Search Results: First Edition from Well Read Books

London: J. D. Potter, Admiralty Agent for Charts, 1943. "Time Azimuth Tables, Altitude Azimuth Tables, when true bearing is required quickly to check behaviour of compass the Altitude alone enables it to be found at once - a very important advantage". 1st. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 9" - 6" Tall.Latitudes 0 to 30 degree. Declinations 0 to 24 degree {from front of book} "Adaptation of the Tables to finding Great Circle Courses."The horizontal coordinate system, also known as the Alt/Az system, is a method for describing the exact position of objects in the sky, such as planets, the Sun, or the Moon.Very old book of tables. Green cloth hardcover in good condition. The first few pages have some staining, but otherwise in clean condition.

London: Thames and Hudson, 1957. 1st English Edition.Text by Rayner Heppenstall and a Preface by Le CorbusierThe book's main selling point is Lucien Hervé's classic black-and-white photos, first published in 1956, of the Abbey Le Thoronet. Le Thoronet Abbey, one of the wonders of twelfth-century Cistercian architecture and still revered by architects today, nestles in a wooded valley in Provence, South of France. This book is a pictorial appreciation of the abbey, photographed by Lucien Hervé in the mid-1950s and introduced by Le Corbusier.Turquoise cloth hard cover book is in very good clean condition with a little signs of wear around the edges. Previous owner's inscription inside 2nd page in ink dated 1960.Dust jacket has many tears and has been mended with tape.

L. Kent Gaskill, 2017. The Devils's Backbone is a crazy, delightful blend of science fiction, action adventure, psycho-thriller, and epic Western fantasy. Sadie Bishop, who is recovering from a massive trauma, embarks on a dangerous jaunt through the Badlands of a futuristic America.. Signed by Author. 1st. Pictorial Soft Cover. As New/No Jacket (as issued). Illus. by L. Kent Gaskill.Canadian Author.

Red cloth hardcover; two small scratches on front cover, but otherwise no other marks. This is the "text" edition. "The world's first ocean-going diesel motorship was launched by Burmeister & Wain in 1912. Since then, mainly as a result of operating and maintenance experience, thousands of improvements and modifications have been incorporated into diesel engine design. This book has consequently been regularly rewritten and revised in order that it could be acknowledged as a reliable reference to the rapid development of the marine diesel engine." Hard Cover. Good to Very Good/No Jacket (as issued).

Nanaimo: Nanaimo Art Gallery, 2009. "Jane Cole is a faculty member at Vancouver Island University where she teaches studio and art history". 1st. Pictorial Soft Cover. As New/No Jacket (as issued). Illus. by E. J. Hughes. 11" X 6".Beautifully illustrated "as new" book showing the art of E. J. Hughes of various Vancouver Island locations.

Canada: Penumbra Press, 1993. Back cover:. 1st. Pictorial Soft Cover. As New/No Jacket (as issued). Illus. by Cindy Crew. 8 1/4" x 6 1/4".
Back cover:
"Following the success of The Puff Adder Story, the sister team of Lewis and Crew set off on another joint venture. This story shows how a caring, young girl befriends a stray dog and her pups. The small, grey Husky is given a new home and with her pups and trained to wear harnesses and pull a sled"
Softcover book in "as new" condition.

New York London Toronto Bombay Calcutta and Madras: Longmans, Green and Co., 1923. "In a lonely valley of Iceland, nearly two hundred and fifty years ago, a leper lay dying - triumphant to the last. Through these translations from his writings, which became the great religious classic of his people, it is possible, in this our wider life and day, to learn something of his open secret.".Book is in very good condition, although previous owner has written in pen and pencil on some pages. Otherwise book is clean and binding is tight. Dark blue cloth boards with with name of book and cross indentation. Name of book down the back spine in gold lettering. Dust cover is fading and has some staining and some tears.

NY: Metheun, 1979. Condition of book: Very good clean condition inside. No markings. Dust jack has some wear top and bottom of spine. Clear Brodart cover added for protection.. 1st. Hard Cover. Good to Very Good/Good to Very Good. 11" X 10". Clear Brodart Covering.

London: Secker & Warburg, 1979. Extending the argument from her first book "The Female Eunuch" which spoke out for women no longer willing to accept a cramped and stereotyped role in a masculine world.This book is focusing on the world of women painters to show how the traditional social constraints has robbed women at large of the chance of excellence and condemned so many women artists to the oblivion of neglect and misattribution.. SIGNED by author . 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Good to Very Good/Good to Very Good. 10" x 8".

Long Acre, London: ODHAMS PRESS LTD., 1962. Manual is in very good condition, dictionary is in good to very good condition. Manual is 9" x 6"; dictionary is 6 1/2" x 4 1/2". Both have navy blue boards with gilt titling to spines; both top page edges are stained blue; both have light blue endpapers and pastedowns; both headbands are intact. A few small dents and stains to back and front cover of manual; slight bumping to corners. Manual's spine is slightly shaken, page edges are toned; faint toning to endpapers. A few tiny marks to back and front cover of dictionary. Dictionary's spine is shaken with minor cracking; pages edges are toned and slightly foxed. Both texts are very clean and legible; a few faint and infrequent notes in pencil to a few early pages of the manual. No date given for dictionary, circa 1962. These two volumes form a complete basic course in Italian; designed for English speakers who are completely new to Italian, the manual contains 50 logical and straightforward lessons on… Read More

Scarborough Ontario: The Bar Library Little hardcover book with 12 black and white pictures of Scarborough, Ont. References online show this to be from around 1880 - 1890.. First. Hard Cover. Good to Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). 7 1/2" x 5"Condition: Cover has some staining, and edges are worn. Pictures inside has some discolouration due to age around the white edges. Photos fold out accordion style.