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1819ref. 004763New York: Samuel Wood & Sons 1819. Third American Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 352pp. Full calf 5 folding plates. Wear and scuffing to cover spine label missing pastedown endpapers not present interestingly bookbinder's utility endpapers exposed endpapers soiled and stained text is sound with very faint foxing. 3 of the 5 plates in rear are loose but present. silk ribbon bookmark very worn but s till present former owner's name on front endpaper. Samuel Wood & Sons hardcover
1948ref. 20166Chicago: W. M. Welch Manufacturing Co. Near Fine. 1948. First Edition. Hardcover. Includes the original envelope for the instuctions. There is an insert in the envelope which is sealed and I hesitate to open . The insert may be the additional section for the film mentioned in an addendum sheet included in the instructions. Can't tell without tearing the envelope open. ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 20 pages . W. M. Welch Manufacturing Co. hardcover
1911ref. 15002NY: David Williams Company. Good. 1911. Third Edition. Hardcover. Covers rubbed at the spine ends & corners. Spine slightly faded & soiled. First third of the book is slightly water stained in the upper corner not affecting the contents. Some pencil scribbles on the contents page. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 429 pages . David Williams Company hardcover
1991ref. 1922New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold 1991. First edition. Hardcover. Good /very good. White hardcover with gilt spine lettering in dustjacket. First edition. A good plus copy but with light edgewear some soiling to the white covers and textblock edges. Interior is clean tight and unmarked. Dustjacket is very good - clean and bright with minimal wear to the panel edges. 374 pp. indexed. A detailed book on cleanrooms used increasingly for nanoscale production and scientific and technological research. Van Nostrand Reinhold hardcover
1996ref. 011345Oregon State University Press: 1996. Proceedings of the Conference on The Life And Work Of Linus Pauling 1901- 1994: A Discourse On The Art Of Biography. February 28 - March 2 1995 Corvallis Oregon. "The aim of the conference was to convene scholars and journalists who have been writing about Linus Pauling as a biographical subject with friends and colleagues who knew him personally and with historians and archivists who have studied scientists as the subject of contemporary scientific biography." This book was limited to 750 copies. FINE HARDCOVER. Hard Cover. Fine/No Dust Jacket Present. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Oregon State University Press: Hardcover
1992ref. 026275SPIE: 1992. Volume 1631 317 pages. The is the Proceedings of The International Society for Optical Engineering from Jan. 22-23 1992 Los Angeles California."The purpose of this conference was to provide a forum for the recent surge of activity and progress in UWB research." FINE- SOFTCOVER. Soft Cover. Fine-. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. SPIE: Paperback
1897ref. 14913London: Charles Griffin and Co. Very Good. 1897. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. The spine is faded with bumping and wear at the top & wear at the ends. Contents are tight & clean. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 147 pages . Charles Griffin and Co. hardcover
1953ref. 006298New York:: Academic Press Inc. Publishers 1953. A clean square copy. Stamped "WITHDRAWN" on the endpapers. Pages are unmarked. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Illustrated with many figures diagrams and photos/micrographs. Graphs. Tables. Contributors to this volume are: Elkan R. Blout; Pierre Grabar; Paul Kirkpatrick; W. V. Mayneord; Howard H Pattee Jr.; Ernest Pollard; David Pressman; W. K. Sinclair; and A. K. Solomon. Bibliographical references. Author Index. Subject Index. Bound in the original black cloth lettered in gold on the spine. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good EX-LIBRARY copy./No jacket. 8vo. x 368pp. Academic Press Inc., Publishers Hardcover
1943ref. 00006415Detroit Michigan: Humanity Benefactor Foundation 1943 224 pages. Humanity Benefactor Foundation hardcover
1890ref. 15214Washington D. C.: Gpo. Very Good. 1890. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Ex-Library; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 296 pages . Gpo hardcover
