Mcnair w a (10 risultati)

Cloth. Condizione: Very Good ++. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good ++. First Edition. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Signed by Author(s).

8 S., 5 Abb., Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 500.

Hard Cover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. First Edition. minimal library marks, otherwise book clean and tight. DJ: slight edge wear, library sticker spine Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex Library.

Couverture souple. Condizione: Très bon. DROIT ROMAIN - BUCKLAND (W. W.), McNAIR (A. D.).Roman Law and Common Law.2nd ed. revised by F. H. Lawson (Digitally print version).Cambridge, 2008, in-8°, br. 600 gr.

268 pages. Staple-bound paperback: H 19.5cm x L 13.5cm. Tan paper covers with shallow edge-wear; past owner's ink signature and attendance note on front cover; chipping to spine paper. Toning/foxing and some soiling to text block edges. Some foxing and slight edge-wear to interior leaves; several rear leaves have some surface abrasions. Rust evident to staples but binding remains firm. Features seven primary chapters - "The Christian's Hope" by R.A. Webb [Robert Alexander Webb]; "Presbyterian Elements in History" by J.S. Foster [John Shaw Foster]; "Bird's Eye View of the Prophets" by A.W. Blackwood [Andrew Watterson Blackwood]; "Evangelism" by Theron H. Rice [Theron Hall Rice]; "Bible Ethics" by C.W. Grafton [Cornelius Washington Grafton]; "The Unlovely Christ" by R.V. Lancaster; "Social Service" by L.E. McNair - followed by short contributions by L.E. McNair, A.A. Little, and J.A. Frierson. Occasional b/w portrait plates and b/w advertisements. OCLC locates copies at only six member institutions: University of Mississippi, Reformed Theological Seminary (Jackson, MS), and four other non-Mississippi seminary libraries. A similarly titled follow-up publication was issued for the Synod's Training School held from June 22 to July 2, 1915.…

Condizione: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Book contains pencil markings. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Re-bound by library. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,850grams, ISBN.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. Print on Demand. This book delves into the history of the Singapore Convict Jail, a penal institution established in the early 19th century for Indian convicts transported from British India. The author meticulously traces the origins of the jail and its predecessors in Bencoolen, Penang, and Malacca, shedding light on the early practices of convict transportation and labor in the Straits Settlements. The narrative explores the evolution of the jail's management and discipline, highlighting the pivotal role of figures like Sir Stamford Raffles, whose progressive views on convict reformation laid the foundation for a system focused on rehabilitation and industrial training. Readers will discover how convicts were categorized, employed in various public works projects, and eventually reintegrated into society through a ticket-of-leave system. The book offers a fascinating glimpse into the lives of these convicts, their crimes, and the challenges they faced in adapting to a new environment. It also examines the impact of the jail on the development of Singapore, showcasing the significant contributions of convict labor to infrastructure, building construction, and economic growth. Ultimately, this book provides valuable insights into a lesser-known aspect of colonial history and the complex interplay between punishment, reform, and societal progress in the context of 19th-century Southeast Asia. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.…

Pamphlet. Condizione: very good clean pages. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDEDOffprint. collectible, offprint, reprinted from the Journal of Cellular and Comparative Physiology, Vol. 38, Supplement 1, July (1951) Oak Ridge Tennessee April 13, 14, 1950, sponsored by The Biology Division of Oak Ridge National Laboratory, pg. 1-245, sm4to.…

Sydney: Angus and Robertson, (1950). 8vo. Orig. cloth. (xiv, 96pp.). With 10 plates.1st edition.

Westminster, [UK]: A. Constable and Co., 1899. McNair, J[ohn] F[rederick] A[dolphus], [1828-1910]. Bayliss, W.D. Prisoners Their Own Warders; A Record of the Convict Prison at Singapore in the Straits Settlements, Established 1825, Discontinued 1873, Together with a Cursory History of the Convict Establishments at Bencoolen, Penang and Malacca from the year 1797. Westmister, [UK]: A. Constable and Co., 1899. xvi, 191 pp. Frontispiece, plates, portraits, maps. Original red cloth with gilt stamped spine and front cover. Moderate shelfwear. Rubbing and light scuffing to spine and board edges. Corners lightly bumped. Spine slightly cocked. Previous owner's inscription "Ben A. Maslan/ London England July 1933" to front pastedown. Bookplate of Ben A. Maslan to front pastedown. Some offsetting to front free endpaper. Some pencil markings internally with extensive pencil annotations to rear endpaper and pastedown. $250. * Benjamin Abraham Maslan (1901-1979) was the great bibliophile and a leading Seattle attorney. "In 1864, the Resident of Rhio, Java, Mr. E. Netscher, was appointed by the Dutch Government to study and report upon the convict system in force in Singapore, and both the Siam and Japan Governments sent special missions for the like purpose, the mission from Japan being accompanied by Mr. Hall, of the British Consulate" (Preface, x). Westminster, [UK]: A. Constable and Co., 1899 (illustratore).…