Cranston J A (26 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Softcover in very good condition. Article topics include : review articles on Japanes literature: the Seidensticker Genji; Keene, World within Walls; Tokyo as an idea: an Exploration of Japanese urban thought until 1945; internal migration in prewar Japan; saving, accumulation and modern economic growth: the contemporary relevance of Japanese history; and more. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Journal. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Bound in publisher's blue cloth. Gilt lettering on spine. Hardcover. Good binding and cover. Edge wear. Stamp of Hannaway on front end page. Clean, unmarked pages. 3 preliminary leaves, ix-xv, [1], 196 pages illustrations, plates (1 folded) 2 folded table, diagrams 23 cm. From the library Dr. Owen Hannaway. Hannaway was director of the Center for the History and Philosophy of Science at Johns Hopkins University. He authored numerous books and served as an editor of academic magazines in the history of science. Partial list of publications: Chemists and the Word: The Didactic Origins of Chemistry (1975); Observation, Experiment, and Hypothesis in Modern Physical Science (1985); The Evolution of Technology (1989); Science and the Practice of Medicine in the Nineteenth Century (1994); and The Foundations of Modern Science in the Middle Ages: Their Religious, Institutional and Intellectual Contexts (1996).…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 100 pages. George Seferis "The Cats Of St. Nicholas (poem)" / John Weightman "The Concept Of The Avant-Garde" / V S Pritchett "Our Oldest Friend (story)" / Clifford Geertz "Myrdal's Asia" / Kweku Folson "Nkrumah's Africa" / Donald Tyerman "The Price Of Nihilism" / Walter Kaufman "Nietzsche As Scapegoat" / Nidel dennis "A Desperate Measure (poem)" / Anthony Burgess "Partridge In A Word Tree" / Maurice Cranston "The Smashers" / Hugh Seton-Watson "Central European Flash-Back" / Luigi Barzini "On The Locomotive". …

Softcover. Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket. Sound binding. Pages clean, bright. Wrappers have handling wear including edge rubbing, crease at spine. Contents: Cranston, The Seidensticker Genji. Jin'Ichi and Shively, Keene, World within Walls, two reviews. Smith, Tokyo as an idea: an exploration of Japanese urban thought until 1945. White, Internal migration in prewar Japan. Williams and DeBever, Saving, accumulation and modern economic growth: the contemporary relevance of Japanese history. Reviews. 9.0" tall; 224 pages.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 96 pages. Arnold Toynbee "Pandit Nehru: A Memoir" / Isaac Babel "My First Fee (story)" /H J Eysenck "The Verdict On Smoking" / Luigi Barzini "Peaceful Invasion" / R V Burks "The Thaw" / Jan Kott "Hamlet Of The Mid-Century" / Zulfikar Ghose "Warning To Children (poetry)" / Maurice Cranston "Sartre's Commitment" / Hans Kohn "Towards A Balance Sheet" / Carl Cerny "Storm Over Max Weber".…

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket Present. First published in 1924, this book is the 1925 edition, reprinted with minor alterations, 196 pages, illustrated. "After many years of neglect chemistry is at length being recognized in this country as one of the most important factors of modern life. It is now clearly seen that chemical science contributes to the heatlh, comfort, luxury, and intellectual life of the modern citizen. It is a difficult task, nevertheless, to bring the latest achievements of chemistry within the reach of minds untutored in its first principles; though this task should be attempted by those best qualitifed to perform it." VERY GOOD HARDCOVER, blue cloth covers, lettering is bright on the spine. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.…

Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,450grams, ISBN.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. 193 Pp. Paul Cranston's Own Copy, With Clippings About Him Pasted To Rear Free Endpaper, One About His Role In An Air Show And With The Original Blue Publicity Sticker For The "Tri-State Aircraft Show" In Camden. Photographs and A Few Maps (illustrator).

Burgundy Cloth. Condition: VERY GOOD (AVERAGE+). Dust Jacket Condition: Good (BELOW AVERAGE). This book will be POSTED AT OUR STANDARD RATES FULLY INSURED (UK) ONLY . Please email for further details Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Not Illustrated (illustrator). Not Inscribed or Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. Good condition book. Ex Library Book with usual stamps and stickers. Tan to page edges. A good copy.…

Burgundy Cloth. Condition: Near Fine (NEAR NEW). Dust Jacket Condition: NEAR FINE (NEAR NEW). First Edition. This book will be POSTED AT OUR STANDARD RATES FULLY INSURED (UK) ONLY . Please email for further details Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Not Illustrated (illustrator). Not Inscribed or Signed.

Burgundy Cloth. Condition: FINE ( AS BRAND NEW). Dust Jacket Condition: FINE (AS NEW). First Edition. This book will be POSTED AT OUR STANDARD RATES FULLY INSURED (UK) ONLY . Please email for further details Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Not Illustrated (illustrator). Not Inscribed or Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Poor. Hardcover with VG pages (slight foxing on a few pages, slight age-yellowing), secure binding, poor exterior (only slight to light wear, however, the original dark blue cloth has faded to white from water exposure). The spine gilt remains bright. 230 pages, text unmarked, with interesting notation on the back endpaper (referencing the Kyoto purchase of this book). [1.1 lbs]. Book. …

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Octvo, pp xvi, 196, illustrated with diagrams and a few plates (some folding), very clean internally, blue cloth very slightly worn,two or three small bumps to the cloth fore-edge. [ Dr John Arnold Cranston was a Scottish research chemist. He is credited with the development of isotopes and also the co-discovery of Protactinium (element 91). However this credit was claimed by others, not himself directly, and only caused controversy in the scientific world after the publishing of his obituary. ].…

Condition: Poor. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,750grams, ISBN.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 96 pages. The Life & Death of Arthur Koestler / Raymond Aron "A Writer's Greatness" / Sidney Hook !Cold Warrior" / Maurice Cranston "In the Tradition of Daniel Defoe" / Michael Charlton "The Eagle & the Small Birds 2. The Triumph of the Commissar".

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 220pp. Sound ex-library copy in original cloth, usual stamps.

Blue hardback cloth cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. VG: in very good condition without dust jacket. Cover rubbed and marked. Previous owner inscription to front paste-down. Abrasion to fep. 220mm x 160mm (9" x 6"). ix, 220pp. B/w frontispiece + in-text illustrations. Manuals of Pure and Applied Chemistry.…

Condition: New. In English.

Hardcover. Condition: Like New. LIKE NEW. SHIPS FROM MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. book.

Hardcover. 4to. pp 43, [4]. Original publisher's half white cloth with green textured paste-down and gilt lettering at spine. Signed by the author to David Daiches Raphael (1916-2015), moral and political philosopher. Hand printed limited edition out of 300. Two signed linocuts, one on handmade Japan paper. Fine.…

Milano, Longanesi, 1973, in-8, cartone editoriale con sovraccoperta, pp. 409.

Cloth. Condition: Poor. Rubbed and bumped, foxed, owner details to half title, fingerprints and the odd tear to page margins throughout, gutters cracked, f-rep missing, page 13 creased after being glued back in place. Lovely illustrations. AEG. Decorative front board. Size: 4to. Cranston, W. A.; Knowles, Davidson; Miles, H. J. A.;seymour, G. L.; And Others. (illustrator). …

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: New. Print on Demand pp. 156.

Condition: New. Print on Demand pp. 156 44:B&W 5.5 x 8.5 in or 216 x 140 mm (Demy 8vo) Case Laminate on Creme w/Gloss Lam.