J gordon robinson (20 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Zustand: Good. No jacket. Book will have been read but remains clean. Cover may have light wear or slight soiling. Pages may be slightly tanned. May contain inscriptions but text pages will be free from markings.

Zustand: Good. Light wear to boards. Content is age toned with a presentation sticker to ffep. Price clipped DJ with some edge wear and creasing - a few tape repairs. Undated C.1950's.

Zustand: Good. No edition remarks. 255 pages. Dust jacket over blue cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Unclipped jacket has light edge-wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking.…

Zustand: Good. 1947. Reprinted. 255 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Black and white illustrated frontispiece. Binding remains firm. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front pastedown. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has heavy edgewear with areas of loss, heavy tears, chips, and creasing. Pen inscription to inside front panel. Foxing overall.…

Hard Cover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

hardcover. Zustand: Good.

Soft cover. Zustand: Fine. 1st Edition. 143 pages : chiefly illustrations (chiefly color) ; 19 cm ; ISBN 9780712357500, 0712357505 ; OCLC 890393323 ; color pictorial stiff paper wrappers ; A visual celebration of the mystery and magnificence of cats, from charming kittens and affectionate families to bold hunters and battle-scarred toms. More than one hundred illustrations from a huge range of sources depict cats at play, in riotous rooftop conclaves, poised in fashion-plate elegance, and enjoying ludicrously convivial tea parties. It features illustrations by such beloved artists as Arthur Rackham, Gustave Dore, Louis Wain, Kate Greenaway, and many others . Book.…

Hardback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Good condition with no wrapper. Blue cloth spine, yellow and red pictorial front cover shows 3 children under cherry tree. Volume LXV on verso of title page. 140 pages. Adverts to rear cover and endpapers. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Spine lightly browned. Covers scuffed and slightly grubby. One hinge cracked. Name and address in pencil to verso of frontis. Large tear through text to page 133/4. Contents have some foxing but are generally clean otherwise. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched. Peacock, Mabel & Slade, Marjorie & Robinson, Gordon & Barham, Winifred & Mercer, Joyce & et al., (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. No Jacket. 273 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. ; ISBN: 1560980311 (alk. paper); 9781560980315 (alk. paper) LCCN: 90-22345 ; LC: TL657; Dewey: 387.7/325/09 ; OCLC: 22710600 ; blue cloth ; ex-lib, stamps, label ; no dustjacket ; Contents : In search of the real Count Zeppelin -- In the shadow of the titan : thoughts on the life and work of naval engineer Johann Schütte -- Building rigid airships -- Three communities and their changing fortunes -- Eckener's struggle to save the airship for Germany, 1919-1929 -- Zeppelin intermezzos in Detroit, 1920 and 1924 -- The political origins of the airship Graf Zeppelin, 1924-1928 -- France perceives the Zeppelins, 1924-1937 -- Politics, personality and technology : Airships in the manipulations of Dr. Hugo Eckener and Lord Thomson, 1919-1930 -- F. W. (Willy) von Meister : Portrait of an airship businessman -- Problems of helium and spy flights : the brief career of LZ 130 -- Conclusion ; John Duggan is editor of the journal "Zeppelin," ; Henry Cord Meyer is Emeritus Professor of History, University of California, Irvine. ; FINE. Book.…

