9780715810521 - My Line of Life von Robinson, W. Heath (7 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.

Second Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: [9], 198p, [16] leaves of plates, ill., 25cm.Subjects: Robinson, W. Heath (William Heath) 1872-1944. Illustrators England Biography. Artists Great Britain Correspondence. Genre: Art. Language: English. 3 Kg.

Zustand: Very Good. THE BOOK IS IN GOOD CONDITION PAGES ARE CLEAN THERES A GIFT MESSAGE ON THE INSIDE FRONT Sold by the U.K Charity Kisharon Langdon. Offering Opportunities and Support for People within the Autism and Learning Disability Community.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 2nd Edition. Book hardcover reprint first published by Blackie & Sons, 1938, Autobiography of Heath Robinson. pp198, 16 b&w plates, line drawings in throughout. Book Crisp, bright tight and unmarked. Edges very light dust dulling. DJ light tanning. Otherwise pristine.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Reprint. Small handling wear on jacket. Reprint of an edition published in 1938 by Blackie & Son Ltd.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 2nd Edition. 210 Pages. 16 black and white plates and line drawings. Large 8vo, 25cm. Second Edition. Very Good Condition. Price Cut DJ. Mild age related tanning to flyleaves, otherwise all pages clean and bright with no markings. Binding tight. Fascinating and humorous autobiography of William Heath Robinson (31 May 1872 13 September 1944) cartoonist illustrator and artist, best known for drawings of whimsically elaborate machines to achieve simple objectives. In the UK, the term "Heath Robinson contraption" gained dictionary recognition around 1912. It became part of popular language during the 19141918 First world War as a description of any unnecessarily complex and implausible contrivance and used in relation to temporary fixes using ingenuity and whatever is to hand, often string and tape, or unlikely cannibalisations. One of the automatic analysis machines built for Bletchley Park during the Second World War to assist in the decryption of German message traffic was named 'Heath Robinson' in his honour. It was a direct predecessor to the Colossus the world's first programmable digital electronic computer.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Facsimile Edition / First Print (first published by Blackie & Son Ltd, London, 1938). Hardback copy in light grey cloth boards with gold gilt lettering to spine. Price clipped dustjacket in new removable protective clear sleeve. 196pp. B/w portrait frontispiece of W Heath Robinson, b/w artwork throughout by Heath Robinson (both full page and within text). Not library copy, no inscriptions. (40/1).