Pocock George (39 results)

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

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

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

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

Hardcover. Condition: New. Noel Pocock; Eugene George Klimsch; Danielle Deschenes; Richard Doyle (illustrator). 1st Edition. New, and pristine. See scans and description. New York: Barnes & Noble, Inc., 2015. Grimm's Fairy Tales, by the Brothers Grimm. Color illustration plates throughout (23 of them) by Noel Pocock; binding design by Danielle Deschenes; cover engraving by Eugene George Klimsch; endpaper art is 'Under the Dock Leaves' by Richard Doyle (British Museum. The 2015 Decorative Bonded Leather Bound B&N Edition. Rich red bonded leather with extraordinarily gleaming and ornate gilt and silver embellishment design by Deschenes and center front engraving by Klimsch; decorative endpaper painting by Doyle; gold silk page marker ribbon; All Edges Silver; 349 pp. (x + 339). Striking. Brand new, just out of publisher's shrink wrap for scanning; the shrink wrap will accompany the book. Pristine and flawless, cover to cover. See all scans. A decorator piece for the shelf, but of course an eminently readable one as well. 55 timeless Brothers Grimm fairy tales, in what is certainly one of the best-looking incarnations of such tales to date. Ships in a new, sturdy, protective box, of course; not a bag. L7n.

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. Ronald Searle, Marten Toonder (illustrator). 1st Edition. 15 issues each of 28 pp bw illustrations throughout, staple bound in paper covers, weekly pictorial covers sport, film , theatre , politics etc . Generally worn with small tears, rusted staples, some pulled through, pages tanned. Heavy set will need extra postage outside UK.

Condition: Very Good. 115, 8 b/w plates; 29 figs. . PB. Vg. Wrappers (short tear to head and foot of spine), small ink mark to front cover. 1st edition.

Condition: Very Good. 115, 8 b/w plates; 29 figs. . PB. Vg. Wrappers (short tear to head of spine), initials to front cover. 1st edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 4 volumes only, not the complete set. 32mo. Half-leather, 1 board detached, rubbing. Plays include: The Orphan of China, Every Man in his Humour, The Recruiting Officer, The Mayor of Garratt, A New Way to pay Old Debts, The Duke of Milan, The Orphan; or, the Unhappy Marriage, The Recruiting Sergeant, The Double Gallant, Which is the Man?, The Earl of Warwick, The Virgin Unmasked, The Way of the World, Edward the Black Prince; or, the Battle of Poictiers, Hit or Miss!, The Miser, Polly Honeycombe, The Earl of Essex, Lady Jane Grey, The Sultan; or, a Peep into the Seraglio, The Maid of the Oaks, Twenty Per Cent, The Merchant of Bruges, The Tender Husband, The Constant Couple, My Spouse and I, &c.

Condition: Fair. First edition thus (hardback). Oblong folio (28cm by 42cm), xxviii, 89pp. 22 b&w plates, text illustrations. Bound in full black morocco. The binding is in scruffy condition; the spine is torn with loss, and the boards are heavily rubbed. There are glue stains to the endpapers, and the contents are foxed. Only a fair copy overall.

