Publicado por Quercus, London 2008, 2008
Librería: THE CROSS Art + Books, Sydney, NSW, Australia
28.5 x 22.0cms, 192pp, colour illusts, very good hardback & dustwrapper This book features the 40 greatest sites world travellers would have seen in antiquity if they journeyed across the globe and through the centuries.
Publicado por London, Quercus, 2008., 2008
Librería: Grant's Bookshop, Cheltenham, VIC, Australia
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Quarto, 216pp, illustrated, original boards in dustwrapper, a very good copy. . First edition.
Publicado por London. 2008. Quercus Publishing., 2008
ISBN 10: 1847241913 ISBN 13: 9781847241917
Librería: Chris Fessler, Bookseller, Howell, MI, Estados Unidos de America
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Hardcover. Condición: Fine. 1st Edition. glossy full color illustrated hardbound 4to ~ 4º (quarto). large ("coffee table" book), international or priority shipping will cost extra. no dustwrapper. fine cond. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of markings. nice clean copy. no library markings or store stamps, no stickers or bookplates, no names, no inking , no underlining, no remainder markings etc ~. first edition. first printing ( # 1 in # line). glossy full color portrait of Elizabeth I. 254p. + picture credits & acknowledgments. glossy pages throughout. every page illustrated and/or decorated in full color. further reading. index. world history. biography. HATSHEPSUT. NEFERTITI. PUDUHEPA. DEBORAH. BATHSHEBA. QUEEN OF SHEBA. JEZEBEL. TOMYRIS. CLEOPATRA VII THEA PHILOPATOR. LIVA. BOUDICA. ZENOBIA. THEODORA. QU HOU. MATILDA. ELEANOR OF AQUITAINE. BLANCHE OF CASTILE. ISABELLA 'THE SHE WOLF'. MARGARET I. MARGARET OF ANJOU. ISABELLA OF CASTILE. CATERINE SFORZA. JUANA THE MAD. LUCREZIA BORGIA. ROXELANA. MARY TUDOR. CATHERINE DE MEDICIS. ELIZABTH I. LADY JANE GREY. MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS. NUR JAHAN. ANNE OF AUSTRIA. CHRISTINA OF SWEDEN. MARY II. QUEEN ANNE. MARIA THERESA. JEANNE~ANTOINETTE POISSON. CATHERINE THE GREAT. MARIE ANTOINETTE. QUEEN VICTORIA. LAKSHMI BAI. CIXI. LILIOUKALANI. GOLDA MEIR. SIRIMAVO BANDARANAIKE. INDIRA GANDHI. EVA PERON. MARGARET THATCHER. ELIZABETH II. BENAZIR BHUTTO.
Publicado por Quercus, London 2008, 2010
ISBN 10: 1847246699 ISBN 13: 9781847246691
Librería: THE CROSS Art + Books, Sydney, NSW, Australia
27.5 x 21.5cms, 192pp, colour illusts, very good+ hardback & dustwwrapper This book has 3 parts: the cradle of civilization (the eraly kings, the 3rd dynasty of Ur, Babylon & Assyria, the Assyrian empire); the golden age of Babyon (Chaldeans, literacy & language, the sciences, business & trade, festivals & ritual, dail;y life): Babylonian sunset.
Publicado por London, England: MacLehose Press/Quercus, 2008, 2008
ISBN 10: 1847242502 ISBN 13: 9781847242501
Librería: ModernRare, CHICAGO, IL, Estados Unidos de America
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Hardcover. Condición: As New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: As New. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 345 pages. Published in 2008. The author's first novel to be translated into English. One of the most important literary debuts of our time. The first appearance of the title in English and in the United Kingdom. Precedes and should not be confused with the American Edition, which was published as a softcover only. Published in a small and limited first print run simultaneously as hardcover and softcover originals. The First Hardcover Edition did not exceed 500 copies. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents Andrea Canobbio's "Il naturale disordine dele cose" in a felicitous English translation. Intelligently engrossing. "Canobbio's narrative comes to a breakneck, virtually cinematic conclusion that knots all the plot's threads into a convincing, though shockingly unexpected, dramatic conclusion, giving way to a reflection too bittersweet-ly true to reveal" (The Los Angeles Times). As it is often said, no one understands disorder to be the natural order of things as Italians do. As the editor of the great Italian publishing house, Einaudi, Andrea Canobbio is one of the most important literary figures in Europe. He has also published five novels, of which "The Natural Disorder of Things", the first to be translated into English, is regarded as the finest thus far. The others, "Vasi cinesi", "Traslochi", "Padri di padri", and "Indivisibili" are bestsellers in Italy and await imminent translation into English. And they should be because "Andrea Canobbio straddles the worlds of murder mystery and literary fiction. A writer this talented deserves to have all of his work in translation" (Vendela Vida, Dave Eggers' better half). An absolute "must-have" title for Andrea Canobbio collectors. This title is a cult classic. This is one of few copies of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing (British) still available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright. Please note: Copies available online are remainder-marked or have serious flaws. The American Edition is a softcover original only. A scarce copy thus. One of the most brilliant novelists of our time. A fine copy. ISBN 1847242502. no.
