london allen lane penguin random house (6 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. London. Allen Lane/Penguin Random House. 2016. First Edition/First Printing (001 shown under First Published 2016 on copyright page). Hard Cover. Medium 8Vo. 6.5 x 9.3 . ([16.5cm x 23.5cm] approx. 219 pp. Grey boards with pale blue titles and publisher's device to the spine panel. Tiny soften at the spine tail; negligible. Map endpapers of the Arctic. Unclipped dust wrapper artwork by Leo Nickolls. Jacket and book are both fine. Glossy colour photographs in the text. Wadhams has visited the Polar Regions more often than any other living scientist - 50 times since he was on the first ship to circumnavigate the Americas in 1970 - and has a uniquely authoritative perspective on the changes they have undergone and where those changes will lead. From his observations and the latest scientific research, he describes how dramatically sea ice has diminished over the past three decades, to the point at which, by the time this book is published, the Arctic may be free of ice for the first time in 10,000 years. a report from the frontline of planetary change in the Arctic and Antarctic by a leading authority, presenting incontrovertible scientific data, but always in clear language which the layman can easily understand. It is one of the most important books published in recent years about the existential challenge which human civilization now faces.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Jacket after Simon Bening (illustrator). 1st Edition. First edition, subsequent impression with '5' on copyright page, a tribute to the book's popularity. Some slight edge wear to top and bottom of jacket and spine, corners slightly rubbed and bruised, crease to inside front flap, not price clipped (£30.00), no inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg+ copy. 830pp, illustrated. 'The past is a foreign country' has become a truism, yet the past differs from the present in many unfamiliar ways and historical memory is extraordinarily imperfect. The degree to which we think of the European past as the history of France, Germany, Britain, Russia and so on, actually obstructs our view of former reality, and blunts our sensitivity to the ever changing political landscape. Europe's past is littered with kingdoms, empires and republics which no longer exist but which were some of the most important entities of their day, 'the Empire of Aragon', which dominated the western Mediterranean in the thirteenth century, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, the largest country in Europe for part of the eighteenth century. This book shows the reader how to peer through the cracks of mainstream history writing and to catch a glimpse of the 'Five, Six or Seven Kingdoms of Burgundy'. How long will it be before the USSR, until recently one of the world's two superpowers, is wholly or half forgotten as most of these? The histories of the lost echo across the centuries, mixed in with more familiar sounds. One of the purposes of this book is to help us hear them again more clearly, and appreciate where they came from. A large heavy, quite scarce book, extra postage may be required.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. London. Allen Lane/Penguin Random House. 2015. First Edition/First Printing (001 printed under first published 2015 to copyright page). Hard Cover. Demy 8vo. 8¾" x 5" (22.1 mm x 14.2 cm) approx. 350 pp and notes. Royal blue boards with silver titles to the spine. Book and jacket are new. Inscribed by the author possible to the front free end paper. Over the past decade, Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner have published more than 8,000 blog posts on their Freakonomics website. Now the very best of this writing has been carefully curated into one volume, the perfect solution for the millions of readers who love all things Freakonomics.Discover why taller people tend to make more money; why it's so hard to predict the Kentucky Derby winner; and why it might be time for a sex tax (if not a fat tax). You'll also learn a great deal about Levitt and Dubner's own quirks and passions. Surprising and erudite, eloquent and witty, Freaks and Friends demonstrates the brilliance that has made their books an international sensation. The dust jacket will be protected with a new protective mylar sleeve which is removable. Please contact us if you would like any more information or additional images. Postage price quoted outside the UK is for a book up to 1kg using UPS. For books sent within the UK, there will be no extra charge for books up to 2kg which are sent by Royal Mail. Postage quoted in the UK is the actual cost (£3.45). All books are sent in protective packing and custom book box. If your book is intended as a gift, please let us know and we will gift wrap it free of charge with a card and any message. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. London. Allen Lane/Penguin Random House. 2019, Hard Cover. First Edition/First Printing (001 printed under first published 2019 to copyright page). A huge read at 844 pp and copious notes. Medium 8vo. 6.5 x 9.3 . ([16.5cm x 23.5cm] approx. Dark grey boards with black titles to the spine. Mustard coloured endpapers. Profusely illustrated with colour glossy photographs. Warmly inscribed by the author 'Hope you enjoy it' direct to the title page in black ink. Book and jacket are as new. Margaret Thatcher had come to power in 1979 with a daring plan to reverse Britain's decline into shabbiness and chaos. But as factories closed their doors, dole queues lengthened and the inner cities exploded in flames, would her radical medicine rescue the Sick Man of Europe - or kill it off?Vivid, surprising and gloriously entertaining, Dominic Sandbrook's new book recreates the decisive turning point in Britain's recent story. For some people this was an age of unparalleled opportunity, the heyday of computers and credit cards, snooker, Sloane Rangers and Spandau Ballet. Yet for others it was an era of shocking bitterness, as industries collapsed, working-class communities buckled and the Labour Party tore itself apart. And when Argentine forces seized the Falkland Islands, it seemed the final humiliation for a wounded, unhappy country, its fortunes now standing on a knife-edge.Here are the early 1980s in all their gaudy glory. This is the story of Tony Benn, Ian Botham and Princess Diana; Joy Division, Chariots of Fire, the Austin Metro and Juliet Bravo; wine bars, Cruise missiles, the ZX Spectrum and the battle for the Falklands. And towering above them all, the most divisive Prime Minister of modern times - the Iron Lady. The dust jacket will be protected with a new protective mylar sleeve which is removable. Please contact us if you would like any more information or additional images. Postage price quoted outside the UK is for a book up to 1kg using UPS. For books sent within the UK, there will be no extra charge for books up to 2kg which are sent by Royal Mail. Postage quoted in the UK is the actual cost (£3.45). All books are sent in protective packing and custom book box. If your book is intended as a gift, please let us know and we will gift wrap it free of charge with a card and any message. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Illus. With Photos (illustrator). 1st Edition. London. Allen Lane/Penguin Random House. 2015. First Edition. Later impression. Medium 8vo 9½" x 6  [24cm x 15cm] approx. 292 pp. Hard Cover. Dark green cloth boards with white titles to the spine. Very minor softening at spine ends and corners. In near fine condition. Monochrome frontispiece and other photographic reproductions in the text. Flat signed by the author without dedication to the title page. Scarce in signed state. Pictorial dust wrapper with some minor shelf wear along the top edge only. Near fine. Some people's lives are entirely their own creations. James Rebanks' isn't. The first son of a shepherd, who was the first son of a shepherd himself, he and his family have lived and worked in and around the Lake District for generations. Their way of life is ordered by the seasons and the work they demand, and has been for hundreds of years. A Viking would understand the work they do: sending the sheep to the fells in the summer and making the hay; the autumn fairs where the flocks are replenished; the gruelling toil of winter when the sheep must be kept alive, and the light-headedness that comes with spring, as the lambs are born and the sheep get ready to return to the fells. The jacket will be covered with an archival quality, inert removable protective sleeve. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. A Brand New Book. Unopened, unread. Signed by Michael Lewis on the Title Page . Newly published. This is the British (UK) 1st Edition, 1st Printing. The Exclusive Hatchards Edition -- the oldest bookshop in England, established in 1797. By the author of the blockbuster The Big Short. Reviewer John Williams wrote, "I would read an 800-page history of the stapler if he wrote it!" It's that good. Gently opened to photograph the Title Page, else unread. A small indent to few pages at the fore-edge which has creased lightly those edges. Otherwise, a Fine unmarked and new book. Signed by Author(s).