Van Dervoort J W (38 results)

paperback. Condition: Good. Light cover and edge wear, text is unmarked.

Hardcover. Condition: VG-. No Jacket. Reprint. 414 pp, b/w illustrations, the page edges are gilded, the book and contetns are clean and tight, the tissue guard on the frontis is foxed, the covers are clean and tight with very light corner rubbing.

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

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

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1888 Hardcover A journey from Cradle to Grave 414pp. Interior clean; binding tight. Boards have some wear. Tissue guard intact.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. THE WATER WORLD BY PROF. J.W. VAN DERVOORT 1883 WELL ILLUSTRATED. Please find on offer here: The Water World, or The Ocean, its Laws, Currents, Tides, Wind-Waves, Phenomena, Mechanical Appliances, Animal and Vegetable Life by Prof. J. W. Van Dervoort. This medium-sized hard cover book (6 x 8 ½ x 2 inches, 480 pages) was published by the Union Publishing House of New York, Boston, Cincinnati and Atlanta dated 1883 and apparently the First Edition with the same date on title and copyright pages. It was Sold only by subscription and one can imagine itinerant salesmen carrying it out to the farms and villages of the States, much to the amazement of people who rarely if ever even were able to go to the oceans. The list of illustrations includes 22 (full-page, blank on the reverse) plates. I did notice that at least one of those plates was not present although there is no sign that it was torn out or even ever there and could have been missed in the printing. The page edges are full gilt all round. Condition: This book is in very good condition. The hard covers are slightly bumped on the edges and corners but still very presentable, particularly at the spine. The book is unmarked and the pages are clean and bright throughout, without toning or foxing. The front hinge is partially torn and the rear intact with a tight and sound binding. This book is not ex-library or a remainder.…

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

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

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Bound in publisher's cloth. Hardcover. Gutter weak. Binding loose, text block separated. 480 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of plates: illustrations.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. [This is a salesman Sample, not the actual book. It was taken door-to-door showing customers the various aspects of the book in an attempt to sell it] Variously Paged (0.60 Inches Thick), Many Illus Plts, Burgundy Hardback with Blindstamped Design around Margin Front Cover, Gilt title, Green Sample Spine Tipped-on Back e.p., Gilt title, Interesting hand written statement on First page of Subscription pages, spine sunned, edgewear else VG, Assumed 1st ed.…

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. repaired cover shows minor wear. pages tanned and clean.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Book is black cloth with black leather spine which the spine cover is missing. Gilt lettering on the front cover. Hinges are starting to go, but holding. Some edge wear and bumped corners. Page edge are gilt. Book has many full-page illustrations throughout. Frontispiece with tissue guard. A Full Description of the United States Signal and Life Saving Service INCLUDES FAST AND FREE USA SHIPPING.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Hinges loosening, pencil name on front flyleaf. 1886 Hard Cover. 512 pp. 8vo. Original brown cloth, gilt titles, gilt and black decorations. A late 19th century work on oceanography and marine biology, with numerous engraved illustrations throughout text. Includes: The Ocean - Its Laws and Elements; The Frozen Ocean; Icebergs; Life in the Ocean; Minute Animal Life; Coral - The Rock Builders; Pearls; Sponges; Seals; Whales the Monarchs of the Ocean; The Whale Fishery and Its Peril; Sharks and the Pirates of the Ocean; Sea-Horses and Narwhals; Nautili the Floating Navigators of the Ocean; Modes of Fishing in Various Countries; Odds and Ends About Fishes; Shells; Sea Birds; Superstitions Connected with the Ocean; Marine Prodigies; Monsters of the Deep-Sea Dragons; Submarine Scenery - Animal and Vegetable; The Bed of the Ocean. Deep Sea Soundings; Phenomena of the Ocean; Ocean Steamships; The Signal Service; The Life-Saving Service; Lighthouses and Beacons. …

21x14 cm. Illustrated gilt-stamped brown cloth, rubbed at edges, front hinge broken. This is a sample copy of the book, though not a traditional salesman's sample as it does not contain a sign-up sheet for subscribers. The pagination is not consecutive and there are ads and testimonials at the back for the complete book.…

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book is an exploration of the journey of life, viewing it as a voyage that each individual embarks on. The author shares insights and observations on the various stages of life, from infancy through childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. The book delves into the common experiences, challenges, and opportunities that shape us as we navigate life's journey. It explores the importance of family, friends, and relationships, while also emphasizing the significance of self-reflection and personal growth. The author provides anecdotes, examples, and thought-provoking questions to illustrate the book's themes. Through its exploration of the human experience, this book offers valuable lessons and insights for readers seeking to make the most of their life's voyage. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.…

