Editore: Farrar Straus & Giroux: Hill and Wang, New York, NY, 2005
ISBN 10: 0809029561 ISBN 13: 9780809029563
Da: Black Cat Hill Books, Oregon City, OR, U.S.A.
Prima edizione
Hardcover. Condizione: UNSPECIFIED. First Edition; First Printing indicated. Very Near Fine in Fine DJ: The Book shows only a bit of crimping to the heel of the backstrip; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. The DJ is flawless; the price has not been clipped; mylar-protected. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 202pp. Hardback with DJ. In this follow up to his previous book on Hubbert's Peak/Peak Oil, Deffeyes gives us some engrossing info on such subjects as the Alberta tar sands, the Green River oil shale and nuclear power. Out of all the peak oil books I've read so far, this one is the only one that gives a very concise and knowledgable summary on these and other "alternatives" to cheap oil. Most other peak oil writers aren't old school geologists with hydrocarbon strings pumping in their veins instead of blood, so you don't get the feeling they really know what they are talking about. Several books I've read casually dismiss the Alberta tar sands and the Green River oil shale and shouldn't. Deffeyes doesn't. I'm actually a bit more hopeful and optimistic about the world's energy future after reading this book. First Edition; First Printing indicated.
Editore: Farrar Straus & Giroux / Hill & Wang / Mermaid Dramabook June 1960, New York, N.Y., 1960
ISBN 10: 0809012022 ISBN 13: 9780809012022
Da: A Cappella Books, Inc., Atlanta, GA, U.S.A.
Paper Back. Condizione: USED_VERYGOOD. Reprint. Octavo. Clean, bright, sound without interior markings. [89 pp.].
Editore: Hill and Wang/Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, NY, 1973
ISBN 10: 0809020882 ISBN 13: 9780809020881
Da: Orpheus Books, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condizione: USED_ASNEW. Includes a text by Karl Borgmann; one of a series of Terra Magica books, first published in Germany; this first American edition is beautifully printed in Germany and includes such masters as Robert Doineau, Robert Frank, Leonard Freed, Dimitri Kessel and Ernest Rathenau; all images identified; printed without dust jacket in photo-illustrated boards; rare in As New condition; a superb collection.
Editore: Hill and Wang/Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, NY, 1974
ISBN 10: 0809021927 ISBN 13: 9780809021925
Da: Orpheus Books, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condizione: USED_ASNEW. One of the superb Terra Magica books, originally published in Germany; the first American edition with an adaptation of a text by Robert Lembke and Sven Simon; 56 images, both color and b&w by Willi Moll, Max Muhlberger, Lubomir Zelinka, Rudi Herzog and many others; beautifully printed with photo-illustrated boards (published w/o DJ); scarce in described condition i.e. As New.
Editore: Hill & Wang/Farrar, Straus & Giroux, New York, NY, 1985
ISBN 10: 0809085380 ISBN 13: 9780809085385
Da: 100POCKETS, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condizione: USED_NEARFINE. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. BOMC/Book Club Edition. Book Club Edition. Text/BRAND NEW. Gray boards/Fine. DJ/NF. Two-act play with four actors. First performed April 1, 1970 at the Washington Theaer Club, Washington, DC. This is the revised version presented by The Second Stage on January 17th, 1984, New York City. Two couples in their mid-thirties, in contemporary America, searching for who they are, what marriage means, and for that matter, what life means. Fine copy.
Editore: Hill and Wang. A Division of Farrar, Straus, & Giroux. New York, NY., 2009
Da: COLLECTIBLE BOOK SHOPPE, Petaluma, CA, U.S.A.
Prima edizione
Condizione: USED_FINE. First Edition. First Printing. FIRST EDITION HARDBACK Book condition is Fine. Dust Jacket is also Fine. Not Price Clipped. As New. Beautifully illustrated graphic novel by the New York Times Bestselling Authors who produced AFTER 9/11: AMERICA'S WAR ON TERROR 2001 6.25 x 9.25 Inches in size. 113 numbered pages.
Editore: Hill & Wang/Farrar, Straus & Giroux, New York, NY, 1995
ISBN 10: 0809045958 ISBN 13: 9780809045952
Da: 100POCKETS, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
Prima edizione
Hardcover. Condizione: NEW. Condizione sovraccoperta: New. First American Edition, First Thus. BRAND NEW & Collectible. Story of the strange mid-14th century case of Peyre Marques, a merchant of the French medieval town of Rodez, and a pot of gold. In 1370, city workmen find the pot of gold coins in question in a drain, precipitating a court battle over ownership between a befuddled Marques and his son-in-law. Historian Ann Wroe recreates the case through court registers & city archives. Now, Rodez was a town torn in half --- half governed by a bishop loyal to France, and the other by Count Rodez loyal to England. Through this dispute over a pitcher of gold, a portrait of daily life during the Hundred Years War (1339-1453) emerges to life. An exciting instance of historical scholarship.
Editore: Hill and Wang / Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, NY, USA, 1974
ISBN 10: 080909777X ISBN 13: 9780809097777
Da: Post Horizon Booksellers, Moose Jaw, SK, Canada
Prima edizione
Cloth. Condizione: USED_FINE. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good +. Sidel, Victor W. (photography) (illustratore). First U.S. Edition. xiv, 207pp w index. Illustrated w bw photographs. Office stamp on ffep. Orange cloth w crisp black lettering on spine. No wear to covers or spine. Photo illustrated DJ clean showing very light shelf wear, preserved in archival cover. Second printing, 1974, stated.
Editore: Hill and Wang / Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, NY, U.S.A., 1988
ISBN 10: 0809015382 ISBN 13: 9780809015382
Da: Post Horizon Booksellers, Moose Jaw, SK, Canada
Soft cover. Condizione: USED_NEARFINE. vi, 293pp. Highlighting in Introduction pp2-8. Prev owner name inked at top of title page. Blacked out stamp to top edge. Titled wrapper is clean, showing soft bumping to corners. Binding square and not creased. Octavo.
Editore: Farrar Straus & Giroux: Hill and Wang, New York, NY, 1979
ISBN 10: 0809041154 ISBN 13: 9780809041152
Da: Black Cat Hill Books, Oregon City, OR, U.S.A.
Prima edizione
Hardcover. Condizione: USED_NEARFINE. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good+. 1st Edition USA; First Printing. First Edition in the USA (1979) ; First Printing. Very Near Fine in Very Good+ to Near Fine DJ: The Book's binding is slightly cocked; else flawless; the binding is secure; the text is clean. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a minor, unobtrusive imperfection. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Very close to "As New". The DJ shows several tiny spots of what appears to be rodent nibble at he outside edges of the panels; else flawless; the price is intact. Remains attractive. Close to "As New". NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.5 x 5.75 x 0.70 inches) . Translated by Richard Howard. Language: English. Weight: 10.4 ounces. Language: English. Hardcover with DJ. Roland Barthes (1915 1980) was a French literary theorist, essayist, philosopher, critic, and semiotician. His work engaged in the analysis of a variety of sign systems, mainly derived from Western popular culture. His ideas explored a diverse range of fields and influenced the development of many schools of theory, including structuralism, anthropology, literary theory, and post-structuralism. 'The Eiffel Tower and other Mythologies" is in the main line of his thought. It provides an analysis of various items from the popular culture, written with intelligence, a literary flair, and just the right amount of wry humor. Barthes is perhaps best known for his 1957 essay collection Mythologies, which contained reflections on popular culture, and 1967 essay "The Death of the Author," which critiqued traditional approaches in literary criticism. During his academic career he was primarily associated with the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) and the Collège de France. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 152 pages. pages.