Editore: Wesleyan University Press, 2003
ISBN 10: 081956608X ISBN 13: 9780819566089
Da: Bulrushed Books, Moscow, ID, U.S.A.
Condizione: Good. LIGHTNING FAST SHIPPING! Text In Good condition- Has Used Stickers, pages may have marks and notes throughout and on edges Binding solid. Ships Fast!.
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Editore: Hachette Livre Bnf, 2016
ISBN 10: 2013670850 ISBN 13: 9782013670852
Da: Book Deals, Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.
Condizione: Good. Good condition. This is the average used book, that has all pages or leaves present, but may include writing. Book may be ex-library with stamps and stickers. 0.62.
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Editore: Hachette Livre Bnf, 2016
ISBN 10: 2013670877 ISBN 13: 9782013670876
Da: Lucky's Textbooks, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Condizione: New.
Editore: Hachette Livre Bnf, 2016
ISBN 10: 2013670842 ISBN 13: 9782013670845
Da: Book Deals, Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.
Condizione: Very Good. Very Good condition. Shows only minor signs of wear, and very minimal markings inside (if any). 0.66.
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Editore: Hachette Livre Bnf, 2016
ISBN 10: 2013670869 ISBN 13: 9782013670869
Da: Books Unplugged, Amherst, NY, U.S.A.
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Data di pubblicazione: 2023
Da: True World of Books, Delhi, India
LeatherBound. Condizione: New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1792 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. 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. 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: 30 Cousin de Grainville, Jean-Baptiste-Franc?ois-Xavier, 1746-1805.,Cousin de Grainville, Jean-Baptiste-Franc?ois-Xavier, 1746-1805,Desenne, Victor, publisher.
Editore: Hachette Livre Bnf, 2012
ISBN 10: 2012686303 ISBN 13: 9782012686304
Da: Lucky's Textbooks, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Condizione: New.
Data di pubblicazione: 2023
Da: True World of Books, Delhi, India
LeatherBound. Condizione: New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from , edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. 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. 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: 211.
Data di pubblicazione: 2023
Da: True World of Books, Delhi, India
LeatherBound. Condizione: New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. 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. 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: 401.
Data di pubblicazione: 2024
Da: Gyan Books Pvt. Ltd., Delhi, India
Leather Bound. Condizione: New. This book is available in 5 different Leather color without any extra cost. Explore More Options by Clicking on 'More Images' and Notify Us of Your Choice via Email within 24 hours of placing the order. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition, expertly crafted by the prestigious organization "Rare Biblio" with Original Natural Leather that gracefully adorns the spine and corners. The allure continues with Golden Leaf Printing that adds a touch of elegance, while Hand Embossing on the rounded spine lends an artistic flair. This masterpiece has been meticulously reprinted in 2024, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1805. The contents of this book are presented in classic black and white. Its durability is ensured through a meticulous sewing binding technique, enhancing its longevity. Imprinted on top-tier quality paper. A team of professionals has expertly processed each page, delicately preserving its content without alteration. Due to the vintage nature of these books, every page has been manually restored for legibility. However, in certain instances, occasional blurriness, missing segments, or faint black spots might persist. We sincerely hope for your understanding of the challenges we faced with these books. Recognizing their significance for readers seeking insight into our historical treasure, we've diligently restored and reissued them. Our intention is to offer this valuable resource once again. We eagerly await your feedback, hoping that you'll find it appealing and will generously share your thoughts and recommendations. Pages: - 190, Print on Demand. Product Disclaimer: Kindly be informed that, owing to the inherent nature of leather as a natural material, minor discolorations or textural variations may be perceptible. Explore the FOLIO EDITION (12x19 Inches): Available Upon Request. 190.
Data di pubblicazione: 2024
Da: Gyan Books Pvt. Ltd., Delhi, India
Leather Bound. Condizione: New. This book is available in 5 different Leather color without any extra cost. Explore More Options by Clicking on 'More Images' and Notify Us of Your Choice via Email within 24 hours of placing the order. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition, expertly crafted by the prestigious organization "Rare Biblio" with Original Natural Leather that gracefully adorns the spine and corners. The allure continues with Golden Leaf Printing that adds a touch of elegance, while Hand Embossing on the rounded spine lends an artistic flair. This masterpiece has been meticulously reprinted in 2024, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1805. The contents of this book are presented in classic black and white. Its durability is ensured through a meticulous sewing binding technique, enhancing its longevity. Imprinted on top-tier quality paper. A team of professionals has expertly processed each page, delicately preserving its content without alteration. Due to the vintage nature of these books, every page has been manually restored for legibility. However, in certain instances, occasional blurriness, missing segments, or faint black spots might persist. We sincerely hope for your understanding of the challenges we faced with these books. Recognizing their significance for readers seeking insight into our historical treasure, we've diligently restored and reissued them. Our intention is to offer this valuable resource once again. We eagerly await your feedback, hoping that you'll find it appealing and will generously share your thoughts and recommendations. Pages: - 210, Print on Demand. Product Disclaimer: Kindly be informed that, owing to the inherent nature of leather as a natural material, minor discolorations or textural variations may be perceptible. Explore the FOLIO EDITION (12x19 Inches): Available Upon Request. 210.
