Alpheus f williams (22 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Dust Jacket. 590 pages. Some sunning and wear to the covers; lightly toned pages; a sound binding; good shape overall. Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; Inventory No: 229925.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. The boards are edge rubbed with scuffing and fading along the edges of the pages. The binding is secure. Browning along the edges of the pages, not affecting text. Tanning on the end papers. No ink inscriptions or annotations. Extra postage required unless posted within South Africa. r*05/02/2025 JHK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. No Jacket. * PUBLISHER : HOWARD B. TIMMINS * YEAR : UNDATED * ISBN : N/A * No OF PAGES : 590 * CONDITION : USED - GOOD * OTHER: THE COVER BOARDS ARE HEAVILY RUBBED WITH BUMPING AND FADING ALONG THE EDGES AND CORNERS. THE SPINE IS HEAVILY RUBBED AND FADED WITH BUMPING AT BOTH ENDS. THE SPINE IS COCKED, HOWEVER THE BINDING REMAINS FIRM. ON THE FFEP IS A PENNED WRITTEN NAME. THERE IS FOXING ALONG THE TOP FOR-EDGE. THE PAGES ARE LIGHTLY TANNED, HOWEVER PAGES AND PICTURES REMAIN CLEAR AND CRISP. PAGES GENERALLY APPEAR CLEAN AND CREASE FREE. ALL IN ALL A NICE EXAMPLE OF THIS BOOK.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Poor. Blue cloth hardcover with bright gold lettering on the spine, in a heavily worn Dust Jacket which has some loss and tears, light toning on endpapers. Not ex. library, good binding, no inscriptions. 604 pages, index, appendices, illustrated with b/w photographs. "Being a sheaf of stories leading up to the discovery of copper, diamonds and gold in Southern Africa, and of the pioneers who took part in the excitement of those early days". Contents clean, tight and bright. Book. …

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Edition; First Printing. Small area of foxing on top; some discoloration to endpapers; some coverwear to bottom edges, bottom corners and foot of spine; 590 pages.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. First Edition. Publication of 590 pages. Heavy book may require extra postage unless posted within South Africa. The dust jacket is a little marked and chipped pieces.Previous ownership stamp.Tanning.Old tape residue marks. The binding is excellent.Due to weight postal adjustments may be required.[30-12-2025]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. No Jacket. First Edition. The boards are edge rubbed, tanned, with old cello tape marks. Binding is sound. Insect damage on the first 3 pages. The title page has tears, creases and marks. No inscriptions or annotations. Extra postage required unless posted within South Africa. r*08/08/2023. JHK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Good-Very Good. No Jacket. Assume 1st ed. Brown cloth with gilt sp. lettering, clean and unworn but slight fading to spine and outer front edges. f/piece (author portrait photo) + unpag. prelims + 590, un-numered text ills throughout of various kinds and sizes up to full page plates plus 6 (I make it) colour plates ex-pagination; illustrated private ex-libris plate (9 cm x 11 cm) to front paste-down plus Johannesburg bookseller's small yellow label bottom inner corner of same, otherwise internally clean, tight and unmarked. 1948 is the Preface date, no month given so issue date could be 1949. 16 cm x 23.5 cm.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fair. First Edition. the jacket is much torn and worn. contents are foxed, a bit marked. binding is sure and intact. may require extra postage. [SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Poor. First Edition. poor jacket with tears and creases and a large chip at the bottom of the spine. some Tanning. no inscriptions and well bound.Due to weight postal adjustments may be required.[R.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. No Jacket. boards are rubbed, edge worn and knocked. spine is a bit sunned. light foxing, staining and marks. binding is intact. fair copy.[SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good+. 1st Edition. 590 pages in very good condition. Pages are clean and unmarked with black and white illustrations throughout. Bound in blue hardcovers with gilt titles. Lightly faded on the spine. Illustrated dustjacket in good condition with red titles. Faded and scratched on the spine. Worn around the edges with chips, creases, and tears. 1ST EDITION. VG/G+. Book.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good+. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Two volume set. Attractive quarto blue cloth with gilt lettering on front boards and spines.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Volume 1- Publication from page 1 to 352. Newspaper article, Obituary for Mr. A.F. Williams tipped in on the 2nd blank page from the Star dated 6.1.53. // Volume 2- Publication from page 354 to 636. /// Complete with all plates. Very heavy book may require extra postage unless posted within South Africa. There is gilt on the spine and on the front covers. The boards are a touch worn. Internally the pages are clean and complete, in very good condition. The text is legible. The binding is excellent. (Set of 2 volumes) GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. None. 1st Edition. FINE.The Genesis of the Diamond by Alpheus F. Williams, B.Sc. GENERAL MANAGER OF DE BEERS CONSOLIDATED MINES, LIMITED in TWO VOLUMES. 221 Plates, 30 colored. Volume 1 with xv prelim 352 pp and 6 pp index. Volume 2 with xii prelim and pps 354 to 636 followed by 4 pp index. Blue buckram covers with beveled edges and title printed in gold on covers and spines. Issued without dust jackets. FINE CONDITION..…

Blue cloth.small 4to. Many Illustrations & Plates.581 Pp.Index.very good copy.No Jacket.scarce item.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good-. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. No signatures. Some foxing to page edges. Bookseller's ticket of Grocott & Sherry, Grahamstown on front endpaper. Dust-jacket with tears to spine, and some losses at corners and ends of spine. Dust-jacket protected in archival mylar cover.; Uncommon in dust-jacket. [xiv], 590 pages + 4 colour plates. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering and rule on spine. Page dimensions: 232 x149mm. Numerous black-and-white illustrations, some full page.…

Hardcover. Condizione: VG+ for age. Condizione sovraccoperta: No Jacket (none Issued?). 1st Edition. Deep blue cloth covers with gilt fr. and sp. lettering, both clean and almost unworn - touch of bumping to bottom fr. outer corner Vol.1, just a hint of sp. fading. Vol.1. xv + 352 +vi (Volume index), 11 col. plates, 74 black & white plates, all ex-pagination, a few text figs, one unf., some plates with tissue guards; fr. end-paper heraldic, but quite simple, Ex.Lib label captioned 'Theron' and sm. designer's (?) name 'Delvers' at bottom, this also in Vol.2, have been unable to match blazon on web, otherwise clean, tight and internally unmarked, light tanning flecks to text-block edges and a black mark across part of bottom fore-edge extending inwards at most to o.5 cm. Vol.2, xii +351 - 636 + iv (Volume index), plate numbering continues to 221, though some to more than one image, of which 19 are coloured, all ex-pagination, occ. un-numbered text fig.; condition identical to Vol.1 though sl. tanning to top corner final page. The author was General Manager of De Beers Mining Company. Am unclear whether a jacket was issued, one listing has one but seller suggests it was made specifically for that book. 19 cm x 25.5 cm, height 10.5 cm.…

LeatherBound. Condizione: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1894 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. Pages: 317 As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 317 Volume c. 2, 1 Language: English.…

LeatherBound. Condizione: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1894 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. Pages: 312 As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 312 Volume 4 (1894) [c.2] Language: English.…

LeatherBound. Condizione: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1894 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. Pages: 322 As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 322 Volume 3 (1894) [c.2] Language: English.…

LeatherBound. Condizione: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1894 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. Pages: 254 As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 254 Volume c. 2, 2 Language: English.…