William R Bowker (38 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good Minus. First Edition. Nice copy of the hardcover, dust jacket has some wear, book has a worn are on the lower spine. We ship fast.

New edition. A tidy hardback in tight binding; dust jacket slightly shelf-worn Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG dust jacket Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG dust jacket.

hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. hardback, octavo, a tightly bound copy in a well preserved pictorial dust wrapper. Gift inscription to a previous owner on the front free endpaper, the remainder of the contents clean and unmarked. 387pp.

Condition: Good. 1978. No Edition Stated. 387 pages. Beige pictorial dust jacket over yellow cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Clipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking.…

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: Near Fine condition. No jacket, as issued. Facsimile reprint of the 1929 edition. Freeport, New York: Books for Libraries, Inc., 1967. Appears unread. Near Fine. Condition would be FINE but for traces of tiny brown speckles (light foxing) to edges of the text block (as usual with this edition). NOT a library discard. Square and tight. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. Text is clean and crisp, with NO foxing -- apparently never read. Hardcover. Facsimile reprint of the 1929 edition that was limited to just 600 copies. Illustrated with 5 portraits of Herbert Putnam and two maps. A book about books. This festschrift is crammed with useful and fascinating contributions by Lawrence C. Wroth, Louis R. Wilson, Henry R. Wagner, Oscar G. Sonneck, Harry Miller Lydenberg, Allen Johnson, Lucius Lee Hubbard, Worthington Chauncey Ford, George Watson Cole, J. Christian Bay, R. G. Adams, R. R. Bowker, etc. It includes essays on: Revolutionary War - Fort Moultrie; Tom Sawyer; Early Printed Laws of Massachusetts; Did Columbus Discover Tobago?; Franklin in France; Goethe's Letter to Joseph Green Cogswell; Boston Years of Dr W. F. Poole; Musicology in America; Portolan Atlases; Maryland Colonization Tracts; etc. Bound in the original beige cloth, lettered in black on the spine. Facsimile reprint of the 1929 edition. Hardcover. Near Fine condition/No jacket, as issued. 8vo. x, 555pp.…

Hardcover, in dust jacket. dj. First edition, first printing. Fine in fine, faintly rubbed dust jacket, in mylar cover.

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

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. jacket is shelf rubbed.internally cean,soundly bound.[J.K.]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

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

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Thus. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. viii, 388pp, with occasional black and white illustrations and logs, tables, charts etc in text. Ship plan on front endpapers, map on rear endpaper. In pale yellow cloth-covered boards with brown titles on spine. 12mo. Slightly cocked. Gently rounded at corners and spine tips; top text block edge slightly dust marked; hint of spotting on endpapers else neat, clean, bright and tight. In its original, illustrated, dust jacket, rubbed on edges and a tad faded. Of all the literature on the Bounty and its mutiny, Lt Bligh's log stands out as unique, for it alone was written before the mutiny took place, recording events without the lens of hindsight. There are many surprises here, in this annotated reproduction of Bligh's logs, where the facts revealed are often amazingly different from the popularized view of them.…

Condition: Good. In original dustjacket, tear/crease to very top edge of rear dustjacket, minor shelfwear to dustjacket and extremities of book, otherwise fine.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. viii, 388pp, with occasional black and white illustrations and logs, tables, charts etc in text. Ship plan on front endpapers, map on rear endpaper. In pale yellow cloth-covered boards with brown titles on spine. 12mo. Gently rounded at corners and spine tips. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. In its original, illustrated, dust jacket, lightly rubbed at edges and folds, a few marks. Of all the literature on the Bounty and its mutiny, Lt Bligh's log stands out as unique: it alone was written before the mutiny took place, recording events without the lens of hindsight. There are many surprises here, in this annotated reproduction of Bligh's logs, where what's revealed is often very different from the popularized view of the mutiny.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. h/B 387 pages condition is very good.

