THE DISPOSSESSED Le Guin, Ursula K.

Shevek is a brilliant physicist from the austerely isolationist and anarchic planet Anarres working on the Principle of Simultaneity which could revolutionize interstellar civilization by making instantaneous communication possible. But Shevek's life work is threatened by  jealous colleagues and so, in the face of intense hostility, he makes the unprecedented journey to the rich mother planet, Urras, hoping to find more tolerance there. But the aggressive capitalism of Urras suits him no better than the anarchism of Anarres and Shevek soon finds himself a helpless political pawn.

Ref. 8754
Autora: Le Guin, Ursula K.
Idioma: English
Editorial: Orion books (London)
2006
12,50x19,50 cm.
336 páginas. Cubiertas en rústica. Huellas de uso. Buen estado.

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THE ECONOMY AND SOCIETY OF POMPEII - Jongman, Willem

This is the social and economic history of a small Roman town available. It combines inteligent detail with the theoretical insights of comparative history and modern economics. How large was Pompeii's population, how wealthy, what was the basis of its wealth, who ruled it, what tactics did the elite deploy to keep itself in power? These are the questions which Willem Jongman answers intelligently and inventively. For Roman social and economic historians, this book will be compulsive reading.

Ref. 3508
Autor: Jongman, Willem
Idioma: English
Editorial: Gieben (Amsterdam)
1991
15x22,50 cm.
415 páginas +32 láminas. Cubiertas en rústica. Firma. Buen estado.

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TINTIN IN THE NEW WORLD Tuten, Frederic

Frederic Tuten grabs Tintin by his quiff, yanks him out of his celibacy, life and innocence and drops him into sex, death, and experience... Wildly inventive... Tintin in the New World is a serious novel hiding behind a comic book conceit.

Tintin one of the world's favourite characters, has travelled to Yucatan and Tibet, the South Sea and even to the moon. But he has never journeyed into his own mind. Tintin, the boy detective, is trapped in the body and psyche of a teenager, while he fights evil his own demons sleep. Then he is called to Machu Pinchu, accompanied by Captain Haddock and Snowy, where he meets the woman he will fall in love with.

Ref. 8141T
Autor: Tuten, Frederic
Idioma: English
Editorial: Souvenir Press (London)
2009
13,50x21,50 cm.
239 páginas. Cubiertas en rústica. Como nuevo.
Novela de Tintín.

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ANCIENT HISTORY: THE FIRST PUNIC WAR. J.F. Lazenby

The First Punic War (264-241 BC) was the longest continuous war in ancient history and arguably one of the most important. Fought between Carthage and Rome, it marks the point at which Rome ceased to be an essentially Italian power and became one of the great powers of the Mediterranean world. However, despite its importance this is the first major study in English to be devoted entirely to it. One reason for this apparent neglect of the war may be the comparative lack of evidence, but as the author demostrates, a closer look reveals rich and varied source material. Based on a detailed analysis of the ancient literary sources, but drawing on archaeological evidence where relevant, the author presents us with the fullest account we have of the greatest naval war ever fought.

Unashamedly a narrative history, The First Punic War is an important addition to our knowledge of the emergence of the Roman Empire and as a work of military hostory it will become the standard history of the war. In addition it provides a fascinating case-study in historical detective work which raises fundamental questions about the nature of such evidence. This much needed and engaging book will he widely welcomed by scholars and students of ancient history.

Ref. 3612
Autor: Lazenby, J.F.
Idioma: English
Editorial: UCL (London)
1996
15,50x23,50 cm.
197 páginas. Cubiertas en rústica protegidas con plástico por anterior propietario. Firma. Buen estado.

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ALICE IN WONDERLAND Carroll, Lewis / Illustrated by Evangelista, Mauro

An ordinary day becomes extraordinary when Alice follows the White Rabbit down a rabbit hole and finds herself in Wonderland. Join her as she meets one incredible character after another.
This book comes with a CD that brings the story to life through lively music and superbly characterized readings. A listenalong version is followed by a readalong version with prompts for page turns.

Ref. 7086T
Autor: Carroll, Lewis / Illustrated by Evangelista, Mauro
Idioma: English
Editorial: Usborne (London)
2006
13,50x20 cm.
64 páginas. Tapas duras. Contiene CD. Como nuevo.

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TRAFALGAR SQUARE. THROUGH THE CAMERA

Trafalgar Square is one of the most famous landmarks in Britain. From its foundation as London's first open square to its ambitious redevelopment for the twenty-first century, this book celebrates the history of the Square throgh the eyes of generations of photographers, spanning over 160 years.

Ref. 7944T
Autores: VVAA
Idioma: English
Editorial: National Portrait Gallery (London)
2005
25x25 cm.
120 páginas. Tapas duras con sobrecubierta. Muy buen estado.

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DICTIONARY OF BRITISH HISTORY Kenyon, J.P.

The history of Great Britain & Ireland from the Roman invasion of 55BC to the latter half of the 20th century, including the British Empire.
There are over 3.000 entries conveniently arranged in alphabetical order encompassing domestic, social and political event, foreign affairs, great cultural, scientific and economic developments and outstanding individuals who have shaped the destiny of the British at home and overseas.