Zustand: Very Good. Hard back binding in publisher's original colour illustrated period art work red paper upper cover with cornflower blue cloth spine. Quarto 10'' x 7½''. Contains 140 printed pages of text with charming full page period art work colour plates and monochrome illustrations throughout. Rubs to the corners, shallow rubs to the softened spine ends, pencil marking to the front free end paper, cheap paper browning and in Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. CHILDREN'S & JUVENILE.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 199 pp. ; illustrated ; green cloth with gold lettering and embossed designs ; no dustjacket ; "Produced by the Publications Committee of the National Rose Society of Great Britain" ; numerous articles on various subjects pertaining to the rose and its culture ; Contents: Patrons, Officers And Council -- Arrangements For 1958 -- Report Of The Council Accounts -- The President's Page, By A. Norman, President -- The International Rose Conference 1958 -- "Nature Is The Art Of God," By B, Royalton Kisch -- Grow Better Roses, By F. Fairbrother, M.Sc., F.R.Lc. -- Foliar Feeding And Supplements Of Antibiotics Or Gibberellines, By Dr. George B. Jorgenson -- Poller Feeding, By Mr. And Mrs. John Bolander -- The Pros And Cons Of Foliage Feeding, By Dr. P. P. Pirone -- Derriaghy -- Just A Chat Continued, By W. J. W. Sanday -- Some Experiments In Foliar Feeding By Bertram Park -- Compost For The Rose Garden, By Ben Easey -- The Best Of The Bourbons, By Graham S. Thomas -- "Know Your Soil," By R. F. Burston -- My First Bloom, By Walter R. Price -- Roses And Their Chromosomes, By J. W. Heslop Harrison, D.Sc., F.R.S. -- Boxes-An Out-Of-Date Method Of Exhibiting, By Edgar M. Allen, C.M.G. -- In Defence Of The Exhibition Box, By G. D. Burch -- The Rose Analysis Reviewed 1930-1956, By H. Wyn Jones -- How I Grow My Roses, By L. A. Anstiss And F. A. Gibson -- 'Peace' And Her Progeny, By Leonard Hollis -- Miniature Roses, By Thomas Robinson -- Insecticides And Fungicides For The Rose Grower, By A. G. Pannell, E.Sc. -- The Island Of Mainau, By Count Lennart Bernadotte -- The Decorative Arrangements At The Shows, By Julia Clements -- Miscellany, By A. Norman -- Here And There, By N. P. Harvey -- Roses Across The Sea, By Alfred Stettler -- Ri Praise Of New Roses, By J. H. Wilding -- Warm Water Is Best, By Dr. Richard Andreason -- Gypsum, Its Use In The Rose Garden, By W. Lockington Marshall -- My Rose Year, By Sam Mcgredy -- Ground Cover For Roses And Roses For Ground Cover, By Graham S. Thomas -- The Spring Rose Competition 1957, By A. J. Huxley -- The Great Summer Show, By A. G. L. Hellyer -- The Autumn Rose Show, By Gordon Forsyth -- The Provincial Show, By J. H. Wilding -- The Bristol And District Group Of N.R.S. Members, By A. B. Griffith -- The Trial Ground In 1957, By H. Edland -- Show Awards 1957 -- International Awards 1957 -- The Rose Analysis, By H. Edland -- Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Visits The Summer Show Of The National Rose Society At Westminster -- Some Experiments In Foliar Feeding -- The Queen Mary Rose Garden In Regent's Park -- The Samuel Mcgredy Rose Garden In Derriaghy -- Mme Pierre Oger -- 'Variegata Di Bologna' -- 'Boule De Neige' -- The Rose Gardens Of Count Bernadotte On The Island Of Mainau, Lake Constance -- Arrangement Of 'Virgo' Roses -- Colour Plates: 'Perfecta' (H.T.) -- 'Silver Lining' (H.T.) -- 'Gertrude Gregory' (H.T.) -- An Autumn Note -- 'Paprika' (Flori.) -- 'Angela' (Flori.) -- 'Ivory Fashion' (Flori) -- Tabarin' (Flori.) -- 'Rose Gaujard' (H.T.) -- 'Prestige' (Shrub) -- 'Gail Borden' (H.T.) -- 'Shepherd's Delight' (Flori.) -- 'Ballet' (H.T.) -- 'Border Coral' (Flori.) -- 'Friedrich Hexer' (Flori) -- 'Kassel' (Shrub). ; foxing, else VG. Book. …

Zustand: New. Presents Cedric Robinson s analysis of the history of communalism that has been claimed by Marx and Marxists. Accompanied by a new foreword by Helen Quan and a preface by Avery Gordon, this invaluable text reimagines the communal ideal from a broader perspe.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 171 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. First Edition. 72 pages. Features: Nice one-page photo ad for the Dodge Custom Royal V-8 Lancer Convertible; Photo ad of De Soto Indy pace car with De Soto President L.I. Woolson at the wheel; Super one-page color-photo ad for Palm Beach sportswear features golfers Cary Middlecoff and Gene Littler at the Thunderbird Country Club in Palm Springs; Nice one-page color ad for Wilson Patty Berg golf clubs; Article on the St. Louis Cardinals; Article on the Indianapolis 500 - with great color photos; Race horse Nashua; Great two-page photo of boxer Ray Robinson standing over Bobo Olson; Photo of Georgia Tech football practice - wearing 'space-suits; The Ultimate Storm (part 2) - with lovely photos of William A. Robinson beside his self-made Tahitian home, his daughters and wife; Photos of these Indy drivers in their cars - Giuseppe Farina, Paul Russo, Pat Flaherty and Jim Bryan; Georgia Tech's new Aeck dome under construction - article with photo; Tuna fishing at Cat Cay in the Bahamas - article with color photos; Photo of beautiful trampolinist Paulette Nelson; Photos of dog owners J. Horace Lytle, Frank Straw and Jack Greene; Nostalgic color-photo ad for Coopers boxer shorts inside back cover features five young men. Nice one-page color-photo ad for Jantzen shorts features young man with walking stick; Jimmy Jones of Calumet Farm; Nice one-page color-photo ad for Evinrude 'quiet' outboard motors shows water skiers putting their boat in the water. Average wear. Address label mostly removed from front cover. Unmarked. A worthy vintage copy. Lyon, Fred (cover); Broadhead, W. Smithson (illustrator).…

