ASHTON, KEVIN

How to Fly a Horse the Secret History of Creation, Invention, and Discovery

Doubleday, 2015. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0385538596. First Edition, First Printing ( Number Line ) . Grey Hardcovers, silver titles to the spine. In Near Fine condition with light spine end bumping, tight, bright & unmarked. The DJ is unclipped and in Fine condition. "How to fly a horse : the secret history of creation, invention, and discovery266 reviewsAuthor: Kevin AshtonSummary: "Inspiring and empowering, this journey behind the scenes of humanity's greatest creations reveals the surprising way we make something new. What do Thomas Jefferson's ice cream recipe, Coca Cola, and Chanel No. 5 have in common? They all depended on a nineteenth-century African boy who, with a single pinch, solved one of nature's great riddles and gave birth to the multimillion-dollar vanilla industry." ; 9.3 X 6.3 X 1.3 inches; 336 pages. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 26327

Catalogue: Business & Economics, Creative Thinking, Technology

Keywords: 0385538596 Business & Economics Creative Thinking Technology History Business & Economics Science Technology

ASIAN ART MUSEUM OF SAN FRANCISCO, YOSHIKO KAKUDO, RENE´ YVON LEFEBRE D'ARGENCE´

Nagasaki & Yokohama Prints from the Richard Gump Collection

Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, 1981. Paperback. An As New stapled Paperback, tight, bright & unmarked. 23 Lovley black & white and color prints from the collection. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 40 pages. As New .

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Book number: 26446

Catalogue: Japanese, Musuems, Catalogs

Keywords: Japanese Prints Museums > Catalogs Arts

ASIMOV ISAAC

A Choice of Catastrophes: The Disasters That Threaten Our World

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1979. First Edition. Hard Cover. ISBN: 0671227017. First Edition. Red hard boards / black cloth spine. Minor bumping to spine ends. DJ clipped, glossy, minor bumping to spine ends and some edgewear. A photo of a 'smiling' Asimov on back cover. Crease on back flap. "Asimov defines five classes of catastrophes. "; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; 377 pages. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 1712

Catalogue: Science Fiction

Keywords: 0671227017 Natural Disasters, Astronomy Science

ASIMOV, ISAAC

Edge of Tomorrow

Tor Books (Tom Doherty Asso. ), 1985. First Edition; First Printing. The DJ is unclipped. ISBN: 0312932006. First Edition, First Printing. Blue Hardcovers with gilt titles to the spine. Pages are tightly bound with bright & unmarked pages. A light bump to the front cover corner and the spine ends. The DJ is unclipped, glossy covers with two small scratches to the back cover. "Isaac Asimov writes about actual and fictional scientists--from Archimedes in his bath to the alien astronomers on the far planet of Largesh--whose minds and discoveries have shaped our past, present, and future. "; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 462 pages. Very Good .

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Book number: 27419

Catalogue: Science Fiction

Keywords: 0312932006 Science Ficttion. Science Fiction & Fantasy

ASIMOV ISAAC

Fantastic Voyage

Bantam Books H3177, 1966. Mass Market. In very good condition, this Mass Market Paperback has light scuffing and edgewear, squared with a solid binding and an unmarked interior. "Four men and one woman reduced to a microscopic fraction of their original size, boarding a miniaturized atomic sub and being injected into a dying man's carotid artery. Therefore a bold journey into a new dimension of entertainment and excitement!" ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 186 pages. Very Good with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 7012

Catalogue: Juvenile Science Fiction

Keywords: Movie Novels Juvenile Science Ficition Fiction Science Fiction & Fantasy Juvenile / Young Adult

ASPE, PIETER

Carré de la Vengeance Une Enquête Du Commissaire Van in

Le Livre De Poche, 2010. Paperback. ISBN: 2253127035. A Near Fine Paperback, tightly bound, bright & unmarked. "A Bruges, la bijouterie Degroof a été cambriolée. Rien n'a été volé, mais le malfaiteur a fondu tous les bijoux dans un bain d'acide. Sa signature : un énigmatique message en latin... L'enquête est confiée au commissaire Van In, un flic buté étranglé par ses dettes, au sale caractère et à l'humour caustique." ; LE; 11 X 1.5 X 18 centimeters; 384 pages. Near Fine .

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Book number: 27465

Catalogue: Belgium, Mystery, Fiction

Keywords: 2253127035 Fiction Mystery & Crime Belgium

ASPRIN, ROBERT L.

Shadows of Sanctuary Thieves' World Anthologies

Ace Books, 1983. Mass Market Paperback. ISBN: 0441760309. Mass Market in Very Good condition. Squared, tightly bound, an initial on the front end paper, otherwise, a clean, unmarked text. Maps. ; 6.8 X 4.2 X 1.0 inches; 338 pages. Very Good .

