M Ilin (235 results)

Condition: New. COMO EL HOMBRE LLEGO A SER GIGANTE.

Condition: New. COMO EL HOMBRE LLEGO A SER GIGANTE.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Lapshin, N. (illustrator). No dust jacket, a mylar dust jacket has been added. Very Good binding is red cloth over boards, black lettering on the cover and spine, soiling to edges, spine shows toning. Name written on front free end paper dated "March 23,1952". Black-and-white illustrations by N. Lapshin. The binding is tight and pages are clean. The book measures 7.8" tall x 5.5" wide. Stated: "Tenth Impression".

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Vera Bock (illustrator). A Ring and a Riddle by M. Ilin, & E. Segal, translated by Beatrice Kinkead. Illustrated by Vera Bock . 1st edition, 1st printing. hardcover in dustjacket. Published by J. B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, 1944. IN "A Ring and a Riddle" two Soviet writers of popular books for children have borrowed the familiar form of the old fairy tales. But this time the magic gifts which enable the youngest son to make his fortune are explained in terms of modern science. The magic ring is the compass, the talking horn is the radio, the magic mirror is television. Vera Bock has provided effective, stylized illustrations. "jacket has some wear and tear, fading, book inside is very good, clean and tight".

Condition: New.

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. What Time is It? The Story of Clocks. Book.

Hardcover. First edition. Good/No Jacket (34530) Ex-library hardcover. Library information crossed out. Pocket removal scar. No dust jacket. Light usage. Clean, text unmarked. In English, translated from the Russian originals. . 268.

Hardcover. Blue cloth, black lettering, pictorial, no dj, edges rubbed bare, ex-lib. Antiques; 3235.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Eleventh Impression. Minor shelf wear to binding. Light wear and soiling to edges of text block. Tanning on pastedowns & endpapers. Text and images unmarked. Clipped dj shelf worn & tanned with chipping & small tears in a mylar cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition.

hardcover. Illus. by N. Lapshin (illustrator). 1st. 8vo, 135 pp. Spine slightly faded, else a nearly fine copy.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Cloth. Condition: Good. N. Lapshin (illustrator). Good+/no dust jacket. Red cloth hardcover. Fading to spine and former owners inscription on front endpapers. Normal light toning to pages. Nice solid copy.

Condition: Very good. - Octavo, maroon cloth titled in black on spine & in maroon within black rectangle on front cover, in red & white dw. The covers are very lightly bumped with light rubbing to the rear cover. The dw is lightly soiled & somewhat darkened with a piece out of the front panel. 135 pp. B&W textual illustrations & vignettes by N. Lapshin. Very good in good dw. Eighth printing."M. Ilin.is a young Russian engineer, brother of Marschak, the famous Russian poet and story-teller. Both brothers belong to a group of writers who are studying science and history and Soviet life and writing books not only for Russian children but for workers in factories and for peasants.All of them work together trying to make simple stories about the real world we live in."--From the publisher's note.

135pp. 8vo Illustrated in black and white by N. Lapshin Blue cloth Translated by Beatrice Kincead Covers very lightly soiled, rubbed: VG/no dj.

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

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dustjacket. Later Edition. ISBN . B00DPGHJPU Hardback. 1932 edtion. Tight sound copy with average wear overall, but pretty much a tight sound reading copy only due to being an Ex library copy with the usual faults, Ink stamps, spine label, card pocket, etc. No Signature.

Hardback. Eighth Printing. Edge staining, browning, slight musty odor; large chips, browning, tape repair to dustjacket make this a Reading Copy Only.

Hardcover. Condition: Good.

First edition ed. good condition only.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. N. Lapshin (Illustrator) (illustrator). First Edition, First Thus. Stated First Edition. Text/Bright & Near New w/trace margin discoloration. Illustrated blue linen boards/VG w/rubs & light fraying to leading edges, marked discoloration to backstrap, and light soiling. DJ/None. Maps to endpapers. PO name to fEP verso. Testimony of social optimism of 1935 Soviet Union. Ilin calls on "new, united human race" composed of all who work to take over ownership of lands from "its innumberable owners", subdue and control nature systematically for efficient productivity. A utopia in which the classless society of workers rule. 7 chapters on land/resource management: I, Making Over Deserts; II, The Coming of the Master; III, The Native Land of Grain; IV, Creating New Plants; V, A Living Map; VI, Bridling Rivers; VII, A Talk About Weather; VIII, Men & Mountains, and followed by Conclusion. In the Preface Maxim Gorky (1868 - 1936) describes the book as "how the energy of human beings" can subdue nature for the benefit of all. A moment in socio-political philosophy.

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

Hardcover. Condition: Good. bright red boards solid and tight showing slight wear.

Condition: Fair. No Edition Remarks. 34 pages. Illustrative jacket over red cloth. Contains black and white illustrations and colour plates throughout. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Minor dog-eared corners. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Bleaching to spine ends and edges. Light marks to boards. Unclipped jacket has heavy edgewear with some areas of loss, heavy tears, chips and, creasing. Visible tanning to spine. Noticeable rubbing to surfaces. Scuffing to edges.

HARDCOVER GREEN. Condition: GOOD. JACKET: SOILED DJ. LAPSHIN, N. (illustrator). not price clipped ($1.20), small bookshop plate on inside front board, ex. library pocket and time card. DATE PUBLISHED: 1932 EDITION: 132.

Condition: Fair. 1937. No Edition Remarks. 132 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with silver lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Binding remains firm.Pages are moderately tanned. Cracking to gutters, with exposed netting. Rear hinge is cracked. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and noticeable rubbing to surfaces. Strong tanning to spine and edges.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Vera Bock (illustrator). 1st. 1st printing; blue boards w/red titles/decorations; lite wear at extremities; clean, unmarked pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good EX-LIBRARY. No jacket. First Edition in English. no place (but Norwood, Massachusetts?): Artech House, 1979. Very Good EX-LIBRARY. Stamped "WITHDRAWN" on endpapers. No highlighting. No margin notes. Clean, square, and tight. A few sentences underlined (on 4 pages only). Illustrated throughout with diagrams and equations. Extensive bibliography lists 214 references. Translation from the Russian of Zaschita Ot Radiopomekh. Bound in the original black cloth. First Edition in English. Hardcover. Very Good EX-LIBRARY/No jacket. 8vo. (xv), 421pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Condition: Good. 1937. No Edition Remarks. 141 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over orange cloth. Contains black and white illustrations. Moderate tanning, with light foxing and marking to pages. Some rub-marking and tanning to pastedowns and endpapers with inscriptions to front. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Light bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Binding remains firm. Unclipped jacket with heavy edge wear, large tears and chipping, causing loss around edges and spine. Moderate tanning and creasing, with rubbing and marking.