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Paperback. Toward the end of the 19th century, the hegemony of the printed word was shattered by the arrival of media technologies that offered new ways of communicating and storing data. Part technological history, part theoretical discussion, this text explores the impact of these technologies. Translator(s): Winthrop-Young, Geoffrey; Wutz, Michael; Young, Geoffrey Winthrop. Series: Writing Science. Num Pages: 360 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804732338
- ISBN
- 9780804732338
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.12
€ 37.99
€ 34.12
Paperback. Series: Dumbarton Oaks Byzantine Collection Publications. Num Pages: 170 pages, 81 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; 3F; ACK; HBJD; HBLC; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 265 x 238 x 13. Weight in Grams: 768.
- Publisher
- Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection United States
- Number of pages
- 170
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780884023173
- ISBN
- 9780884023173
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.66
€ 27.99
€ 24.66
Paperback. The legendary German fighter is shown here in all new photographs, and on a variety of war fronts. All early to late models are covered. Num Pages: 48 pages, over 70 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: JWG; JWMV; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 215 x 5. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 48
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887409196
- ISBN
- 9780887409196
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.05
€ 13.99
€ 11.05
Paperback. Previously published in paperback as October Sky. Three years in the life of Homer 'Sonny' Hickam, from the moment he sees the Sputnik satellite overhead in West Virginia to his successful launch of a prizewinning rocket. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; BGT; TBX; TRP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 33. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780008166083
- ISBN
- 9780008166083
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.20
€ 17.99
€ 14.20
Paperback. A pictorial history of motorcycles - and the riders - who created the cafe racer craze. The author looks at the BSA Gold Star, the Triumph/Norton hybrid and others, and recalls the leather-jacketed "rockers" who indulged in burn-ups on Britain's roads. Series: Mick Walker on Motorcycles. Num Pages: 96 pages, 110ill. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; 3JJPK; AC; AJC; TBX; TRC; WGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 189 x 8. Weight in Grams: 344. Series: Mick Walker on Motorcycles. 96 pages, 110ill. A pictorial history of motorcycles - and the riders - who created the cafe racer craze. The author looks at the BSA Gold Star, the Triumph/Norton hybrid and others, and recalls the leather-jacketed "rockers" who indulged in burn-ups on Britain's roads. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 3JJPG; 3JJPK; AC; AJC; TBX; TRC; WGC. Dimension: 256 x 189 x 8. Weight: 344.
- Publisher
- Crowood
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781872004198
- ISBN
- 9781872004198
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.41
€ 13.99
€ 13.41
Paperback. A facsimile reprint of the pilot's handbook for the F4U-5, -5N, -5NL, and -5P. Num Pages: 102 pages, photos, drawings. BIC Classification: JWG; TBX; TRPS; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 276 x 218 x 9. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- Facsimile Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887408212
- ISBN
- 9780887408212
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.18
€ 25.99
€ 18.18
Paperback. The worlds first operational jet fighter in its variety of types. Num Pages: 48 pages, over 80 b/w photographs, line drawings. BIC Classification: JWG; JWM; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 197 x 3. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 48
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887402340
- ISBN
- 9780887402340
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.05
€ 13.99
€ 11.05
Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, over 500 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; JWG; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 221 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1410.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887409240
- ISBN
- 9780887409240
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 32.42
€ 43.99
€ 32.42
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887407666
- ISBN
- 9780887407666
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 32.42
€ 43.99
€ 32.42
hardcover. A journey in the history of science across the shifting religious, epistemic, and technical practices on a remarkable sixteenth-century voyage. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107188235
- ISBN
- 9781107188235
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.06
€ 56.06
Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, over 600 color photos, line drawings. BIC Classification: JWG; JWMV; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 225 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1520.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- F First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764302862
- ISBN
- 9780764302862
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.69€ 39.54
€ 54.69
€ 39.54
Hardback. World War II. Tells the epic story of the 475th Fighter Group from combat reports, offical American, Australian, and Japanese documents, and from interviews and conversations with the veterans themselves. Num Pages: 320 pages, over 700 b/w and color photos, color profiles. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG; JWM; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 291 x 224 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1634.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887405181
