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Published by Isha Books, 2013
ISBN 10: 9333192042ISBN 13: 9789333192040
Seller: Books Puddle, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Book
Condition: New. pp. 293.
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Publication Date: 1948
Seller: The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd., ABAA ILAB, Clark, NJ, U.S.A.
Brock, Alan St. H. A Casebook of Crime. London: Rockliff, 1948. xi, 169 pp. Illustrations. Hardcover in moderately worn dust jacket. $20.
Publication Date: 2022
Seller: S N Books World, Delhi, India
Book Print on Demand
Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1922 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 294 Language: English Volume 1922 Pages: 294 Volume 1922.
Published by Harrap, London, 1949
Seller: Carothers and Carothers, Albany, CA, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 280 pages illustrations (some color) portraits. Binding good, sunning to top and bottom edges of front and rear panels; previous owner's signature at head of front free endpaper, contents age-toned but very good. The dust jacket is shelfworn and chipped, with short tears and small losses at head and foot, and with a short note in pen at the rear flap. 750 grams.
Published by Penguin Books
Seller: The Mill Bookshop, Gatehouse of Fleet, United Kingdom
Book
Soft cover. Condition: Good. Publisher Penguin, Harmondsworth, no date. Good condition. In pictorial card covers. Wear to corners, edges and ends of spine. Pages tanned, some foxing. Tight binding, all pages intact, no markings or inscriptions.
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. , Ltd, 1949
Seller: Mainly Books, Silverdale, PA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover with dustjacket, "covers the long story of development in this field from its first, little-recorded beginnings in the East, to the spectacularly unprecedented official London peace display of June 8th, 1945 - With Eight Plates in Colour, Thirty-two in Half-tone and Line Blocks in the Text," the dark blue cloth cover is faded near the top edge, the blank end-papers have moderate foxing, and the outer edge of the pages have mild tanning, the binding is tight and the contents are fine, the jacket, the jacket has a good amount of edge-wear which includes a 1-inch chunk missing from the bottom of the rear panel, the original price is present and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included; 280 pages.
Published by GEORGE G. HARP & CO., LONDON, 1949
Seller: Princeton Antiques Bookshop, Atlantic City, NJ, U.S.A.
HARD BACK BLUE. Condition: FAIR. gilt on spine, color and b & w plates, princeton antiques book plate on inside of front cover, hinges loose, missing title page, a few pages detached but all pages except for the title page look to be present DATE PUBLISHED: 1949 EDITION: 280.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Cloth. 8vo. 280 pp. Near fine, in good dust jacket with chips at extremities. Illustrated with eight plates in color, 32 in half-tone, and line blocks in text.
Published by Harrap George, 1949
Seller: Antique Emporium, Eau Claire, WI, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 4to hardcover volume in blue cloth binding. Dust jacket has some wear on top edge and spine. Book is in near fine condition. 280 pages with illustrations.
Published by Penguin, New York
Seller: Baggins Book Bazaar Ltd, Rochester, KENT, United Kingdom
Paperback. Condition: Good. 31pp. Illustrated blue and red cover. Some pages have some dirt on the ends. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
Published by The Clumbury Press, 1945
Seller: G & S Books, Gillingham, KENT, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Blue hard cover is bumped to spine ends. with silver lettering to front cover. Contains black & white illustrations and a fold out map. Seller Ref: M21473.
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. FIRST EDITION (1946), no number or price on covers and no list inside of Puffin Picture Books. Colour and black and white lithograph illustrations throughout by Webster Murray. Colour illustrated paper wraps, 30 pages including insides of covers. No inscriptions, 50 mm (2") split at top of spine, invisibly repaired, spine a touch rubbed, minute dark spot to upper cover, contents very nice. A very good copy. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.
Seller: ThriftBooksVintage, Tukwila, WA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Dust jacket missing. First edition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Moderate wear to the boards. Sound binding. Clean interior pages. Secure packaging for safe delivery. 0.85.
Published by George G. Harrop 1949 (?), 1949
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New Zealand
Association Member: IOBA
Imperial octavo, purple cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 280pp, illus. VG- (moderate rubbing & bruising to boards, moderate foxing, soiling & fading to eps & page edges, both gutters slightly awry, adhesive tape residue to prelims & eps due, several articles, excepts, pictures stuck into eps, contains strip of photo negatives) in d/w, tatty (closed tears to spine, brusing, creasing, moderate foxing & dampstaining),
Published by London: George G. Harrap & Co., Ltd., 1949
Seller: Betterbks/ COSMOPOLITAN BOOK SHOP, Burbank, CA, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Octavo. Color and B&W illustrations. Condition: DJ worn with some nicking & chipping; else near fine in good DJ. 280 pages.
Published by George G. Harrap & Co., Ltd., [1949]., London:, 1949
Seller: Zephyr Used & Rare Books, Vancouver, WA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Tall 8vo. 280 pp. Colour frontisp., 7 colour plates, 32 photo & text illustrations. Purple cloth, gilt lettering on spine (slight bumping to couple corners, slight pulling to front hinge), w/ d.j. (minor chipping head & foot of spine, minor edgewear, creasing), still VG/G- copy, from the library of William MacDonald, Jr. (1921-2010), noted historian of Classical Roman architecture and art, w/ ownership signature on ffep. First edition of this fascinating history of fireworks by one of the members of the famed family of fireworks manufacturers, whose firm was founded in 1720. They were best remembered for their free public displays known as Brock's Benefits developed in association with the Crystal Palace.
Condition: Good. London, Sydney: George G. Harrap, 1949. 1st edition. 280pp. Illustrations, some color. Good book. Poor dust jacket. Dust jacket is price clipped and has large, open tears. Back panel is nearly detached. Pages toned and foxed. (Fireworks, Great Britain, History) Inquire if you need further information.
