EUR 3,42
Anzahl: 1 verfügbar
In den WarenkorbHardback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Sprache: Englisch
Verlag: Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., 1978
ISBN 10: 0713708484 ISBN 13: 9780713708486
Anbieter: Better World Books Ltd, Dunfermline, Vereinigtes Königreich
Erstausgabe
EUR 6,09
Anzahl: 1 verfügbar
In den WarenkorbZustand: Good. 1st Ed. 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.
Hardcover. Zustand: Good.
EUR 3,27
Anzahl: 2 verfügbar
In den WarenkorbZustand: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.
EUR 4,19
Anzahl: 1 verfügbar
In den WarenkorbHardback. Zustand: Good. Wind the key, tilt the hat, and prepare to be out-charmed by small machines with very large personalities. Mechanical Tin Toys in Colour (1977) by Arnos Weltens (Blandford Press) is a parade of painted mischief, a museum you can put on your lap, and a reminder that once upon a time the future ran on springs, not software. It?s the coffee-table carnival where robots moonlight as butlers, motorcyclists defy scale and common sense, and clockwork birds insist they are real and would like crumbs. Weltens is your ringmaster with a loupe, ushering you through bright plates and brisk captions that treat each toy like a tiny celebrity: house-brand megastars from Japan, Europe?s pre-war aristocrats, and post-war optimists with eyes that go ?ping? (technically ?oscillate,? but we are among friends). You?ll learn why lithography is basically tattooing for metal , how tinplate was the Instagram filter of 1930, and what happens when coiled steel decides to express itself in the shape of a moon-walking astronaut who occasionally veers left. Inside, expect delights that click as they turn: Full-colour plates so vivid you can hear the zizz of a mainspring and the faint bragging of a tin policeman. Makers and marks decoded?Masudaya, Schuco, Lehmann, Nomura?plus the odd unlabelled wonder that insists on being mysterious. Mechanisms explained with gloriously practical diagrams: ratchets, cams, pawls, and that eternal romance between gear teeth and gravity. Design gossip : why some robots have antennae like optimistic tridents, and why a racing car would choose red when destiny clearly said green. Collector?s counsel that doubles as life advice: avoid dents, beware repaints, keep your keys, and never overwind optimism. There?s a special joy in how the book handles scale. Tin toys make the world make sense: men become three inches tall, ambition fits in a shoebox, and motion is a promise kept by springs and stubbornness . Weltens photographs them like movie stars and writes about them like old friends who still owe you a nickelled wind-up key. Why this copy? It rolls in from the refreshingly candid emporium Crappy Old Books , wearing Condition: Good with the confident patina of a toy soldier who?s seen a mantelpiece or two. Translation: sound binding, clean pages, a whisper of shelf-rub ?no crumpled corners, no tragic coffee tide-marks, just a properly kept picture-book ready to make your inner eight-year-old applaud politely before demanding to play. Vital stats for the mantel marshal: Title: Mechanical Tin Toys in Colour Author: Arnos Weltens Publisher: Blandford Press , 1977 ISBN: 0713708484 Condition: Good (bright, tidy, keen to demonstrate) Vendor: Crappy Old Books ?the name scuffs its shoes; the stock shines its tin. Buy it for the pictures; keep it for the mechanical common sense . After a few pages you?ll catch yourself ranking toys by attitude, diagnosing cam followers at dinner, and feeling a sudden desire to build a city where the buses tick, the rockets scoot, and everyone turns a small key before beginning work. In an era of invisible algorithms, this book is a love letter to visible wonder ?colourful, audible, and delightfully wound.
Anbieter: Anybook.com, Lincoln, Vereinigtes Königreich
EUR 11,71
Anzahl: 1 verfügbar
In den WarenkorbZustand: Poor. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,550grams, ISBN:1853590355.
Anbieter: Nugget Box (PBFA), Stafford, Vereinigtes Königreich
Verbandsmitglied: PBFA
EUR 11,94
Anzahl: 1 verfügbar
In den WarenkorbHardcover. Zustand: Good+. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fair. Dust wrapper with a little edge wear, spine a little sunned. Internally Very Good - clean and tidy copy in tight binding. Unclipped dust wrapper has now been fitted with removable archive acetate film. ** 430g ** All orders are sent with a tracking /signature service for your peace of mind, so that you can keep tabs on your parcel. For overseas customers - on some sites we use, parcels weighing over the standard rate may incur an additional charge and we will then contact you with the additional shipping fee required. This is for the postage only we do not charge you for our time or our excellent packaging, which we are noted for. Dispatched in cardboard mailers within 24/48 Hours Mon - Friday 2pm, except bank holidays, otherwise next business day - excellent service guaranteed.; Colour.
Anbieter: Anybook.com, Lincoln, Vereinigtes Königreich
EUR 12,85
Anzahl: 1 verfügbar
In den WarenkorbZustand: Good. Volume 53. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,550grams, ISBN:1853590355.
Anbieter: Anybook.com, Lincoln, Vereinigtes Königreich
EUR 13,25
Anzahl: 1 verfügbar
In den WarenkorbZustand: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. Book contains pencil markings. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,550grams, ISBN:1853590355.
