Illustrated Maps Plans (38 results)

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Illustrated by fold out maps and plans (illustrator). Decorative Boards; Epochs Of Modern History; 251 pages.

Hardback. Condition: Good. Illustrated by 50 maps and plans (illustrator). Cover Slightly Worn; 312 pages.

Soft Cover. Condition: Good. Softback. 7th Edition. Shiny cover. Slightly creased but Good. Includes 40 itineraries, a four-colour atlas, many illustrations and plans and detailed practical information. Book.

Condition: New. 2009 N&M Press reprint (original pub 1837). SB in two volumes xxii + 428 and xi + 352 pp. Maps and Plans & PlatesPublished Price £29.95 The author of this epic of early exploration, Capt. James Alexander, was the soldier-explorer who led an 1836 expedition, sponsored by the Government and the Royal Geographical Society, into the interior of South West Africa (todayâs Namibia). Travelling by ox-wagons, his route lay north from Cape Town, across the Orange River into the interior and, running dangerously short of water, out at Walfisch Bay - a 4,000-mile trek through unexplored desert wilderness. His book is a compendium of early exploration, including observations of flora and fauna, and the native peoples in the area they travelled through. He also amassed a large collection of zoological and scientific specimens.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. illustrated edition with maps and city plans (illustrator).

Hard Covers. Condition: Very Good. Illustrated with Maps, Plans, and Engravings (illustrator). New Edition. a solid copy in 3/4 leather over brown pebbled boards with decorated edges and endpapers; solid binding and pages are white and bright; leather spine and corners, somewhat worn; This is a large book and International orders will require additional postage; ---------- SATISFACTION GUARANTEED --------- FAST, COURTEOUS SERVICE ------ ALL DUSTJACKETS ARE COVERED WITH NEW CLEAR MYLAR PROTECTOR ----- Size: 8 x 11".

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Illustrated with Maps, Plans, and Engravings (illustrator). New Edition. a solid copy in 3/4 leather over brown pebbled boards with decorated edges and endpapers; solid binding and pages are white and bright; leather spine and corners, somewhat worn; This is a large book and International orders will require additional postage; ---------- SATISFACTION GUARANTEED --------- FAST, COURTEOUS SERVICE ------ ALL DUSTJACKETS ARE COVERED WITH NEW CLEAR MYLAR PROTECTOR ----- Size: 8 x 11".

Orange Cl. W. Black Letters Bk. Sl. Worn at Edges. Orig. Engl. Ed. Social Hiist. Pre-Columbian. SmFol. Prof. illlus. w. maps,plans, plates, illus.in text pllus xxxvi,602pp. on heavy paper, incl. notes , index, bibliogr., etc. VG.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Illustrated with maps, plans and engravings (illustrator). The book is tight and fairly clean, the only markings is a large stamp on the title page from the publishers. It says,"with compliments of Clark & Maynard". The green decorated boards have some edge wear and corner bumps.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. a series of 96 plates containing 229 coloured maps and diagrams; with an Introductiton illustrated by 41 maps and plans in black and white; and a complete index (illustrator). 5th or later Edition. Firmly bound, red cloth boards. Scuffing and dust spotting on cover and spine. No jacket.

Hard Cover. Condition: Fair. Illustrated with Maps, Plans, and Engravings. (illustrator). Revised Edition. book is missing front cover and spine, back cover detached but binding is still very good and internally text is bright and clear; ---------- SATISFACTION GUARANTEED --------- FAST, COURTEOUS SERVICE ------ ALL DUSTJACKETS ARE COVERED WITH NEW CLEAR MYLAR PROTECTOR ----- this is a large book and International orders will require additional postage; Size: 7 x 10". Previous Owner Signature.

Soft Covers. Condition: G. Dust Jacket Condition: None. Photos, Plans, Maps, Tables (illustrator). 3rd. None. 3rd. 20cm By 13.5cm. This sociological study of the last Polynesians still living a primative lifestyle was first published in England in 1936, with a second edition in 1957. This Beacon Press paperback edition of 1963 was abridged by Firth who provided a new introduction. The 14 chapters cover all aspects of traditional Polynesian, including adjustments to civilisation and modern populations probems. Most, however deal with ancient social contacts, customs, cultures and island life. 488 pages, plus appendix and index, 10 b/w photos, plans, tables, maps, genealogies. Pictorial soft covers with edgewear, bumped corners, few slight nicks, On the contents page five chapters have been ringed with ink, occasional pencil margin marks and brief notes, text block otherwise VG.