Published by George G. Harrap, 1949
Seller: The Mill Bookshop, Gatehouse of Fleet, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Publisher - George G. Harrap, London, 1949. 1st ed. With eight plates in colour, 32 in half tone and line blocks in text. Very good condition, black cloth boards with very faded spine with gilt lettering, corners and spine tips bumped. Beautiful frontispiece showing Japanese aerial fireworks. First edition of this fascinating history of fireworks by one of the members of the famed family of fireworks manufacturers, whose firm was founded in 1720. They were best remembered for their free public displays known as Brock s Benefits developed in association with the Crystal Palace.
Published by London: George G Harrap & Co Ltd, 1949
First Edition
First edition, with illustrated dustwrapper. 8vo. pp.280 . Coloured dustwrapper with wear to folds and small chips and tears to edges. Now protected by a removeable clear plastic cover. Clean blue cloth with gilt titles to spine, edges lightly rubbed. Light spotting to endpapers, otherwise clean text and illustrations throughout. VG/G+.
Published by George G. Harrap and Co., Ltd, 1949, 1949
Seller: A Casperson Books, Niles, MI, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First, dust jacket. Moderate DJ edge wear, mainly top edge. Light foxing inside DJ. Internally, clean and sound. VG/VG.
Published by Harrap, London, 1949
Seller: Second Life Books, Inc., Lanesborough, MA, U.S.A.
First Edition
First Edition. 8vo, pp. 280. Bibliography, appendix, index. Cover lilttle scuffed and faded, o/w a VG tight copy. This is an update of the author's first book, "Pyrotechnics: the History and the Art of Firework Making." It is still the best book on the History of pyrotechnics.
Published by Harrap., London., 1949
Seller: EmJay Books, Bradford., United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. 280pp, colour plates, halftone photos, line drawings, bibliography, recipes, family tree. Wrapper has some wear to extremities, is unclipped, eps have pale browning, contents clean and tight. 900g.
Published by G.G. Harrap, 1949
ISBN 10: 1114114073ISBN 13: 9781114114074
Seller: Peter Nash Booksellers, Columbia, TN, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Included. RARE HARDCOVER FIRST EDITION . Available Without Original Dust Jacket Which Were Poorly Designed And Printed On Inappropriate Paper Stock. Very Few Copies With Dust Jackets Have Survived. Those That Have Are Usually Torn And/Or Missing Pieces. This Is The Classic History Of Fireworks Written By Famous British Pyrotechnist Alan St. Brock Pyrotechnist For The Queen And Royal Family. Recommended And Endorsed By Famous Fireworks Authors And Experts Such As Rev. Ronald Lancaster, George Weingart, Max P. Vander Horck, Fireworks News Magazine And Others. INCLUDES . Instructions, Tips And Techniques Still Being Used Today. PLUS . Historic Methods And Formulas Both Aerial And Ground Pieces. VIEW . Photographs Showing A Huge Ground Display Wheel Being Erected And The Dressing Of A . 'LIVING FIREWORK' . That Shows How They Were Able To Create Scenes Sadly Missing From Today's Ground Displays. Also A Huge Set Piece With Thousands Of Colored Lances Ignited All At Once Displaying A Portrait Of The Queen And The Words 'God Bless Our Queen'. A MUST OWN, MUST READ, And MUST CONSULT . Fireworks Book! This Book Belongs In Every Fireworks Enthusiasts, Builder, Historian And Shooters Library. Unfortunately, Reprinted Editions Are No Longer Available. This Book Contains No Publishers Marks. The Rare Period Photographs And Unusual Color Illustrations Provide A Fantastic Amount Of Information Not Found In Similar Books. PLUS . A Large Bibliography, A List Of Chemicals And Ingredients Used In Pyrotechnic Production, The Brock Family Tree And A Complete Index. ILLUSTRATED WITH . 8 Plates In Full-Color And 32 In Half-Tones. 280 Pages. FREE . Postal Tracking And Delivery Confirmation Included. PROVIDING . 100% Guaranteed Customer Satisfaction & Service Since Our First Sale In 1970! A Superbly Illustrated History Of Fireworks By World Famous Pyrotechnist Alan St. Brock.
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, London, 1949
Seller: North Books: Used & Rare, St. Louis, MO, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. First Edition, First Impression. 6 x 9.5in. 280pp. + "with 8 plates in colour, 32 in half-tone, and line blocks." Bound by Schueren in one quarter crushed morocco over marbled boards with gilt titling (the marbling wonderfully emulative of fireworks). Housed in binder's custom cloth clamshell case with titling and pictorial overlay. NEAR FINE in Near Fine clamshell case. The book itself shows a faint remnant of some kind on either paste-down, else Fine/As New. The slipcase shows the slightest possible hint of shelf rubbing, else Fine/As New. As pictured.
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, London, 1949
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
First Edition. First Edition. With Eight Plates in Colour, 32 in Half-tone and Line Blocks in the Text. 280 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. This is an update of the author's first book, "Pyrotechnics: the History and the Art of Firework Making." It is still the best book on the History of pyrotechnics. Cloth. Fine in fine pictorial blue unclipped dust jacket With Eight Plates in Colour, 32 in Half-tone and Line Blocks in the Text. 280 pp. 1 vols. 8vo.
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1949
Seller: The Cary Collection, Bristol, CT, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. BROCK, Alan St H. [280] pp. George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd 1949 9 7/8" x 6 1/2" With Eight Plates in Colour, 32 in Half-tone and Line Blocks in the Text. 280 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. This is an update of the author's first book, "Pyrotechnics: the History and the Art of Firework Making." It is still the best book on the History of pyrotechnics. A written illustrated history of fireworks by world famous pyrotechnist Alan St. Brock.