Rapier richard (28 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Good. Special ed. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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

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

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: Good. 1905. Paperback. 32 p. 23 cm. Original illustrated wrappings. Nice copy. Fading and slight rubbing to covers. Not a first edition copy. . . .

Zustand: Good. 1905. Paperback. 32 p. 23 cm. Original illustrated wrappings. Nice copy. Fading and slight rubbing to covers. Not a first edition copy. . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

softcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Softcover, with dust jacket. Good condition. Binding is strong and snug. Covers crisp and clean. Some very light rubbing to the edges. Dust jacket crisp, with rubbing around the edges. Pages bright and clean throughout. Dated 2005 on copyright page, no date on title page. Stated first edition. 215 pages. Overall very good condition. We are a real brick and mortar bookstore and ship books everyday. This listing was written by an actual person with the book in front of them for inspection. Please email with questions or to see any photos.…

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Zustand: New. In English.

Soft cover. Zustand: Fine. RARE. NO DATE STATED. SC - Pictorial wraps with B/W Sepia toned Photography. Unusual little book created by the Students of Texas Tech studying the Pueblo Architecture in Taos, New Mexico. Clean copy; no markings or flaws to state. 8vo. 2 pages text 24 leaves/pages which include title page; 2 pages text, 17 full page photos and one page for patrons/credits. --B.R. Box 115.…

Zustand: New. In English.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the 'public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This book is a comprehensive guide to planning, financing, and building railways in new countries. Utilizing examples from China and other developing nations, Rapier provides insight into the challenges and benefits of implementing a railway system. This book is essential for anyone interested in economic development and infrastructure.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the 'public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

Zustand: New.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the 'public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This book is a comprehensive guide to planning, financing, and building railways in new countries. Utilizing examples from China and other developing nations, Rapier provides insight into the challenges and benefits of implementing a railway system. This book is essential for anyone interested in economic development and infrastructure.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the 'public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

Zustand: New.

Gebunden. Zustand: New. KlappentextrnrnThis book is a facsimile reprint and may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This book is a facsimile reprint and may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages.

First edition, presentation copy, inscribed by the author at the head of the title page, "Monsieur Eloi Béral, with the Author's Compliments." This desirable work includes a 22-page discussion of the construction and opening of the Shanghai-Woosung railway and eight photographs showing construction in progress, the engine (Pioneer), the crowd for Pioneer's first journey, Woosung station, and the engine and carriage sheds at Shanghai. In the early 1870s, Richard Rapier (1836-1897), of the engineering company Ransomes & Rapier, began exploring the possibility of introducing railways into China. Co-operating with Jardine, Matheson, he arranged for a team of six British engineers, led by Gabriel James Morrison, to Shanghai to oversee construction of a line nine miles in length and stretching from Shanghai's American Concession to the mouth of the Huangpu river. An engineering feat, it required 15 bridges and 20 culverts to traverse creeks and watercourses. The first journey, along three-quarters of a mile of completed track, was made on 14 February 1876 by Pioneer, a 1,300-kilogram saddletank specially designed for use in China by Ransomes & Rapier. Over the next few months, the remaining line was put in place to link the two terminals, and page 103 reproduces China's first ever railway timetable advertising services to run after 3 July 1876. New engines and carriages were shipped to Shanghai to extend the service, but it stopped abruptly in autumn 1877 as Chinese official support waned. The short-term success of the historic Shanghai-Woosung line set the stage for an explosion in railway construction later in the 19th century. The recipient (1838-1908) was a French engineer and politician. His library label is on the first blank. Large octavo. With 8 Woodburytypes, laid down on captioned leaves as issued, showing the opening of the Shanghai-Woosung railway; 9 folding tables, woodcuts and tables in text. Original red cloth over bevelled boards, recently rebacked with red cloth, spine lettered in gilt to style, front cover lettered in gilt and with gilt vignette and black double-rule frame, similar frame on rear cover in blind, yellow coated endpapers, edges gilt. Boards with some toning and silverfishing, light foxing internally, original photographs well preserved: a very good copy.…

Zustand: Good. 25.3x19.5cm. Containing eight original Woodbury photographs of the Woosung Railway (Wusong Railway) — the first modern railway in China — this volume documents the earliest phase of railway construction and operation in the country. The photographs capture the arrival of China's first locomotive "Pioneer", the unloading of railway materials and construction workers along the Huangpu River, group portraits of Chinese and foreign participants at the opening ceremony, full views of the "Pioneer" locomotive and its carriages in operation, panoramic views of Woosung Station, and Western passengers posing on the train. These images represent the only surviving photographic record of the Woosung Railway, and scholars have suggested that they were probably taken by the renowned Shanghai photographer William Saunders. In addition to the photographs, the book includes a detailed written account of the construction and operation of the Woosung Railway, providing invaluable documentation for the study of the early history of railway development in China. The Woosung Railway, connecting Shanghai and Woosung, was the first passenger-carrying railway in China. Built in 1876 by British merchants without official approval, it operated for only sixteen months before being purchased by the Qing government for 285,000 taels of silver and subsequently dismantled. Covers slightly rubbed and soiled. Interior clean and well preserved, with a few pencil annotations.…