[A., G. F.]

Australia; a popular account of its physical features, inhabitants, natural history and productions. With the history of its colonization.

London: SPCK, N.D. Small 8vo. 365[1]pp, [4]pp publisher's list, multi-folding colour map frontis, plates, text illustrations. Original blind-stamped decorated brown cloth gilt. Neat repair to spine head; extremes lightly rubbed; cloth unevenly sun-faded and lightly stained; small closed tear to map gutter-margin. * 1865 presentation inscription.

-- John TurtonProfessionele verkoper

Boeknummer: 35062

Catalogus: Travel & Exploration

Trefwoorden: Travel & Exploration Australia

(Barr & Stroud).

De beginselen der afstandmeting. Benevens eene Beschrijving van de bijzondere kenmerken der afstandmeters van Barr & Stroud. Brochure No. 42. Mei 1913. [Translated from: "The Principles of Rangefinding together with descriptive notes on the Barr & Stroud Rangefinders and their Principal features. Pamphlet No. 42."].

Glasgow, Barr & Stroud, 1913. Soft cover. Octavo. Pp. 45. Plus 12 plates comprising of a large folding plate with about 30 illustrations and 11 photographic plates, many with multiple images to each, printed on fine paper. Original illustrated stiff wrappers, bit soiled, some calculations made in pencil on back cover, old signature at front, old small military institutional stamp to title-page. In a very good condition. ~ First Dutch edition. Very rare guide on the principles of telemetry, telemeters and other optical instruments for distance measurements. It combines a basic study books for cadets, etc. with a product catalogue of Barr & Stroud. The pioneering Scottish optical engineering firm, formed in 1913 in Glasgow, played a leading role in the development of modern optics, including rangefinders for the Royal Navy and for other branches of British Armed Forces during the 20th century. The guide first appeared in English as "The Principles of Rangefinding together with descriptive notes on the Barr & Stroud Rangefinders and their Principal features. Pamphlet No. 42" and was translated into several languages simultaneously. 005-5 .

-- Librarium of The HagueProfessionele verkoper

Boeknummer: 6964

Catalogus: Tactics: The Art of Battle

Trefwoorden: MILITARY HISTORY WAR WARFARE MILITARIA MILITARISM ARMED FORCES ARMY NAVY BATTLES CAMPAIGNS KRIEG KRIEGE KRIEGSZÜGE FELDZÜGE MILITÄR MILITÄRISCHE STRATEGIE GESCHICHTE MILITÄRGESCHICHTE KRIEGSGESCHICHTE ARMEE HEER MILITAIRE GUERRE GUERRES HISTOIRE OPTIC OPT

BYTE. The small systems journal. January 1986, Vol. 11, No. 1. Robotics. Features: Atari 520ST, Q&A Natural Language, Database. Reviews: Canon A-200, Personal Computer, Ecosoft Eco-C88, C Compiler.

, A McCraw-Hill Production, 1986,. 275x205mm, 464 pages, Book in good condition. colour and b/w text and full-page illustrations,

-- Bouquinerie du VarisProfessionele verkoper

Boeknummer: 67018

Trefwoorden: Computer Review Electronic Journal Robotics

BYTE. The small systems journal. February 1986, Vol. 11, No. 2. Text Processing. Features: Ciarcia's Audio/Video Multiplexer, Amiga ROM Kernel. Reviews: Motorola VME/10, MacCharlie, Lattice's 8086/8088 C Compiler, Turbo Pascal 3.0

, A McCraw-Hill Production, 1986,. 275x205mm, 456 pages, Book in good condition. colour and b/w text and full-page illustrations,

-- Bouquinerie du VarisProfessionele verkoper

Boeknummer: 67019

Trefwoorden: Computer Review Electronic Journal Robotics

BYTE. The small systems journal. March 1986, Vol. 11, No. 3. Atari 1040ST. Homebound Computing. Features: Finding the Titanic, Circuit Cellar. Reviews: Kaypro 286i, Three Languages.

