Search Results: Titles starting with M from Charles Lewis Best Booksellers

Verona, Italy: Fincantieri, 2002. Hardcover. In exceptionally good condition. Demy table, [30cm/12inches], full blind-stamped ebony-coloured cloth with mylar-protectected dust jacket and matching slipcase, pp. 167. Illustrated with colour plates &tc. Please feel free to ask for particulars and/or additional photographs. ... MS Zuiderdam is a Vista class cruise ship owned and operated by Holland America Line. It is the lead ship of the Vista class vessels, so named for the extensive use of glass in their superstructure, and is sister to three other HAL ships, Oosterdam, Westerdam, and Noordam. The prefixes of the four ships' names represent the four directions of the compass in Dutch. ... Albano Guatti (born 1950) is an Italian contemporary artist and photographer based in New York. He was born in Udine, Italy and studied aesthetics under Ermanno Migliorini at Università degli Studi di Firenze. He has lived in New York since 1978. Guatti started his art work in the early… Read More

Torino: Edizione Aeropiccola, 1969. 3 Edizione . Paperback. In exceptionally good condition. Octavo reale, [25,5cm / 10,25inches], cartacea con copertine pittoriche, pp. 106. Illustrato con mezzitoni b-w, così come piastre di colore. Vi preghiamo di chiedere informazioni dettagliate e / o ulteriori fotografie. (Royal octavo, [25.5cm/10.25inches], paperbound with pictorial covers, pp. 106. Illustrated with b-w halftones, as well as colour plates. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs.)

New York: MHQ, Incorporated, 1996. First Impression. Hardcover. In exceptionally good condition. Demy folio, [27.75cm/11inches], full pictorial cloth sans dust jacket, pp. 112. Illustrated with b-w halftones, colour plates, &tc.. Please feel free to ask for particulars and/or additional photographs.

New York: MHQ Incorporated, 1988. Hardcover. In exceptionally good condition. Demy folio, [27.75cm/11inches], full pictorial cloth sans dust jacket, pp. 128. Illustrated with b-w halftones, &tc.. Please feel free to ask for particulars and/or additional photographs.

Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1973. Hardcover. In exceptionally good condition/In exceptionally good condition. Demy folio, [35cm/14inches], full gilt-embossed Tyrian purple cloth with mylar-protected dust jacket, pp. 20. (intro) . Illustrated with over 198 b-w halftone plates. Please feel free to ask for particulars and/or additional photographs. ,,, Saint Catherine's Monastery is an Eastern Orthodox monastery located on the Sinai Peninsula, The complex houses irreplaceable works of art: mosaics, the best collection of early icons in the world, many in encaustic, as well as liturgical objects, chalices and reliquaries, and church buildings.

Warrendale, Pennsylvania: Society of Automotive Engineers SAE, 1996. 12th Edition, Second Impression. Hardcover. In exceptionally good condition. Octavo, [23cm/9.25inches], full pictorialcloth sans dust jacket, pp. 1010, indexed. Illustrated with b-w halftones, schematics, &tc. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs. .. This new edition features up-to-date information on vehicle technology. Seven chapters have been completely re-written and two new chapters on fuel injection and induction manifold design have been added. Three major sections focus on the following: The Engine, The Transmission, and The Carriage Unit. This book provides practicing engineers, students, and car enthusiasts with a comprehensive reference to the car as we know it today. It is written in simple terms so that despite the complexity of certain topics, readers will easily understand the concepts presented. 

New York: Van Nostrand, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. VG Very Good/VG Very Good. Octavo, [23cm/9.25inches], full gilt-embossed ebony cloth w/ dust jacket, pp. 384, indexed. Illustrated with b-w halftones and colour plates, &ct. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs. ... Dr. Lindburg is Head, Office of Giant Panda Conservation, Zoological Society of San Diego, California, U.S. Coordinator, American Zoo and Aquarium Association's Giant Panda Species Survival Plan.

London: Longman's , Green, Reader & Dyer, 1870. A New Edition. Hardcover. In quite good condition.. Octavo, [19.5cm/7.75inches], full gilt-embossed burgundy-coloured levant, sans dust jacket, -as issued-, pp. vii, 855, indexed. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs. ... Sir Thomas James Babington Macaulay, Baron of Rothley generally known as Lord Macaulay, ( 1800 – 1859) was a British historian and Whig politician, who wrote extensively as an essayist and reviewer. His books on British history have been hailed as literary masterpieces. Macaulay held political office as the Secretary at War between 1839 and 1841, and the Paymaster-General between 1846 and 1848. He played a major role in introducing English and western concepts to education in India, publishing his argument on the subject in the "Macaulay Minute" published in 1835. He supported the replacement of Persian by English as the official language, the use of English as the… Read More

Mexico D. F.: Editorial Porrua, 2001. En Rustica. En excepcionalmente buenas condiciones. Octavo, [22.5cm / 9inches], encapsulado con portadas pictóricas, pp. 232. No dude en consultar detalles y / o fotografías adicionales. ... Octavo, [22.5cm/9inches], paperbound with pictorial covers, pp. 232. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs.

Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 1978. Full Calf. In quite good condition.. Royal octavo, [26.25cm/10.5inches], full gilt-embossed navy-blue calf sans dust jacket, -as issued-, pp. ix, 348. Illustrations by Pierre Brissaud. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs. ... When the Madame Bovary was first serialized in Revue de Paris between October and December 1856, public prosecutors attacked the novel for obscenity. The resulting trial in January 1857 made the story notorious. After Flaubert's acquittal in February 1857, Madame Bovary became a bestseller in April 1857.

