Harry n abrams etc (8 résultats)

Etat : Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Etat : very good. Gently used. May include previous owner's signature or bookplate on the front endpaper, sticker on back and/or remainder mark on text block.

Paperback. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

tall, white nubbly full cloth hardcover ~ 2º (folio ~ 9"x12"). large "coffee table" book, international or priority shipping will cost extra. dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. very fine cond. looks new. like new. as new. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of markings. dustwrapper in fine cond. not worn or torn or price clipped. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking, underlining, remainder markings etc~. first edition. first printing (nap). illustrated endpapers. illustrated frontis. & title pg. 192p. glossy pages throughout. 171 illustrations, including 141 in full color. many full page plates. bibliography. mythology. folklore. fairy tales. medieval literature. ~ Long ago the world was full of extraordinary creatures who have come to be called giants. We know that gigantic fauna, wiped out by some cataclysmic ice age, once existed. Their human counterparts have left traces in monumental stone structures, vast cave homes, and even a few titanic bones. But the richest source of information we have are myths and legends. No pantheon of gods in any land is without its giants. Folklore abounds in stories of enormous creatures, predatory or friendly, who ravaged or rescued according to their nature. Reports continue to appear from time to time of tracks of staggering size discovered in remote areas. But even though the strong possibility exists that marvelous monsters are still among us, no one has seriously examined either the kind of life that early giants might have lived, or how giants are managing in a world that has changed so drastically since their heyday. No one has considered what it feels like to be a giant~why, for instance, do so many have drooping ears? It now appears that this is an evolutionary adaptation to the problem of hearing those chittering little creatures at their feet. This and other fascinating giant lore, together with an exploration of the various types and forms of giant, their ethnic origins, habits, customs, and cultures, and human fiction on the subject~all magnificently illustrated in superb paintings conceived in the vivid imaginations of three artists and their director, David Larkin~make up the main body of this work. Additionally, a carefully researched explanatory text, which further elucidates the bizarre life style of a genus humankind has too long used merely as a device to frighten small children, accompanies the illustrations. There is much more to giants than we customarily acknowledge. This remarkable volume fills an enormous gap in human knowledge. It is hoped that homo sapiens will welcome this opportuniry to take giants into their hearts and homes.…

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tapa dura. Etat : Bien. Pintura. Botero, Fernando Documentos pictóricos y gráficos. (75 Botero, Fernando(084)) Harry N. Abrams, etc. New York, etc. 1977. 27 cm apais. 55 p., 2 h., 187 lám. col. Encuadernación en tapa dura de editorial con sobrecubierta ilustrada. Botero, Fernando 1932-. Germán Arciniegas. Translated by Gabriela Arciniegas. Arciniegas, Germán. 1900-1999 . Sobrecubierta deslucida. ISBN: 0810904608 (=2854426=) LT265. Over 300 Color & B/w Illustrations (illustrateur).…

Paperback. Etat : New. T-Ishik-1; Chiyo Ishikawa (Editor), Marilyn Perry; Edgar Peters Bowron (Editor) A Gift to America: Masterpieces of European Painting from the Samuel H. Kress Collection PAINTING EXHIBITIONS PAINTINGS EUROPEAN ART.