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ALFRED NOBEL: The Man and His Workby Bergengren, Erik1st. English.
London: Thomas Nelson, 1962. xviii, + 222pp., b/w frontispiece, unpaginated plates throughout. Book clean, square, tight. Negligible shelf wear on foot. Leaves clean. Loose-plastic protected, illustrated dustjacket edgeworn, with closed tears, two pieces missing [one v-shaped, one thumb-size], several tape stains on reverse. First published Sweden, 1960, this first English edition translated by Alan Blair. Contents include: Preliminaries, Nobel name and ancestors, Childhood in Sweden, 1833-42, Crimean War, Nitro-Glycerin is tamed, Helleneborg, Disaster, Guhr dynamite, Removal to Paris 1873, Formation of International Trusts, Cordite lawsuit, Inventive works 1890's, The will, Brief survey, Nobel institutions and Nobel prizes by Nils K. Stahle, Bibliography, Index of names. Book weight approx. 580g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.. 1st. English.. Hard Cover + D/J. Very Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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