Claude rees (56 resultados)

Paperback. Condición: Very Good-. First Edition (?); First Printing. Some cover creasing, some edge and shelf wear. ; No names inside. ; Cartoons & Illustrations; 96 pages; A basic and detailed guide to everything you need to know about buying and looking after your own pony. Mass Market PB. Illustrated by Kailer, Claude; Lowndes, Rosemary; Rees, Ann (ilustrador). …

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

Condición: New.

Paperback or Softback. Condición: New. Chun Ti-Kung: His Life and Adventures. a Novel. Book.

Condición: New.

Condición: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

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

Condición: Fair. 1897. No Edition Remarks. 254 pages. No dust jacket. Yellow cloth. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Cracking to gutters of a few pages with exposed binding. Stained brown marking to pages. Minor pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Minor dog-eared corners. Cracking to hinges with exposed binding, causing boards to be loose. Binding is shaky. Boards have moderate edge wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Crushing to spine ends with small splits and fraying to cloth. Notable tanning to spine and edges. Notable dark rubbing and staining overall. Book is notably forward leaning. …

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

Condición: New.

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

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Hardback or Cased Book. Condición: New. Chun Ti-Kung, His Life and Adventures. Book.

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Paperback. Condición: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.

Condición: New. In.

PF. Condición: New.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. 1st Edition. VG, 1st edn, signed by son Humbert Rees, ill., 323pps, early 20th c. Colorado. Signed by Author(s).

Condición: New.

Hardcover. Condición: As New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. 1st Edition. 209 pp., xviii. Following List of Chairmen, Speakers and Invited Discussants; Foreword by Editor; and Addresses of Welcome by Lord May, Viscount Runciman, and Ambassador Bruno Bottai, Contents divided into "Topics" and subsequent "General Discussions"; Topic 1: THE LIMITS OF HUMAN KNOWLEDGE [1] Keith Thomas, Introduction; [2] Martin Rees, "Our Changing Cosmic Perspective and the Scope and Limits of Physical Law"; [3] Jean Starobinski, "Scientific Language and Poetic Language"; [4] Roger Highfield, "Where Fears Lurk:The Boundary between Science, Science Fiction, and Magic"; GENERAL DISCUSSION: Keith Thomas; [i] John Elliott, "Historical Knowledge and its Limitations" (Discussants: Tom Meade, Martin Rees, Brian Ridley, Thomas); (ii) Michael Mayor, "The Search for Evidence of Life on Other Planets" (Discussants: Martin Rees, Keith Thomas); (iii) Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza, "Are there Limits to Knowledge?' (Discussants: Thomas, Williams, Rees, Anne McLaren, Laszlo Solymar, Fiona Fox, Highfield, Elliott Leader, Starobinski, Runciman, Maddox, Nowotny, Gilland, Claire Fox, Cavalli-Sforza); Topic 2: THE IMPACT OF SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE ON HUMANITY John Krebs, Introduction; [2] Thomas W. Meade, "Ethical and Social Issues arising from the Science of Medicine"; [3] Walter Burkert, "Impacts, Evasions, and Lines of Defense: Some Remarks on Science and the Humanities"; [4] Lord Jenkin, "Science and Society: ' The Public Understanding of Science ' is NO Longer Enough"; GENERAL DISCUSSION: John Krebs; [i] Stanley J. Tambiah, "The Stem Cell Research Discussion in the USA" (Discussants: John Krebs, John Maddux, Lord Jenkin, Jan Lloyd, Tom Meade, Claire Fox, Helga Nowotny, Tambiah); [ii] Phillip V. Tobias, "Evolutionary Studies and Society" (Discussants: John Krebs,Tony Gilland, Lord Jenkin); (iii) Wolfgang Berger, "Humankind as a Major Geological Factor" (Discussants: John Krebs, R.J.P. Williams, Ian Lloyd, Giorgio Salvini, Lord Jenkin, Eugen Seibold, Tom Meade, Tambiah, Berger) ; Topic 3: WHY SHOULD THE PURSUIT OF SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE BY ENCOURAGED? [1] Sergio Romano, Introduction; [2] Lord May, "The Use of Scientific Advice in Making Public Policy"; [3] Michael Stolleis, "The Role of the Humanities in Western Industrialized Societies"; [4] Lord Sainsbury, "Why we need Both Cultures"; GENERAL DISCUSSION (i) Claude Lorius, "Antarctica: Climate Research, Public Policy, and Society"; (ii) Frederick J. Vine, "Policy-making in the Environmental Sciences" (Discussants: Sergio Romano, Ian Lloyd, Lord Sainsbury, Lord May, Sidney Shipton, Bruno Bottai); (iii) Shmuel N. Eisenstadt, "The Ambivalence toward Science" (Discussants: Romano, Krebs, May, Sainsbury, Gilland, Stolleis, Lorius, Giorgio Salvini, Eisenstadt); (iv) Vittorio Mathieu, "Final Remarks" (Discussant: Romano); APPENDIX (i) "The International Balzan Foundation"; (ii) "The Balzan Prize and its Prize Winners"; (iii) "Members of the Board and General Prize Committee . . . of the Foundation"; (iv) "Members of the Board of the International E. Balzan Prize Foundation".// Blue cloth with brilliant gilt lettering on spine and front cover; shiny glassine dustwrapper; "wallpaper"- patterned, two-tone taupe endpapers. NO previous owner names; NO remainder marks. Appears UNUSED. 1" superficial scratch to the glassine on lower right front cover (NO impact on cloth board itself) and 2 1/4" thin line, really superficial, scratch and a few other very fine linear marks (even less discernible, on rear glassine cover, with NO impact on book itself): chiefly FLAWLESS book and glassine (NO tears or cracks). Arguably, Gift-Giving Condition, or you may need new friends. LAID IN: Complimentary Copy publicity letter sent by Bruno Bottai to unnamed recipient.…

