holmes richard b (43 risultati)

Condizione: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condizione: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condizione: Very Good. F First Edition. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condizione: Good. F First Edition. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condizione: As New. B/W & Color illustrations throughout (illustratore). 1st Vintage Book edition. Stiff paperback, 6 x 9 1/4", 404 pages. "In this dazzling fusion of history, art, science, and biography, Holmes weaves together exhilarating accounts of early balloon rivalries, pioneering ascents over Victorian cities, and astonishing long-distance voyages, stiff paper covers, many b/w and color illustrations, 404 pages.

Profusedly Illustrated (illustratore). First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 224 p. : ill., facsims., maps, plans, ports. ; 25 cm. Notes; Includes index. Published to accompany the television series 'The Western Front' first broadcast on BBC 2 in 1999. Bibl.: p. 220-221. Summary; It was along the Western Front, the trench line stretching from the North Sea to the Swiss border, that most of nine million soldiers from the United Kingdom and British Empire who enlisted during World War I served, and where most of the 947,000 who were killed met their deaths. Linked to a BBC2 television series, this book follows the story of the Western Front in a format which is both chronological and thematic, whilst also focusing on particular episodes to highlight more general topics. Subjects; World War, (1914-1918) Campaigns Western Front. World War, (1914-1918) Campaigns Western Front. World War, (1914-1918) Campaigns Western. World War, (1914-1918) Western Front. military operations. campaigns, military. warfare (conventional). battles. military art and science. strategy and tactics, theory. theory of warfare. Western Front (1914-1918), Theatre of operations. France and the Low Countries (1939-1940). Great Britain. First World War. first world war, western front. military operations western front first world war. campaigns on the western front first world war. grand strategy. global strategy. conduct of war. military strategy. nature of war. Great War (1914-1918), and Associated Conflicts The Western Front The Ypres Salient Generally. European history (ie other than Britain & Ireland) ; Military history ; Battles & campaigns ; World history: First World War. Europe. History / Europe / Western. History / Military / World War I. History / Military / General. World War, (1914-1918). Campaigns ; Western Front. 3 Kg.

Hard Cover. Condizione: Very Good+. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book has 354 heavily illustrated pages. Light wear to edge of dj. This excitingly illustrated book examines the techniques, technology, and theory of warfare from the 'military revolutioin' of the seventeenth century to the present day.

Reprint. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 1 v. : ill. ; 20 cm. Subjects; Churchill, Winston 1874-1965. Churchill, Winston 1874-1965 Military leadership. Cabinet War Rooms (Great Britain). World War, 1939-1945 Great Britain. Great Britain Politics and government 1936-1945. 3 Kg.

Profusedly Illustrated (illustratore). First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 224 p. : ill., facsims., maps, plans, ports. ; 25 cm. Notes; Includes index. Published to accompany the television series 'The Western Front' first broadcast on BBC 2 in 1999. Bibl.: p. 220-221. Summary; It was along the Western Front, the trench line stretching from the North Sea to the Swiss border, that most of nine million soldiers from the United Kingdom and British Empire who enlisted during World War I served, and where most of the 947,000 who were killed met their deaths. Linked to a BBC2 television series, this book follows the story of the Western Front in a format which is both chronological and thematic, whilst also focusing on particular episodes to highlight more general topics. Subjects; World War, (1914-1918) Campaigns Western Front. World War, (1914-1918) Campaigns Western Front. World War, (1914-1918) Campaigns Western. World War, (1914-1918) Western Front. military operations. campaigns, military. warfare (conventional). battles. military art and science. strategy and tactics, theory. theory of warfare. Western Front (1914-1918), Theatre of operations. France and the Low Countries (1939-1940). Great Britain. First World War. first world war, western front. military operations western front first world war. campaigns on the western front first world war. grand strategy. global strategy. conduct of war. military strategy. nature of war. Great War (1914-1918), and Associated Conflicts The Western Front The Ypres Salient Generally. European history (ie other than Britain & Ireland) ; Military history ; Battles & campaigns ; World history: First World War. Europe. History / Europe / Western. History / Military / World War I. History / Military / General. World War, (1914-1918). Campaigns ; Western Front. 1 Kg.

