Search Results: Authors starting with D from Leopolis Volodymyr Dmyterko

Bibliographical Society, 1952 8vo (22 cm), 284 pp. Publisher's cloth-backed boards (ownership entry on the front free endpaper). 404 items described, 16 figures in the text.

Wroclaw: Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich, 1965 8vo (23 cm), 455, [1] pp. Publisher's cloth. In Polish. First Polish edition of a history of books by Danish librarian and bibliographer Svend Dahl (1887-1963). The original edition Dahl's classical "Bogens Historie" was published in 1927.

Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1988 8o (21.5 cm), XVIII, 219 pp. Hardcover in dust jacket. From the blurb: "The Modern Social Conflict offers a concise, authoritative, and accessible account of where the Western democracies stand today, how they got there, and where they must go if they are to retain their political and social freedom. Part history, part social analysis, part deeply committed prescription, this "essay on the Politics of Liberty" is a timely and important contribution to our understanding of the modern world by one of the most noted social and political thinkers of our day. The Modern Social Conflict offers a concise, authoritative, and accessible account of where the Western democracies stand today, how they got there, and where they must go if they are to retain their political and social freedom. Part history, part social analysis, part deeply committed prescription, this "essay on the Politics of Liberty" is a timely and important contribution to our… Read More

Yale University Press, 2010 4to (33.5 cm), 368 pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket (dj frayed at extremities, two tears top near the spine, binding and text fine). "
The works that Henri Matisse (1869-1954) executed between late 1913 and 1917 are among his most demanding, experimental, and enigmatic. Often sharply composed, heavily reworked, and dominated by the colors black and gray, these compositions are rigorously abstracted and purged of nearly all descriptive detail. Although they have typically been treated as unrelated to one another, as aberrations within the artist's oeuvre, or as singular responses to Cubism or World War I, Matisse: Radical Invention, 1913-1917 reveals the deep connections among them and their critical role in an ambitious, cohesive project that took the act of creation itself as its main focus. This book represents the first sustained examination of Matisse's output from this important period, revealing fascinating information about his working method,… Read More

Harper, 1959 8vo (20.5 cm), X, 275 pp.Printed wrappers (wrappers slightly foxed at head).

Shire Publications, 1986 8vo (21 cm), 32 pp. Printed wrappers.

London : The Bookman's Journal, 1921 8vo (23.5 cm), XI, 212, [8] pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket in mylar, deckled edges (dj slightly frayed at extremities, head of the spine and bottom corner missing). Printed on laid paper. Included 15 bibliographies: Beerbohm, Brooke, Crackanthorpe, de la Mare, Drinkwater, Dunsany, Elroy Flecker, Gissing, Ledwidge, Compton Mackenzie, Masefield, Merrick, Middleton, Athur Symons and Hugh Walpole

The Monacelli Press, 2008 4to (29.5cm), 352 pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket. "Eric Fischl emerged in the 1980s as one of America's most important figurative painters. His paintings, many of which show a single intense moment, compel the viewer to participate in a world of middle-class suburban ambiguity and drama. In Fischl's engaging distinctly American canvases, narrative, morality, sexuality, and psychology are preeminent. This volume, an expanded edition of Eric Fischl 1970-2000, is the most comprehensive examination of this important contemporary painter. More than 250 works, selected in conjunction with the artist, present the full scope of Fischl's career: the formative work of the 1970s; the breakthrough paintings of the 1980s, including the controversial Sleepwalker and Bad Boy; and the mature work, often of a personal and contemplative nature, of the 1990s and 2000s. In his most recent paintings, Fischl has turned to multipiece cycles: The Bed, The Chair series,… Read More

John Wiley & Sons, 2004 8vo (24 cm), X, 383 pp. Publisher's boards and dust jacket (minor shelf-wear). "What makes a number weird, and why, as far as anyone can tell, aren't weird numbers odd? What do monsters, moonshine, and 24-dimensional oranges have in common? Why couldn't Sam Loyd get a patent for his famous fifteen puzzle? What is the significance of the statement "the smallest number not nameable in under ten words"? Can one infinity be larger than another? If you are fascinated by the weird, the odd, the curious, and the just plain puzzling, it's no wonder that you’re drawn to mathematics. And, if you can't resist the urge to indulge these fascinations--and discover plenty of new ones while you're at it--welcome to The Universal Book of Mathematics." (from the blurb)

Carousel Books, 1977 12mo (19.5 cm), 110 pp. Laminated wrappers (stamps of the Royal Institution).

