H e hurst p phillips (6 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 1st Edition. ix 661pp hardback, 3q green pebbled-cloth over printed pale blue boards, ex-university library with few usual stamps and labels, few light splash marks to spine.

Lex.8°, XI, 144 S., 116 Beilagen [Abb., Karten, Faltkarten], OHLn., Ebd. leicht fleckig, berieben u. bestoßen, Schnitt schwach stockfleckig, Karte1 m. Einriß, S. 107/08 m. Knitterfalten, 9 Bl. lose, sonst guter Zustand. Physical Department Paper, No. 26.

Zustand: Good. First edition (hardback). 8vo (27cm by 19cm), xiii, 144pp. 157 plates and maps (some folding). Original half green cloth, turquoise paper-covered boards. The boards are rather scuffed, and there is some light scattered foxing, but the book is tightly bound and copy is in good condition overall. Author's presentation copy, signed "Sir James Currie with the author's compliments" on the front free endpaper.…

Halbleinen Sehr gut. Text Englisch. Gestalteter kartonierter Einband, Leinenecken, goldgeprägter Leinenrücken mit Titelei, sehr ordentlich. Große mehrfarbige, unverletzte Faltkarte der Region als Frontispiz. VI, 144 paginierte Seiten, über 119 Tafeln/Faltkarten (meist farbig)/Fototafeln, eine seltene und gut erhaltene Monografie. +++ Text English. A profusely illustrated monograph (119 plates/folding maps, those mostly in colour) clothbound, gilded title on spine, altogether very good condition. +++ 18,5 x 27,2 cm, 1,4 kg. +++ Stichwörter/Keywords: Nil-Fluß Ägypten Niltal Geologie Wetterkunde Topografie River Nile egyptology geology Gewicht in Gramm: 1400.…

Hardcover. Octavo, Four volumes. In Good condition. Ex-library with usual markings, including labels on spine, pinhole stamp and library markings on title pages, library pocket or glue stains on rear endpapers. Spines are green with gold print. Boards in green cloth. Light wear to spine caps, light blemishes from removed labels. Illustrated: color maps (folded), b&w/sepia maps and plates (some folded). At head of title: Ministry of Public Works, Egypt. Physical Department". NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, Column D. CONTENTS: The Lake Plateau Basin of the Nile (Physical Department Paper No. 21) (1925; v, 75 pages) - The Lake Plateau Basin of the Nile. Second Part (Physical Department Paper No. 21) (1927; vii, 66 pages) - The Nile Basin. Volume I. General Description of the Basin, Meteorology, Topography of the White Nile Basin (Physical Department Paper No. 26) (xi, 144 pages) - The Nile Basin. Volume VIII. The Hydrology of the Sobat and White Nile and the Topography of the Blue Nile and Atbara (Physical Department Paper No. 55) (1950; x, 141 pages, 2 large folded color maps in rear pocket). [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates]. 1373245. FP New Rockville Stock.…

Cloth. Zustand: Good. Four volumes of this set of geographical publications about the Nile river. From the Ministry of Public Works, Egypt. Physical Department. Includes: Physical Department Paper No. 33, Supplement to Volume II. Measured Discharges of the Nile and its Tributaries from 1928 to 1932. Physical Department Paper No. 35, Volume V. The Hydrology of the Lake Plateau and Bahr El Jebel. Physical Department Paper No. 36, Second Supplement to Volume IV. Ten-Day Mean and Monthly Mean Discharges of the Nile and its Tributaries for the Years 1933-1937 and Normals for the period 1912-1937. Physical Department Paper No. 37, Second Supplement to Volume III. Ten-Day Mean and Monthly Mean Gauge Readings of the Nile and its Tributaries for the Years 1933-1937 and Normals for the period 1912-1937. Volume V contains numerous plates, many folding, some coloured, and many maps including two large folding to the rear. The supplements contain tables of calendars and readings. Harold Edwin Hurst (1880-1978) was a British hydrologist. Hurst's (1951) study on measuring the long-term storage capacity of reservoirs documented the presence of long-range dependence in hydrology. Much of Hurst's research was motivated by his empirical observations of the Nile. The Hurst exponent, which has been used in other fields, such as finance and cardiology, was named after him. His biography is found in the Hydrological Sciences Bulletin of December 1979. In original half cloth bindings with paper boards. Externally generally sound, although rubbed with some marks. Three hinges are slightly strained. Internally, firmly bound. Bright and generally clean, some light spotting to textblock edges, marginal spotting in volume V. Small closed tear to one large folding map. Good. None (illustrator). book. …