Sprache: Englisch
Verlag: Poole, Dorset : Blanford Press, 1977
ISBN 10: 0713708484 ISBN 13: 9780713708486
Anbieter: Barksdale Books, Almere, Niederlande
Zustand: Good. Original green boards, gilt lettered spine, dust jacket, illustrated with colour and b/w photographs, 8vo.
Anbieter: The Bookstore, Belfast, Vereinigtes Königreich
EUR 11,88
Anzahl: 1 verfügbar
In den WarenkorbSoft cover. Zustand: Good. Good tight unmarked copy, light signs of use.
Verlag: Aachen, 1977
Anbieter: Wissenschaftliches Antiquariat Köln Dr. Sebastian Peters UG, Köln, Deutschland
Broschur. Zustand: gut. 153 S. ; 21 cm, Lichtrand, Bibliotheksexemplar, Aufkleber, Rücken mit Klebestreifen verstärkt, Dreieckstasche. Sprache: deu.
Anbieter: Anybook.com, Lincoln, Vereinigtes Königreich
EUR 24,42
Anzahl: 1 verfügbar
In den WarenkorbZustand: Good. Volume 2. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,450grams, ISBN:9067653225.
Anbieter: Anybook.com, Lincoln, Vereinigtes Königreich
EUR 25,29
Anzahl: 1 verfügbar
In den WarenkorbZustand: 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. No dust jacket. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item.
Anbieter: Anybook.com, Lincoln, Vereinigtes Königreich
EUR 28,17
Anzahl: 1 verfügbar
In den WarenkorbZustand: Good. Volume 53. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,550grams, ISBN:1853590355.
EUR 35,83
Anzahl: 1 verfügbar
In den WarenkorbPaperback. Zustand: Brand New. 315 pages. 8.27x5.91x0.71 inches. In Stock.
Sprache: Englisch
Verlag: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 1993
ISBN 10: 9027241104 ISBN 13: 9789027241108
Anbieter: Anybook.com, Lincoln, Vereinigtes Königreich
EUR 35,64
Anzahl: 1 verfügbar
In den WarenkorbZustand: Fair. Volume 6. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,500grams, ISBN:9027241104.
EUR 23,88
Anzahl: 1 verfügbar
In den WarenkorbStiff Card Paperback. Zustand: New. No Jacket. 96pp. 430 colour illus. The 1930's production of "Society Ceramique" and "De Sphinx van het Petrus Regout" Dutch text. Size: 200x220mm.
Anbieter: Houtman Boeken, Utrecht, Niederlande
2006, 96pp, nette paperback.
Sprache: Englisch
Verlag: John Benjamins Publishing Company, Amsterdam / Philadelphia, 1993
ISBN 10: 9027241082 ISBN 13: 9789027241085
Anbieter: PsychoBabel & Skoob Books, Didcot, Vereinigtes Königreich
EUR 59,71
Anzahl: 1 verfügbar
In den WarenkorbHardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Dust Jacket. Hardcover, printed boards, no jacket. Spine and rear spine side a little sunned; item slightly cocked. Spine head bumped. Page block shows a few minor marks. Name of previous owner (linguistics professor) penned on front pastedown. Pages clean and sound; all text clear. TS. Used.
Verlag: Published by Blandford Press Ltd., Poole, Dorset First UK Edition . 1977., 1977
Anbieter: Little Stour Books PBFA Member, Canterbury, Vereinigtes Königreich
Verbandsmitglied: PBFA
Erstausgabe
EUR 13,14
Anzahl: 1 verfügbar
In den WarenkorbZustand: Very Good. First UK edition hard back binding in publisher's original grass green paper covered boards, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8'' x 5¼''. Contains 176 printed pages of text with colour and monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. Sun fading to the green of the spine and upper margins. Very Good condition book in Good condition dust wrapper with sun fading to the red lettering of the spine, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0713708484 TOY & MODEL MAKING.
Zustand: Very good.
ISBN 10: 9490470007 ISBN 13: 9789490470005
Anbieter: Houtman Boeken, Utrecht, Niederlande
2011, 96pp, hardcover in nette staat, alleen aan de binnenzijde v.d. kaft zit een sticker.
Anbieter: Antiquariaat Coriovallum, Voerendaal, Niederlande
Zustand: as new. NIEUWSTAAT.
EUR 121,78
Anzahl: Mehr als 20 verfügbar
In den WarenkorbZustand: New.
Hardback. Zustand: New. Reprint 2012. No detailed description available for "Language Attrition in Progress".
Anbieter: Ria Christie Collections, Uxbridge, Vereinigtes Königreich
EUR 112,65
Anzahl: Mehr als 20 verfügbar
In den WarenkorbZustand: New. In.
Anbieter: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, USA
EUR 127,32
Anzahl: Mehr als 20 verfügbar
In den WarenkorbZustand: New.
EUR 115,84
Anzahl: 1 verfügbar
In den WarenkorbHardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 315 pages. In Stock.
Anbieter: GreatBookPricesUK, Woodford Green, Vereinigtes Königreich
EUR 117,54
Anzahl: Mehr als 20 verfügbar
In den WarenkorbZustand: New.