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Hard Cover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. Spine and edges faded. 1933 Hard Cover. 402 pp. 9 1/2 x 6 1/8. Numerous illustrations & maps. Contents include: Poem: Casconchiagon by Thomas Thackeray Swinburne; Foreword: Rochester Centennial; Panorama of Social Rochester by Amy Hanmer-Croughton; Post Offices and Postmasters of Rochester; The Expanding Charter Life of Rochester by W. Earl Weller; Random Recollections by William Mill Butler; The Hay Market by Myron Tuthill Bly; Building Stones of Rochester by Herman LeRoy Fairchild & J. Foster Warner; Engineering and Public Works in the City of Rochester by Edwin A. Fisher; One Hundred Years of Protestantism in Rochester by Rev. Orlo J. Price; Map of Rochester in 1814; Index.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: No Jacket - as Issued. BROWN BOARDS WITH RED AND GILT DESIGNS TO FRONT COVER AND SPINE. IN A POOR GREEN SLIPCASE. 1934 EDITION. PAGES LIKE NEW CLEAN AND UNMARKED.

Hardcover. Condizione: Acceptable. Condizione sovraccoperta: no dust jacket present. The hardcover of "The New Days and Deeds" shows signs of wear consistent with its age. The spine and corners exhibit some fraying, and the cover has minor scuffs. There is no dust jacket present. Despite these cosmetic issues, the binding remains intact, and the pages are clean, making it a suitable addition to a collection of vintage educational books. ###. Jack White, R.J. Bennett, Raymon Naylor, David G. Wylie, Hank Ford, George Lopac, Earl Blossom (illustratore).…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. Volume 11, Smithsonian Scientific Series. Light rubbing on spine extremities. Gilt on spine is somewhat dull. Very light rubbing on tips of board corners. Else binding clean. Page edges darkened. Foxing on a few pages and endpapers. Small tears in rear bottom gutters. Else pages clean. ; B&W Photographs & Color & B&W Illustrations; SCH20D; 9.5 x 6.75"; 390 pages.…

Condizione: good. May show signs of wear, highlighting, writing, and previous use. This item may be a former library book with typical markings. No guarantee on products that contain supplements Your satisfaction is 100% guaranteed. Twenty-five year bookseller with shipments to over fifty million happy customers.…

