Sprache: Englisch
Verlag: Astronomical Society Of The Pacific / Stanford University Press, San Francisco Ca, 1919
Anbieter: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, USA
Verbandsmitglied: IOBA
Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Plates (illustrator). Xii, 257 Pp. Blue Cloth, Gilt. First Printing. Light Wear, Gilt Brilliant, But A Few Small Losses Of Cloth At Edges. With The Rare Correction Sheet "Corrections To The Adolfo Stahl Lectures In Astronomy".
Verlag: Platt & Munk, New York, c1932, 1932
Anbieter: Joseph Valles - Books, Stockbridge, GA, USA
Hardcover. Zustand: Good. [184] p. : ill. (1 col.) ; 26 cm. "Good stories for mothers to read at bed time "-- Cover ; Stories originally published in John Martin's book, a magazine for children ; LCCN 32015193 OCLC 15051041 LC PZ5.J613 Te ; green and black cloth with designs ; spine shaken ; Contents: Snoozles and the babies -- The Alphabet man -- The King of all the birds -- The Birds' Christmas tree -- Little brown Ben -- Funny Questions, Silly jokes -- Nonsense for some little folks -- Peter's friends the animals -- The white dove, and Ark story -- Tommy elephant discovers the railroad -- The stranger thing -- How the woodpecker came -- Tommy elephant and the ants -- Mary's little teeth -- Come play -- The lady who smiled -- Seeds and flowers -- Catchy questions can you guess? -- When to get ready -- The Pilgrim fathers -- Our Pilgrim fathers -- The juggling jumbos -- The discontented cat -- Catskin -- The little girl who kissed her elbow -- Riddles 4 U My [Deer] -- When Mozart was a boy -- Our country's ancestor -- Saint George and the dragon -- The race between Peter and Patsy -- More riddles -- Bucephalus, the story of a famous horse -- How the corn got his ear -- Peeny Pen Pone -- The first dandelions, -- The magic apple -- The story of King Alfred -- Daniel the fearless -- The story of the wild rose -- Jack Junior, a railroad story -- The dog that swallowed a fairy -- The Bulldog -- Chippy Chipmunk -- The way to live, a little thought to think -- The Easter hare -- The sabre-cut of Saadi, the reward of truth -- The simple truth -- A Spring prayer -- Our bird neighbors, a true story for all the year around -- The days of the week -- How the days got their names -- How the dove of peace came to the tribe -- The great deed -- Saint Francis and the robbers -- A magic -- Riddles -- A story of the months -- St. Martin's mitten, or how the first cat came -- The story of Daniel Boone -- Jack Frost's gift -- St. Francis and the wolf -- Mr. Snail, a story of his life ; signature on the half-title of a very young of Edward William Girard (1930-2020), a Boeing engineer and Rockwell Missile Systems Division operational analysis manager that served in the Navy during the Korean War. He was instrumental in proposing national re-emphasis on maritime strategy in the wake of the Israeli Six-Day War in 1967 and earlier, in 1961, the use of war games to function as pseudo-experiments, producing data for analysis ; scarce, pages brittle, repair to spine, else G. Book.
Verlag: George Newnes, Ltd., London, 1925
Erstausgabe
Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Good. Nicolson, W.C. (cover); Eyles, D.C.; Hiley, F.E.; Soper, G.; Skelton, J.R.; Woodville, R.C.; Sutcliffe, N.; Prater, E.; Robinson, T.H.; De Walton, J. (illustrator). First Edition. Pages 177-264 plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Features: The "Black Cat's" Kitten - a story from the cattle lands of Brazil; Fighting Forest Fires with Seaplanes - an interesting photo-illustrated account of new developments in Canada; Mulga Tom's Secret - a curious Australian quest; In Quest of the Unknown - part 2 - wonderfully photo-illustrated article on adventures among the Chucunaque Indians; The Haunted Room of Tower HIll Barracks - a remarkable story from the early days of Sierra Leone; "Mad Mike" - part 2 - his romantic association with Laumona in the South Seas; Sergeant Ralph F. Douglas hangs by a rope in mid-air; The Two Inseparables - a tale from the Punjab of two men, four rugs and criminal convictions; The Case for the Sea-Serpent narratives of reliable witnesses to sightings of 'sea-serpents' over the past 25 years; The Whisky Pirates - a prohibition tale from the U.S.; Through Savage Europe - part 4 of 4 of the humourous account of a painting vacation in the Balkans; A Deal in Cocoa - an amusing story from the Gold Coast. Covers detached as one but present. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A worthy copy of this great vintage issue.