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rif. Z1-L-018-02334British Geological Survey. Used - Good. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less usually same day. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library so some stamps and wear but in good overall condition. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire United Kingdom and specialize in high quality textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks rare and collectible books at a great price. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. We provide a 100% money back guarantee and are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest standards of service in the bookselling industry. British Geological Survey unknown
rif. ANAIS-160022444XSummer Bridge Activities. paperback. Good. 8.6x0.3x10.9. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Summer Bridge Activities paperback
rif. ria9780826223036_inpHardback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; Offers readers an innovative and highly accessible ways to think about the ways in which constitutional democracy can push back against rare counter-majoritarian Supreme Court decisions. hardcover
rif. ria9780822960959_inpPaperback / softback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; This book created a sensation when it appeared in 1903 and remains a striking insider's narrative of the American steel industry in the late nineteenth century. Bridge was a fisthand witness to the confrontations of Andrew Carnegie and paperback
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rif. ria9780631210528_inpHardcover. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; N/A hardcover
rif. ria9780632064892_inpPaperback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; N/A paperback
rif. ria9781405189828_inpPaperback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; Updated to reflect the most current thinking on urban studies The Blackwell City Reader Second Edition features a comprehensive selection of multidisciplinary readings relating to the analysis and experience of global cities. paperback
rif. PJH50634Menzies Centre for Australian Studies 1998. Near Fine in publishers decorated wrappers. 1st edition. ISBN 1855070928 Menzies Centre for Australian Studies 1998 unknown
rif. PJH44097Commonwealth of Australia 2010. Bookplate of Lord Carrington Near Fine in publishers cloth in like dustjacket. 1st edition 1st issue. Signed by Carl Bridge and John Dauth High Commissioner on title page. ISBN 1921612118 Commonwealth of Australia 2010 hardcover
rif. ria9781137584540_inpPaperback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; Now in its fifth edition Understanding Enterprise has established itself as one of the most widely respected guides to the discipline providing a refreshingly perceptive approach to understanding and applying theory. It offers a criti paperback
1845rif. 12458New York & London: Wiley and Putnam 1845. First Edition First State. Original wraps. Very good. First edition of Journal of an African Cruiser by Horatio Bridge in the publisher's original paper wrappers from the personal library of and signed by Maine Governor Joseph H. Williams. Small octavo viii v-vi 179pp 32pp ads. Original printed wrappers title in black on spine. No additional printings listed on copyright page. Slight lean to text block faint dampstain to leaves at end of volume not affecting text Kennebec Historical Society bookplate on half title a very good example. Price "Fifty Cents" listed on front cover tape remnant on front cover wear to spine. BAL's printing A and wrapper 1 including misnumbered page "x" with "vi" in Preface copyright information in four lines and three titles listed under "Library of American Books" on rear cover. BAL 7597 Moebs 80 In custom brown cloth clamshell with title printed on paper label. Signed by J.H. Williams on front cover. Joseph H. Williams 1814-1896 served in the State legislature of Maine as both a Senator and House Representative and he was also Governor of Maine for one year. Williams was a relative of the author of this work Horatio Bridge 1806-1893. Bridge a U.S. Navy officer served aboard the sloop-of-war USS Saratoga off the west coast of Africa from 1843-1844. The USS Saratoga was stationed there to protect American citizens and suppress the slave trade. According to correspondence Bridge's roommate at Bowdoin College Nathaniel Hawthorne allegedly inspired Bridge to keep a journal of his travels which Hawthorne helped edit and compile into the Journal of an African Cruiser. Wiley and Putnam unknown
rif. 1908126272.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1822rif. 1205M004London: T. Cadell 1822. 3rd Edition . Hardback. Printed pages: 78. Good Plus. 5.5 x 8.5 inches 14 x 22 cm. Full calf leather binding. Rebacked in a poorly matched tan calf. Marking to boards wear to corners chipping to board edges. Foxing and marking to text light stain to most upper corners. A scarce early 19th century mathematics title. Overall condition is Good Plus. International postage will be less than the stated rate. Actual costs are Europe £15.00; USA £15.00; Oceania £16.00; Rest of World £18.00. A postage refund will be made after the order has been placed. Size: 5.5 x 8.5 inches 14 x 22 cm. T. Cadell hardcover
rif. 33418Tübingen Konkursbuch 2000. 4° 88 S. meist farb. Abb. Brosch. Tadell. Mit beiliegendem Orignial-s/w-Portraitphoto des Künstlers. 010 Tübingen, Konkursbuch, 2000 unknown
2012rif. 031818London : Sweet & Maxwell Thomson Reuters 2012. 1st Edition. Soft cover. As New/No Dust Jacket. quarto. Type: Book pp XXXII 159. Prior owner details to FPD. 1st printing. Part of the Common Law Library Series. Sweet & Maxwell Thomson Reuters paperback
1947rif. 021848Wellington NZ: Tararua Tramping Club 1947. First . Photo Illustrated Wraps. VG. 12mo - 7.25" Tall. Very scarce booklet that preceeded the author's well-known title: 1960 by 13 years. 30 pages illustrated covers. Very good with a light center fold edge wear/chipping. Illustrated with photos and drawings. We also have his other title: 'Mountain Search and Rescue' 1948 original. Tararua Tramping Club paperback
1956rif. 30483Chatto & Windus 1956. 8vo. First Edition some minimal offsetting from fold-ins to free endpapers; blue cloth gilt back a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper the latter very lightly chafed at extremities and a little browned on predominantly white rear panel. Dustwrapper artwork by R.F. Micklewright. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Chatto & Windus, hardcover
1937rif. 24740Chatto & Windus 1937. 8vo. First Edition on laid paper; handsomely bound in full dark green crushed morocco sides with gilt frame border back with raised bands second and fourth compartments lettered and ruled in gilt all other compartments tooled in gilt gilt top hand-made endpapers ribbon marker custom-made-slip-case an elegant copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. The author's fourth novel. Chatto & Windus, hardcover
