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2011Appears unread. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 307pp. The fascinating story of how teams of scientists gave search for a particle that, if it existed at all, would reveal the very origins of mass - the last building block of life itself. This particle is the Higgs boson.- the 'God' particle.
2018Appears unread. No marks or inscriptions. Minor crease to lower corner of rear cover, none to front or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 392pp. 'The supposed disappearance happened on 23 August 1994. Rumour has it they would not appear for another twenty-three years.' A novel about peace and the end of the internet.
2001Appears unread. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, very minor tanning to page edges and no bumping to corners. 198pp. The author describes how stars are made and how they die and how we came into being from the material scattered from dying stars.
2006Appears unread. Book and jacket in as new condition. 160pp. The history of the so-called Royal Art or alchemy which actually paved the way for modern science and helped to revolutionise aspects of medicine.
1980No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and very minor bumping to lower corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with minor traces of storage. 316pp. Isaac Asimov's convincing argument, based on a meticulous analysis of the universe, that 'we are not alone'.
1973No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, lightly tanned pages, sunning to lowest quater inch of spine foot and small bump to lower rear edge and lower rear corner. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with creasing to top of spine and slight rubbing to upper corners. 286pp. First Edition of the single volume holding two of Asimov's most famous novels - The Rings of Saturn and The Moons of Jupiter.
1997Ex library book with usual (minimal) marks and stamps. The 'due' to return' label has never been stamped. No other marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with unmarked black cloth boards and bumping to upper corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased. 480pp. An attempt by scientist Jared Diamond to apply scientific methodologies and theories towards understanding human history by addressing the problem of differential rates of development over 13,000 years. Illustrated.
2006No marks or inscriptions. Small crease to lower rear corner, none to front or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 256pp. The author discusses how Gaian science can help us develop a sense of connectedness with the 'more-than-human' world.
1995Appears unread. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, small bump to top of spine and no bumping to corners. 162pp. This book covers the many current theories about how the universe may come to an end. Or is it possible that the universe never will end, that the 'last three minutes' will never come.
2008Appears unread. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 346pp. This study investigates scientist's claims that the next century will see global temperatures rise between one and six degrees, with devastating results.
2012No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, minor traces of storage and no bumping to corners. 341pp. An account of the hunt for the elusive Higgs particle.
1997No evidence that the book has been read. No marks or inscriptions to contents. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, slight soiling to top of page edges and no bumping to corners. 325pp. This book seeks to explain the evolution of mankind's consciousness, arguing that the mind evolved in the context of culture and language, aiding survival in a complex and competitive world.
2007Book in as new condition. 309pp. A highly accessible exploration of reality, the nature of the universe and the place of life within it from cosmologist Marcus Chown.
2010book in as new unread condition. 424pp. Physics professor James Kakalios explains how superheroes (Superman, Batman etc) would fare in the world of real physics. How strong would Superman have to be to leap tall buildings in a single bound ? Could Storm of the X-Men cotrol the weather ? And much more.
2010No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 318pp. Using examples from comics and magazines from the 1950s, the author, a professor of physics, explains the real-life scientific breakthroughs that led to some of the incredible technologies prediced in the 1950s.
2015Appears unread. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 277pp. The author discusses the issue of climate change and some of the innovative new solutions being developed around the world, which work with the earth's systems to combat climate change.
1998No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased. 190pp. An account of popular TV science fiction shows and movies being put against actual physical laws to see how they compare by theoretical physics author Lawrence M Krauss.
1998No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased. 189pp. Using up to date theories, the authors attempt to answer questions such as 'what effect on the body from being beamed up', 'why do Vulcans have pointed ears', 'could Kirk really have sex with females of other species' ?
1976Name/phone no stamp to front end paper. No other marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and very minor bumping to lower corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or torn or creased with slight damp effect to upper edge. 234pp. Sixteen of the best new short stories from science fiction writers in the 1970s.
1817Rebound hardcover, second edition, quarterbound in buckram with marbled paper sides. Includes 4 folding plates at rear of book, all in very good condition and with ink stamp from Glengarriff Eccles Hotel. Same stamp appears in margin of a few internal pages. Light foxing to pages and creases to some lower leading corners. Text clean and unmarked. AD Used
in-8°, V-365 pages, illustr. and fig. in-t., maps, diagr., index Hard Cover / No DW. Very good condition. [EN-4]
2002Paperback in very good condition. The cover is a little worn (most notably on the spine sides) and has a few faint scratches. A few light marks on the page block. Interior excellent with clean and sound pages. CM Used
1965423pp + 390pp + 374pp + 396pp + 382pp VG/none vols 1 and 4 with small patches of slight discoloration on boards, minimal remains of paper label from dealer on endpapers, small and discreet stamps on title and content pages, last two pages in vol.1 (table of content) slightly creased not affecting text. Overall a very nice set. A cumulative index for the 5 volumes is included in vol. 5. Thorough and comprehensive work on optics and optical engineering and instruments with chapters written by specialists in the field. Content includes filters, optical materials, electro-optical devices, television optics, infrared detectors, microscopes, photographic objectives, still cameras, high-speed photography, astronomical telescopes etc.
1963606pp + 15 folding plates VG/none 14th enlarged edition, original editorial black cloth, corners slightly worn as expected considering the size and weight of the volume, otherwise in very good conditions, complete with all of its 15 folding diagrams/tables kept in a pocket at the back. Comprehensive textbook / manual on designing heating and ventilation systems, in German. The book is heavy (>2kg). 14a edizione riveduta, copertina tutta tela nera editoriale, angoli leggermente consunti data la mole del volume, nel complesso in ottime condizioni, completo di tutte le sue 15 tavole ripiegate contenenti diagrammi/tabelle di progettazione e unite in una tasca alla fine. Classico e grosso manuale di progettazione di sistemi di riscaldamento e ventilazione, in tedesco. Il volume pesa piu'di 2kg.
1979Paperback in good condition. Crease to front cover and upper corner of half-title page. Light scores and edgewear to covers. 1cm tear to side edge of half-title page. Pages are clean and sound, contents are clear throughout. TA Used
