L Wallace Duncan (67 results)

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Some loss from spine head, light stain on bottom fore edge corner of a few pages, a few pages dog-eared, front and rear endpapers faintly foxed. Binding tight and square. 1890 Hard Cover. viii, 384 pp. Color frontispiece of an arctic aurora, monochrome plates, and hundreds of black-and-white illustrations in text. A collection of scientific articles contributed by numerous authors, including: The Northern Lights; The Mathematics of Plants; How the Wind Changes; Dreams; Why the Sea is Salt; The Anatomy of a Lobster; Rust; A Glass of Wine; Voyages in Cloudland; The Chemistry of Water; Nuggets and Quartz; The Sun Our Fire, Light, and Life; A Fish in the Water; A Microscopical Biography; Firing a Shot; What is 'Power'?; History Out of Refuse Heaps; What Is in the Interior of the Earth?; How Sunshine Warms the Earth; What Are the Stars Made Of?; The Protective Colours of Animals; Great Sea Reptiles; Shooting Stars; Continental Islands, and How They Were Formed; Teeth; How the River Severn Cut through Wenlock Edge; Moles and Mole-Hills; The Mariner's Compass; Spiders' Webs; Glaciers; Diamonds; The History of a Hen's Egg; Growth; The Magic Lantern; A Primrose; A Cannon Shot; Why the Rain Falls; The Story of a Volcano as Told in History; Can Science Conquer Rust?; How the Airs Were Discovered; What is 'Work'?; The Hand; How Glaciers Move; Dust; A Piece of Rock Salt; Protective Mimicry in Animals; The Physics of Music; Touch; Animal Colonies and Co-operation; Colour-Blindness; Oceanic Islands and Their History; Modern Explosives; The Gravel on the Garden Path; A Peat-Bog; A Piece of Iceland Spar; Polar Ice; Rubies and Sapphires; Weather Telegraphy; Lodgers and Boarders in Lower Life.…

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Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. History of Allen and Woodson Counties, Kansas: Embellished With Portraits of Well Known People of These Counties, With Biographies of our Representati. Book.

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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1st North American edition, 3rd printing ; 207 pages : 150 fantastic color photographs ; 31 cm ; Folio ; ISBN: 0821220748; 9780821220740 LCCN: 93-86154 ; LC: SB465; Dewey: 712/.6; 635 ; OCLC: 30366174 ; green cloth in nicked dustjacket ; Contents:Small town hideaways -- Gardens within gardens -- Formal enclosures -- Exuberant gardens -- Natural gardens. ; "A Bulfinch Press book."; "A renowned garden writer takes us on a grand tour of the world's most intriguing garden hideaways. From New York City and New Hampshire to Germany and the British countryside, all 48 gardens are captured in gorgeous color photos and brought to life with illuminating commentaries by each garden's owner." ; features gardens by Beatrice Bowles, San Francisco, California -- Tom Pocock, Chelsea, London -- Barbara Gale, Philadelphia Flower Show -- Sony Garcia, San Francisco -- Constance Kargere, Varengeville-sur-Mer, France -- Anthony Kilroy, DOrchester, Dorset -- Louie Koester, Charleston, South Carolina -- Geoffrey Smith, Warwick, Warwickshire -- Victor Nelson, New York City -- Kate Sorrell, Woodbridge, Suffolk -- Galen Lee, The Frick Collection -- Lindie Wilson, Charlotte, North Carolina -- Louis J Appell, York, Pennsylvania -- Duc d'Harcourt, Pavillon de Fantasie, France -- Gerda Below, Stancombe Park, Gloucestershire -- Robin Compton, Newby Hall, North Yorkshire -- Laura Fisher, Katonak, New York State -- J Barry Ferguson, Long island, New York -- Charles L. reed, Jr, Richmond, Virginia -- Karl Artmeyer, Horstel Riesenbeck, Germany -- Hilary Mogford, Little Milton, Oxfordshire -- Jetty de la Hayze, Seisdam, Holland -- Olivier Choppin de Janvry, Le Desert de Retz, France -- Reiner Herling, Dortmund, Germany -- Woldgang and Hille Haucke, Rasteded, germany -- Antonio Leidt, Cecorico de Basto, Portugal -- Renate Richi, Sydikum, Germany -- Patricia van Roosmalen, Rekem, Belgium -- Countess van Lynden van Sandenburg, Walenburg, Netherlands -- Oscar de la Renta, Brook Hill Farm, Connecticut -- Comtesse d'AndlauRemalard, France -- Elaine Corbet, West Vancouver, Canada -- Madelaine Dick, Pals-yn-Thiw, Gwenydd -- Sir Charles and Lady Fraser, Inveresk, Midlothian -- Lulette Monbiot, Bourton on the Water, Gloucestershire -- Holly Turner, Whidley Island, Washington State -- Margaret Ogilvie, House of Pitmuies, Angus -- Barbara Robinson, Washington, Connecticut -- Daniel Wheeler, Rhayander, Powys -- Cynthia Woodyard, Portland, Oregon -- Lord Carrington, Bledlow, Buckinghamshire -- Frances Denby, Cefn Coch, Welsh Borders -- Herbert Exton, Syston, Lincolnshire -- Margaret Fuller, Shepreth, Cambridgeshire -- John Phillips, Home Covert, Wiltshire -- Dan Overly, Ridgeland, Mississippi -- Chris Rosmini, Los Angeles -- Ronald Sidwell, Paris, Worcestershire ; FINE/FINE. Book.…

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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the 'public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the 'public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

Cloth - Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Reprint. Facsimile reprint of the 1901 first edition originally published by the Iola Register. 894 pages, plus index. Top hinge (internal) is cracked, but holding well. Small address label on the blank front free end leaf. Light general use/wear. Due to weight, additional charges will apply for International shipping.…

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paperback. Condition: VeryGood. A copy that may have been read, very minimal wear and tear. May have a remainder mark.