Isaac pitman and sons ltd (Oltre 3300 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. First Edition. Hardcover. No DJ. Ex-Library with usual markings. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show light edge wear with rubbing. Binding cracked but still intact. Book slightly shelf-cocked. COVER MAY NOT MATCH THE PICTURE ON THIS SITE.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. pp.xiv, 522 pages, many text-illustrations, a very good plus hardback in a very good dust-jacket, ex-library [027341027X].

Condizione: Good. Third edition reprint. Light wear to boards. Content is clean and bright. Good DJ with some edge wear and minor tears.

Condizione: Good. Reprint. Light wear to boards. Content is clean and bright. DJ with some edge wear, tears and fading.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. 1928 FIRST EDITION. Text unmarked except for PO name and address on front pastedown.

Hardbound. Condizione: Very Good. Fourth Edition. 117+(24) pages. Well illustrated. This is the fourth edition, enlarged by H. A. Carter. Good plus condition, with light cover soil and faint owner name at top of front board; binding is tight, very clean internally.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: no jacket present. Reprinted 1945. The book is in fair condition, with a sturdy binding but noticeable wear consistent with library use. The cover shows signs of fading, especially along the spine. There is no dust jacket, and the book contains library stamps and inscriptions. The pages are intact, though they exhibit some age-related toning.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. The book cover is worn, however all the pages are clean and sound and the binding is tight. There is some yellowing to the pages as can be expected due to the gae (printed 1939). The book is illustrated with black and white photographs. There are two handwritten pages of recipes at the back of the book, but all the actual pribted pages are clean and sound.…

Soft cover. Condizione: Good. Softcovers pamphlet; chip on lower corner of front wrap; light creasing of corners of wraps and leaves; o/w in good condition. Book.

Cloth. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. 1st Edition. 'A book covering the experimental work necessary for students taking the ordinary and higher National Certificates in electrical engineering and also the B Sc. and A.M.I.E.E.examinations'. Reprint of first edition earlier in the same year. PAGES: ix + 166 with Index + 24 pages of publisher's ads. CONDITION: Bright, clean interior with no marks or inscriptions. Minor brown spotting on blank endpapers and page edges. Tight binding. Slight rubbing in places to the green cloth cover. Bright gilt lettering on front and spine. The jacket is discoloured and has creasing and wear as seen in a photo. It is in a removable, clear protective cover. Weight: 366 grams unpackaged. Immediate, well packaged despatch. Sent with tracking within UK. Reasonable international rates.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 160 pages, a very good hardback in a very good dust-jacket [0273402986].

Cloth. No Jacket. 183 pp + 2 p ads, b/w illustrations, the book and contents are solid and tight, the pages are clean, the covers are lightly faded on several edges and have some light wear and soil.

Hardback. 1st. Ed. 192 pages. B/W illustrated. Near V.G. (Owners name and address front pastedown). No D/J.

HARDCOVER. Condizione: Very Good. None. First Edition. We're always buying collectible book collections. Contact us for details. We're happy to provide pictures of any book priced at $10 or more, please just ask! Australian first edition, second printing. Published in 1966. Book has no jacket Covers are in very Good + condition. Light rubbing and soiling to covers. The book itself is in Near Fine condition. The binding is straight and tight. No remainder mark. Previous owners name and address on front end page.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. No Jacket.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Hardcover in fragmentary dust jacket, 10 by 7 1/2 inches, 57 pages, illustrated. Binding has only slight wear and the pages are clean. Bookplate of Leonard Corwin on inside of front cover. Part of The Student's Art Book Series.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Hardcover in fragmentary dust jacket, 10 by 7 1/2 inches, 57 pages, illustrated. Binding has only slight wear and the pages are clean. Bookplate of Leonard Corwin on inside of front cover. Part of The Student's Art Book Series.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. A good condition copy.Darkened with some foxing and also light rubbing to edges. Structurally sound.…

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Original issue. No date, but probably ca 1910-1920. Brochure, 3 ½ x 6 ¼ inches, 6 pp. Very good+. Paper lightly age yellowed, minor wear, otherwise clean and unmarked. Catalogue of various shorthand titles, with brief descriptions of contents where appropriate, in both English and Spanish (Espagnol). Shorthand; stenography; trade catalogue (catalog).…

Booklet. Condizione: Good Plus. A good plus saddlestitched booklet. Covers have some edge soiling/staining along the edges. Pen inscription on front cover. A few pages have some underlining and markings.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. [2], vi, 124pp, 32pp, printed on fine glossy paper, bound in original green cloth, with the binding and hinges tight. From the Lowell Textile Institute Library, Olney Collection, which is now closed. Frontispiece intact, with illustrations throughout. Usual library markings, with a pocket in back.…