Soft cover. Condizione: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 372 pp., x. '1' in number line; Stated: "In part a revision of Toward a steady state economy, 1973". Following the Preface and the Editor's "Introduction to the Steady-Sate Economy," Contents are divided into three Parts and 22 Essays (with Notes or References at the end of an essay): Part I ECOLOGY: ULTIMATE MEANS AND BIOPHYSICAL CONSTRAINTS Editor: "Introduction"; (1) Paul R. Ehrlich and Anne H. Ehrlich, "Humanity at the Crossroads"; (2) __, ___, and John P. Hildren, "Availability, Entropy, and the Laws of Thermodynamics"; (3) Nicholas Georgescu--Roegen, "The Entropy Law and the Economic Problem"; (4) __. "Selections fro' Energy and Economic Myths"; (5) Earl Cook, "Limits to Exploitation of Nonrenewable Resources"; (6) Garrett Hardin, "The Tragedy of the Commons"(7) __ "Second Thoughts on ' The Tragedy of the Commons ' "; Part II: ETHICS: THE ULTIMATE END AND VALUE CONSTRAINTS Editor, "INTRODUCTION";(8) E. F. Schumacher, "The Age of Plenty: A Christian View"; (9) _. "Buddhist Ethics"; (10) Robert L. Sinsheimer, "The Presumptions of Science"; (11) John Cobb, "Ecology, Ethics, Theology"; (12) C. S. Lewis, "The Abolition of Man"; Part III: ECONOMICS: INTERACTION OF ENDS AND MEANS" Editor, "Introduction"; (13) Peter A. Victor, "Economics and the Challenge of Environmental Issues"; (14) Gerald Alonzo Smith, "The Teleological View of Wealth: A Historical Perspective"; [Editor] "On Economics as a Life Science"; (16) Kenneth E. Boulding, "The Economics of the Coming Spaceship Earth"; (18) E.J. Mishan, "The Growth of Affluence and the Decline of Welfare"; (19) Bruce Hannon, "Energy Use and Moral Restraint"; (20) Talbot Page, "The Severance Tax as an Instrument of Intertemporal Equity"; (21) [Editor] "The Steady-State Economy: Toward a Political Economy of Biophysical Equilibrium and Moral Growth"; (22) [Editor] "Postscript: Some Common Misunderstandings and Further Issues Concerning a Steady-State Economy". Glossy, pale green wrappers with Title and Subtitle lettering in black letters across top half front cover, above black and white photo-illustration of a polluting industrial plant; Editor name lettering in smaller black letters across bottom front cover. Micro-tip wear at corners and a few pages with news clippings having been inserted (documented below) and leaving offsetting (text still eminently readable, binding unstretched): Binding strong (NO cracks); previous owner name, date, and place discreetly at top left inside cover; NO remainder marks; NO rubbing wear but at tips. Clean text. Still timely discussions. News items laid in [offsetting between pages cited; all text eminently readable: (1) Philip Shabecoff, "Temperature for World Rises Sharply in the 1980's" (New York Times, 3 29 1988); (2) David Doniger and Alan Miller, "Fighting Global Warming is Good for Business" (NY, 8 6 1990) [between pp. 112-116]; (3) Andrew R. Solow, "Pseudo-Scientific Hot Air" (NYT, 12 28 1988) [120-121]; (4) Michael Oppenheimer, "Will the Planet Remain Habitable?: Climate Control is a key" (NYT, 6 30 1986) [126-127]; (5) Tom Wicker, "Battered and Abused: Global threats to the environment" (NYT, 11 25 1988) [136-138]; (6) Mary Kate Cranston, "Mitchell optimistic on acid rain bill" (Boston Globe, 8 2 1987), (7) UPI "US, in 1985, feared NRC cover-up of wrongdoing by nuclear utilities" (Globe, 8 23 1987), (8) AP "EPA accused of ignoring pollution law" (Globe 11 24 1987): [158-59]; (8) Matthew L. Wald, "Utility Is Selling Right To Pollute" (NYT, 5 12 1992) [168-169]; (9) AP "Ozone Team To Brave Arctic Night" (NYT, 6 23 1986), (10) JAMES GLEICK, "Hole in Ozone Over South Pole Worries Scientists" (NYT 7 29 1986), (11) N. E. Environmental Conference,Tufts U., Medford, Mass, "Global Effort Urged for Ozone" [263-267]; (12) William K. Stevens, "With Cloudy Crystal Balls, Scientists Race to Assess Global Warming" ((NYT, 2 7 1989), (13) Philip Shabecoff, "Man Said To Tax Earth's Systems" (NYT 2 14 1987) [306-311]. Also, 5 NO-offsetting items: 1988-2014.…

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Soft Cover. Condizione: Good to Very Good. First Edition. ----------pulp magazine, standard pulp size. Spine and corners have been clear-taped, small piece missing from back cover, small piece missing from spine top, the usual small edge tears, a good-VG copy. Back cover advertisement is for Chesterfield cigarettes. Letter writers in letters-to-the-editor column: Milton Kaletsky, Karl Van Kampen (John W. Campbell), Dale Tarr, Philip Woliston, Raymond F. Alvarez Del Rey (Lester Del Rey), Harry Harvey, J. Nernoff Jr., Lyman Martin, Edward Davis, Kenneth Sterling, Simpson M. Ritter, I. Yama Rocketeer, Edward Hart, Benita Coffin, Walter Liebscher, Chauncey Ellsworth McGonicle, Kenneth Harrison, Bob (Wilson) Tucker and Richard H. Jamison. Howard V. Brown (front cover) (illustratore).…

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. Black cloth binding with gilt spine title, no inscriptions and unclipped DJ. A superb copy of 202pp. illustrated throughout in b/w.

