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38589VIRGINIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCE. THE JAMES RIVER BASIN: PAST PRESENT AND FUTURE. Richmond: 1950. 8vo. Cloth. Large folding map as frontispiece xxxii 842 pages many plates folding tables and maps. First edition. An exhaustive survey and history of the James River. Fine. unknown books
1976015035Greenfield Mass: Bete Press 1976. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 120p. Profusely illustrated this work shows the knives used from the fur traders in the Old West to the knives designed for those with only one arm during and following the Civil War. From trapper Joe Meek to the growth of knives in American popular culture and history this work is essential for a clear understanding of how superior blades enabled a company to survive its competition. Bete Press hardcover books
2001212352001. Softcover. VG. Burgundy cloth; color pictorial dj; 408 pp. 142 color plates. Edited by Beverly Louise Brown with essays on Italian art by various scholars. Catalogue from the exhibition held in London and Rome. paperback books
1949167770Philadelphia: Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts 1949. Paperback. VG-. Dark green wraps with cream lettering. Unpaginated. BW illustrations plan. Catalogue of the exhibition from October 29th to December 4th 1949 in Philadelphia. Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts paperback books
1947167771Philadelphia: Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts 1947. Paperback. VG- light wear and discoloration. Sky blue wraps with white lettering. Unpaginated. BW illustrations. Catalogue of the exhibition from November 9th to December 14th 1947 in Philadelphia. Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts paperback books
1950167778Philadelphia: Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts 1950. Paperback. VG- some chipping to edges minor discoloration to wraps. Brick red wraps with white lettering. Unpaginated. BW illustrations. Catalogue of the exhibition in Philadelphia from October 28th to November 26th 1950. Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts paperback books
1950172800Philadelphia: The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts 1950. Paperback. Good- ex-museum library copy with call number label and ink stamps moderate wear and rubbing to wraps. Mauve wraps with white lettering. Unpaginated. BW illustrations. Catalogue of an exhibition from October 28 through November 26 1950 ad the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts paperback books
16751Women's Educational Movement. Bradford Female Academy Catalog 1886. A catalog from one of the most important historical female academics. Contains names of current students and an outline of the curriculum. Bradford opened as the first coeducational institution in Massachusetts but due to overwhelming interest from parents of girls with no other options for education Bradford soon transitioned to become the first all-female academy in Massachusetts and among the first in the United States in 1836. Not copy of this item could be found among Institutional and library Collections according to OCLC Worldcat. <br/><br/>Women's colleges proliferated in the mid- to late- 19th century to fill the void created by their exclusion from most institutions of higher education. The prevailing notion that women were too delicate for a rigorous academic education was openly challenged when Elizabeth Cady Stanton spoke at the Seneca Falls Convention of 1848 "Man's intellectual superiority cannot be a question until woman has had a fair trial.When we shall have had our colleges our professions our trades for a century a comparison then may be justly instituted." Young women were quick to step up to the challenge; as quickly as female colleges opened they filled up. unknown books
16750Women's Education Movement. Pamphlet/ Volume 4 of 17: Bradford Female Academy Catalog 1844. A very early catalog from one of the most important historical female academics. Contains names of current students and an outline of the curriculum. Bradford opened as the first coeducational institution in Massachusetts but due to overwhelming interest from parents of girls with no other options for education Bradford soon transitioned to become the first all-female academy in Massachusetts and among the first in the United States in 1836. Very rare to find items from the first decade of operation of this pionering Female Academy. There are no copies of this very early female education catalog in any institution or libraries as per OCLC Worldcat. <br/><br/>Women's colleges proliferated in the mid- to late- 19th century to fill the void created by their exclusion from most institutions of higher education. The prevailing notion that women were too delicate for a rigorous academic education was openly challenged when Elizabeth Cady Stanton spoke at the Seneca Falls Convention of 1848 "Man's intellectual superiority cannot be a question until woman has had a fair trial.When we shall have had our colleges our professions our trades for a century a comparison then may be justly instituted." Young women were quick to step up to the challenge; as quickly as female colleges opened they filled up. This document dates 4 years before Seneca Falls. unknown books
