9780330486880 - Banvard's Folly: Tales of Renowned Obscurity, Famous Anonymity and Rotten Luck de Collins, Paul (15 résultats)

Paperback. Etat : Very Good. History will always remember the Edisons, Einsteins and Darwins. But what about the others with similarly revolutionary ideas, but who plummeted into oblivion? Here are the extraordinary, and inspirational, lives of thirteen 'losers' who achieved great heights in their lifetimes only to then meet crushing defeats. There is the man who discovered N-rays only to be eclipsed by X-rays; the 'Fenian Ram', a submarine built by Irish immigrants in Mahattan to cross the Atriantic and sink the British fleet; the Frenchman behind a doomed universal language based on musical tones; the unknown and uncredited inventor of the first digital computer: and the tragically overconfident Shakespeare forger. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Banvard's Folly: Thirteen Tales of Renowned Obscurity, Famous Anonymity, and Rotten Luck This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping.

Etat : Very Good. 1st edition. Ships from the UK. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Etat : Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Slight foxing. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,550grams, ISBN:9780330486880.

Paperback. Etat : Very Good. First British Edition; First Printing. Light shelf wear, slight mark to top of reading block, damaged in transit ink stamp to title. ; B&W Photographs; 304 pages; For every Edison, Faraday, and Darwin credited with a winning innovation there are the nearly men, those who followed a similar path to failure and obscurity. Here a thirteen stories of people who nearly changed history and are now almost completely forgotten. Trade PB.

1st edition. Undated later printing. A bright, tidy copy Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG dust jacket.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. Picador, 2001, reprint2. Hardback, d/j, 8vo, xiii,286pp, illust. A good copy. 0330486888/0.5uk . (Please note that our condition gradings are stricter than those of Abebooks and many other sellers. There may therefore be a discrepancy between this description and its listed condition grading).

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.

20.0 x 14.0cms 288pp very good hardback & dustwrapper This book recounts the stories of people whose rervolutionary & epoch-making ideas plummeted into obscurity. Some of them were: John Banvard; Rene Blandlot; William Henry Ireland.

Hardcover. Etat : Near MINT. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. Reprint. 286 pages. 500g. Maroon cloth boards Near MINT in a FINE price-clipped d/w. Illustrated with b/w plates.

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. Jacket by Dave Eggers after Andreas Cellarius (illustrateur). 1st Edition. First edition, subsequent impression with number line '3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2'. Some slight edge wear to top and bottom of jacket and spine, corners very slightly bruised, not price clipped (£14.99), no inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg+ copy. 289pp, illustrated. History will always remember the Edisons, Einsteins and Darwins. But what about the others with similarly revolutionary ideas, but who plummeted into oblivion? Here are the extraordinary, and inspirational, lives of thirteen 'losers' who achieved great heights in their lifetimes only to then meet crushing defeats. There is the man who discovered N rays only to be eclipsed by X rays; the 'Fenian Ram', a submarine built by Irish immigrants in Mahattan to cross the Atliantic and sink the British fleet, the Frenchman behind a doomed universal language based on musical tones, the unknown and uncredited inventor of the first digital computer and the tragically overconfident Shakespeare forger. Quite a scarce book.

Hardcover. Etat : As New. Etat de la jaquette : As New. 1st GB Edition. Type: Book pp X, 286. 1st printing. An unread book.

Hard Cover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. A near Fine copy with near Fine dustjacket. John Banvard was a famous and prolific Victorian painter who became a millionaire, yet 35 years later he was buried in a pauper's grave in a frontier town in the Dakota territory. His most famous works destroyed and with no mention of him in reference books his name has been obliterated from history. This was the result of various calamities that befell him in his life. His story and 12 other equally fascinating ones make up this odd, funny and factual account proving that real life is stranger than fiction. B2B Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hard Cover. Etat : As New. Etat de la jaquette : As New. First Edition. 286p, illustrated. New book480g. Weight. Remainde rmark to base.; Remainder; 8vo.