Search Results: Authors starting with R from Denton Island Books

Chapman and Hall, 2000. Hardcover. Good Condition (ex-library). Ex-library copy. Stickers at rear, pencil underlining p. 19 otherwise unmarked. The Theory of the Design of Experiments presents the major topics associated with experiment design, focusing on the key concepts and the statistical structure of those concepts. The authors keep the level of mathematics elementary, for the most part, and downplay methods of data analysis. Their emphasis is firmly on design, but appendices offer self-contained reviews of algebra and some standard methods of analysis.From their development in association with agricultural field trials, through their adaptation to the physical sciences, industry, and medicine, the statistical aspects of the design of experiments have become well refined.In statistics courses of study, however, the design of experiments very often receives much less emphasis than methods of analysis. The Theory of the Design of Experiments fills this potential gap in the education… Read More

Greenhill Books, 2004. Hardcover. Near Fine Condition/Fine. Clean unmarked pages, firm binding. Slight age-spotting to upper closed page block, otherwise a nicely kept copy. 256 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Military & Warfare; ISBN/EAN: 9781853676109. Inventory No: dscf10262. . 9781853676109

Techwatch Books, 2018. First Edition thus. Hardcover. Near Fine Condition/Near Fine. Firmly bound, clean unmarked pages; small nick to jacket at top of spine. In the 1980s the American heavyweights Perkin-Elmer and GCA came under incredible fire from their Japanese competitors Canon and Nikon in the chip lithography market. As a result, the US lost its two-decade monopoly on this key technology, which is the driving force behind Moore’s law.Meanwhile, an obscure, inconsequential lithography company in the Netherlands was taking its first steps. This company, ASML, is now an unparalleled success. It is the world’s biggest and most profitable machinery manufacturer for the chipmaking industry. With a market share of 70 to 80 percent, ASML has been leaving Canon and Nikon in the lithographic dust for years.In ASML’s Architects René Raaijmakers returns to the birthplace of the wafer stepper and the roots of ASML’s stunning global success. He chronicles the… Read More

W. W. Norton & Co, 1990. First thus. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Fine. Clean unmarked pages (rough-cut edges), firm binding; bright attractive jacket, small writing imprint on rear. This is a panoramic look at the human condition by one of the greatest thinkers of the French Renaissance. Translated by Burton Raffel. 636 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; ISBN/EAN: 9780393028430. Inventory No: dscf11163. . 9780393028430

Orion, 2005. reprint. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Very Good. Signed by Author. SIGNED on the title page by the author. Unmarked internally; creasing and rubbing to jacket edges, "signed copy" sticker on front. 256 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Signed by Author. ISBN/EAN: 9780752873091. Inventory No: dscf9445. . 9780752873091

Orion, 2020. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Fine. Signed by Author. SIGNED by the author. First Edition, first printing. Firmly bound, clean unmarked pages, age browning to lower closed page block,2 promotional stickers to front of jacket. Includes bonus content: John Rebus - The Lockdown Blues. A well-looked after copy. 336 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Signed by Author. ISBN/EAN: 9781409176978. Inventory No: dscf11042. . 9781409176978

Birlinn Ltd, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Very Good. Clean, bright pages, lovely jacket illustration, light crinkling/creasing along upper edge and spine ends. 386 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Railways; ISBN/EAN: 9781841583662. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: dscf6428. . 9781841583662

Cassell Illustrated, 2002. Reprint. Softcover. Signed by Author. SIGNED by Ron Ranson to the half-title page. Covers curling a little at the corners; clean, bright pages with a small nick to side edge of p.105. "Ranson has created a valuable work on a topic that is, at best, treated as only a chapter elsewhere. . . .begins with an excellent photo essay that will change the way most artists perceive this part of their paintings. . . .examples teach the reader to use observation of the sky to add depth and richness to landscapes. . . .Ranson brings considerable talent and enthusiasm to this highly recommended title."-- "Library Journal ." . .sure to please (and be of help to) the landscape artist working in any medium. . ."-- "Art Times. 128 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Art & Design; Signed by Author. ISBN/EAN: 9780289801758. Inventory No: dscf6624. . 9780289801758

Ashkara, 1980. Hardcover. Good Condition/Fair. Rippling to all pages, discolouration to endpapers; numerous nicks and tears to jacket edges, lower front corner missing, writing imprints to front. Studies the origin and development of the Kalinga Temple style. Extensive B&W photos. 54 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Architecture; Inventory No: dscf11126. .

Limelight Editions, 1990. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Firmly bound, clean unmarked pages, slight corner wear to covers, a few small light stains to closed page block. Interviews with fifty-six great operatic divas of the twentieth century illuminate their lives, their art, and the world of modern opera. 654 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Inventory No: dscf11622. .

