Language: English
Published by Ultimate Publishing, Flushing, New York, 1968
Seller: Books of the World, Arlington, VA, U.S.A.
Magazine / Periodical
Digest-size Magazine. Condition: Very Good. Johhny Bruck; Jeff Jones; Robert Fuqua; Frank R. Paul; W. E. Terry; Ernest Schroeder; Vogel (illustrator). Very Good. Interior lightly tanned but unmarked. Spine square and tight, ends chipped. Three-quarter inch tears to top and bottom of rear hinge. Covers clean with light reading and shelf-wear. No mailing label. Not from a library. 148 pages. Edited by Harry Harrison. Includes: Spartan Planet (serial, part 1 of 2) by A. Bertram Chandler (subsequently published as the book False Fatherland, winner of the first Ditmar Award in 1969 for the best Australian Science Fiction); The Court of Kublai Khan (short novel, 1948) by David V. Reed; Heart of Light (novelet, 1946) by Gardner F. Fox; The Great Steel Panic (short story, 1928) by Fletcher Pratt and Irvin Lester; Incompatible (short story, 1949) by Rog Phillips; I Love Lucifer (novelet, 1953) by William P. McGivern.
SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Good. Vol. 24, No. 2. Pulp magazine. Edited by Howard Browne. Cover art by Robert Gibson Jones for "The Galaxy Raiders" (novelet) by William P. McGivern. Includes "Typewriter from the Future" (novelet) by Peter Worth; "The Last Orbit" by Charles Dye; "No Teeth for the Tiger" (1st SF story) by Paul W. Fairman; "Spiders of Saturn" by V. E. Theissen; "Tomb of the Seven Taajos" by Henry Hasse; "The Pranksters" by Rog Phillips (Roger P. Graham); "And No Tomorrow" by Russell Storm. Features: "The Observatory"; "Tomorrow's Workshop" by Clifford Gates; "Is This Our Future?" by Ralph Kelly; "Monorail Monster" by Guy Greene; "We Grow Our Air!" by Howard Gorman; "Smoke Screen" by Lee Owen; "Coming Events. . ." by John Cord; "Mutant Menace" by Robert Samson; 'Marbles in the Mud" by Edward Hanley; "The Link" by Salem Lane; "The Terrible Decade" by Stanley Abbott; "Children Should Be Seen. . ." by Don Elwood; ". . .And Not Heard" by Frank pillar; "Five Fast Hours" by Steve Lyons; "Superman - Supermarket!" by Henry Gade; "The Clubhouse" by Rog Phillips; "Fables from the Future" by Joseph Hill. Illustrated by Swiatek, Summers, Krupa, Hinton & Terry. Spine was weat with stains and wraps were deatched but have been glued back on; losses to spien ends; rear hineg stain; old tape near spine head; math in pencil on rear; standard wear and tear to edges; tanning; minor soiling. Book.
Published by Greenleaf Publishing, Evanston, IL, 1958
Magazine / Periodical
SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Good+ to Very Good-. Vol. 5, No. 1. Edited by William L. Hamling. Cover art by Lloyd Rognan for "Stay Out of Space!" (novel) by Dwight V. Swain. Includes "Return to Phoneytown" by Tom W. Harris; "Traitor Legion" by Robert Silverberg; "Lefty Baker's Nuthouse" by Rog Phillips; "Strike the First Blow!" by Randall Garrett; "Vanishing Act" by Robert Randall [Robert Silverberg & Randall Garrett]. Features: "The Editorial"; "The Cosmic Pen Club"; "Scientifilm Marquee"; "Letters from the Readers". Illustrated by D. Bruce Berry, and others. Stress; glue-mends to hinges; edge and corner wear; minor loss at spine ehad; creasing; tanning. Book.
Published by Doubleday Doran & Company Inc, NY, 1936
Seller: biblioboy, North Providence, RI, U.S.A.
Magazine / Periodical First Edition
paperback. Condition: Good. H. V. B. Kline (illustrator). First Edition. Good only copy 3/4" tear to the spine heel front cover, cover and some spine creasing with light general soiling, corner chipping to the front cover and less so to the first few interior pages, text paper fully tanned as usual mag15E.
