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Teaching What We Do: Essays by the Amherst College Faculty

By: Amherst College Faculty

Price: $24.00

Publisher: Amherst, Massachusetts, Amherst College Press: 1991

Seller ID: 79130

ISBN: 0943184037

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

A collection of essays on teaching by members of the faculty of the highly regarded Amherst College, located in Amherst, Massachusetts. --- In full grey cloth-covered boards with titling in black on spine. Simple jacket in grey and black. --- A bright, clean, unmarked copy in similar jacket. Jacket with very slight creasing to front flap and in removable mylar protector. ; tall 8vo 9" - 10" tall; xii, 246 pages
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The 1951 Coloradan: Diamond Jubilee Edition (Yearbook of the University of Colorado at Boulder)

By: BRUMMITT, Charles D. (editor-in-chief); HEALY, Joanne (managing editor); VASHOLZ, Lothar (business manager)

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Boulder, The Associated Students of the University of Colorado: 1951

Seller ID: 80106

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket

The 1951 version of the University of Colorado's yearbook marked the seventy-fifth anniversary of the school. With extensive information about academics, athletics, activities, residence halls, sororities, fraternities and other data about the students, faculty and administrators and their achievements. With black and white photos throughout; with indices of organizations, faculty and students. --- In blue cloth, stamped with fancy diamond-themed decorations and illustration in silver on cover; titling in silver on spine. --- With prior owner's signature on front free endpaper, else a clean, f...
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Frontier Historian: The Life and Work of Edward Everett Dale

By: DALE, Edward Everett; GIBSON, Arrell M. (editor)

Price: $14.00

Publisher: Norman, University of Oklahoma Press: 1975

Seller ID: 82072

ISBN: 0806113057

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket

Stated first edition of this sampling of the writings of Texas-born historian, academic and educator Edward Everett Dale (1879-1972), along with biographical details. Includes essays about Dale by editor Arrell M. Gibson, Angie Debo and John S. Ezell. --- In gold cloth-look paper-covered boards with black spine titling. Jacket with unattributed black & white photographic portrait of Dale to back flap. --- With remainder mark to lower textblock edge, else a clean, tightly-bound, unmarked copy. Price-clipped jacket with minor rubbing and somewhat sunned spine, else bright and intact.; Octavo (8 ...
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Intelligence in the Modern World: John Dewey's Philosophy (Modern Library Giant #G43.1)

By: DEWEY, John

Price: $22.00

Publisher: New York, The Modern Library / Random House: [c.1957]

Seller ID: 83962

Condition: Very Good+ in Good dust jacket

The philosophical musings of the influential American philosopher and educator in a Modern Library Giant edition. John Dewey (1859-1952) was especially concerned with education and believed strongly in the benefits of democracy. Edited, and with 241-page introduction by Joseph Ratner. --- In Toledano spine G5 / pale green cloth / gilt titling on green cover & spine blocks / green topstain / blank GA style endpapers / jacket style Ge, verso advertises 379 titles in ML catalog. Likely published c.1957 (though 1939 date appears in book). ML #G43.1. --- A very nice copy: clean, tightly-bound and u...
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John Dewey on Education: Selected Writings (Modern Library #348.1)

By: DEWEY, John (author); ARCHAMBAULT, Reginald D. (editor)

Price: $22.00

Publisher: New York, The Modern Library: [c.1967]

Seller ID: 81907

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good in Good+ dust jacket

A Modern Library edition offering selected writings on education by the American philosopher, psychologist, and reformer John Dewey (1859-1952). Edited and introduced by Reginald D. Archambault. --- In Toledano spine 13 / black cloth / silver spine titling / ml logo blindstamped to front cover / brown & yellow Fujita endpapers / jacket style l, verso is blank. Interior bears 1964 date but likely published c.1967. ML #348.1. --- With prior owner's inked name to front paste-down, retailer's rubberstamped price to front free endpaper, otherwise a firm, clean and unmarked copy. Unclipped dust jac...
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The Governour (The Boke Named The Gouernour) (Everyman's Library #227)

By: ELYOT, Sir Thomas

Price: $22.00

Publisher: London / New York, Everyman's Library - J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. / E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc.: 1927

Seller ID: 84733

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket

A 1927 reprint of the 1907 issuance. An Everyman's Library edition presenting "The Governour", which is "the first book on the subject of Education written and printed in the English language" (per Foster Watson's introduction). This work first published in 1531 under the title "The Boke Named The Gouernour." With glossary of archaic terms at rear of volume. An entry in Everyman's Library "Essays and Belles-Lettres" series, edited by Ernest Rhys. E.L. no. 227. --- In Everyman's Library binding style 3 with full orange cloth and gilt-stamped spine titling; blindstamped Eric Ravilious-designed ...
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University of Colorado Studies Series in Philosophy No. I: Studies in Ethical Theory

By: HULLEY, Karl K. (editor)

Price: $10.50

Publisher: Boulder, University of Colorado Press: 1958

Seller ID: 79877

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket

A collection of eight scholarly writings by faculty of the University of Colorado, all sharing the general theme of ethics. --- In tan wraps. Volume is clean, firm and unmarked.; Tall Octavo (9 to 10 in. tall); 111 pages
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Miraculously Builded in Our Hearts: A Dartmouth Reader

By: LATHEM, Edward Connery; Shribman, DAVID M. (editors)

Price: $36.00

Publisher: Hanover, New Hampshire, Dartmouth College / University Press of New England: 1999

