1824Hardcover (rebound in contemporary cloth with endpapers by either MIT or the Smithsonian; gilt titles on spine). Second edition, improved, with nine plates (all present), and several wood cuts in text. xiv + 325pp. Ex-academic library - MIT Dept. of Civil Engineering stamp on title page, with Smithsonian stamp on reverse; serial stamped on final blank (unclear which draughty house of education was responsible for the binding). Two marks on spine.Taped repair to upper edge of p.iii (dedication page), with a small nick further down; chip an inch or two deep from upper edge of p.v (advertisement); two nicks at fore-edge of p. vii (preface) - all text remains clear. Pages in main body are in very good condition for age. Title continues: 'With Illustrations Experimental, Scientific, and Practical, to which are added, Remarks on the Nature of Heat and Light; and Various Tables Useful in the Application of Heat'. TS Used

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The Romance of Engineering: Highways, Subways, Railways and Waterways

1892Hardcover with gilt decorated front board and spine, no dust jacket. Spine is sunned and cocked; edges, corners and spine ends are rubbed and bumped; marks to rear board. Hinge break and signature to FEP, FEP is a little loose from binding. Foxing and tanning to page block, foxing to some internal pages. Text and illustrations are clean and unmarked throughout. AD Used

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Jervoise, E.MareMagnum

The Ancient Bridges of the South of England

1930Hardcover without dust jacket. Boards are lightly marked, with one dark spot to rear board, edges are rubbed and spine is tanned. Light foxing to page block. Includes 78 illustrations, all bright and clear. Text is unmarked throughout. AD Used

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The Wonders of Modern Engineering: Interesting Descriptions in Non-Technical Language of the Nile Dam, the Tower Bridge, the Trans-Siberian Railway

1914Hardcover with printed boards, no dust jacket. Boards are edgeworn and lightly marked at covers. Spine ends are scuffed and leading corners are bumped. Page block is foxed as are end papers and some pages internally. Clean and unmarked throughout. AD Used

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The Wonders of Modern Invention: Containing Interesting Descriptions in Non-technical language of Wireless Telegraphy, Liquid Air, Modern Artillery, Submarines, Dirigible Torpedoes, Etc.

1917Hardcover with printed boards, no dust jacket. Bump to upper leading corner and creases to brown cloth at rear. Gift inscription penned to front pastedown and spine is a little cocked. Hinge break to the same. FEP and REP faintly marked and page block is a little grubby. Pages are clean throughout. AD Used

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The Wonders of Modern Railways: The Story of Mechanical Locomotion, with a description of the Construction and Working of the Most Up-To-Date Inventions, Appliances and the Devices for Securing Speed, Facility and Safety in Operation

1922Hardcover with printed boards, no dust jacket. Boards are shelf and edgeworn with bumps to corners and tanning of spine. Illustration from page 128 is missing. Page block and page edges are foxed, endpapers tanned and surface tear to front pastedown. Creases to a couple of page corners. Pages unmarked throughout. AD Used

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The Wonders of Mechanical Ingenuity

1911Hardcover with printed boards, no dust jacket. Slight lean to spine, boards faintly marked front and rear, light wear to edges. Faint marks to endpapers, foxing to page block and page edges. Mark to page 19. All other pages clean. AD Used

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The Digital Public Domain: Foundations for an Open Culture

2012Ex library book with minimal (copyright page only) stamp. No other marks or inscriptions. Light creasing to covers, none to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, slight damage to half-title page and no bumping to corners. 220pp. Essays by participants in the Communia project who argue that the public domain, ie the informational works owned by all of us - literature, music, scientific research, educational material or public sector information - is fundamental to a healthy society.

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Soft Energy Paths: Toward a Durable Peace (Pelican S.)

1977No marks or inscriptions. Minor creasing to some corners, none to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, traces of storage, tanned pages and no bumping to corners. 231pp. A coherent approach to a non-nuclear energy policy, why it makes sense and how to implement it. A key study in the environment movement in the 1970s.

