Auction catalogue, books of Mrs William Warren Carman ... [et al.], 18 to 20 May 1954
Title | Auction catalogue, books of Mrs William Warren Carman ... [et al.], 18 to 20 May 1954 PDF eBook |
Author | Parke-Bernet Galleries (New York). |
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Release | 1954 |
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A Century of Artists Books
Title | A Century of Artists Books PDF eBook |
Author | Riva Castleman |
Publisher | ABRAMS |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 1997-09 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780810961814 |
Published to accompany the 1994 exhibition at The Museum of Modern Art, New York, this book constitutes the most extensive survey of modern illustrated books to be offered in many years. Work by artists from Pierre Bonnard to Barbara Kruger and writers from Guillaume Apollinarie to Susan Sontag. An importnt reference for collectors and connoisseurs. Includes notable works by Marc Chagall, Henri Matisse, and Pablo Picasso.
The Profession of Authorship in America, 1800-1870
Title | The Profession of Authorship in America, 1800-1870 PDF eBook |
Author | William Charvat |
Publisher | Columbia University Press |
Pages | 356 |
Release | 1992 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 9780231070775 |
This study focuses on the complex relations between author, publisher and contemporary reading public in 19th-century America; in particular, the emergence of Irving and Cooper as America's first successful literary entrepreneurs, how Poe's and Melville's successes and failures affected their writing, the popularization of poetry in the 1830s and 1840s, the role of the literary magazine in the 1840s and 1850s, and the beginnings of book promotion. It pays particular attention to the way social and economic forces helped to shape literary works.
Prices of Clothing
Title | Prices of Clothing PDF eBook |
Author | John M. Curran |
Publisher | |
Pages | 24 |
Release | 1919 |
Genre | Clothing and dress |
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Managing Death Investigations
Title | Managing Death Investigations PDF eBook |
Author | Arthur E. Westveer |
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Pages | |
Release | 2002 |
Genre | Compact discs |
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The purpose of this publication is to consolidate the training material utilized in the Managing Death Investigation Course and Death Investigation Field Schools conducted by the Behavioural Science Unit, FBI Academy,
Revolutionary War Records
Title | Revolutionary War Records PDF eBook |
Author | Gaius Marcus Brumbaugh |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2000-09 |
Genre | Bounties, Military |
ISBN | 9780806300603 |
Given in memory of Charles Hudson Edge, Laura James Edge, by Eugene Edge III.
From Puritanism to Postmodernism
Title | From Puritanism to Postmodernism PDF eBook |
Author | Richard Ruland |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 438 |
Release | 2016-04-14 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 1317234146 |
Widely acknowledged as a contemporary classic that has introduced thousands of readers to American literature, From Puritanism to Postmodernism: A History of American Literature brilliantly charts the fascinating story of American literature from the Puritan legacy to the advent of postmodernism. From realism and romanticism to modernism and postmodernism it examines and reflects on the work of a rich panoply of writers, including Poe, Melville, Fitzgerald, Pound, Wallace Stevens, Gwendolyn Brooks and Thomas Pynchon. Characterised throughout by a vibrant and engaging style it is a superb introduction to American literature, placing it thoughtfully in its rich social, ideological and historical context. A tour de force of both literary and historical writing, this Routledge Classics edition includes a new preface by co-author Richard Ruland, a new foreword by Linda Wagner-Martin and a fascinating interview with Richard Ruland, in which he reflects on the nature of American fiction and his collaboration with Malclolm Bradbury. It is published here for the first time.