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New York: Arno Press. Good with no dust jacket. 1974. Facsimile Reprint. Hardcover. "In 1901 the publishers of The Western Brewer determined to publish and present to its readers a universal history of brewing, dwelling particularly upon the events and progress of the nineteenth century, and treating the subject even more in detail as it presents itself… Read more about this item

Stanford, CA, USA: Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace. Good. 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. 0817917918 . "A study which breaks substantially new ground in a controversial area." - Preface. Part I provides an empirical examination of foreign concessions and technological transfers. Part II describes the significance of these concessions and transfers. Also considers… Read more about this item

Canada: Centennial College Press. Good. 1987. Second Edition. Paperback. 0919852246 . Please note: This is a second edition copy from 1987. 362 pages. Index. "A basic text on the principles and application of natural gas handling and usage for residential and light commercial gas systems below 400,000 Btuh (120kW) Begins with the Properties… Read more about this item

USA: Mallinckrodt Chemical Works. Very Good. 1966. First Edition. Paperback. [vi]-xv, [1], 64 pp. Illustrated in black and white. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy.; 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall; Madame Curie, Radiation, Radioactivity, Radiology, Roentgenology .

Vancouver, Canada: Figure 1. Very Good. 2019. First Edition. Paperback. 1999405013 . "Thanks to advancements in technology and mass-timber products, wood is being used in B.C. in new and sometimes unexpected ways to construct everything from tall timber towers to community and cultural facilities. Within these pages, you'll find more than 65 wood buildings that showcase… Read more about this item

Philadelphia: Press of Spangler & Davis, 1889. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. pp. [iv], v-viii, 9-186. 9" x 6". Black and white detailed illustrations. Decorated endpapers. "Dean of the Philadelphia Dental College, Simeon Hayden Guilford, A.M., D.D.S., Ph.D. (1841-1919) undertook the first course in orthodontia for undergraduates, for which… Read more about this item

USA: McGraw - Hill. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. 0070691800 . pp. ix, 326. Index. Bibliography. Black and white reproductions of photos. Diagrams. "Now, for the first time, the insider's view of the Enigma story and other clandestine operations is revealed by Gordon Welchman, a top British… Read more about this item

USA: Ballinger Publishing Company. Good. 1984. First Edition. Paperback. 0884101738 . pp. xix, 342. Glossary. Index. Tables. Generously illustrated with black and white diagrams and reproductions of photos. "This compilation of data on nuclear weapons is an impressive product of a formidable amount of work. It fills a need for those… Read more about this item

Portland, OR, U.S.A.: Armstrong Mfg. Co., 1966. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Revised Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [8], 100 pp. Line drawings. "The sole purpose of this book is to help the filer on the job." - Preface. "The technical knowledge of saw filing could never be put down completely in the pages of… Read more about this item

Ottawa: The Macmillan Company of Canada Limited, 1975. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. "Sets out the Survey's many accomplishments since its inception in 1842 and, at the same time, offers an insight into a unique group of Canadian pioneers. Throughout its long existence it has been an important and unusual arm… Read more about this item

USA: Quarterman Publications Inc., 1982. Book. Illus. by Duke, Peggy. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. "Dr. Hartwell compiles an amazing number of anecdotal and folk remedies for many afflictions, some strictly and some loosely defined as 'cancerous' in nature. Covering nearly one thousand references and more than 3,000 species, this reprint is… Read more about this item

New York: Garland Publishing, Inc., 1976. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xvi, [4], 154, [2], 154, [4], 14, 47, [1], 2, 1 pages. List of black and white illustrations. Shulman spent twenty-five years researching this work and wrote it with librarians, students of cryptography, and book collectors in mind. An… Read more about this item

Charlotte, North Carolina: Elizabeth Publishing Company, 1938. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. pp. [4], 5-96. 19 x 13cm. "A book of more than two dozen exemplifications wherein electricity clearly illustrates Christianity". - Subtitle. Author was a rectifier field specialist for General Electric. "A most illuminating book. Mr. Strickland's… Read more about this item

New York: Vantage Press, Incorporated. Very Good. 2001. Second Printing. Paperback. 0533136733 . pp.x, 235. "As a research scientist and product design engineer [the author] has been directly involved with programs and projects for the design and development of portable cell phones, radio frequency mobile radios, microwave telecommunications systems, video display systems, and biological effects… Read more about this item

USA: Allen-Bradley Co., 1925. Book. Good. Pamphlet. First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Undated but appears to be circa 1925 as a reproduced test result is dated 1922. 6.5" x 3.5" when closed. This tidy two-color illustrated promotional piece for the Bradleystat is densely packed with information explaining how this graphite compression rheostat provides smooth,… Read more about this item

London: The Trident, 1952. Book. Fair. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 44 pages. Features:;Six by Two - article on the ship's bunk; British Signals for a Pilot; The Bermuda Race; Shipwrights of Buckler's Hard - this tiny hamlet was once an important shipyard; Intuition of Sea-going rats; Looking at Lisbon - City… Read more about this item

London: The Trident, 1953. Book. Illus. by Woodget, Captain. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 44 pages. Features: Exploring the Oceans - article exploring the scope of oceanography up to the present - includes maps and photos, including photo of a Coelacanth caught on December 20, 1952; Strange Harbour; The "Cutty Sark"… Read more about this item

Canada: Log House Publishing. Good. 1983. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. "96 pages of solid reading! No advertising!" - front cover. Great front cover colour photo of Larry Parker Log Construction's first helicopter re-assembly. Loaded with fantastic black and white photos. Features: The "Y" and the how of it; The Pole-And-Dagga House; B.… Read more about this item

London: Henry Frowde and Hodder & Stoughton, 1910. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 79 pages. Illustrated endpapers. Color plates. Black and white photos and diagrams. Color pictorial pastedown over original illustrated boards. Undated but appears to be circa 1910. Chapters include: The Ore-Bunkers; At the Furnace-Top; At… Read more about this item

New York: Henry Schuman, Inc., 1947. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [iv], v-xiv, 3-259 pages. Index of principal names. Black and white illustrations and reproductions of documents. Endpapers feature facsimiles of fascinating pertinent news clippings of the day. The author, a professor of physics at Northwestern University, was scientific… Read more about this item