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Princeton: Princeton University Press. Good. 1947. Second Edition. Hardcover. "Posterity may regard this book as one of the major scientific achievements of the first half of the twentieth century." - American Mathematical Society Bulletin. "The appearance of a book of this calibre is indeed a rare event." - American Economic Review. "I have sometimes … Saber más sobre este artículo

Chicago: Wahl & Henius. Good. 1902. Second Edition. Flexibound. Aims to be "a pocket encyclopedia, by reference to which the brewer, maltster, refrigerating machine engineer, bottler, etc., as well as a person engaged in the commercial activities of a brewery, may find an immediate answer to questions that may come up in connection with the exercise… Saber más sobre este artículo

USA: Hoover Institution Press. Very Good. 1985. Reprint. Hardcover. 0817919015 . "An empirical study of the relationship between Western technology and entrepreneurship and the economic growth of the Soviet Union. The continuing transfer of skills and technology to the Soviet Union through the medium of foreign firms and engineers in this period can only be … Saber más sobre este artículo

Cambridge, MA: Ballinger Publishing Company. 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. 0887301266 . Provides detailed technical profiles of thirty-four American facilities where nuclear warhead research and development, testing, and production take place, from the Argonne National Laboratory to Uranium Enrichment Enterprise. xv, [3], 132 pages. List of Tables. List of Figures. Many black and… Saber más sobre este artículo

Toronto: Citizens for Foreign Aid Reform Inc.. Fair. 1983. First Edition. Paperback. "Describes the main outlines of the modern hereditarian argument and explicates the political significance of this argument. The scientists have done their part. Now, it is up to the rest of us both to recognize the biological heritage from which we have been… Saber más sobre este artículo

Ottawa: Canada Department of Mines. Good. 1915. First Edition. Hardcover. A detailed treatment of the mineral resources and history of related exploration in this district. iv, 191, [vi ads] p. Index. Black and white photographic plates. Includes three colour maps in pocket at back, all in very good condition: Map 122A (1915), Map… Saber más sobre este artículo

Great Britain: Admiralty, S.W.1 Naval Ordnance Department. Fair with No dust jacket as issued. 1945. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. An exceedingly detailed compilation of British naval ammunition and its specifications, complete with 40 large intricate colour fold-out illustrations. "Owing to the war ending, certain stores described in this Handbook have been withdrawn from service. They… Saber más sobre este artículo

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… Saber más sobre este artículo

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… Saber más sobre este artículo

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… Saber más sobre este artículo

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… Saber más sobre este artículo

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… Saber más sobre este artículo

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… Saber más sobre este artículo

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… Saber más sobre este artículo

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… Saber más sobre este artículo

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… Saber más sobre este artículo

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… Saber más sobre este artículo

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… Saber más sobre este artículo

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… Saber más sobre este artículo