Published by Foundation for Cultural Projects, New York, 1954
Seller: Cat's Cradle Books, Archdale, NC, U.S.A.
Softcover. Condition: Good with no dust jacket. Square, tight binding. Clean but age-darkened pages. Wraps have general light shelf wear, age-darkening. ; Contents: Hesse, "Two Stories"; Trilling, Mansfield Park"; Snodgrass, "Mhtis.ou Tis"; Walter, "Conservatism Recrudescent: A Critique"; Coxe, "Watching Water"; Coombs, "Secondary Landscape"; Mandelbaum, "Upon the Theme of Patria"; Bates, "Bestiary"; Greene, "The Relevance of Lautreamont"; Fergisson, "Theater Chronicle"; Hardwick, "Riesman Reconsidered"; reviews. ; 9.0" tall; 99 pages.
Published by Added Enterprises, New York, 1948
Seller: Cat's Cradle Books, Archdale, NC, U.S.A.
Softcover. Condition: Good with no dust jacket. Illustrated by Henri Matisse (illustrator). Square, tight binding. Clean but tanned pages. Wrappers have small amount of writing at top front, general light shelf wear, tanning. ; Contents: Gide, "Theseus (a novelette) "; Spender, "The Life of Literature"; Chase, "Dissent on Billy Budd"; Valéry, "The Angel (a poem) "; Davis, "Pound, Jeffers and Other Poets"; Flint, "Fiat Luce"; "The Creative Life in Our Time" (letters by Elizabeth Bowen, Graham Greene, V. S. Pritchett). frontispiece drawing; 9.0" tall; 105 pages.
SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good. Vol. 24, No. 2. Pulp magazine. Edited by Howard Browne. Cover art by Robert Gibson Jones for "The Galaxy Raiders" (novelet) by William P. McGivern. Includes "Typewriter from the Future" (novelet) by Peter Worth; "The Last Orbit" by Charles Dye; "No Teeth for the Tiger" (1st SF story) by Paul W. Fairman; "Spiders of Saturn" by V. E. Theissen; "Tomb of the Seven Taajos" by Henry Hasse; "The Pranksters" by Rog Phillips (Roger P. Graham); "And No Tomorrow" by Russell Storm. Features: "The Observatory"; "Tomorrow's Workshop" by Clifford Gates; "Is This Our Future?" by Ralph Kelly; "Monorail Monster" by Guy Greene; "We Grow Our Air!" by Howard Gorman; "Smoke Screen" by Lee Owen; "Coming Events. . ." by John Cord; "Mutant Menace" by Robert Samson; 'Marbles in the Mud" by Edward Hanley; "The Link" by Salem Lane; "The Terrible Decade" by Stanley Abbott; "Children Should Be Seen. . ." by Don Elwood; ". . .And Not Heard" by Frank pillar; "Five Fast Hours" by Steve Lyons; "Superman - Supermarket!" by Henry Gade; "The Clubhouse" by Rog Phillips; "Fables from the Future" by Joseph Hill. Illustrated by Swiatek, Summers, Krupa, Hinton & Terry. Standard wear and tear and small losses at overlaps; glue mend at lower rear cover hinge end; store stamps and price in pen on first page. Book.
SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good+. Vol. 24, No. 2. Pulp magazine. Edited by Howard Browne. Cover art by Robert Gibson Jones for "The Galaxy Raiders" (novelet) by William P. McGivern. Includes "Typewriter from the Future" (novelet) by Peter Worth; "The Last Orbit" by Charles Dye; "No Teeth for the Tiger" (1st SF story) by Paul W. Fairman; "Spiders of Saturn" by V. E. Theissen; "Tomb of the Seven Taajos" by Henry Hasse; "The Pranksters" by Rog Phillips (Roger P. Graham); "And No Tomorrow" by Russell Storm. Features: "The Observatory"; "Tomorrow's Workshop" by Clifford Gates; "Is This Our Future?" by Ralph Kelly; "Monorail Monster" by Guy Greene; "We Grow Our Air!" by Howard Gorman; "Smoke Screen" by Lee Owen; "Coming Events. . ." by John Cord; "Mutant Menace" by Robert Samson; 'Marbles in the Mud" by Edward Hanley; "The Link" by Salem Lane; "The Terrible Decade" by Stanley Abbott; "Children Should Be Seen. . ." by Don Elwood; ". . .And Not Heard" by Frank pillar; "Five Fast Hours" by Steve Lyons; "Superman - Supermarket!" by Henry Gade; "The Clubhouse" by Rog Phillips; "Fables from the Future" by Joseph Hill. Illustrated by Swiatek, Summers, Krupa, Hinton & Terry. 1/3" off spine head; about standard edgewear, perhaps a little less. Book.
