Authors John Moore (10 results)

hardcover. Condition: Poor. Ex-School copy. Has heavy markings on the outside, school stamps and names inside. Still usable but not pretty A portion of your purchase of this book will be donated to non-profit organizations.Over 1,000,000 satisfied customers since 1997! Choose expedited shipping (if available) for much faster delivery. Delivery confirmation on all US orders.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Published in 1973. 214 pp. Solidly bound copy and dj with moderate external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Previous owner's name written on inside of front cover board.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 266 pp. Nearly flawless copy with minimal external wear and discoloration.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Ray Winder (Jaccket Illustration) (illustrator). 112 pp. Solidly bound copy and dj with moderate external wear, crisp pages and clean text. " Not For Resale" stamp on first free front end page.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Jacket by Jefferson Godwin, photos by Stephen Cornwell (The author's son) (illustrator). 1st Edition. First UK edition, first impression. Some slight edge wear to top and bottom of jacket and spine, corners very slightly bruised, spine slightly faded, contents shaken, slight lean. Price clipped, no inscriptions, internally clean and tight, overall a vg copy for its age. 433pp. Charlie, a jobbing young English actress is accustomed to playing different roles. But when the mysterious, battle scarred Joseph recruits her into the Israeli secret services, she enters the dangerous 'theatre of the real'. As she acts out her part in an intricate, high stakes plot to trap and kill a Palestinian terrorist, it threatens to consume her. Set in the tragic arena of the Middle East conflict, this compelling story of love and torn loyalties plays out against the backdrop of an unwinnable war. A major BBC tv serial.

Softcover. 468 pp. Volume 11 (1997). Softcover. Good condition; light yellowing on covers and on perimeters of pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Contains: The Vineyard by John Oliver Hobbes. Continuation and conclusion of serialisation. The Queen's Quair by Maurice Hewlett. Continuation of serialisation. Short stories include: The Lost Notes by Bernard Capes, El Mansor and Haida by J. Maclaren Cobban, The Old Cantonment by B. M. Croker, Desert Air by Robert Hichens, The Windmill by Violet Jacob, The Nineteen Merry Maidens & The Candle by Charles Marriott, Avowals by George Moore, Benjamin's Mess by Eden Phillpotts, The Wilderness by H. B. Marriott Watson. original brown cloth, lettered in black on front board, in gilt on spine. Spine ends heavily rubbed, some holes rubbed in hinges and splits on hinge ends, inner joint paper cracked, but contents in good order. A fair copy only. A heavy volume which will require additional postage outside the UK. Book.

200 / 216 pp. Good condition; touches of wear on covers.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. ix, 229 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. ; ISBN 9783540199137, 3540199136 ; OCLC 34548561 ; LCCN 96013224 ; LOC No QB82.G7 S63 1996 ; stiff paper wrappers ; In Small Astronomical Observatories, Patrick Moore has collected descriptions of amateur and small professional observatories currently in use in Europe and America, showing how many astronomers have built their own observatory, often with effective and sometimes extraordinary improvisations to reduce the cost. There is a photograph of each, along with details of its construction and a foreword written by Patrick Moore. In addition to providing a fascinating study for its own sake, Small Astronomical Observatories offers a unique fund of ideas and practical details for anyone who wants to build an amateur or small professional observatory. ; Contents: A Practical Roll-off Roof Observatory in Michigan, USA / Dennis Allen -- Mount Tuffley Observatory in Gloucester, England / John Fletcher -- A Solar Observatory with a Slide Roof in Jordanstown, Northern Ireland / Bruce Hardie -- The Edenvale Observatory in Edenvale, South Africa / M. D. Overbeek -- A Roll-off Roof Observatory in New Boston, New Hampshire, USA / D. Lawrence, Linda Lopez -- A Suburban Observatory in Worcester Park, England / Maurice Gavin -- A Simple Rotating Observatory in Nottingham, England / Alan W. Heath -- The Taunton School Radio Astronomy Observatory in Taunton, England / Trevor Hill -- The Starlight CCD Observatory in Binfield, England / Terry Platt -- The University of Hertfordshire Observatory in Bayfordbury, England / C. R. Kitchin -- An Amateur Observatory with a Glass Fibre Dome / Ron Johnson -- A Glass Fibre Dome for a 260mm, 1.9m Focal Length Reflecting Telescope / B. G. W. Manning -- Chigwell School Observatory in Chigwell, England / A. J. Sizer -- The Torquay Boys' Grammar School Observatory / David Reid, C. Lintott -- Patrick Moore's Observatory in Selsey, England / Patrick Moore -- A Deep-Sky Observatory / Jack Newton -- Worth Hill Observatory / D. Strange -- Red Hill Observatory / Chris Plicht -- Powys Country Observatory / Cheryl Power -- Mount Tuffley Observatory in Gloucester, England / John Fletcher -- A Solar Observatory with a Slide Roof in Jordanstown, Northern Ireland / Bruce Hardie -- The Edenvale Observatory in Edenvale, South Africa / M. D. Overbeek -- A Roll-off Roof Observatory in New Boston, New Hampshire, USA / D. Lawrence, Linda Lopez -- A Suburban Observatory in Worcester Park, England / Maurice Gavin -- A Simple Rotating Observatory in Nottingham, England / Alan W. Heath -- The Taunton School Radio Astronomy Observatory in Taunton, England / Trevor Hill -- The Starlight CCD Observatory in Binfield, England / Terry Platt -- The University of Hertfordshire Observatory in Bayfordbury, England / C. R. Kitchin -- An Amateur Observatory with a Glass Fibre Dome / Ron Johnson -- A Glass Fibre Dome for a 260mm, 1.9m Focal Length Reflecting Telescope / B. G. W. Manning -- Chigwell School Observatory in Chigwell, England / A. J. Sizer -- The Torquay Boys' Grammar School Observatory / David Reid, C. Lintott -- Patrick Moore's Observatory in Selsey, England / Patrick Moore -- A Deep-Sky Observatory / Jack Newton -- Worth Hill Observatory / D. Strange -- Red Hill Observatory / Chris Plicht -- Powys Country Observatory / Cheryl Power ; FINE. Book.

No Binding. Condition: Near Fine. Map measures app. 12" tall by 9" wide with margins of 1/4" to 3/4". Hand-coloring around each of the 7 counties and around the state as well. Very old paper tape repair (verso) lower right edge, minor wear holes at a few fold intersections, 2 short tears at bottom edge. Map is accented with an etching of a shored-up boat, long building and people looking towards a sunset by A. Bowen sc. Several publisher folds. Many town names from Maine and Vermont are shown at their approximate locations. Free of foxing and very pleasing to the eye.