D.S. Brewer, 1999. Reprint. Softcover. Fine Condition. Bright unmarked pages, slight wear to cover edges. Heaven Singing provides an overview of the evidence for music in the plays, and defines the place, nature and cultural contexts of music in early English religious drama. 422 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Music; ISBN/EAN: 9780859915502. Inventory No: dscf9285. . 9780859915502

: Tuttle Publishing, 1991. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. A very clean bright copy. Very slight corner curling to cover edges, pages are unmarked. "Secrets of the Samurai" ise a great book for both the marital arts history novice and the expert. It combines excellent writing with exhaustive research. The book chronicles the development of Japanese martial arts throughout Japan's turbulent history. It provides not only extensive information about the many kinds of martial disciplines but also about the political and social context in which they developed. It is also fascinating to read and to look at, having many excellent illustrations. This book is perfect for the military history buff or anyone interested in the martial arts. (Reader review) 484 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Martial Arts; ISBN/EAN: 9780804816847. Inventory No: dscf8149. . 9780804816847

Macdonald, 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition. Missing its dust jacket. Boards are clean, short split to top of rear board at junction with spine; clean unmarked pages. 555 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Military & Warfare; Inventory No: dscf8489. .

Turner Publishing , 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Age spotting to upper closed page block and rear endpapers, pages clean and bright; bright glossy jacket with only very light shelfwear. A nice-looking copy. captures the remarkable journey of this city and her people with still photography from the finest archive of private and public collections. Through four wars and urban development, Lexington has endured and prospered, due in large part, because of the persistence and innovation of its civic leaders. With hundreds of archival photos reproduced in stunning duotone on heavy art paper, this book is the perfect addition to any historian's collection. 198 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1250 grams. Category: History; ISBN/EAN: 9781596522626. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: dscf6272. . 9781596522626

Columbia University Press, 2004. First Edition. Softcover. Good Condition (ex-library)/No Dust Jacket. Ex-library copy with stamps and borrwing slip. Contents remain clean and bright, lightly worn covers. the first extended collection of previously published essays on science fiction film and television. This Reader brings together a great number of seminal essays that have opened up the study of science fiction to serious critical interrogation. It is divided into eight distinct themed sections and includes important writings by Susan Sontag, Vivian Sobchack, Steve Neale, J. P. Telotte, Peter Biskind and Constance Penley amongst others, writing on films such as Blade Runner, Alien, Star Wars, Total Recall, Them! and The Thing. 366 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; ISBN/EAN: 9781903364871. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: dscf6897. . 9781903364871

MIT Press, 2005. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Fine. Firmly bound, clean unmarked pages, minimal wear to jacket . A well-kept copy. 264 pages. Quantity Available: 1. ISBN/EAN: 9780262182379. Inventory No: dscf11630. . 9780262182379

Rastar Press, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Clean, unmarked pages; bright, glossy jacket, a few light surface markings to rear. A very well-kept copy. Lists every movie that received an Academy Award from the very first presentation up to and including the 1940 awards. Includes complete casts and credits, rival nominees, release dates, title changes, running times. Illustrated in B&W. 224 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Film, Radio & Television; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: dscf6475. .

Century , 2011. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Very clean and bright, almost as new. "Columbia has been devoured by drug lords: this is a thrilling tale of one man's resistance." (The Times, Book of the Week) 368 pages. Quantity Available: 1. ISBN/EAN: 9781846059032. Inventory No: dscf8476. . 9781846059032

Harvard University Press, 1994. Hardcover. Near Fine Condition/Near Fine. Firmly bound,small area of light soiling on edge of page titled "The House" (i.e. Glenhame Hall) and repeated on facing page, also visible on fore edge, small red splash mark on lower edge of rear endpaper and repeated on (inner) jacket flap, contents otherwise clean and unmarked ; half-inch closed tear to rear lower edge of jacket, a few surface indents/scrape marks and slight edge creasing. This publication reproduces all the text pages and illustrations from the two Red Books in the collection of the Garden Library at Dumbarton Oaks; that for Brandsbury, produced in 1789 as the first Red Book, and the one for Glemham Hall, produced in 1791. Reproduced, complete with all views of original and alternate suggestions by Repton, at actual size but not presented with the typical overlays. With an Introduction by Stephen Daniels. ReviewThis admirable reprint, produced in America at the Stinehour Press, shows… Read More

Allen & Unwin, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Very Good. Clean, bright pages, unmarked; price-clipped jacket bumped to top front corner and lightly shelf-worn. Fascinating illustrated history of the " headquarters of rugby", from its opening in 1909 up until the mid 1970's. 160 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 750 grams. Category: Sports & Pastimes; ISBN/EAN: 9780047960444. Inventory No: dscf5128. .