Hardcover. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: G. Colour, b/w illus, Maps, Plans (illustrator). 1st. 1st. 25.5cm deep By 19cm. Tz'U-Hsi, the Dower Empress of China from 1835 to 1908, ruled more than 400 million people in a ruthless way, failing to adapt to changes internationally. This led to the downfall of the dynesty shortly after her death. This is an excellent study of the vast Chinese Empire during the tempestuous times of her rule. 271 pages, 32 pages colour illustrations, about 100 b/w including maps, plans, pict e/papers. Blue hard covers with gilt front decoration, spine titles VG with light, shallow, fade strips front top and lower. Internally excellent. Colour art DJ (price clipped) has 3cm, tear top front adjacent spine, small V section missing spine top at back fold, small tears front flap fold top and lower, few chips,small tears, creases.

Soft. Condition: Very good+. Illustrated with maps and plans. (illustrator). Very good+. Stapled. 38pp.

Soft. Condition: Very good+. Illustrated with maps and plans. (illustrator). Very good+. Stapled. 47pp.

Soft. Condition: Very good+. Illustrated with maps and plans. (illustrator). Very good+. Stapled. 30pp.

Hardcover. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. Photos, Plans, Maps (illustrator). 1st. 1st. 22cm Deep 26.5cm. Beginning with the first motor powered airship in Germany in 1897 which exploded and crashed killing its inventor and his engineer to the dramatic loss of the Hindenberg in May 1937 this folio is devoted to pictures and text of airship wrecks, including those of WWI, until the Hindenburg disaster effectively destroyed them as a form of civil air travel. A wonderful collection of large format photos, coupled with informative text. 73 pages, sepia tone photos throughout, plans, diagrams, maps, diagram e/papers. Black hard covers with silver front decoration, spine titles, excellent, ditto textblock, Wrap-round, pictorial DJ VG with few tiny chips.

Soft Covers. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: None. Photos, Maps, Plans, Tables (illustrator). 1st. Soft Covers. None. 1st. 24 Cm By 18cm. The Dunedin, Peninsula and Ocean Beach Railway Company, a pioneer NZ rail operator was also involved in surburban services, including tramways. Formed in 1874 the company's first train ran in 1876, but by the latrer years of the century the company's position had become economically unstable, its situation confused and eventually its operations ceased, another of the private rail company's to disappear. 112 pages, 19 b/w photos, plus maps, plans, tables, company seal front cover, double-end locomotive profile inside front cover. Book ex-library, covers have been strengthened with applied clear plastic sheet, with front and back gutters reinforced, small library numbering label lower front adjacent spine, small circular sticker with red NZ below, pocket, issue sheet , library stamp, crossed barcode on half title, small inked numbers, codes (two lines) title page verso, no other library markings. Textblock VG.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Illustrated by Maps, Plans & Folding Plates (illustrator). A nice copy of the French edition of the baedeker Guide for Switzerland. Plates & Maps in good condition. Verlag Karl Baedeker, founded by Karl Baedeker in 1827, is a German publisher that pioneer worldwide travel guides. Usually referred to simply as "Baedekers", these excellent guidebooks contain important introductions to various regions of the world, along with specific information about routes and travel facilities; and historical descriptions of important buildings, sights, attractions and museums. For the convenience of travellers, they contain many reliable maps and town plans all bound in a convenient pocket format.; Experience the pleasure of reading and appreciating this actual printed item. It has its own physical history that imbues it with a character lacking in ephemeral electronic renderings.

Paperback, edges worn, vol II with reading fold on spine, edges of the pages discolored, else in good condition. Text in English. Please see description or ask for photos.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. With Maps and Plans (illustrator). First Edition. Cloth. Very Good. First Edition. Travel Geography. Owner's Name. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Red/gilt, color foldout map, 460 pgs, index, many ads rear, tight copy. Owner's Name.

Hardcover. Condition: VG+. Dust Jacket Condition: VG+. Colour, b/w Photos, Plans, Maps Etc (illustrator). 2nd Impression. Hard Cover. VG+/VG+. 2nd Impression. 28.5cm deep By 22.5cm. This book will excite any rail buff, particulary enthusiast for the famous names of British rail before nationalisation. In all ways this is an excellent, evocative book, for text, illustrations and production standards and was produced with great care to mark the 150th anniversary of GWR, The 20 chapters cover all aspects of the GWR's history, equipment, routes, infrastructure, branch lines, you name it, in 208 pages. Iillustrated throughout in colour, mainly photos, b/w illustrations, plans, documents, tables etc. Intext maps, large folded map at back. The book is in immaculate condition, with a former owner's small address label top corner FFEP. The DJ, with its impressive front cover painting by Georgte Heiron is unmarked. Second impression same year as first.