Published by New York: Foundation for Cultural Projects, Inc., 1955
Seller: Philip Smith, Bookseller, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st edition. VG. 8vo, 144pp, printed wrappers. Includes poems by Lorca, W. S. Merwin, et al., plus work by a range of other important contributors. Unmarked copy with patches of spots and toning to spine and covers. Not Signed.
Published by United States Government Printing Office., 1960
Seller: Eryops Books, Stephenville, TX, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. ORIGINAL 1960 PUBLICATIONS; TWO (2) USGS Water-Supply papers bound together; HARDCOVER; ex-library; in very good condition. Book.
Language: English
Published by The Red Star News Company, Publisher, New York, 1938
Seller: Raymond Tait, Beccles, SUFFO, United Kingdom
First Edition
US$ 34.55
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketMass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. Watson, Emmett (illustrator). First Edition. Contains 'Detective William Brown' by Woolrich; 'Copper!' by Allen; 'Peace be With You' by Brandon; 'Figures on Murder' by Holden; 'The Lady's in Hades' by Davis; 'Little Rabbit' by Phillips; 'Indians Never Forget' by Booth; 'Gold Fang the Killer' by Alexander; 'Illustrated Crimes' by Allen; 'Guardian Angel' by Adlams; 'They're Swindling You!' by Wrentmore; and 'Solving Cipher Secrets' by Ohaver. Chipping around the edges of the front and rear covers with some loss in several places and two small patches of surface damage to the front cover. Chipping at the top and bottom of the spine with two inch closed tear to the right edge next to the front cover. Browning to the pages with a two inch closed tear at the edge of the first few pages with this being four inches long at the beginning of the Woolrich story. The pages are generally otherwise unmarked. Illustrations at the beginning of each story. Cover illustration by Emmett Watson. Postage charge will be reduced by £1.50 when the order is processed.
Published by United States Government Printing Office., 1960
Seller: Eryops Books, Stephenville, TX, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. ORIGINAL 1960 PUBLICATIONS; TWO (2) USGS Water-Supply papers bound together; HARDCOVER; ex-library; in very good condition. Book.
Published by Centre for Multi-Racial Studies, University of the West Indies, University of Sussex, 1971
Seller: Cream Petal Goods, New Paltz, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Good in stapled pages. 178 pages. Many articles. Extremely scarce. General shelf wear. Text free of marks. Previous owner's stamp to first page -- well known scholar. Ships quickly.
Seller: Forgotten Books, London, United Kingdom
US$ 17.91
Quantity: Over 20 available
Add to basketPaperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book epitomizes the life and growth of University School, a prestigious boarding and day school on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, founded in 1906. It takes the reader on a remarkable historical journey through a collection of extracts from school publications, letters, and other documents. The reader is immersed in the lived experiences of the founder, staff, and students, offering invaluable insights into not only the school's development but also the history of education in British Columbia. At the heart of this meticulously researched history lies the author's exploration of the school's influence on its students' lives. Through personal accounts and reflections, the author uncovers the deep impact University School has had on shaping character, fostering leadership, and igniting a lifelong passion for learning in its graduates. The book serves as a testament to the enduring legacy of this remarkable institution, emphasizing the vital role it continues to play in shaping young minds and enriching the broader community. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.
Published by Street & Smith Publications, Inc.,, New York:, 1939
Seller: Zephyr Used & Rare Books, Vancouver, WA, U.S.A.
First Edition
4to. 162 pp. Text illustrations by Binder, Dold, Frew, Schneeman & Wesso. Colour-illustrated softcovers, cover art by John Frew, (uniform light interior toning as usual, slight shelfwear, very slight chipping head of spine), still a VG- bright copy. First edition of this installment in Astounding Stories, featuring Tremaine's "Blue-men of Yrano," Phillips' "Maiden Voyage," De Camp's, "The Incorrigible," and others.
