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ref. 1356487637.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
ref. GOR013393744Paperback. Very Good. paperback
1900ref. 880T1London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge; Edwin Dalton c1900. Cloth. Very Good. 11" by 9". Various. Two smart and scarce copies of these collections of tales and images from the Old Testament and the Parables for children. Two volumes. Scarce works. Collections of stories with images from the Old Testament and the Lord's Parables such as: Noah's Sacrifice Jacob Blessing his Twelve Sons Moses Views the Promised Land The First Offering of Aaron The Feast of Tabernacles The Good Samaritan and many others. This set includes: Art Pictures from the Old Testament Sunday Readings for the Young 1894. Illustrated with ninety full-page images from original drawings by various artists. Art Pictures from the Old Testament and Our Lord's Parables c1910. Two parts in one. Illustrated with one hundred and seventeen full-page images from original drawings by various artists. Letterpress by Aley Fox a British author. In the original pictorial cloth binding. Externally smart with light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Minor fading to the spine and the odd mark to the board. Rear hinge starting but firm to volume one. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd handling mark. Light spotting to the endpapers of volume two. Very Good Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge; Edwin Dalton hardcover
2001ref. 891Q9New York: Henry Holt and Company 2001 . First edition. Hardback. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8.5" by 5.5". None. A signed first edition of this autobiographical account by Paula Fox daughter of American writers Paul Hervey and Elsie Fox. First edition in the publisher's original paper-covered boards with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Signed by the author to fellow writer Stephen Vizinczey 'To Gloria and Stephen So looking forward to meeting you! Paula' dated 2001. This fascinating memoir by Paula Fox presents her atypical childhood starting in a Manhattan orphanage before being taken into the care of a Congregational minister in New York. Fox's parents soon resurfaced sending her to a number of far-off places including a sugarcane plantation in Cuba owned by a distant relative. Due to her parents being the screenwriters Elsie and Paul Hervey Fox Paula's childhood had her mixing with famous faces including Orson Welles John Wayne and F. Scott Fitzgerald. From the library of Hungarian-Canadian author Stephen Vizinczey best known for his 'In Praise of Older Women' and 'An Innocent Millionaire'. His writing was praised by the likes of Graham Greene and Anthony Burgess describing his fiction as social epics which breathe hope in a corrupt world. In the publisher's original paper-covered boards with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally lovely with minor shelf wear and light bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Dust wrapper is excellent with minor shelf wear and the odd mark. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Author's ink inscription to title page. Near Fine Henry Holt and Company hardcover
ref. B9798823085427Hardback. New. hardcover
ref. A9781032395791Hardback. New. This book considers how post-secondary chemistry education can be advanced in developing countries in order to better respond to emerging global regional and local needs with particular attention to accommodating diversity and diverse learning styles. hardcover
ref. 3752573260.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1910ref. 853N1Bristol: J. Arrowsmith 1910. Cloth. Very Good. 11" by 9". Not stated. This chronicle of Bristol offers insight into the city in the fifteenth century. First published in 1623 Adams's Chronicle of Bristol comprises a list of the city magistrates for each year and the events that happened under them. A copy of the chronicle came in to the hands of a local antiquarian Francis Fox in 1907 who introduces the present volume with a description of how he acquired the manuscript. With a facsimile of the manuscript at the frontispiece. In the publisher's original blue cloth binding. Externally generally smart. Lightly rubbed to the boards a little more so to the joints. Rather bumped to the head and tail of the spine with a tiny chip in the cloth to the head. With a little wear to the extremities. Internally firmly bound. Foxed to the endpapers but pages are otherwise bright and clean throughout. Very Good J. Arrowsmith hardcover
ref. 3832516638.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
ref. A9798823303903Paperback / softback. New. paperback
ref. 6394879998H N H International Limited . Papeback. New. pp. 442 H N H International Limited unknown
1930ref. 865M47London: A. & C. Black 1930. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 9" by 6.5". J. & M. Hardwicke Lewis; A. D. McCormick; et al. A smart second edition copy of this travel work concerning Switzerland by Frank Fox illustrated with colour plates. The second edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding with pictorial gilt to the spine and front board. Illustrated with a sketch map and thirty-two colour plates. Collated complete. A travel guide first published in 1914 detailing the literary associations history people nature mountains glaciers and flowers of Switzerland. Written by the prolific travel writer Sir Frank Fox and illustrated with beautiful colour illustrations depicting the country's natural beauty. 2 pages of publisher's advertisements to the rear. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally very smart. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright with the odd spot to the fore edge affecting the occasional page. Very Good Indeed A. & C. Black hardcover
