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Hardcover. Zustand: Good. ex-library copy with usual markings, rebound in hardcover with original wraps pasted on. writing on the cover, pages with some underlining and annotation.

Soft cover. Zustand: As New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket, As Issued. 1st Edition. First edition, trade softcover. Published London :British Library Publishing, 2018, first printing. 8vo. wrappers, 302pp., illus frontis. As new. Book 1 of 12 - British Library Science Fiction Classics. These ten short stories from the golden age of science fiction feature classic SF writers including H.G. Wells, Ray Bradbury and J.G. Ballard, as well as lesser-known writers from the genre. An antique shop owner gets a glimpse of the red planet through an intriguing artefact. A Martian's wife contemplates the possibility of life on Earth. A resident of Venus describes his travels across the two alien planets. From an arid desert to an advanced society far superior to that of Earth, portrayals of Mars have differed radically in their attempt to uncover the truth about our neighbouring planet. Since the 1880s, writers of science fiction have delighted in speculating on what life on Mars might look like and what might happen should we make contact with the planet's inhabitants. In these stories, they reveal much about how we understand our place in the universe. Lost Mars is the first volume in the British Library Science Fiction Classics series. …

Zustand: Poor. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,350grams, ISBN.…

Imperial octavo, in stapled wrapper (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.…

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. 72 pp. ; illustrated ; 27 cm. ISSN: 0140-427X; National Library: 427690-5; 010538609; LCCN: 80-644443 ; LC: GA192; Dewey: 912/.05 ; preceeded by publication: M, the map collector, Issue no. 1-7; Dec. 1977-June 1979 ; issued from 1979-1996 ; Absorbed by: Mercator's world, with v. 1, no. 3 of that title./ No. 1-20, 1977-82. ; OCLC: 6524436 ; pictorial paper wrappers ; Contents: Columbus and maps / F. Fernandez-Armesto -- Maps and the invention of America / J B Harley -- In the wake of Columbus / Robin Knox-Johnston -- Is the Paris map the long-sought chart of Columbus? / H. Wallis -- Native American maps and world views in the Age of Encounter / L. De Vorsey, Jr. -- Large-scale English county maps and plans of cities not printed in atlases. Part 15. Hertfordshire / E. M. Rodger -- News and views -- Book reviews and letters to the editor -- Collectors' barometer -- Collectors' marketplace -- Index to advertisers -- Forthcoming issues. List of Distributors -- 40 years of service at LoC / Ralph Ehrenberg -- IMCOS down under / Christopher Terrell -- Memorial service held in the USA / Ellen Hanlon ; ex-lib, stamps ; else VG. Book. …

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.…

viii, 293 pages. - Publisher's gilt-titled brown cloth; large-8vo.(ca. 25 x 18 cm). ~~~ FIRST EDITION; clothbound original. - Best condition. --- More volumes from the same series in stock. . . isbn B000YDWPNS.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good Indeed. First edition. The first edition of this comprehensive guide to coarse fishing, with a frontispiece, plates , illustrations, signature and publisher's bookmark. The first edition of the work.In publisher's original light brown cloth binding. With a photographic frontispiece, 53 further plates and in text illustrations. Includes publisher's advertisements, a Lonsdale Library bookmark. Collated, complete. This smart first edition provides a comprehensive account of the intricacies of fine angling for coarse fish, covering a variety of fish, tackles, management and the legal aspect of fishing. The volume conveys an abundance of fishing knowledge aided by detailed illustrations throughout. In publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart. Odd mark to front board and slight spotting to endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are clean and bright. Ink inscription to the Editor's Introduction. Very Good Indeed. Various (illustrator). book.…

Zustand: Very good. 1930, London, Seeley, Service & Co. Limited, pp352, black and white illustrations, original beige cloth.