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Frederick Douglass (biography) — McFEELY, William S.

Frederick Douglass (biography)

McFEELY, William S.
W. W. Norton & Company
2017, xvi,520pp. Illustrated. Paperback. In very good condition. Pakketzending.
"Born into but escaped from slavery, Frederick Douglass-orator, journalist, autobiographer; revolutionary on behalf of a just America-was a towering figure, at once consummately charismatic and flawed. His Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (1845) galvanised the antislavery movement and is one of the truly seminal works of African-American literature. In this Lincoln Prize- winning biography, William S. McFeely captures the many sides of Douglass- his boyhood on the Chesapeake; his self-education; his rebellion and rising expectations; his marriage, affairs, and intense friendships; his bitter defeat and transcendent courage-and re-creates the high drama of a turbulent era."
€ 10,00
ISBN: 9780393354423
Buchnr. 65199
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Goethe and his Publishers. — UNSELD, Siegfried

Goethe and his Publishers.

UNSELD, Siegfried
The University of Chicago Press
1996, 382pp. Hardcover, with dust jacket. In very good condition.
Poet and natural philosopher, critic and raconteur, Goethe was the most commanding literary presence of his time. This text organizes the many details of Goethe's career in print. Director of the German publishing company Suhrkamp Verlag, Siegfried Unseld brings a singular perspective to this biography, focusing our attention on an essential component of Goethe's literary endeavors his relationship to his publishers. Carefully examining each work, Unseld covers the range of Goethe's oeuvre, from first anonymous publications to eventual monumental editions brought out by Johann Friedrich Cotta, the most renowned publisher of his day.
€ 15,00
ISBN: 9780226841908
Buchnr. 65198
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The World of Laura Ingalls Wilder. The Frontier Landscapes that Inspired The Little House Books. — McDOWELL, Marta

The World of Laura Ingalls Wilder. The Frontier Landscapes that Inspired The Little House Books.

McDOWELL, Marta
Timber Press
2017, second printing, 396pp. Illustrated. Hardcover, with dust jacket. In very good condition. Pakketzending.
2017 is the 150th anniversary of Laura Ingalls Wilder's birthday. Her beloved Little House series tells a classic coming-of-age story based on Wilder's own family life and is a reflection of the pioneer spirit of the time. They are also deeply rooted in the natural world. The plants, animals, and landscapes are so integral to the stories, they are practically their own characters. The World of Laura Ingalls Wilder, by New York Times bestselling author Marta McDowell, explores Wilder's deep relationship to the landscape. Follow the wagon trail of the series, starting in the Wisconsin setting of Little House in the Big Woods to the Dakotas and finally to Missouri. Throughout, you'll learn details about Wilder's life and inspirations, discover how to visit the real places today, and even learn to grow the plants and vegetables featured in the stories. The artful package includes original illustrations by Helen Sewell and Garth Williams, along with historical and contemporary photographs. The World of Laura Ingalls Wilder is a must-have treasure for the millions of readers enchanted by Laura's wild and beautiful life.
€ 13,00
ISBN: 9781604697278
Buchnr. 65191
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Green Metropolis. The Extraordinary Landscapes of New York City as Nature, History, and Design. — BARLOW ROGERS, Elizabeth

Green Metropolis. The Extraordinary Landscapes of New York City as Nature, History, and Design.

BARLOW ROGERS, Elizabeth
Alfred a Knopf
2016, 220pp. Illustrated. Hardcover, with dust jacket. In very good condition.
"Elizabeth Barlow Rogers, the woman who launched the restoration of Central Park in the 1980s, now introduces us to seven remarkable green spaces in and around New York City, giving us the history—both natural and human—of how they have been transformed over time. Here we find The greenbelt and nature refuge that runs along the spine of Staten Island on land once intended for a highway, where mushrooms can be gathered and, at the right moment, seventeen-year locusts viewed. Jamaica Bay, near John F. Kennedy International Airport, whose mosaic of fragile, endangered marshes has been preserved as a bird sanctuary on the Atlantic Flyway, full of egrets, terns, and horseshoe crabs. Inwood Hill, in upper Manhattan, whose forest once sheltered Native Americans and Revolutionary soldiers before it became a site for wealthy estates and subsequently a public park. The Central Park Ramble, an artfully designed wilderness in the middle of the city, with native and imported flora, magnificent rock outcrops, and numerous species of resident and migrating birds. Roosevelt Island, formerly Welfare Island, in the East River, where urban planners built a “new town in town” in the 1970s and whose southern tip is the dramatic setting for the Louis Kahn–designed memorial to Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Freshkills, the unusual twenty-two-hundred-acre park on Staten Island that is being created out of what was once the world’s largest landfill. The High Line, in Manhattan’s Chelsea and West Village neighborhoods, an aerial promenade built on an abandoned elevated rail spur with its native grasses and panoramic views of the Hudson River and the downtown cityscape. Full of the natural history of the parks along with interesting historical facts and interviews with caretakers, guides, local residents, guardians, and visitors, this beautifully illustrated book is a treasure trove of information about the varied and pleasurable green spaces that grace New York City."
€ 15,00
ISBN: 9781101875537
Buchnr. 65188
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Birds & Blooms of the 50 States. — BRANNING, Anna / MURPHY, Mara

