1995, ISBN: 9780802069795

Hardcover

Chicago: Little, Brown, and Company, 1919. This is the 1919 printing of the original 1917 first edition -- not a cheap modern reprint. Very Good condition. NOT a library discard. A squ… More...

Chicago: Little, Brown, and Company, 1919. This is the 1919 printing of the original 1917 first edition -- not a cheap modern reprint. Very Good condition. NOT a library discard. A square, tight copy. Corners are NOT bumped. Inner hinges are perfect. Pages are creamy white. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Appendix. Index. Bound in the original brown cloth. From the preface: "In this book an attempt has been made to discuss practical aspects of special abilities and disabilities, to offer in detail methods of attacking problem-cases, and to present various types, both (a) of particular disabilities in those who have normal general ability and (b) of particular abilities in those who are below normal in general capacities." This book is from the library of, and bears the ink signature of Dr. Arthur Frank Payne (1876-1939) of Newton, New Jersey. Dr. Payne earned the degree of Bachelor of Philosophy at the University of Chicago and that of Master of Arts at Columbia University. In 1917 he served as executive secretary of the Military Training Commission in New York. In 1918 he was director of the United States War Department surveys. He pursued advanced studies at Harvard where he was made a Doctor of Education. He went on to teach at Columbia, the College of the City of New York, the University of Minnesota, the University of California, and Harvard. Dr. Payne edited several educational and psychological texts for McGraw-Hill and was associate editor of VOCATIONAL EDUCATION MAGAZINE. A gifted lecturer, Dr. Payne spoke regularly on psychology at Carnegie Hall in New York. For many years Dr. Payne was actively involved with the National Education Association, serving as its treasurer and as president of its department of vocational guidance. According to his biography in THE STORY OF NEW JERSEY by William S. Myers, Dr. Payne's "contribution toward solving some of the colossal psychological problems rising in consequence of modern industrial changes was a truly notable one, of value to countless individuals." . 1919 printing (1917 copyright). Hardcover. Very Good condition/No jacket. viii, 269pp., Little, Brown, and Company, 1919, 3, NY: E.P. Dutton & company, inc,. Good. 1944 tp&verso. First Edition" A WARTIME BOOK; Ex LIBRARY. 5x8". GOOD Condition..SOLID COPY, WITH SPINE #, POCKET REMOVAL GHOST SCAR, Name stamp in several places, & DISCARD on endpapers.. ; Black spine & cover titles on red cloth hard covers..Endpapers have multi-Named time-line FROM BACH TO GERSHWIN...with some illustrations. ; 319pg pages; INDEXED WITH SPECIAL ATTENTION TO WAYS MUSIC CAN BECOME A LIFESTYLE CHOICE..EMPLOYMENT & INTEGRATION WITH OTHER ARTS & COMMUNITY WORK. BUSINESS INTEREST. EDUCATION, ART EMPLOYMENT. ., E.P. Dutton & company, inc, 1944 tp&verso, 2.5, New York: Drama Book Specialists, 1979. Large format trade paperback in stiff pictorial wrappers. 299pp., Bibliographic References, Bibliography, Index. Illustrated with numerous half-tone photographs. First edition thus. An examination of Soviet director Meyerholds work, the first comprehensive critical study to appear in English. No previous ownerhip marks. A lightly read copy, clean, square and unmarked. Very good. . First Edition Thus. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall., Drama Book Specialists, 1979, 3, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1995. Book. Good. Trade Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. x, 301pp., index, biblio., notes, ill. Light edge wear, light bumps to the corners of a few pages.., University of Toronto Press, 1995, 2.5<

1995, ISBN: 9780802069795

University of Toronto Press, Sch, 1995-01-01. Paperback. Very Good. 1.1417 in x 9.0118 in x 6.0315 in., University of Toronto Press, Sch, 1995-01-01, 3