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Vg (no dj, dark green leatherette boards with gilt titles on spine, ex-owner's signature front fixed endpaper else contents no fault) octavo 360pp. Describing the rise of oceanography, examining in detail the exploration of the sea floor with its profound effect on the whole spectrum of the earth sciences. With b/w illustrations.
1963Lettura per scuole medie. Un racconto avvincente delle spedizioni compiute da Cousteau.
1901Volume in 8° legato in tela editoriale impressa a più colori, titolo inciso al piatto ed al dorso, sguardie decorate, brossura editoriale figurata conservata, frontespizio (timbro di biblioteca e di cessione), prefazione, VII, 274, indice, pubblicità editoriale. Prezioso e storico lavoro del noto geografo nativo di Casale Monferrato e docente nell'Università di Torino, in edizione originale ed in ottimo stato.
1997In 8°, brossura editoriale illustrata, pp. 135, (3) con alcune ill. b/n n.t.; coll. "Traveller/Feltrinelli", ottimo esemplare. (IK02/04) . (spedizione standard SEMPRE tracciata con raccomandata-piego di libri, eventuale FATTURA da richiedere all'ordine)
1964Reli?. 205 pages. 22x24,5cm.
1954Broch?. 291 pages. Manques ? la jaquette.
Grande planisfero in cromolitografia intelato, mm.550x1115, suddiviso in 20 riquadri. Conservato nella sua custodia intelata originale. Dettagliato mappamondo oceanografico, con legende relative alla temperature oceaniche, ai venti e le correnti marine. August von Jilek (1818 - 1898) fu un medico navale, docente e amministratore attivo nella Marina Militare. Nel 1857 pubblicò "Oceanography" dedicato alla descrizione generale geografica del mondo, degli oceani. Raro.
Folio (345 x 205 mm), single sheet printed on both sides, caption-title, disbound, margins slightly torn. These Utrecht seals were purchased at the Muschenbroeck sale in 1826. Holtzenberg 55.
First edition, 4to (225 x 185 mm), 40pp., tinted lithographic frontispiece, title page slightly browned, 19 plates of seals, orig. publishers green cloth decorated in gilt and blind. Provenance: Contemporary signature of G. Le Hunte.
1988Small quarto in ornage and green wraps; (orange spine); x, 456 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm ; includes bibliographical references and index. "Papers originally were presented at an International Symposium on Hydrodynamics and Sediment Dynamics of Tidal Inlets, held at Woods Hole, MA, in December, 1986"--Page iv. Contents: Hydrodynamics of tidal inlets / J. van de Kreeke -- The overtide and filtering response of small inlet/bay systems / Joseph L. DiLorenzo -- Development and application of coastal and inlet processes modeling system / S. Rao Vemulakonda, James R. Houston and Abhimanyu Swain -- Effects of man-made channels on estuaries : an example, Apalachicola Bay, Florida / Donald C. Raney -- Port of Miami inlet dynamics / A. Swain -- Seasonal climatology of tidal non-linearities in a shallow estuary / David G. Aubrey and Carl T. Friedrichs -- Temporal variation of shallow-water tides in basin-inlet systems / John D. Boon -- Small-scale inlets as tidal filters / John A. Moody -- Enhancement of semidiurnal tidal currents in the tidal inlets to Mississippi Sound / Harvey E. Seim and James E. Sneed -- DARTS (Digital Automated Radar Tracking System) application to tidal inlet hydrodynamic studies / G.A. Meadows [and others] -- Shoreline erosional-depositional processes associated with tidal inlets / Duncan M. FitzGerald -- Stability of tidal inlet navigation channels and adjacent dredge spoil islands / Georges Drapeau -- Observations of suspended sediment flux over a tidal cycle in the region of the turbidity maximum of the upper St. Lawrence River Estuary / P.F. Hamblin [and others] -- An ephemeral inlet from the Virginia barrier island chain : stratigraphic sequence and preservational potential of infilled sediments / Kenneth Finkelstein -- Cyclical behavior of the tidal inlet at Nauset Beach, Chatham, Massachusetts / Graham S. Giese -- Sediment trapping at Florida's east coast inlets / James N. Marino and Ashish J. Mehta -- Processes of sediment exchange between tidal inlets, ebb deltas and barrier islands / G.F. Oertel -- Inlet flood tidal delta development through sediment transport processes / Donald K. Stauble [and others] -- Ebb-tidal