Soft cover. Condizione: Fair. Paperback edition of the "Sign of Four" by Arthur Conan Doyle engraved in Sir Isaac Pitman shorthand style. No date. A 1 1/2-inch tear and 1/4-inch chip to the front cover A 1/2-inch chip to the outside top corner. College stamp on the first free end-page. Earlier owner's name on the title page and last end page. Some notations made in pencil. In fair condition.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fair. 1955 red hardcover in excellent condition (light handling), with fair dust jacket (edge chips and tears, mild soiling on back). DJ protected by clear, removeable mylar. 292 pages. Unmarked text, with previous owner's name inside the front cover. [1.1 lbs]. Book.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Good++. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good-. First Edition. How the English tradition of design has developed from Saxon times to present-day, with special attention given to the Victorian period -- "much of which was silly and vulgar and meaningless" yet contained some great works of art. Illustrated with black and white plates and a few color plates. 233 pages. Edgewear, pencil underlinings and notations in one chapter. Dustjacket is edgeworn with small chips, now in protective mylar.…

Hardcover. Condizione: UsedGood. Hardcover; fading and shelf wear to exterior; fading to pages; otherwise in good condition with clean text, firm binding.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. Small writing in pencil at head of rear cover. Clean, clear pages throughout.…

Cloth Hardcover. Condizione: V. G. 1st Edition. First edition, Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons Ltd 1939. Very good blue cloth hardcover with gilt lettering. Spine slightly sunned. "Sent With the Publishers' Compliments" stamp to title page. Previous owner's signature to endpaper. Book.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. A clean bright copy, blue covers with silver titles, Very minor shelfwear at the top and bottom of the spine, otherwise quite a fine copy. 164 pages indexed. Pitman Shorthand is one of the most significant and widely used shorthand systems ever developed, having been invented by Sir Isaac Pitman in 1837 and subsequently refined and developed through a series of editions and revisions over the following century and more. The system is based on phonetic principles rather than conventional spelling, meaning that words are recorded according to how they sound rather than how they are conventionally written, which allows a trained practitioner to write at speeds far exceeding what is possible with conventional longhand writing. This phonetic foundation was a deliberate and innovative choice by Pitman that distinguished his system from earlier shorthand methods and contributed significantly to its widespread adoption and commercial success. The New Era Edition represented a significant revision and modernization of the Pitman system, refining and streamlining various elements of the notation to improve efficiency and ease of learning while maintaining compatibility with the core principles that had made the system so successful. The New Era designation indicated to users and students that this was the current and authoritative version of the system, incorporating the accumulated experience and pedagogical wisdom that had been developed through decades of teaching and practical application of Pitman Shorthand in offices, courts, and other professional settings where accurate and rapid recording of spoken language was essential. A publication dated 1948 places the Basic Course in Pitman Shorthand New Era Edition firmly within the postwar period, a time when shorthand skills were in extremely high demand across the commercial and professional world. The growth of office based employment during the mid twentieth century created an enormous market for trained shorthand writers, particularly among women entering the workforce in clerical and secretarial roles, and the ability to take accurate shorthand at speed was one of the most valued and marketable skills a office worker could possess during this era. The basic course format of the publication indicates that it was intended as an introductory text for those beginning their study of the system from scratch rather than as a reference work for experienced practitioners. A basic course in Pitman Shorthand would have introduced students systematically to the fundamental elements of the notation, beginning with the strokes representing consonant sounds, the vowel marking system, and the basic rules governing how sounds are combined and represented in the written shorthand forms. The pedagogical approach typical of Pitman shorthand textbooks of this era was methodical and cumulative, introducing new elements of the system in a carefully sequenced order that allowed students to build their knowledge progressively while practicing and reinforcing earlier material through repeated application. Each new concept would typically be illustrated with examples and followed by practice exercises designed to develop both accuracy of notation and speed of writing, with speed being the ultimate practical goal toward which all shorthand study was directed. The system itself uses a combination of strokes of varying thickness, length, and direction to represent consonant sounds, with vowels indicated by small marks placed adjacent to the consonant strokes when necessary for clarity. One of the distinctive features of the Pitman system is its use of stroke thickness as a meaningful element, with light and heavy strokes representing different consonant sounds, which required students to develop a controlled and consistent pen or pencil technique as part of their shorthand training. Pitman Shorthand textbooks and courses of this period were published and distributed by Sir Isaac Pitman and Sons, the pub.…