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LENGTHENING THE DAY,
A History of Lighting Technology.
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998. 4to., pp. xv,221, black hardcover, red lettering, b/w frontispiece, many b/w illustrations, four colour plates; small light stain to fore-edge, otherwise internally clean, light rubbing to extremities, slight fading to lower margin, a very good copy in a vg dust-jacket with a few light surface scratches.
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THE COMSOGRAPHIA OF BERNADUS SILVESTRIS.
New York: University of Columbia Press, 1973. 8vo., pp.ix,180, turquoise cloth, gilt; very minimal pen marking to rear paste-down endpaper, boards lightly toned, slight rubbing to extremities, a very good copy, in chipped glassine wrapper.
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THE EVOLUTION OF MATTER.
London and Felling-on-Tyne: The Walter Scott Publishing Co., Ltd, 1907. First English edition, 8vo., pp.xxvi,436, blue cloth, gilt, b/w frontispiece and plates; foxing to endpapers and prelims, spine rolled, rubbing with slight wear to extremities, a good copy.
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INTRODUCTION TO GPS. The Global Positioning System.
Norwood: ARTECH HOUSE, INC, 2006. 8vo., pp.xiv,210, pictorial hardcover, b/w diagrams; just slight shelfwear, a very good copy indeed. No dust-jacket, as issued.
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BION AND GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY.
London: Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1985. First edition, 8vo., pp.xiv, red hardcover, gentle vertical crease to spine, light creasing to head/tailbands, else a very good copy, in a lightly toned unclipped dust-jacket.
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HISTORY OF THE THEORIES OF AETHER AND ELECTRICITY. The Modern Theories, 1900-1926.
Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd, 1953. 8vo., pp.xi,319, red buckram, gilt, top edges red; neat ink ownership inscription to front paste-down endpaper (concealed beneath dust-jacket flap), some pale foxing to prelims and margins throughout, a very good copy, in very good unclipped dust-jacket, which is lightly chipped to head and foot of spine, and lightly sunned to spine.
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SPINORS AND SPACE-TIME. [In Two Volumes:] Volume I. Two-Spinor Calculus and Relativistic Fields; Volume II. Spinor and Twistor Methods in Space-Time Geometry. Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics.
Cambridge University Press, 1995. Reprints of the corrected editions, two volumes, 8vo., pp.x,458;ix,501, paperback; light creasing to spine of Volume 2, light toning to edges, a very good, fresh set.
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THE HARNESSING OF NIAGARA.
London: The Louis Cassier Co, 1899. Fifth edition, large 8vo., pp.(vi),162-384, green cloth, gilt, pictorial title, numerous b/w illustrations and figures; foxing and small tear to cloth at head and foot of spine, light rubbing to extremities, a very good copy.
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SIR CHARLES WHEATSTONE FRS 1802-1875.
History of Technology Series 29.
London: Institution of Electrical Engineers, 2001. 8vo.,pp. xvii,235, pictorial hardcover, b/w figures and tables; lightly rubbed to extremities, a very good copy. No dust-jacket.
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BENJAMIN FRANKLIN'S SCIENCE.
Cambridge, Mass./London: Yale University Press, 1990. 8vo., pp.xii,273, pale blue cloth, gilt; slight roll to spine, a very good, fresh copy, in very good unclipped dust-jacket, which is lightly sunned to spine.
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ELECTRICITY IN THE SERVICE OF MAN.
A Popular and Practical Treatise on the Applications of Electricity to Modern Life. [Volumes I and II:] Volume I. The History and Principles of Electrical Science; Volume II. Technology of Electricity, Section 1.
