Charles Born (184 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Good - Very Good. No Jacket. Charles Binger (cover) (illustrator). PBO - Paperback Original. A 1st print (stated) of a PBO from the late 1950s of Permabook edition, # M-3119, of an 87th Precinct mystery. "Detective Cotton Hawes hunts down a compulsive murderer!" GGA cover. Edge wear with rubbing to the front cover and hinges. The lightly browned pages are clean and crisp. A good to very good copy.

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. First few and last few pages have a little water staining near the spine but all pages are otherwise clean. The first few pages also have a mild bend or crease in the upper right corner. Front and back covers lightly soiled with a few additional water stains. Mailing address label crossed out and overwritten by hand on the back cover along with a postage due label and stamped postage due notice. A little insect damage here and there along the edges of the covers and spine. The magazine will be backed with cardboard and carefully packed in a sturdy, flat box to ensure safe transit. This issue includes: "Nuclear Bomb Tests" by Eugene Rabinowitch; "Behind the Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb: Chicago, 1944-45" by Alice Kimball Smith; "The Concept of Reality in Physics" by Max Born; "Population Problems" by Charles Darwin; "Population, Production, and Birth Control" by Chou Pei-Yuan; "Scientists Urge Lifting of Travel Restrictions" by FAS Pasport Committee; "George Braxton Pegram, 1876-1958"; "Conference of Experts: Conclusions on Test Detection"; "News Roundup"; "John M. McCone: New AEC Chairman"; "Gordon Dean, 1905-1958"; and "Books".

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Softcover. Condition: Très bon. Légères traces d'usure sur la couverture. Edition 2021. Ammareal reverse jusqu'à 15% du prix net de cet article à des organisations caritatives. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Book Condition: Used, Very good. Slight signs of wear on the cover. Edition 2021. Ammareal gives back up to 15% of this item's net price to charity organizations.

Condition: New.

Hardback or Cased Book. Condition: New. Vesalius, Reformer and Martyr of Science. A Historical Sketch. Book.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: New.

On a piece of paper roughly 3.5 x 9 cm, with embossed details of stationers. Good, with tiny crease to one corner. A clear signature, in pencil.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Adolf Born (illustrator). Leichte Kratzer / Abnutzungen / Druckstellen. Antologie osmi povidek od sesti velkych literatu 19. stoleti, v cele s Charlesem Dickensem.Vedle sve romanove tvorby se Charles Dickens s nadsenim venoval i vydavani casopisu, zprvu tydeniku Household World, pozdeji tydeniku All the Year Round, kde ve specialnim vanocnim cisle vysel v roce 1859 i soubor povidek Strasidelny dum. Oproti predchozim sbirkam posilil Dickens v pritomnem souboru nadprirozenou tematiku, neodmyslitelne patrici ke svatecni atmosfere Vanoc. Nicmene i zde mel na mysli predevsim to, co ve svych predeslych vanocnich pribezich, mezi nez patrila napr. Vanocni koleda: totiz ukazat, ze tajuplnost zivota netkvi ve sfere ukazu presahujicich beznou vsednodenni zkusenost, v setkani s duchy, strasidly ci jinymi fantastickymi bytostmi, ale v zazracne obrode naseho vnitrniho sveta, sveta lasky a dobra. Vedle mene znamych autoru se ve sbirce predstavi Dickensovi slavni spolupracovnici Wilkie Collins a Elisabeth Gaskellova. Knihu uzavira zasveceny doslov Zdenka Berana, prekladatele a zaroven znalce doby a dila Charlese Dickense. Knihu s nadsenim ilustroval v lete 2015 Adolf Born, a tato kniha se tak bohuzel radi k jednomu z poslednich tvurcich pocinu tohoto vyznamneho ilustratora.

US edition. Folded sheet music in orange card folder. 30.5cm. pp. 8. Very Good. 3-hole punched, several pen lines though holds. Bright copy with no wear. Theme from film "While I Live", 1947.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Jacket and illustrations by Charles Keeping (illustrator). 1st Edition. First edition, first impression. Some edge wear, creasing and short closed tears to top and bottom of largely orange jacket and spine, some tiny loss to top and bottom of spine, corners rubbed with tiny loss, some overall time staining and some dark sticky marks to jacket but overall jacket still quite bright and unfaded, some faint spotting to page fore edges, not price clipped (18s), no inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg copy for its age. 157pp, illustrated. The story of the Nibelungenlied, retold for children. Edith Martha Almedingen (1898-1971), was an Anglo Russian novelist, biographer, children's author and member of the Royal Society of Literature.

