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Wright, Thomas
A History of Caricature and Grotesque in Literature and Art
New York Frederick Ungar Publishing Co. 1968 Hard Cover Good Very Good Ex-Library
lxxiv, 508 pp., illus.; 24 cm. "Reprinted from the London edition of 1865 from a copy in the collections of the New York Public Library Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations." Withdrawn from library collection, with usual markings, otherwise very good. No writing in text. DJ in mylar. OVERSIZE! No priority/air, except by special arrangement.
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Hardy, Thomas; Wright, James (Afterword by)
Far from the Madding Crowd
New York Signet; New American Library 1961 0451516605 / 9780451516602 Mass Market Paperback Good
384 pp., map; 18 cm. Good+. Tight, clean copy. Age toning. "There is in England no more real or typical district than Thomas Hardy's imaginary Wessex, the scattered fields and farms of which were first discovered in Far from the Madding Crowd. It is here that Gabriel Oak observes Bathsheba, the young mistress of Weatherbury Farm, fall victim to her amorous caprices. He stands by her through one marriage to a handsome, corruptly sentimental sergeant. Selflessly altruistic, he sees her through another betrothal to her compulsive, puritanical neighbor - as unaware as she of the stroke of Fate that will effect their ultimate union. Published anonymously and first attributed to George Eliot, Far from the Madding Crowd won Hardy immediate success; it combines an architecturally perfect plot with the philosophical overtones that were to set the theme for all his later works. / Thomas Hardy was born on June 2, 1840. In his writing, he immortalized the site of his birth - Egdon Heath, in Dorset, near Dorchester. Delicate as a child, he was taught at home by his mother before he attended grammar school. At sixteen, Hardy was apprenticed to an architect, and for many years, architecture was his profession; in his spare time, he pursued his first and last literary love, poetry. Finally convinced that he could earn his living as an author, he retired from architecture, married, and devoted himself to writing. An extremely productive novelist, Hardy published an important book every year or two. In 1896, disturbed by the public outcry over the unconventional subjects of his two greatest novels - Tess of the D'Urbervilles and Jude the Obscure - he announced that he was giving up fiction and afterward produced only poetry. In later years, he received many honors. He died on January 11, 1928, and was buried in Poet's Corner, in Westminster Abbey. It was as a poet that he wished to be remembered, but today critics regard his novels as his most memorable contribution to English literature for their psychological insight, decisive delineation of character, and profound presentation of tragedy." - Publisher.
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Wright, Thomas L., and Takahashi, Taeko Jane, and Griggs, J. D.
Hawai'i Volcano Watch: A Pictorial History, 1779-1991
Honolulu, HI University of Hawaii Press; Hawaii Natural History Association 1992 0824814398 / 9780824814397 First Edition, First Printing Hard Cover Fine Very Good Collectible
Cloth, gilt, x, 162 pp., illus. (some col.), maps (some col.), biblio., index; 26 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Dust jacket, with light handling/storage soil, protected in a mylar book cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/air, except by special arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. "More than 200 years of volcano watching in Hawai'i is captured in this pictorial history by three contemporary volcano watchers. The illustrated summary of eruptions and earthquakes on the island of Hawai`i includes early maps, paintings, drawings, and photographs. The authors describe the conditions under which the early observers worked, the methods available to them, and the insights they gained through observation. The book also traces the development of volcanology in Hawai'i and the history of the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory." - Publisher.
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Simich, Jerry L., and Wright, Thomas C. (Joint Editors)
The Peoples of Las Vegas: One City, Many Faces
Reno, NV University of Nevada Press 2005 0874176166 / 9780874176162 Trade Paperback Very Good
xvi, 325 pp., [10] pp. of plates, illus., bib. notes, index; 24 cm. Near fine. Tight, clean text. Minor soiling on inside front cover & half-title page, otherwise as new. "Beneath the glitzy surface of the resorts and the seemingly cookie-cutter suburban sprawl of Las Vegas lies a vibrant and diverse ethnic life. People of varied origins make up the population of nearly two million and yet, until now, little mention of the city has been made in studies and discussion of ethnicity or immigration. The Peoples of Las Vegas: One City, Many Faces fills this void by presenting the work of seventeen scholars of history, political science, sociology, anthropology, law, urban studies, cultural studies, literature, social work, and ethnic studies to provide profiles of thirteen of the city's many ethnic groups. The book's introduction and opening chapters explore the historical and demographic context of these groups, as well as analyze the economic and social conditions that make Las Vegas so attractive to recent immigrants. Each group is the subject of the subsequent chapters, outlining migration motivations and processes, economic pursuits, cultural institutions and means of transmitting culture, involvement in the broader community, ties to homelands, and recent demographic trends." - Publisher.
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