George Macbeath (54 results)

Condition: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: New. First. Generations of practical and ingenious Maritimers have given the word great things. Since the mid-nineteenth century, scientists have fanned out into the world from colleges and universities that are among the oldest in North America. Great Maritime Achievers in Science and Technology brings together the achievements of more than 30 of these trail-blazing scientists and inventors, many of whom gained national and international prominence in the second half of the nineteenth century and the first half of the twentieth. Among those profiled in the book are Grace Annie Lockhart, the first woman in the British Empire to earn a university science degree; Charles Fenerty, who discovered how to make paper out of wood; Abraham Gesner, who invented kerosene and fathered the petroleum industry; and others whose practical, yet creative minds helped change the course of Canada's scientific history.…

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

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

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Generations of practical and ingenious Maritimers have given the word great things. Since the mid-nineteenth century, scientists have fanned out into the world from colleges and universities that are among the oldest in North America. Great Maritime Achievers in Science and Technology brings together the achievements of more than 30 of these trail-blazing scientists and inventors, many of whom gained national and international prominence in the second half of the nineteenth century and the first half of the twentieth. Among those profiled in the book are Grace Annie Lockhart, the first woman in the British Empire to earn a university science degree; Charles Fenerty, who discovered how to make paper out of wood; Abraham Gesner, who invented kerosene and fathered the petroleum industry; and others whose practical, yet creative minds helped change the course of Canada's scientific history. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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

Unknown Binding. Condition: Very Good. 1969. Pages all clean tight and bright. Cover is clean and strong.

Oblong Illustrated Stiff Wraps. Condition: Near as New. Dust Jacket Condition: NA. Quirte Scarce: 76 photo illustrated pages.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Illustrated.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Very Good condition. Minor wear. Binding tight, pages clean. Gift inscription inside front cover. Dust jacket in good condition with moderate wear, small tears, chips and rubbing present. Pictures available upon request. Barrett, Wayne (illustrator).…

Soft cover. Condition: Good. In good clean condition.

24 pp; staple-bound booklet; fine overview of the wooden sailing craft that plied the St. John River, New Brunswick, Canada in the 1800's; well-illustrated with b & w photos; a Reprint from the January 1957 issue of The American Neptune; in illustrsted wraps.

Condition: New.

Paperback / softback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 349 pages. Illustrated.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine (Book Condition). An excellent copy, but for previous owner's signature on ffep and price sticket on ffep. Text clean, binding strong. [Our rating system: 1. Fine; 2. Near Fine; 3. Very Good; 4. Good; 5. Fair.]. Book.

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Very Fine. Printed in Hong Kong. Very large, thinner oblong book, fine dark red cloth, gilt lettering very bright on spine, 89 color photos on heavy photo paper. DJ has color photo of women beating apples out of tree for cows, butterscotch yellow spine and back. DJ has very tiny surface wear spot at spine bottom left edge. Near Very Fine DJ/Very Fine book. Barrett, Wayne (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. First Edition. Original dark green cloth over boards with silver gilt lettering on spine. Photographic dustjacket with white lettering. A very informative introduction to New Brunswick and the Saint John area through full-page colour photos by a husband-and-wife team. 80 pp. Size: 9x11 Oblong. Wayne Barrett and Anne MacKay (illustrator). Book.…

Card covers. xiv,176 Pp. 7 illus. & fldg. map Based on the Notes of Capt. C.C. Taylor. Covers sl. worn, generally good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First ( No Additional printings). Maroon cloth on boards. Unclipped DJ. Gift note. Introduction by Dr. George MacBeath, a favourite local historian and author. Photography by Wayne Barrett. Unpaginated. Approx. 78 pp. Size: 8 1/2 x 10 1/2 Oblong. Wayne Barrett (illustrator). Book.…

Soft cover. Condition: Good Plus to Very Good. No Jacket. First ( No Additional printings). Original trade paperback with cover drawing by Edward Thomas Coke. Previous owner's name and date on title page. No other marks or damage. A history of a beautiful, old building and a call to make use of it as it was intended once again. 76 pp. Size: 8 1/2 x 10 1/2 Oblong. Photos and Drawings (illustrator). Book.…

Trade Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Subtitled " An illustrated history of the steamboat era on the St. John River. Based on the notes of Capt. C.C. Taylor (1868-1941)." Clean inside and out. Lots of black and white photos. Fold out map of the St. John River in rear.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 75 p. : ill. (some col.), ports. ; 21 x 26 cm. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine (Book Condition). An excellent copy, but for previous owner's signature on ffep and price sticket on ffep. Text clean, binding strong. [Our rating system: 1. Fine; 2. Near Fine; 3. Very Good; 4. Good; 5. Fair.]. Book.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Type: Canadiana / Ex-lib. this ex-library copy is tight and the text is clean and unmarked.usual library stamps.illustrated with many B&W photos.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Light blue pictorial softcover with black lettering. Gift inscription. Many photos of steamers on the St. John River. Map inside back cover shows stops. Credit goes to Capt. C.C. Taylor for collecting relevant facts. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. B & W Photos and Foldout Map (illustrator). Book. …