Oliver John Foreword (32 results)

paperback. Condition: Good.

Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. 1st. Illustrated with a facsimile of the notebook. Includes a transcription of the text. 131pp 1.16lb 10.0x6.6x0.6in.

Paperback. Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. DJ is in a mylar cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. first edition,1p"; 10987654321pt line. VERY GOOD CONDITION IN VERY GOOD UNCLIPT(S27.99) DUST JACKET.Name ep "MeMe 2017 Xmas".else clean, solid, bright ; White spine titles on grey hard covers.BRIGHT YELLOW ENDPAPERS.Black titles on yellow & blue dust jacket, showin facial features of man with glasses,mustashe, goatee.bit psychodelic artwork.Inner dj flap shows photo of both authors 2x3" with biogs. ; 416 pages; At once laugh-out-loud funny, heartbreakingly honest, joyous, tragic and powerful, Waiting for the Punch is a book to be read from cover to cover, but it is also one to return to again and again. Illustrated by YEE, HENRY SENE DJ ART. (illustrator).…

hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. first edition, first printing. Large octavo (approx. 6 1/8" wide by 9 3/4" tall) blue spine over white boards, xii + 515 pages. Includes a section of black and white photo reproductions; selected bibliography, index. Publicity sheet from the publisher laid in. Book and dust jacket are in fine condition. 082504C.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Hardcover in excellent, unmarked, near-pristine condition (slight handling), with fair dust jacket (tears and chips, small piece missing at the top of the spine). The DJ is protected by a new, clear, removeable cover. 107 pages, slightly age-yellowed. [11oz]. Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Dust jacket has edgewear, tape reinforcements. Text is without flaw. 7.25 X 10.25" 431 pages, Weight Over 1 Kg, published 1958. This colourful and heavily illustrated volume stems from the National Geographic Magazine and more than 25 National Geographic Society archaeological and anthropological expeditions ranging from Cape Horn to the Arctic. Many were co-sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution. **Bundle up & Save on Postage**. W. Langdon Kihn and H.M. Herget and others (illustrator).…

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 3rd Edition. Pbk, 15p. Some mild foxing to covers o/w a clean copy in good condition. f1077 / m9160.

Soft cover. Condition: Good+. War-Path and Bivouac is a stirring and detailed account of the Dakota Indian wars of 1876 and the Nez Perce Indian wars of 1877. John F. Finerty, a newspaper reporter with the Chicago Times, covered the action of George Crook's campaign against the Sioux and Northern Cheyenne Indians and Nelson Miles campaign against the Nez Perce. This narrative was 1st published in 1890. Includes B&W photos as well as an appendix including official accounts and data regarding troops and encounters. This title listed as volume 18 in The Western Frontier Library published by the University of Oklahoma. John Frederick Finerty (1846¿1908) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born in Ireland, Finerty immigrated to the United States in 1864. He enlisted in the Union Army during the Civil War. He was a war correspondent for the Chicago Times in the Sioux War of 1876, in the Northern Indian (Sioux) War of 1879, in the Ute campaign of 1879, and afterward in the Apache campaign of 1881. He served in the US House Representatives 1883-1885 representing Illinois's 2nd district. Charles Schreyvogel (1861¿1912) was an American painter of Western subject matter in the days of the disappearing frontier. Schreyvogel was especially interested in military life. The University of Oklahoma copyrighted the account in 1961 (1st paperback edition printed in 1977) while including the introduction by Oliver Knight, a prize-winning historian of the Western frontier. In 1994, this version was copyrighted including a foreword by Charles E. Rankin, a Professor in the History department at the University of Oklahoma. Paperback has single crease in spine and in front cover from storage. Interior is tight, clean and unmarked save for an inscription as a gift on half-title page. Copyrights 1961, 1994. Originally published 1890. This copy from 5th printing, undated. ISBN: 0-8061-1413-4. LCCN: 94-8099. No MSR. Schreyvogel, Charles (Cover Art) (illustrator). Inscribed No Value.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good-VG. No Jacket. 1st ed. f/piece+xxv+426, 23 plates; prev.owner's sig.top fr.free endpaper, sm.Times Book Club stamp bottom back pastedown, otherwise internally clean, tight & unmarked. Dark blue cloth covers clean but sp.ends nicked and corners sl.rubbed and faint vertical creasing to sp. A very acceptable copy but not quite VG. Chapters of surgery from classic times to present (i.e.1939!) taking in John Hunster, Astley Cooper and Lister among much else. A popular work in its day.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. 498pp. 10 x 7.5 inch. a reading or reference copy, ex-university library with book plate, lending sheet, rubber stamp only on the brown endpapers, otherwise interior very good and clean with no library or other markings. spine has had a taped repair but a solid reading copy. Weighs 1.7kg, additional postage may be requested for shipment to some overseas countries.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 160 pp large format PB. Illustrated throughout. no creases on the spine and no previous ownership markings. Gichigi, John (illustrator).