Berkeley: University of California Press, 2000, 2000. Paperbound. NEW/No Dust Jacket; Shrinkwrap. Demy folio, [27.75cm/11inches], paperbound with pictorial covers, pp. 288, indexed. Fully illustrated with colour and b-w halftone plates. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs. ... Artforum quipped: "How's this for an exhibition idea: “Touched by Human Hands: All the Art Ever Made by Anyone Anywhere, 30,000 B.C. to Just Last Tuesday”? OK, so I'm exaggerating: “Made in California,” organized by LACMA's Stephanie Barron and a team of curators, only surveys a century of painting, sculpture, photography, commercial art, couture, and—mais oui—video. Oh, and throw in a bit of cultural detritus (tourist brochures, labor pamphlets) to boot. Sound overwhelming? Don't worry. As you leave “Section Five” (the '80s and '90s), you'll be treated to “a transition space free of visual images”—where you'll have plenty of time to ask yourself why vintage license plates… Read More

Lancaster, Pennsylvania & Stanford, California: The California Botanical Society Inc, 1951. First Impression. Paperback. In quite good condition.. Octavo, [22.5cm/9inches], paperbound with pictorial covers, pp. 33-128.Fully Illustrated with b-w halftones, &tc. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs. ... Diplacus is a plant genus in the family Phrymaceae, which was traditionally placed in family Scrophulariaceae. In the 2012 restructuring of Mimulus by Barker, et al., based largely upon DNA evidence, seven species were left in Mimulus, 111 placed into Erythranthe (species with axile placentation and long pedicels), 46 placed into Diplacus (species with parietal placentation and sessile flowers), two placed in Uvedalia, and one each placed in Elacholoma, Mimetanthe, and Thyridia. Diplacus used to be a separate genus from Mimulus but no later than 1905, it was merged into Mimulus until the 2012 restructuring.[4] Dry and rocky areas are preferred.

New York: Brant Publications, 1996. Paperbound. In exceptionally good condition/No . Demy folio, [30cm/12inches], paperbound with pictorial covers, pp. 244- 317. Fully illustrated with colour plates. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs. ... Features: French Porcelain, Pennsylvania Frakturs, Maryland Quilts, Frederick, Lord Leighton &tc.

Carlsbad, California: Carlsbad City Library, 1996. First Impression. Paperback. In exceptionally good condition. Octavo, [22cm/8.75inches], paperbound with pictorial covers, pp. 54, iv. Fully Illustrated with b-w halftones, &tc. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs.

Coconut Grove, Florida: Garrett and Stringer, 1996. Hardcover. In exceptionally good condition/In exceptionally good condition. Demy table, [27.75cm/11inches], full gilt-embossed ebony cloth with mylar-protected dust jacket, pp. viii, 152, indexed. Illustrated with b-w halftones, colour plates &tc. . Please feel free to ask for particulars and/or additional photographs. ... One critic noted: "The basic premise is that the Depression forced changes upon the luxury car industry that were sudden, difficult to adapt to, and, in some cases, catastrophic. The book covers the years 1930-1942, showcasing many of the familiar names in automobildom such as Duesenberg, Peerless, Reo, Stutz, Pierce-Arrow and Rolls-Royce, among others. The emphasis is on American cars which, as Brierley correctly explains, enjoyed demand all over the world. With the exception of Rolls-Royce, none survived to this day (at least not in the auto business: Peerless, for instance, retooled to become a beer brewer.). And only… Read More

New York: Sotheby's, 1986. Paperback. In exceptionally good condition. Royal octavo [27.5cm/10.75inches], paperbound auction catalogue with pictorial covers, unpaginated; 301 lots Fully illustrated with color plates, b-w halftones &tc. . Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional snapshots.

New York: Farrar, Straus & Young, 1953. First Edition. Hardcover. In exceptionally good condition/In exceptionally good condition. Octavo, [23cm/9.25inches], full ebony-embossed beige-backed green cloth w/ mylar-protected dust jacket, pp. 296. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs. ... Wiki notes: "She served in World War II with the Red Cross, spending five years in New Caledonia, Guadalcanal, the Philippines, Japan, and Korea. Of the nine books she wrote and illustrated, several reflect her life during and after the war. The Magnificent Bastards (1953), her best-known book, was about her experiences with the U.S. Marine Corps, while Popcorn on the Ginza (1949) was about her time in occupied Japan. The Magnificent Bastards was made into a 1956 film starring William Holden and Deborah Kerr under the title The Proud and Profane. Interviewers of Crockett stated that she was "mild-looking" and seemed, "too gentle for the ugliness she described" in her books."

Chicago, Illinois: The Mahogany Association, 1939. Third Edition. Paperback. In quite good condition.. Royal octavo, [25.5cm/10.25inches], paperbound with pictorial covers, pp. 64. Illustrated with b-w halftones, &ct. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs.

San Diego: PIP Productions. Paperbound. In exceptionally good condition/No dust jacket. Demy folio, [27.75cm/11inches], paperbound with pictorial covers, pp. . Fully illustrated with . Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs. ... Lois Joy Hofmann is the author of, Maiden Voyage, Sailing the South Pacific, and The Long Way Back, a trilogy called In Search of Adventure and Moments of Bliss. Each book won first place in the travel category at the San Diego Book Awards.

San Diego: Maritime Museum Association of San Diego, 1992. Paperbound. In exceptionally good condition. Demy folio, [27.75cm/11inches], paperbound with pictorial covers, pp. 35. Fully illustrated with b-w halftones. Please feel free to ask for a copy of the Table of Contents.