Condition: Hervorragend. Zustand: Hervorragend | Seiten: 434 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | Keine Beschreibung verfügbar.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. Good hardcover with clean pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth boards with highly decorative stamped design with blue, black and gold. Minor shelf wear and scuff marks to covers and spine. One small pin hole in the spine. Binding is cracking at the hinges, but no pages appear to be missing or loose. Back cover has some water damage and the red dye from the cloth has bled onto the bottom edge of page 475 to the back end page, but this does not affect the text. Previous owner attached an ex-libris sticker to the upper left corner on the inside of the front cover. ; 9 X 6.25 x 1.75 inches.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Brown boards with gilt lettering, black line illustrations with pictures of a ships, a lighthouse, a walrus, shells and other sea life. End papers are decorated. First front end paper has a tear. Other front end paper has owner's inscription. Other than tear and some very light rubbing of spine ends and corners, this book is in excellent condition. Fore edges are marbled. This book is extraordinary. A popular treatise on the broad ocean: its laws; its phenomena; its products and its inhabitants; graphically describing its currents, tides, waves; whirlpools, water-spouts, typhoons and trade winds; its coral reefs, pearls, shells, sponges, fisheries.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Bound in publisher's handsome pictorial cloth. Hardcover. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. 480 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations.

Hardcover. Blue boards with black and gilt lettering and illustration; seafoam green end pages; gilted textblocks. 512 pages; black-and-white frontispiece and illustrations; folded map. Many delightful illustrations in this book. VG: Wear to the edges and corners of the boards; smudges and scuffs on the boards. Crack between the front end pages.…

Hardcover. Brown boards with black and gilt lettering and illustration; 2 preliminary leaves, 11-512 pages; frontispiece, illustrations, folded map. Many delightful illustrations in this book. Fair (Boards are edgeworn/scuffed/smudged; inner hinges are broken; textblock edges are toned with some smudging; interior is toned with some foxing.).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. First edition. 512pp. Illustrated from engravings. Red cloth boards, the front board and spine are decoratively stamped in gilt, blue, and black, and decorative endpapers. Boards show some wear, the spine is sunned and the gilt faded, and hinges cracked (though the binding remains largely sound though a bit loose towards the back), just about very good. *OCLC* locates six physical holdings.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. "Sold by Subscription Only." "Profusely Illustrated." Decorative binding. Not an ex-library copy. No remainder marks. No names or marks in the text. Most books shipped within 24 hours. All books mailed with Delivery Confirmation in a heavy cardboard box. There is a little bit of a slant in the first few pages otherwise very good condition. Selling Used and Rare books online since April 1998 and from our bookstore in the heart of the Bluegrass since 1984. ; Black-and-white illustrations; 8vo.; 512 pages.…

Full-Leather. Condition: Good+. No Jacket. Illustrated. brown leather cover some wear; lettering on cover and spine is gilt gold. covers hinges loosened.from spine, otherwise pages remarkably tight and clean. gilt edges. decorative endpapers. owner's pencil note on inside front page. beautiful illustrations.sold by subscription only.…

Condition: Very Good. Acme Publishing House Chicago, IL 1884 12mo. 512 pages. brown cloth illustrated boards with gilt to front and spine. boards lightly rubbed and soiled. sunned spine. corners bumped. decorative endpapers. hinges starting to crack at front boards but still tight. binding secure. VG- $NRP. …

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Not a First. Fine Copy In Green Decorative Boards (1855) Excellent Fresh Copy.Rare Condition Beautiful Copy.

hard cover. Condition: Very Good. No jacket. First Edition. New York:Union Publishing House. 1884. 1st edition, sold by subscriptin only. 512pp. Profusely Illustrated. Hardcover.  Green boards, decorated in black and gilt, lightly soiled, rubbed and shelfworn, with gilt still bright, but wornalong edges, spine ends and edge points. All edges gilt, with some scratches. Internally free of previous owners marks or signatures, but with occasional smudges scattered throughout. The binding is tight with hinges intact, but cracked between 2-3 end-pages, Overall a very good copy.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. New York: Union Publishing House, 1886. Early printing, 1886. Remarkably well kept copy of this exhaustive work on ocean life, maritime lore (sea dragons), lighthouses, fisheries, weather and storms, etc., illustrated throughout with engravings. Dark brown pictorial Victorian binding printed in gilt and black, 512 pages. Very light rubbing to corners and spine ends, good hinges, firm text block, small scuff from removal of an old price sticker inside front cover, half inch closed tear to outer edge of title page (no paper loss), pages lightly age-toned but clean, no names or other markings. . Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.…

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. blue cloth cover with decoration in black and gilt shows minor wear. pages tanned and clean.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. This hardcover, clothbound copy of The Water World by Prof. J. W. Van Dervoort published in 1883 by the Acme Publishing House is in good condition. It has reddish-brown boards, gilt lettering on the spine and stamped images of aquatic flora and fauna superimposed with a gilt title on the front cover. Its text is free of highlighting or underlining and its binding, although a little loose, is intact with no loose or missing pages. The spine is broken at the hinge, exposing the webbing between the front pastedown and free endpapers, and there are cracks at the top and bottom of the hinge on the front cover. The spine is faded and is frayed at the tail and headcap. There are flecks of white towards the bottom of the front cover. More photos are available upon request. Tulsa's largest used bookstore. Located on South Mingo Road since 1991. No-hassle return policy if not completely satisfied.…