Mccready Stuart Editor (8 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. b-994.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good +. Very Good + condition Softcover stiff wrappers. Includes Numerous color and b/w illustrations, Glossary, Further Reading and Index, 255 pages. The exception to the condition is a 3/4" closed tear on the bottom hinge of the front cover.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very Good. Teal boards clean and sound with attractive decorative woodcut design throughout; spine lettering intact. Minor splaying at head of text block. Interior clean and unmarked. Printed and bound in Italy with strong production values throughout. No ownership markings. A handsomely produced popular history of humanity's relationship with time, covering the full arc from ancient sundials and water clocks through medieval calendars, the longitude problem, mechanical clockwork, and the measurement of cosmic and geological time. Edited by Stuart McCready and published simultaneously by MQ Publications (London) and Sourcebooks (Naperville), the volume is richly illustrated with historical images and designed to a high standard — printed in Italy on quality paper with full-color and duotone illustrations throughout. A solid gift and reference book for history of science and horology enthusiasts. Carefully packed and shipped in a box. Shipped via USPS with tracking provided. International shipping available. Additional photographs available upon request. SCI 1a. …

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. A very nice unread copy. In modern times we rely without thinking on accurate technology to tell the time. But the quest for a reliable method took many centuries and involved some fascinating and heroic leaps of science. In this accessible and colorful book, an international team of scientists, philosophers, and historians explain the many different approaches to understanding time throughout the world. Illustrated throughout. Color Photographs (illustrator).…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition.

Paperback octavo, very good condition, thick card covers (with flaps), colour & black & white photos & paintings, tip frot flyleaf faintly creased, minimal edgewear. 255 pp. (This copy: The Discovery of Happiness, edited by Stuart McCready, MQ Publications, London, 2001.) This comprehensive pictorial book of essys looks at what makes people happy. An international team of philosophers, historians, and psychologists explain what teachers of the east and the west, ancient and modern, have discovered about happiness.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Minimal edgewear and remainder mark. ISBN 1570716749. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Remainder mark and very light edgewear. ISBN 1570716757. Book.