True webster (141 résultats)

Hardcover. Etat : Good. No Jacket. Shelf wear. Tanning along fore edges and pages. Some rubbing and fading to boards. Spine creases. Pages may have notes/highlighting. Fore edges are muffed.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Smithsonian Institution, The - Smithsonian Scientific Series, Volume One. Pages are clean, bright and tight. Generously illustrated throughout. red covers and spine with nice gilt lettering and design. [283-E].

Soft cover. Etat : Near Fine. No Jacket. First Paperback edition. Nice condition with light cover wear and bookstore sticker.

hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Hardcover. Etat : Acceptable.

Paperback. Etat : Good. Sorry, No international shipping on this item.Ex-Library in cardboard library binding with all the usual markings, possible attachments, and library wear.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. HARDCOVER; this is NOT ex-library; in very good condition. Book.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. Dust Jacket in mylar.

Etat : As New. Unread copy in mint condition.

Etat : New. Brand New.

Paperback. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Not Issued. 1st. 2 Paperback 8vos. Slightly shelf-worn along the edges but in otherwise very good condition. 1st Volume: 64 pages including information about the Smithsonian from 1846 to 1946 and its origin. 2nd Volume: 25 pages including information on the Zoological Park and Art Gallery of the Smithsonian. Includes many vintage photographs.…

Hardcover. Etat : Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. First Edition. Binding tight and square, Jacket has chipping and some small tears, Pages are clean and unmarked.

Paperback. Etat : New. Although the Smithsonian Institution has grown to be over a hundred years old, no full length account of its various collections and fascinating activities had ever been written before Mr. True put them down here in 1950.Founded through a generous bequest by a lonely Englishman who had never visited this country, The Smithsonian, often identified with its headquarters in the quaint Norman castle on the Mall in Washington D.C., also includes the United States National Museum-now called the National Museum of Natural History-with its collection of natural history and American historical treasures, the National Gallery of Art, with its outstanding collection of paintings, prints and sculpture, the Freer Gallery of Art, the National Air Museum-now called the National Air and Space Museum. Mr. True sets forth a biography that covers the treasures of the Smithsonian in the Fifties, while also illuminating the organization of the Smithsonian museums in the Fifties; some things have remained remarkably unchanged over the intervening years, while others are drastically different. Mr. True holds up the Smithsonian Institute as the national treasure it is, one whose value is incalculable.…

Patron's Edition registered in the name of Samuel J. Dark. Charles Greeley Abbot, Smithsonian Scientific Series editor. 330pp; interior clean; b/w & sepia plates; 9.25" tall; circular impressions on back cover & wear to edges of burgundy cover with gilt & black lettering & decor. Hardcover.

Hard Cover. Etat : Good. No Jacket. First Printing. 544 pp. Blue cloth boards are bleach-spotted. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Softcover. Etat : Good. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 580 pages.

Etat : New.

Softcover. Etat : Very Good. Light wear. ; 64 pages.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Sci Ser 1, 366 pp.+ 118 Color, BW Photo Plts, Purple Hardback, Gilt title, VG (Patron's Ed, signed by C.G. Abbot, secretary). Signed by Author(s).

Hard Cover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. First Edition. G6 - First Edition. Books have some tanning on the spine and very light shelf wear otherwise fine. With a very good slipcase with normal shelf wear. Volume I - Astronomy, Physics, Nuclear Physics, Chemistry. Volume II - Geology, Oceanography, Meteorology, Biology, Zoology, Botany. Volume III - Anthropology, Engineering, Aeronautics, Exploration. Fifty articles from the annals of the Smithsonian Institution, covering almost every field of scientific knowledge and research, by some of the world's foremost authorities. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. …

Hard Cover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. First Edition. AR6 - First Edition. Books have wrinkling on the spine edges, tanning on the spine, foxing on the page edges, first few and last few inside pages, and some shelf wear otherwise very good. With a very good slipcase with normal shelf wear. Volume I - Astronomy, Physics, Nuclear Physics, Chemistry. Volume II - Geology, Oceanography, Meteorology, Biology, Zoology, Botany. Volume III - Anthropology, Engineering, Aeronautics, Exploration. Fifty articles from the annals of the Smithsonian Institution, covering almost every field of scientific knowledge and research, by some of the world's foremost authorities. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.…

PAP. Etat : New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Second Printing. Very Good with no dust jacket; Edgewear.

Hard Cover. Etat : Good. No Jacket. Cover rubbed, chipped at spine ends. Pages clean and tight. Sheet edges aging. Size: 8vo - 7¾" - 9¾" Tall.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : No Jacket as Issued. Cobalt blue with ornate gilt decoration.329 clean, unmarked pages/index.i. color plates (illustrations & paintings) and sepia duotone plates with tissue covers (illustrateur).

Etat : New.

Paperback or Softback. Etat : New. The First Hundred Years of the Smithsonian Institution, 1846-1946. Book.

PAP. Etat : New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. First Printing. The three-volume set is in good condition, with the books themselves showing minimal signs of wear. The blue hardcover bindings are intact, and the gold lettering on the spines remains bright. The slipcase exhibits some wear, typical for its age, but continues to protect the volumes effectively. Overall, this set is well-preserved, reflecting its careful storage over the years. Slipcase shows some wear; books appear well-preserved.…

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. 1st Edition. Blue cl., silver lettering bkstr. dj. has sm. chips top, bottom of bkstr., sl. yellowed. Former owner stamp t.p. Illus. 544pp. incl. index. Contributors: Thornton Page, Aden B. Meinel, Robert C. Seamans, Jr., Ralph S. Cooper, Charles S. Draper, Su-shu Huang, Karl T. Compton, Arthur R. Laufer, E. M. McCormick, George A. W. Boehm, Sir Alexander Todd, K. E. Bullen, Phillip B. Yeager, William E. Benson, James T. Strong, Elliott B. Roberts, George W. Beadle, Theodosius Dobzhansky and Gordon Allen, Edgar Anderson, R. E. Snodgrass, Donald M. MacKay, George F. Bass, Frank H. H. Roberts, Jr., R. Lee, Henry G. Houghton, W. F. G. Swann. …