john braidwood (5 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. In.

Zustand: New. In.

Zustand: Sehr gut. Zustand: Sehr gut | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | Jake poured himself a glass of wine and started to ponder his family life. Here I am in my early fifties, pretty much missed the upbringing of my three girls, separated at 40, and subsequently divorced from a beautiful lady, not only in looks but in every respect. All my own fault. To be fair Teresa did say to me that she was tired of worrying when I was out on tour or on a special assignment, and I did say I would retire from the army when I was 40 (which I did) but I then moved to special operations working for the British government and the CIA.

Leather. Zustand: Good. John Le Kreux; F. Mackenzie (illustrator). A sammelband of extracts from works and letters concerning the Bodleian Library, the Martyrs' Memorial and the Taylor Insitution. A sammelband in a half morocco binding with marbled boards and end papers.Institutional library bookplate to the front paste down, with a library stamp and ink inscription. Ink inscription to the page facing page 1. Loosely inserted to the rear is a 2-page leaflet on 'Amendments on the Proposed Taylorian Statute, June 18, 1857'.Three works compiled in one sammelband concerning the history of the Bodleian Library, the Martyrs' Memorial and the Taylor Insitution of Oxford. The first section comprises the chapter on the Bodleian Library from Volume II of James Ingram"s 'Memorials of Oxford' (published by John Henry Parker, 1837). It includes two plates engraved by John Le Keux from drawings by F. Mackenzie: "The Divinity School & Part of the Bodleian Library" and "The Bodleian Library". The second section comprises "Communications Respecting the Extension and Warming of the Bodleian" (1856). This work compiles a series of letters written by J. W. Gilbert Scott; John Burlison; the Gothic Revival architect Sir George Gilbert Scott (1811-1878); and the first director of the London Fire Engine Establishment, James Braidwood (18001861). In these letters, they discuss the safety and effectiveness various ways of heating the Bodleian Library. The third and final section comprises the chapters on the Martyrs" Memorial and the Taylor Building from James Ingram"s 'Memorials of the Public Buildings of Oxford' (published by John Henry Parker, 1848). It includes two plates engraved by John Le Keux from drawings by F. Mackenzie: "The Martyrs" Memorial" and "The University Galleries and Taylor Building".Collated, complete. In a half morocco binding. Externally sound, though somewhat rubbed. Shelf wear to the boards. Gilt remains bright. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean except for the odd spot to the first and last few pages. Good. book.

Zustand: gut. Das Sabbat-Handbuch In deutscher Sprache. pages.