Soft cover. Condition: New. No Jacket. 12mo. Unopened, still in original shrinkwrap. Color pictorial soft covers. A new copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Signed by author on Title page in black pen, signature only. First edition: October 2017 stated with complete number line. 6 1/2 x 9 1/2 Book; binding tight, straight boards have moderate soiling to front; text has mild bump to bottom corner with moderate damp wrinkling to bottom last third of pages. Dust jacket ($27.99) has mild bumping to mostly spine ends with 1" closed tear to top front cover and moderate damp staining to mostly inside. Color sharp. Under archival quality mylar cover. Photos upon request. Packed well and shipped in a sturdy box. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. A really sound and solid copy with no inscriptions and clean pages throughout. There is a little toning and light smudge marks to the page block edge. The boards are clean with crisp title lettering on the front board. Similarly on the spine cloth, although slightly faded. There is some wear to the fore edge corner tips but nothing severe. Other than that there are just a few light marks to the boards which are not very noticeable. In all, a very presentable copy of this scarce book.…

hardcover. Condition: Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 364 pages. 6.00x0.94x9.00 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Second printing. Tall 8vo. Publisher's cloth in edgeworn DJ. A nice copy.

Tapa dura. Condition: Muy bien. National Geographic Society, 1957. Illustrated wuit full color reproductions of 149 paintings by W. Langdom Kihn and H.M. Herget. Texto en inglés. 432 pp. 26 x 18. Tela editorial holandesa tapa dura con dorados en tapa y lomo de editorial ilustrada. Sin subrayados ni anotaciones. Perfecto estado de conservación. Libro.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Reprint. Paperback copy, no dustjacket as issued. 253pp. Not library copy, no inscriptions, light creasing to spine. (75/2).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First Paprback Edition / First Print (number line on copyright page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10). paperback copy, no dustjacket as issued. 252pp. B/w photographs. Not library copy, no creasing to spine, no inscriptions, light creasing to bottom corner of rear cover and some pages. (67/4).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Vanguard Library Hardback Edition / Second Print (first in this edition published same year) . Hardback copy in speckled tan cloth boards with lettering to spine. Unclipped dustjacket (price of 3'6 net to front dustjacket) in new removable protective clear sleeve. 244pp + 4pp book catalogue to rear. Plus newspaper obituary cutting from 'The Daily Telegraph, Saturday, March 25, 2006' of the death of Pierre Clostermann. Not library copy, light page tanning. (31/2).…

paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Hardcover. dj. First Edition. First Edition. Hardcover. From the library of Dr. Oliver Sacks, the renowned neurologist, author, and educator. He was, in his life, celebrated for his contributions to the understanding of the human brain and his ability to communicate complex scientific concepts to a broader audience. In doing so, he highlighted the profound impact of neurological disorders on human identity and experience. His library is a reflection of this remarkable polymath's questing mind. Light wear to extremities, spine fading on dj, else tight, bright, and unmarred. 8vo, xx, 324pp+Illus (b/w). Yellow cloth with bookplate on ep, price tag. Very Good in Very Good Dustjacket.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Previous owner's name in felt to the ffep top; the jacket is significanty chipped and creased, worn; comparatively very little wear to the book. Text is clean. Illustrated. 431 pages. 7 x 10.25 inches. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Kihn, W. Langdon; Herget, H. M.; et al (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. VG- first edition. A paper on the road bridges of Britain in the early 1930s. Much fascinating information and profusely illustrated in black and white. Marbled brown boards rubbed at the corners with some wear of the paper covering at one corner. Spine ends rubbed and a small black mark part way down the spine. Internally the glossy paper remains bright and clean but 2 leaves are detached but present. F fly-leaf bears the rubber stamp of an architect's practice.…

Hardback. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Thus. [4], 7-419pp, [1]. Original cloth in DJ, top edge stained red, illustrated endpapers. DJ slightly chipped to spine ends and corners, spine lightly browned. Cloth is mottled from having been damp at some point, text block slightly cocked, light foxing to fore edge of text block, internally quite bright and clean. Title in red and black. Illustrated by Arthur Wragg, with eighteen full page illustrations, and many others to text Size: 8vo. Wragg, Arthur (illustrator).…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. A comprehensive and illustrated record of road bridges across Great Britain by accomplished civil engineer Charles Bressey. British Bridges: An Illustrated Technical and Historical Record, written by civil engineer and Chief Engineer for Roads at the Ministry of Transport Charles Herbert Bressey, with a foreword by Secretary of State for Transport Oliver Stanley and fellow MP John Buchan. Published by the Public Works, Roads and Transport Congress organising committee in 1933.Rebound in quarter cloth, with paper boards. Includes 312 in-text illustrations of bridges across Great Britain, including photographs and architectural designs.An informative reference of Bridges, Bressey delves into the road bridges across Great Britain at the time, including London Bridge, the Usk Bridge, the George V Bridge and many more. Bressey details estimated costs, histories, facts, and primary purposes of each. Rebound in quart cloth, with paper boards. Externally, very smart with clean boards. Very slight bumping to the head and tail of the spine. End papers are clean. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with the rare small mark to leaf extremities. Slight signs of previous water damage to right edges of leaves, heavier to first leaves. Scratch marks to left edge of frontispiece. Very Good. Various (illustrator). book.…