Condición: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Pristine and inscribed by the author. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. inscribed by author. Inscribed by Author(s).

Condición: Like New. Signed by author on first page. Light brown boards with gilt lettering. Book is in excellent condition, text is unmarked and pages are tight.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - bTitle:/b Chun Ti-kung: his life and adventures. A novel.br/br/bPublisher:/b British Library, Historical Print Editionsbr/br/The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.br/br/The FICTION & PROSE LITERATURE collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. The collection provides readers with a perspective of the world from some of the 18th and 19th century's most talented writers. Written for a range of audiences, these works are a treasure for any curious reader looking to see the world through the eyes of ages past. Beyond the main body of works the collection also includes song-books, comedy, and works of satire. br/br/++++br/The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification:br/++++br/br/b/b British Librarybr/b/b Rees, Claude; br/b/b 1896.br/b/b vi. 254 p. ; 8º.br/b/b 012626.g.23.br/.…

56 pp.; 41 x 29 cm.; loose leaves; black-and-white & color; edition size 1000; unsigned and unnumbered; offset-printed; Faux periodical / artist's publication published by Aleksandra Mir on September 11, 2002, on the occasion of her 35th birthday and the first anniversary of 9/11 in order to reclaim the day, featuring contributions from over 100 friends and colleagues. Contents include: "Editorial," by Aleksandra Mir; "Happy Birthday from the Lighthouse," by Peter Hill; "To the Editor," by Tim Griffin; "Emergency Love," by Adam McEwen; "Nobody Gives a Shit," comic by Dan Perjovsch; "How to Ride the Bus," by Jennifer Bronstein; "Bike Wreck," by Dan Wilken; "Artists'' Shocking 9/11 Predictions Bring Laughs to New York Celebs at Christie''s ''Central Asian Furniture Show'' and Charity Fundraiser! 700 People in Attendance!;" "Inventory list of my father''s compulsive collection of airline silverware between 1989 - 1997," by Cornelia Schbleck; "B irthday," by Raimar Stange; "Bring in the Clowns: Andy Smith of The Moscow State Circus interviewed by Polly Staple;" "Sydney in September," by Simon Rees; "Long Photographs," by Emil Goh; "Pink Tank;" "The Usher," by Cedar Lewisohn; "The best thing that happened to me in 2002 was that Theo my cousin became a goth and his mate Corrin became a punk," by Tasha Amini; "The World Still Turns," by Kathy Temin; "Alien Sighting," by Samuel Blum; "McCartney & Narcissus," by Gabriel Fowler; "Punching Through the Clouds," Miles Boyce after Mies Van der Rohe; "Crash America," by Ken Hollings; "The World''s Greatest Rebel - at 88," by Andrew Wilson; "Structure Kills," text and photos by hobbypopMUSEUM; "First Woman Takes North Pole!," by I. Hope Halperin; "Cities, Holiday Hotspots and Commerce Zones Rethink Slogans," by Jarrett Mitchell; "Advertisement," by Cecily Brown; "Family Takes Break," by Michelle Grabner; "Tire on Fire," by Brad Killam; "The Housitter''s Club in More Trouble with the Law than Oak Park Homeowners," by Amy Park Saxe; "I read ''Big Asteroid Leaves Scientists Unruffled'', Was Ruffled," by Curtis Whaley; "Abstract Sculpture from Park to Somewhere Else," by Wade Guyton; "September 11 Memorial," by