John black editors (10 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Near fine copy in orange-brown cloth with gilt titles on spine.

hard cover. Zustand: good. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDEDGood, hard cover book with no dust jacket, fading cover, sunned, deckle pages, bumped edges, Volume 2 of a 2 volume set, 394 pages, sm4to.

Soft Cover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Paperback. 191pp. A little shelf wear to covers. Occasional underlining or marginal marking. A decent copy. (r3).

Zustand: FINE. First printing. An unusual anthology which collects essays by 119 crime fiction authors from 20 countries on a book they picked as one of the greatest mystery novels from 1841 (Edgar Allan Poe) to 2008 (Mark Gimenez). Included are contributions from Linwood Barclay, Harlan Coben, Reed Farrel Coleman, Eoin Colfer, Max Allan Collins, Bill Crider, Jeffery Deaver, Joseph Finder, Charlaine Harris, Michael Koryta, William Kent Krueger, Joe R. Lansdale, Dennis Lehane, Laura Lippman, Bill Loehfelm, Lisa Lutz, Water Mosley, Stuart Neville, Ian Rankin, Richard Price, Peter Robinson, M. J. Rose, S. J. Rozan, James Sallis, Yrsa Sigurdardottir, Karin Slaughter, Martin Cruz Smith, Mehmet Murat Somer, Julia Spencer-Fleming, Kelli Stanley, Donna Tartt, Andrew Taylor, Martyn Waites, Joseph Wambaugh, Minette Walters, Daniel Woodrell, Qiu Xiaolong and many more. SIGNED by FOUR authors at their contributions: Megan Abbott, Cara Black, Ann Cleeves and Deborah Crombie. Introduction by the editors. Each essay is preceded by a brief paragraph about the author whose novel was selected and followed by a biographical note on the author who wrote the essay. Index. xxii, 537 pp. Near fine in a fine dustjacket (remainder line, toning to edges of textblock).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. FIRST EDITION with rubbed and slightly chipped dust jacket - rare and collectable - will send out 1 st class post within 12 hours of receipt of order.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. Volume 1. 296 pp, illustrated. Volume 2 ( pubd in 1979 ) vii + 327 pp, illustrated. Vol 1, eps a trifle browned, else near fine hardback in slightly chipped and sunned very good dust wrapper. Vol 2, near fine hardback in slightly chipped and sunned very good dust wrapper.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. Xii, 700 Pp. Blue Cloth, Spine Lettered In Gilt. 1934. First Printing. Light Usage, No Marks Or Frays. Red Line Emphasis Marks On A Few Pages. Massive Compilation Of Economic Commentary, From An Innocent Time When The Ratio Of Gross Domestic Product (Gdp) To Gross Domestic Poop Was High Enough That No Concern Was Apparent, The End Of An Era For The Unaware Masses, Who Perhaps Were Better Off Not Knowing What Was To Come: The Systematic Substitution Of Cheap Consumer Goods For Personal Wealth And Potential Wealth When In The Personal Interests Of Investors And Managers. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. Hawthorndene, Investigator Press (Volume I) and the Botanic Gardens of Adelaide and State Herbarium, Adelaide (Volumes II and III), 1986, 1991 and 2003 (all first and only editions). Octavo, three volumes, 271, 316 and 504 pages with numerous illustrations (including 6 colour plates in the first volume), many from sketches by John McConnell Black. Pictorial papered boards lightly rubbed and bumped; edges of the first volume a little tanned; surname signature on the front free endpaper of each volume; an excellent set. John McConnell Black (1855-1951) emigrated to South Australia in 1877; he 'eventually became a senior reporter and respected editorialist on the "Advertiser", also working as a Hansard reporter on a sessional basis until he was 74. A legacy received on his mother's death enabled Black to retire from journalism in 1903 and to tour South America and Europe. On his return he concentrated on botany. In 1914 he was bequeathed a further legacy by his sister Helen and began working on indigenous flora. Although self-trained, he was clearly the best systematic botanist in the State for almost fifty years' ('Australian Dictionary of Biography'). 'The Flora of South Australia' (two editions) was his major contribution to Australian botany. [3 items].…

Hardcover. Quarto, Four volumes (continuous pagination: Vols. 1-2: viii, 931 ; Vols. 3-4: 823 pages). In Good minus condition. Spines are black with gold print. Boards half bound with black cloth to spine and corners and green cloth to boards. Light wear to spine caps and corners, mild blemishes/soiling. Text block have green speckled edges. Light age-toning to paper. Illustrated: b&w frontispiece and plates. [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]. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, Multi-Volume Area (ND-MV). 1377922. FP New Rockville Stock.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. First Edition. Hawthorndene, Investigator Press (Volume I), and Adelaide, Botanic Gardens of Adelaide and State Herbarium (Volumes II and III), 1986, 1991, and 2003. Octavo, three volumes, 271, 316, and 504 pages with numerous illustrations throughout (including 6 in colour in the first volume) (many from sketches by John McConnell Black). Pictorial papered boards; a fine set in the fine slipcase. John McConnell Black (1855-1951) emigrated to South Australia in 1877; he 'eventually became a senior reporter and respected editorialist on the "Advertiser", also working as a Hansard reporter on a sessional basis until he was 74. A legacy received on his mother's death enabled Black to retire from journalism in 1903 and to tour South America and Europe. On his return he concentrated on botany. In 1914 he was bequeathed a further legacy by his sister Helen and began working on indigenous flora. Although self-trained, he was clearly the best systematic botanist in the State for almost fifty years' ('Australian Dictionary of Biography'). 'The Flora of South Australia' (two editions) was his major contribution to Australian botany. [3 items].…