J W Docking (10 results)

Paperback. Condition: Used; Good. Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. 193 pages. (SL#224).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 317 pages, a good hardback, publisher's original blue cloth binding with gold gilt lettering to the spine. Absolute minimal evidence that this is an ex-library book. The book has a slight forward lean.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. xii / 263 pp . Covers a little tanned, corners just rubbed, general reading wear - sound reading copy.

Condition: Fair. 1935. Hardcover. Fair. No Dust Jacket. Bumped corners. Wearing and soiling on covers and spine. Inscribed by previous owner on flyleaf. Foxing on edge of pages. Interior is unmarked. 72p.

Pamphlet. Condition: Good. Series: Coventry and North Warwickshire History Pamphlets 30p black and white stapled booklet with minor library markings, small humidity mark to top left corner otherwise very good, pages bright, binding firm Language: English.

Soft Cover. Condition: Very for Its Age. First Edition. 266pp., all clean, bright, unmarked[ binding soind. Excellent condition paperback first edition Size: 4to. Education.

Condition: good. Light sun-fading on the cover. A former university library book with all the expected stamps, stickers and markings. Some shelf, storage or usage wear present. The binding is tight and all pages are present. The pages have some light notes, underlining and or highlighting present. Pictures available upon request. Individually inspected by Shay. Thanks for supporting an independent bookseller. …

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Most of our very good books have only minor imperfections such as shelf wear consistent with a new book that's sat on a bookshop shelf for a year or two. Occasionally we may miss other minor imperfections as we have to grade books at speed. Our books are dispatched from a Yorkshire former cotton mill. We list via barcode/ISBN so please note that the images are stock images and may not be the exact copy you receive, furthermore the details about edition and year might not be accurate as many publishers reuse the same ISBN for multiple editions and as we simply scan a barcode or enter an ISBN we do not check the validity of the edition data when listing. If you're looking for an exact edition please don't order (at least not without checking with us first, although we don't always have time to check). We aim to dispatch prompty, the service used will depend on order value and book size. We can ship to most countries, see our shipping policies. Payment is via Abe only.…

1936 at the bottom of the title page; 1934, 1935 on the copyright page. Preface dated January 1934. Rust cloth-covered boards, 7 1/2 x 5 1/4 inches, 246 pp., b/w illustrations (drawings). Very good. Rare (two OCLC library holdings). This is a school textbook, with a State of Texas form printed on the front and rear pastedowns (however, there is no indication that the book was issued to any students). Early mention of television: "The imaginations of the scientists are always busy. They dream of a world so completely run by electricity that the one in which we now live will some day seem slow and old fashioned. What are some of the miracles they see? One of them is television. Television will give us the power to see the person with whom we talk over the telephone. We shall watch our radio programs as well as listen to them." (See "Fascinating facts about the invention of the Television by Philo T. Farnsworth in 1927", at w w w . i d e a f i n d e r . c o m / h i s t o r y / i n v e n t i o n s / s t o r y 0 8 5 . h t m --- without the spaces). Contents: Wires Round the World (Wires and Words; How it was Done; The First Line; Spanning the Continent; Under the Sea; The Trouble Shooter; The Messenger Boy; Many Services); Our Electric World (Man Discovers His Slave; The Model City; A City Without Life; A Home Without Electricity; In the Hospital; Electricity and Industry; Electricity on the Farm; The Electric Eye; White Coal; The Future); Man Conquers the River (Introduction; New York City's Water Supply; More Water, More Reservoirs, Another Aqueduct; The Catskill Aqueduct; The Storm King Highway; Tunnels Under Water; Motor Cars Under the River; Bridges Over the Hudson; Bear Mountain, Storm King, Anthony's Nose; The George Washington Memorial Bridge); Down the Ship's Ways (We Enter the Shipyard; The Keel is Laid; Rat-a-tat-tat! The Riveter; Many Hands Make Light Work; Some Important People; Around and About with the Workmen; A Diver Goes Down; We Explore the Shops; A Ship is Launched). (3214029A).…