Birds & Blooms of the 50 States.

BRANNING, Anna / MURPHY, Mara
Chronicle Books
2013, (118)pp. Illustrated, hardcover. Backcover with some stains (see picture), else in very good condition.
This enchanting tour of America's most cherished birds and flowers is an intimate collection of lovely images from beloved letterpress studio Dutch Door Press. Each state's emblematic flora and fauna are paired in winsome vintage-inspired compositions and accompanied by fascinating facts about the states, the plant and animal species, and how they came to symbolize their regions. From the quail and poppy of California to the bluebird and rose of New York, every page of this volume offers a visual treat filled with charm and nostalgia. An exquisite tribute to a sweet tradition, Birds & Blooms of the 50 States is perfect for Mother's Day gifting and year-round good cheer.
€ 15,00
ISBN: 9781452112633
Buchnr. 65187
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Curious Cumbrian Walks. 40 Intriguing Lakeland Rambles. — DUGDALE, Graham

Curious Cumbrian Walks. 40 Intriguing Lakeland Rambles.

DUGDALE, Graham
Carnegie Publishing Ltd
2011, 218pp. Illustrated. Paperback. As new!
This is a Lake District walking book with a difference. Designed for all ages and abilities, walkers will delight in this unique collection of easy forays into the beautiful, lesser known and quieter parts of Cumbria. And to add another dimension, author Graham Dugdale reveals a fascinating nugget of history, a whimsical tale or a heinous crime associated with each route. Graham's careful choice of routes, lively style, well-drawn attractive maps, and eye for a good story, guarantee both an excellent day out and a highly entertaining read.
€ 7,00
ISBN: 9781874181736
Buchnr. 65185
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Art of the Garden. — ALFREY, Nicholas

Art of the Garden.

ALFREY, Nicholas
Tate Gallery
2004, 256pp, Illustrated. Cloth, with dust jacket. In very good condition. Pakketzending.
England is known internationally as a nation of gardeners. This text explores our national obsession with all things horticultural and is illustrated with works by artists through the ages, from John Constable to Lucien Freud, J.M.W. Turner to Francis Bacon, and John Singer Sargeant to Derek Jarman.
€ 20,00
ISBN: 9781854375445
Buchnr. 65180
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Artists Books in the Modern Era 1870-2000. The Reva and David Logan Collection of Illustrated Books. — JOHNSON, Robert / STEIN, Donna

Artists Books in the Modern Era 1870-2000. The Reva and David Logan Collection of Illustrated Books.

JOHNSON, Robert / STEIN, Donna
Thames & Hudson - Fine Arts Museum San Francisco
2001, 302pp. Illustrated. Cloth, with dust jacket. In very good condition.
"Almost every well-known painter and sculptor has created at least one book with original illustrations since the late 19th century. Publishers have engaged the imaginations of the finest writers, designers, printers and artists -- among them Picasso, Malevich, Kandinsky, Kokoschka and Matisse -- to collaborate on the creation of the vibrant publications created here in six sections the evolution of the modern book in the decades before and after 1900; the momentum of Modernism in the twenties; the key role of Picasso; the influences of Dada, Surrealism, the Second World War and its aftermath; the shift of cultural power to the United States; and the new trends of the contemporary era."
€ 29,00
ISBN: 9780500237946
Buchnr. 65176
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Antidepressiva. Vraagbaak voor cliënt en hulpverlener. — Ingen Schenau, van

Antidepressiva. Vraagbaak voor cliënt en hulpverlener.

