Fanciful creatures slither, swim, and soar through this full-color adaptation of a rare 19th-century German portfolio. The colorful images include exotic birds and fishes, dramatic reptiles and amphibians, and scores of ferocious dragons.
From spring hats and fancy aprons to French evening gowns and bridal attire, these authentic magazine illustrations offer a glimpse of American values at the turn of the 20th century.
This concise classic by a well-known master of mathematical exposition covers recurrence, ergodic theorems, ergodicity and mixing properties, and the relation between conjugacy and equivalence. 1956 edition.
The ancient Greek thinker refutes skepticism, demonstrates God's existence, compares metaphysics to the other sciences, elucidates the nature of the infinite, and explores other major philosophical issues.
In the language of flowers, pansies represent thoughts, peonies indicate good fortune, and red roses stand for romantic love. These 31 realistic images include captions stating the flower's name and its meaning.
Based on the British World War II-era "Keep Calm and Carry On" posters, these 31 illustrations suggest ways to remain tranquil, from gardening, reading, and dreaming to drinking tea.
Lovers of fiction, Dickens novels, picture books, and Christmas itself will delight in this magnificent hardcover edition of the traditional tale, featuring 12 full-page color plates and 18 black-and-white images.
Written on the eve of World War II, this brief but intensive introduction by one of the founders of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory deals with the basic problems of aerodynamics. 1941 edition.
This 1816 fairy tale recounts a child's passion for a nutcracker toy that comes to life, battles a seven-headed mouse king, and transports his young mistress to a fantasy world.
Fortieth anniversary reissue features improved imagery, materials, and edits, guided by extensive notes by the author, an expert in the Frank J. Reilly method of understanding how color works in realistic lighting conditions.
A horror romance as deathless as any vampire, this Dover Bookshelf hardcover edition of the blood-curdling tale carries readers from mystery-shrouded Transylvania to 19th-century London in the frantic hunt for the blood-sucking Count Dracula.