M h wallis (78 resultados)

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

Hardcover, no dust jacket. Ex-library. Slightly worn boards. 293 pp.

Hardcover, no dust jacket. Ex-library. Boards are bumped along edges. Text is in English, German and French. 293 pages. This item is at our location in Eugene, Oregon. 293 pp.

Hardcover, no dust jacket. Very good. Previous owner's name on ffep. English, German, and French language. This item is at our location in Eugene, Oregon. 293 pp.

Condición: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Soft cover. Condición: As New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: 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. …

Condición: New.

Soft cover. Condición: Good. No jacket. Undated. Light blemish on front cover, clean and unmarked throughout. One cracked signature.

Condición: New.

Condición: New.

Condición: New.

Condición: New.

Hardcover. Condición: Poor. No Dust Jacket. 96pp. No Date. Cardboard boards. Spine ends are missing. Tips are bumped and rubbed. Front board has many damp stains. Boards have scuffs and scratches. Boards have edgewear. Spine is cocked. Front board and first signature are detached and held to the binding with tape. Large former owner inscription on front endpaper. Pages have light toning along the edges. Fore edge of one page is missing a small piece. Several signatures are opening. Boards have a bend. May have other flaws. Text is unmarked.…

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. Reprint. Owner inscription on fly, bookplate inside cover. 88pp. Book.

Condición: New.

Condición: New.

Condición: New.

Condición: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Cloth, gilt cover device, small 8vo, 21 cm, 388 pp. From the blurb: "This book, by a late Secretary of the Museum, who was once a member of the staff of the Department of Printed Books, aims at giving some account, in small space but with interesting detail, of the chief collections and single volumes which are its story, of the development in the conception of its functions which its life of nearly two centuries has witnessed, and of some of the vivid personalities to which that development is due." Front joint has pinhead-sized hole, otherwise Good.…

Cloth, gilt cover device, small 8vo, 21 cm, 388 pp. From the blurb: "This book, by a late Secretary of the Museum, who was once a member of the staff of the Department of Printed Books, aims at giving some account, in small space but with interesting detail, of the chief collections and single volumes which are its story, of the development in the conception of its functions which its life of nearly two centuries has witnessed, and of some of the vivid personalities to which that development is due." Bookplate on front pastedown endpaper, Good in slightly soiled dustwrapper.…

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. Very Good Hardcover Large 8vo Good 353 pages Light edgewear to DJ. Wednesday, August 19, 2020 Detailed consideration of all mapping terminology with extensive referencing.

Plastic comb binding. Condición: Good. Reprint. Mild edgewear, some (not a lot) ink underlining to text, small chip to bottom of spine, bottom 3 coils are broken, light toning to spine and pages, sticker shadow and bookstore sticker on title page ; 303 pages.

Slim 8vo, 108pp. Original dark blue moire-clad semi-flexible boards. slightly rubbed and edgeworn. Name inscription on ffe. A bright, very good to near-fine copy. Part II only.

Paperback. Condición: Brand New. 323 pages. 8.00x5.00x0.73 inches. In Stock.

353p, 9 1/4" x 7", cloth, illus., vg+ in dj. Index.

Condición: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

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.…

Condición: Very Good.

Cloth, gilt cover device, 8vo, 21 cm, 388 pp. From the blurb: "This book, by a late Secretary of the Museum, who was once a member of the staff of the Department of Printed Books, aims at giving some account, in small space but with interesting detail, of the chief collections and single volumes which are its story, of the development in the conception of its functions which its life of nearly two centuries has witnessed, and of some of the vivid personalities to which that development is due." Rear board is slightly marked, otherwise Very Good in a slightly used dustwrapper. The dustwrapper, as is sometimes the case for this period, is printed on the reverse of a colour map - here of part of Austria.…

Soft cover. Condición: 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. …