1972ref. 73789Washington DC: U. S. Government Printing Office 1972. presumed First Edition First printing thus. Wraps. fair. ix 1 474 4 pages. Wraps. Illustrations. Abbreviations of References. List of abbreviations and acronyms. Index. NASA SP-4016. Covers somewhat worn/soiled some edge soiling. Marks on cover. Ex-library with usual markings. Astronautics is the theory and practice of navigation beyond Earth's atmosphere. The term astronautics was coined in the 1920s by J.-H. Rosny president of the Goncourt academy in analogy with aeronautics. Because there is a degree of technical overlap between the two fields the term aerospace is often used to describe both at once. In 1930 Robert Esnault-Pelterie published the first book on the new research field. As with aeronautics the restrictions of mass temperatures and external forces require that applications in space survive extreme conditions: high-grade vacuum the radiation bombardment of interplanetary space and the magnetic belts of low Earth orbit. Space launch vehicles must withstand titanic forces while satellites can experience huge variations in temperature in very brief periods. Extreme constraints on mass cause astronautical engineers to face the constant need to save mass in the design in order to maximize the actual payload that reaches orbit. The early history of astronautics is theoretical: the fundamental mathematics of space travel was established by Isaac Newton in his 1687 treatise Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica. By the early 1920s American Robert Goddard was developing liquid-propellant rockets which would in a few brief decades become a critical component in the designs of such famous rockets as the V-2 and Saturn V. This volume is the eleventh in NASA's series of annual chronologies of astronautics and aeronautics. The intent is to provide a preliminary historical reference which at least identifies orders and offers partial documentation for key events of the year. One of the curious aspects of these chronology volumes is that the very process of documenting NASA's portion of them reveals not only continuities but also distinctive patterns in the unfolding events. Each year has seemed to emerge with characteristics of its own. The year 1971 was no exception. As NASA's record unfolds in these pages it can clearly be seen as a transitional or bridging year. On the one hand many on-going programs demonstrated their value in solid accomplishments: Apollo 14 and Apollo 15 brought manned lunar scientific exploration to dramatic maturity ; Mariner 9 went into orbit around Mars after its 400-million-kilometer journey and began its extensive photography of that fascinating nearby planet; OS0 7 discovered "polar caps" on the sun; in aeronautics jet aircraft equipped with the experimental supercritical wing made 27 successful research flights and the quiet jet engine program was successful in its initial tests. On the other hand the shape of the next decade of the space program took much firmer shape. It became clear that after a decade in which the moon was the major focus of the U.S. space program the next ten years would emphasize earth-orbital programs geared to intensive study of our homeland in the cosmos the planet Earth. In manned spaceflight even as the final preparations were underway for the final two Apollo lunar missions all flight systems for Skylab were in final manufacturing stages or in checkout; another year's intensive study by NASA and industry had refined and hardened the design of the space shuttle to the point that we could ask Administration approval to proceed confident that a reusable cost-effective space transportation system could be built. In unmanned space programs the first Earth Resources Technology Satellite was readied for its launch in 1972 while aircraft flights were testing its remote sensing devices. In aeronautics the joint Department of Transportation-NASA study of national civil aviation R&D requirements led to the contract for design of the experimental STOL transport aircraft. Administratively the quintupling of funds for space technology transfer to the civilian economy and the establishment of the NASA Office of Applications were other indications of the increased priority for practical benefits from space research. While all of the foregoing was accomplished within the constraints of the lowest space budget since 1962 congressional approval of an FY 1972 budget that was slightly larger ended the trend of progressively smaller space budgets that had begun in 1967. This was taken in NASA as endorsement for the new stable realignment of the space program toward the needs of man on earth for the decade ahead. U. S. Government Printing Office paperback
1975ref. 47307Washington DC: GPO 1975. good. 481 wraps index covers somewhat worn and soiled. NASA SP-4018. Sponsored by NASA Historical Office. GPO paperback
1974ref. 47312Washington DC: U. S. Government Printing Office 1974. Presumed First Edition First printing thus. Wraps. good. ix 1 580 6 pages. Illustrations Appendix A: Satellites Space Probes and Manned Space Flights a Chronicle for 1972. Appendix B: Chronology of major NASA launches 1972. Appendix C: Chronology of manned space flight 1972. Appendix D: Abbreviations of References. Index and List of abbreviations and Acronyms. Foreword by Associate Deputy Administrator Willis H. Shapley. Foxing on top edge some wear and discoloration to boards. NASA SP-4017. Sponsored by NASA Historical Office. NASA's twelfth annual chronology of events in astronautics and aeronautics reflects a U.S. space program redefined to be less costly and perhaps less spectacular in the 1970s than in the previous decade-yet this volume records a continued and indeed matured response to the challenges of space both in scientific exploration and in practical uses. The year 1972 closed with the triumphant end of the Apollo program. A major step forward in space applications turning space knowledge and technology into practical benefits was the launch of Erts 1 to begin global observation of the earth's resources and environmental factors. NASA's technology utilization program expanded the nation's technology base and attacked problems in health and medical care air and water pollution transportation urban construction and fire safety. 