Pat evans editor (5 resultados)

4to; original pale green boards; laminated pictorial dustwrapper; pp. 144, incl. index; map; profusely illustrated with full-colour photographs and some historic monochrome pictures. Dustwrapper slightly sunned on spine panel; endpapers, reverse of dustwrapper and outermost leaves somewhat foxed; small blister to front pastedown; earlier inscription on front free endpaper scribbled over. Some neat annotations to one chapter assist the reader through the book's typographical anomalies. Good to very good condition. "Without question the eastern Transvaal, and particularly the Drakensberg escarpment, is one of the most beautiful parts of southern Africa. The sheer grandeur of the scenery is breathtaking: rugged crags, great sweeping landscapes, waterfalls and the Blyde River Canyon itself. The magnificent photographs capture all of this and much besides, for also revealed is the detail of the region: its remarkable flora and wildlife. The accompanying text and captions provide the reader with a comprehensive overview of the escarpment's development from the mists of geological time when the region was born of violent geological activity, through to man's arrival on the scene: the Khoisan, the Nguni, the white trekker pioneers, the fortune hunters who came from all over the world to join the rush for gold, and, latterly, the entrepreneurs and conservationists who manage its vast resources. All have left their lasting mark on this splendid environment.". …

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. First Edition. 176 pp. Digest format. Light wear. Cover art by Gary Freeman; interiors by: Laura Lakey; Bob Walters; Pat Morrissey; Devlin; Will Brown; and Janet Aulisio. This issue contains: Novelettes: Miracle - a Christmas story by Connie Willis; Second Cousin Twice Removed by Cynthia Felice; The Coyote Recreation by Sharon N Farber; The Return of Weird Frank by Allen Steele; and Short Stories: Centigrade 233 by Gregory Benford; New Worlds by Lawrence Watt-Evans; Fellow Americans by Eileen Gunn; and Billy Hauser by Don Webb; and poetry: Entropy Ad by E. R . Stewart; Extinction by Michael Bishop; Song of the Martian Cricket - for Marilyn by David Lunde; Christmas Father by Robert Frazier and James Patrick Kelly; and Angels Fly Because They Take Themselves Lightly by Jane Yolen; along with all the usual columns and features, including Asimov's editorial, Straight Lines; and an assortment of book reviews by Baird Searles. Size: 12mo. Gary Freeman; Laura Lakey; Bob Walters; Pat Morrissey; Devlin; Will Brown; Janet Aulisio; (ilustrador). Book.…

Decorative Hardcover Cloth. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. 1st American Editon: 1966. 350 pp. A great, almost spotlessly clean copy! Solidly and tightly bound, essentially and nearly flawless copy with minimal internal and external wear and use. Copy with crisp pages, clean text, and light shelf wear. Smooth covers. Nearly flawless copy with solid binding, clean text, and minimal external wear. Price inside front flap cut out. Dust jacket shows few cuts and tears around edges. Peter Pope (Art Editor); Roger Hyde & Michael Lloyd (Art Assistants); Lynette Trotter & Jo Preston (Picture Research) (ilustrador).…

Paperback. Condición: New.

Paperback. Condición: Brand New. 250 pages. 9.75x6.75x0.63 inches. In Stock. This item is printed on demand.