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This is a fifth edition copy of this popular novel, which was published in 1950 by Oxford University Press. It is illustrated with half-a-dozen or so full page black and white illustrations.
The book is in Very Good condition overall. Blue hardback with lime green dustjacket. Some losses, tears and thumbing to dustjacket Rubbing to top and tail with bumped spine, and slght wear to board corners. Spotting to all page edges, and darkening also to top page edge. Presentation plate to prelims. Textblock very clean, excepting one dash of biro to p. 63. 19cm x 13cm. 254 pages.
Dorita Fairlie Bruce was a Scottish children's author who wrote the popular Dimsie series of books published between 1921 and 1941. Her books were second in popularity only to Angela Brazil's during the 1920s and 1930s. The Dimsie books alone had sold half a million hardback copies by 1947.

This is an uncommon early edition of this famous handbook, which was published by Hill Publishing Co. in 1918. Thumb-tabbed, with all edges gilt. The book is in Very Good condition overall. Red painted cloth boards, with gilt tiling to front board and spine. Endbands, thumb-tabbing, and all edges gilt. Illustrated with technical diagrams throughout. Wear to board edges and corners, and cracks to paint of spine. Small stains to rear board. Pulling heavily to centre, with an internal rip to p. 1007 (affecting ~ten words; see listing image 9). A nicely preserved copy otherwise. Two ownership plates to prelims. 17cm x 10.5cm. 1984 pages.
Since 1907, the Standard Handbook has been the go-to "Bible" for engineers, technicians, designers, managers, operators, and planners working in the electrical industry. It is currently in its 17th edition.