Martino Publishing, 2005 8vo (23 cm), XVI, 428 pp. Publisher's cloth. The first volume of a facsimile reprint of the classical Bible bibliography originally published in 1903.

Afcea Intl Pr, 1988 4to (26 cm), XXX, 629 pp. Publisher's cloth, gilt-lettered spine and front board. The Neural Network Study, sponsored by the Tactical Technology Office of the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA/TTO), was conducted under the auspices of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Lincoln Laboratory (MIT/LL) from October, 1987 through February, 1988 with government, industry, and academic participants. The goal of the study, all of which were achieved, were: To identify potential applications for neural networks in Department of Defense (DoD) systems, To determine the current neural network technology base, To identify technology requirements, and To identify a DoD program plan for the next five years.

Morgan & Claypool Publishers, 2019 4to (26.5 cm), XII, 120 pp. Publisher's laminated boards. "The Treaty on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), is the cornerstone of non-proliferation and disarmament efforts. Yet its negotiation and success were not inevitable. This book aims to address the developments that led to the negotiation of the treaty, examine its implementation, and address challenges that the NPT faces going forward." (publisher's synopsis)

John Wiley & Sons, 2000 8vo (22.7 cm), XX, 540 pp. Laminated wrappers. "Carl Sagan was one of the most celebrated scientists of his time - the leading visionary of the Space Age. He was also a highly controversial figure who inspired wildly opposed opinions. His enthusiasm and eloquence about the wonders of space, the marvels of the human brain, and the mysteries of life captured the imagination of millions. Yet one scientist was so enraged by Sagan's scientific pronouncements that he compared him to the Black Plague, and William F. Buckley, Jr. likened him to circus huckster P. T. Barnum." (from the publisher's description)

Balitmore: Strategic Investment Ltd, 1994 12mo (17.5 cm), 128 pp. Laminated wrappers (canceled stamp of an institutional library on the title). From the blurb: "Wealth and freedom are increasing for 30% of Americans, but for the other 70% -- those dependent on government promises -- life is getting worse. That's the word from the eerily accurate publication that predicted the Soviet break-up, the Tokyo crash, the devaluation of sterling, the 1993 plunge in oil prices and the Whitewater scandal."

Cambridge University Press, 1979 8vo (23 cm), VIII, 246 pp. Laminated wrappers (edges slightly dusted, paper somewhat toned). The first edition of a highly regarded text on high-energy particle physics, aimed at the scientifically educated general reader, provides an accessible introduction to this complex field.

The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, 1960 8vo (20.5 cm), VII, 159 pp. Publisher's cloth. paper cover-label, original wrappers bound in (lacking title page, some toning of endpapers). An attempt to give the essential facts of the history of the Elsevier family of printers and to show the relations of the printers to the world around them. Printed as a souvenir from Martinus Nijhoff for those attending the 13th Congress of the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers in Holland.

London: Holland Press, 1962 2 volumes 4o (28.5 cm), [4], XXII, 462 pp, 18 plates; PP. 463-818, LXII pp, 12 plates. Publisher's cream and maroon cloth, gilt-lettered spines (bindings somewhat dusted). This is a facsimile reprint of the 1913 edition, initially published in 100 copies. The catalogue pertains to the "German" section of the collection amassed by Charles Fairfax Murray (1849-1919), a British painter, dealer, collector, and art historian affiliated with the second generation of the Pre-Raphaelites. Focused on illustrated books printed in what is now the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Austria, and Germany, the catalog emphasizes the distinct "style of printing and illustration essentially different from those of Latin countries." The period covered by these books spans from approximately 1455 to 1680, encapsulating the Blockbooks, Gutenberg's specimen, and concluding with the book containing Rembrandt's etching to Jan Six's Medea. The catalogue… Read More

University of Utah Press, 1993 8vo (22 cm), [6], 64 pp. Combined green cloth boards with imitation of leather spine (minor shelf-wear). Two lectures, on reading and writing.

York: Ken Spelman, 1988 8vo (24 cm), xiii, vi, 397 pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket. Robert Davies' Memoir of the York Press was published in 1868 in relatively small edition. It was only the second history of a provincial center of printing in England. The book covers in great detail the authors, printers and stationers in York in the 16th - 18th centuries and gives full collations of books and pamphlets printed. Bernard Barr has written a new introduction to this reprint, with a memoir of Robert Davies and full bibliography of his works.