Search Results: Science & Technology from Bruce McLeod

NY: Bantam, 1995. Soft cover. Fine. FINE trade paperback. Clean, no markings, no creases, appears unread. 301 pages, index. Ward continues his exploration of the history of life and death on Earth. He focuses on two episodes of major extinctions in Earth's past, contending that humanity is now causing a third "mass extinction.

Fine 4th Ed. hardcover, no DJ as issued. A tremendous copy, with no markings. Looks and feels unhanded and unread, very nice. 6.25" x 9.25", 453 pages, illustrated with maps, graphics, tables, photos, index. Non-technical introductory text for one term course. Contents extend beyond focus solely on the atmosphere. Emphasizes natural and cultural processes in the climate system.

Toronto: Copp Clark Co., 1928. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. VERY GOOD Hardcover, 1st Printing of revised & updated 1928 Edition. Clean green cloth HC's show only a trace of wear at spine tips and corners. Clean, tight, previous owner's name and date on front endpaper otherwise unmarked. 5.25" by 7.5", 255 pages, frontispiece, photos, diagrams. Includes the chief characteristics of the most common and useful minerals, including where they can be found and their origins. The book deals with both mineralogy, geology, and prospecting - and includes dozens of types of fossils.

Very Good 1st Edition. Beautiful geometric design boards quarter-bound in leather. Light rubbing at extremities. Banded spine, gilt lettering over red and black bands. Small part of spine heavily rubbed. Coloured endpapers, superb text; no soiling, no dog-eared pages, slight foxing on endpapers and title page only. Previous owner's bookplate on front paste-down page (Captain Walker, 66th Regiment) 5" x 7.5", 208 pages, illustrated. Fascinating look at science, art and inventions in the mid-19th century.

Ames, Iowa, U.S.A.: Iowa State University Press, 1997. Hardcover. New. BRAND NEW Third Edition HC. No markings, no wear, pristine condition inside and out. 6.25" x 9.25", 210 pages, illustrated, index. In this third edition, the authors have expanded and strengthened all chapters - have included new chapters on soil water, heat flow and soil temperature - and have incorporated both English and metric units of measure. Soil classification has been updated to reflect the most recent revisions.

Commission of Conservation Canada, Committee on Waters and Water-Powers, 1916. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. VERY GOOD First Edition (1916 printing). A beautiful clean copy: crisp, no markings, solid binding, light wear to boards only. Dark green cloth with gold lettering, 8vo, 7" x 10", 334 pages, 42 photographic plates showing rivers and hydro-electric plants across Canada, 25 maps including both folding maps in the rear pocket (3 provinces & Yukon and Northwest Territories and Upper Bow River), appendices, index. Glossy plates include pre-1916 photos of original falls, chutes, channels and rapids.