Jeffry Vallance; "The Event Forces Us to Think," by Roger Cook; "11th September," by Kathrin Boehm; a drawing by Claude Closky; "You Deserve to Break Something; "Virulent Images," by Leif Elggren; "QRU (Wuick Response Unit)," by Gavin Wade & Garrick Jones; newspaper clipping submission by Piotr Uklanski; an image by Richard Kern; "Holiday Column," by Aleksandra Mir; a text by Andy Stillpass; "I Remember," by Kaethe Cherney; a text by James Angus; "That Horoscope," by Onome Ekeh; "Skyjack Sunday Over Europe;" "The Long Haul," by Russel Storer; "Strategic Questions," curated by Gavin Wade; "What is Negative? Why?," by Alexsandra Mir for Gavin Wade; "Top Tips," by Kate Fowle; "The Masterpiece," comic by Olivia Plender; "Aldous Eveleigh''s exhibition.;" Image with caption by Harry Staple; image by Milos Manetas; "Re: FWD: A Statement of Conscience," signed by multiple artists including Laurie Anderson, Ida Applebroog, Noam Chomsky, Eve Ensler, Leon Golub and many others; "A Cockney Poem," by Matthew Arnatt; "Curtain," by Paul Noble; "Kisses Honeywagon - The Novel;" "Page Twenty-Six," by Wallace Robertson; "Guarding the dog and the cows," by Antje Majewski and Ingo Niermann; photograph by Gurvan Madec; "woman is." by Dave Beech; "Barman Joe Latimore chronicles the underbelly of New York''s nitelife;" "Ubiquitous Recluse Revives the Eternal," by Johnny Gato; "In Memoriam: Katri Vala," by Cecilia Stenbom and Minna L. Henriksson; "Chalk Circles," by Katri Vala; "Book Review: The Selected Letters of Marianne Moore," by IB; "Suicide Note," by Nanogod; comic by Roberto Cuoghi; "Beware of Windows!," by Stefan Saffer; texts by Jonas Maria Schul; "Recipes," by Coeinna Durland; "My Friend Najla''s Babaganoush," by Jennifer Higgie; "Eulogy for the Living," by Christian Holstad; "Oh Superman," Karl Holmqui.…

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Paperback. Condición: New. Print on Demand. This captivating tale transports readers to 19th-century China, where they'll follow the adventures of Chun Ti-kung, a young man leaving home for the first time. Having passed his preliminary examinations, Chun Ti-kung sets off on a journey to pursue his studies and secure a prestigious career as a scholar. Along the way, he encounters a fascinating cast of characters, including a mysterious Taoist priest and a beguiling singing-girl. The author delves into the intricate customs and traditions of the time, offering insights into the complexities of Chinese society, the rigors of the examination system, and the expectations placed upon young men. As Chun Ti-kung navigates the challenges and temptations of his journey, readers are treated to a rich tapestry of cultural observations and historical detail. Through Chun Ti-kung's experiences, this book sheds light on the aspirations, challenges, and societal norms that shaped the lives of young people in 19th-century China. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.…

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. Pub by Dodd, Mead, 1897. NOT exLib. VG cond. hardcover now in archival Brodart, no dj. Yellow cloth over bds w/ black dec & lettering on cover & spine. Lt-mdt soiling to bds. Light soiling & very faint dampstaining to margins of a few early pages, w/ very little adverse effect. 254pp. Square, straight & clean except as noted, overall VG cond. Same or next day shipping. Please email any questions.…

Condición: New.