London: Cassell and Company Ltd, 1911. Two volumes, 8vo., pp.xi,828;vii,686, blue cloth, gilt, front boards lettered in black, b/w frontispiece, very numerous b/w illustrations throughout, including 11 folding plates to Volume II; contemporary ink ownership inscription (dated 1916) to front free endpaper of both volumes, toning to free endpapers, and foxing to prelims/end leaves of Volume II, with superficial paper-cracking to rear inner hinge, Volume I has a small area of loss to cloth and puncture mark near foot of spine, a small knock to lower spine of Volume II, rubbing and occasional slight wear to extremities, overall very good.
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ELECTRONS, OR THE NATURE AND PROPERTIES OF NEGATIVE ELECTRICITY.
London: George Bell and Sons. Second, revised edition, published March 1907, 8vo., pp.xv,230,(ii), red cloth, gilt, b/w figures; foxing to fore-edges, toning to endpapers, extremities rubbed, with some rubbing and light scratches to boards, else very good. No dust-jacket.
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RELATIVITY. A Very Elementary Exposition.
New York: George H. Doran Company, 1926. First US edition, pocket 8vo., pp.45, turquoise cloth, navy lettering; light toning to endpapers, very light foxing to prelims and edges, not affecting margins, otherwise internally clean, a very good copy in clipped dust-jacket, which s worn to extremities, with closed tears, chipping, and small areas of loss - now in a protective cover.
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ON THE LOSS OF TEETH; And on the Best Means of Restoring Them.
London: Simpkin And Marshall, 1856. Small 8vo.,pp. 59, brown cloth, gilt lettering to front board, monochrome frontispiece; light toning to margins, soiling and scuff mark to front paste down endpaper, rubbed and toned to extremities, webbing becoming slightly visible to inner hinge, otherwise very good. No dust-jacket.
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SYNTONY AND SPARK - THE ORIGINS OF RADIO.
Princeton University Press, 1985. 8vo., pp.xvi,347, purple cloth with stamped title label to spine; ownership bookplate to front paste-down endpaper, a very good copy indeed, without dust-jacket.
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CONSTANTINE THE AFRICAN AND ALI IBN AL-ABBAS AL-MAGUSI.
The Pategni and Related Texts.
Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1994. 8vo., pp.ix,364, red cloth, gilt; a fine copy, in a very good unclipped dust-jacket.
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CONFRONTING NATURE.
The Sociology of Solar-Neutrino Detection.
Dordrecht: D. Reidel Publishing Company (Kluwer), 1986. Reprint, 8vo., pp.xi,268, cloth, gilt; light rubbing to extremities, a very good copy. No dust-jacket, as issued.
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A MANUAL OF DOMESTIC MEDICINE, DESCRIBING THE SYMPTOMS, CAUSES, AND TREATMENT OF THE MOST COMMON MEDICAL AND SURGICAL AFFECTIONS; The Whole Intended as a Family Guide in all Cases of Accident and Emergency, and to give Directions as to the Proper Method of Proceeding in Those Cases Where the Surgeon’s Aid is Obtained After Difficulty and Much Delay.
London: Virtue and Co, 1867. Pocket 8vo., pp.viii,204,10 (publisher’s adverts), red cloth wrappers with unlettered spine and front cover stamped in gilt and blind; crosses marked to margins, corners have been folded, marking to wrappers, with light wear to edges, darkening to cloth, a good copy.
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TROPICAL DISEASES. A Manual of the Diseases of Warm Climates.
London: Cassell and Company Limited, 1909. 8vo., pp.xx,876, green cloth, gilt, colour frontispiece, colour plates, b/w figures; ink ownership autograph (twice) and blindstamp (thrice) to prelims, toning to front endpapers, light foxing to rear endpapers and fore-edges, paper cracking to rear inner hinge (joint remains firm), rubbing to extremities, a good+ copy.
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KINETIC RELATIVITY
A Sequel to Relativity, Gravitation and World Structure
Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1948. First edition, 8vo., pp.238, blue cloth, gilt; light toning to endpapers and edges, neat ink ownership inscriptionn to front free endpaper, faint marking to front board, light sunning to spine, a very good copy.
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