Foreword by peter smith (10 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good+. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good+. First Edition; No Printing Stated. Seven Classic Battles Of The British Army 1849-1884; 200 pages; B&W illustrations throughout the book. Very Good condition. No noteworthy defects. No markings. DJ is not price-clipped.; - Your satisfaction is our priority. We offer free returns and respond promptly to all inquiries. Your item will be carefully cushioned in bubble wrap and securely boxed. All orders ship on the same or next business day. Buy with confidence.…

Hardcover. 131 p.; 19.5 cm. VG orig. maroon boards in torn illus. dj.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Revised Edition. Some fading on the jacket, mostly on the spine, not price clipped.

Zustand: Very Good. Minor shelf wear, spine and some corners do have some scuffs, otherwise book content is in very good condition.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. Firmly bound, stapled guide; clean with no writing inside. Illustrated with numerous b/w photographic plates and two town street maps (illustrator).

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. xvii, 211 pp. : color illustrations ; 27 cm. ; OCLC: 41404550 ; ISBN: 0521663016 (hardcover); UPC: 9780521663014; LCCN: 99-30134 ; LC: QE714.7; Dewey: 560/.92/2 ; Contents: Across Tibet by jeep, pony and foot / Andrew Smith -- Fishing and some dinos aurs in the Sahara / Alison Longbottom and Angela Milner -- Digging the rock / Chris Stringer -- Summer in Latvia / Per Erik Ahlberg -- Brains in Abu Dhabi's desert / Peter J. Whybrow -- Thomas Hardy, Driver ants and some West African fossils / Stev e Culver -- Two passages to India / Paul D. Taylor -- Digging for dragons in China / Angela Milner -- Close encounters in Pakistan / Peter J. Whybrow -- Day of a thousand fossils / Peter Andrews -- Arabia felix: Fossilised fruits and the price of fr ogs / Peter Whybrow. ;"Travels with the Fossil Hunters tells twelve stories of expeditions to remote parts of the world in search of diverse fossils such as dinosaurs and human ancestors. Palaeontologists relate the problems and curiosities they enc ounter whilst working in extreme conditions, from the deserts of the Sahara and Yemen to the frozen wastes of Antarctica, from the mountains of India to the forests of Latvia. They tell us what field expeditions are really like: dodging bullets in W est Africa or rabid dogs in Pakistan, surviving yak-butter tea in Tibet or raw fish in China. Along the way they also describe the palaeontology and geology of the countries they visit and the scientific reasons for their expeditions. Copiously illu strated with spectacular colour photographs and with a foreword from David Attenborough and an introduction from Richard Fortey, this fascinating book will appeal to anyone interested in travelling and fossils, amateurs and professionals alike." ; blue cloth with silver lettering in color photographic dustjacket ; VG/VG. Book. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. xvii, 211 pp. : color illustrations ; 27 cm. ; OCLC: 41404550 ; ISBN: 0521663016 (hardcover); UPC: 9780521663014; LCCN: 99-30134 ; LC: QE714.7; Dewey: 560/.92/2 ; Contents: Across Tibet by jeep, pony and foot / Andrew Smith -- Fishing and some dinosaurs in the Sahara / Alison Longbottom and Angela Milner -- Digging the rock / Chris Stringer -- Summer in Latvia / Per Erik Ahlberg -- Brains in Abu Dhabi's desert / Peter J. Whybrow -- Thomas Hardy, Driver ants and some West African fossils / Steve Culver -- Two passages to India / Paul D. Taylor -- Digging for dragons in China / Angela Milner -- Close encounters in Pakistan / Peter J. Whybrow -- Day of a thousand fossils / Peter Andrews -- Arabia felix: Fossilised fruits and the price of frogs / Peter Whybrow. ;"Travels with the Fossil Hunters tells twelve stories of expeditions to remote parts of the world in search of diverse fossils such as dinosaurs and human ancestors. Palaeontologists relate the problems and curiosities they encounter whilst working in extreme conditions, from the deserts of the Sahara and Yemen to the frozen wastes of Antarctica, from the mountains of India to the forests of Latvia. They tell us what field expeditions are really like: dodging bullets in West Africa or rabid dogs in Pakistan, surviving yak-butter tea in Tibet or raw fish in China. Along the way they also describe the palaeontology and geology of the countries they visit and the scientific reasons for their expeditions. Copiously illustrated with spectacular colour photographs and with a foreword from David Attenborough and an introduction from Richard Fortey, this fascinating book will appeal to anyone interested in travelling and fossils, amateurs and professionals alike." ; blue cloth with silver lettering in color photographic dustjacket ; scuffing to back ep, else VG/VG. Book. …

Zustand: Fine. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original green paper covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine and the front cover. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. ISBN 0954164407. Contains 361 printed pages of text with small monochrome illustrations throughout. Small bump to the top front corner. Fine condition book, in Fine condition dust wrapper. SIGNED by the author to the title page 'Best wishes Peter Wolfenden.' Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this protects and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. RURAL VILLAGE LIFE.…

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 1st edition. 384 pages. 9.50x6.00x1.25 inches. In Stock.

Softcover. Zustand: Near Fine. First edition. Stapled wrappers. 65pp. Edges lightly age-toned and bumped, near fine. Contributions by Robert M. Philmus, Margaret Edwards, Ron Loewinsohn, Priscilla Shames, James Reiss, Eric Felderman, Louise Gluck, Daniel Cassidy, Jr., Douglas L. Eichhorn, Paul W. Roewade, Joseph W. Survant, David Landon, Paul Brinkley-Rogers, Peter Welter, Helen Pringle, Anne Cleaves, David E. Cummings, William Pitt Root, Paul Oppenheimer, Shirley Kaufman, Stan Rice, DeWitt Beall, Jane Yolen, Gay Cothran, Kenneth Fields, Benito Cereno, John Peck, David Ransom, Tim Reynolds, L. Wittgenstein, Rodham Tulloss, McLister, Mary Maxwell Davis, Janis Adams, Roger H. Fogelman, Henry Taylor, Richard L. Pevear, Alexander Theroux, James Scay, Coburn Freer, E.G. Leimbacher, Frances McConnel, Susan Mitchell, David F.R. McGeary, Hunt Hawkins, and Patricia C. Smith. …