Sophisticated Folio Society edition of le Guin's enduring 1968 fantasy, the first novel to be set in her world of Earthsea. Featuring seven colour illustratons of David Lupton and maps to end-papers. With an introduction by David Mitchell. Complete with slipc [more...]
Scarce complete seventh edition of Guy's guide to astronomy. With 17 engraved plates and a fold out frontispiece. Publisher's black cloth with gilt titling and decoration. Rubbing wear, cracking and slight splitting to spine and joints. Marking and scrapes [more...]
A new edition of Thompson's comprehensive 1859 guide to Gardening, fully revised and updated by William Watson, curator of the Royal Garden, Kew. With numerous b/w illustrations and diagrams within the text, plus tissue-guarded chromolithographic plates. Bou [more...]
Splendid full leather binding of Mangin's popular and readable tome on the Ocean. Exploring its various facets and wildlife. With 130 b/w illustrations by J. Freeman and Noel. Decorated initials.Beveled edges. Elaborate gilt decoration. Raised bands. Inn [more...]
Previous owner's plate to front pastedown. Some bumping to edges of DJ. contents crisp and clean. Very good. *Due to size and weight extra shipping fees may apply to overseas orders* [more...]
Some toning to spine. Mild shelf-wear, Ex-technical library with sticker to front pastedown. Contents otherwise clean and tight. Good/very good. [more...]
Some mild shelf-wear and bumping to edges. Small nick to spine. Contents clean and tight, Very good. *Due to size and weight extra shipping fees may apply to overseas orders* [more...]
Third edition. Includes a description of the development and theory of optical fibres by Anagnostis Hadjifotiou. Crisp, clean, fine condition. [more...]
Nicely bound edition of accessible lectures delivered by the great physicist Hermann von Helmholtz whilst a professor in Berlin. Topics include the Eye and Optics, Music, Ice and Glaciers and Goethe's scientific research. With an introduction by John Tyndall [more...]
