Author: Sotheby & Co. (London, England)Publisher:
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Category : Autographs
Languages : en
Pages : 82
Book Description
Catalogue of Valuable Atlases, Maps, Americana, Voyages and Travel, Autograph Letters and Historical Documents Comprising Fine Atlases ... a Collection of Road Books and Atlases; English County Maps ... Books on Travel and Exploration, Including a Good Collection of the Works of Sir Richard Burton, Letters ... Documents .... the Autograph Manuscript of T.H. Parke's Personal Experiences in Equatorial Africa, which Will be Sold by Auction by Sotheby & Co. ... at Their Large Gallery ...
Author: Sotheby & Co. (London, England)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Autographs
Languages : en
Pages : 82
Book Description
Catalogues of Sale
Author: Sotheby & Co. (London, England)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 94
Book Description
T・L・S, the Times Literary Supplement
Author: A Century of Innovation
Author: 3M CompanyPublisher: 3m Company
ISBN:
Category : 3M Company
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
A compilation of 3M voices, memories, facts and experiences from the company's first 100 years.
First Footsteps in East Africa, Or, An Exploration of Harar
Author: Sir Richard Francis BurtonPublisher:
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Category : Harar, Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
Mapping Travel
Author: Jordana DymPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004499784
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 141
Book Description
Drawing on a thousand years of European travel writing and mapmaking, Dym suggests that after centuries of text-based itineraries and on-the spot directions guiding travelers and constituting their reports, maps in the fifteenth century emerged as tools for Europeans to support and report the results of land and sea travel. With each succeeding generation, these linear journey maps have become increasingly common and complex, responding to changes in forms of transportation, such as air and motor car ‘flight’ and print technology, especially the advent of multi-color printing. This is their story.
English Book Collectors
Author: William Younger FletcherPublisher:
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Category : Book collectors
Languages : en
Pages : 544
Book Description
Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to El-Medinah and Meccah
Author: Sir Richard Francis BurtonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Arabian Peninsula
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
A Lost Lady
Author: Willa CatherPublisher: E-Kitap Projesi & Cheapest Books
ISBN: 6057566092
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
A Lost Lady is a novel by American author Willa Cather, first published in 1923. It centers on Marian Forrester, her husband Captain Daniel Forrester, and their lives in the small western town of Sweet Water, along the Transcontinental Railroad. However, it is mostly told from the perspective of a young man named Niel Herbert, as he observes the decline of both Marian and the West itself, as it shifts from a place of pioneering spirit to one of corporate exploitation. Exploring themes of social class, money, and the march of progress, A Lost Lady was praised for its vivid use of symbolism and setting, and is considered to be a major influence on the works of F. Scott Fitzgerald. It has been adapted to film twice, with a film adaptation being released in 1924, followed by a looser adaptation in 1934, starring Barbara Stanwyck. A Lost Lady begins in the small railroad town of Sweet Water, on the undeveloped Western plains. The most prominent family in the town is the Forresters, and Marian Forrester is known for her hospitality and kindness. The railroad executives frequently stop by her house and enjoy the food and comfort she offers while there on business. A young boy, Niel Herbert, frequently plays on the Forrester estate with his friend. One day, an older boy named Ivy Peters arrives, and shoots a woodpecker out of a tree. He then blinds the bird and laughs as it flies around helplessly. Niel pities the bird and tries to climb the tree to put it out of its misery, but while climbing he slips, and breaks his arm in the fall, as well as knocking himself unconscious. Ivy takes him to the Forrester house where Marian looks after him. When Niel wakes up, he's amazed by the nice house and how sweet Marian smells. He doesn't't see her much after that, but several years later he and his uncle, Judge Pommeroy, are invited to the Forrester house for dinner. There he meets Ellinger, who he will later learn is Mrs. Forrester's lover, and Constance, a young girl his age.
Intelligence Revolution 1960
Author: Ingard ClausenPublisher:
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Category : Astronautics, Military
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Overview: Provides a history of the Corona Satellite photo reconnaissance Program. It was a joint Central Intelligence Agency and United States Air Force program in the 1960s. It was then highly classified.