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1899réf. 796A22London: Spottiswoode & Co. 1899. Leather. Good. 11" by 8.5". Not Stated . An early printing of this book of International Code of Signals with coloured illustrations. An early printing of this work dated 1899 from the same copy held at the National Trust Libraries on Jisc. With a publisher's slip bound in with the volume stating 'This edition of the International Code of Signals will come into use on 1st January 1901 .' A revised edition of the of the original 1857 International Signal Book which at the time failed to meet the requirements of the Mercantile Marine. This volume comprises a more updated copy of the international system of signals and codes for use by vessels to communicate important messages concerning the safety of navigation and related matters. Structured in two parts: Part I with instructions on how to signal including how to make alphabetical spelling signals and numeral signals and Part II on distant signals including the fixed semaphore for coast use. Illustrated with twelve full page coloured plates of flags as well as numerous other illustrations in text. With numerous leaves of advertisements. In the original publisher's quarter morocco binding over cloth covered boards. Externally rather worn with some shelf wear and chipping to the extremities of the boards rubbing to the spine and boards with some minor losses to the cloth of the boards and a touch of edge wear. General light soiling to the boards and spine. Internally firmly bound. The pages are clean with a touch of age toning to the protruding title indexes as usual and to the first and last few leaves. Illustrated with twelve full page coloured plates of flags as well as numerous other illustrations in text. With numerous leaves of advertisements. Good Spottiswoode & Co. hardcover
First Edition, folding table at end, (with a clean tear and no loss of text) some waterstaining on lower part of six leaves, 26 pp., modern marbled wrappers. The folding table of forges gives "An Account of the Quantity of Iron they have annually made and do now make according to the best Information we could get. --- What Forges are in Scotland we have been capable of getting any Information." Also showing the past and present annual tonnage produced. With a note "N.B. The making of British Iron hath gradually decreased in proportion to the increase of the importation of Foreign". The decrease in the present year being 7,295 tons. Kress, 5531; Goldsmith, 9108; Hanson, 6055 (dated c1747?); The British Library suggests the date as [1736?]; Higgs 1181.
1978réf. 72761Washington: GPO 1978. Paperback. Very Good. iv 160p. Wrapper. 27cm. GPO paperback books
réf. 1396143394.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1967réf. 1368373U.S. Government Printing Office 1967. Condition: Poster is Very Good. 50" x 58" 1368373. Special Collections. U.S. Government Printing Office unknown books
1904réf. 70367Spokane WA: Inland Printing Co. Printers and Blank Book Makers 1904. Brown illustrated paper wrappers folded to 19 x 11.5 cm. 16pp. numerous photo illustrations and including a post card unused to send for more information still intact. A promotional for Spokane which asks the question on an internal flap: "Why not live in a fine climate and enjoy life You will be a long time dead. Inland Printing Co., Printers and Blank Book Makers unknown books
1904réf. 70367Spokane WA: Inland Printing Co. Printers and Blank Book Makers 1904. Brown illustrated paper wrappers folded to 19 x 11.5 cm. 16pp. numerous photo illustrations and including a post card unused to send for more information still intact. A promotional for Spokane which asks the question on an internal flap: "Why not live in a fine climate and enjoy life You will be a long time dead. Inland Printing Co., Printers and Blank Book Makers unknown
1901pp. xiii, 105. Ownership and notes of Marion L. Chamberlain, N.Y., 1904. Small 8vo. Original full printed linen wraps. An important early study by one of America's most influential historians and thinkers. It investigated the process and effects of Britain's industrial revolution. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! Coldwar/Economics 4
In-8, pleine percaline éditeur, XI, 473, (10) p. Édition originale. (First edition in original cloth). (New Palgrave, IV, 219).
réf. 1528054121.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
réf. 0484362402.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
réf. 200-06976Harrison and Sons. Paperback. Good. Good with wear and markings. Looks like an interesting title! Harrison and Sons paperback
réf. 0666977690.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
réf. 1334471827.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1922[11] + 165pp. + folding map, 19cm., cart.cover, few stamps, G, V72406
1920[17] + 153pp.with ills. + folding map, 19cm., cart.cover, few stamps and foxing, G, V72407
1988Complete in 4 volumes (i.e. 7 physical volumes): I: xxvii,1047pp., II (in 2 parts): xxxi,1409pp., III (in 2 parts): xxxi,1455pp., IV (in 2 parts): xxxi,1236pp., hardcover (editor's green cloth bindings with gilt lettering, few corners slightly bumped), good condition, [This reference work for art dealing in Great-Britain covers the period 1801-1820, with indexes of paintings, owners and previous owners], rare, total weight: 14kg., S84393
réf. 052652250X.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1986Book is in excellent condition, as new. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows the slightest signs of shelf wear only, no tears. 264 pages, heavily illustrated throughout with color and b&w prints, illustrations, photos, maps. Contents include: Experience of a ham sandwich seller, Coffee stall keepers, Street piemen, Street sellers of boiled puddings, Statement of a prostitute, Crippled seller of nutmeg graters, Music duffers, Rosemary lane, Tricks of the bird duffers, Street trade in baked potatoes, Sheeps trotter women, London flower girls, Penny gaff, vic gallery, etc.