- ISBN
- 9780887405181
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 35.59
€ 53.99
€ 35.59
Paperback. Examines the earliest history of the motor age, explaining the first attempts to develop a self-propelled road vehicle. This book investigates the social history of the early motor age, and the love-hate relationship which developed between the motorist and the general public, as well as the politics that lay behind the liberation of motoring. Num Pages: 192 pages, ill. BIC Classification: TBX; WGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 172 x 8. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752450780
- ISBN
- 9780752450780
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.61
€ 23.99
€ 20.61
Hardcover. Valuable reference to rudder markings of many pilots, including aircraft type and unit. Num Pages: 192 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; JWG; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 185 x 17. Weight in Grams: 810. 192 pages, Ill. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; JWG; TBX; WGM. Dimension: 261 x 185 x 17. Weight: 814.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Pub Ltd
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887403378
- ISBN
- 9780887403378
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 25.30
€ 37.99
€ 25.30
Hardback. The Canal du Midi, which threads through southwestern France and links the Atlantic to the Mediterranean, was an astonishing feat of seventeenth-century engineering - in fact, it was technically impossible according to the standards of its day. This book looks at the mystery of its success as well as the canal's surprising political significance. Series: Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology. Num Pages: 328 pages, 87 halftones 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1DDF; KCP; KNGS; PDR; TBX; WGGN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 161 x 241 x 27. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691140322
- ISBN
- 9780691140322
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.46€ 46.67
€ 59.46
€ 46.67
Paperback. Explores the development of the radio from the late Victorian era until the late 1960s, including various photographs. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 48 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: TBX; TJKR; WC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 149 x 5. Weight in Grams: 116. New.
- Publisher
- Shire Publications Ltd
- Number of pages
- 48
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780747806974
- ISBN
- 9780747806974
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.89
€ 8.89
Paperback. In the sweltering summer of 1858, the stink of sewage from the polluted Thames was so offensive that it drove Members of Parliament from the chamber of the House of Commons. The engineer entrusted by Parliament with this enormous task was Sir Joseph Bazalgette. This book presents an account of his life and work. Num Pages: 224 pages, 80 b&w illustrations, 8pp colour plates. BIC Classification: BGH; TBX; TQSR1; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 173 x 15. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750925808
- ISBN
- 9780750925808
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.63
€ 23.99
€ 20.63
Paperback. This late WWII aircraft was the fastest piston engine fighter of the war. Num Pages: 48 pages, over 80 b/w photographs, line drawings. BIC Classification: JWG; JWM; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 207 x 3. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Pub Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887401893
- ISBN
- 9780887401893
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
€ 13.99
€ 11.02
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887404788
- ISBN
- 9780887404788
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.05
€ 13.99
€ 11.05
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: PDR; TBX; TBY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780748641
- ISBN
- 9781780748641
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.36
€ 15.99
€ 12.36
Paperback. Number 2 in the Luftwaffe Profile Series describes the design and use of the Messerschmitt Bf 109 G/K. Translator(s): Johnston, David, Governor General of Canada. Num Pages: 48 pages, b/w and color photographs, color profiles, drawings. BIC Classification: 1DFG; JWG; JWMV; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 215 x 3. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887408182
- ISBN
- 9780887408182
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.13
€ 18.99
€ 14.13
Paperback. This major new book provides a concise history of optical media from Renaissance linear perspective to late twentieth-century computer graphics. Kittler begins by looking at European painting since the Renaissance in order to discern the principles according to which modern optical perception was organized. Num Pages: 332 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; TBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 22. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 332
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745640914
- ISBN
- 9780745640914
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.96
€ 25.96
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887403583
- ISBN
- 9780887403583
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.38
€ 13.99
€ 11.38
Hardback. Num Pages: 360 pages, over 600 photos, color aircraft profiles, maps. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 217 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1704.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887407505
- ISBN
- 9780887407505
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.69€ 39.25
€ 54.69
€ 39.25