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book delves into the fascinating history and potential of kites, exploring their evolution from simple toys to powerful tools capable of revolutionizing travel and maritime endeavors. The author traces the development of kites, highlighting their early uses in scientific experiments and their potential for practical applications. The book then introduces the innovative "Buoyant Sail," a patented kite design with remarkable capabilities. These kites can be easily folded and transported, and their power can be readily adjusted, making them ideal for various purposes. The author describes how these kites can serve as auxiliary sails for ships, provide crucial assistance in cases of shipwreck, and even facilitate daring expeditions across vast deserts. Moreover, the book envisions the use of kites for exciting new forms of travel and sport. The "Charvolant," a specially designed carriage drawn by kites, promises a thrilling and efficient way to traverse land and water. The author recounts exhilarating races and journeys made possible by this unique invention, highlighting the speed, convenience, and sheer joy of kite-powered travel. Ultimately, this book challenges our preconceptions about kites and reveals their potential to transform various aspects of our lives. By showcasing the ingenuity and possibilities of kite technology, the author invites us to imagine a future where the power of the wind can be harnessed in extraordinary ways. 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.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Gilbert Sherwood 1838. Hardcover with tight binding. Condition: Very Good. Clean and bright text. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. SELOUS Henry C [Courtney] 1803-1890 (illustrator). 1st Edition. In contemporary black half calf with green marbled boards, titles and decorative tooling to black leather label to upper cover, gilt tooling, corners and edges bumped and worn. Spine, raised bands, gilt tooling, date to base, worn at joints. Internally, green marbled endpapers, frontis, titlepage withing double ruled borders, all other pages within single ruled border, (xxvii), [2], 4-90 pp, 22 illustrations (engravings in outline and woodcuts), printed by Harrison and Co. St Martins Lane, London, oblong 40*27 cm. Some light marginal water staining. (1939 Brit. Museum Cat 1871c22) One of the most popular books ever printed, The Pilgrim's Progress was composed by Bunyan partly as a distraction from 'worser thoughts', partly to allegorize his religious experience as a guide for others, and partly to add his voice to the great debate over conscience that raged especially between 1667 and 1672. Christian's experience at Vanity fair echoes Bunyan's at the hands of Restoration magistrates and judges. More broadly, Bunyan drew on his military experience to craft an epic that creatively combined warfaring and wayfaring. Christian is both pilgrim and warrior, and the message of The Pilgrim's Progress is not only a call to embrace and persist in the Christian life, but also a summons to battle the forces of evil, if necessary by refusing to yield to the state's demands for religious conformity. Most of the work was probably in hand by autumn 1669, when Bunyan enjoyed modest liberty, and the rest was probably composed by early 1671. See ODNB.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware.

Poster. Condition: Very good. First Edition. NOT ANOTHER THEME SHOW (POSTER) curated by Robert Costa. Artists include TZVI BEN-ARETZ, DAN FREEMAN, GEORGE MOORE, CALVIN REID, JOHN CAREY, MARILYN GIERSBACH, FRANK OWEN, ENA SWANSEA, THOMAS DILLON, LEE JAFFE, PHILIP POCOCK. 22" x 16 3/4". Will be shipped folded. Very good condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair / Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dustjacket. One inch thick. This is a difficult book to describe as it appears to be a bound together set of short plays (some one act plays even) - by the looks of the paper and printing it looks early 19th century. I have photographed all the title pages and uploaded them as photographs. I can supply pictures of the title pages I didn't have room to upload on this listing. The hardback binding comprises a plain leather(?) spine which is rubbed, scratched and has pieces missing to the top - the spine-junctions are a darker brown which suggests the spine has been sun-faded to a chipped, lighter brown. There is a short piece of scribble to top right of front board. The page-edges are rough-cut and browned and the page-margins are lightly browned but are clean and tidy. Amongst the plays are unrelated contents pages and some reviews of actors and there are rather crudely coloured-in plates.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Selous, Henry Courtney (illustrator). First Edition. Oblong Folio two volumes in one 12 plates and xxviii. 90. pl. 22. XX. Front board almost detache3d spine torn with loss. Book.

Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. 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. Pages: 186. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1838 edition. 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. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. 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. Language: English Pages: 186.

Condition: Near Fine. Quarterly printed A4 journal. 1976 to 1979. First two issues duplicated, thence printed. Complete run 11 issues. Approximately 16pp per issue. LOT. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. George Godwin, Lewis Pocock 1862 edition. Some foxing to pages, text and illustratrions clean and bright, inscription on second page, binding firm, minor shelf wear to cover. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.

Ca 1880. 18 pp. Unopened. 6-1/8" x 3-7/8" This is Webb's reissue of a Skelt publication from the 1830s. The booklet to accompany plates with depiction of characters to be cut out, however, this *just the booklet*, no plates accompany. Light wear & age-toning, a VG+ copy. Original publisher's printed buff paper wrappers, sewn. Rear wrapper with an advert listings other plays sold by Webb. Now housed in a clear archival mylar sleeve.

