Temple press 1983 (19 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. Published 1983. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fair. Jacket has chipping and some small tears, Binding tight and square, Pages are clean and unmarked.

Paper Back. Zustand: Good. Pages are clean and unmarked. Pages 1- 6 have the lower right corners dog-eared. Lgith rubbing on the edges and corners of the cover.

4to; original blue boards, lettered in gilt on spine; laminated pictorial dustwrapper, housed in removable protector; pp. (iv) + 137 + (ii); lavishly illustrated with full colour photographs. Fine condition. "As a sanctuary for one of man's own endangered creations - the steam locomotive - South Africa's position is unique. Not only is she the last of the world's industrialized nations to operate steam for both goods and passenger traffic on a rail network set against superb scenery, but the country's mines and industry run a private stable of engines found, elsewhere, only in the world's few railway museums. In magnificent colour photographs and an entertaining instructive text, The Spirit of Steam captures, for the present and future enthusiast, the essence of the staggering range of locomotive types and classes which still operate on the southern tip of Africa. A fascinating blend of picture and word takes the reader across the sun-scorched veld, through cuttings surrounded by snow-capped mountains, and along narrow-gauge lines which wind their way among forests and sub-tropical growth. And, as few other railway books have done, The Spirit of Steam runs back the curtain on the men who ride on the footplate, feeding the fires and taming the steel leviathans. For the spirit which the book captures is not only the spectral smoke and steam, it is the acrid sulphur smell of the firebox and the rough grittiness of fine cinders. Between these pages, the armchair traveller can share, at last, the heat of the engine cab, the throb of a locomotive 'giving all its got', and the thrill of titanic wheels as they thrum their history-making tattoo across an ever-changing landscape.".…

ISBN 0-600-34950-0. Hardback. First Printing. Very Good condition in a Very Good condition dustjacket with minor rubs and creases around its edges. Tight sound unmarked copy.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very good with very good dust jacket. Dust jacket is lightly bumped along top and bottom edges with a very tiny nick at top back edge. 290 pages with index and many photographs. 4to size.

Original publisher's paper covered hardback, gilt lettering spine, pictorial dustjacket, 4to: 156 coloured plates with descriptive text. Fine copy.

hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Temple University, Phila. c.1983, 1st. 8vo. cloth,246pp. signed by author, VG-/VG- $.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Dust Jacket Included. Colour and black and white photographic illus., diagrams, index; 160pp. orig. cloth, very worn.

Hardcover. 4to. A touch of sunning to spine of dj, o/wise condition vg. B/W & col. photos. Looks at a cross-section of sports, sports-racing & GT cars, examining their origins, mechanical features, track behaviour, handling etc. From the Aston Martin DBR1 of the 1950s to the Porches 906 & 917 of later times. 144pp.…

Quarto hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG): all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.…

8vo. Original pictorial card covers (softback) (small marks and creases on covers). Pp. xvii + 246 (biro annotations in margins).

81 photographic illus.; 352pp. orig. cloth.

Zustand: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original forest green cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back, olive. 4to. 11'' x 9¼''. Contains 160 pp with monochrome archive and colour photographs throughout. Fine condition book in Very Good condition price clipped dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. MOTORING, SPORTS CARS.…

1st edition hardback with dust jacket Nice copy large octavo 160pp., col. & b/w pls., Looks at 33 Cars inc. Austin-Healy 3000, Triumph Spitfire, Mini-Cooper 1275S, Ford Lotus-Cortina Mk.2, Saab 96 V4, Datsun 1600 SSS, Alpine-Renault 1600S, Ford Escort RS1600, Triumph TR7, Saab 99 Turbo.

1st edition hardback with dust jacket Nice copy large octavo 224pp., colour & b/w plates, text ills., appends., index, Well-illustrated, inc. technical articles, road tests & driving impressions.

1st edition dust jacket Nice Copy octavo 190pp., col. pls., text ills., index.

1st edition hardback with dust jacket Nice copy quarto 192pp., 80 col. paintings, b/w ills., index, Fine book with superb Michael Turner paintings.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware - The book is a social history and sociology of American Jewry. It provides an up-to-date analysis of the contemporary American Jewish community, an analysis that includes educational, occupational, income, and political patterns of American Jews; the American Jewish family; anti-semitism; the relationship between American Jews and Israel; and the recent immigration of Soviet, Israeli, and Iranian Jews to the USA. In synthesizing a vast array of empirical studies, the author argues that while American Jews have been successful in their quest to integrate into the American social system, recent developments both in the American social and cultural system, at large, and within the Jewish community, in particular, indicate that this ethno-religious group is confronting the challenge to its continuity and its manifesting survivalist strengths which were not readily apparent in earlier generations.America's Jews in Transition should interest students in a wide range of fields, among them sociology, ethnic studies, Jewish studies, American studies, and religious studies. Because of its breadth and the freshness of its material, the book should also appeal to the general reader. 480 pp. Englisch. …