Thomson Sir William (306 results)

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Surfers, sailors, and anyone who loves the ocean will enjoy this visual exploration of the world's seas along its shores, including rip tides, swells, waves, and tsunamis. Tide is the vertical motion of water, something so subtle it is impossible to see with the naked eye. Inspired by his travels around the world's coastline in a camper van with his young family, William Thomson captures the cycles of the sea's movement, and intersperses his adventures surfing the waves and charting the tides. Throughout Tides and the Ocean are his graphic renderings of unusual tidal maps, as well as other forms of water movement, including rip, rapids, swell, stream, tide, wave, whirlpool, and tsunami. Tides and the Ocean explains how the tides surge when the moon and sun align with the earth; how ocean streams alternate direction every six hours (which is invaluable information for kayakers, paddle boarders, and fishermen); why skyscraper-sized tsunamis occur frequently in an Alaskan Bay; and the most deadly beach orientation for rip currents. Also emphasized throughout is the importance of keeping the world's oceans healthy and full of life. Published in time for beach travel, this large-format hardcover is ideal for anyone who knows and loves the sea, and who wants to understand, discover, surf, or sail it better.…

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Surfers, sailors, and anyone who loves the ocean will enjoy this visual exploration of the world's seas along its shores, including rip tides, swells, waves, and tsunamis. Tide is the vertical motion of water, something so subtle it is impossible to see with the naked eye. Inspired by his travels around the world's coastline in a camper van with his young family, William Thomson captures the cycles of the sea's movement, and intersperses his adventures surfing the waves and charting the tides. Throughout Tides and the Ocean are his graphic renderings of unusual tidal maps, as well as other forms of water movement, including rip, rapids, swell, stream, tide, wave, whirlpool, and tsunami. Tides and the Ocean explains how the tides surge when the moon and sun align with the earth; how ocean streams alternate direction every six hours (which is invaluable information for kayakers, paddle boarders, and fishermen); why skyscraper-sized tsunamis occur frequently in an Alaskan Bay; and the most deadly beach orientation for rip currents. Also emphasized throughout is the importance of keeping the world's oceans healthy and full of life. Published in time for beach travel, this large-format hardcover is ideal for anyone who knows and loves the sea, and who wants to understand, discover, surf, or sail it better.…

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Paperback. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No jacket (paperback). Dover edition, first published in 1962. This paperback edition is in good condition, showing typical signs of wear for its age. The cover is intact with some minor edge wear, and the spine is strong. There are no inscriptions, library markings, or signatures. The pages are clean and free of annotations. …

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paperback. Condition: Acceptable. No Dust Jacket. Softcover with cloth-bound spine. Light brown staining near inner edge of back cover and along upper edge and leading edge of front cover. Spine is faded and grubby, with light wear to ends. Light wear to leading corners. Endpapers are very sunned. Pastedowns have some discolouration; rear pastedown is coming away from board and is rather rippled. Pages clear. Text sound and tight. AF. Used. …

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Paged as [4], 1-286, [2], 287-553. Hardcover: H 22.5cm x L 14cm. Conteporary quarter learther binding; slight chipping at spine head; spine decorated with somehwat muted gilt lettering within red title label; marbled paper boards with worn leather corners. Speckled edges with darkened top edge. Foxing and toning to leaves. Binding stressed between pages 270-271 but otherwise firm. Selected titles within June 1822 issue - "Memoirs from 1754 to 1758" by James Earl Waldegrave; "Memoirs of the Last Ten Years of the Reign of George II" by Horace Walpole; "Reflections on the State of Ireland in the Nineteenth Century; "An Introduction to Entomology, or Elements of the Natural History of Insects" by William Kirby and William Spence; "Napoleon in Exile, or a Voice from St. Helena. The Opinions of Reflections of Napoleon on the most Important Events of his Life and Government, in his own Words" by Barry E. O'Meara; "The Fortunes of Nigel" by the Author of Waverly, Kenilworth, &c. [Sir Walter Scott]; "Sketches of Upper Canada, Domestic, Local, and Characteristic: To which are added, Practical Details for the Information of Emigrants of every Class; and some Recollections of the United States of America" by John Howison; "Europe and America, in 1821; with an Examination of the Plan laid before the Spanish Cortes, for the Recognition of the Independence of South America." Translated from the French of the Abbe de Pradt, by J.D. Williams. Selected titles within November 1822 issue - " Switzerland, or a journal of a tour and residence in that country in the Years 1817, 1818, and 1819 . . ." by L. Simond; "An Account of the Varioloid Epidemic which has lately prevailed in Edinburgh, and other Parts of Scotland . . ." by John Thomson, M.D.; "Historical Sketch of the Opinions entertained by Medical Men respecting the Varieties and the Secondary Occurrence of Small-Pox; with Observations on the Nature and Extent of the Security afforded by Vaccination against Attacks of that Disease . . ." by John Thompson, M.D.; "Bracebridge Hall; or, The Humorists" by Geoffrey Crayon [Washington Irving]; "Memorials of a Tour on the Continent" by William Wordsworth; etc. …

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Leinen. Condition: Sehr gut. Guter Umschlag. 1. Aufl. Very Good/Good, dw very worn, 194p. The Practitioner Handbooks series , library stamps on the front endpapers and title page Size: 15 x 22 Cm. Eng.

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. The Practitioner Handbooks. Dust jacket with just a little general wear and a little faded to spine, not price-clipped, now protected in an archival sleeve. Contents clean and tight. A very good copy in a very good dust jacket. Size: 8vo. Book.…

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