Editore: Paris : Trainetelle et Lemarchand, an, 1796
Da: Librairie Diona, Paris, Francia
Prima edizione
Couverture souple. Condizione: Bon. Edition originale. In-12° broché, couverture d'attente de l'époque, exemplaire non rogné, un frontispice, XXVIII-116 pages.
Editore: Chez Deterville, Paris, 1805
Da: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.
Prima edizione
12mo, two volumes in one: pp. [1-4] [1] 2-200; [1-4] [1] 2-175 [176: blank] [177: errata] [178: blank] early nineteen-century full calf, spine panel richly tooled in gold, red leather title piece, all edges plain, marbled endpapers, green silk ribbon marker. First edition. The earliest fictional account of the last days of mankind, and the first of the two principal "last man" novels of the Romantic period, the other being Mary Shelley's THE LAST MAN (1826). After Graiville's suicide his book was published posthumously by his brother-in-law Bernardin de Saint-Pierre in 1805. It was met with indifference and only 40 copies of this first edition were sold. The work was rediscovered by French novelist and man of letters Charles Nodier who provided an eight-page introduction for a new, reorganized edition, now considered the standard text, the one that has been reprinted and is the basis for the most recent translation into English (an anonymous translation of Grainville's work into English was first published in England in 1806). The destruction of mankind was a fashionable theme of early nineteenth century literature, and critics have suggested that this widespread interest was initiated by LE DERNIER HOMME "In Grainville's novel, the secular end, caused by the exhaustion of the soil and human sterility, gives way in the last pages to the terminal vision of Revelation. God is also very much present throughout the story in the mission of Adam, the first man, whom God has sent back to Earth to persuade the last fertile man and woman, Omégare and Syderie, not to reproduce. But nearly all the imaginative force of LE DERNIER HOMME derives from its secular events, and from its detailed history of the future of the human race. It takes a long stride -- although this surely was not Grainville's intention -- toward secularism." - Wagar, Terminal Visions: The Literature of Last Things, p. 16. "A groundbreaking apocalyptic fantasy ." - Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-282. ". un ouvrage qui constitue une des pierres miliaires de la conjecture . bien que la rareté de ses deux seules éditions en fasse une oeuvre quasiment inconnue." - Versins, Encyclopedie de l'Utopie, des Voyages Extraordinaires, et de la Science Fiction, p. 374. Alkon, Origins of Futuristic Fiction, pp. 158-91. Anatomy of Wonder (1981) 1-55 and (2004) II-282. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 707. Clarke, Tale of the Future (1978), p. 2, Negley, Utopian Literature: A Bibliography 662 (recording the 1806 edition in English). An exceptionally fine copy with both half title leaves and leaf of errata at end of volume two. Enclosed in a custom velvet-lined quarter leather clamshell box. One of the three most important nineteenth-century French SF novels before Verne, the others being Bodin's LE ROMAN DE L'AVENIR (1834) and Souvestre's LE MONDE TEL QU'IL SERA (1846). (#159202).
Editore: Chez Ferra aînÃ, Paris, 1811
Da: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.
12mo, two volumes in one: pp. [i-v] vi-xii [1] 2-200; [i-iv] [1] 2-175 [176: blank] [177: errata] [178: blank], early nineteen-century quarter calf and marbled boards, spine panel richly tooled in gold, black leather title piece, all edges marbled, marbled endpapers. Second edition. The earliest fictional account of the last days of mankind, and the first of the two principal "last man" novels of the Romantic period, the other being Mary Shelley's THE LAST MAN (1826). After Graiville's suicide his book was published posthumously by his brother-in-law Bernardin de Saint-Pierre in 1805. It was met with indifference and only 40 copies of the first edition were sold. The work was rediscovered by French novelist and man of letters Charles Nodier who provided an eight-page introduction for this new, reorganized edition, now considered the standard text, the one that has been reprinted and is the basis for the most recent translation into English (an anonymous translation of Grainville's work into English was first published in England in 1806). The destruction of mankind was a fashionable theme of early nineteenth century literature, and critics have suggested that this widespread interest was initiated by LE DERNIER HOMME "In Grainville's novel, the secular end, caused by the exhaustion of the soil and human sterility, gives way in the last pages to the terminal vision of Revelation. God is also very much present throughout the story in the mission of Adam, the first man, whom God has sent back to Earth to persuade the last fertile man and woman, Omégare and Syderie, not to reproduce. But nearly all the imaginative force of LE DERNIER HOMME derives from its secular events, and from its detailed history of the future of the human race. It takes a long stride -- although this surely was not Grainville's intention -- toward secularism." - Wagar, Terminal Visions: The Literature of Last Things, p. 16. "A groundbreaking apocalyptic fantasy ." - Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-282. ". un ouvrage qui constitue une des pierres miliaires de la conjecture . bien que la rareté de ses deux seules éditions en fasse une oeuvre quasiment inconnue." - Versins, Encyclopedie de l'Utopie, des Voyages Extraordinaires, et de la Science Fiction, p. 374. Alkon, Origins of Futuristic Fiction, pp. 158-91. Anatomy of Wonder (1981) 1-55 and (2004) II-282. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 707. Clarke, Tale of the Future (1978), p. 2, Negley, Utopian Literature: A Bibliography 662 (recording the 1806 edition in English). A fine copy. One of the three most important nineteenth-century French SF novels before Verne, the others being Bodin's LE ROMAN DE L'AVENIR (1834) and Souvestre's LE MONDE TEL QU'IL SERA (1846). (#151832).