917. Typed letter signed with postally-used envelope from a David J. Evans to "Aunt Ann" dated May 31 1917. Mail folds to letter else Very Good. The letter details the death of a Wallis in the immediate aftermath of the declaration of a strike at the United Verde Mine in Jerome Arizona. Evans reports "Wallis had been working in a tunnel and from accounts received the strikers had set fire to the station building of the rail-road. At the fire the men inside the tunnel Wallis probably in the lead on account of his fleetness of foot rushed out and up a narrow path single file towards the burning building. Four men were shot two of whom were killed Wallis being one of the unfortunate ones." The May strike highlighted a rift between the International Union of Mine Mill and Smelter Workers MMSW and the Industrial Workers of the World IWW. This strike was called by the MMSW and was initially supported by the IWW until they were rebuffed and called for a larger general strike later in the summer. A sad but illuminating document of mining and labor history. . unknown books
1917ref. 32961Chicago 1917. Very Good. Chicago: 1917. Typed letter signed with postally-used envelope from a David J. Evans to "Aunt Ann" dated May 31 1917. Mail folds to letter else Very Good. The letter details the death of a Wallis in the immediate aftermath of the declaration of a strike at the United Verde Mine in Jerome Arizona. Evans reports "Wallis had been working in a tunnel and from accounts received the strikers had set fire to the station building of the rail-road. At the fire the men inside the tunnel Wallis probably in the lead on account of his fleetness of foot rushed out and up a narrow path single file towards the burning building. Four men were shot two of whom were killed Wallis being one of the unfortunate ones." The May strike highlighted a rift between the International Union of Mine Mill and Smelter Workers MMSW and the Industrial Workers of the World IWW. This strike was called by the MMSW and was initially supported by the IWW until they were rebuffed and called for a larger general strike later in the summer. A sad but illuminating document of mining and labor history. . unknown
ref. 15-9503San Francisco: Mayor's Office 1934. 4to. 6 pp. Typed Pages Copies Two Paperclipped Good with paperclip stains penciled notes creasing. The Strike & events chronicled here resulted in the unionization of longshoremen and other workers in all West Coast ports. San Francisco: Mayor's Office, 1934. unknown
1954136 pages. Features: What Our Air Force Found Out About Flying Saucers - Captain Edward J. Ruppelt, USAFR was in charge of Project Blue Book, the official Air Force investigation of UFOs, from 1951 to 1953 - this is what he learned about them - article with photos; Lord Calvert ad inside front cover features photos of Mr. Tom May of the May Company with stores in many states; Thirteen Against the Gods - P-32 and Corregidor; Beyond the Hindu Kush; The Artful Walter O'Malley and the Dodgers; Double-Duty Duds; Camera in the Wilderness - Herb Crisler; Stanley Ketchel Was a Wild Man; Sports Cars vs. Gas Bag (balloons); GI's at last are learning how ot shoot; The Great American Mystery (Fishing) Fly - the nymph; Bunyans of the Back Yard - garden tillers; Paintings by Remington; Lucky Strike ad features tennis player Jack Kramer; Wild ad called "Mental Poisoning" by the Rosicrucians of San Jose, CA; and more. Nibbling to upper half of backstrip means covers are partly loose but present. Unmarked. A worthy reference copy. Book
ref. 1604725273.Glibrary. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. unknown
ref. Bloomsbury-9781578864157R&L Education. Paperback. New. 106 pages R&L Education paperback
ref. Bloomsbury-9781578865628R&L Education. Paperback. New. 108 pages R&L Education paperback
ref. Bloomsbury-9781578864157R&L Education. Paperback. New. 106 pages R&L Education paperback
ref. Bloomsbury-9781578865628R&L Education. Paperback. New. 108 pages R&L Education paperback
2007ref. x-157886562XRowman & Littlefield Education 2007. Paperback. New. 97 pages. 7.50x4.50x0.50 inches. Rowman & Littlefield Education paperback
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ref. 1578864119.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
ref. 157886562X.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
2006ref. x-1578864151Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc 2006. Paperback. New. 95 pages. 7.25x4.50x0.50 inches. Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc paperback
2007ref. DADAX157886562XR&L Education 2007-02-09. paperback. New. 4.73x0.35x7.60. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. R&L Education paperback
ref. 1286664004.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
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