Ingen Schenau, van
2010, 3e druk, 195pp. Paperback. Naam voorin, verder in goede staat.
Antidepressiva behoren tot de meest voorgeschreven medicijnen in Nederland en worden door bijna één miljoen Nederlanders gebruikt. De resultaten van deze 'wondermiddelen' liegen er niet om. Mensen met pleinvrees gaan de straat weer op en mensen gevangen in hun dwang voelen zich weer bevrijd. Maar ook de keerzijde van de medaille wordt steeds duidelijker, namelijk de bijwerkingen.
€ 7,00
ISBN: 9789080426924
Buchnr. 65163
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London. Atlas of Architecture. — BAHAMON, Alejandro

London. Atlas of Architecture.

BAHAMON, Alejandro
Anova Books
2006, 119pp. Illustrated. Hardcover, with dust jacket. In very good condition.
"A stunning visual guide to London's architectural history, both the city's heart and its individual boroughs. The book is a unique introduction to the buildings - from Roman remains to Richard Rodgers - of one of the world's greatest cities with hundreds of modern photographs, historical maps, paintings and drawings. It is divided into three sections. Section One, Chronology, covers the city's historical development from Muralla romana in 220 to 30 St Mary Axe in the 21st century. Section Two is arranged by boroughs - the City, Westminster, Kensington and Chelsea, etc, and includes the outlying boroughs of the East, West and North and South as far as Merton and Sutton. Section Three is called Types of Buildings and has features on the monuments of London, its banks, churches, museums, palaces, bridges, hotels and theatres. Throughout the book hundreds of buildings are highlighted and illustrated plus 10 gatefolds give an indepth study of such sites as the British Museum and Bankside Power Station. The book gives you get a insight into so many buildings Londoners pass every day whether at home in the suburbs or in the heart of the city. The book looks at all possible angles of London's architecture so you can fully understand and appreciate it from the architecture that sprung up after the Great Fire in 1666 to the development of terraced housing in the Chronology section; from the transformation of royal hunting grounds to Royal Parks (St James Park) in the Boroughs section, to understanding 1960s Brutalist architecture in the Types of Buildings section. Stunning visual guide to London's architecture from Roman ruins to Richard Rodgers Gives historical development plus details of hundreds of London buildings Over 600 photographs, historical maps, paintings and drawings Written in a very accessbile language for all Londoners and visitors."
€ 25,00
ISBN: 9780713490725
Buchnr. 65139
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William Shakespeare. An Illustrated Biography. — HOLDEN, Anthony

William Shakespeare. An Illustrated Biography.

HOLDEN, Anthony
Little, Brown - Ted Smart
2002, 320pp. Illustrated. Hardcover, with dust jacket. In very good condition.
"William Shakespeare's life was as colorful, varied, and dramatic as his works. He was the Warwickshire country boy who ""disappeared"" for 7 years before ending up in London as an apprentice actor; whose peers could scarcely keep up with the plays he turned out for them; who rapidly became a favourite at the court of Elizabeth I; and who returned to Stratford a prosperous ""gentleman,"" proud to realize his father's dream of a family coat of arms before his death at 52. This is an illustrated biography of the most renowned of all dramatists and poets."
€ 12,00
ISBN: 9780316851596
Buchnr. 65133
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Exploring North Yorkshire's History. — IBBOTSON, Nigel

Exploring North Yorkshire's History.

IBBOTSON, Nigel
Breedon Books Publishing
2009, 208pp. Illustrated. Hardcover, with dust jacket. In very good condition.
North Yorkshire Is England's Largest County And, Being Almost 100 Miles Wide And 65 Miles Long, Offers Some Of The Country's Most Stunning Scenery. This Work Takes Readers Through The Wonderfully Varied Landscape Of North Yorkshire, And Examines Its Rich History Through Colour Photographs And Words.
€ 15,00
ISBN: 9781859837238
Buchnr. 65131
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Wordsworth's Gardens (signed by the author and photographer) — BUCHANAN, Carole (text) / BUCHANAN, Richard (photographs)

Wordsworth's Gardens (signed by the author and photographer)