Condition: New.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original orange and cream decorated paper covered boards with cloth spine, oxidized gilt title and author lettering to the spine, lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains 27 printed pages of text with colour illustrations throughout. Foxing to the end papers and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. POETRY, VERSE & RHYMES.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book is a fascinating biographical sketch of Andreas Vesalius, the great anatomical investigator who made his mark during the early stages of scientific research. The author delves into the bitter struggle between superstition and fanaticism that Vesalius faced and bravely fought against in the pursuit of scientific knowledge. During the time Vesalius lived, scientific investigation was considered a crime and was often met with torture and death. Despite this, Vesalius was committed to conducting his anatomical research underground, while in the present day, science and its discoveries are taught in magnificent temples of learning. The author also contrasts the treatment of science in the past and present, highlighting the significant changes that have taken place. It is a powerful reminder of the challenges faced by early pioneers of scientific research and celebrates the progress that has been made in the relentless pursuit of knowledge and enlightenment. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original scarlet covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9'' x 5½''. During the war Skorzeny was involved in a string of operations, including the removal of Hungarian Regent Miklós Horthy from power and the rescue mission that freed the deposed Italian dictator Benito Mussolini from captivity. Skorzeny led Operation Greif, in which German soldiers infiltrated enemy lines using their opponents' languages, uniforms, and customs. For this he was charged at the Dachau Military Tribunal with breaching the 1907 Hague Convention, but was acquitted. He escaped from an internment camp in 1948, hiding out on a Bavarian farm for 18 months, then spent time in Paris and Salzburg before eventually settling in Francoist Spain. In 1953 he became a military advisor to Egyptian President Mohammed Naguib and recruited a staff of former SS and Wehrmacht officers to train the Egyptian Army, staying on to advise President Gamal Abdel Nasser. He spent time in Argentina, where he acted as an advisor to President Juan Perón and as a bodyguard for Eva Perón. In 1962, Skorzeny was allegedly recruited by the Mossad and conducted operations for the agency. Contains [vi] 145 pp with monochrome maps and photographs throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0850525780 GERMANY [World War II].

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

IL RIORDINAMENTO DELLE COLLEZIONI DELLA CASA BUONARROTI A FIRENZE Conferenza Academia Nazionale dei Lincei 1970, Pb. gr. 8°, mit Fototafeln, gut erhalten - mit eigenhändiger Widmung "Für Günther., Zur Erinnerung an die Casa Buonarrotti und mit fröhlichen Weihnachtswünschen, der VERFASSER 1970".

L OMAGGIO A MICHELANGELO DI ALBRECHT DÜRER Conferenza Academia Nazionale dei Lincei 1972, Pb. gr. 8°, mit Fototafeln, gut erhalten - mit eigenhändiger Widmung "Für Günther, mit freundlichen Grüssen u. Wünschen, der Vf. 1972, Firence.".

Softcover/Paperback. 107 Seiten Seiten, mit zahlreichen Illustrationen. ; 8 Insgesamt durchgehend papierbedingt gebräunt. Typische Nachkriegsqualität. Mit einigen leichteren Gebrauchsspuren. Der hintere Umschlag ist im Falz zu zwei Dritteln angeöffnet. Trotz dieser genannten Mängel in einem durchaus noch recht guten Erhaltungszustand. RA1/130 Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 162.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original scarlet covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9'' x 5½''. During the war Skorzeny was involved in a string of operations, including the removal of Hungarian Regent Miklós Horthy from power and the rescue mission that freed the deposed Italian dictator Benito Mussolini from captivity. Skorzeny led Operation Greif, in which German soldiers infiltrated enemy lines using their opponents' languages, uniforms, and customs. For this he was charged at the Dachau Military Tribunal with breaching the 1907 Hague Convention, but was acquitted. He escaped from an internment camp in 1948, hiding out on a Bavarian farm for 18 months, then spent time in Paris and Salzburg before eventually settling in Francoist Spain. In 1953 he became a military advisor to Egyptian President Mohammed Naguib and recruited a staff of former SS and Wehrmacht officers to train the Egyptian Army, staying on to advise President Gamal Abdel Nasser. He spent time in Argentina, where he acted as an advisor to President Juan Perón and as a bodyguard for Eva Perón. In 1962, Skorzeny was allegedly recruited by the Mossad and conducted operations for the agency. Contains [vi] 145 printed pages of text with monochrome maps and photographs throughout. Fine condition book in very near Fine condition dust wrapper. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0850525780 GERMANY [World War II].

[ Un fascicule in-8°, broché.21800].

Hard Cover. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. HBDJ, 1995, Stated 1st Edition, FINE/FINE-,very light DJ edgewear, Oversized Folio white grey Tweed cvr Titled in Black on Spine cvr, Interiornice tight clean, 9 1/2 X 12 in. DJ Protected in Clear Mylar, Photo index, 256 pgs, (tall quarto) . Inner Flap DJ Original price of $65 Intact. Illustrated profusely in b/w photos. .Includes Horowitz, Truman Capote, Babe & Bill Paley, Jasper Johns, flag painter etc . Liberman began taking photos as boy in Moscow & has kept his camera with him thruout his Life.

Condition: New. pp. 526.