baker humphrey (15 Ergebnisse)

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Zustand: Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Soft Cover. Zustand: Good. Softcovers; ex-corporate library; minor shelfwear w/ light creasing of edges of wraps; several nicks along edges of wraps; small splits in cloth tape at head and tail of spine; o/w in good condition.

First Edition. Very good paperback copy; edges somewhat slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 15 p ; 11 cm. Subjects: Commons, Open Spaces and Footpaths Preservation Society. 1 Kg.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Zustand: Good. No edition remarks. 50 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth covered boards. Black and white frontispiece. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding remains firm. Minor pencil inscriptions to front free endpaper. Boards have moderate shelf wear with some rubbing, fraying and corner bumping. Some moderate marking and tanning, particularly to spine.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. New York, 1961; blue cloth covered boards; corners scuffed; spine edges bumped; blue jacket with edges and spine faded and edge wear housed in a Gaylord cover; 8vo, 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; "Makers of North American Botany" off-print from RHODORA, Vol. 64 No. 758, 1962, laid-in; interior is clean and unmarked; 265 pages.

Grapado. Zustand: Bien.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.

Cloth. Zustand: Fine. J. M. Good; R. S. Hart; Sophie Baker; Ernest Shepard (illustrator). First edition. A lovely first edition, first impression of Carpenter's study of the Golden Age of Children's Literature, inscribed by the author. The first edition, first impression of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Inscribed by the author to the front free end paper. 12 plates of photographs and reproductions of drawings. Collated complete. Humphrey Carpenter (1946-2005) was an English biographer, writer and radio broadcaster. He is known especially for his biographies of J. R. R. Tolkien and other members of the literary society the Inklings. In this study, he explores the Golden Age of Children's Literature, touching on famous works, such as Alice in Wonderland and Peter Pan, and their authors. In publisher's original cloth binding, with original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, cloth is in immaculate condition. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean except for one small mark to page 136, not affecting the text. Dust wrapper is in excellent condition, with minimal edgewear and a little sunning to the spine. Fine. signed by author. book.

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Good. Block, Ruth; Olson, Clark; Ajay; Doty, Roy; Adams, Molly; Huehnergarth, John; Anderson, Doug; Einhorn, Ben; Muench, Josef; Leone; Singer; Pascal; Liebman, Oscar; Rose, Carl; Derujinsky, Gleb (illustrator). First Edition. 200 pages. Features: Cover photos of Charles de Gaulle; Attractive fashion ads; One-page RCA Victor ad for Sid Caesar's album "Little Me" says "Sex, Caesar and Song"; Peugeot 404 ad; Fallacies and Facts About Automation; Photos of scenes in France; A Long Look at Stalin Ten Years Later - remembered as 'a man who did dreadful things but built a great power'; Fourteen Clues to Washington News - article on Washington correspondents with nice photo of JFK at press conference; The Brave 'Buddelers' of Berlin - photo-illustrated article on the daring escapes by tunnel by refugees from Communist Germany; What Drives Bobby Kennedy (RFK)?; Is Communism a Menace? - Bertrand Russell's Answer; The Crime of Art-Napping - famous paintings around the world are being stolen; Hubert Humphrey's ideas for making legislators more effective; The Number of Special-Purpose Organixations (Clubs) is on the Upswing; Photos and illustrations from Victorian times; Beautiful one-page color-photo Monet Jewelry ad; Spokesman for Darwin, and for Science; General Tom Thumb's Fairy-Tale Wedding; Photo of Charles Sherwood Stratton (General Tom Thumb) at age 18; What Makes a Safer Driver Safe?; Quest for the Best Hotel in the World; Radiant color-photo centerfold ad for Wamsutta features five gorgeous models in dresses; Stiffel Lamps ad; Nice one-page ad for the 1963 Ford Mercury Comet Sportster hardtop - white two-door with sheepdog in front; Macy's Home Food Service; United States Lines ad features color photos of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald BAlcom with Mrs. Andre Embiricos plus Mr. Barry Bingham, Miss Carrie Anna Crockett, Mr. Richard Lewis and Miss Suzanne Francoeur; Sketches of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge under construction; Photos of Navy Seals in training; Fashion photos of women's exotic head wrappings; Plight of the brand new parent; Photos of fireplaces used as furniture; Crossword completed in pencil; Pfaff sewing machine ad entitled 'pfun'. Please note that page 113/14 is missing, otherwise this copy shows average wear and is unmarked. An interesting vintage copy.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 8vo. ff. [8], 198, [25] (without last blank Ff8). Black letter, some Italic and Roman. Title within typographical border, woodcut initials, typographical head and tail-pieces, numerous mathematical diagrams and tables, "John Rudge" in early hand just before table, 'Adam Keys' in C18th hand on A2., "Jeromiah Powell" in early hand in margins of a few leaves, manuscript prayer in contemporary hand on verso of title, occasional manuscript mathematical annotations in margins. Light age yellowing, title page a bit soiled, upper corners a little worn, occasional marginal mark or spot, final table slightly dusty. A generally very good copy in C18th vellum over boards, covers bordered with a gilt rule, spine, rebacked to match, gilt ruled in compartments. A rare edition of this important and most influential arithmetic by Humphrey Baker, one of the most popular of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. "Humphrey Baker was a teacher in sixteenth-century London, the translator of a book on almanacs, and the author of the very successful arithmetic primer, 'The Welspring of Sciences', embodying its author's infectious enthusiasm for its subject (he once compared arithmetic to good wine, which needed no "garlande" to persuade buyers of its merits). First published in 1562 'The Welspring' went into many editions down to 1670: the later versions were simply called 'Baker's Artithmetick'."  The author rewrote it in his later years and editions from 1580 onwards are more complete. "The final section of the book gave a selection of mathematical amusements, some of the first pieces of recreational mathematics to be printed in England". Benjamin Wardhaugh 'A Wealth of Numbers'. Humphrey Baker was a specialised teacher of mathematics and his method of teaching differed from the traditional approach. "The curriculum of London's schools and academies was surprisingly wide-ranging and included basic instruction as well as guidance in more specialised subjects. . In addition to the guild based training of apprentices, London also posted a variety of more specialised academies, including foreign-language schools, mathematics schools and schools that taught the art of navigation. Humphrey Baker, a well-known mathematical writer, took boarders into his house on the north side of the Royal Exchange to facilitate their immersion in his mathematical curriculum." One of the reasons for the success of Baker's work was that he insisted on the usefulness of mathematics, particularly for merchants. "In the preface to the 1574 edition (reprinted in this edition) of his The Well spring of Sciences, dedicated to the company of Merchant Adventurers, Humphrey Baker was sure he could appeal to a widely held opinion among the London commercial élite with regards to the usefulness of practical arithmetic for business purposes. "And heerein I am sure yee are good witnesses with mee, howe foolishe and vayne is their opinion whiche beside youre most commendable affaires, suppose and affirme that Arithmeticke is of small use unto any other men, seynge that the lawes of sundry Realmes well instituted and guyded have deservedly accompted for fooles, and unfit members (to rule or deale in a Common welthe) all suche as wanted the skill of natural Arithmeticke, deprived them bothe of Landes and livinge, whiche as it tendeth unto no small prayse and credit of Arithmeticke.'" Raffaele Danna 'A Numerical Revolution: The diffusion of practical mathematics and the growth of pre-modern European economies'. The work's practical appeal to merchants can be seen in the appended table of exchange rates and measures in Europe. As with most practical school books, they were often heavily read and abused and are rarely found in such good condition. "The only English rival to Recorde's Ground of Artes and it was in many respects better than that popular work." (Smith p. 327) STC 1217.