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First edition, xxx [i.e.xl],188pp., ( p. xl misnumbered xxx), with half-title, insignificant tape mark to fore-margin of title page, recent quarter calf, marbled boards, spine morocco label lettered in gilt. William Falconer (1744-1824), physician to the Bath hospital, "Despite this abrasive personality Falconer ran a successful spa practice, counting among his patients the duke of Portland, Lord Chancellor Thurlowe, William Pitt, and Horatio Nelson. A cultivated man, Falconer engaged in the activities of the Bath and West of England Society and the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society."?Oxford DNB.
First edition, 8vo (205 x 126 mm), iv, 167, [1]pp., contemporary calf, worn, upper board detached, lacks label.
1991Reimpresion facsimil.
1995Primera edición, papel couche ecológico; ilustraciones a color con mapas de localización y rutas.
1960No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, dusty top of page edges, slight rubbing to spine, rubbing to spine ends and very minor bump to lower front corner. 237pp. Details and descriptions of well over 100 tarns and small lakes of England's Lake District. With sixteen full-page colour plates and nearly ninety drawings by the author.
1999Exhibition catalog for show of 1999; excellent condition with cream embossed covers, color and b&w prints, 74 pages. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind.
1991Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Includes sections on bottlenecks, slides, picks, tuning, barred chords, stummin', turnarounds, tuning down, tuning up, string to string, tuning, with odes to Robert Johnson, Missipippi Fred, McDowell, Muddy Waters.
1949A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. In Fair slipcase with wear, tears, and discoloration. Red cloth spine. 6 3/4"w 10 1/8"h. 124 pages. Includes Sandglass insert. Decorative endpapers.
1960Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, exterior shows no flaws save slightly faded spine with creaseless covers and spine, sharp corners, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. The glue in this perfect bound book is over 50 years old and is likely fragile. 297 pages.
Hardcover in-16, VIII-470 pages, cartonnage percaline decoree de l"editeur. Tres bon etat. [DV-SM]
198145 pages. Delightful first in a series of books about Timmy a tugboat in British Columbia waters. Well-worn. Red ink spots on front cover have soaked in for several pages. No other marks or writing. Various creases and heavy wear to spine but binding remains intact. Wonderful exposure to nautical life in coastal B.C. Book
1935471 pages including index. Covers all forms of inland waters, running or standing. More space is given to the standing-water series but merely because lakes have recieved much more attention than have the running waters and more mature information is available. Well-worn. Prior owner's name upon front endpaper. Binding holding together. Fifth reprint of the first edition. Book
199896 pages plus black and white photo section. Author and her husband sold their home in 1992 and purchased a 33-foot cutter-rigged sailboat. Contains random jottings from the ship's log from March 1992 to 1998 as it cruised the waters off Canada's west coast. Book only moderately worn but is warped due to improper storage. Some soiling to exterior and scent of wood smoke. Book
1916334 pages including numerous black and white photographic plates plus excellent map stored in pocket inside back board. A reconnaissance survey of the water-powers of these provinces prepared owing to the paucity of published or available pertinent information. Also covers portions of the Yukon and Northwest Territories. Fold-out frontis plate taped together at fold. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. Gilt lettering worn from spine and partially form front board. Book
197792 pages. This history of Roslyn School, Westmount, Quebec. Illustrated in black and white. Gift greetings inside front cover else unmarked. Average wear. Decent copy in illustrated brown covers. Book
1997303 pages. Index. Many black and white illustrations. "Twenty-one hair-raising accounts of marine disasters and near disasters come from those who lived through them: the fishermen, Sunday boaters and cruise ship passengers; and the rescuers, lightkeepers and witnesses who were there." - from dust jacket. Ink stamps to half-title and dedication pages else clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Nice copy. Book
1979299 pages. Index. Black and white illustrations. "In June 1967, jet aircraft and motor torpedo boats of Israel brutally assaulted an American naval vessel, the USS Liberty, in international waters off the Sinai Peninsula... The attack lasted more than two hours - killing 34 Americans and wounding 171 others... Israeli forces machine-gunned her life rafts." - from dust jacket. Average wear to book which bears small address label of prior owner upon front free endpaper else is unmarked. Average wear and two closed tears to dust jacket which is now preserved in a glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. [Stimely p.19] Book
197828 pages. Black and white illustrations. Unmarked. Moderate wear. Solid copy. Book
197732 pages. Unmarked. Average wear. Solid copy. Book
2001164 pages. Text not in English. Illustrated throughout with black and white photography. Minor bend to front board else clean and unmarked with light wear. A handsome coffee table volume. Book
1982589 pages. "Presents a broad overview of the climatic factors pertinent to the Canadian Arctic Islands and their adjacent waters. The emphasis is on the probability estimates of temperature, wind, and precipitation, as well as the duration of critical weather types." - from Abstract. Above-average wear. Usual library markings. Worthy reference copy. Book
1999Features: Cowboy Culture - Alberta's cowboys still rule the open range; Joy at the Present - after 25 years in Tuscany, a Canadian sculptor Robbie Bell has found a harmony in where he is and where he is from; The Fire Next Time - Nicaragua's most active volcano has erupted more than 20 times; Home Waters - The shoreline of Cape Breton's Bras d'Or Lakes is bold and the water deep; Caribou at the Crossroads - the fate of the Peary Caribou lies in the hands of politicians. Light wear. Sound copy. Book
1918Cover portrait of Vice-Admiral Sims, Commanding U.S. Naval Forces in European Waters. Features: The Far East in the War - from the Autumn of 1916 to the Chino-Japanese Convention (conclusion); The Rapid Expansion of America's Sea-Power. Includes laid-in colour illustration of Sir Edmund Allenby entering Jerusalem, December 1917. Centerfold photos of the U.S. battleship Texas leaving New York Harbour and "Hail Columbia". Staples have disintegrated. Average wear. Quality copy. Book
1999Articles: Too Few Ships, Too Few Guns, and Not Enough Money - The Mexican Navy, 1846-1848; Computer Simulations of Ancient Voyaging; Arctic Focus - the Royal Canadian Navy in Arctic Waters, 1946-1949; Muster Table for the Royal Navy's Establishment on Lake Ontario during the War of 1812; The Company of Women; plus book reviews. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Excellent copy. Book