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Cosmopolitanism and the National State

by Friedrich Meinecke

Description: Near Fine Plus 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

Kant and the Demands of Self-Consciousness

by Pierre Keller

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

Rites and Passages: the Beginnings of Modern Jewish Culture in France, 1650-1860

by Jay R. Berkovitz

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

Bonington

by Malcolm Cormack

Description: Fine in Fine jacket. Folio-over 12"-15" tall. Hardcover in dust jacket., no flaws, clean, tightly bound, no writing or markings.; 160pp., 135 illustrations, including 50 in color., 19th century british-born painter who trained and worked in france, lived in venice. Read More

Architects and the "Building World" From Chambers to Ruskin: Constructing Authority

by Brian Hanson

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

Modernist Montage: the Obscurity of Vision in Cinema and Literature

by P. Adams Sitney

Description: Near Fine Plus. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Wrappers., no flaws-clean, tightly bound, no writing or markings.; x-250pp., 34 b/w illustrations/stills. Read More

Tradition and Desire: From David to Delacroix

by Norman Bryson

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

Frederick Law Olmsted: the Passion of a Public Artist

by Melvin Kalfus

Description: Fine in Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Hardcover in dust jacket.; no flaws, clean, tightly bound, no writing or markings, very well preserved copy.; xiii-415pp., 28 b/w illustrations. detailed biographical work on the great american landscape architect and creator of central park, prospect park, and boston's franklin park.; often scarce as hardcover. Read More

Jewish Law in Transition: How Economic Forces Overcame the Prohibition Against Lending on Interest

by Hillel Gamoran

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