03e (7 results)

Hardcover. 1st edition. VG book. FINE inside. Few minor cover & text block edge flaws. 9"x6",633pp Very tight. Book stays closed when stood on its spine. VG book. Tight. FINE inside. Profusely illustrated w b/w plates.

Hardcover. 1st edition. VG book. Few very minor cover flaws; scuffed extrems, cover gilt faded a bit, text block edges lightly foxed. 9"x6", 578pp. FINE inside. Very tight. Book stays closed when stood on its spine. Very Good book. Profusely illustrated with b/w plates, one a fol.

Hardcover. 1st edition. VG book. Bright & tight. FINE inside BUT: scuffed extrems. Text block edges & pastedowns lightly foxed. 9"x6", 544pp. Also illustrated with six fold out color maps. Very tight, book stays closed when stood on its spine. With a very interesting 26 page artical - 'The Utilization of Solar Energy' by A.S.E. Ackerman. VERY GOOD book. FINE text. Illus w maps, plates, few in color.

Hardcover. 1st edition. GOOD book. FINE text & plates, including the fold outs. Bright & clean. Tight despite the started signatures. 9"x6", li,727pp. Few other minor flaws. Cover extrems scuffed, top edge lightly dusted. Despite the starting the book is still tight as the book tends to stay closed when stood on its spine. Profusely illustrated with b/w plates (few in color) and two fold outs. Of particular interest to this deale (being close to Buffalo) is Martin's 10 page "The Utilization of Niagara". At the time Niagara Falls electricity had only arrived in Buffalo, 22 miles away, just the year before. This artical was preceded by a 20 page general discussion on the transmission of energy. The artical's conclusion was alternating current electricity could be transmited 35 miles. Samuel Langley was Secretary of the Smithsonian. He was an early pioneer in heavier than air flight. GOOD book. Would be Very Good bUT: weak hinges & 2 signatures st.

Hardcover. b/w photos & maps. (illustrator). 2nd edition. VG book. Cover worn & sunned, but binding tight. Upper, inner, hinge paper cracked, hinge itself tight. One loose photo. Pastedowns browned. Text quite nice, few tiny scattered spots of stain. The Khaleefa's army of 50,000 dervishes took over the Sudan in the late 1850s. VG book. 2nd ed. Gilt lettered green cloth, red "wax" stamp.

Hardcover. 1st edition. VG book. Bright & tight. FINE inside. Scuffed extrems, text block edges lightly foxed. No other flaws. 9"x6", lvii,726pp. Profusely illustrated with full page plates & in text. At least two fold outs. Very tight. Book stays closed when stood on its spine. Very Good book. Very tight. Flawless text and plates.

Hardcover. 1st edition. NEAR FINE book. Thick 4to. xi,195pp. Bright & tight. FINE inside. Flawless plates. Limited ed. #486 of 1500 copies. NEAR FINE book. 1st ed. Blue cloth w gilt spine lettering.