Reprint. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 1 v. : ill. ; 20 cm. Subjects; Churchill, Winston 1874-1965. Churchill, Winston 1874-1965 Military leadership. Cabinet War Rooms (Great Britain). World War, 1939-1945 Great Britain. Great Britain Politics and government 1936-1945. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good-. Frank Vaughn; (illustratore). First Edition. 255 pp. Brown tweed boards decorated in black on the front panel and spine; red upper edge. Wear at the corners of the dustjacket with a short tear on the lower right of the front panel; some discolouration around the edges of the dustjacket; no interior markings. Dj art by Frank Vaughn. This anthology of short fiction contains: One Mighty Clout by C. W. Whittemore; The Pitch Out by H. C. McFadyen; Speed Ball Porter by W. T. Person; Now in October by Holmes Alexander; Sacrifishial (sic) Play by W. T. Person; Headline Happy by H. C. McFadyen; God Bless America by W. T. Person; Weird Windup by Richard Hooker; Four Legged Baseball by Nathan B. Lincoln; An Ump Goes West by Herbert McNary; The Wrong Game by John O. Hubler; Surprise Pitch by Jack Anderson; Pitching Secret by W. T. Person; We Go Together by Gertrude Schweitzer; Winning Pitcher by John Gartner; and Baseball Ghost Walks Again by W. T. Person. Size: 8vo. Book.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. 1st Edition. Owner's blindstamp on ffep, otherwise unmarked.

Hardback. Condizione: Very good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very good. xii, 332 p., 12 p. of plates ill. 26 cm. Price clipped ; dust jacket in protective mylar cover. Bibliography: p. 289-318. Includes index. Box number: GR0080 ; 1st printing.

Blue cloth, gilt spine title. Condizione: Fine. 1st Edition. weight: 2.2 lb. Fine in a fine dust jacket. 26x18 cm. xii, 332 pp.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Minor shelf wear to yellow and white cloth hardcover. Owner stamp on inside front cover. Otherwise a tight, unmarked volume. Index. x, 246 pp.

Paperback. Part of a radical new series -- edited by Richard Holmes -- that recovers the great classical tradition of English biography. Every book is a biographical masterpiece, still thrilling to read and vividly alive. In this pioneering series, Richard Holmes, the world's leading Romantic biographer, sets out to recover the great forgotten tradition of English biographical writing. 'I have had no time for dusty tomes,' writes Holmes, 'I have looked for brevity, intelligence and style. Above all, I have sought out great biographical writers: Biographers with passion, biographers who have found a way to the heart and soul of a memorable subject. 'Jack Sheppard was an eighteenth-century Houdini -- a handsome young escape artist who broke out of his cell on Newgate's grim Death Row three times. Jonathan Wild was the infamous Thief-Taker General who helped to recapture him and many other criminals, only to be tried and executed himself for racketeering, among scenes of mayhem at Tyburn. Daniel Defoe, the master of adventure fiction, was fascinated by 'True Confessions' and the workings of the criminal personality (including its daring, its stoicism and its humour). He was the first to re-tell Good condition. Some marks on cover. Tanning.

Condizione: good. A copy that has been read, remains in good condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine and cover show signs of wear. Pages can include notes and highlighting and show signs of wear, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships via media mail.

Condizione: good. Fast Free Shipping â" Good condition. It may show normal signs of use, such as light writing, highlighting, or library markings, but all pages are intact and the book is fully readable. A solid, complete copy that's ready to enjoy.

Condizione: New. Print on Demand.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good+. First.

Condizione: Fair. Volume 24. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,700grams, ISBN:0387901361.

VIII, 233 pp., 3540057641 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 420 Groß 8°, Original-Karton (Softcover), Bibliotheks-Exemplar (ordnungsgemäß entwidmet) mit Papier-Rückenschild, Stempel auf Titel, insgesamt gutes und innen sauberes Exemplar, (library copy in good condition),