Seller: Ria Christie Collections, Uxbridge, United Kingdom
US$ 91.45
Quantity: Over 20 available
Add to basketCondition: New. In.
Published by Street & Smith Publications, Inc.,, New York:, 1940
Seller: Zephyr Used & Rare Books, Vancouver, WA, U.S.A.
First Edition
4to. 162 pp. Text illustrations by Cartier, Kramer, Ley & Schneeman. Colour-illustrated softcovers, cover art by Hubert Rogers, (uniform light interior toning as usual, slight shelfwear, slight dustsoiling front cover, 1 tiny closed tear at lower fore-edge of gutter joint), still VG bright copy. First edition of this installment in Astounding Stories considered Campbell's "Golden Age," and which here featured Van Vogt's "Slan" part 3, L. Ron Hubbard's "One was stubborn," and Willy Ley's "Search for Zero.".
Published by Vawser & Wiles, [1949], 1949
Seller: Island Books, Thakeham, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Signed
US$ 46.98
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basket4to., Second Edition, with a coloured frontispiece (original tissue guard present), 20 coloured plates (all with original captioned tissue guards), 6 plates on monochrome and a folding map; armorial cloth gilt, gilt back, upper board lightly creased, backstrip mildly faded (but all gilt wholly legible) else a very good, clean copy. A PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR WITH HER SIGNED HOLOGRAPH INSCRIPTION ON FRONT FREE ENDPAPER. First published by Guardian Press in a limited edition in 1946. This edition adds the monochrome plates by Barns and a detailed Appendix. Green, Howson & O'Leary, 2081; not recorded by Powell or Woods.
Language: English
Published by CRC Press 2006-10-25, 2006
ISBN 10: 0849337186 ISBN 13: 9780849337185
Seller: Chiron Media, Wallingford, United Kingdom
US$ 216.53
Quantity: 5 available
Add to basketHardcover. Condition: New.
Language: English
Published by Tudor Publishing, New York, 1952
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Association Member: IOBA
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition [stated]. Book Near Fine, Slight Wear At Corners, No Names Or Marks. Dj 1/8" Shorter Than Book, Light Wear With A Few Short Edge Tears And Minute Losses.
Language: English
Published by CRC Press 2006-12-26, 2006
ISBN 10: 0849340683 ISBN 13: 9780849340680
Seller: Chiron Media, Wallingford, United Kingdom
US$ 254.40
Quantity: 5 available
Add to basketHardcover. Condition: New.
Seller: Majestic Books, Hounslow, United Kingdom
Condition: New. Print on Demand pp. 22.
Published by Street & Smith Publications, Inc.,, New York:, 1940
Seller: Zephyr Used & Rare Books, Vancouver, WA, U.S.A.
First Edition
4to. 162 pp. Text illustrations by M. Isip, R. Isip, Kramer & Schneeman. Colour-illustrated softcovers, cover art by Hubert Rogers, (uniform light interior toning as usual, slight shelfwear, slight dustsoiling front cover), still VG bright copy. First edition of this installment in Astounding Stories considered Campbell's "Golden Age," and which here featured the debut of Van Vogt's "Slan" part 1, Heinlein's "Blowups Happen," Asimov's "Homo Sol," and others.