1953167786Philadelphia: Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts 1953. Paperback. VG- light general wear. Peach black and white wraps. Unpaginated. BW illustrations. Catalogue of the exhibition in Philadelphia from October 18 through November 22 1953. Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts paperback books
19633960Philadelphia: American Academy of Political and Social Science 1963. xii 230p. previous owner's name and address on front paste down. The Annals vol. 350 November 1963. American Academy of Political and Social Science unknown books
196358838Philadelphia: American Academy of Political and Social Science 1963. xii 230p. wraps spine sloped. The Annals vol. 350 November 1963. American Academy of Political and Social Science unknown books
20021229255Vatican City 2002. first. Thin octavo in black yellow and white soft covers; VG; covers and paper clean; no marks on text; pp. 168; 2 pages of tables at the end; contains 14 papers on cell biology including treatment of AIDS; scarce; shelved in room 12. 1229255. Rockville Non-Retail Listings. Vatican City unknown books
1936254051936. Softcover. VG- light soiling to cover. Peach/white wraps. 24 pp. 10 bw plates. Includes a brief foreword by Gordon Bailey Washburn and a checklist of 156 works as well as a list of the members of the Women's Advisory Committee. paperback books
19613782.11961. 2nd printing. Hardcover. VG ink name inside front cover. Black/tan cloth. 110 pp. 100 bw plates. Preliminary essay written by Bartlett Hayes. He has divided the exhibition into roughly four categories: Materials; Technique; Function or Intent; and The Change in Outlook with the Passage of Time. A very thorough in-depth analysis of the techniques and composition used by various artists all of whom are indexed in the rear. A must for serious drawing students. hardcover books
195937821959. Softcover. VG exlib with label and small stamp. Spiral wraps. 110 pp. 100 bw plates. Preliminary essay written by Bartlett Hayes. He has divided the exhibition into roughly four categories: Materials; Technique; Function or Intent; and The Change in Outlook with the Passage of Time. A very thorough in-depth analysis of the techniques and composition used by various artists all of whom are indexed in the rear. A must for serious drawing students. unknown books
28665ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS. THE AGE OF NEO-CLASSICISM. London: Arts Council of Great Britain 1972. 8vo. Wrappers. civ 1037 page 176 pages of plates of which 16 are in color. First edition. Comprehensive exhibition catalogue with articles by Hugh Honour Mario Praz others. Included are descriptions of over eighteen hundred Neo-classical decorative objects and excellent biographical sketches on the major artists the period. Covers slightly rubbed name on flyleaf some underlining in tex. unknown books
184715081Philadelphia 1847. 24pp Disbound. Except for the absence of wrappers Near Fine. The Academy was incorporated in 1806. This document prints the Act of Incorporation and subsequent Resolutions. Its Standing Regulations adopted just before this printing appear at pages 10-24. This item is quite scarce NUC recording only four copies. Sabin 60294. 449 NUC 0214355 4. unknown books
1860WRCAM26231Philadelphia: Collins Printer 1860. 24pp. Dbd. Internally very good. Set of regulations regarding the establishment of this museum. Includes directions for the schools information on how the shares of stock are to be handled and instructions for a general executive hierarchy including an exclusive "Board of Academicians." Collins, Printer unknown books
1976886Philadelphia: The Academy 1976. Softcover. VG- light shelfwear to wraps corners bumped interior is clean and tight. Brown wraps with color illustration on front cover unpaginated. 4 color 17 bw repros. Checklist of the exhibition lists 58 annotated works. Five-page essay on Benjamin West's painting by Anthony N.B. Garvan seven-page essay on Penn by Charles Coleman Sellers. Preface and acknowledgments by Richard J. Boyle and Paul Kaylor. In depth study of both the moment and the painting by West as well as other depictions of the event. Nice catalogue. The Academy unknown books
196833417Taibei: Zhonghua xue shu yuan 1968. First edition. Blue vinyl boards loose leaf with ribbon ties. A few leaves ragged else very good. Sections individually numbered. Illus. with b/w photos. 4to. In Chinese and English. In addition to summaries short biographies and photos of the participants numbering about sixty. Zhonghua xue shu yuan hardcover books
199951918NY: Brooklyn Academy of Music 1999. 8vo pp. 62. Illustrated. Paper wraps. Cover slightly chipped scuffed and soiled o/w a VG tight copy. Brooklyn Academy of Music unknown books
184811871Albany: Printed for the Booksellers 1848. 12pp Disbound. Light tan and several short closed tears no loss to blank outer margin Good. FIRST EDITION. Not in Sabin. Printed for the Booksellers unknown books
1866314319Philadelphia 1866. Broadside. Illus. 12 x 6-1/2. About fine. Broadside. Illus. 12 x 6-1/2 unknown books
1971123711971. Softcover. VG- faint pencil marks front cover. Lime green wraps. 86 pp. 12 color 26 bw plates. Catalogue listing of 39 works with biographical chronologies of the artists and their work including exhibitions and bibliography of writings about and by the artists and nine-page introductory essay with 12 notes. Artists are Edward Avedisian Darby Bannard Dan Christensen Ron Davis Larry Poons and Peter Young. unknown books
