doubleday london etc (16 resultados)

black hardbound 8vo. ~ 8º (octavo). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. fine cond. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of all markings. dustwrapper in near fine cond. minor wrinkling. not price clipped. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking , underlining, remainder markings etc ~ third printing ( "reprinted twice"). xxx+402p. further reading. index. science. biology. philosophy. natural history. darwinism. theory of evolution. ~ In his new book Steve Jones takes up the challenge of rewriting the book of the millennium, Charles Darwin's The Origin Of Species. Before The Origin, biology was little more than a series of unconnected facts. Darwin made it into a science, held together by his theory of evolution, the grammar of the living world. Darwin had only the facts of the nineteenth century to support his argument. Almost Like a Whale uses Darwin's logic, together with the astonishing discoveries of today, to make his case. It brings together the AIDS virus, dog shows, the sheep who never forget a face, the Battle of the Somme, and the garbage that floats in the Pacific, to prove the fact of evolution. Filled with anecdotes, humour and the latest research, Almost Like a Whale is a popular account of the science that makes life make sense. It catches the millennial mood and tells all those for whom Darwin is merely a familiar name and some dimly remembered ideas exactly what he meant, and why we know he was right. It exposes the delusions of those who try ~ and fail~ to explain society in evolutionary terms, and it shows how humans became the first species to step beyond the constraints of biology.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First Edition. Crisp clean unclipped dust-jacket, fresh covers with gilt lettering on spine, sound binding, clean pages and end-papers. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: under 1 kg. ISBN: 0385401892. ISBN/EAN: 9780385401890. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 10117061094. All our books are sent by tracked mail.

X, 371 pp. Gr. 8°. Orig. cardboard covers (cloth structure) with silver-lettering on spine, and DJ. Condition: very good.

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 1st printing. Near fine in near fine dust jacket.

Condición: Good. Original wrappers, illustrations in b/w, 8vo.

Condición: Good. Paperback, 8vo.

Condición: Fine. Second printing. Hardcover. Fine condition in very good, price-clipped dust jacket. Internally clean and tight.

[ix] 402p., b/w illus., quarto format, dj.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good Plus. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First Edition. 2013. xii, 339pp. Colour and b&w illustrations and maps. Illustrated endpapers. "The secret history of the WW2 escape routes through the Pyrenees from France to Spain: personal stories of endurance, betrayal and remarkable bravery. The mountain paths are as treacherous as they are steep -- the more so in the dark and in winter. Even for the fit the journey is a formidable challenge. Hundreds of those who climbed through the Pyrenees during the Second World War were malnourished and exhausted after weeks on the run hiding in barns and attics. Many never even reached the Spanish border. Today their bravery and endurance is commemorated each July by a trek along the Chemin de la Liberté --- the toughest and most dangerous of wartime routes. From his fellow pilgrims Edward Stourton uncovers stories of midnight scrambles across rooftops and drops from speeding trains; burning Lancasters, doomed love affairs, horrific murder and astonishing heroism. The lives of the men, women and children who were drawn by the war to the Pyrenees often read as breathtakingly exciting adventure, but they were led against a background of intense fear, mounting persecution and appalling risk. Drawing on interviews with the few remaining survivors and the families of those who were there, Edward Stourton''s vivid history of this little-known aspect of the Second World War is shocking, dramatic and intensely moving." Slight wear to top left of front of dust jacket. Pages browning. Otherwise the book and unclipped jacket are in excellent condition. No inscriptions.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good Plus. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good Plus. First Edition. 2002. xx, 460pp. B&W illustrations, maps. "" Pages browning. Both book and unclipped dust jacket are otherwise in excellent condition. All contents are tight and clean. There are no inscriptions.

Hardback, 14x20.5cm, 454pp. Good condition (light wear; tanned page edges) in good dustwrapper (light wear; creased front flap). ISBN: 9780385610445.

Org.-Hardcover mit Org.-SU. Oktav. 6 Bll., 354 (+2) S., sehr gutes Exemplar. ISBN 9780767926485. - Publisher's hc with dj. Octavo. 6 ff., 354 (+2) pp., well preserved copy. ISBN 9780767926485. - Publisher's hc with dj. Octavo. 6 ff., 354 (+2) pp., well preserved copy. 1000 g.

Tela con sobrecub. Condición: Aceptable. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Bueno. 238 p. -- VIII p. de lám. color, 32 p. de lám. b. y n. -- Bibliogr. e índices: p. 219-238. Firma de antiguo poseedor.

Condición: Good. Good, half linen binding, 223 pp. Letterbox mail.

Condición: Good. Original blue boards, dust jacket, 8vo.

Dark Blue Cloth. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. COPY SIGNED BY TERRY PRATCHETT. 270pp, 1p author's note, some black & white illustrations in the text, pages clean and crisp, half title signed by the author, bright yellow endpapers, dark blue cloth, gilt spine lettering, unclipped dust jacket is in very good condition and protected with a plastic cover. Size: 8.75 X 5.75 Inches. By Author. Fantasy Fiction.