Published by National Home Monthly / Stovel, Winnipeg, 1938
First Edition
Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. Gauthier, Joachim (cover); Smith, Ralph C.; Clymer, John F.; Holmgren, John; Burke, May C.; Clymer, John F.; Phillips, John; Rubin, Zig (illustrator). First Edition. 48 pages. Features: Cute colour cover illustration by Joachim Gauthier; Dignified colour ad inside front cover presents the new 1939 Ford cars, showing a dark green De Luxe V-8 Fordor Sedan and a blue V-8 Tudor Sedan; News digest includes these headings - For a Cool Head, What Happened at Munich, Two Different Problems, The Belgian Parallel, Keep the Home Fires Burning, and Books of the Season; One-page ad for Parker Vacumatic Pens; "The Bells of Bethlehem" - Photo-illustrated Christmas article on the Holy Land; Before St. Mihiel and All That (short story); Mrs. Scodger's Husband (short story); Letters to a Former Husband (short story); Britain's Army Road Scouts - great photo-illustrated article on the British Automobile Association (A.A.); The Man Who Was Lucky (short story); The Mysterious Affair at Styles (part 2 of 5) by Agatha Christie; Salute to Winter Sport - article with photos of ski jumper, bob-sledders and the honourable rite of 'bouncing' (in front of the Chateau Frontenac, Quebec); Nice Kodak one-page ad; Hollywood news includes photos of Shirley Temple, Loretta Young, Maureen O'Sullivan, Mickey Rooney, Hedy Lamarr, Robert Donat, Rosalind Russell, Jane Withers, Cary Grant, Victor McLaglen, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., and Edward G. Robertson with his wife; Scott's Emulsion ad features Uncle Dan comic; Personal Finance article; Christmas dinner suggestions and recipes; Gorgeous colour ad inside back cover for this magazine features formal couple and many front cover images on jet black background; Handsome colour Nash car ad on back cover features an orange 1939 four-door; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A worthy vintage copy.
Published by National Home Monthly / Stovel, Winnipeg, 1936
First Edition
Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. Hoff, Guy (cover); Smith, Ralph C.; Watson, Emmett; Clymer, John F.; Holmgren, John; Valentine, A.C.; Maltman, W.; Diamond, Samuel; Phillips, John (illustrator). First Edition. 72 pages. Features: Wonderful colour-photo ad for Westinghouse blue ribbon air-pilot radio inside front cover; One-page ad for Waterman's Pens asks 'What goes on inside?'; Editorial discusses the abuse heaped upon Communism and Social Credit in Canada; Lady and the Blink Lkippe (short story); The Dragon (short story); On Holiday with Hitler in his Summer Chalet - photo-illustrated article; The Guy (short story); No Compromise (short story); The Little Corporall (short story); Mapping the World's Last Secrets - photo-illustrated article on the work of the Air Survey company; Comes the Revolution - There is nothing left in the world of sport that may be enjoyed exclusively by the idle rich; Ghe Clue of the Twisted Letter; One-page Cream of Wheat ad features photo of cute little boy in leather football helmet; One-page Parker Pen ad features photo of marathon runner; Business News; Movie news with photos of Paul Muni, Luise Rainer, Jean Arthur, Joel McCrea, Eric Blore, Robert Montgomery, and more; Beauty article; Furniture article; Ad for Red Seal cedar chests; Fish cooking article; Nice one-page colour-illustrated Windsor Salt ad; One-page ad for Heinz canned Spaghetti and Macaroni; Recipes; Should Parents on Relief (Welfare) Have More Children?; World Sayings; Nice colour-comic illustrated back cover Oxydol ad includes inset photos of Mrs. Katharine Case and Mrs. C.R. Bair; and more. Spine partly rolled. Average wear and soiling. A worthy copy of this nice vintage issue.
Published by National Home Monthly / Stovel, Winnipeg, 1938
First Edition
Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. Smith, Hal (cover); Watson, Emmett; Holmgren, John; Clymer, John; Burke, May C.; Smith, Ralph C.; Diamond, Samuel; Phillips, John (illustrator). First Edition. 60 pages. Features: Nice colver illustration of Bride on green background; Charming colour-photo ad for Sweet Caporal cigarettes inside front cover shows two well-dressed ladies walking dog; Brief news article on Russia refers to "the wholesale butchering of men who were Stalin's chief associates for years but came to be regarded as him as rivalsor as obstacles to his being a more autocratic ruler than any Czar ever was."; Nice one-page Maxwell House coffee illustrated ad; The Call to National Defence; Testing Canadian Democracy; The Peril of Czechoslovakia; Economic Demobilization; Salvage (part I of short story); Payoff (short story); The Autobiography of Sir Herbert Barker - part I on the manipulative surgeon who was for 20 years sneered at as "Barker the Bone Setter"; The Bogus Artist (short story); Desert Promise (short story); In Beautiful Bohemia - photo-illustrated article on Czechoslovakia written shortly before Germany's recent annexation of Austria;; The 3 Daughters of De Monaye (short story); Royal and Ancient Gossip - Golf article with photos of C. Ross Somerville, Heather Leslie and Harry Cooper, plus marvelous colour photo of Mrs. John A. Rogers of Winnipeg and Mrs. Eric Phillips of Oshawa at the Niakwa Club; Palmolive soap article includes illustration of the Dionne Quints; Movies news and photos of Shirley Temple, Maxine Jennings, Rochelle Hudson, Dorothy Moore, Hugh Herbert and Bob Burns; Your Leading Man - book about marriage/relationships; Nice illustrated ad for Sisman's Scampers (shoes) inside back cover; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this wonderful vintage issue.