1949Pages 73-108. Features. Aerial cover photo of idle London shipping due to dockworker's strike; Photos of troops serving as stevedores unloading frozen beef from Argentina; Two-page illustration of Fettes College; Article entitled "Dollars, Sterling and European Trade"; Photos of striking dockworkers attending speeches; Two-pages of photos from the agricultural show at Shrewsbury, including Princess Elizabeth and many champion animals; Photos of personalities of the week include the winners of the Ashburton Shield, Tshekedi Khama, Cambridge Cricketeers, Mr. Alexander Diomedes, Air Marshal Sir Leslie Gossage; A.D. Locke, Harry Bradshaw, Seretse Khama, the former Miss Ruth Williams, Sir francis Mudie, Flight-Lt. K.H.F. Letford, and The Emir Idris El Senussi. Photo of the Enola Gay being presented to the Smithsonian Institution; Photo of Emir Abdul Illah with King Feisal of Iraq; Photo of robotic hand developed by German firm; Photos of U.N. Success in Indonesia - 3-stage evacuation of Java; Photo of restoration of Cleopatra's Needle, near Charing Cross; Two-page colour photo of the earliest realistic human portrait in the history of man, discovered in central France; Aerial photos of British castles with medieval fortifications; Attractive one-page colour ad for General Electric fridges; Colour Johnnie Walker cricket-themed ad on back cover; and more. Complete, intact and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
1964Features/Photos: The Keel-Laying of Great Britain's second Polaris Submarine, to be named Renown; Wimbledon; Bard-E-Nechandeh - an archaic sanctuary of the priests of Ahura-Mazda; World Trade Centre Proposal for New York; How the U.K.'s newest nuclear power station works; Reforming Hong Kong Drug Addicts; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. Magazine
1940Pages 677-728. Features: Twelve photos (over 4 pages) of Nazi Parachutists in training - falling and rolling, landing and fighting; Three illustrations of the British local defence volunteer force and how it confronts invading parachutists; Dramatic two-page aerial photo of R.A.F. operating against a Nazi motorized column between St. Menges and Floing, north of Sedan (a huge crater at a fork in the road forces Nazis to detour); Air photo of R.A.F. bombing on Dinant; Air photo of demolished bridges at Sedan; Sketch of destroyed Church of St. Pierre at Lessines, west of Brussels; Four sketches from Belgium show downed Heinkel near Waterloo, British troops shooting at German planes, bomb damage in Tournai, and Refugees fleeing Brussels; The War with Nazi Germany - The Great German Offensive (article); Flanders again devastated - six pictures from war-ravaged Belgium; Six photos of refugees from Belgium and the Netherlands receiving sanctuary in England; Centerfold illustration of the second martyrdom of Belgium - a swarm of German planes bombing Tournai, while a British roadside post with Bren gun waits for low-flying attacks; Nine excellent photos of Nazi mechanized units - heavy, medium and light tanks, armoured cars, motor-cyclists, and motorised guns; Photos of personalities of the week include Turkish delegation in London, Nazi prisoner in London, Class 'B' enemy aliens being marched through Liverpool, and Dutch Premier Jonkheer de Geer with four colleagues in London; One-page illustration of Nazi 'Blitzkrieg' offensive combining air and tank attacks; Photo-illustrated article on the vanishing American Bison; Photo of Hitler with his Army leaders; Illustrations of General Von Brauchitsch and Halder; Two-page world map illustrates 66 items which are still available to Great Britain via world trade; Weather Predition (article); Many nice vintage ads including a fantastic one-page photo ad for "Staybrite" steel by Firth-Vickers of Sheffield which shows large-scale production in their mill; Two photos of troops on the Faroe Islands (The Faroes) at Thorshavn; Photos of Bedford, Ford, and Fordson tractors being exported from Britain; Photo of General H. G. Winkelman, Commander-in-Chief of the Netherlands Army. Please note: Brown discolouration of unknown origin to bottom 0.75" of all pages. All text legible. Average wear and a minor nibble from foot of spine. A sound copy of this dramatic wartime issue. Book
1910réf. 80059Lowell Massachusetts: Bennett Bros Co 1910. Wraps. Very good. Octavo: 28 pp. with line illustrations and halftone photographs throughout. Stapled yellow paper wrappers printed in black. Light staining to the wrappers and the margins of a few leaves; else very good. Details the features that make the Ideal Silo live up to its name from its round shape and round hoops to the wood it's made of: Florida Pine of the Long Leaf variety. Despite the fact that the company's slogan is "Nothing Too Good for the Cow" no cows appear to have been included in the numerous testimonials and lists of satisfied customers. Bennett Bros Co unknown
1956réf. 298140Brussels: International Confederation of Free Trade Unions 1956. Pamphlet. 48 wraps toned corners bumped minor creasing else good condition 6.25x9.5 inches. International Confederation of Free Trade Unions unknown books
réf. 9284211247.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback