Publicado por Oxford University Press, 2001
ISBN 10: 0195149890 ISBN 13: 9780195149890
Librería: HPB-Red, Dallas, TX, Estados Unidos de America
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Publicado por Vintage Publishing, United Kingdom, London, 2001
ISBN 10: 022404298X ISBN 13: 9780224042987
Librería: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Reino Unido
Paperback. Condición: Very Good. This portrait of Christopher Wren (1632-1723), the great British architect, aims to show us the man behind the legend. Wren was a founder of the Royal Society, he mapped the moon and the stars, investigated the problem of longitude and the rings of Saturn, and carried out groundbreaking experiments into the circulation of the blood. His observations on comets, meteorology and muscular action made vital contributions to the developing ideas of Newton, Halley and Boyle. This book presents a complete picture of this genius: the Surveyor of the King's Works, running the nation's biggest architectural office and wrestling with corruption and interference; the pioneering anatomist; the mathematician, devising new navigational instruments and lecturing on planetary motion. But this biography also shows us the man behind the legend: Wren was married and widowed twice; he fathered a mentally handicapped child; he quarrelled with his colleagues and fell foul of his employers; he scrambled over building sites and went to the theatre and drank in coffee-houses. This book explores what it was like to be at Oxford during the Commonwealth, as a generation struggled to make sense of a society in chaos; it recreates the tensions which tore apart the court of Charles II; and it sets out to bring to life the petty jealousies that formed an integral part of both the building world and the scientific milieu of the Royal Society. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
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Publicado por Pimlico 02/05/2002, 2002
ISBN 10: 0712673644 ISBN 13: 9780712673648
Librería: AwesomeBooks, Wallingford, Reino Unido
Condición: USED_VERYGOOD. This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. .
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Publicado por Oxford University Press, 2001
ISBN 10: 0195149890 ISBN 13: 9780195149890
Librería: Henniker Book Farm and Gifts, Henniker, NH, Estados Unidos de America
Miembro de asociación: IOBA
Original o primera edición
Hardcover. Condición: Very Good+. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good+. First Edition; First Printing. Very Good+/Very Good+ Condition. Dust jacket in protective Brodart Cover. No marks on the text block. No marks of previous ownership or inscription. First edition, first printing. ; Height: 9 Inches, Length: 6 Inches, Weight: 1.95 Pounds, Width: 1.7 Inches; 504 pages.
Publicado por Pimlico
Librería: GfB, the Colchester Bookshop, Colchester, Reino Unido
Pimlico, 2002. Paperback, 8vo, xv,463pp, illust. Pages slightly yellowed, a little bumped. A fair copy. 0712673644.
Publicado por First edition, published by Oxford University Press, New York, 2001., 2001
Librería: Jerry Merkel, XENIA, OH, Estados Unidos de America
Miembro de asociación: MWABA
Original o primera edición
Condición: UNSPECIFIED. Near fine with near fine dust jacket. Dust jacket is very lightly bumped at top edges. 463 pages with index, bibliography and eight text drawings plus 46 illustrations.
Publicado por London Jonathan Cape, 2001
Librería: Grove Rare Books PBFA, Skipton, Reino Unido
Miembro de asociación: PBFA
Black cloth gilt. In good dustwrapper, a little faded to spine. A good copy. pp. xv, 463.
Publicado por Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2001
ISBN 10: 0195149890 ISBN 13: 9780195149890
Librería: Adelaide Booksellers, Clarence Gardens, SA, Australia
Original o primera edición
Hardback. 1st Edition. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Near Fine copy in Near Fine dustjacket. DJ now protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. An excellent copy. Illustrated with Black and White plates. xv, 463 pages. Reveals the full depth of Wren's mulitfaceted genius, not only as one of the greatest architects ever but also as an influential seventeenth century scientist. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels.
Publicado por CAPE
Librería: Book Cupboard, PLYMOUTH, DEVON, Reino Unido
2001 1ST PB PICT CARD COVERS.
Publicado por CAPE
Librería: Book Cupboard, PLYMOUTH, DEVON, Reino Unido
2001 1ST VG/VG.