Published by National Home Monthly / Stovel, Winnipeg, 1936
First Edition
Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. Wilson, Alan (cover); Clymer, John F.; Watson, Emmett; Hunter, Graham; Holmgren, John; Matteson, B.V.V. Phillips, John; (illustrator). First Edition. 80 pages. Features: Nice colour ad for Dominion Inlaid Linoleum inside front cover; Editorial topics include - Advertising our country, Typical problems in the western provinces, The Return of Employment, and The Cost of Sickness; The Smooth Silence (short story); The Carpenter (short story); Peiping (Beijing/Peking) Under Martial Law - photo-illustrated article of events in troubled China; Not a Case for the Jury (short story); The Girl Who Wouldn't Get Up (short story); The Spongers (short story); First Easter Among the Godless - photo-illustrated article told by Alexander Welikotny describes his experiences in Russia; Heil Summer, Heil Sport, All Heil! - article looks forward to the Olympics, with photos of Canadian Crew Champions, The Leanders "Eight" of Hamilton, broad jumper "Sammy" Richardson, and walker "Hank" Cieman of Toronto; Nice one-page Plymouth ad features a four-Door Touring Sedan and photo of A.B. Ellis, Radio Engineer of station CKLW; Parker pen one-page ad features photo of Princess Rostislav; Nice one-page Dodge care ad includes photo of a Model "D2" four-door Touring Sedan, and photo of Mr. F. Lyle Kelly, of Windsor, Ontario; First report of the Bank of Canada; Great two-page Easter Chevrolet ad features a green two-door; Movie news includes photos of Warner Baxter, Charlie Chaplin, Jessie Matthews, Sonnie Hale, Norma Shearer, Leslie Howard, Billy Lee, and Shirley Temple; Great one-page Lux soap ad features photo of Grace Moore; Pond's ad includes photo of Eleanor Roosevelt, Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Latrobe Roosevelt of Washington, D.C.; Blue Jay Corn Plaster ad entitled "Corn Demon Killed"; Half-page Canadian National Railways ad features Jasper National Park; Cooking article; Nice one-page ad for Magic Baking Powder; features Miss Lillian Loughton; Spring Cleaning article; Nice one-page Heinz ad features photo of Josephine Gibson; Canadian Pacific half-page ad features photo of the Empress of Britain; Uncommon half-page ad for Ingram's Milkweed Cream; Beauty article; Tangee ad features photo of Lyle Talbot who picked the most appealing lips in an interesting test; World Sayings; Ad inside back cover protests preferential treatment of foreign periodicals in Canada; Wonderful colour back-cover ad for Tea features a Ripley's Believe it or Not theme and says "Drink More Tea for Vitality!"; and more. Average wear. A sound copy of this great vintage issue.
Published by Ceylon Government Press, Ceylon, 1952
First Edition
Paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. 83 plus 448 pages. Twenty-four maps. Many dozens of tables, charts and graphs. Prepared by request of the Government of Ceylon to survey the development potentialities of the country with special consideration given to: Agriculture (particularly rice cultivation, mixed farming, dairying, colonization and resettlement), Irrigation, Fisheries, Forestry, Minerals, Power, Industrial development, Inland transport and shipping, vocational training, Health (including housing and water schemes), General Economics (including public finance, money and banking, savings and investment, balance of payment). Unmarked. Somewhat above-average wear. Bindings intact. A sound copy of this comprehensive snapshot of Ceylon's state of economic development in 1952.
Publication Date: 2025
Seller: True World of Books, Delhi, India
LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1860 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 22 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 22.
Publication Date: 2025
Seller: True World of Books, Delhi, India
LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1940 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 40 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 40 Volume no.75.