Ref. 7770T
Autor: Kenyon, J.P.
Idioma: English
Editorial: Wordsworth (Ware, Hertfordshire)
1994
12,50x20 cm.
415 páginas. Cubiertas en rústica. Firma. Buen estado.

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CALAMITY JANE A Lucky Luke adventure Morris & Goscinny 1998 (London)

Ref. 7896T
Autores: Morris & Goscinny
Idioma: English
Editorial: Glo'Worm (London)
1998
22x29 cm.
46 páginas. Cubiertas en rustica. Sello. Muy buen estado.

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THE BEST OF THE SPIRIT Eisner, Will

Ref. 7734T
Autor: Eisner, Will
Idioma: English
Editorial: DC Comics (New York)
2005
17x26 cm.
191 páginas. Cubiertas en rústica. Buen estado.

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ART

WARHOL

LICHTENSTEIN

MONET

MATISSE

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Taschen (Cologne)

FEARLESS FOSDICK - Capp, Al - 1991 Kitchen Sink Press (Princeton)

Meet Fearless Fosdick - the ideel of Li'l Abner and every other red-blooded American boy. He's tough, he's violent, he's not too bright, and thanks to Al Capp, he bears more than a passing resemblance to Chester Gould's Dick Tracy. Inside, you'll find five of Fosdick's greatest cases: the Case of the Poisoned Beans, the Atom Bum, Amyface, Sidney the Crooked Parrot, and the Case of the Chippendale Chair.

Ref. 7703T
Autor: Capp, Al
Idioma: English
Editorial: Kitchen Sink Press (Princeton)
1991
21x27,50 cm.
128 páginas. Cubiertas en rústica. Muy buen estado.

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THE RETURN OF SHERLOCK HOLMES Conan Doyle, Arthur

After Sherlock Holmes's aparently fatal encounter with the sinister Professor Moriarty at the Reichenbach Falls, the great detective reappears, to the delight of the faithful Dr Watson in The Adventure of the Empty House. This follows the celebrated full-length The Hound of the Baskervilles.

Ref. 7607T
Autor: Conan Doyle, Arthur
Idioma: English
Editorial: Wordsworth (Ware, Hertfordshire)
1993
12,50x19,50 cm.
309 páginas. Cubiertas en rústica. Sello. Muy buen estado.
Reproducción del original publicado en 1902 en The Strand Magazine.
1.The Hound of the Baskervilles
2. The Return of Sherlock Holmes

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HISTORY OF ENGLAND (9 TOMOS)

1. Roman Britain. 
2. The Beginnings of _English society. 
3. English society in the Early Middle Ages. 
4. England in the late Middle Ages. 
5. Tudor England. 
6. England in the seventeenth century. 
7. England in the Eighteenth century. 
8. England in the Nineteenth century. 
9. England in the Twentieth century.


Autores: Richmond, I.,A. & Whitelock, D. & Stenton, D.M. & Myers, A.R. & Bindoff, S.T. & Ashley, M. & Plumb, J.H.  & Thomson, D.
Idioma: English
Editorial: Pelican (Aylesbury)
1977
11x18 cm.
Nueve Tomos. 2469 páginas. Cubiertas en rústica protegidas con plástico por anterior propietario. Firma. Buen estado.

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THE ARMOURER AND HIS CRAFT Grom the XIth to the XVIth century- Ffoulkes, Charles

Since its publication over 70 years ago, this classic reference work has been a standard in the field. It illuminates in masterly fashion every aspect of the armorer's craft during the approximately five centuries it flourished in Europe.

Valiant deeds performed by knights in armor have long been a staple of medieval life and lore; seldom, however, has a book offered such a meticulously detailed and thorough discussion of the armor itself- how it was made, what materials and tools were used, how it was decorated, cleaned and maintained, who were the great craftsmen, how much it weighed, how much it cost and much, much more.

Not only does the author describe many types of armor, he also analyzes and evaluates the products of individual armorers and entire periods from the standpoint of effectiveness, convenience, construction methods, decoration, and other aspects.

Enhancing the text are 69 line illustrations and 32 photographs depicting men in armor, suits of armor and objects related to the armorer's craft, along with two pages of reproductions of armorer's marks. Also includedare fascinating excerpts from actual medieval documents dealing with armor, and a comprehensive polyglot glossary of armor terms.

Ref. 3782
Autor: Ffoulkes, Charles
Idioma: English
Editorial: Dover (New York)
1988
21x28,50 cm.
199 páginas. Cubiertas en rústica. Ilustrado. Firma. Buen estado.

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THE CITY IN HISTORY Mumford, Lewis

This book opens with a city that was, symbolically, a world: it closes with a world that has become, in many practical aspects, a city. In following through this development I have attempted to deal with the forms and functions of the city, and with the purposes that the city will have an even more significant part to play in the future than it has played in the past, if once the original disabilities that have accompanied it through history are sloughed off.
Ref. 1257
Autor: Mumford, Lewis
Idioma: English
Editorial: Pelican (London)
1966
13x19,50 cm.
696 páginas. Tapas blandas protegidas con plástico por anterior propietario. Firma. Numerosas fotografías fuera de texto. Buen estado.

