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This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic, timeless works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them.

This collection chronicles the fiction and non fiction classics by the greatest writers the world has ever known.

Art in England - Notes and Studies is presented here in a high quality paperback edition.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.

A Text-Book of the History of Painting is presented here in a high quality paperback edition.

Excerpt from An Art-Lover's Guide to the Exposition: Explanations of the Architecture, Sculpture and Mural Paintings, With a Guide for Study in the Art Gallery

Excerpt from An Architect's Note-Book in Spain: Principally Illustrating the Domestic Architecture of That Country

"A Wanderer in Venice" is a fantastic account of the author's experiences wandering around Venice, first published in 1914. Beautifully written and incredibly detailed, this volume leads the reader around the ancient city's streets and monuments, inviting them to soak up the atmosphere through vivid descriptions and interesting information.

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality.

New York NY: The Metropoltian Museum of Art, 1980. Stated First Edition April 1980.

This reference work delivers an interdisciplinary, applied spatial and geographical approach to the study of languages and linguistics. This work includes chapters and sections related to language origins, diffusion, conflicts, policies, education/instruction, representation, technology, regions, and mapping.

The clothes we wear tell stories about us—and are often imbued with cultural meanings specific to our ethnic heritage. This concise A-to-Z encyclopedia explores 150 different and distinct items of ethnic dress, their history, and their cultural significance within the United States.

First published as a chapter in Language in Zambia: Grammatical Sketches by the Institute of African Studies (now the Institute of Economic and Social Research) in 1977, this is the second in a series of individual publications on Zambian languages and grammar.

The Garden District of New Orleans has enthralled residents and visitors alike since it arose in the 1830's with its stately white-columned Greek Revival mansions and double-galleried Italianate houses decorated with lacy cast iron. Photographer West Freeman evokes the romance of this elegant neighborhood with lovely images of private homes, dazzling gardens, and public structures. Author Jim Fraiser vividly details the historical significance and architectural styles of more than a hundred structures and chronicles both the political and cultural evolution of the neighborhood.

Collects twenty-one cross-stitch designs with which to usher in each new season, including springtime irises, summer tablecloths, autumn's glowing jack-o'lanterns, and angel snowmen for Christmas

Constable's England accompanies an exhibition of the same name mounted at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, as part of the festival Britain Salutes New York 1983. This major exhibition was the first of the paintings of John Constable to be shown in the United States. The shaping of the exhibition and writing of the catalogue was entrusted to Graham Reynolds, the leading specialist on Constable. The images in the exhibition ranged from small oil sketches done in the open air to finished paintings on a large scale, selected to show not only the landscape subjects that Constable chose to paint but also the full scope of his remarkable development as an artist.

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Drawing on nearly 50 years of teaching organic farming and gardening, the staff of the UC Santa Cruz Farm & Garden Apprenticeship and invited authors have developed an updated and expanded resource for instructors based on many of the skills and concepts taught in UCSC's annual Apprenticeship in Ecological Horticulture program.

Everything in Taz’s life can be traced back to her quinceañera, the day she lost everything she’d ever known – and the day she met a Starship Ranger named Up.