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Book appears in mint unread condition. 575pp. Architect Harry Seidler spent more than 50 years traveling the globe, extensively photographing the peak achievements in architecture from 3000 B.C. to the present day. This book represents his achievement.
1759848041759. T. Kinnersley. London. 1759. In Two Volumes II and III and contains the whole set for the year 1759. Bound in 18th century quarter brown calf gilt very worn and rubbed and lacking portions of leather from heads and tails of spine. Joints tender but holding. Vol. II; ii 372 pages plus 4pages of index. Vignette to general title-page and engraved head-piece for each month. 6 engraved plates of unusual and more ordinary fauna including the dodo the rhinoceros sea hedge-hog the horned didapper flying fish and cassowary. 1 portrait plate of Magliabechi 14 full page engraved maps and plans. Vol. III; ii. 404 pages plus 4 page index. Engr. vignette to general title-page and engraved head-pieces or decorations to each month 4 engraved plates of fauna one portrait plate of Major General Wolfe 1 incredible engraved plate displaying the Torments Inflicted by the Dutch on the English in Amboyna plus the engraved frontis. to Pope's Essay on Man. Three engraved plates - 1 map and 2 plans. A wonderful insight into what interested people in the mid-18th century. Pages browned and occasionally foxed but otherwise a very useful set. hardcover
0243147651.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
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No inscriptions or marks. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean crisp tight copy with bright unmarked boards, very slight traces of handling and no bumping to corners. 64pp. A brief history of Dublin, a guide and map to the city.
194148041Minneapolis MN: Global Map Co. ca. 1941. Oblong folio 22.5 x 11.25 in. Two rotating wheels each showing hemisphere projection maps which are attached to a thick brown base w/ printed labels on front cover original rivets still present printed paper label and instructions on verso some rubbing & edgewear minor foxing & scuffing still a G exemplar. First edition of this fascinating and scarce global map which allows the user to view steamship or airline distance routes as well as the principal railroads. The global map was designed so that opposite halves of the earth’s surface could be rotated and synchronized enabling continuous and accurate spherical relationships across any point on the rotating maps. The label on the back lists the area in square miles and population totals of the world. The map is dated to around 1941 because of the inclusion of Vichy France the government allowed by the Nazi occupiers after the fall of France in 1940. Global Map Co., unknown
220p. + Plus six folding maps and numerous full page photographs. 8vo. Original full pictorial wraps, very slightly worn. First American edition. Nice copy. WWI 7
188530824Glasgow: David Bryce & Son 1885. First English language edition. Hardcover. g. Quarto. XXX 333 1 3pp. Original red cloth with gold lettering on spine. The present work is a captivating survey of the German Universities for the last 50 years between 1835 and 1885. It forms the second part of the third volume of a series of statistical inquiries in various departments of the national economy of Germany conducted by Dr. Conrad Professor of Political Science at Halle. Minor age wear on binding with spine slightly age toned. Previous owner's signature in ink on half-title page and dated 1885. Very minor age toning along paper margin. Binding and interior in overall good condition. David Bryce & Son hardcover
(New York, 1885). 4to. In later half cloth with gilt lettering and stamp to front board. In ""Science"", Vol. 5, No. 108, Feb. 27. Paper label pasted on to front board. The two titles underlined in blue pencil. Stamp to verso of map and almost parted in two, long tear in foldings, otherwise internally fine and clean. Pp. iii-iv, 163-185 + large folded map: ""North America polar regions : Baffin Bay to Lincoln Sea, showing the most recent discoveries including those of U.S.S. Polaris Expedition in 1871-2, under Captain C.F. Hall, British Arctic Expedition in 1875-6, under Captain G.S. Nares, R.N., The Lady Franklin Bay Expedition in 1881-4, under Lieutenant A.W. Greely, U.S.A""
1774gnt774London: David Henry; Elizabeth Newbery. G: in good condition without dust jacket. 20th century binding with new eps. Inner hinge cracking. Sporadic foxing browning marking and off-setting from illustrations. Occasional pencil annotations. Loss to lower edge of prelims slightly impinging on content. 1774. First Edition. Buff hardback cloth cover. 220mm x 140mm 9" x 6". iv 628pp xvi plates. 20 b/w plates 3 fold-out plans 18 fold-out John Gibson and Thomas Bowen road maps. . David Henry; Elizabeth Newbery hardcover
Two volumes. pp. xvii, 510; 511-956 + Plus 12 colored folding maps + Five steel engraved plates + Engraved illustrated title page. Numerous woodcut illustrations in the text. 8vo. Worn original full leather bindings. A thorough delight for the Victorian arm chair traveller. This American edition is rather scarce. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! W156
Outside dimensions 14.5" x 10.5". Circa 1902. Centerfold. Light wear. Please see our photo for details. Book
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with very minor traces of storage. 172pp. With nearly 150 illustrations, many in colour, this account describes China's Forbidden City which only became accessible to all Chinese citizens after the 1911 revolution.
Booklet is 'as new' condition. 48pp. The history of the prehistoric cave paintings at the Font-de-Gaume cave near Les Eyzies in Perigord, France.
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and bumping to upper front corner and spine ends. 32pp. Captioned colour photographs of the Flinders mountain range near Adelaide, South Australia.
351255Art & Educational Publishers 1946. Octavo black buckram boards gilt lettering to spine gilt military insignia to front board frontispiece xv 192pp illus/photos VG light bruising to extrems sl chafing to boards light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps occasional light soiling throughout Art & Educational Publishers 1946 hardcover
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16 pages. Features: A German Friend of America to the Americans, by Ludwig Fulda; Sohmer Piano ad inside front cover; The German Sailor has "Arrived"; English Barbarism, by Hans F. Kammeyer - an account of how Germans living in England have been degraded and how terribly they are still being persecuted (2-page article); The Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Army has declared that Emperor Francis Joseph has ceased to be the ruler of Austria-Hungary and is now the King of the Jews; Alsace-Lorraine and Ireland, by James K. McGuire; Help the Germans in Canada - Aliens in their own land - Arthur v. Briesen Shows How; The Iron Cross - a poem by Frederick H. Martens; Belgium's Breach of Neutrality - article with reproductions of maps offering proof of the Anglo-Belgian military convention; "The Leopard's Spots" - a chapter of facts about England's Method of Making War, by Frederick F. Schrader; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. Two-inch opening to top of cover fold. Binding intact. A sound copy. Magazine
297 pages including bibliography and index. "...into the heart of the vast Pacific the tale shall lead us, where men and ships are dwarfed to veriest specks which crawl laboriously a little space and then are lost to view." - from Introduction. Subjects include: the Straits of Anian; How the Russians crossed Siberia; Vitus Bering; James Cook; John Meares; George Vancouver; Quadra; and more. With 12 illustrations and 7 maps. Binding intact. Soiled but not overly so. Moderate lean to spine. Decorated biege boards. Gift greetings upon front endpaper else unmarked. Remains a decent copy. Book
From an excellent set of craft books. Abunantly illustrated. Topics in this volume include: Lamps and Shades; Lapidiary; Leaded Glass; Leather Working; Lighted Indoor Gardens; Linoleum and Woodcuts; Machine Stitchery; Macrame; Magic Maps and Pathfinding. Clean, bright and unmarked but for minor remnant of address label atop front endpaper. Very light wear. Excellent copy. Book
1985Q-0671466755Simon & Schuster 1985-04-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Simon & Schuster hardcover
19852090502113716172Not Available 1985. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Not Available paperback
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers. A very clean tight copy with bright boards, traces of handling and no bumping to corners. 32pp. Coloured photographs and descriptions of the English Lake District.