Condizione: New.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. The book has a sound binding and does not lean. Pages are clean but moderately toned. They do not have creases, marks, stains or wrinkles. The original black cloth covers are clean and the silver title on the spine is still bright and readable. Cover corners are not bumped. There is one faint scratch on the back cover. The book's dust jacket is not price-clipped. The jacket's front panel and inside front flap are clean. The inside back flap has speckles of foxing along edges. The back panel and spine show slight soiling. There is very slight wear to top and bottom edges of the jacket including at least one miniscule chip. The jacket has been put in a clear archival sleeve to keep it looking great. (Note: Photos may show a flash reflection.) PayPal always welcome. We pack all our books with care and ship in cardboard boxes. Shipment outside of the United States may require extra funds. Additional photos emailed upon request. K2.…

Condizione: New.

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condizione: Original green cloth. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Washington, D. C.: U. S. Dept. of Commerce / National Bureau of Standards, 1963. 8" wide by 10.5" tall. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Clean, square, and tight. EX-LIBRARY copy, stamped "WITHDRAWN" on endpapers. Very Good condition. Illustrated throughout with diagrams, drawings, tables, and photographs. Bibliographical references. Proceedings of a Symposium held at the 64th Annual Meeting of the American Ceramic Society in New York City, April 28-29, 1962. Contains an Introduction and 6 papers: 1) Plastic Flow and Fracture of Crystalline Solids; 2) Theory of Dislocations, An Elementary Introduction; 3) Observations of Dislocations: 4) Fracture Mechanisms in Crystalline Ceramics; 5) Strength of Ceramic Crystals; 6) A Review of the Effect of Microstructure on Mechanical Behavior of Polycrystalline Ceramics. First Edition. Hardcover. Original green cloth./No Dust Jacket. iv, 113pp.…

Second Edition. Condizione: vg. vg 2nd large trade British Telecom Museum 1983 softcover book In stock shipped from our UK warehouse.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing. Fine- hardback in a Fine- to Near Fine++ unclipped dust jacket, clean and unmarked.

Condizione: New.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good+. Spiralbound. Internally very crisp ,clean and bright with just a hint of age toning. A little light soiling to the outside edges of the textblock and light scratches to the covers. A detailed account of the climate, geology, geomorphology, hydrology, soils, vegetation, flora, fauna, utilisation etc of Gunung Muli s in Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo. A lightly used copy of his scarce work. …

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. 297, [1] p. ; (part col.) 25 cm. ; ISSN: 0459-6137 ; LCCN: 63-24447 ; OCLC: 1783015 ; Serial Publication : Periodical ; stiff paper wrappers with color illustration ; ex-lib, stamps, label, date due pocket ; Contents: Observations on the Purple-throated Fruit-Crow in Guyana / David W Snow -- The Laysan Albatross : its incubation, hatching and associated behaviors / Harvey I Fisher -- On the biology of the American Finfoot in Southern Mexico / Miguel Alvarez del Toro -- Overlap in the diet of s ome neotropical birds / Charles Fleck -- Cliff-nesting raptors and ravens along the Colville River in Arctic Alaska / Clayton M White and Tom J Cade -- Social behavior and taxonomic relationships of the Storks / M Philip Kahl -- Vocalizations of th e Chuck-will's Widow and some related behavior / Robert M Mengel and Marion Anne Jenkinson -- An ecological study of the birds of the lowland pine savanna and adjacent rain forest in northeastern Nicaragua / Thomas R Howell -- Egg-pecking behavior i n Galapagos Mockingbirds / Robert I Bowman and Anne Carter -- Grooming behaviors of the Blue Jay / A R Weisbrod -- Cover painting of the Southern Helmeted Curassow / Albert Earl Gilbert -- The authors and artists briefly noted -- Staff, administration board, faculty affiliates, research collaborators, and field-collaborators of the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, 1970-1971 -- Members of the Laboratory of Ornithology, 1971. ; illustrators, Albert Earl Gilbert, Orville O Rice, Barry Kent M ackay, Paul Geraghty, George Miksch Sutton, Tony Angell ; VG. Book.…

