2002, ISBN: 9781230097435

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London: MacMillan & Co. Ltd, 1959 Known as the author of "The Life of John Maynard Keynes" Harrod recollects in this volume his memories of thirtyfive years of being close to Lord Cherwel… Plus…

London: MacMillan & Co. Ltd, 1959 Known as the author of "The Life of John Maynard Keynes" Harrod recollects in this volume his memories of thirtyfive years of being close to Lord Cherwell who is better known as Professor F.A. Lindemann. Blue cloth, gilt tiltling to spine, frontispiece, a few black and white photographs, 282 pages. Light edge wear, some smudging to textblock edge, light foxing to endpapers. Dust jacket shows some age darkening, a discoloration to front that looks like the ring of a coffee cup, several open tears repaired with colour matching paper, is price clipped. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good +/Good-. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall., MacMillan & Co. Ltd, 1959, Toronto: Doubleday Canada Ltd., 1973 Symons recalls the old cowboying way of life from the great days of of the open range, before hoesteaders moved in with their plows and fences. It is a personal story that takes place from Saskatchewan and Alberta to the cattles states east of the Rockies on into Mexico. Brown cloth, black cloth to spine with gilt titling, yellow endpapers, 70 sketches by the author, 343 pages. Minor edge wear. Dust jacket shows sunning to spine, some edge wear and is now protected in a mylar cover. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good-/Good+. Illus. by Symons, R.D.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall., Doubleday Canada Ltd., 1973, 1963. Unknown Binding. Very Good. Privately printed. Stapled wraps. Age toned and a couple of instances of soiling to covers - not bad. Looks great. Bright, crisp, and sharp. -----LANIER, Sidney, poet, born in Macon, Georgia, 3 February, 1842; died in Lynn, North Carolina, 7 September, 1881. When a child he learned to play many instruments almost without instruction, devoting himself especially to the flute. He was graduated at Oglethorpe college, Midway, Georgia, in 18(;0. He enlisted in the Confederate army in April, 1861, and participated in the seven days' fighting near Richmond. Afterward he was transferred to the signal service, with headquarters at Petersburg. In 1863 his detachment served in Virginia and North Carolina, and afterward, while in command of a blockade-runner, he was captured, and for five months imprisoned in Point Lookout, Florida. His experience is pictured in a novel that he wrote in three weeks entitled "Tiger-Lilies" (New York, 18(;7). He was a clerk in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1865-'7, afterward principal of an academy in Prattville, Alabama, and in 1868-'72 practised law with his father, Robert S. Lanier, in Macon. At the suggestion of his friend Bayard Taylor he was chosen to write the words of the cantata for the opening of the Centennial exhibition in Philadelphia in 1876. In October, 1877, he settled in Baltimore and delivered lectures on English literature. In 1879 he was appointed lecturer on this subject at Johns Hopkins university. in December, 1880, he wrote his poem "Sunrise," one of a projected series entitled "Hymns of the Marshes." In the following summer he encamped in the mountains of North Carolina, where he died of consumption. His scholarship was wide and accurate, and his investigations in the scientific construction of verse are formulated in his "Science of English Verse" (New York, 1880). His other works are "Florida" Its Scenery, Climate, and History" (Philadelphia, 1876)" " Poems" (1877); "The Boy's Froissart" (New York, 1878)" "The Boy's King Arthur" (1880)" "The Boy's Mabinogion" (1881)' "The Boy's Percy" (1882)" and "The English Novel and the Principles of its Development" (1883). A collection of his poems, with a memorial by William Hayes Ward, was edited by his wife, Mary Day Lanier (1884).--His brother, Clifford Anderson, author, born in Oritfm, Georgia, was educated at Oglethorpe college, but his studies were interrupted by the civil war. He served in the Confederate army, and was afterward signal officer on the streamer "Talisman," running the blockade between Wilmington, North Carolina, and Bermuda until the vessel was wrecked in December, 1864. In 1885-'(; Mr. Lanier was superintendent of the city schools, Montgomery, Alabama he is the author of occasional poems and essays and of a novel entitled "Thorn-Fruit" (New York, 1867)., 1963, New York, NY, U.S.A.: Ballantine Books, 2002. Trade Paperback. As New. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. In Terkel's powerful new book a wide range of people address that final experience and its impact on the present in which they live. In talking about the ultimate and unknowable culmination of life, these people give voice to their deepest beliefs and hopes, reflecting on the lives they have led and what still lies before them. Whether it’s Working or The Great War, the legendary oral histories of Studs Terkel have offered indispensable insights into all areas of American life. Now, at eighty-eight, the Pulitzer Prize winner creates his most important work on a subject few can comfortably discuss: death. Here, in the voices of people both esteemed and unknown, are wise words, meaningful memories, and compassionate predictions about the experience of life’s end and what may come after. A grad student explains how her two-year coma convinced her of the existence of reincarnation . . . A Hiroshima survivor reconciles her painful memories with the stoicism of her Japanese culture . . . Actress Uta Hagan expresses how her art is her religion and will be her legacy . . . Oscar-winning cinematographer Haskell Wexler relives his World War II ordeal, after a torpedo left him in a lifeboat among injured and dying comrades . . . An AIDS counselor reveals why healthy gay men may require the most crucial psychological help . . . and a retired firefighter admits he never felt so alive as when he was doing his dangerous job. From the sheer physical facts to the emotional realities to spiritual speculations, all aspects of death are openly expressed in this wonderful work, the stirring culmination of Studs Terkel’s brilliant career. 407 pages.., New York, NY, U.S.A.: Ballantine Books, 2002, RareBooksClub. Paperback. New. This item is printed on demand. Paperback. 134 pages. Dimensions: 9.7in. x 7.4in. x 0.3in.This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1904 edition. Excerpt: . . . we would go through the whole of them next morning. And then having discoursed on various matters, our conversation, imperceptibly to myself--with such exquisite delicacy was the subject introduced by her--wa. ndered into solemn subjects. Shall I tell you what she said I My memory carries every word of it. I can open the book of my life, and betwixt the pages find the pressed flowers of that dear girls thoughts and teaching, and the perfume of those flowers is still so fresh, that never can they want life and colour and beauty whilst their sweet smell clings to them. But shall I tell you what she said No; her words were not intended for the rude light of this printed page. She spoke of God, and from behind the sable curtains that lay upon the face of my mind her angel voice evoked the Divine idea; with tears and adoration I knew my Maker again, and by her side I knelt in prayer to Him There had been a hum of voices without, but a sudden silence fell upon the ship when Alice Lee, whispering to me to kneel by her side, sank upon her knees and prayed to that merciful Being whom she had revealed to me to have mercy upon her lonely sister, to lighten my darkness, to return me in safety to such dear ones as might be awaiting me. None could have heard her but I who knelt close beside her in that shadowy cabin, yet the hush lasted until her voice ceased. We arose from our knees, and as we did so the piano in the saloon was touched, and a clear, rich and beautiful voice began to sing. We listened. I seemed to know the air. It was as though there was a magic in it to run a thrill through my lifeless memory. I harkened with parted lips, breathing fast and deep. The voice of the singer ceased. What song is that I I. . . This item ships from La Vergne,TN., RareBooksClub<