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BROWN, D K & MOORE, GEORGE & ROBERTS, JOHN (line drawings)Biblio.com

Drawings by J Ewbank; Engraved by W H Lizars Historical Sketch by James Browne, Esq AM A MBiblio.com

Picturesque Views of Edinburgh Presentaion copy

1825réf. 002036Edinburgh: Printed for Daniel Lizars 1825. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fair. First edition. Quarto 4to. An important comprehensively illustrated late-Georgian topographical survey of Edinburgh featuring the historical text by James Browne alongside stunning scenery compiled by the Lizars printing dynasty.Collation: Verified 100% complete. Collates as: Engraved frontispiece half-title page xiv contents pp. 1-225 plus 51 full-page engraved plates totaling 52 plates including frontispiece.Exquisitely illustrated with 52 crisp detailed copperplate engravings by William Home Lizars from drawings by John Ewbank depicting historic street scenes panoramic vistas castles and monument architecture across the Old and New Towns. Housed in the scarce original publisher's binding of a black leather spine with gilt titles over thick grey paper-covered boards. .Condition: Fair to Good. The original binding is heavily worn and rubbed with notable chipping to the corner tips and edges of the paper boards though the text block remains completely tight solid and square on its joints. Internally the text pages are in a surprising remarkably clean and bright state. The plates exhibit mild to occasionally heavier foxing mainly confined to the outer margins. .Exceptional Engraver's Presentation Provenance: The front free endpaper features a highly significant crisp contemporary ink inscription dated 1829: "John Carr presented by the engraver". This establishes the volume as an authentic direct gift from the master engraver William Home Lizars to John Carr a prominent contemporary Edinburgh merchant for whom Lizars' studio designed commercial trade engravings. A wonderful unique association copy deeply tied to the historical printing network of the city Printed for Daniel Lizars hardcover

Nikki Green Books · Royaume-Uni260,00 £GB≈ 309,42 €

Albright, Horace M, And Frank J Taylor, Introduction By Stephen T Mather, Drawings By Ruth TaylorBiblio.com

Oh Ranger!" A Book About The National Parks Advance Copy Of Second Printing 1928

1928réf. 035732Stanford University: Stanford University Press 1928. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Soft cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Photographs And Drawings By Ruth Taylor. Xi1 178 Pp. Beige Wrappers Extra Front And Rear Blank Endpapers Map Endpapers Bound In As Usual At Front And Back. 9 5/8" Tall Rough Cut Second Printing 1928 Considerably Taller Than Later Editions. Book With Slight Signs Of Use No Marks. Per Wikipedia Horace Marden Albright 1890 - 1987 Was An American Conservationist And The Second Director Of The National Park Service. Horace Albright Was Born In 1890 In Bishop California The Son Of George Albright A Miner. He Graduated From The University Of California Berkeley In 1912 And Earned A Law Degree From Georgetown University. Albright Married His College Classmate Grace Noble And They Had Two Children. After Graduation He Worked For The Department Of The Interior In Washington D.C. Albright Became A Legal Assistant To Stephen Mather When Mather Became Assistant Secretary In Charge Of National Parks And Later Assisted Mather When The National Park Service Nps Was Established In 1916. As Legal Assistant He Helped Acquire Land For Several New National Parks In The East. When Mather Became Ill Albright Managed The Nps As Acting Director. He Later Served As Superintendent Of Yellowstone National Park And For A Short Time Yosemite National Park. On October 18 1922 He Was Elected Associate Member Of The Boone And Crockett Club A Wildlife Conservation Organization Founded By Theodore Roosevelt And George Bird Grinnell In 1887. On January 12 1929 Albright Succeeded Mather As The Second Director Of The Nps And Held The Post Until August 9 1933. He Next Worked For The U.S. Potash Corporation And U.S. Borax And Chemical Corporation Serving Variously As Director Vice President And General Manager. During This Time The Albrights Lived In New Rochelle New York. In 1969 Albright Received The National Audubon Society's Highest Honor The Audubon Medal. The Nation's Highest Civilian Award The Presidential Medal Of Freedom Was Awarded To Albright By President Jimmy Carter On The 64Th Anniversary Of The National Park Service. President Carter Announced The Award In August 1980 And The Medal Was Presented On December 8 By Assistant Secretary Of The Interior Robert L. Herbst In A Ceremony At Van Nuys California. Albright Grove A Grove Of Old-Growth Hemlocks And Tulip Poplars Located In The Great Smoky Mountains National Park Was Named In Albright's Honor. The Albright Training Center At Grand Canyon National Park The Albright Visitor Center At Yellowstone National Park And Albright Peak In Grand Teton National Park Also Bear His Name Stanford University Press paperback

Arroyo Seco Books · États-Unis195,25 $US≈ 174,10 €

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