Seller ID: 82140

ISBN: 1584650540

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

A series of essays and historical snippets detailing many aspects of life on the once-remote campus of Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. The title of this work was taken from a 1921 poem by Dartmouth alumni Franklin McDuffee. --- In full Dartmouth green cloth-covered boards with the College crest blindstamped to the cover; titling in silver to spine. Bright yellow jacket features a campus scene from 1959. --- A bright, sound, firmly-bound copy lacking damages. Unclipped dust jacket with a little creasing and toning; is otherwise like new and protected in removable clear mylar wrappe...
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The 1957 Sachem: Volume XXXII

By: Southwest High School, Kansas City, Missouri

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Midwest Bindery: 1957

Seller ID: 84439

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

A 1957 edition of the yearbook of the Southwest High School of Kansas City, Missouri. The now-closed school first opened in 1925. The book features black & white photos of the student body & faculty, organizations (such as National Honor Society), sports teams, etc. --- In leather-look orange cloth-covered boards with titling in white to cover; in blind to spine. --- With lots of autographs and inked messages from fellow students, especially to endpapers and autograph pages. A tightly-bound, well-preserved copy.; Small Quarto - 9 to 11 in. tall; 176 pages
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The 1958 Sachem: Volume XXXIII

By: Southwest High School, Kansas City, Missouri

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Midwest Bindery: 1958

Seller ID: 84440

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

A 1958 edition of the yearbook of the Southwest High School of Kansas City, Missouri. The now-closed school first opened in 1925. The book features black & white photos of the student body & faculty, organizations (such as National Honor Society), sports teams, etc. --- In blue cloth-covered boards with Indian image and titling in white to cover and spine. --- With lots of autographs and inked messages from fellow students, especially to endpapers. A tightly-bound, well-preserved copy.; Small Quarto - 9 to 11 in. tall; 176 pages
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The 1960 Sachem [Yearbook]

By: Southwest High School, Kansas City, Missouri

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Midwest Bindery: 1960

Seller ID: 84441

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

A 1960 edition of the yearbook of the Southwest High School of Kansas City, Missouri. The now-closed school first opened in 1925. The book features black & white photos of the student body & faculty, organizations (such as National Honor Society), sports teams, etc. --- In grey textured cloth-covered boards with red and black abstract images and titling to cover and spine. --- With lots of autographs and inked messages from fellow students, especially to endpapers. A tightly-bound, well-preserved copy.; Small Quarto - 9 to 11 in. tall; 176 pages
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The 1961 Sachem [Yearbook]

By: Southwest High School, Kansas City, Missouri

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Midwest Bindery: 1961

Seller ID: 84442

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

A 1961 edition of the yearbook of the Southwest High School of Kansas City, Missouri. The now-closed school first opened in 1925. The book features black & white photos of the student body & faculty, organizations (such as National Honor Society), sports teams, etc. --- In black textured cloth-covered boards with orange abstract images and titling to cover and spine. Volume wrapped in clear plastic protective wrapper. --- With lots of autographs and inked messages from fellow students, especially to endpapers. A tightly-bound, well-preserved copy. Wrapper with minor rubbing & soiling.; Small Q...
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Acts of Hope: Creating Authority in Literature, Law, and Politics

By: WHITE, James Boyd

Price: $17.00

Publisher: Chicago, University of Chicago Press: 1994

Seller ID: 79319

ISBN: 0226895106

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket

First edition, first printing with full number line on copyright page. The noted legal and English language scholar's work discusses whether individuals or institutions should decide what is right, good, or necessary. Inscribed on front free endpaper, likely by the author. --- In full charcoal cloth with titling gilt stamped on spine. Dust jacket in black, white and red. --- A clean, bright and unmarked copy; volume is sound. Jacket with small curled area to back cover edge and with slight rubbing; otherwise in good shape.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; xv, 322 pages; Signed by Author
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Image for Evolution of Expression: A Compilation of Selections Illustrating the Four Stages of Development in Art as Applied to Oratory (Volume I only of 4-vol. set)

Evolution of Expression: A Compilation of Selections Illustrating the Four Stages of Development in Art as Applied to Oratory (Volume I only of 4-vol. set)

By: [EMERSON, Charles Wesley], editor

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Boston, Emerson College of Oratory: 1900

Seller ID: 80823

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Volume I only of the four-volume set containing excerpts from all manner of famous writings; from those of Charles Dickens to Shakespeare to Alfred, Lord Tennyson and many others. The content of the books formed the core of the curriculum of the Emerson College of Oratory, founded by Charles Wesley Emerson, who edited the series (though uncredited in this volume). With a frontis image Daniel Webster. --- Stated 12th edition, 1900. In brick red cloth-covered boards with titling in gilt on covers. All edges stained in red. --- With light soiling to covers and prior owner's signatures to a coupl...
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Tom Brown at Oxford

By: [HUGHES, Thomas] (author); HALL, Sydney P. (illustrations)

Price: $34.50

Publisher: Philadelphia, John E. Potter and Company: [c.1885]

Seller ID: 80463

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good+ with no dust jacket

An undated reprint edition of the sequel to "Tom Brown's School Days" by Thomas Hughes. With black and white engraved illustrations by Sydney P. Hall. Formerly property of a lending library, with rubberstampsings, pockets and white numerals to spine. --- In decorative tan cloth-covered boards with decorations and titling in brown and gilt on cover and spine. Though no publication date appears in book, a reference to 1885 appears on the colorful gift presentation page. --- With edgewear, soiling to cloth and somewhat loosened front cover; otherwise a sturdy, intact copy in this rather s...
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