, A McCraw-Hill Production, 1986,. 275x205mm, 464 pages, Book in good condition. colour and b/w text and full-page illustrations,

-- Bouquinerie du VarisProfessionele verkoper

Boeknummer: 67020

Trefwoorden: Computer Review Electronic Journal Robotics

E.H.

The Church of St Nicholas, Compton, Surrey: Aprroximate Dates of Principal Features of Interest

Surrey: Publisher not Stated, 1954. Pamphlet. 4 pages, illustrated, plan, chronology.. Very Good .

-- Philip EmeryProfessionele verkoper

Boeknummer: 154956

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Czechoslovakia: Its Beauties and Features of Interest

Praha, V. Neubert A. Syndve, 1920. n.ed. String tied illustrated paper wrappers. [ii] 55 pp. [1]. Illus. with 86 b/w photos + 3 colored maps [ 1 folding 17 x 29 inches). Sq. 8vo.(19 x 27 cm.). Beautiful and crisp photographs taken circa 1920, though there were later reprintings of this book. Beautiful cover art. A very good copy, soiling to wrappers with small tear, otherwise bright; map with tear along one fold. A nice copy.

-- Kaaterskill BooksProfessionele verkoper

Boeknummer: 25682

Trefwoorden: , Czechoslovakia,

(Edinburgh)

Edinburgh, The Modern Athens. Being examples of the view and chief points and places of interest in this citadel of beauty, and exhibiting some of the evidences of ist claim to architectural grandeur and natural adornment, some of which features have been instrumental in securing for the Scottish Capital the distinguishing title The Modern Athens. The following pages disclose some of the merits upon which the claime is based, and herein is exhibited

Brown & Rawcliffe, Ltd. Publishers, 1890. Einband: Paperback/Taschenbücher. 198

-- Celler VersandantiquariatProfessionele verkoper

Boeknummer: 1i6398

Trefwoorden: Großbritannien/ Irland/ Schottland

[Preston, T.A.]

Flora of Marlborough; with Notices of the Birds and a Sketch of the Geological Features of the Neighbourhood

Van Voorst 1863 xxiv, 129, 16, photographic map. . HB. 12mo, orig. blind-stamped cloth, wear to spine ends. Endpapers foxed. Map with a little minor surface damage. Owner's name to endpaper. Book-plate of Wallter and Will Ingwersen. Walter Ingwersen was the founder of the Ingwersen alpine plants nursery which was established in 1927. Vg.. 1st edition. 16-page publisher's catalogue dated 1863 bound in at rear. Rare.Freeman 3089..

-- Pemberley Natural History BooksProfessionele verkoper

Boeknummer: A38766

Catalogus: Botany,Botany

Trefwoorden: Birds; Avifauna; Flora; Botany; Geology; Local Natural History; Marlborough; Wiltshire; England; Britain

[Hitchin].

Handbook to Hitchin and the Neighbourhood. Containing an historical sketch of the town, a decryption of its places and public worship, public buildings, charitable and provident institutions, physical features of the district, archaeology, geology, glacial drift, botany, ornithology, entomology; and also a descriptive glance at the surrounding towns, villages and places worthy of note.

Hitchin: Paternoster & Hales, 1903 4th edn. 174 pp, [14] page advert section, numerous photo plates & sketches. Green pebble grained cloth gilt with original wraps bound in, speckled leaf edges. 19 cm x 13 cm. Minor wear to spine tips otherwise an exceptional clean copy.

-- John TurtonProfessionele verkoper

Boeknummer: 32552

Handbook of Object-Lessons on Some of the Architectural, Historical, and Picturesque Features in the County of Surrey

London, The Educational Supply Association. 1907. Hardcover. Used, Hardcover (no jacket). 66pp - 16 Lessons, with many accompanying full-page B&W photographs; map of Surrey frontispiece. Exterior is slightly marked and worn. Occasional general, minor marks and imperfections within, as to be expected of a book of this age. p.16/17 is detached but present. Undated, though Surrey Education Committee stamps on front pastedown and FEP state date of receipt as 1907 (no further stamps or markings). All content is clear. TS. Acceptable.