1950rif. 58764New York:: Chas. S. Clark Co. no date 1950s. contents enclosed in publisher's two-part illustrated box. Light soiling and use to box. . 8vo. The box top advertises 16 crinoline flapper tallies four cards with clever sentiments to be attached to prizes six gold embossed medals for prize winners and two humorous booby medals none of which are present. Chas. S. Clark Co., unknown
1937rif. 21868Chatto & Windus 1937. 8vo. First Edition on laid paper; blue cloth pictorial backstrip blocked and lettered in red and green green top tiny fade marks at extreme head of tail of backstrip else a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper the latter lightly browned a little chipped and frayed at edges and with small loss just affecting lettering at tail of backstrip. The author's fourth novel. EXTREMELY SCARCE N THE DUSTWRAPPER. Chatto & Windus, hardcover
1977rif. 219902New York: Phoenix Publishing 1977. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine in a Very Good dust jacket.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; 327 pages. Phoenix Publishing hardcover
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1938rif. 233971938. Natural DisastersEngineering Niagara Falls bridge collapse photo archive documenting the failure of the Honeymoon Bridge during the catastrophic ice jam of January 1938 one of the most dramatic engineering failures in the history of the Niagara frontier. Built in 1898 as the Upper Steel Arch Bridge and renamed the Honeymoon Bridge in 1937 the structure connected Niagara Falls New York and Niagara Falls Ontario carrying tourists automobiles and cross-border traffic directly beside the falls. During the severe winter of 1938 massive accumulations of ice in the Niagara River created extraordinary pressure against the bridge's steel arch and supports. On January 27 1938 after days of strain and closure to traffic the bridge collapsed into the frozen river below. The destruction ended forty years of continuous operation at one of the most heavily visited tourist and transportation corridors in North America and directly led to construction of the Rainbow Bridge completed in 1941. The archive captures both the frozen landscape that preceded the disaster and the immediate aftermath including crowds gathered along the edge of the falls observing the twisted remains of the bridge lodged in the ice. Photo archive of 13 black and white silver gelatin photographs approximately 3"x5" to 3 x 4.5 inches Niagara Falls New York and Ontario circa January-February 1938. Images show the Horseshoe Falls and American Falls almost entirely surrounded by ice formations with enormous frozen shelves extending across the river basin and dense accumulations of icicles hanging from the cliff faces beside pedestrian overlooks. Several scenes show groups of bundled spectators standing near railings at the edge of the falls while the collapsed steel arch of the Honeymoon Bridge lies broken and partially submerged downstream. Two photographs focus closely on the twisted central truss section bent sharply downward into the ice-choked river while another wider view shows the destroyed span framed directly beside the falls emphasizing the scale of the collapse relative to the landscape. Additional views depict the intact approach structures before failure heavy ice movement beneath the bridge and broad panoramas of the frozen gorge crowded with drifting ice masses. Four photos unmarked appear to show the icy conditions preceding the collapse while the remaining nine stamped "Feb 10 1938" show the aftermath of the disaster. The collapse exposed the fatal weakness of the Honeymoon Bridge's low placement in the gorge where winter ice could press directly against its abutments. Authorities closed the bridge before the final collapse and workers escaped before the steel arch failed resulting in a dramatic but ultimately non-deadly engineering failure. The Rainbow Bridge opened in 1941 about 500 feet from the old site with higher clearance and a design better suited to ice and flood pressure. The event permanently altered the architectural and transportation structure of Niagara Falls with projects designed around ice floes as a primary structural threat not a seasonal inconvenience. Light curling consistent with age and handling; images remain clear and well preserved overall. Overall in very good condition. unknown
1893rif. 234551893. Boston and Albany Railroad disaster photo archive documenting the catastrophic 1893 bridge collapse at Chester Massachusetts when the westbound Chicago Limited Express crashed through an iron bridge spanning the Westfield River. The wreck occurred on August 31 1893 after the bridge failed beneath the weight of the train sending locomotives and passenger cars into the river gorge below. Fourteen people were killed and dozens injured in a disaster that drew national newspaper attention during a period when American railroads were rapidly expanding passenger service while struggling with aging infrastructure and increasing locomotive weight. Photo archive of 4 albumen photographs mounted on original boards each 8" x 10" Chester Massachusetts August 31 1893. The images show passenger coaches twisted into the collapsed bridge structure tracks hanging above shattered timbers and the locomotive overturned amid splintered debris along the riverbank. One view centers on a heavily damaged passenger car resting beside broken rails while groups of men stand surveying the destruction. Another records the locomotive and tender surrounded by wreckage and recovery workers gathered along the track bed. Smoke rises above the debris field in one scene while telegraph poles hillsides and the river valley remain visible in the background situating the wreck within the narrow western Massachusetts rail corridor. Pencil inscriptions along the mounts identify "Chester" with date "Aug. 31st 1893." The Chester wreck became one of several highly publicized railroad disasters of the late nineteenth century that intensified scrutiny of bridge engineering inspection standards and railroad safety during the peak era of American passenger rail expansion. By the 1890s express trains such as the Chicago Limited linked eastern industrial centers to the Midwest with unprecedented speed but the increased weight of modern locomotives placed enormous strain on bridges originally designed for lighter rolling stock. These photographs preserve not only the violence of the collapse itself but also the physical reality of nineteenth-century rail disaster recovery when wreckage removal body recovery and public investigation unfolded directly at the crash site. Light toning scattered surface wear and minor mount wear consistent with age; images remain clear and detailed. Overall in very good condition. unknown