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THE LONDON SCENE. Virginia Woolf

Virginia Woolf, one of the most admired writers of the twentieth century, is equally honored today for her fiction and for her essays, which covered a wide range of subjects. Born in 1882, she died in 1941.

These five sparkling essays on those aspects of London that have changed little since Virginia Woolf wrote of them in the 1930s show Woolf at the top of her from, blending together in her own unique fashion solid information and imaginative flights of fancy, fact and poetry.

"London", she wrote, "is a city in the full tide and race of human life." It still is. The Docks, Oxford Street, the great men's houses within its confines -Keats', Carlyle's- its abbeys and cathedrals, the House of Commons, today reflect those same enduring qualities that Virginia Woolf observed so perceptively.




Ref. 4119
Autora: Woolf, Virginia
Idioma: English
Editorial: Random (New York)
1982
14,50x21,50 cm.
44 páginas. Tapas duras en tela editorial con sobrecubierta.Como nuevo.
Contenido:
The Docks of London
Oxford Street Tide
Great Men's Houses
Abbeys and Cathedrals
This is the House of Commons

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GREEK ASTRONOMY Heath, Thomas L.

Astronomy as a science began with the Ionian philosophers, with whom Greek philosophy and mathematics also began. While the Egyptians and Babylonians had accomplished much of astronomical worth, it remained for the unrivalled speculative genius of the Greeks, in particular, their mathematical genius, to lay the foundations of the true science of astronomy. In this classic study, a noted scholar discusses in lucid detail the specific advances made by the Greeks, many of whose ideas anticipated the discoveries of modern astronomy. 

Ref. 3350
Autor: Heath, Thomas L.
Idioma: English
Editorial: dover (New York)
1991
13,50x21,50 cm.
192 páginas. Cubiertas en rústica protegidas con plástico por anterior propietario. Firma. Buen estado.

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ON THE PRINCIPLES AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE CALCULATOR Babbage, Charles

On the Principles and Development of the Calculator and Other Seminal Writings by Charles Babbage and Other.
Edited and with an Introduction By Philip Morrison and Emily Morrison
Crackpot to his contemporaries, genius to modern scientists, Charles Babbage (1792-1871) was the true discoverer of the principles on which all modern computing machines are based; but his time received his work with scorn, and his name has been virtually forgotten until recently. This original Dover publication is now the only complete story available of the life and work of this amazing mathematician-philosopher-inventor.
Part I consists of selections from Babbage's long-out-of-print autobiography, "Passages from the Life of a Philosopher." In his own unrestrained and "somewhat peculiar" way (Encyclopaedia Britannica), Babbage tells the lively story of his youthful escapades, his warm friendships (and embittered enmities) with such outstanding European figures as Laplace, Biot, Humbolt, and Sir Humphry Davy, and the dominating obsession of his life -the creation of a machine that would forever remove the mistakes and wasted effort inevitable in any extensive arithmetical calculations.
His dream has only now come true, but to convince yourself that Babbage was indeed far ahead of his time, turn to the articles by the inventor and by his contemporaries that explain the principles and operation of his brilliant -but never completed- calculating machines. 
Ref. 4533
Autor: Babbage, Charles
Idioma: English
Editorial: Dover (New York)
1961
13,50x21,50 cm.
400 páginas. Cubiertas en rústica. Firma. Buen estado.

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LIFE IN RURAL AMERICA

National Geographic 1974
Frogs croaking in the night. It is a sound we learn to live without in the city, but it can instantly summon a flood of memories of a country childhood... "In the pages of Life in Rural America, five writers and more than a score of photographers cross the United States visiting farms, ranches, and small towns -"Home" for millions of Americans no matter where they live now. In these surroundings old customs and traditional values linger alongside changes wrought by mechanization, new highways, and modern communications. 

Ref. 1238
Autores varios
Idioma: English
Editorial: National Geographic (Washington D.C.)
1974
18x26 cm.
208 páginas. Tapas duras con sobrecubierta. Ilustrado en color. Firma. Buen estado.

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THE DEVELOPMENT OF MODERN CHEMISTRY Ihde, Aaron J.

Over the past two centuries chemistry has developed from germinal speculations on the nature of gases and minerals to a hoghly complex discipline encompassing munerous areas of study. This authoritative and comprehensive volume traces the historical development of chemistry from its roots in ancient Greek theory to the revolutionary and explosive discoveries of the 20th century.The author, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry and History of Science at the University of Wisconsin, places the role of alchemy as a "precursor" to chemostry in perspective -he reveals that chemistry inherited just as much from medicine and technological arts. This book also shows how discoveries concerning gases in the mid-18th century were pivotal in creating the foundations of chemistry as a modern science. 

Ref. 4037
Autor: Ihde, Aaron J.
Idioma: English
Editorial: Docer (New York)
1984
13,50x21,50 cm.
851 páginas. Cubiertas en rústica. Firma anterior propietario. algunos subrayados que no afectan a la lectura. Buen estado.

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