Publicado por Quercus Publishing Plc, London, 2008., 2008
Librería: City Basement Books, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
4to (27x19.5cm), hardback, 216pp. Very good condition in good dustwrapper (bumped, general wear, a few tears, taped repairs to upper rear and to head of spine on the inside, chipped at spine extremities, light creasing). Mild wear. B&w illustrations. Pictures available on request.
Publicado por Quercus, London 2008., 2008
Librería: Dial-A-Book, NARRABEEN, NSW, Australia
8vo. hardcover. 208pp. Very good. / no d/w.
Publicado por LONDON: Quercus (2008), 2008
Librería: BOOK NOW, BENDIGO, VIC, Australia
Condición: UNSPECIFIED. 285x225: 256pp. col, illustrations, Textured papered boards (Hardback) in dust jacket, Very Good/Very Good. ISBN: 9781 847 24542 7 , Weight: 1330g. .
Publicado por Published by Quercus, 21 Bloomsbury Square, London First Edition . London 2008., 2008
Librería: Little Stour Books PBFA Member, Canterbury, Reino Unido
Miembro de asociación: PBFA
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First edition hard back binding in publisher's original air force blue paper covers, metallic blue title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 277 printed pages of text. Fine condition book in Fine condition illustrated dust wrapper, price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this preserves and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 9781847245823 SOCIAL & HUMANITIES.
Publicado por London. Quercus. 2008., 2008
Librería: Gemini-Books, Shrewsbury, Reino Unido
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First edition, first print. Hardback. Book and dust jacket are in Fine unread condition. Jacket supplied in new removabel clear cover.
Publicado por London, Quercus. 2008, 2008
ISBN 10: 1847245447 ISBN 13: 9781847245441
Librería: Antiquariaat Schot, Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, Holanda
Original publisher's blue paper-covered boards, silver lettering spine, pictorial dustjacket, 8vo: [xij], 244pp., illustrations, acknowledgements, notes & references, general bibliography, index. Very fine copy - as new .
Publicado por quercus london 2008, 2008
Librería: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, Nueva Zelanda
Miembro de asociación: IOBA
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first edition proof copy 422pp ills.[b/w] NEAR FINE (in glossy wrappers,publisher's label to ffep and rear cover).
Publicado por Published by MacLehose Press, Quercus, 21 Bloomsbury Square, London First UK Edition . London 2008., 2008
Librería: Little Stour Books PBFA Member, Canterbury, Reino Unido
Miembro de asociación: PBFA
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First edition hard back binding in publisher's original blue covers, silver title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 248 printed pages of text. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped, unused and unopened new book. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 9781847243881 MODERN FIRST EDITIONS.
Publicado por quercus 2008 london, 2008
Librería: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, Nueva Zelanda
Miembro de asociación: IOBA
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first edition uncorrected proof copy octavo illus light card covers, 266pp Near FINE (small light scratch).
Publicado por London, Quercus Publishing Plc 2008, 2008
ISBN 10: 1906719039 ISBN 13: 9781906719036
Librería: Antiquariaat Schot, Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, Holanda
Original publisher's sewn paperback, pictorial frontcover, large 8vo: 256pp., very richly illustrated, timelines, biographies, appendix dynastic family trees, index. Very fine copy - as new. Anglo-Saxons - Norse Kings - Normans - Plantagenets - Tudors - Stuarts - House of Hanover - House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha - House of Windsor.
Publicado por London; Quercus; 2008., 2008
Librería: Time Booksellers, Somerville, VIC, Australia
First Edition; Med. 8vo; pp. 301; 8 pages of coloured photographic plates, numerous b/w. text illustrations, sources and further reading, index, bound in original black cloth, title lettered in silver on spine, dustjacket, fine copy.