Condizione: good. May show signs of wear, highlighting, writing, and previous use. This item may be a former library book with typical markings. No guarantee on products that contain supplements Your satisfaction is 100% guaranteed. Twenty-five year bookseller with shipments to over fifty million happy customers.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. UK 1988 hardcover edition in very good condition. Minor wear, no inscriptions.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. This book was written with two objectives , to tell the story of the telephone and to tell the story of the instrument from a international standpoint. 8vo . Pp ix,[1], 202 . Original black card covers with title in gold lettering on spine, really apart from previous owners inscription on front paste down and some slight foxing. very good. Dust Jacket is also unmarked and in very good condition.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Good to Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: No Jacket as Issued. 1st Printing. LARGE FORMAT.PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED.DRAMATIC RECORD ON THE MARINES DURING WORLD WAR II.

Soft cover. Condizione: Near Fine. 1st Edition.

Soft cover. Condizione: Good. A soft cover book. A good reading or reference copy. Other issues available details on request.

Spiral - Plastic Comb. Condizione: Near Fine. No Dust Jacket. 345 pages. Covers show light creases at corners.

Condizione: New. In English.

Binding sound, text unmarked. Condizione: Near Fine. Robust packaging. Tracking is always added to USA orders. It can be added to other overseas orders on request. Used books are exempt from USA tariffs. 2nd edition. No ownership marks. Size: ix, 158pp., illustrated, 25 x 18 cm. No ownership marks.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1894 FIRST EDITION. Two-Volume DELUXE LARGE PAPER LIMITED FIRST EDITION numbered by publisher on printed limitation page. Two volumes complete. Original orange cloth boards with gilt coat of arms on front covers, navy spines and corners with gilt lettering spines, TEG, original dark greenish navy coated EPs, untrimmed fore-edge and bottom edge both volumes. Both volumes have loss of much of the spine covering (see photos), but bindings are very solid and not broken or cracked. This set is an obvious candidate for rebacking. The covers have significant rubbing along edges and corners but the boards are relatively clean and bright with a few faint dark smudges (nothing serious). Each volume has previous owner's bookplate and small bookseller ticket on front pastedown otherwise no owner marks or writing on any pages, Some fore-edge foxing is present but nearly all pages are completely free of foxing and are clean. Each volume measures 251mm tall x 200mm (compared to 195mm tall for the regular first edition). Volume one has 494 pages, 20 b/w full-page illustrations and photos, 57 b/w in-text illustrations and photos, index. Volume two has 483 pages, 13 full-page illustrations and photos, 56 b/w in-text illustrations and photos, index. Volume one covers hunting in the arctic (whacking a giant walrus with an ax from a small whaling boat), three chapters on hunting in the Caucasus, a chapter on Mongolia, two chapter on hunting chamois and stags in the Alps, a chapter on elk in Scandinavia, a chapter on big game throughout Europe, hunting in Spain and Portugal, hunting in India tigers, a chapter on travel/camping considerations, a chapter on rifles and ammo, a chapter on taxidermy, a small bibliography. Volume two mostly about hunting in Africa with specific chapters on various types of big game hunting: lions, antelopes, hippos, giraffes, ostriches, rhinos, buffalo, elephants, with several chapters on South Africa including some history, a chapter on travel with Livingstone, some chapters on East Africa including special hunting considerations regarding gear, routes, etc. Volume two concludes with one chapter on big game hunting in North America (bears, wapiti, moose, cougars, bison, deer, elk, caribou, bighorn, mountain goat, antelope mainly in British Columbia, Alaska, Colorado and Pacific NW), and a brief chapter on hunting musk ox. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED. Charles Whymper, J. Wolf, H. Willink (illustratore).…

Condizione: New.