MELVILLE BELL GROSVENOR EDITOR (149 resultados)

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. 160 pages. Pittsburgh, Pattern for Progress The Steel City is being transformed by a 20- year revitalization project into a nuclear power capital and industrial research center in western Pennsylvania. The Changing Face of Old Spain The mountainous topography of Spain has discouraged change, while the long coastline has invited invasion. A staff writer and photographer explore this timeless contradiction while reporting on the economic progress and traditional customs of this emergi Tree Snails, Gems of the Everglades Threatened by Florida s suburban sprawl, the colorful tree- climbing mollusk finds refuge in Everglades National Park. Photographs show the life cycle of Liguus fasciatus and its 52 color forms. Israel: Land of Promise During the 17 years since its founding, the state has welcomed more than a million new citizens from a hundred nations. Their adjustment, the history of the region, and the resident Arab population are examined in this comprehensive article.

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. 152 pages. Alice J Hall "Benjamin Franklin Philosopher of Dissent" / "Cape Cod's Circle Of Seasons" / "The Last Andaman Islanders" / "Ozark Woodcarvers" / "Whistling Swans".

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. Fisher and Nebbia "African Wildlife: Man's Threatened Legacy" / Jones and Madden "Maryland on the Half Shell" / Weaver "Apollo 15 Explores the Mountains of the Moon" / Kunstadter "Spirits of Change Capture the Karens" / Hawkes and Collison "Happy Birthday, Otto Lilienthal!".

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. Walter Meayers Edwards "Eternal France" / Howard La Fay "Algeria Faces Problem and Promise" / Leonard Carmichael And Volkmar Wentzel "The Smithsonian, Magnet on the Mall" / Harold E Edgerton And Brian Hope-Taylor "Stonehenge. - New Light on an Old Riddle".

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. "Guide to Scenic Playgrounds and Historic Shrines of the United States and Canada," "Sahara Sand in my Eyes," "Mysore Celebrates the Death of a Demon," "Hatchetfish: Torchbearers of the Deep," "Four Years of Diving to the Bottom of the Sea".

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. 160 pages. Threatened Glories of Everglades National Park Because of flood- control measures and draining land for farms and homes, natural water seepage into the park has been altered, endangering its myriad plants and animals. Science Explores the Monsoon Sea: Indian Ocean Unveiled on a Dramatic New Map Findings from the International Indian Ocean Expedition s research about the ocean s floor, water, marine life, and winds, went into the Indian Ocean Floor map accompanying this issue. Madagascar: Island at the End of the Earth The thousand- mile- long nation off southeast Africa is home to diverse peoples of African, Asian, and Arab descent, as well as plants and animals that exist nowhere else on Earth. Re- creating Madagascar s Giant Extinct Bird Studying fossil bones, staff artist Walter A. Weber paints a scientific reconstruction of Aepyornis, a flightless bird ten feet tall.

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. 160 pages. We Saw the World From the Edge of Space The U. S. Navy launches a manned balloon to a new record of 113, 740 feet. Last Moments of the Pompeians With each day s work, archaeologists piece together more details of the town tragically engulfed by a volcanic eruption in A. D. 79. Oregon s Sidewalk on the Sea Beachcombers wandering the rugged coast discover treasures including fossilized scallops, purple starfish, and fishermen s glass floats, windblown from Japan. Scientists Drill at Sea to Pierce Earth s Crust A diamond- studded drill penetrates farther into the sea floor than ever before, yielding unprecedented core samples. Queen Elizabeth Opens Parliament For only the second time in history, cameras record this historic scene. United Italy Marks Its 100th Year From the Fiat factory to the film industry, Italians revel in a boom known as the risorgimento, or new awakening.

Soft cover. Condición: Good. "The Living White House" / "New Knowledge Of Earth From Astronauts' Photographs" / "Proud Primitives, The Nuba People" / "Preserving The Treasures Of Olduvai Gorge".

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. "Wales, Land of Bards" by Alan Villiers and Thomas Nerbia, "Moths that Behave like Hummingbirds" by Treat Davidson, "Alaska's Marine Highway" by W. E. Garrett, "The Living Sand" by William H. Amos, and "Saigon: Eye of the Storm" by Peter T. White and W. E. Garrett.

Soft cover. Condición: Good. RUSSIA AS I SAW IT: RICHARD M. NIXON (VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES) PHOTOGRAPHS BY B. ANTHONY STEWART. - THE WORLD IN DOLLS.

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. 160 pages. Parks, Plans, and People: How South America Guards Her Green Legacy A survey trip finds five nations Peru, Chile, Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay creating or expanding park systems and moving ahead with conservation laws. Sailors of the Sky Soaring sailplanes, kept aloft by rising air currents, release the human spirit and spark competitions for altitude and distance. Alligators: Dragons in Distress As Florida s growth encroaches on their swampland and illegal hunters take their hides, the great reptiles of the Everglades are increasingly threatened. Problems of a Two- part Land: Pakistan { Pakistan: Problems of a Two- part Land} The Muslim republic, created and split in two by the partition of the Indian subcontinent, faces the problems of a burgeoning population. The Flowers That Say Aloha Hawaiians make fragrant leis on all occasions to give as loving greetings, adding a grace note to daily life.