Publicado por London. Quercus. 2008., 2008
Librería: Gemini-Books, Shrewsbury, Reino Unido
Original o primera edición
First edition. First print. Hardback. Book and dust jacket are in Fine condition. Jacket supplied in new removable clear cover.
Publicado por London. Quercus. 2008., 2008
ISBN 10: 1847243592 ISBN 13: 9781847243591
Librería: Gemini-Books, Shrewsbury, Reino Unido
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First edition, first print. Hardback. Book and dust jacket are in new Fine condition. 359pp. Jacket fitted with a new removable clear cover. Securely packaged.
Publicado por London, Quercus. 2008, 2008
ISBN 10: 1847246222 ISBN 13: 9781847246226
Librería: Antiquariaat Schot, Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, Holanda
Original publisher's black paper-covered boards, silver title spine, pictorial dustjacket, large 4to: frontispiece, 222pp., [ij], very richly illustrated, boxes, time tables, glossary, index, general bibliography, credits illustrations. Very fine copy - as new. Thorough history of great minds such as COPERNICUS, GALILEO and STEPHEN HAWKING, and their attempts to unravel the secrets of the cosmos.
Publicado por London. 2008. Quercus., 2008
ISBN 10: 1847245153 ISBN 13: 9781847245151
Librería: Chris Fessler, Bookseller, Howell, MI, Estados Unidos de America
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Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. glossy full color illustrated hardbound folio ~ 2º. very large & heavy ("coffee table" size book), international or priority shipping will cost extra. dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover (cover of book and dustwrapper cover are identical in appearance). fine cond. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of all markings. dustwrapper in near fine cond. 1" tear on front near spine top, not price clipped. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking , underlining, remainder markings etc ~ first edition (FPu2008). first printing ( # 1 in # line). ~ Please Note: book is larger than scanner so the photos are a bit cropped. illustrated endpapers. full color illustrated ½ title & frontis. 431p+copyright page. glossy pages throughout. almost every page illustrated in full color. further reading. picture credits. index. world history. biography. politics. military history. geo~politics.~ Compiled by a distinguished team of historians (including Robin Lane Fox, Tom Holland, Adrian Goldsworthy, John Julius Norwich, Jonathan Sumption and Felipe Fernandez~Armesto) working under the general editorship of Andrew Roberts, The Art of War is an authoritative account of the lives and careers of the greatest military commanders of the period 1500 BC ~ AD 1600, from Alcibiades to Attila, from Hannibal to Henry V, and from Trajan to Tamerlane. Each commander is profiled in a concise and informative 3000~word article which not only brings its subject vividly to life in a lively, fact~driven narrative, but also analyses and assesses his tactical and strategic gifts. These biographies are accompanied by 'battle features' or 'campaign features' ~ embellished by full~colour battle plans or campaign maps ~ focusing on the commanders' greatest battlefield achievements. As accessible and informative as it is rigorous and scholarly. With its companion volume The Art of War: Great Commanders of the Modern World, it forms an indispensable guide to the greatest generals that history has known. = THUTMOSE III Joyce Tyldesley /RAMESSES II Joyce Tyldesley /JOSHUA Martin van Creveld /KING DAVID Martin van Creveld /TIGLATH~PILESER III Doyne Dawson /HASTEIN John Haywood /WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR John Gillingham /BOHEMOND I Jonathan Phil /FREDERICK BARBA ROSSA Jonathan Phillips /GENGHIS KHAN Justin Marozzi /SUN Tzu JonathanFenby /CYRUS THE GREAT Tom Holland /LEONIDAS Ben Dupre/ THEMISTOCLES Robin Waterfield / THUCYDIDES Andrew Roberts /KUBLAI KHAN Justin Marozzi /ALEXANDER NEVSKY Isabel de Madariaga /BAIBARS Jonathan Phillips /ARMINIUS Adrian Murdoch /TAMERLANE Justin Maroni /THE BLACK PRINCE Jonathan Sumption/TRAJAN Adrian Goldsworthy /ZHUGE LIANG Jonathan Fenbv /ALCIBIADES Robin Waterfield /XENOPHON Robin Waterfield /PHILIP II OF MACEDON Robin Lane Fox /ALEXANDER THE GREAT Robin Lane Fox /HENRY V Robert Hardy /JOAN OF ARC Anne Curry /SULTAN MEHMET II John Julius Norwich /HERNAN CORTES Felipe Fernandez~Armesto/ALARIC I John Haywood /AETIUS John Haywood /ATTILA John Haywood /THEODORIC John Haywood /HANNIBAL Tom Holland /SCIPIO AFRICANUS Adrian Goldworthy/JUDAH MACCABEUS Martin van Creveld /CLOVIS John Haywood /SULEYMAN THE MAGNIFICENT John Julius Norwich / GONZALO DE CORDOBA Niccolo Capponi /BELISARIUS John Julius Norwich /MUHAMMAD Efraim Karsh /AKBAR THE GREAT Franci Robinson /POMPEY Adrian Goldsworthy /JULIUS CAESAR Adrian Goldsworth /CHARLEMAGNE John Haywood / ODA NOBUNAGA Stephen Turnbull / ALFRED THE GREAT Justin Pollard.