BUCHANAN, Carole (text) / BUCHANAN, Richard (photographs)
Texas Tech University Press
2001, 224pp. Illustrated. Cloth, with dust jacket. In very good condition.
"Readers of the poems of William Wordsworth have likely encountered at least in some small way his love of the garden and gardening. And those who’ve visited the Great Britain’s Lake District know well that Wordsworth was master of more than one craft.Each year, thousands of visitors from throughout the world treat themselves to an enchanting taste of Wordsworthian England on the grounds of Dove Cottage and Rydal Mount. There they find themselves awed by the aesthetic of the poet who designed the functional and pleasure grounds of the Wordsworth family gardens.Whether you’ve ever had the fortune to stroll the very terraces on which Wordsworth paced out his lines for posterity, you can do so again and again in this elegant full-color photo study by Carol and Richard Buchanan.In all of Wordsworth scholarship, no one has so definitively connected the themes of Wordsworth’s poetry to his philosophy of gardening or has truly in one work demonstrated how nature in the raw and rocky Lake District became the soul and backbone of a poet and gardener who would not be enslaved by the tastes of his day.Counterposing poems of the garden and the letters and journals of Wordsworth and his eloquent sister Dorothy, Carol Buchanan, in her quiet and sensitive manner, manages to picture the whole Wordsworth poet, gardener, and devoted and longsuffering family man. Illuminating Buchanan’s perspective on Wordsworth’s gardens, and on the Lake District that shaped Wordsworth’s sensibilities, are three never-before-published garden plans and more than one hundred breathtaking photographs by Richard Buchanan.The general layout and functional economy of the argument and explanations are very satisfying—like walking through a well ordered garden; and the authority of Buchanan’s discussions of the gardening work and thoughts of the Master is worn so unassumingly that no reader will be intimidated, yet scholarly readers will recognize the thoroughness of her study and be delighted at their own level.—Mark L. Reed"
€ 25,00
ISBN: 9780896724457
Buchnr. 65130
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Walking North with Keats. — WALKER, Carol Kyros

Walking North with Keats.

WALKER, Carol Kyros
Yale University Press
1992, x,246pp. Illustrated. Cloth, with dust jacket. In very good condition.
In 1818, when Keats was 22 years old, he and his friend Charles Brown embarked on a 46-day walking tour through northern England, Ireland, and Scotland. This lovely volume, consisting of three sections, recreates Keats's tour. The introduction discusses Keats's circumstances and places his trip in the context of the social and political events of the time. At the center of the volume are some 150 photographs, many in color, taken by Walker as she retraced Keats's footsteps. Finally, there are the (annotated) letters and poems that Keats wrote during the tour and the journal that Brown later published.
€ 14,00
ISBN: 9780300048247
Buchnr. 65129
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Library on Wheels. Mary Lemist Titcomb and America's First Bookmobile — GLENN, Sharlee

Library on Wheels. Mary Lemist Titcomb and America's First Bookmobile

GLENN, Sharlee
Abrams
2018, 56pp, Illustrated. Hardcover, with dust jacket. 26x26cm. In very good condition.
If you can't bring the man to the books, bring the books to the man. Mary Lemist Titcomb (1852-1932) was always looking for ways to improve her library. As librarian at the Washington County Free Library in Maryland, Titcomb was concerned that the library was not reaching all the people it could. She was determined that everyone should have access to the library-not just adults and those who lived in town. Realizing its limitations and inability to reach the county's 25,000 rural residents, including farmers and their families, Titcomb set about to change the library system forever with the introduction of book-deposit stations throughout the country, a children's room in the library, and her most revolutionary idea of all-a horse-drawn Book Wagon. Soon book wagons were appearing in other parts of the country, and by 1922, the book wagon idea had received widespread support. The bookmobile was born!
€ 10,00
ISBN: 9781419728754
Buchnr. 65128
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Living in Dublin. With 246 color photographs by Alex Ramsay. — O'Bryne, Robert

Living in Dublin. With 246 color photographs by Alex Ramsay.

O'Bryne, Robert
Thames & Hudson
2003, 208pp. Illustrated. Hardcover, with dust jacket. 26x26cm. 1,4kg. In very good condition.
With its literary history and Georgian architecture, its modern art galleries and classic pubs, Dublin has become both an international tourist destination and a place for stylish, sophisticated lifestyles. This book explores a city that both embodies urban life in a previous century and represents European style in the new millennium. Dublin's social tradition is represented in the hotels and parks, shops and racecourses - all alive with the resurgent excitement of the city. The book also explores the city's relationship with the literary life, from Jonathan Swift to Roddy Doyle - not to mention Shaw, Yeats, Wilde, Joyce, O'Casey and Beckett. It is completed by listings of places to stay and eat and a guide to the sights of the city.
€ 10,00
ISBN: 9780500511329
Buchnr. 65127
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Times Past in the Countryside. Everyday Life in a Bygone Age. — PORTER, Valerie

Times Past in the Countryside. Everyday Life in a Bygone Age.