-- PsychoBabel BooksProfessionele verkoper

Boeknummer: 605960

Catalogus: Travel & Geography

Hauser & Wirth - Volume 1 : Artists - Exhibitions - Features - Reviews - News. March - May 2014

Zürich / London / New York, Hauser & Wirth. 2014, First Edition. Soft Cover. Magazine/Periodical, As New. Text: EN. 116 p. ill.; 22 x 29,5 cm; 600 g. Perfect copy.

-- The land of Nod - art & booksProfessionele verkoper

Boeknummer: 010767

Catalogus: Magazine/Periodical

Trefwoorden: Louise Bourgeois Jason Rhoades Martin Creed Mira Schendel Zhang Enli Dieter Roth Roni Horn Subodh Gupta

Higher Geography: Embodying a Comprehensive Course with Many Original Features - Accompanied with Numerous Engravings Illustrative of New Subjects, from Sketches and Designs by Distinguished Artists - with Political Maps Combining Every Convenience for Both Study and Reference - with Physical Maps Showing at Once, by a New Arrangement, Not Only Differences of Elevation, But the Principal Minerals, Animals, and Vegetable Products of Each Country - and with a Commercial Map of the World, Displaying the Chief Exports of the Leading Commercial Cities, As Well As Steamer Routes, Submarine Cable Lines, Etc.

New York, D. Appleton and Company, 1881. New England Edition. Hardcover. 130p. plus census data, Geography of the New England States pp. i-xvi, and The New Standard Time. A hardcover book in good condition. Black cloth spine, boards worn and bowing outward. Lacks front free endpaper. Smudged former owner name on rear endpapers. Appleton's American Standard Geographies. Based on the Principles of the Science of Education, and Giving Special Prominence to the Industrial, Commercial, and Practical Features. Includes many color maps and some small black and white illustrations. .

-- Kubik Fine Books Ltd.Professionele verkoper

Boeknummer: 205865

Catalogus: Travel & Exploration

[BULMER, T. F. (Editor).]

[History, Topography, & Directory of Northumberland (Hexham Division), comprising its ancient and modern history; a general view of its physical features; its agricultural, mining, and manufacturing industries; family history and genealogical descent; myths, legends, and biographical sketches.]

[Manchester: T Bulmer & Co. Newcastle: Beavis, Stewart, & Co. Preston: T Snape & Co. 1886] 22cm. [12]pp, pp[9]- 811[1], [vii]pp adverts. Modern maroon cloth gilt. Spine faded; lacks title page but o/w complete with terminal adverts.

-- John TurtonProfessionele verkoper

Boeknummer: 45487

Catalogus: North East

Trefwoorden: north east Local History Nothumberland Hexham Division

History of Clear Creek and Boulder Valleys, Colorado. [1880] Containing a Brief History of the State of Colorado from Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, Embracing Its Geological, Physical and Climatic Features; Its Agricultural,...

Evansville, IN, Unigraphic, Inc. 1971, Facsimile Reprint. Cloth, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ill.: Engravings. Hardcover, Facsimile reprint of the 1880 edition; Textblock immaculate and tight, bound in green buckram binding, rubbed at the corners of spine. 713p. Wynar/Depp 594. Includes a History of Colorado by W.B. Vickers; Railroad Interests; History of Gilpin County, by James Burrell; History of Clear Creek County, by Aaron Forest; History of Jefferson County, by E.L. Berthoud; History of Boulder County by A. Bixby; Gilpin County Biographical, Erratum of Gilpin County; Jefferson and Boulder County Biographicals. Near Fine.

-- Clausen BooksProfessionele verkoper

Boeknummer: SB12106A

Catalogus: Colorado

Trefwoorden: Colorado History, State of Colorado History, Colorado Settlement History, Colorado Agricultural History, Clear Creek Colorado History, Boulder Valleys History Engravings