F a Talbot (108 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: New.

Condition: Good. 1st Ed. Boards have some scuffs to edges with a split repair to upper spine. Content has light toning. Some cracks to hinges but book overall holds well.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition.

Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. With usual stamps and markings, In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,300grams, ISBN.…

Condition: New.

Hardcover, no dust jacket. Previous owner's stamp on lower edge of text and ffep with blind stamp on ffep. Slight browning and wear on all edges of text. Cover worn on corners. Else good. 530 pp.

Paperback. 48p., 8.5x11 inches, fiction, poetry, illustrations, very good literary journal in stapled white wraps.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 346 pages. 8.00x5.25x0.87 inches. In Stock.

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

Hardcover. Condition: Good, Brown Edges. Dust Jacket Condition: Worn. First.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Stains to lower covers else a good reading copy, ill, 1st edn, ex library blemishes (pocket, bp).

HARD BACK MAROON. Condition: GOOD. title cont.Course in Foreign Trade, gilt lettering on spine, pocket inside both covers with papers, corners bumped, pages browned around edges,previous owners name to front end page DATE PUBLISHED: 1916 EDITION: 112.

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

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 372 pp., x. '1' in number line; Stated: "In part a revision of Toward a steady state economy, 1973". Following the Preface and the Editor's "Introduction to the Steady-Sate Economy," Contents are divided into three Parts and 22 Essays (with Notes or References at the end of an essay): Part I ECOLOGY: ULTIMATE MEANS AND BIOPHYSICAL CONSTRAINTS Editor: "Introduction"; (1) Paul R. Ehrlich and Anne H. Ehrlich, "Humanity at the Crossroads"; (2) __, ___, and John P. Hildren, "Availability, Entropy, and the Laws of Thermodynamics"; (3) Nicholas Georgescu--Roegen, "The Entropy Law and the Economic Problem"; (4) __. "Selections fro' Energy and Economic Myths"; (5) Earl Cook, "Limits to Exploitation of Nonrenewable Resources"; (6) Garrett Hardin, "The Tragedy of the Commons"(7) __ "Second Thoughts on ' The Tragedy of the Commons ' "; Part II: ETHICS: THE ULTIMATE END AND VALUE CONSTRAINTS Editor, "INTRODUCTION";(8) E. F. Schumacher, "The Age of Plenty: A Christian View"; (9) _. "Buddhist Ethics"; (10) Robert L. Sinsheimer, "The Presumptions of Science"; (11) John Cobb, "Ecology, Ethics, Theology"; (12) C. S. Lewis, "The Abolition of Man"; Part III: ECONOMICS: INTERACTION OF ENDS AND MEANS" Editor, "Introduction"; (13) Peter A. Victor, "Economics and the Challenge of Environmental Issues"; (14) Gerald Alonzo Smith, "The Teleological View of Wealth: A Historical Perspective"; [Editor] "On Economics as a Life Science"; (16) Kenneth E. Boulding, "The Economics of the Coming Spaceship Earth"; (18) E.J. Mishan, "The Growth of Affluence and the Decline of Welfare"; (19) Bruce Hannon, "Energy Use and Moral Restraint"; (20) Talbot Page, "The Severance Tax as an Instrument of Intertemporal Equity"; (21) [Editor] "The Steady-State Economy: Toward a Political Economy of Biophysical Equilibrium and Moral Growth"; (22) [Editor] "Postscript: Some Common Misunderstandings and Further Issues Concerning a Steady-State Economy". Glossy, pale green wrappers with Title and Subtitle lettering in black letters across top half front cover, above black and white photo-illustration of a polluting industrial plant; Editor name lettering in smaller black letters across bottom front cover. Micro-tip wear at corners and a few pages with news clippings having been inserted (documented below) and leaving offsetting (text still eminently readable, binding unstretched): Binding strong (NO cracks); previous owner name, date, and place discreetly at top left inside cover; NO remainder marks; NO rubbing wear but at tips. Clean text. Still timely discussions. News items laid in [offsetting between pages cited; all text eminently readable: (1) Philip Shabecoff, "Temperature for World Rises Sharply in the 1980's" (New York Times, 3 29 1988); (2) David Doniger and Alan Miller, "Fighting Global Warming is Good for Business" (NY, 8 6 1990) [between pp. 112-116]; (3) Andrew R. Solow, "Pseudo-Scientific Hot Air" (NYT, 12 28 1988) [120-121]; (4) Michael Oppenheimer, "Will the Planet Remain Habitable?: Climate Control is a key" (NYT, 6 30 1986) [126-127]; (5) Tom Wicker, "Battered and Abused: Global threats to the environment" (NYT, 11 25 1988) [136-138]; (6) Mary Kate Cranston, "Mitchell optimistic on acid rain bill" (Boston Globe, 8 2 1987), (7) UPI "US, in 1985, feared NRC cover-up of wrongdoing by nuclear utilities" (Globe, 8 23 1987), (8) AP "EPA accused of ignoring pollution law" (Globe 11 24 1987): [158-59]; (8) Matthew L. Wald, "Utility Is Selling Right To Pollute" (NYT, 5 12 1992) [168-169]; (9) AP "Ozone Team To Brave Arctic Night" (NYT, 6 23 1986), (10) JAMES GLEICK, "Hole in Ozone Over South Pole Worries Scientists" (NYT 7 29 1986), (11) N. E. Environmental Conference,Tufts U., Medford, Mass, "Global Effort Urged for Ozone" [263-267]; (12) William K. Stevens, "With Cloudy Crystal Balls, Scientists Race to Assess Global Warming" ((NYT, 2 7 1989), (13) Philip Shabecoff, "Man Said To Tax Earth's Systems" (NYT 2 14 1987) [306-311]. Also, 5 NO-offsetting items: 1988-2014.…

Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,450grams, ISBN.…

Condition: Near Fine. FIrst printing. A near fine first edition paperback copy, no spine creases or remainder marks. Signed by A.F. Stewart on title page.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. xxix, 1376 p., [2] p. of plates : maps ; 25 cm. ; ISBN: 0877794464; LCCN: 88-1643 ; OCLC: 17508209 ; ex-lib, stamps, labels, dustjacket cover, barcodes, withdrawn stamp; else VG/G. Book.

Condition: Very Good. 22 pages. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover, prepared for practicality - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: 15 x 21cms. Category: Northern History Review; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on. Softcover (Booklet - Unbound Pages).…

Condition: Very Good. 16 pages. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover, prepared for practicality - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: 15 x 23 cms. Category: Derbyshire Archaeological & Natural History Society; Shropshire Interest; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on. Softcover (Booklet - Unbound Pages).…

Condition: Very Good. 8 pages. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover, prepared for practicality - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: 19 x 24cms. Category: British Library Journal; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on. Softcover (Booklet - Unbound Pages).…

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,950grams, ISBN.…

Pulp Magazine. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Heavy water damage to bottom of both covers; large pull to front cover fore edge; spine completely covered with masking tape; supple, tanned pages.

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

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

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. 8vo. Red cloth binding, 1/4 leather binding. Gilt lettering to backstrip. Gilt library stamp to backstrip. Shelf worn. Bumped corners. Page edges age toned. No library sticker on front board. End papers in place. Large frontispiece, Front and back hinge split. Light foxing throughout. Multiple large pictures throughout. Very small pen markings, not obstructing text. No pencil markings. Pages are clean and text is clear. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,950grams, ISBN.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Green buckram gilt, 4to.,xiv., 400 pages. New edition, revised and enlarged. Well printed at the Oxford University Press. Light edgewear, bottom corner of front endpaper creased, else a very good copy, lacking the DW, in archival mylar.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. PUBLISHER: CASSELL & Co * YEAR: Circa 1920's * ISBN/SBN: N/A * No OF PAGES: 384 * CONDITION: USED - GOOD * OTHER: COVER RUBBED AND WORN TO THE EDGES AND CORNERS AND SPINE FADED AND SPLIT TO THE TOP. PAGES GENERALLY CLEAN AND CREASE FREE THOUGH THERE IS SOME DISCOLORATION TO THE END PAPERS, BUT OTHERWISE A VERY GOOD READABLE EXAMPLE OF THIS HARD TO FIND EDITION.…

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. A fine portrait - a reproduction of an illustration, printed in 1950. Mounted/matted and ready to frame. A fine opportunity to purchase an unusual and attractive portrait.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. A fine portrait of this eminent personage. Mounted and ready to frame. Excellent condition. A fine opportunity to purchase a splendid coloured litho portrait. Very detailed and decorative and somewhat uncommon.