Edmund vale (332 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Hard Cover in Good condition. Clean, Strong binding and unmarked pages. No underlining or notes in the margins. Minor scuffing of the covers. No Dust Jacket. Previous owners names and notes first page. CAREFULLY PACKED in a sturdy BOX. All USA orders ship with tracking number and email confirmation. Payment may be made by Check, Money Order or Paypal. Because of the expensive cost of international shipping, INTERNATIONAL buyers MUST contact me first to arrange a shipping quote to your country. Ruth Vale and Others (illustratore).…

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

HARDCOVER. Condizione: Very Good. None. First Edition. We're always buying collectible book collections. Contact us for details. We're happy to provide pictures of any book priced at $10 or more, please just ask! British first edition, first printing. Published in 1960. Book has no jacket. Covers are in Near Fine condition. The book itself is in Near Fine condition. The binding is straight and tight. NO remainder mark.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. Octavo, hardcover, beige pictorial boards, no dj. Ex school library with light corner wear, else VG. A guide to English cathedrals for the younger set including chapters on history and architecture, nicely supplemented by coloured illustrations and black and white photos. 80 pp. with index. Junior Heritage books. Pamphlet on Wells Cathedral laid in. Mansbridge, John (illustratore).…

PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condizione: Good. 1933. 276 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Contains black and white illustrations. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Light bumping to corners and moderate crushing to spine ends. Book has noticeable forward lean, with heavy sunning to spine and edges. …

Condizione: Very Good. 1st edition. Cloth, VG. xii+236pp, b/w frontis, 48pp b/w plates, folding map, index, spine letterig dulled, edges bumped, a solid reading copy. Publishers County Books series. The history & topography of Shropshire. 550 grams.

PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. good condition.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Dragons, dragon evolution, dragon biology, dragon anatomy, dragon flight, fire-breathing, prehistoric reptiles, speculative evolution, paleontology, biomechanics, and real-world zoology all collide in this science-driven exploration of one of humanity's most enduring creatures.What would happen if we stopped treating dragons as creatures of myth and started treating them as animals?This book takes dragons seriously-perhaps more seriously than anyone reasonably should-and asks the questions biology demands. Could a dragon actually evolve? How large could one become? Could a vertebrate really grow six limbs? What would it take for a reptilian predator to achieve powered flight? Could fire-breathing evolve from chemical defense? And what would an entire world shaped by dragons look like?Using real evolutionary biology, zoology, paleontology, biomechanics, physiology, ecology, and comparative anatomy, this book reconstructs dragons from the ground up.Follow the hypothetical dragon lineage from small proto-dragons climbing through ancient forests to giant soaring predators dominating open skies. Examine the evolution of wings, pneumatic skeletons, air sacs, massive flight muscles, claws, scales, horns, osteoderms, sensory systems, predatory intelligence, reproduction, nesting, and dragon metabolism.Then things get stranger.Could developmental mutations and changes in Hox gene regulation create the classic six-limbed dragon? Could specialized glands manufacture combustible chemicals? Could a dragon evolve a biological ignition system? Could giant marine dragons return to the oceans and reach whale-like dimensions? Could serpentine Eastern dragons, wyrms, wyverns, drakes, and sea dragons represent completely different evolutionary branches?Every major dragon trait is tested against real biology.Some turn out to be surprisingly plausible.Others require evolution to work considerably harder.The result is not a fantasy bestiary but a speculative natural history of dragons: a scientifically grounded attempt to determine what these creatures would actually look like, how they would fly, hunt, digest food, reproduce, communicate, compete, migrate, evolve, and eventually appear in the fossil record.Discover why giant flying dragons would need enormous wings but surprisingly lightweight bodies. Learn why terrestrial dragons could become far heavier than aerial ones. Explore how dragon prey might evolve defenses against attacks from above, how different habitats could produce forest dragons, desert dragons, polar dragons, cave dragons, mountain dragons, and coastal dragons, and why most dragon species would probably be far smaller than the spectacular giants of legend.Along the way, real animals provide the evidence.Pterosaurs reveal the limits of giant vertebrate flight. Dinosaurs demonstrate how enormous active archosaurs could become. Crocodilians show the possibilities of armor and powerful jaws. Birds reveal what highly efficient archosaur lungs, advanced cognition, and complex social behavior can achieve. Snakes demonstrate repeated limb reduction. Electric eels, bombardier beetles, venomous reptiles, gliding lizards, marine reptiles, whales, and countless other organisms provide pieces of the biological puzzle.The question is never whether magic could make dragons possible.The question is how far evolution could get without it.For readers fascinated by dragons, dinosaurs, speculative zoology, evolution, paleontology, cryptozoology, creature design, fantasy biology, prehistoric life, natural history, and scientifically plausible monsters, this book offers a detailed journey into the biology behind the beast.Dragons may belong to mythology.But biology gets surprisingly close. This item is printed on Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good+. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Reprint. DJ is price-clipped at bottom; light coverwear to edges, corners and spine tips.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good+. Reprint. Jacket is price-clipped and shows light edgewear and rubbing.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 300 pages.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fair. Hard Cover. Book Condition: fair with tanning to page edges. . Dust Jacket Condition: sunfaded. 276 pages.

Hardcover. Revised Edition. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket; Edgewear. DJ is worn and torn at edges. DJ is missing piece at top edge of spine. Title page has top edge cut off. Black mark at bottom edge of pages ; B&W Illustrations; 276 pages. Illustrated by Ruth Vale (illustratore).

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Good, hardcover. Generally clean, bright and tight. Some marks and light even age tanning but otherwise in good condition. Some fading to boards. No dustjacket, blue cloth boards with brown lettering to covr and spine. 275 pages.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. Book has water damage affecting all pages, no dust jacket, some shelf wear. Otherwise it is an attractive copy, the book has tight binding, readable pages, good reading copy.

Condizione: New.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. First Edition. First Edition, Cassell, London, 1960. Tight, clean binding. Jacket has several chips out and is now protected in a clear, removable cover.

Condizione: Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket.

Octavo, blue boards (hardcover), 213 pp. Ex-libris, with usual stamps and rear envelope; otherwise, the binding is square and tight, with few signs of wear. Literature, Fiction, Animals Stories, Dog Stories, Historic Fiction, Historical Fiction, Military Fiction, Dog Heroes, War.

PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fair. 1st Edition. A hardcover non-fiction in good condition. Contains illustrated maps and black and white illustrations. Pages are spotless and intact, with no markings. The hardcover is well-preserved. The dust jacket shows signs of tear around the corners and the ends of the spine.…

PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condizione: Good. 1949. First Edition. 236 pages. No dust jacket. Green illustrated cloth boards with gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations and rear folded map. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Minor splits to spine ends and corners causing cloth to be frayed. Gilt lettering is darkened. …

Condizione: Good. 1966. First Edition. 128 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over grey cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Clipped jacket has light edge-wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. First US Edition. Taped on Front of Dj; yellowed, price clipped.

PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condizione: Good. 1931. First Edition. 232 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth boards with gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Gilt lettering is darkened. Book has a slight forward lean.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. No Jacket. No jacket , shelf wear on boards, wear and knocks at extremities, foxing on eps , foxing on sides, otherwise good. 1000 grams.