Henry warburton hill (10 résultats)

Etat : Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Etat : Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardback. Etat : Fair. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration.

Hardcover. Etat : Fair. No Jacket. 3rd Edition. Fair condition hard cover, no dust jacket, some wear to cover and spine, tanning to pages, otherwise in a good readable condition.

Etat : Good. 1940. No Edition Stated. 205 pages. Red pictorial dust jacket over Red cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and tanning. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking.…

Green Cloth. Etat : Fair (WELL WELL BELOW). No Jacket. This is a Reprint. FEEL FREE TO E-MAIL FOR PHOTOGRAPHS AND FURTHER DETAILS. FROM A DEALER WHO TELLS YOU WHO THEY ARE AND WHAT THEIR TELEPHONE AND ADDRESS CONTACT DETAILS ARE! Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Not Signed or Inscribed.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good(-). Octavo in red jacket; 5 preliminary leaves, 3-205 pages including illustrations frontispiece (portrait) plates, facsimiles 19 cm. "Sir Rowland Hill, born in 1795 and passing away in 1879, was a significant figure in British history, primarily recognized for his innovations in the postal system. He is most renowned for introducing the first adhesive postage stamp, known as the Penny Black, in 1840. This innovation revolutionized the postal system, not only in Britain but globally, making postal services more accessible to the general public. Hill's achievements extend beyond the introduction of the postage stamp. He was a prominent advocate for postal reform. Prior to his reforms, the cost of sending letters was based on the number of pages and the distance traveled, and it was usually paid by the recipient, not the sender. This system was expensive and inefficient, often resulting in undelivered letters due to recipients being unable or unwilling to pay. Hill proposed a radical idea: a uniform rate of one penny per half-ounce for letters sent within the United Kingdom, irrespective of distance, and prepayment of postage by the sender. This was a significant shift from the existing system and required a means of showing that postage had been paid. This led to the creation of the Penny Black, the world's first adhesive postage stamp. The Penny Black featured a profile of Queen Victoria and was first issued on May 1, 1840. This stamp made the postal service affordable for the masses, leading to a significant increase in public communication. Sir Rowland Hill's reforms had a profound impact on the postal services, laying the groundwork for modern postal systems worldwide. His contributions to postal services have been widely recognized, and he is celebrated as one of the great innovators of the 19th century."?Bing. ??Postal system; United Kingdom; Great Britain. Postes -- Tarifs -- Grande-Bretagne. Postal rates. Hill, Rowland, Sir, 1795-1879. Hill, Rowland, Sir, 1795-1879. Geographic: Great Britain. Small hole and chafe to front jacket panel; price clipped front flap; gift inscription; else overall about near fine to near fine(-) in very good(-) thus jacket in archival mylar. Presumed first edition (no indications of prior printings).…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - A brand new edition, the twelfth, of the essential reference book for all crossword addicts. The words are arranged within seven mini-dictionaries in word lengths of two to eight-letters, revealing the answers to a tricky clue at a glance. This unique format, combined with the dictionary's updated reference sections, including prime ministers and presidents, the zodiac and the Bible, the Classical world, astronomy, geography and more, guides the reader straight to the information needed to complete the puzzle. The first ever crossword was published in 1913 and Colonel Hill's first crossword dictionary was published in 1920. It has been in print for over seventy years, and is still an indispensable addition to the puzzle-solver's shelf. …

Unknown Binding. Etat : Good. Ex library book, usual markings. Hardback rebound by library. Clean copy, sound binding. Quick dispatch from UK seller.

LeatherBound. Etat : New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 244. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1940 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 244. …