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 387pp., endpaper maps. Vgc. in like dw.

paperback. Condition: fair. Southern Power Journal, Atlanta 1927, 12mo. wraps, 232pp., soiled covers, 2Ó waterspot to page margins, about G.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first impression. Some slight edge wear to top and bottom of jacket and spine, spine very slightly faded, faint coffee 'splot' to bottom page fore edges, top corners very slightly rubbed, not price clipped (£6.95), no inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg+ copy. 387pp, map and diagram endpapers. The story of the Mutiny on the Bounty, taken from Bligh's log, reveling the facts are very different from the popular view of the Mutiny. R. M. Bowker was a sailing author, publisher and journalist, but sadly I have been able to find out very little about him. Quite a scarce book. Jacket photos by Luis Marden (illustrator).…

hardcover in good condition, dustwrapper torn and creased on back, remnants of price sticker inside front fold; 387pp.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Not Stated. 387pp, glossary, bibliography, bw ills, pictorial/map endpapers. Or tan cloth in jacket. Jacket price clipped, rear panel creased. Size: 8vo.

8vo; pp. [xii], 387; endpaper plan and map, frontispiece, 5 illustrations, 3 charts, list of publications on the subject of the Bounty, original cloth, dustjacket, very good copy.

1st Ed. Edited from the original log by R. M. Bowker. XII, 388 PP with 4 b/w illustrations, plus 8 pages with 6 b/w illust. (3 charts, 1 plan, 2 photos). FEP: Plan of the Bounty. REP: Mappe monde. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 19 x 12.5. Based on the official log of the 'Bounty' with comments and annotations by the editor.…

Very good hard cover with dust jacker. 387p. illustrated including real charts. Official log.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good condition. First Edition, Limited to 600 copies. New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press, 1929. Very Good condition. 1929 First Edition. Limited to 600 copies. NOT a library discard. Square and tight. NO owner's name or bookplate. Text is clean and crisp, with NO foxing. Hardcover. Illustrated with 5 portraits of Herbert Putnam and two maps. A book about books. This festschrift is crammed with useful and fascinating contributions by Lawrence C. Wroth, Louis R. Wilson, Henry R. Wagner, Oscar G. Sonneck, Harry Miller Lydenberg, Allen Johnson, Lucius Lee Hubbard, Worthington Chauncey Ford, George Watson Cole, J. Christian Bay, R. G. Adams, R. R. Bowker, etc. It includes essays on: Revolutionary War - Fort Moultrie; Tom Sawyer; Early Printed Laws of Massachusetts; Did Columbus Discover Tobago?; Franklin in France; Goethe's Letter to Joseph Green Cogswell; Boston Years of Dr W. F. Poole; Musicology in America; Portolan Atlases; Maryland Colonization Tracts; etc. Typography by Carl Purington Rollins. Bound in the original gilt-stamped blue cloth. First Edition, Limited to 600 copies. Hardcover. Very Good condition. 8vo. x, 555pp.…

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book delves into the practicalities of constructing electric tramways, a technology that was rapidly gaining popularity at the beginning of the 20th century. The author, a Tramway Engineer, offers detailed guidance on laying out the permanent way, including the selection of rail gauges, the design of curves and turnouts, and the importance of a strong roadbed foundation. He examines the benefits and drawbacks of both wooden sleeper and concrete construction, offering advice on joint spacing, bonding methods, and paving materials. The book further explores the intricacies of overhead equipment, covering the choices of materials for trolley wires and supporting poles, as well as the detailed planning of curves and the installation of switches. The author provides in-depth descriptions of various successful tramway systems, including those in Manchester, Brighton, and Lancaster. Ultimately, this book reveals the importance of meticulous planning and the use of high-quality materials in the construction of electric tramways, highlighting the critical role that this infrastructure played in the rapid urban development of the early 20th century. 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. …

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book provides an expert study of direct, alternating, and polyphase currents from both a theoretical and practical perspective. It does so in clear and non-mathematical language, which laypeople can grasp. The author shows how these currents operate, and walks the reader through their potential uses and applications. The book pays particular attention to the advanced techniques for transmitting electrical energy over long distances, and the very latest methods of electrical engineering. It is a valuable reference for current and prospective electrical engineers, as well as seasoned professionals looking to brush up their understanding of electrical theory and practice. 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. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 387pp., illustrated. Front endpaper missing o/w book in very good condition. Some shelf wear to dustwrapper, small patch of surface loss to front panel, price-clipped o/w very good.

Hardcover. Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. New Impression. vi-viii, 119pp; 93 illustrations; no d/j, black boards, gilt title to spine; toning to eps., previous owner's name inside and small Foyles sticker. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.