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1993réf. SBBI-L-BFC01096-RAG-20241CamdenLondon Borough ofLeisure 1993. paperback. Good. Our good condition books are generally good for reading but not for gifting or collecting. They could have imperfections such as creasing fanning inscriptions margin notes yellowing staining on edge or cover or pages bumps scuffs etc etc sometimes multiple of these. It's a wide category that encompasses anything that isn't almost-new down to anything that is slightly better than poor. We would NOT recommend gifting Good books - these should be considered reading copies. Our books are dispatched from a Yorkshire former cotton mill. We list via barcode/ISBN so please note that the images are stock images and may not be the exact copy you receive furthermore the details about edition and year might not be accurate as many publishers reuse the same ISBN for multiple editions and as we simply scan a barcode or enter an ISBN we do not check the validity of the edition data when listing. If you're looking for an exact edition please don't order at least not without checking with us first although we don't always have time to check. We aim to dispatch prompty the service used will depend on order value and book size. We can ship to most countries see our shipping policies. Payment is via Abe only. Camden,London Borough of,Leisure paperback
1960réf. 18045New York: E. P. Dutton & Company 1960. First edition of this introduction to Project Mercury. Octavo original cloth illustrated with drawings by Fred L. Wolf and photographs. Signed by all seven of NASA's original Project Mercury astronauts on the front free endpaper using their full signatures. Signed by Walter M Schirra Jr Donald K. Slayton Alan B Shepard Jr Virgil I. Grissom John H. Glenn Jr. M. Scott Carpenter and Leroy G. Cooper Jr. It is inscribed above by Alan Shepard: "To Lewis S. Baer with warm regards The Astronauts." Light rubbing near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Books with all of the Project Mercury's signatures are rare especially with full signatures. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. "The first seven American astronauts were an admirable group of individuals chosen to sit at the apex of a pyramid of human effort. They chose to lead by following the opportunity that chance circumstance technology and history had prepared for them" Swenson Grimwood & Alexander. NASA introduced the seven astronauts in Washington on April 9 1959. Although the agency viewed Project Mercury's purpose as an experiment to determine whether humans could survive space travel the seven men immediately became national heroes and were compared by TIME magazine to "Columbus Magellan Daniel Boone and the Wright brothers" TIME 1959. E. P. Dutton & Company hardcover books
1856réf. 305RARE ORIGINAL HAND COLOURED LITHOGRAPH Singapore From Mount Wallich At Sunrise PERCY CARPENTER 1856 SHEET SIZE 22.5 X 45 INCHES PRINT SIZE: 15 X 35.5 INCHES This panorama by well-known artist Percy Carpenter stretches from Pearl's Hill on the left to Tanjong Rhu on the right. It is by far the most extensive view of Singapore from the mid-19th century featuring the Singapore River settlement almost in its entirety. Mount Erskine and Government Hill can be seen in the centre with the Governor's House and the flagstaff. On the far left of the painting at the foot of Pearl's Hill stands Tan Tock Seng Hospital. The spire of the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd on Queen Street as well as St. Andrew's Church can be seen. The large white building in the centre of the town is the Court House while Telok Ayer Market can be seen across the basin. The figure shaded by a yellow umbrella held by an aide is believed to be the Sultan Mahmud of Lingga a regular visitor to Singapore. WE SELL ORIGINAL ENGRAVINGS ONLY THEY ARE NOT RESTRIKE OR REPRODUCTIONS OF ANY KIND
réf. LCS-17396Superbe suite de 88 costumes traditionnels français, et plus particulièrement bretons, finement coloriée à la main à l’époque. Nantes, Charpentier, [1829-1831].Grand in-4 de 88 planches lithographiées et coloriées à la main (sur 120) montées sur onglets. Relié sans le feuillet de titre en demi-chagrin vert, encadrement de filets frappés à froid encadrant les plats, dos à nerfs orné de motifs dorés. Mors légèrement frottés. Reliure de l’époque.350 x 257 mm.