PORTER, Valerie
David & Charles
2009, 256pp. Illustrated. Hardcover, with dust jacket. 28,5x22,5cm. 1,3kg. In very good condition.
Relive the days gone by in the countryside with this nostalgic, lavishly illustrated look at life in the British countryside from the Victorian era through to the 1960s. Explore every aspect of rural life, from the practicalities of growing and rearing food, to the intense hard work required of young and old, the craftsmen, the industries and markets that buoyed the local economy, and the sports, dances and festivals that were the hard-earned recreation. Discover the reality of living in a country cottage with no mains water, electricity or heating, and learn about the social structure of these close communities now swallowed up by urban sprawl and modern comforts. Illustrated throughout with many images never seen before, Times Past in the Countryside provides an account not just of the rose-tinted memories, but also some of the harsh realities of country life.
€ 19,00
ISBN: 9780276444043
Buchnr. 65126
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Rural Britain Then and Now. A Celebration of the British Countryside featuring Photographs from The Francis Frith Collection: — HUNT, Roger

Rural Britain Then and Now. A Celebration of the British Countryside featuring Photographs from The Francis Frith Collection:

HUNT, Roger
Cassell Illustrated
2004, 208pp. Illustrated. Hardcover, with dust jacket. 29x22,5cm. 1,5kg. In very good condition.
Through an interesting collection of pictures, this book tells the fascinating story of the British rural life. Covering everything from churches to windmills, castles to carts, it is of interest to lovers of the countryside.
€ 10,00
ISBN: 9781844030439
Buchnr. 65125
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Treasured Tales of the Countryside. Collected memories of a bygone era. — Brian P. Martin, John Humphreys, Tom Quinn, Valerie Porter, Jennifer Davies, Euan Corrie, Jean Stone, Louise Brodie

Treasured Tales of the Countryside. Collected memories of a bygone era.

Brian P. Martin, John Humphreys, Tom Quinn, Valerie Porter, Jennifer Davies, Euan Corrie, Jean Stone, Louise Brodie
David & Charles
2004, 310pp. Illustrated. Hardcover, with dust jacket. 28,5x22,5cm. 1,5kg. In very good condition. Pakketzending.
An evocative compilation of anecdotes that reflect country life as it was in the first half of the 20th century, when the main power of a farm was still horse power, when a network of branch railway lines still criss-crossed the countryside and before poaching became big business. Taken from the Tales of the Countryside series, this is the second collection of interviews and anecdotes garnered from characters like Violet Mould who spent almost the whole of her life travelling England's inland waterways, or George Ranger, a Surrey farrier for over 50 years who never rode a horse. The 21 first-person reminiscences included here have captured the memories of a fast-disappearing breed of country people. They tell of poachers and gamekeepers, huntsmen and horses, farmers and the men and women who lived and worked on the big country estates between the two World Wars.
€ 25,00
ISBN: 9780715316450
Buchnr. 65124
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The Book Thieves. The Nazi Looting of Europe's Libraries and the Race to Return a Literary Inheritance. — RYDELL, Anders

The Book Thieves. The Nazi Looting of Europe's Libraries and the Race to Return a Literary Inheritance.

RYDELL, Anders
Penguin
2018, 368pp. Illustrated. Paperback. In good condition.
While the Nazi party was being condemned by much of the world for burning books, they were already hard at work perpetrating an even greater literary crime. Through extensive new research that included records saved by the Monuments Men themselves-Anders Rydell tells the untold story of Nazi book theft, as he himself joins the effort to return the stolen books. When the Nazi soldiers ransacked Europe's libraries and bookshops, large and small, the books they stole were not burned. Instead, the Nazis began to compile a library of their own that they could use to wage an intellectual war on literature and history. In this secret war, the libraries of Jews, Communists, Liberal politicians, LGBT activists, Catholics, Freemasons, and many other opposition groups were appropriated for Nazi research, and used as an intellectual weapon against their owners. But when the war was over, most of the books were never returned. Instead many found their way into the public library system, where they remain to this day.
€ 9,00
ISBN: 9780735221239
Buchnr. 65119
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House. British Domestic Architecture. — LEWIS, Philippa

House. British Domestic Architecture.

LEWIS, Philippa
Prestel
2011, 191pp. Illustrated. Cloth, with dust jacket. In very good condition.
"The architecture of Britain's houses displays a dizzying variety of styles and details. Brimming with 600 full-colour photographs, House annotates hundreds of examples from every conceivable angle from gables and pediments to chimneys and roofs; from bow windows and casements to fanlights and door furniture. Armed with a career's worth of experience and research, Philippa Lewis takes readers up and down the country to feature examples of typically British building, including cottages, manor houses, castles, bungalows, and flats. She also looks at houses built from a wide variety of materials, including stone, glass, wood, brick and even corrugated iron, in different settings such as rural, suburban, seaside and urban. Lively texts help identify specific details and place them in their historical context, as well as offering compelling examples of how innovative conversions of structures such as watermills, gatehouses, and churches reflect and sustain their environment. Readers interested in architectural history and design, and anyone looking to understand the nooks and crannies of their own home, will find this unique guide the most eye-opening and comprehensive of its kind."
€ 20,00
ISBN: 9783791345567
Buchnr. 65113
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The Thames. From the Source to the Sea. — ATTERBURY, Paul / HAINES, Anthony

The Thames. From the Source to the Sea.

ATTERBURY, Paul / HAINES, Anthony
Cassell - Country Series
2002, 160pp. Illustrated. Paperback. In good condition.
Rising in the Cotswolds, the Thames flows through the heart of England on its way to the North Sea. This beautiful river, whose wandering course links together so many villages, towns and cities, is at the centre of English history. Since pre-Roman days it has been a major transport artery, and its 330 kilometre (205 mile) route has determined social, economic, political and regional boundaries over many centuries. Throughout history writers, artists and musicians have been drawn to its banks, adorned as they are with Royal palaces, country houses and abbeys. Passing from its source to the sea, via Lechlade, Oxford, Henley, Reading, Windsor and London, the Thames grows from a tiny stream into a mighty tideway, over a mile wide, its route a vital thread cutting through the varied hills, woods and farmland that characterise the traditional English countryside.
€ 10,00
ISBN: 9781841881751
Buchnr. 65111
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Romantic Scotland. — MacLEAN, Charles / SCHULENBURG, Fritz von der

Romantic Scotland.

MacLEAN, Charles / SCHULENBURG, Fritz von der
Cassell - Country Series
2001, 159pp. Illustrated. Paperback. In very good condition.
It may be Europe's last great wilderness, but Scotland is an ancient civilization with a unique culture. It was, perhaps, Sir Walter Scott who managed to rewrite Scotland's history as a heroic dramatic pageant. This book is a photographic tribute to the glory of the country and its people.
€ 10,00
ISBN: 9781841881522
Buchnr. 65109
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The Making of Mr. Gray's Anatomy. Bodies, books, fortune, fame. — RICHARDSON, Ruth

The Making of Mr. Gray's Anatomy. Bodies, books, fortune, fame.

RICHARDSON, Ruth
Oxford University Press
2008, 336pp. Illustrated. Cloth, with dust jacket. In very good condition. Pakketzending.
"Gray's Anatomy is probably one of the most iconic scientific books ever published an illustrated textbook of anatomy that is still a household name 150 years since its first edition, known for its rigorously scientific text, and masterful illustrations as beautiful as they are detailed. The Making of Mr Gray's Anatomy tells the story of the creation of this remarkable book, and the individuals who made it happen Henry Gray, the bright and ambitious physiologist, poised for medical fame and fortune, who was the book's author; Carter, the brilliant young illustrator, lacking Gray's social advantages, shy and inclined to religious introspection; and the publishers - Parkers, father and son, the father eager to employ new technology, the son part of a lively circle of intellectuals. It is the story of changing attitudes in the mid-19th century; of the social impact of science, the changing status of medicine; of poverty and class; of craftsmanship and technology. And it all unfolds in the atmospheric milieu of Victorian London - taking the reader from the smart townhouses of Belgravia, to the dissection room of St George's Hospital, and to the workhouses and mortuaries where we meet the friendless poor who would ultimately be immortalised in Carter's engravings. Alongside the story of the making of the book itself, Ruth Richardson reflects on what made Gray's Anatomy such a unique intellectual, artistic, and cultural achievement - how it represented a summation of a long half century's blossoming of anatomical knowledge and exploration, and how it appeared just at the right time to become the 'Doctor's Bible' for generations of medics to follow."
€ 12,00
ISBN: 9780199552993
Buchnr. 65102
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