delta dynamics for a tide-dominated barrier island / William J. Reynolds -- Ebb-tidal delta response to jetty construction at three South Carolina inlets / Mark Hansen and Stephen C. Knowles -- Evolution of an ebb-tidal delta after an inlet relocation / Timothy W. Kana and James E. Mason -- Sediment interaction at modified coastal inlets : processes and policies / R.G. Dean -- Effects of shore protection and dredging projects on beach configuration near unjettied tidal inlets in New Jersey / Karl F. Nordstrom. || Marine sediments -- Congresses. Coast changes -- Congresses. Inlets -- Congresses. Coast changes. Inlets. Marine sediments. Inlets -- Fluides, dynamiques des -- CongrËs. SÈdiments (gÈologie) -- CongrËs. Hydrodynamik. Kongress. Priel. Sedimentation. Hydrodynamik. Priel. Sedimentation. Genre/Form: Conference papers and proceedings. Woods Hole (Mass., 1986) Aufsatzsammlung. Kongress -- Woods Hole (Mass.) -- 1986. Coast change
19958vo [24 x 17 cm]; [viii], 407 pp, numerous color illus. original quarter cloth and boards, dj, fine. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The author, who also wrote the Discovery of the Titanic, here describes his many feats including using bathyscaphs and submersible vehicles, exploring ocean life, geology. He describes his discovery of the Titanic, his inching down the liner's grand staircase, at 12,000 feet below sea level. He also explored the Bismarck, sunk in the second world war. It represented a significant breakthrough in deep sea exploration.
1834In 8°; pagg. 154; brossura edit. a stampa. Edizione originale. Importante trattato descrittivo ottocentesco sui mutamenti litoranei del Mediterraneo ed alle varie cause. Splendido esemplare in barbe, freschissimo.
1973The origins of the Old World and New World civilizations are analysed. With 79 illustrations and 16 figures in the text. 208 pages. Tan cloth covers with gilt title on spine. Dust jacket has 'bubbling' of plastic coating on front cover in a small area and is generally rubbed.
Grande manoscritto su carta intelata (112x 89 cm), bordo di tessuto verde, stemmi araldici.
1996129 pages on photo quality paper, contents include Preface:"Writing about my oracle-bone script" Calligraphy with sections on: Oracle-bone Script; Bonze Inscription; Big Seal Script; Drum-stone Inscription; Lady's Calligraphy; Small Seal Script; Clerical Script; Standard Script; Running Script; Running-cursive Script; Cursive Script; Wild Cursive Script; Various Scripts. Selection of Seals (in red ink) pages 119 - 126 with Biography and Editoral Notes to end. Book is laid out with full-page examples or work on left page with descriptions on right in dual language: Chinese & English. Signed by author on title page in black ink.
1996Ex-library copy with usual stamps, stickers, etc. Binding is solid and text/interior is clean. 182 pages, b&w & color photos, page 70 has small closed tear.
1984Ex-library book with the usual stamps, stickers, etc. Very heavy book on glossy paper, a huge number of b&w photos, drawings, prints with a small section of color prints. Encyclopedic in scope. 416 pages. Book is from the reference section and shows very little wear.
2004Exhibition catalog for show at the Asian Centre, U. of B.C. Oct. 30 -- Nov. 7, 2004. Book is in excellent condition with light scuffing to covers only. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows very minor wear only, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind (save signatures) . Signed by participating members of the show: Grace Ho, Ricky Kam, Margaret Kwok, Po-Lin Sit, Hing-Wah Tang, Clarisa Tsun, Mathew Wan, Sau-Fong Yip, Judith Fidler, Wai-Kong Kam, Margaret Kwok, Angela Leung, Celia Leung, John Leung, Doreen Tophan, Judy Wan, Ricky Kam. Book is in large format with examples of every artists' work in color prints.
1956A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Full light blue cloth boards. 68 pages. 7 1/4"w x 8 3/4"h. From the "First Book" series. Black and white illustrations.
2016Book is in excellent condition; 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. 168 pages with b&w photos, illus.
1964Cartonnage de l'éditeur. 156 pages. 19x27cm.
1974Cartonnage de l'éditeur. 174 pages. 21x28cm.
1912Broché. 334 pages. Rousseurs. Pages mal découpées.
1938Broché. 186 pages.
1946Broché. 243 pages.