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Fair. Robinson, T.H.; Gillett, F.; Horne, A.E.; Cleaver, Ralph; Brightwell, L.R.; Prater, Ernest; Tennant, Dudley; Webb, Arch.; Black, A. & M.; Soper, G.; Coller, Hy. (illustrator). First Edition. Pages 177-272, plus 16 pages of great ads. Features: The Blue Bandits - Part 1 - Elusive thieves operate in the Franco-Italian villages on either side of the frontier in the French department of the Hautes Alpes and the Italian district of Monte Viso; How I Lost My Christmas Dinner - hilarious story of a Christmas spent with the Maori adherents of self-styled "prophet" Rua - article with photos; On Foot Through South America - Part 2 - photo-illustrated account of Harry A. Franck's visit to Quito and his tramp through Ecuador; The Last Voyage of H.M.S. "Drake" - a vivid glimpse of the perils of convoy work and the "price of Admiralty"; ; The Trials of a Naturalist's Wife - Part 1; My Two Years' Captivity Among the Turks - Part 1of Airman Capt. T.W.White's adventures and daring escape; The Moonshiners - what happened when the author stumbled into a camp of Tennessee moonshiners; Photo of thousands of snakes at breeding time in the Klamath Falls, Oregon area; The Wonderland of the Arctic - description of a trip to Danish Greenland, with photos; In Quest of Cannibals - Part 3 - exploration and adventure in unknown New Guinea; Photo of German "Death Clock" constructed primarily of skulls and other bones; Two Balloonatics - an exciting balloon adventure from just before the war (WWI); Treasure Island - great photo-illustrated article about the remote South Pacific island of Nauru; The Mad Millionaire - how vast wealth came unexpectedly to a poor Mexican Indian, and the tragedy that ensued; The Sacred Mountain - photo-illustrated account of a picturesque Tibetan pilgrimage; The Resurrection of "Red" Wilson - an exciting story of the old days in the south-west, when the Apaches were still a terror in the land; Photo of a lakatoi (lakatois) New Guinea boat. Somewhat above-average wear. Unmarked. A worthy copy of this great vintage issue.

4to. [2], 51, [1] pp. Illustrated title, w/ vignette, 3 plates. Quarter-brown cloth over brown boards, printed label on front cover (minor shelfwear, slight rubbing), still NF copy, from the library of Otto C. Winzen (1917-1979), pioneering German-American aeronautical engineer, was interned during World War II, and later significantly advanced material and construction of high-altitude balloons after World War II. First facsimile edition, 1 of 95 copies printed, of this curious treatise detailing how Pocock achieved nearly 20 miles per hour while driving his Charvolant, a kite-hauling carriage, from Bristol to Marlborough in 1827. Pocock was an aviation pioneer who conducted experiments on the use of kites, how to lift, draw, and move items by using kites, and finally capped it with his huge kites drawing the Charvolant. One of Pocock's giant kites still exists in the Museum of Bristol, a BBC team recreated and flew the kite successfully in 2009, and in 2009, Takeshi Sugimoto of Kanagawa University determined that as long as the carriage was not exposed to the wind, and kites were aloft, they did produce sufficient lift to offer steady driving speeds for the carriage. See: Takeshi Sugimoto, Mechanics of Classical Kite Buggying, or How Mr. Pocock Gained 9 m/s by his Charvolant, Sevent Asia-Pacific Conference on Wind Engineering, Taipei, Taiwan (2009).

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. "And Containing Numerous Most Amusing and Interesting Anecdotes Connected With Several Extraordinary Excursions Both By Sea and Land. With Characteristic Illustrations Drawn On Stone by Rose Gilbert from Designs by David Cox Jun" -- RARO. Edizione originale inglese / Original English edition. Titolo in copertina "The History of the Charvolant or Kite Carriage [.]". Volume cartonato con piatti illustrati su carta e applicati, 54 pagine con splendide litografie in nero fuori testo. In apertura una meravigliosa tavola più volte ripiegata col modello della carrozza mossa da aquiloni. Esemplare perfettamente conservato, contattare la libreria per ulteriori informazioni / In excellent condition, please contact the bookstore for more information. Book.