, 111 pages, 2 colour plates and illustrations throughout, publisher's catalogue at rear [1] First Edition , rubbed at head and tail of spine, hinges a little weakened, two colour plates loose, pages and plates nice and clean, book in good+ condition , blue cloth with pictorial inset to front 26 x 19.5 cm Hardback ISBN.…

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Good. First Edition. Profusely illustrated with wonderful black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Hunting the Opium Smugglers - Author attempts to capture Chinaman who was causing much trouble by smuggling opium into a South Sea Island; Photograph from Hong Kong of a "Punishment Chair" upon which a bound criminal sat upon eleven knives and was then carried through the streets as a lesson to others; With "Lizzie" to the Edge of Beyond - An old Ford car takes four passengers and a heavy load seven hundred miles through Central Africa; The Faithful Burglar - a story involving psychic phenomena from Ray Bell's Tie-Camp at Shabaqua, Ontario - with photo; Through Savage Europe - Part II - Richard Carline continues to describe his painting tour through Serbia, Bosnia, and Montenegro; The Devil Panther - Two British hunters pursue a feared killer panther in India; What Happened to Hubbard? - Sequel to "Where the Gold Went" in which Charles A. Siringo described how Schell and Hubbard stole a quantity of gold from the famous Treadwell Mine in Alaska - describes how Hubbard went on to success in Dawson City; Roaming the Wild South Seas - Part IV (conclusion) - Jack McLaren describes the romance and adventure of the South Sea Islands - article with photos; A Run for Money - Author attempts to smuggle a ranch payroll through a Mexican rebel zone; Photo of Filipino "Tom Thumb", Panglima Diki-Diki; The "Human Bomb" - Update on a 1913 story about Carl Warr who walked into the Los Angeles Police Headquarters with enough dynamite to blow it up; Across the Great Sahara - Part III - A journey by camel across the Sahara from bottom to top - article with many excellent photos; The Sheep-Shearer - A sailor's amusing story about a machine invented by his second engineer; At Grips With a Python - Nighmare experience for a South African farmer; The Ghost of Ardtrea - An odd story from County Tyrone, Ireland describing events in an old rectory; A Week End in Bulgaria - Quaint glimpses of Bulgarian manners and customs by traveller Ralph Michaelis. 88 pages. plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Nibbling to backstrip has left the back cover barely holding, otherwise clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality vintage copy. de Walton, John; Hiley, F.E.; Abbey, S.; Prater, E.; Robinson, T.H.; Cameron, John; Wood, Stanley L.; Brightwell, L.R.; Soper, G.; Whitaker, W.G.; Woodville, R. Caton (illustrator).…

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Fair. First Edition. Pages 442-528 plus 24 pages of nice ads. Features: Hunting Wild Cattle - an Englishman's stirring adventures while catching bulls in Patagonia; My Mine-Sweeping Experiences - Joe W. White describes his WWI mine-sweeping and submarine-hunting adventures in home waters - a valuable record of the dangerous work and daring methods employed by our fishermen in destroying enemy mines and driving away submarines - with great photos; The Golden Nugget (short story); The One-Handed Hunter and the Rhinocerous; In the Wilds of Siberia - Part III - fascinating narrative with many photos of convicts/prisoners; My Adventures with the Wanderobo (a warlike African tribe); The Strange Order of the Dervishes - article with great photos; Filming the Sea Elephant; The Adventures of a Newspaperman - part 5 - some wartime experiences with German spies and other curious characters; My Week-End at Freetown - a picturesque account of the capital of Sierra Leone, with photos; Relief Worker's Adventures - part III - thrilling photo-illustrated experiences among the war victims of Armenia, Syria and Persia (The American Committee for the Relief of War Victims in the East); Kangaroo Hunting and Bark-Stripping; My South African Adventures - part 2; Canary Birds at School - French methods of breeding and training canaries; and more. Somewhat above-average external wear with loss to bottom of back strip and openings between front cover and spine at each end. Bit of writing on back cover. A worthy copy of this great vintage issue.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; The Wide World Magazine, October 1919, Vol. XLIII, No. 258 - My Mine-Sweeping Experiences Mallet Tree Hunting Wild Cattle - an Englishman's stirring adventures while catching bulls in Patagonia; My Mine-Sweeping Experiences - Joe W. White describes his W. Illustrated by Wood, Stanley L.; Silas, Ellis; Bates, Leo; Webb, Arch.;Evison, G.H.; Reynolds, Warwick; Simmons, Graham; Peddie, Tom; Carruthers,George P.; Robinson, T.H.; Boyer, Jacques (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. 1st Edition. 4° - 15 Volumes each approx. 250pp - Color & B/w photo-reproductions, illustrations, drawings and maps. First French edition, text in French language. Original boards and original dust-jacket. As New .

Zustand: New. &Uumlber den AutorrnrnCedric Robinson was a Professor in the Department of Black Studies and the Department of Political Science at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB). He headed the Department of Black Studies and the Department.