Search Results: the physical geography of sea by maury m f

Sampson Low, Son, & Co., 1855. Hardcover. Acceptable. . Tanning to spine, bumping/general shelf wear to boards. Minor foxing throughout, still very readable.

London: Sampson Low, Son & Co, Ludgate Hill. Very Good. 1857. Revised Edition. Hardcover. Black patterned cloth with gilt lettering / decoration. Some shelfwear. Quarter inch bump to front edge of rear board. Bookplate, foxing throughout. A few foldouts removed. 370 pages, unmarked ; ECR SHLF; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 370 pages .

Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1893. Hardcover. Good. . Minor tanning to spine, rubbing to boards, general shelf wear. Minor foxing here and there throughout, most pages clean. Binding sturdy.

New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1856. An Entirely New Edition. Hardcover. Fair. Ex-Library with standard markings. Rebound in library buckram. 1856, new edition.

Harper & Brothers. Used - Good. Good condition. New edition. (Oceanography, Physcial Geography) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.

New York: Harper and Brothers, 1855. 5th or later edition . Hardcover. Good. Harper and Brothers, New York, 1855. Fifth Good. , Hardcover, Not a reprint. Original brown textured cloth. Text clean, tight. 287 pages. Fifth edition, enlarged and improved. Gilt sailing ship on front. Wear to spine ends and corner tips. Short split in rear outside hinge. Two-inch tear in the Winds and Routes chart. All maps and charts are present. Out-of-print and antiquarian booksellers since 1933. We pack and ship with care.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1857. Book. NVG. Decorative Cloth. Later Printing. Book has owners bookplate, owners signature, modest cover wear, with all nine folded plates..

The Belknap Press, 1963-01-01. Hardcover. Acceptable. in x in x in. EX LIBRARY BOOK

Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1875-01-01. Hardcover. Acceptable. Harper Brothers Publishers, New York 1875. Hardcover, 474 pp, plus 11 fold-out plates at the back. This is the Eighth Edition, Revised and greatly enlarged, published in 1875. In acceptable to condition. Brown cloth covered boards with blind-stamped border on covers and gold lettering on spine. Nicking chipping and fraying to cloth along edges, corners and spine with the underlying boards exposed in several spots. Moderate to heavy overall scuffing aging and soiling to covers as well. Front cover is all but separated from book and is hanging on by a few threads. Spine is cracked in several places and dedication page is separated and laid-in with a few other pages at the front starting to separate as well. Blank endpapers (the pages after the plages) at back have been cut out. Several pages have light margin scribbles in pencil. Moderate overall aging, spotting and soiling to pages as well. This is a reading copy only, but NOT a… Read More

1860. MAURY, M.F. THE PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF THE SEA, AND IT'S METEOROLOGY. NY: Harper & Bros., [1860] but published later. Small quarto, slate-colored cloth with gilt titles on spine. With 15 fold-out plates in the back- of which four are missing. Eighth Edition, Revised & Greatly Enlarged. Signature of American author Thomas A. Janvier, dated 1891, on the front endpaper. Good (some chipping along spine and rear hinge; contents clean & tight). $50.00.

T. Nelkson and Sons, Paternoster Row. Used - Very Good. 1861. Hardcover. Cloth, no dj. 8vo. Blue cloth with gilt-stamped decorative title on front board and spine. Additional decorations stamped in blind. Volume in acetate cover, taped to edges of boards. Significant sunning to spine. Cloth of spine cut horizontally in several spots, causing it to fray and exposing gauze underneath. Cloth at head of spine partially worn away, some rubbing at tail. Additional minor rubbing to boards. Front hinge quite tender, exposing gauze. Front free endpaper loose, pulling away from hinge. Small stain at bottom corner of first gathering. Similar stain at bottom corner of last gathering. Foxing throughout text block. Slight tenderness at rear hinge, but remains firm, and binding is otherwise sound. With the exception of first three gatherings, text block is uncut. Nine fold-outs at rear of volume. Very Good. (Subject: Books).

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Harper. Used - Acceptable. Acceptable condition. Former Library book. Reading copy only. Front and rear cover detached. Slightly dampstained. (geography, 1856, history, ocean)

New York, NY: Harper & Bros Pub. Fair/NO DUSTJACKET. 1856. Hardcover Cloth. 8vo., 348 pp., cover faded, rubbed and frayed, hinges broken and weak, foxing .

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

New York, NY: Harper & Brothers Publishers. G/No Dustjacket. 1855. 2nd Edition. Cloth. Sm 4to., 287 pp., cover rubbed, faded, edges frayed, page foxing, toning, writing .

N. Y.: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1861. three-quarter leather is in good plus condition with moderate wear to extremeties with no dust jacket. boards are dark green leather with marble covers and endpapers, with gold gilt lettering and design to spine.has a blind stamp on fly page aand light foxing otherwise is unmarked and tightly bound. 474 pages plus fold-out maps.. Eighth Edition Revised and Enlarged. Three-Quarter Leather. Good Plus/No Jacket. Illus. by Illustrated with Fold-out Maps. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Harper and Brothers, 1859. Sixth edition. Hardbound. Poor. Covers detached but present. Text block separated between publication page and half title; and between pp. xvi and xvii (contents page). Binding splitting between pp. 164/165. Missing lower 1/3 of spine. Many pages foxed.. Publishers black, gilt-embossed cloth with gilt-lettered spine. xvi +389 pp., followed by folding bw plates 5-13. Plates 1-4 are within the text. Two copies of plate 12 are bound in. Needs to be rebound. Plates (mostly maps) are all present and in mostly in very good condition. One of the earliest descriptions of the Gulf Stream (the river within the ocean). An extensive, informative study, with chapters on the influence of the GS upon climate; the atmosphere; sea breezes; sea dust; probable relation between magnetism and atmosphere circulation; sea currents; open sea in the Arctic Ocean; sea salts; the Equatorial cloud-ring; geological agency of the winds; ocean depths; Atlantic basin; winds; sea drift; storms;… Read More

THE PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF THE SEA, Harpers, 1855, fifth edition enlarged and improved, faint moisture stain to the base of the gutters of many leaves never effecting the text, light wear to the head of the spine, else a tight near vg copy with unbroken hinges in the publishers original cloth binding with gold-gilt stamp of ships at sea on the front cover. All maps and charts present. A cornerstone book in collecting works of oceanography.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1857. 8vo, pp. [iii]-xxiv, [1], 26-360; full-page map and 3 diagrams in the text (identified as plates I-IV), full page table, and 9 folding maps and tables at the back depicting a vertical section of the Atlantic, depth chart, paths of hurricanes, sea drifts and whales, winds and routes, the gulf stream, and a pilot's sheet; original brown cloth, gilt-stamped on upper cover and spine; spine a little dull but in all a near fine copy. Considered the first textbook of modern oceanography, this work was among the first to recognize the sea as a separate branch of science, with distinct problems of its own. Maury was a distinguished naval officer and a prolific writer on oceanography and naval subjects; he was instrumental in establishing an international system of recording oceanographic data, based on the worldwide cooperation of naval vessels and the merchant marine. This work went through many editions; an enlarged second edition was also published in 1855. This edition,… Read More