Описание: American graphic artist Charles Dana Gibson (1867-1944) found enduring fame as the creator of the Gibson Girl -- the beautiful, independent, and socially confident young woman who embodied the spirit of a new era at the turn of the twentieth century. This affordable volume reprints one of Gibson's best original collections in its entirety, presenting the iconic drawings as published in their original form more than 100 years ago. In addition to dozens of sketches of gorgeous Gibson Girls, this volume includes the artist's The Weaker Sex series, a droll sequence of vignettes depicting a smitten young man and the object of his affections.
Автор: Meeks Carroll L. V. Название: The Railroad Station: An Architectural History ISBN: 0486286274 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780486286273 Издательство: Dover Рейтинг: Цена: 2476.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: "An engrossing book. A rich and extraordinary interesting account of the buildings themselves and of one aspect of the interaction of culture and technology. The many illustrations are a joy." -- Scientific American This profusely illustrated book chronicles the evolution of the architecture of the railroad station in both Europe and America from the 1930s and 1950s. It begins with the earliest train-sheds and follows the progress of station design to the great structures erected in the Victorian Era -- London's Charing Cross Station (1862-64) and Berlin's Anhalter Bahnhof (1872-80) among them. Landmarks such as New York's Pennsylvania Station (1906-10), designed by McKim, Mead & White, begin the panorama of twentieth-century structures. The story ends mid-century, in the gathering twilight of the railroading era, with such conceptions as Cincinnati's Union Station (1926-33) and Rome's Second Stazione Termini (1931-51). This great cavalcade of architecture illustrates year by year how the approach to station design developed along with the perceived power of the railroad to mobilize masses of people, revolutionize trade, influence the course of national and international interests, open frontiers, facilitate the rise of suburbia, and more. Fully examined is the station's role as an essential part of a new system of transportation with tremendous power to effect social, economic, and political change. Throughout the book, Dr. Meeks, late Professor of the History of Architecture at Yale University, follows chronologically the station's progress as architecture serving new functions; as an engineering challenge, especially in the construction of huge roofs in new materials; and as a work of art expressing taste and cultural ambition. More than 230 illustrations -- photographs, illustrations, floor plans, cutaways, and more -- bring vividly to life one of architecture's most fascinating stories. "Carefully documented by all the apparatus of exacting scholarship, and even better by a fascinating collection of more than 230 pictures." -- The New York Times Book Review
Описание: These 37 ageless tales of wonder, recounted in simple terms that every child can understand, include "The Finding of Moses," "How Jericho's Walls Fell," plus stories about David and Solomon, and other prophets and kings. Glorious color illustrations and a bonus CD recording of 13 of the best-known stories -- by a diverse cast of professional readers -- bring the ancient adventures to vivid life.
Автор: Dostoevsky Fyodor Название: Notes From Underground ISBN: 048627053X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780486270531 Издательство: Dover Рейтинг: Цена: 620.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: In 1864, just prior to the years in which he wrote his greatest novels -- Crime and Punishment, The Idiot, The Possessed and The Brothers Karamazov -- Fyodor Dostoyevsky (1821-1881) penned the darkly fascinating Notes from the Underground. Its nameless hero is a profoundly alienated individual in whose brooding self-analysis there is a search for the true and the good in a world of relative values and few absolutes. Moreover, the novel introduces themes -- moral, religious, political and social -- that dominated Dostoyevsky's later works. Notes from the Underground, then, aside from its own compelling qualities, offers readers an ideal introduction to the creative imagination, profundity and uncanny psychological penetration of one of the most influential novelists of the nineteenth century. Constance Garnett's authoritative translation is reprinted here, with a new introduction.
Автор: Miller, Olive Название: My Book House--Story Time ISBN: 0486499073 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780486499079 Издательство: Dover Рейтинг: Цена: 3717.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: From Mother Goose to Shakespeare, this edition of Story Time from the acclaimed My Book House series assembles the beloved nursery rhymes, chants, and children's poetry of many cultures. Colorful illustrations add imaginative zest to Japanese lullabies, American Indian songs, Russian rhymes, and other folklore favorites. Readers of all ages will delight in the tales and verse of Robert Louis Stevenson, Kate Greenaway, Christina Rossetti, Robert Burns, and other popular storytellers. Selections include Aesop's fable of The City Mouse and the Country Mouse, Longfellow's "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day," "My Beloved Is Gone Down into His Garden" from the Song of Solomon, nonsense rhymes by Edward Lear, "The Strange Adventure of the Baron Munchausen," and other timeless childhood treasures.
Автор: Glanzman Sam Название: A Sailor`s Story ISBN: 0486798127 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780486798127 Издательство: Dover Рейтинг: Цена: 2476.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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"No one, from Stephen Ambrose to Steven Spielberg, can tell a better story than "A Sailor's Story."" Max Brooks, author of "World War Z ""What makes "A Sailor's Story" most compelling is its modest grace. It's not really a memoir of war, but of life aboard a floating town. Mr. Glanzman's stories are like those you'd hear from a favorite uncle, true tales about average men who were most concerned about beer, women and gambling, not life, death and the enemy." "The New York Times ""This flawlessly reproduced graphic novel will introduce a whole new generation of appreciative readers to one of the most talent artists and storytellers the Golden Age of comics ever produced. Very highly recommended." "The Midwest Book Review ""Sam Glanzman is one of the great storytellers of 20th-century comics.""" "A. V. Club "Golden Age comic book legend Sam Glanzman draws upon his own World War II experiences in this outstanding graphic novel. Hailed by Eisner Award winning "Astro City" author Kurt Busiek as "one of the most honest, dedicated and engaging cartoonists in comics history," Glanzman wrote and illustrated this intimate account of his life aboard a Navy destroyer, the USS" Stevens." As legendary "X-Men" scribe Chris Claremont noted, this "isn't a story of make-believe super-beings; these are real people, with real fears, being transformed by events and circumstances into men of courage." Back in print for the first time in more than twenty-five years, this new collection unites both" A Sailor's Story "and its sequel, " A Sailor's Story: Winds, Dreams, and Dragons, " plus a never-before-seen ten-page story of the USS "Stevens, Even Dead Birds Have Wings. " Exclusive Bonus Material: New Foreword by bestselling author Max Brooks New Introduction by original editor Larry Hama New Afterword by "Batman" writer Chuck Dixon Exclusive Glanzman tributes by Joe Kubert, Stan Lee, Denny O Neil, Walt Simonson, Chris Claremont, Timothy Truman& many others "
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