19,259 results
1999Light edgewear to wraps. Spine sunned. ; UC Publications In Classical Studies; 9.9 X 6.8 X 0.5 inches; 183 pages
1995Pages tanned. Foxing to textblock. Dustjacket is protected in mylar. ; 9.3 X 7.4 X 1.7 inches; 672 pages
1967Hardcover with unclipped dust jacket in good condition. Jacket is marked and discoloured throughout, and edges are creased and nicked, with a few small tears. Tape remnant evident towards the lower edge across the spine, spanning the front and rear of the jacket. Board corners and spine ends are slightly bumped. Page block head, pastedowns and endpapers are tanned. Previous owner's name penned to FEP. Pages and text are otherwise clear and unmarked throughout. LW Used
1989Hardcover (no jacket, printed boards). Shelfworn exterior with a nick to the spine head. 'Skoob Books' sticker on rear pastedown. The pages are clean and clear. 466 pp. Used
2011New condition. Highly illustrated with b/w photographs and plates from colour photographs. Clean Copy
1985Very good quality hard cover, no jacket intended. Minor wear to boards, light bumping to corners. Minor blemishes and foxing to page block and FEP. Pages tightly bound; text and diagrams clean and clear. CN Used
1965In 8° (18x12 cm); (24), 312 (i.e. 314), (4) pp. e (34) c. di tav. calcogr. alcune più volte ripiegate. Legatura di fine ottocento in mezza pergamena con piatti foderati con carta al giglio e titolo e filettatura in oro al dorso. Frontespizio con rinforzo al dorso (alcuni piccoli forellini e difetti che toccano alcune lettere). Testatine, iniziali e finalini ornati. Piccolissimo ed ininfluente tarletto al margine bianco superiore delle ultime 10 carte. Opera leggermente ed uniformemente brunita a causa della qualità della carta. Alcune minime macchioline di foxing in poche pagine e per il resto, a parte i difetti al frontespizio, in buone condizioni di conservazione. Errore di numerazione a pagine 293 e 294 con numerazione ripetuta due volte. In questo esemplare le due carte di indice sono state erroneamente rilegate alla fine del volume. Bellissime le tavole che contengono, figure geometriche, progetti di fortificazioni, costruzioni e macchinari legati al lavoro dell’ingegnere e del geometra. RARISSIMA PRIMA EDIZIONE di uno dei testi di ingegneria più famosi della storia della Francia che ebbe enorme successo e varie riedizioni fino ad essere ancora oggi ristampato. L’opera tratta delle varie conoscenze utili all’ingegneria civile e militare e all’arte della fortificazione. ASSAI RARO.
2018New shrink wrapped hardcover. LW New
2018New shrink wrapped hardcover. LW New
1920Cover and contents in good clean condition. Spine is lightly sun faded, with chipped portion at the top and worn at the bottom; repaired tears to the spine body. Upper board has minor wear of the corners. Previous owner's name on front inside cover. Dark blue cover with gilt lettering to spine and blind-stamped decoration on covers. Used
1977Good condition hardcover (without dust jacket). Boards show light shelf and handling wear; minor scoring, light rubbing to edges and corners. Small element of sticker residue to top corner, front board. Minor blemishes to page block. Internally, pages are unmarked. Text and photographs clean and vivid. CN Used
1983Hardcover in very good condition. The jacket has minor markings and wear with a slightly sunned spine. The boards are unmarked with minor edge-wear. Foxing on the upper page block. The previous owner has penned their name onto the FEP. The pages in the main body are clean and clear. Illustrations are included. GE Used
2018New shrink wrapped hardcover. LW New
2018New shrink wrapped hardcover. LW New
1972No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers, creasing to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 446pp. A study of Britain's 200 years of insustrialization and the evidence left for us. Illustrated with 44 photographic plates.
FIRST AND ONLY EDITION of the MOST IMPORTANT MONOGRAPH ON THE CANAL LINKING PARIS WITH THE SEA, one of the great engineering projects of its time. XI, 221 pp. plus 3 lithographed maps. The book is divided into two sections: Besons (near Paris) to Rouen, and Rouen to Le Havre. Each section is divided into numerous (and very detailed) subsections. Numerous tables throughout. At the end are three large folding lithographed maps, with the course of the Seine colored by hand in blue. Beautifully printed by Didot on fine wove paper, with large margins. From the library of noted engineer Rudolph Glossop (1902-1993), with his bookplate on pastedown. 4to. Attractively bound in half crimson morocco. FINE AND BRIGHT, with no defects. An outstanding copy of an important book.
2003A. GABBA - R. DEMARTINI L' Associazione Nazionale degli Ingenieri e degli Architetti (A.N.I.A.I) nel secolo XX (1919-1999). Como, Edizioni New Press 2003 italian, 105 ST1098I Brossura editoriale, volume come nuovo, copertina e interno in condizioni eccellenti, legatura salda 105 pagine circaCopertina come da foto Titolo completo: L' Associazione Nazionale degli Ingenieri e degli Architetti (A.N.I.A.I) nel secolo XX (1919-1999)
1976No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, traces of storage, some sunning and no bumping to corners. 144pp. Written by the Curator of the Kodak Museum, this study describes the history of photography in its early days. Very well illustrated.
1979No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, slight foxing to a few pages and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked with small tear to lower rear corner, pen indenting, light creasing to upper edge and nicks to spine top. 96pp. A series of fantastic futuristic paintings of rockets, planets, worlds, weapons, explosions and destruction. The images are interspersed with very lengthy text, some being fantastic fiction and some relating to existing science fiction novels.
1959Date to upper corner of front end paper. No other marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, very minor dustiness/foxing to page edges and no bumping to corners. 182pp. How to garden scientifically and get good results.
1959No marks or inscriptions to contents. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with slightly marked rear board, dusty page edges, slight bumping to spine ends and no bumping to corners. 492pp. The physics and mathematics of every aspect of machines and their properties with a large number of worked examples of questions and answers.
1969Name to front end paper. No other marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with unmarked boards, dusty page edges, rubbing to upper rear edge, minor bump to spine foot and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped with small pieces missing from upper edge, well rubbed and with dusty rear. 377pp. This book covers concisely the manufacturing properties of materials to quality control.
1959Neat name to title page. No other marks or inscriptions. Minor creasing to booklet adjacent to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Staples not rusted. 74pp. Physics and maths aspects to the engineering of pipework.
1959Neat name to title page. No other marks or inscriptions. No creasing to booklet covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Staples not rusted. 62pp. Physics and maths aspects to the engineering of pumps. Very scarce.
1958Neat name to title page. No other marks or inscriptions. Faint creasing to booklet covers adjacent to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright very slightly marked boards and no bumping to corners. Staples not rusted. 92pp. Physics and maths aspects to the engineering of drop forging manufacture. Scarce.
