Smithsonian institution washington 2000 (14 risultati)

Soft cover. ISBN: 1560988355, trade paperback, unknown printing, new book still in shrink wrap, illustrated, 4to., 187 pages., 0.0 0.0 0.0.

Trade Paperback. Condizione: Used: Very Good. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 1st Printing.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine+. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine+. Second Printing. Book and DJ as new. Not a remainder. No ownership or other marks. DJ not price clipped. ; Smithsonian History of Aviation Series; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 336 pages.

glossy full color photo illustrated trade paperback soft cover 4to ~ 4º (quarto ~ 8.5"x11"). large "coffee table" book, international or priority shipping will cost extra. fine cond. binding square & tight. spine uncreased. covers clean. minor scratches on rear. edges clean. contents free of markings. first edition. first printing (#1 in # line). museum exhibition catalogue. foreword by Hillary Rodham Clinton. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking , underlining, remainder markings etc ~. glossy full color photo illustrated 1/2 title pg. & frontis. 432p. glossy pages throughout. almost every page illustrated in full glossy color. full color maps & photos throughout. (list of) contributors. bibliography. institutions lending to the exhibition. checklist (of objects). index. archaeology. art history. medieval history. north american history. scandinavian history. ~ THE VIKINGS' TERRITORIAL EXPANSION from their Scandinavian homelands across the Atlantic to North America a thousand years ago stands as one of the most remarkable achievements in the history of exploration. Between A.D.750 and 1050, seaborne Viking warriors established trade networks reaching from Baghdad to Greenland, introduced Christianity to Scandinavia, and settled the uninhabited North Atlantic islands. In about A.D. 1000, Leif Eriksson brought his ship to shore in what is today northeastern Canada, becoming the first European to set foot in the New World. Vikings: The North Atlantic Saga celebrates and explores the Viking saga from the combined perspectives of history, archaeology, oral tradition, literature, and natural science. The book's contributors chart the spread of marauders and traders in Europe as well as the movement of farmers and explorers throughout the North Atlantic and into the New World. Incorporating a wealth of recent information, this generously illustrated book describes a first~millennium culture far more complex and entrepreneurial than the horned~helmeted raiders of popular imagination.…

Original publisher's blue/red paperback, pictorial frontcover, 8vo: xx, 108pp., illustrations, chapternotes & references, bibliography, index, table of contents. Very fine copy - as new.

2nd impression. 8vo. ix + [275pp.] Paperback in original pictorial black wrapps. lettered in gold. Very good. ISBN 1560988029 US$10.

Hard Cover. Condizione: Very Good. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Quarto, paperback,336 pp.,text illustrations. WAS $75 A model study of the ethnobotany of a Mayan people.

OBrosch., x+415 Seiten mit zahlr. Abb., 21,5 x 28 cm, von außen ganz leicht abgegriffen, innen sauber und hell, insgesamt noch sehr guter Zustand. Book Language/s: English.

4to. pp. vii, 209. b/w illus. index. cloth. dw (edges of dw rubbed with chip out of lower rear edge).

1st edition dust jacket As New 8vo. xix + 314pp., b/w plates, notes, appends., bibliog., index, 'From 1938 to 1946, as the first Commanding General of the US Army Air Forces; the largest, most powerful air armada that has ever been assembled. Henry Harley "Hap" Arnold fought World War II not in the field but in Congress, on the Army General Staff, in factories, and in universities. His vision of airpower as more than just sophisticated aircraft not only established US air supremacy during the war but also laid the foundations for the technology, infrastructure, and philosophy of today's air force.'.…

4to. pp. 155. numerous illus. (many colour). wrs (front wrapper slightly curled). Fifth Impression.

4to. pp. 206. numerous illus. (some colour). biblio. bds. dw. Published in conjunction with an exhibition.

1st edition dust jacket As New 8vo. xi + 322pp., b/w plates, notes, bibliog., index, Account of a history of (failed) secret air operations inc. Korean War, Tibet 1960, Bay of Pigs 1961, & a plethora of Vietnam disasters. Long signed inscription on the half-title 'To our Australian friends. Thanks for being America's friend, Heinie Aderholt, Commander One'.…