Publicado por Quercus London 2008, 2008
Librería: Andrew Barnes Books / Military Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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1st edition hardback with dust jacket Nice copy large octavo 216pp., b/w pls., text ills., index,
Publicado por Published by Quercus, 21 Bloomsbury Square, London First Edition . 2008., 2008
Librería: Little Stour Books PBFA Member, Canterbury, Reino Unido
Miembro de asociación: PBFA
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First edition hard back binding in publisher's original colour illustrated glazed boards. 4to 11½'' x 9''. Contains 256 printed pages of text with archive colour and monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped, unused new book. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 9781847241917 FEMINISM & FEMINISTS.
Publicado por London. Maclehouse Press/Quercus. 2008., 2008
Librería: Gemini-Books, Shrewsbury, Reino Unido
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First UK edition, first print. Number string 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. Book and unclipped dust jacket are in Very Good condition. There is slight staining to the inside edges of the jacket front cover and a pinprick hole to the spine of the boards. See pictures. 532pp. Jacket fitted with a new removable clear cover. Securely packaged.
Publicado por Published by Quercus, 21 Bloomsbury Square, London First Edition . 2008., 2008
Librería: Little Stour Books PBFA Member, Canterbury, Reino Unido
Miembro de asociación: PBFA
Original o primera edición
First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 4to 11½'' x 9''. Contains 256 printed pages of text with archive colour and monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped, unused new book. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 9781847245427 BIO (Résumé, Memoir).
Publicado por Quercus London 2008, 2008
Librería: Andrew Barnes Books / Military Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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1st edition hardback with dust jacket Nice copy large octavo 255pp., colour plates, maps, glossary, index,
Publicado por Quercus London 2008, 2008
Librería: Andrew Barnes Books / Military Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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1st edition hardback with dust jacket New book large octavo 216pp., b/w pls., text ills., index,
Publicado por London Quercus 2008, 2008
ISBN 10: 1905204701 ISBN 13: 9781905204700
Librería: OJ-BOOKS ABA / PBFA, SOLIHULL, Reino Unido
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Condición: As New. First Edition, first impression. Publisher's French blue boards with matching endpapers and silver lettering to spine. Clear, removable, archival protective sleeve fitted to dust-jacket. Quarto. pp. 224. A book in Fine condition in a Fine dust-jacket which is not price-clipped.
Publicado por London. Quercus. 2008., 2008
ISBN 10: 1847245781 ISBN 13: 9781847245786
Librería: Gemini-Books, Shrewsbury, Reino Unido
Original o primera edición Ejemplar firmado
First edition, first print. Hardback. Book and dust jacket are in Fine, seemingly unread, condition. SIGNED by the author, without dedication, to the title page and dated 6/10/08. Jacket fitted with a new removable clear cover. Securely packaged.
Publicado por Quercus, London, 2008, 2008
Librería: Missing Books (PBFA), Great Leighs, Reino Unido
Miembro de asociación: PBFA
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1st edition. Pictorial laminated boards, under identically illustrated dustwrapper. 11.75ins x 9.75ins,224pp.Illustrated in colour throughout. Maps from 1475 to 1899. F / F.
Publicado por Quercus London 2008, 2008
Librería: Andrew Barnes Books / Military Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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1st edition dust jacket As New oversize 223pp., colour & b/w plates, text ills., index, Massive volume 43 x 36 cms. Copiously illustrated with reproductions of naval paintings & some contemporary photos. Superb volume.