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New York: Wiley, 1975. Hardcover. Very Good-/Good+. Black cloth boards with gilt titling on spine, three tiny white spots on front; lightly edgeworn and corners bumped. Protected with yellow dustjacket with black titling. Binding is sound. Text is unmarked. Owner's name to front pastedown. 8vo. Our photos depict actual book offered for sale. Books are carefully packaged by hand and shipped from our family-owned bookshop in Easton, Pennsylvania, USA. BOOK INFO: See photos for Table of Contents. Illustrated in tables, diagrams, formulas and B&W photography. 'Despite the enormous and growing importance of ceramic materials i many industries, there are few books on clays and ceramic raw materials of a suitable standard for scientists and technologists wishing to gain a rapid insight into this subject. The present work attempts to bridge the gap between the very elementary treatment to be found in student textbooks and the specialised monographs and scientific papers.' (-from the Preface). Includes… Read More

[New York]: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers : Distributed in cooperation with Wiley-Interscience, 1978. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair+. 1978 Dark gray cloth boards with gilt titling on the spine and front, lightly rubbed at tips of spine. Binding is sound. Interior is unmarked. Four pages were bumped on long edge, 2 are wrinkled from that injury, one is wrinkled, the other has a 1-in. closed tear. Dustjacket is rubbed along edges and spine; rear upper edge has a 1/2-in. chip. Small quarto. Our photos depict actual book offered for sale. Books are carefully packaged by hand and shipped from our family-owned bookshop in the US. BOOK INFO: See photos for Table of Contents. Illustrated in B&W tables, graphs, charts and formulas. 'IEEE Std 4-1978 establishes standard methods of measurement of high-voltage and basic testing techniques for application to all types of apparatus for alternating voltages, direct voltages, lightning impulse voltages, switching impulse voltages, and impulse… Read More

Englewood Cliffs, NJ: American Spice Trade Assn, 1986. 3rd edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/None. Black plastic 1-inch, 6-ring binder with 5.5 x 8.5 in. pages, unmarked and crisp. Gilt titling on front and spine. No apparent wear. 7 1/8 x 9 ins. BOOK INFO: Loose leaf binder includes all previous existing ASTA methods, revised and updated, as well new methods. References and statistical data are inserted. See included photo for Table of Contents: General Methods: Preparation of Sample; Moisture, Distillation Method; Moisture, Vacuum Oven Metho; Total Ash; Acid Insoluble Ash; Steam Volatile Oil, Modified Clevenger Method; Steam Volatile Oil, Lee and Ogg Method; Crude Fiber; Starch, Direct Acid Hydrolysis; Alcohol Extract; Sieve Analysis; Non-volatile Methylene Chloride Extract. Methods for Specific Spices: Piperine Content of Black and White Pepper; Light Berries nd Extraneous Matter in Pepper; Volatile Oil in Mustard Seed and Flour (with Alternate Method); Steam Volatile Oil in Cassia; Cinnamic… Read More

Scranton, PA: International Textbook Co. Ex-Library. Hardcover. Very Good-/None. 379B Dark navy to black hardcover with title and publisher blindstamped on front and gilt titling on spine. Edgeworn, and rear bottom corner bumped. Endpapers are marbled blue, green and white. Page edges are blue. Library stamped in blue on title page and on pg. 73, which doesn't affect text. Rear pastedown retains library envelope/card. A section of bottom page corners is dogeared. Text is unmarked. Binding is sound. 12mo. BOOK INFO: Book has two parts. Part 7: Pulp, Paper, and Paint. Part 8: pH; Assaying; Dairy Products; Sugar; Explosives; Poisons; Oils, Fats, Waxes; Spectrographic Methods. Illustrated in B&W.

Chicago, IL: Specification Record, 1931. Hardcover. Good+/None. 1931 Dark brown cloth boards with blind embossed decorative border and titling on front and spine. Gold cover plate and title in gilt on front cover. Rubbed at extremities and corners bumped. Binding is sound. Interior is unmarked. Upper page edges toned. Lacking dustjacket. Quarto. No indication of ex-library. Our photos depict actual book offered for sale. Books are carefully packaged by hand and shipped from our family-owned bookshop in the US. BOOK INFO: A Reference Work, comprising Bulletins, Specifications, Outlines of Specifications and Documents of the American Specification Institute and other co-related data. See photos for Table of Contents. Illustrated in B&W technical drawings and tables. 'In the development of the work of The American Specification Institute, the publication of the Specification Record has been undertaken not only to give permancence to many of the results achieved since its organization but also to form… Read More

Leiden, Netherlands: E.J. Brill, 1965. Ex-Library. Hardcover. Good/None. Our photos depict the actual book offered. White cloth boards with gilt titling on front and spine; spine is toned and bears white inked Dewey numbers at heel. Some light stains/foxing and fading on front, and corners are a little worn. Former owner's bookplate on front pastedown and blindstamp to title page. Interior pages are otherwise clean and unmarked. Card envelope with card and date due list still glued to rear end papers. Small quarto, 16 x 24.5 cm. Ships from US. BOOK INFO: See photos for Table of Contents. Illustrated in B&W photography and drawings/schematics. 'As water covers 72% of the globe, and seas, rivers, snow, hail, ice and rain have taken such an important part in the formation and deformation of the earth, water largely conditions and forms primitive life. Hence the overwhelming role water plays in mythology and theology, in ritual and magic. Man and animal rely on water in their diet and for the… Read More