William R. Paton (70 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Soft Cover in Good condition. Clean, Strong binding and unmarked pages. No underlining or notes in the margins. Covers scuffed and lightly stained. CAREFULLY PACKED in a sturdy BOX. All USA orders ship with tracking number and email confirmation. Payment may be made by Check, Money Order or Paypal. Because of the expensive cost of international shipping, INTERNATIONAL buyers MUST contact me first to arrange a shipping quote to your country.…

Condition: good. The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.…

Perfect Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 124pp. Still well bound and interior in nice clean condition. No names or inscriptions. Reduced combined P&P available on multiple orders.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 92pp. Still well bound and interior in nice clean condition. No names or inscriptions. Reduced combined P&P available on multiple orders.

Condition: Very Good.

Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: New. 4th ed.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. THE BOARDS AND SPINE ARE BUMPED AND RUBBED BUT THE GILT IS BRIGHT. THERE IS A STICKER TO THE FRONT PASTEDOWN AND THE FFEP IS CONSIDERABLY STAINED. THERE'S A FOLD OUT LEAFLET TO THE BACK PASTEDOWN THAT HAS MARKED THE STAINED FINAL BLANK PAGE. THERE'S FOXING TO THE PAGE EDGES AND THE GILT ALONG THE TOP EDGE HAS DULLED BUT INSIDE THE PAGES APPEAR CLEAN AND CREASE FREE. ALL IN ALL A NICE EXAMPLE OF THIS BOOK.…

Condition: Very Good. 5 pages. The Royal Philosophical Society of Glasgow is a learned society established in 1802, for the improvement of the Arts and Sciences in the city of Glasgow, Scotland. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover, prepared for practicality - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: 13 x 21 cms. Category: Glasgow Philosophical Society; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on. Softcover (Booklet - Unbound Pages).…

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Rústica (Tapa blanda). Condition: Bien. Sin cubierta. Materia: Literatura medieval. Características físicas: Fremantle, Anne (prologuista). vii, 236 páginas ; 18 cm. Contiene: The languages of the literature, Latin authors, etc. Contracubierta manchada. Ubicación: R30B2-6. LIBRO.

Paperback. Condition: New. 4th ed.

Kartoniert / Broschiert. Condition: New.

HARDCOVER. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. 4to in dark blue thick linen covered boards with printed paper label to front cover (as issued), 88pp on thick art paper, colour plates, etc . [CONDITION: A well preserved AS NEW unmarked and unread copy ] . . . We always ship in STRONG PROTECTIVE CARD PARCELS.…

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Entire issue offered. Original printed wrappers. Near Fine. Contents: A. A. Mills and P. J. Turvey Newton's Telescope. An Examination of the Reflecting Telescope Attributed to Sir Isaac Newton in the Possession of the Royal Society (133-155) W. E. Knowles Middleton Some Italian Visitors to the Early Royal Society (157-173) Geoffrey Fryer John Fryer, F.R.S. and His Scientific Observations, Made Chiefly in India and Persia between 1672 and 1682 (175-206) A. E. Gunther The Royal Society and the Foundation of the British Museum, 1753-1781 (207-216) D. R. Oldroyd and D. W. Hutchings The Chemical Lectures at Oxford (1822-1854) of Charles Daubeny, M.D., F.R.S. (217-259) John Shorter Humphrey Owen Jones, F.R.S. (1878-1912), Chemist and Mountaineer (261-277). …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket as Issued. The Diesel Engineering School of Los Angeles - An ethical institution for original research in the application of diesel power and complete training in the principles and practice of diesel engineering. Brown embossed boards are soiled and corners worn.…

Hardcover. Condition: gut. 2017. London Painters In englischer Sprache. pages.

