art longwood books
art longwood books,
rockport,
MA 01966 USA
978 309 8531
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Cosmopolitanism and the National State $42.00 Description: Fine in Near Fine Plus jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Hardcover in dust jacket, red cloth., only the slightest evidence of handling. clean, no writing or text markings, tight binding and hinges. a well preserved copy.; translated from german original by robert b. kimber. introduction by felix gilbert.; xvii-403pp., classic work. Read More
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Kant and the Demands of Self-Consciousness $32.00 Description: Fine in Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Hardcover in dust jacket., no flaws, clean, tightly bound, no writing or markings.; vii-286pp. Read More
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Rites and Passages: the Beginnings of Modern Jewish Culture in France, 1650-1860 $42.00 Description: Fine in Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Hardcover in dust jacket., no flaws, clean, tightly bound, no writing or markings.; viii-333pp., examines the resilience of jewish culture through the social and political turmoil during 200 years of french history. Read More
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Architects and the "Building World" From Chambers to Ruskin: Constructing Authority $22.00 Description: Fine in Near Fine Plus jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Hardcover in dust jacket., negligible bit of wear to back panel of dj. no flaws-clean, no writing or markings, tightly bound.; ix-382pp., 27 b/w illustrations., examines the evolving relationship between builders and architects in 18th and 19th century britain. the changing status of the architect and how those changes developed. Read More
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Tradition and Desire: From David to Delacroix $42.00 Description: Very Good Plus in Very Good Plus jacket. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. Hardcover in dust jacket., some of the white background on the dj has age-toned, as have the outer margins of some pages, though very faintly. there are no other flaws. tight binding, no writing or markings inside or out.; xxii-228pp., 122 b/w illustrations., examines j. -l. david, j. -a. -d. ingres, eugene delacroix, and their struggle coming to terms with the limitations implied in the traditions of the art historical moments ... Read More
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Jewish Law in Transition: How Economic Forces Overcame the Prohibition Against Lending on Interest $42.00 Description: Fine in Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Hardcover in dust jacket., no flaws, clean, tightly bound, no writing or markings, unused copy.; x-196pp., examines the evolution of attitudes toward lending money and charging interest as regards jewish law. Read More
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The Texture of Memory: Holocaust Memorials and Meaning $34.00 Description: Very Good Plus in Very Good Plus jacket. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. Hardcover in dust jacket., several superficial scratches to back panel of dj, faint toning around edges of textblock. no other flaws, tight binding, no writing or markings.; first printing.; 398pp., illustrated throughout in b/w.; still the standard on this subject, thorough and very well written. Read More
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$24.00 Description: Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Hardcover in dust jacket., no flaws-clean, well bound, no writing or markings. a very nice copy.; xii-258pp., 9 b/w illustrations. ten chapters focusing on one or more of dickens' novels and the heavy part played over and over by the city of london. Read More
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Karl Friedrich Schinkel: Aspects of His Work $48.00 Description: Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. Hardcover in dust jacket., no flaws-clean, no writing or markings, tightly bound.; 148pp., b/w illustrations throughout., contains 17 essays by various contributors, four are in english, 13 are in german. all are on schinkel, aspects of his work, and his influence. Read More
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