w r chambers cambridge (4 resultados)

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. 0550160329.A fine blue cloth Hardcover, in a near fine Dust Jacket. Not ex. library. 462 pages, illustrated. Contents like new, appears unused. Book.

Soft cover. Condición: Near Fine. 151 x 232 x 46mm. 1008pp. A very nice copy, which shows no significant signs of wear inside or out. NB: An extra shipping charge may be requested for heavier or more valuable items. All our 'Seller Images' show the actual item you will receive.

Hard Cover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. Illustrations / Photographs Ilustrador. First Edition. Dust jacket complete, unclipped. Blue cloth with bright gilt titling on spine and upper cover. Previious owner's book plate on ffep. Illustrations / Photographs.Contents include: preface; conventions and symbols; list of illustrations; The Dictionary; Nobel Prize winners; chronology; index. Illustrations within the text. 461 pages clean and tight. Chambers Concise Dictionary of Scientists profiles 1000 celebrated men and women who have helped to shape our modern world. The scientists whose lives and work are described span many centuries, from the classical Mediterranean civilizations to the present day. The authors have used to the full their extensive research knowledge. They have ensured the most international coverage, and cross-checked all entries for accuracy with the subjects themselves wherever possible. The portraits of featured scientists enhance the appeal and usefulness of the book. Many of the photographs were supplied by the scientists themselves and are published here for the first time; in most cases they show the scientists at the age at which their important work was done. Chambers Concise Dictionary of Scientists is an ideal introduction to the history of science; a comprehensive reference for students, teachers and researchers and a worthy addition to any scientific library. Size: 8vo.

Cloth. Condición: Very Good Indeed. Not Stated Ilustrador. An uncommon, illustrated children's title, in original illustrated binding. An uncommon children's title from the "Jane Austen of the nursery", Mary Louisa Molesworth, publishing under the pen-name Mrs Molesworth.Mary Louisa Molesworth was a prolific children's author, publishing over 60 titles in her lifetime, which included 'The Carved Lions', 'Robin Redbreast', 'A Christmas Child' and 'Carrots'.In charming original pictorial boards, in the uncommon green variant cloth.This title features a monochrome frontispiece, and 5 further monochrome plates. Collated, complete Bound in original green pictorial boards. Externally, very smart. Slight fading to spine. Very slight marks to rear board. Mild shelf wear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean, with the odd spot. Strain between 1st signature and rest of text. Ink inscription to front blank, dated 1913. Very Good Indeed. book.