Leather. Condition: Near Fine. Rose Gilbert; David Cox Junior (illustrator). A lovely morocco bound second edition copy of this very scarce volume by George Pocock, detailing his aeropleustic science and his designs for the Charvolant. A very scarce work.The second edition of this work.Illustrated with a folding plate, and six plates. All plates are present.The folding plate depicts the patent kite and Charvolant. The other plates show a shipwreck being saved by a kite, a group of children being dragged into water by a strong kite, a successful sail from Portsmouth to the Isle of Wight, Charvolants travelling in different directions by the same wind, a steersman dashing boldly out upon the turf, and a woman shouting that a kite hit the board outside her shop.Collated, bound without the advertisement leaf to the rear. Collated from Jisc from a copy held at the British Library.An important work on aerial navigation and the aeropleustic science, particularly through the means of kites.George Pocock invented the 'Charvolant', a kite drawn carriage, the design and usage of which is detailed in this work.Pocock patented the design of his Charvolant buggy in 1826, after many experiments from which he concluded that kites were capable of lifting the weight of humans - he often conducted experiments on his children to test this theory. In this work Pocock details that the buggy was able to go to twenty miles an hour over considerable distances. On one occasion, a Chavorlant overtook the coach of the Duke of Gloucester, a large breach of etiquette.The author was the grandfather of W. G. Grace, a famous cricketer who was important in the development of the sport, and is considered to be one of the greatest cricketers of all time.Curiously this second edition relates a story in Pocock's voice in which his family proposed a visit to London in the summer of 1846, but Pocock died in 1843.Plates are by Rose Gilbert after David Cox Junior. In a full morocco binding. Externally, smart. Front board is a little sprung. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very lightly age-toned and generally clean with some spots. Very small closed tear to the fold of the folding plate. Near Fine. book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 2nd Edition. London: Longman, Brown and Co.,1851, Second Edition. Original hardback binding with illustrated boards, illustrative designs by David Cox and drawn on stone by Rose Gilbert, 6 plates and a plan, the fold out illustration at the front is torn and repaired across the page. External binding worn with loss to the corners, lacking the paper spine, revealing the linen / cloth binding, binding loose with front hinge cracked and fragile. 54pp with 7 illustrations including the repaired folding plate. Very scarce publication with only 7 recorded in international libraries. George Pocock (1774 1843) was an English schoolteacher, the founder of Tent Methodism and an inventor, particularly known for having invented the 'Charvolant,' a kite-drawn carriage. Pocock was interested in kites from an early age, and experimented with pulling loads using kite power, gradually progressing from small stones to planks and large loads. He taught at a school in Prospect Place, Bristol and continued his experiments with his pupils. By 1820 he had determined that in combination they could support considerable weight and began experimenting with man-lifting kites. In 1824, he used a 30-foot (9 m) kite with a chair rig to lift his daughter, Martha (the future mother of cricketer W.G. Grace) over 270 feet (82 m) into the air. Later the same year and continuing to use his family as subjects, he lifted his son to the top of a cliff outside Bristol; his son briefly dismounted from the chair at the top of the 200-foot (60 m) cliff and then concluded the test by releasing a clip on the kite line which allowed him to slide down the line in the chair and return to earth. Having concluded that kites were capable of lifting humans, he turned again to experimenting with them as a way of pulling loads, this time as a method of pulling vehicles. Using kites in various arrangements he determined that a small number of large kites were capable of pulling a carriage with passengers. In 1826, he patented the design of his "Charvolant" buggy. This used two kites on single line 1,500 to 1,800 feet (457 459 m) long to provide enough power to draw along a buggy carrying several passengers at considerable speed, similar to the modern sport of kite buggying. In his book, The Aeropleustic Art or Navigation in the Air by the use of Kites, or Buoyant Sails, Pocock records that it performed at the rate of 20 miles an hour (32 km/h) over considerable distances and that a mile could frequently be covered even over heavy roads in 2¾ minutes. A group of three Charvolants made a trip of 113 miles (182 km) together, and on a run between Bristol and Marlborough one of the buggies sailed past the mail coach, which at the time was the fastest passenger transport. Approximately 7 ½ inches tall. Condition Report Externally Spine poor condition paper spine missing, linen spine. Joints poor condition worn. Corners poor to fair condition bumped and worn with loss. Boards fair condition hardback boards, green borders to both, both boards are illustrated with a carriage with decorative borders, worn around the edges, marked. Page edges good condition all tanned. See above and photos. Internally Hinges poor condition the front hinge is cracked and the webbing visible, holding, rear hinge intact. Paste downs good condition plain, there is mark along the top edge of the front paste down. End papers good condition plain, there is a mark along the top edge of the front end paper there is also a small loss to the top right hand corner of the front end paper, some foxing. Title good condition tanned with some foxing, large mark along the top edge. Pages good condition one fold out illustration at the front with has a repaired tear along the centre, there is a mark along the top edge that carries through from the from paste down to page 11 albeit faded on the latter pages, 6 plates which are tanned and fox.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1851 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: 71 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: 71 Pocock, George.

No Binding. Condition: Good. First Edition. Original Printed patent disbound with printed front blue wrapper present but not the back wrapper (both often lacking in early patents) About 27cm by 18 cm some wear and tear due to the disbinding.

First Edition. Original Printed patent disbound with printed front blue wrapper present but not the back wrapper (both often lacking in early patents) About 27cm by 18cm some wear and tear due to the disbinding.