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Book number: 26028

Catalogue: Science Fiction

Keywords: 0441760309 Science Fiction Science Fiction & Fantasy

ASQUITH K. G. , EARL OF OXFORD

Memories and Reflections 1852 - 1927

Boston, Mass: Little, Brown, And Company, 1928. First Edition. Cloth/ Hardcover. Green cloth / gilt lettering on spine and cover. Spine ends are bumped and frayed, corners are worn. Rubbing on covers, very clean interior with black and white plates throughout the book. Gilt top edge. Large pull out map showing the positions of the Allied and German divisions on the eve of three great battles. Dated Sept 25, 1918. The Earl served as Prime Minister during World War I. ; Vol. 1; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 326 pages. Very Good- with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 2087

Catalogue: Politics, England

Keywords: Great Britain, Politics Government War England

ASSANGE, JULIAN & ABEL GERSCHENFELD

Menace Sur Nos Libertes

RLAFFONT, 2013. Paperback. ISBN: 2221135229. Very Good Trade Paperback, tight, bright & unmarked. Cover scuffing and edgewear. One library sticker to the inside back cover, no pocket or other samps. "Appels téléphoniques, SMS, chats, recherches Google, statuts sur Facebook : chaque jour nous communiquons des données sur nos fréquentations, nos opinions, nos habitudes, nos peurs, nos désirs ou nos pensées intimes, sans nous soucier de ce qu’elles deviennent. ¦Or ces informations privées sont enregistrées, stockées et peuvent facilement être analysées et exploitées. A l’heure où nous échangeons de plus en plus via Internet, des systèmes de surveillance globaux se déploient pour tirer profit du nouvel or noir du XXIe siècle : les données personnelles. ¦Internet, ce formidable outil d’émancipation, est-il en train de devenir le plus efficace instrument de contrôle jamais mis en place ? C’est la crainte de Julian Assange et de ses amis militants pour un Internet libre. Leur discussion, limpide et informée, nous ouvre les yeux sur les menaces qui pèsent aujourd’hui sur nos libertés politiques et individuelles. Un livre à mettre entre toutes les mains. ¦ "; 8.4 X 5.4 X 1.0 inches; 252 pages. Very Good .

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Book number: 26206

Catalogue: Laws & Legislation, Internet, Computers

Keywords: 2221135229 Computer Books Law & Justice

ASSINIWI, BERNARD

A L'Indienne

Leméac, 1972. Paperback. Trade Paperback . Very Good++, tightly bound with a bright, unmarked text. Some discoloration to the cover edges. French text. ; B&W Photographs; Oblong Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 207 pages; Box 2. Very Good .

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Book number: 16321

Catalogue: Native Amercan Indians

Keywords: Canada French Books Livres de Langue Française Natives, Canadian/American

HOMER & ASSOCIATES

A Bedside Odyssey, Number 103

Olympic Press / Traveller's Companion, 1966. Paperback. A Very Good+ Paperback, a tight binding, clean & unmarked pages. " A Beside Odyssey presents a revised Ulysses (of "The Thousand Shots") , and his many romps with nymphs, goddesses, thousand-holed sirens, and of course Circe." ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 192 pages. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 27048

Catalogue: Greek, Epic Poetry, Erotic Stories, Homer

Keywords: Greek, Epic Poetry Erotic Stories Homer Sex & Erotica Poetry Greece / Roman

ASSOULINE, PIERRE

Albert Londres: Vie Et Mort D'Un Grand Reporter (1884-1932)

GALLIMARD, 1990. Paperback. ISBN: 2070382265. A Very Good++ Paperback. Bright & unmarked pages with a sound binding. Lightly creased spine. "Parti de Vichy pour Lyon puis Paris, Albert Londres voulait être poète. Il le restera toute sa vie, à sa manière. Chroniqueur au Palais-Bourbon, il est aux Dardanelles en 1915 et ne cessera dès lors de parcourir et le monde, et les «mondes» : ceux des bagnes, des asiles, des cyclistes «forçats de la route». Dès 1924, ce grand reporter devient aussi redresseur de torts, quand il commence de dénoncer ce qui le scandalise, de «porter le fer dans la plaie et de juger la chose jugée"; Folio; Vol. 2143; 6.6 X 4.3 X 1.3 inches; 638 pages. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 26295

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: 2070382265

ASSOULINE, PIERRE

Rosebud

GALLIMARD, 2006. Paperback. ISBN: 2070732304. The DJ and the book are both in As New condition. "Biographical anecdotes on Rudyard Kipling, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Paul Celan, Jean Moulin, Lady Diana Spencer, Picasso, and Pierre Bonnard." ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 224 pages. As New in As New dust jacket .

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Book number: 27172

Catalogue: French Books, Biographies, Celebrities

Keywords: 2070732304 French Books Biogaphies Celebrities Biography French Books

ASTER, SIDNEY

Anthony Eden

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 029777123X. First Edition. Burgundy Hardcovers in Fine+ condition. A sound binding, clean & unmarked pages. Black & white photo section. The DJ is unclipped and Very Good+ condition. "Robert Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon, KG, MC, PC was a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1955 until his resignation in 1957." ; British Prime Ministers; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 176 pages. Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 26658

Catalogue: Biogaphies, Great Britain, Prime Ministers

Keywords: 029777123x Biography Great Britain Prime Ministers Politics & Government Biography Politics Government Prime Ministers England

ASTON MAJOR-GENERAL SIR GEORGE

His Royal Highness the Duke of Connaught and Strathearn a Life and Intimate Study

London, England: George G. Harrap & Company, 1929. Cloth/ Hardcover. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering on the spine. Some rubbing on the cover and spine, spine ends and corners show some wear, but book is overall in good condition. Some pages are deckled on the fore text block as a result of being seperated. The interior is clean & bright. A frontispiece of the Duke, with 32 black & white plates throughout the book. Written with the assistance of Evelyn Graham. "The Duke was the last surviving son of Queen Victoria and often represented his brother, Edward VII and nephew, George V. He was married to a Prussian Princess." ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 363 pages. Very Good with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 4615

Catalogue: Biography, Royalty

Keywords: Connaught Duke of Biography Royalty Europe