Hardcover. Condition: VG+. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. Photos, Maps, Plans, sketches (illustrator). 1st. 1st. 22.5cm By 14.5CM. The ship of this "Saga" is the small steamer Earl of Zetland, built in 1877 to serve the isolated communities of the Shetland Islands, a task she performed with extreme distinction until 1946, including the dangerours years of two world wars. Robson has followed here career, adventures, misadvetures, salvage and rescue work as well as her battles with the elements in great detail. The last quarter of the book deals were her final commission, as the Yehuda Halevy carrying nearly 400 would-be Jewish immigrants from North Africa to Israel in 1947. For many hers was a heroic end to a wonderful life of service. 336 pages including sources and index, numerous black and white photos, b/w sketches by author, maps, ship profiles. Blue hard covers with silver front/spine titles VG+, the only blemish is a faint water-mark top front pastedown/top FFEP both adjacent gutter, text block otherwise excellent. Art/pictorial DJ VG with few light creases, few tiny chips.

Hard with Dust Jacket. Condition: Fine in like dust jacket. Illustrated with maps and plans. (illustrator). First printing. Fine in like dust jacket. 215pp. RRP £19.99.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. illustrated with 21 maps and plans and 58 photographs (illustrator). 1st Edition. Re-bound in hardback. Card boards, black cloth spine and corners. Scuffing on the spine and edges of covers. Creases on top corners of the last few pages. No jacket.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Illustrated with a small number of black and white maps and site location plans (illustrator). Probably published in the middle of the 1980's. Some light handling wear to covers including a small tear to the spine.

Soft cover. Condition: G. Dust Jacket Condition: None. Photos, Plans, Maps , Graphs (illustrator). 1st. Light Card. None. 1st. 24cm by 17.5cm. An interesting history published to commemorate the Kiandra gold rush of 1859-60, with mining continued in a limited way until the late 1930s. In the late 1940s the area was an important part of the enormous Snowy Mountains Scheme for power generation and irrigation purposes. A fine local history, examining social. civic, recreational and other activities in additioin to mining. 74 pages, well illustrated with 13 b/w photographs and nine figures --- maps, plans, graphs, diagrams. Card covers illustrated with historic b/w photos, few foxing speckles on front, text block stapled and tight. Book is slightly buckled, apparently from damp, unobtrusive watermarks visible few page vertical edges, but not intruding to text or photographs.

Hardcover. Condition: VG+. Dust Jacket Condition: None. Photos, Plans, Diagrams, Maps (illustrator). 1st. None. 1st. 18.5cm deep By 23.5cm. This "story of the world's biggest ships" was published fairly early in the life of the super tanker or Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCC) or Ultra Large Crude Carriers (ULCC) as they are known by the more technically conscious. The first are larger than 200,000 deadweight tons and the second more that 350,000 tons. These huge ships answered the growing world-wide demand for oil fuels and the oil crisis of 1973. While designed for the general reader this book describes well the demand for these super ships, design, construction, employment and the environmental problems they created, as well as the origins and evolution of the oil tanker. 144 pages including glossary and index, b/w photos throughout ( a fine collection) plus plans, diagrams and maps. Green/blue hard covers with black front/spine titles VG+ with three small spots on front. Text block excellent. Not ex-library, no inscriptions,red ink mark top page edges.

Hardcover. Condition: VG+. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. Photos, Maps, Plans (illustrator). 1st. 1st. 22 cm By 14cm. Rodney Shire, in Victoria, was promulgated in 1886 and this history follows its development from the first European settlers through its progress and that of its towns, villages and settlements, All aspects of life are covered ranging through agriculture, civic administration, education, religion and community interests up to the late 1960s. 334 pages including biographical and general indices, 25 b/w photos, 4 maps/plans, several lists personalities. Green hard covers with black front/spine titles VG+, neat inked name top FFEP, text block otherwisee NF. Colour art DJ two short tears, few chips.

HARDCOVER. Condition: Very Good. Illustrated by 100 Engravings, 40 Maps Plans (illustrator). First Edition; 6,000 copies. VERY GOOD CONDITION, CLEAN, SOLID,BRIGHT .NAME EP IN INK PEN "TED SMITH". .head spine 1/2" chip, bit spine fade, cover has some mottled light areas.; GOLD SPINE TITLES ON DECORATED SPINE . COVER 2X2" GOLDEN DOOR IN WALL COVER ART ALL ON BROWN CLOTH HARD COVERS.COVER HAS BLIIND EMBOSSED DECORATIVE LINES. **INCLUDES 1875 PREFACE, SAME DATE AS TP DATE. MID BOOK HAS DOUBLE PAGE COLORED MAP OF TRAVELS OF ST. PAUL. .OTHER ILUST ETC IN BOOK.; color maps; 495pg pages; .follows the arrangement of the books of the bible.