1994ref. 864F32New Brunswick: Transaction Publishers 1994 . First edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 9.5" by 6.5". None. A signed first edition presentation copy of Robin Fox's collection of anthropological essays dedicated to zoologist Desmond Morris. The first edition first impression in the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper.Flat signed to the front free endpaper 'To Desmond with affection admiration gratitude and good memories' and dated Christmas 1994. Desmond Morris was a zoologist best known for his 1967 sociobiological work "The Naked Ape". Alongside achieving great acclaim as a zoologist Morris was also known for being an ethnologist and surrealist painter and for popular television programmes including "Zoo Time".With Morris's bookplate to the front pastedown. In this work Fox demonstrates how anthropology must learn from both natural and behavioural sciences. Fox covers topics including the psychology of aggression war and ideology kinship and marriage prejudice and cognition mythology and Marxism. In the publisher's original cloth binding with price unclipped dust wrapper. Externally exceptionally bright. A touch of shelf wear to spine tail otherwise exceptionally vibrant. Dust wrapper in fine condition. Bookplate to front pastedown. Inscription to front free endpaper. Internally firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Fine Transaction Publishers hardcover
1946ref. 866B8London : The Grey Walls Press 1946 . First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8.5" by 5.5". Fred Uhlman. A translated edition of this classic French work with illustrations. A first English translated edition of this classic French novel. Translated from the French of Jules Renard by G. W. Stonier. Jules Renard was a French writer with this being one of his most known works. Carrots or Poil de Carrotte recounts the childhood and trails of a redhead child. With illustrations by Fred Uhlman. With four colour plates and in-text illustrations.Collated complete. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally lovely. With a previous owner inscription to the front free endpaper. Internally firmly bound with bright and clean pages. In the original unclipped dust wrapper which is smart with fading to the spine and light marks to the wraps. Near Fine The Grey Walls Press hardcover
ref. 6396080239Taylor & Francis Group . Papeback. New. pp. 224 Taylor & Francis Group unknown
ref. A9780199949236Paperback / softback. New. paperback
ref. A9780674293755Hardback. New. Ariel Fox’s The Cornucopian Stage examines a body of influential yet understudied early modern Chinese plays by a circle of Suzhou playwrights. These plays about long-distance traders and small-time peddlers impossible bargains and broken contracts place commercial forms not only at center stage but at the center of a new world coming into being. hardcover
1955ref. 872P14London: Cassell & Company LTD 1955. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 7.5" by 5". None. A superior first U.K. edition of this gripping thriller by James M. Fox a Communist-fighting novel set in Europe. The first U.K. edition first impression previously published under the same title in 1953 in the U.S. under the author's real name.In the original unclipped dust wrapper. A Steve Harvester thriller following him as he becomes an agent in Europe and finds himself embroiled in a plot to combat Communists. Written by James M. Fox under the pseudonym Grant Holmes - Fox's birth name was Johannes Willem Mathijs Knipscheer. In the original publisher's cloth binding in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally very smart with only a touch of bumping to the extremities. Dust wrapper is smart with very marginal edge wear and some light marks to the rear wrap. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine Cassell & Company LTD hardcover
1968ref. 866B92London : Routledge and Kegan Paul 1968. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 9.5" by 6". Not Stated. An interesting volume on prehistoric times with illustrations and from the library of Desmond Morris. A reissued copy first published in 1929. This work explores the immense amount of material evidence for the nature of the life of prehistoric man that had been uncovered at the time of publication. The work explores dwelling-places clothing and weapons also considering animals and agriculture. With eight plates a folding plate and in-text illustrations.Collated complete. With a bookplate for Desmond Morris to the front pastedown. From the library of Desmond Morris a zoologist best known for his 1967 sociobiological work "The Naked Ape". Alongside achieving great acclaim as a zoologist Morris was also known for being an ethnologist and surrealist painter and for popular television programmes including "Zoo Time".In the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally excellent. With a bookplate for Desmond Morris to the front pastedown. Internally firmly bound with bright and clean pages. In the original unclipped dust wrapper which is generally lovely with some fading to the spine. Fine Routledge and Kegan Paul hardcover
ref. A9781032476407Paperback / softback. New. Decision makers at all levels must be exposed to the latest tools and techniques available to help them in the decision process. They need to have and use technology to assist in the analysis process. The interpretation and explanation of the results are crucial to understanding the strengths and limitations of modeling. paperback
1951ref. 837B23Aldershot: Gale and Polden LTD 1951. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good. 9" by 6". Not Stated. A smart first edition copy of an account of The Royal Inniskillings Fusiliers in the Second World War with illustrations. A first edition copy of this volume. Within this history Frank Fox has produced a record of the Second World War which deals with the strategical and tactical aspects of the war and with the statesmanship which formed the background of the Armed Forces. The volume gives particular focus to the services of the Inniskillings which was an Irish line infantry regiment of the British Army. With four folding maps thirteen plates and a frontispiece. Collated complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally lovely. Internally firmly bound with bright and clean pages. In the original unclipped dust wrapper which is smart with some marks to the spine. Very Good Indeed Gale and Polden LTD hardcover
ref. A9781032474281Paperback / softback. New. The advanced text covers dynamical systems single variable and multi-variable optimization linear algebra advanced model fitting techniques game theory and multi-attribute decision processes. paperback
ref. A9780645267105Paperback / softback. New. paperback
ref. A9783718657926Hardback. New. This text gathers together examples of the current thinking on methodology and the theoretical perspectives that are increasingly of concern to historians of technology whilst at the same time presenting other papers which reflect the key areas of historical debate. hardcover
ref. A9781138136106Hardback. New. hardcover