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 320, [2], 253, [38] pp. ; illustrated throughout, portraits ; 28 cm. ; 1555212026 (v. 5); 9781555212025 (v. 5) ; LC: E468.7; Dewey: 973.7 ; OCLC: 17757174 ; Reprint. Originally published: New York : Review of Reviews, 1911 ; blue and grey cloth in photographic dustjacket ; poems and writings by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Henry Timrod, James Maurice Thompson, Edmund Clarence Stedman, George Parsons Lathrop, Francis Ticknor, Thomas Read, Joseph O'Connor, Robert Burns Wilson, Elbridge Jefferson Cutl er, Sidney Lanier, Kate Brownlee Sherwood, William Tuckey Meredith, Richard Watson Gilder, Henry Abbey, Horace Porter, Julia Ward Howe, Charles Francis Adams, Walt Whitman, Margaret Junkin Preston, Nathaniel Graham Shepherd, Ethel Lynn Beers, Elizab eth Stuart Phelps Ward, William Gordon McCabe, James Ryder Randall, Albert Pike, Samuel Hawkins Marshall Byers, Charles Graham Halpine, Henry Clay Work, Horace Porter, Francis Brete Harte, B enjamin Sledd, John Reuben Thompson, Frank H. Gassaway, Ch arles Dawson Shanly, James Jeffrey Roche, Will Henry Thompson, Kate Putnam Osgood, William Winter, Abram Joseph Ryan, Abraham Lincoln, James Russell Lowell, Francis Miles Finch, John Albee, Henry Jerome Stockard, Mary Ashley Townsend, Henry Peterson , Ulysses Simpson Grant, Jefferson Davis, L. Q. C. Lamar, Henry Woodfin Grady, John Jerome Rooney, Wallace Rice, John Howard Jewett, Frank Lebby Stanton ; photographs of all the principal officers of many regiments ; FINE/FINE. Book.

Paperback. Ex-library, o/wise good (no markings to text). Part of the Lecture Notes in Mathematics series, No. 257. Scarce. 233pp. ISBN 3540057641/ 0387057641. 1114.

Hardcover. Condizione: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

242 S., 0387901361 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 600 Groß 8°, Original-Pappband (Hardcover), Bibliotheks-Exemplar (ordnungsgemäß entwidmet) mit leichten Rückständen vom Rückenschild und mit Papiersignatur, Stempel auf Titel, insgesamt gutes und innen sauberes Exemplar,

Paper. Condizione: Very Good. Very good copy. pp 107- 279. Contents: The Bellagio Conference on Taoist Studies (Holmes H. Welch); Chuang-tzu's Essay on Seeing Things as Equal (A. C. Graham); The Controversy over Conformity and Naturalnessduring the Six Dynasties (Richard B. Mather); The Taoist Antecedents of Tao-an's Prajna Ontology (Arthut E. Link); The Image of the Perfect Ruler in Early Taoist Messianism: Lao-Tzu and Li Hung (Anna K. Seidel); A Historian's Reflections on the Taoist Tradition (Arthur F. Wright). Book reviews. Book.

Paper. Condizione: Good. Good copy. pp 107- 279. Contents: The Bellagio Conference on Taoist Studies (Holmes H. Welch); Chuang-tzu's Essay on Seeing Things as Equal (A. C. Graham); The Controversy over Conformity and Naturalnessduring the Six Dynasties (Richard B. Mather); The Taoist Antecedents of Tao-an's Prajna Ontology (Arthut E. Link); The Image of the Perfect Ruler in Early Taoist Messianism: Lao-Tzu and Li Hung (Anna K. Seidel); A Historian's Reflections on the Taoist Tradition (Arthur F. Wright). Book reviews. Book.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 2nd Edition. [Rev. and enl. ed, 1st printing] ; 336 pp. ; illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm ; OCLC 464172261 ; brown cloth with gold lettering, in color illustrated dustjacket ; detailed color photos of aircraft of the period. Contents: American D.H.4, Gloster Gladiator, Focke-Wulf FW200, Beoing B-29 Superfortress, Nort American P-51B & C Mustang, Douglas A-4 Skyhawk, SE 5, PZL P-23 Karas, Lockhead P-38J-M Lighting, De Havilland Comet Series 1-4, Grumman F8F Bearcat, Kawasaki KI-45 Toryu, Hanriot HD 1, English Electric P.1 & Lightning 1, Fiat B.R.20, Martin B-26B & C Marauder, Hawker Hurricane 1, Messerschmitt BF 109G & K, Curtiss Nave Hawks, Boulton-Paul Defiant, Gotha G I-V, Lockhead Constellation, Kawasaki KI-61 Hiem, Fiat G.91 ; Copy of Lt. Col. Charles Oliver Fikes (1935-2020), who served in the U.S. Air Force for 22 years, at first as an aviation cadet in B-47s at Chennault AFB in 1955, and later as a B-52 pilot. He retired as a Lt. Colonel, and began a career with Eastern Airlines. He retired from Eastern in 1985. ; nick in dustjacket, else FINE/FINE. Book.

Hardback. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 24 Photogra[hic Plates (mixed Colour and b/w) (illustratore). First Edition. Signed by Author Richard Holme.