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. 160 pages. Life in a Dead Sea- -Great Salt Lake Specially adapted bacteria, flies, algae, and shrimps thrive in the saturated brine of the huge Utah lake. First Woman Across Greenland s Ice For a month the author trudged 400 miles, without dogs or motors, with her husband s Scottish Trans- Greenland Expedition. San Marino, Little Land of Liberty The world s oldest and smallest republic, made up of only 24 square miles above Italy s Romagna plain, perpetuates traditional crafts and pageantry. Ancient Aphrodisias and Its Marble Treasures Sculptors in this ancient city in southwest Turkey supplied the whole Roman Empire, while decorating local baths, concert halls, and temples, according to the site s chief excavator. From Sword to Scythe in Champlain Country A battlefield for national ambitions of the French, British, and Americans in colonial days, the long lake on the Vermont New York border today presents a placid facade of dairy farms, apple orchards, and ski resorts. New Zealand s Cook Islands: Paradise in Search of a Future On scattered isles of the South Pacific, 20, 000 Polynesians, citizens of New Zealand, try self- government.

Soft cover. Condición: Good. Abraham, the Friend of God," "Massachusetts Builds for Tomorrow," "Crossroads of the Insect World," "The Laser's Bright Magic," "When Disaster Struck a Woodpecker's Home".

Cloth. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Slightly worn. First Edition. Illustrated, large octavo, pp 618, a very good copy with a slight wrinkle to the upper margin of the dustwrapper.

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. "Mexico's New Museum, Window On The Past" / "Journey Into Golden Greece and Rome" / "Antarctica: Icy Testing Ground For Space" / "A Teen-ager Sails The World Alone" / "Great Smokies National Park Solitude For Millions".

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. AMBASSADORS OF GOOD WILL, THE PEACE CORPS. - HISTORY REVEALED IN ANCIENT GLASS. - CHESAPEAKE COUNTRY. - SLOW TRAIN THROUGH VIETNAM'S WAR.

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. Osborne & Bianchi, "Wetherill Mesa Yields Secrets of the Cliff Dwellers"; Belknap, "20th Century Indians Preserve Cliff Dwellers' Customs"; Weaver & Littlehales, "The Five Worlds of Peru"; Johnson, "Friendly Flight to Northern Europe"; Allen & Truslow, "Our Only Native Stork, The Wood Ibis.

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. GIANT BRAZIL: PETER T. WHITE, WINFIELD PARKS. - EARLY AMERICA AS SEEN BY HER NATIVE ARTISTS: HEREWARD LESTER COOKE, Jr. - SEATTLE FAIR LOOKS TO THE 21st CENTURY: CAROLYN BENNETT PATTERSON, THOMAS NEBBIA. I Fly the X-15, Half Pale, Half Missile.

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. "TRITON FOLLOWS MAGELLAN'S WAKE"- Capt. Edward L. Beach and J. Baylor Roberts / "PRINCE HENRY, THE EXPLORER WHO STAYED AT HOME" Alan Villiers and Thomas Nebbia / WORLD MAP REFLECTS CENTURIES OF EXPLORATION / "THE HUMMINGBIRDS" Crawford H. Greenewalt / "OLD BIG STRONG: THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI" Willard Price and W.D. Vaughn / "MARDI GRAS IN NEW ORLEANS" "Carolyn Bennett Patterson".

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First Edition. Near fine book in clean fresh brown cloth covers with 1/4 deeper brown linen strip to spine; bright gilt titles to spine and gilt picture of the Statue of Liberty to the front. Internally fine without inscriptions or dedications. The dust jacket is very good++; just a little minor edge rubbing and tiny nicks; not price clipped. An attractive copy of this companion volume to 'America's Wonderlands'.

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. Periodical softcover colour ills throughout pp298-444. Condition Very Good top of spine small bump. Bright tight and clean. Unmarked.

Journal. Condición: Fine. Magazine is in excellent condition. Pages are crisp and clean, binding tight. Cover shows light edgewear. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed. Orders received before 3PM PT typically ship same day. All profits support the non-profit community.

Paperback. Condición: Fine. Pages in excellent condition. Cover shows light edgewear, shelfwear. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed. Orders received before 3PM PT typically ship same day. All profits support the non-profit community.

Trade Paperback. Condición: Near Fine. Cover Story: Europe's shy and spectacular kingfisher.

Magazine. Condición: Good. Cover Story: New Mexico The Golden Land.

Magazine. Condición: Very Good. Cover: Voyage to the Planets. Cover picture: Ringed Saturn spins beyond its satellite Titan.

Magazine. Condición: Fair. moisture stains on front wrapper; Cover Story: I live With the Eskimos.

Magazine. Condición: Good. Cover Story: The Zulus: Black Nation in a land of Apartheid.

Trade Paperback. Condición: Good. Light General Wear; Cover Story: Irish Ways Live On In Dingle.

Magazine. Condición: Good. Cover Picture: A Captive Nips Its Captor On Virginia's Tangier Island. Cover Story: This Is My Island, Tangier; Florida Heartland; The Friendless Barnacles; Turkomans, Horsemen Of The Steppes; The Mexican Riviera.