Pearce Williams Editor (13 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. HARDCOVER; ex-library; in very good condition with dustjacket and mylar covers. This is a heavy volume; extra shipping might be required for priority mail or international orders. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 159 pp. NAP. Contents divided into 23 chapters and 4 Parts: PART I : "The Origins of the Special Theory of Relativity" [Contributors: Sir Isaac Newton, Ernst Mach, Albert A. Michelson and Edward M. Morley, H.A. Lorentz, Jules Henri Poincare, Albert Einstein]; PART II : "The Nature of Relativity Theory" [Albert Einstein]; PART III : "How Was Relativity Theory Born?" [Albert Einstein, Sir Edmund Whittaker, Gerald Holton, Adolf Grunbaum]; PART IV : [1] "The Scientific Reaction to Einstein" [William F. Magie, Louis Trenchard More, Sir Arthur Stanley Eddington]; [2] "The Lay Reaction" [The New York Times Editorial, "A Mystic Universe" (January 28, 1928), H. Wildon Carr, Hugh Elliot, Thomas Jewell Craven, Pau; Chatham Squires, Jose Ortega yGasset]. Shiny black wrappers with Title lettering at top center front cover above abstract art object, an arc composed of many adjacent sets of parallel curved lines; Editor name lettering in light gray across middle front cover; Series name lettering in smaller white letters across bottom front cover. Rubbing wear down spine edges and at spine and cover corners; 1" soft creases at front cover corners; many white mini-creases and some white speckles on front cover (NOT in evidence on inside covers), just general useage signs; 21 pp. (of 159 pp.) have small amounts of ink underlining or margin lines; 4 pp. were once dog-eared; previous owner phone number and extension at top right half-title page/ffep: describes worse than it is, but there you have it. For a paperback 55 years old, it is still in good shape: the way to read a Science and Society Classic collection of essays.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Printing - First Thus. 224 pp. Trade paperback format. Lightly rubbed on the corners with a flat uncreased spine and a crease on the back cover; no interior markings. Cover art by Larry Zach. This story collection contains: Introduction by Todd W. Smith; Profiles of the Big Birds by Michael Pearce; Casing Tom's Place by Kathy Etling; Turkey Scouting Sabotage by Shirley Grenoble; Calls that Collect by Lovett Williams; How to Talk Turkey by John E. Phillips; Super Setups by John E. Phillips; Gobbler Gangs by Ben Conger; On the Final Approach by John Higley; Toms Take Time by Kathy Etling; Tackle a Tom by Michael Pearce; Bowbag a Gobbler by Jim Churchill; The Longest Yards by Michael Hanback; Fake and Take Turkeys by Kathy Etling; Curing Gobbler Hang-ups by John Higley; Double-team Your Gobbler by Bob Gooch; Goggle Shockers by Thomas Rose; Foul Weather Turkeys by Jim Zumbo; Turkeys Aren't Supposed to Do That by Tom Huggler; Sultan of the Swamp by H. Lea Lawrence; Why We Miss Turkeys by Jim Zumbo; Close Quarter Turkeys by Gerry Bethge; Fall Turkeys from Scratch by Kathy Etling; Dogging Turkeys by Larry Mueller; Deer Tactics for Turkeys by Bruce Brady; A Boy's First Turkey by Ray Eye; Gobbler Fever by Geoffrey Norman; Lessons from the Boss by Doug Harbour; and The Old Man and the Tom by Charles Elliott. Size: 8vo. Larry Zach; (illustrator). Book. …

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 44 pages. Illustrated. Tony Harrison - Two Poems, "Queuing for Charon" and "Uber al." / Hilary Mantel "The dead are all around us / Hugo Williams "Dear Room (poem)" / Perry Anderson "On Sebastiano Timpanaro" / Jonathan Ree "Tummy-Talkers" / Jeremy Harding At the British Museum / David Bromwich "Who had the most fun?" / Adewale Maja-Pearce "Onitsha Home Movies" / Frank Kermode "Nutmegged" / Michael Rogin "The Ugly Revolution".…

Soft Cover. Condition: Good. Some cover, edge wear, rub. Pages good, some highlight. Saddle-stitch bind. Good reading copy. 74 pages. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Stapled Wrappers. Condition: Good. First Edition. 34pp. Light bumps, creases & nicks as well as foxing particularly on covers.

Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. Slight shelf wear. Pages fine. 72 pages. Few bookstore marks. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 480 pages. 8.50x5.43x8.50 inches. In Stock.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. This copy includes newspaper cuttings, a photo plus signatures of associates and family of Pearce Gilbert , a copy of poems published in 1951 for customers of A.P. Gilbert and sons. Used but stiill good condition. Size - 210mm. x 145mm.Pp. 96.

paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 480 pages. 8.50x5.43x8.50 inches. In Stock.

4to. xii, 1079pp. Frontispiece to both volumes, plus a few text diagrams. In blue buckram with red title labels to spines. In blue dust wrappers in protective plastic sleeves. A near fine set. Extra postage will be required due to weight.