1989. Paperback. 174 pp. Good copy Wit contributions: Leopold: Clock-maing in Britain and the Netherlands; Palm: Leeuwenhoek and other Duch Correspondents of the Royal Society. a.o. l Volume 43, Number 2. July 1989.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Entire issue offered. Original printed wrappers. Near Fine. Contents: Mark Oliphant Some Personal Recollections of Rutherford, the Man (7-23) Harrie Massey Nuclear Physics Today and in Rutherford's Day (25-44) N. Feather Rutherford. Faraday. Newton (45-55) Lord Blackett Rutherford (57-59) W. Bennett Lewis Some Recollections and Reflections on Rutherford (61-63) Nevill Mott Rutherford and Theory (65-66) P. P. O'Shea Ernest Rutherford. His Honours and Distinctions (67-74) J. B. Adams Four Generations of Nuclear Physicists (75-94) The Lord Denning Anniversary Dinner 1971 (95-102) N. S. Hetherington The Hevelius-Auzout Controversy (103-106) J. A. Bennett Wren's Last Building? (107-118) A. W. Slater Luke Howard, F.R.S. (1772-1864) and His Relations with Goethe (119-140) John R. Levene Benjamin Franklin, F.R.S., Sir Joshua Reynolds, F.R.S., P.R.A., Benjamin West, P.R.A. and the Invention of Bifocals (141-163) Edward Salisbury The Retirement of Mr I. Kaye: Librarian to the Society (165). …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 8vo. Original publisher's red cloth lettered gilt on spine. pp 31. Fine in VG- clean printed dust jacket chipped at spine ends.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hardback. 8vo.pp. 44. Original publisher's cloth binding in dark red, lettered gilt at spine. Transcription of inaugural lecture at Oxford University on the 5th of June, 1920/'Shakespeare's English' by George Gordon. S.P.E. tract No.XXIX. H/w poem from WPK on headed paper 'Western club, Glasgow' to "Dear Carola." (Carola Lenanton ) with a h/w note in pencil: "poem written to me for my wedding day by WPK April 26 '22" William Paton Ker was Fellow of All Souls; Professor of Poetry. Fine illustrated bookplate on title page 'Bride Hall. G &C Lananton.' From the library of Gerald and Carola Lenanton of Bride Hall, near Ayot St. Lawrence in Hertfordshire. Carola was a well-known author and historical novelist; Gerald was the director of Britain's timber production during WW2. Their home, Bride Hall, is now best known for its wartime role as SOE's 'Station VI', a top secret experimental weapons establishment. The bookplate is very much like the work of Reynolds Stone. Very good. Spine slightly faded. Endpapers slightly tanned.…

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - This book is a collection of Greek poetry from various authors and periods, compiled in the 10th century AD. It includes important works by renowned poets such as Sappho, Anacreon, and Theocritus, as well as lesser-known writers. The poems cover a wide range of genres, from love songs to elegies and epigrams. This is an essential work for students of Greek literature and poetry.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the 'public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

See his entry in the Oxford DNB. 2pp, 12mo. Bifolium. In good condition, lightly aged, with spike hole to one corner. Folded once. From the context the recipient is clearly James S. Cotton, editor of the Academy. He explains that 'Mr S. Reinach' (the French archaeologist Salomon Reinach, 1858-1932) recently wrote to him to say that he would send him 'a copy of his book Chroniques d'Orient if I would review it. I said I would with pleasure review it somewhere. Yesterday the book reached me addressed to me (probably owing to some mistake of the publishers) as "redacteur de l'Academy"'. If the editor has not received another copy Paton will either forward the copy he has received, 'or, if you will permit me, retain it and write a notice of the book for the Academy.'. …

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - This book is a collection of Greek poetry from various authors and periods, compiled in the 10th century AD. It includes important works by renowned poets such as Sappho, Anacreon, and Theocritus, as well as lesser-known writers. The poems cover a wide range of genres, from love songs to elegies and epigrams. This is an essential work for students of Greek literature and poetry.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the 'public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Three volumes: Tragedies, Comedies, Histories. Two volumes (Tragedies and Histories) withdrawn from Bib. Maj. Heythrop), so small library stamps on first blank page. Comedies volume was part of a different set. Beautifully bound in leather and decorated in gold and colours. Pages with uneven edges as designed. Paper darkened with age and occasional foxing, mostly on inside front and back covers. Hinges on Tragedies and Histories volumes cracked, but still firm. Comedies volume much more bleached and with slight damage to bottom and top of spine. Comedies volume covers rubbed and bumped all over. All volumes with bumped corners. Tragedies and Histories volumes with tops and bottoms of spines slightly torn and with white remains of library stickers on front covers. Please see photos for condition. Please ask for more photos - I can only post five photos on AbeBooks. We are happy to provide additional details. Courier delivery in UK is included in price. Please contact us and check re postage and packing prices if you're ordering from outside the UK. We may have to charge a bit extra, because these are three folio size volumes, and they are very heavy. Sir J. Noel Paton, R.S.A. (illustrator).…

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