Clockwork Man by Lawrence Wright, Used (19 results)

Hard Cover. Condition: vg+. Dust Jacket Condition: vg. Jack Eckstein, dj il (illustrator). reprint. 260pp; interior clean + tight; b/w illustrations; light wear to edges of dust jacket. Hardcover (dj).

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Thus. "Clockwork Man" is less about the history of timekeeping and more about its effects on society. It looks at how time has moved from being a tool of Man to a "Chronarchy" --rule by time. The author discusses the effects of time on the work environment, laws, sports, the arts, recreation, communication, and travel. Included are illustrations, appendices (a chronological table and a quiz about time), a bibliography, and an index. This copy is clean and solid.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Blue cloth covered boards with gold spine titles; minimal wear; jacket has mild wear, now in Brodart cover; 8vo - over 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; interior clean and unmarked; 260 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. book is in very good condition with a very good jacket. no markings. little shelf wear. not price clipped, but no price to DJ. tight and square binding.

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. First Printing Thus. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First Printing Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This is the fascinating story of time -- how it began, how it has been used and how, when left unchecked, it can become what the author calls a "now intolerable chronarchy," the "regimentation of many by timekeeping." 260 pages including index. Illustrated. Super copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. hardback book in fine condition,unclipped dust jacket [$7.95] is very good to near fine.

1st edition. Library copy. Very good cloth copy in a good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Dust-wrapper taped. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Library marks remain. Physical description: 260 p. : 16 plates, ill., facsims. ; 25 cm. Subjects: Clocks and watches History; Calendar History; Chronology. 3 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Barnes & Noble edition. Fine in fine dust jacket.

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Book condition is Very Good; with a Very Good price clipped dust jacket. Owner bookplate to front pastedown. Smudge at title page, edgewear and a few smudges to jacket. Text is clean and unmarked. Illustrated. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

Condition: Good. 1968. No Edition Stated. 260 pages. This is an ex-Library book. Pink pictorial dust jacket over black cloth. Book has been rebound by library, with expected inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Pages are lightly tanned at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Front endpaper has been clipped. Occasional tape marks to endpapers and pastedowns. Boards have slight shelf with bumping to corners. Spine ends are a little crushed with light tanning. The unclipped dust jacket has moderate edge wear, tears and chips to edges and spine ends. Dust jacket attached to boards.

Condition: Good. 1968. First Edition. 260 pages. This is an ex-Library book. Pictorial jacket over dark cloth. Black and white illustrations. Ex library copy with associated labels, inserts, stamps and annotations. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some mild marking and tanning. Unclipped jacket has moderate edge wear with some small tears, chipping and creasing.

First Edition. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description : 260 p. : 16 plates, ill., facsims. ; 25 cm. Notes : Bibliography: p. 250-251. Subjects : Clocks and watches History. Calendar History. Chronology. Bahai calendar History. 3 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Used - Very Good. Used copy with some wear. DJ has a few tears and a label affixed on inside end paper. Binding is tight no interior marks.

1st edition. Library copy. Very good cloth copy in a good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Dust-wrapper taped. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Library marks remain. Physical description: 260 p. : 16 plates, ill., facsims. ; 25 cm. Subjects: Clocks and watches History; Calendar History; Chronology. 1 Kg.

First Edition. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description : 260 p. : 16 plates, ill., facsims. ; 25 cm. Notes : Bibliography: p. 250-251. Subjects : Clocks and watches History. Calendar History. Chronology. Bahai calendar History. 1 Kg.

hardcover. Condition: Good.

London, 1968. 260 pp. B./w. ills. Boards, d./j.