1972 produced significant firsts in space science. Pioneer 10 made the first probe of the Asteroid Belt. Mariner 9 data laid the groundwork for 1975-1976 Viking missions to softland on Mars and search for evidence of life. The Orbiting Astronomical Observatory made the first ultraviolet observations of Uranus observed a supernova and at this writing has returned compelling evidence of the existence of black holes in space. NASA's major efforts in aeronautics were directed chiefly toward quieter engines; efficient short-haul air transportation; and reduction of exhaust emissions. U. S. Government Printing Office paperback
1951ref. 031321D. Van Nostrand: 1951. 515 pages. "This book is intended as an introduction to the methods of theoretical physics for students who have had intermediate college courses in physical mechanics and electricity as well as advanced calculus and elementary partial differential equations." VERY GOOD HARDCOVER previous owner's name is blackened out on title page. This book is stamped with the name of physicist Harry Gelllman. Lettering is bright on the spine and cover. Binding is tight. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket Present. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. D. Van Nostrand: Hardcover
1979ref. 38087Academic Press. 1979. Hardcover. 0124533507 . Hardcover with fading along cover spine and edges. Previous owner's name stamp on title pages. Contents clean tight. Minor abrasion on rear pastedown. No DJ. Not a former library copy. ; . Academic Press, hardcover
1985ref. w180324928Arco Publishing 1985. 352pp. Over sized and heavy blue hardback with DJ bottom flap tip clipped VG index b&w photos Describes the type age and quality of each clock examined Grandfather clocks and their cases . Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Arco Publishing Hardcover
1918ref. 25198Chicago: American Technical Society. Very Good. 1918. Third Edition. Hardcover. Spine is slightly darkened. Owner's name on the endpapers. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 1047 pages . American Technical Society hardcover
1916ref. 20959Chicago: American Technical Society. Very Good. 1916. Hardcover. Rear inner hinge is starting to separate. Rubbed at the corners. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 916 pages . American Technical Society hardcover
1997ref. BOOKS026733INottingham:: Nottingham Univ. Pr. VG unmarked Hardback; no DJ. 1997. ISBN: x 441 pp. Catalogs: AGRICULTURE. Keywords: AGRICULTURE BIOTECHNOLOGY LIVESTOCK FEED ANIMAL NUTRITION. Nottingham Univ. Pr. hardcover
1996ref. BOOKS026734INottingham:: Nottingham Univ. Pr. VG unmarked Hardback; inscribed & signed by editor Lyons;. 1996. ISBN: no DJ. ix 376 pp. Catalogs: AGRICULTURE. Keywords: AGRICULTURE BIOTECHNOLOGY LIVESTOCK FEED. Nottingham Univ. Pr. hardcover
1935ref. VA 2658London: MacMillan 1935. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Fourth Edition. green cloth gilt spinepp. x 560 illustrated full color frontis. full color full page plates hundreds of text illustrations index d.j. has tears at corners and spine ends with some loss. MacMillan was Superintendant Royal Botanic Gardens in Ceylon. This work has been a long-recognized standard on the subject of agricultural or horticulture in the tropics. Also a valuable reference for those wishing to establish or improve a garden of tropical plants Size: 8 Vo. MacMillan Hardcover
1991ref. TECH0318Calgary Ab Canada: Canadian Energy Research Institute. Very Good. 1991. Softcover. 304 pp. Edgewear. Letter from author laid in. CERI Study No. 38.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author . Canadian Energy Research Institute paperback
1907ref. 10629Akron OH: The Saalfield Publishing Co. Fine with no dust jacket. 1907. Later Printing. Hardcover. Slight wrinkle to the spine. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . The Saalfield Publishing Co. hardcover
ref. WARE314MG0075Prentince-Hall Inc. London. Very Good. Prompt shipment with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE NEW boxes Very good copy with no dust jacket. Published in London 1962. Fourth printing. Prentince-Hall Inc., London unknown
1968ref. 930976Tight square uncreased spine. Clean unmarked interior. Some areas of rubbing edge-wear and very light creasing to the covers as well as a former seller's MIT Press sticker. 'Project Icarus presents a plan for avoiding hypothetical collision in June 1968 with the asteroid Icarus'. 121 pp. Scholarly. The M.I.T. Press paperback