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Jones, D.R.H.; Ashby, Michael F.MareMagnum

Engineering Materials 1: an Introduction to Properties, Applications and Design: v. 1

2006No marks or inscriptions. Very minor creasing to upper corners, none to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 424pp. A broad introduction to the properties of materials used in a wide range of engineering applications, providing a complete course in the subject for students with no previous background in this area. Third edition, revised, expanded and improved throughout.

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Jones, D.R.H.; Ashby, Michael F.MareMagnum

Engineering Materials 2: An Introduction to Microstructures, Processing and Design (International Series on Materials Science and Technology)

2007No marks or inscriptions. Very minor creasing to some corners, none to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, slight rubbing to rear and no bumping to corners. 451pp. A detailed understanding of the fundamental properties of engineering materials, how they are controlled by processing, then formed, joined and finished, and how all of these factors influence the selection and design of materials in real-world engineering applications. Third edition, revised, expanded and improved throughout.

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Piezoelectric Sensorics: Force, Strain, Pressure, Acceleration and Acoustic Emission Sensors, Materials and Amplifiers

2002No 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. 264pp. A complete overview of this special type of sensor with extensive practical advice from the author's many years of experience. Covers the most important piezoelectric materials and their properties as welll as a consistent terminology for describing sensors. With description of sensors for force, strain, pressure, acceleration and acoustic emission.

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Grenander, UlfMareMagnum

Mathematical Experiments on the Computer

1982Ex library book with usual marks and stamps but in virtually unread condition. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright boards, lightly marked rear and no bumping to corners. 525pp. This work presents the computer as the mathematician's laboratory.

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The Planet Remade: How Geoengineering Could Change the World

2015Book and jacket in as new unread condition. 428pp. An account of the science of geo-engineering and the author's reasons why it is something we need to consider to solve some of the problems with our planet.

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Clark, AlanMareMagnum

Microcognition: Philosophy, Cognitive Science, and Parallel Distributed Processing

1991Name to half-title page. No other marks or inscriptions. Light creasing to upper corners including some page corners, none to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, previous shop sticker on spine and no bumping to corners. 226pp. A clear, readable guide to parallel distributed processing from a cognitive philospher's point of view.

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Castle, FrankMareMagnum

A Manual of Machine Design and Strength of Materials

1948No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with very slightly foxed unmarked light blue cloth boards, sunning to spine, dusty page edges and no bumping to corners. 355pp. Studies of machines, mathematics, descriptions, illustrations, examples and exercises to assist with the learning of machine design.

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Solution of Problems in Strength of Materials

1959No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with green cloth boards, very minor marking to rear, slightly tanned pages and no bumping to corners. 406pp. This book covers stress, strain, elasticity, shearing, bending, torsion, deflection, struts, beams, cantilevers, shells, springs and the failure of materials. It includes a number of exercises to assist with the learning process.

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Elements of Acoustics, Light and Heat

1890Name/date (1890) opposite title page. No other marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked embossed boards, dusty page edges, slightly softened spine ends and no bumping to corners. Gilt lettering to spine which is not sunned. 176pp. Physics text book covering a range of subjects with questions at the end plus specimen examination papers for 1888-9.

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Loney, S. L.MareMagnum

The Elements of Hydrostatics

1938Ex company library book with usual (minimal) marks and stamps, to end papers only No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with slightly marked boards, dusty page edges and bump to lower rear corner. 253pp. Text book on physics/hydrostatics with questions and answers at the end.

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Clarke, Arthur C.; Kube-McDowell, MichaelMareMagnum

The Trigger

1999No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, slight tanning to lower page edges and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with creasing to upper and lower edges. 550pp. A brilliant scientist unexpectedly invents a mechanism to explode all nearby munitions, thus rendering guns and bombs useless. But then the problems start.

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A Salute to British Genius

1977No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, minor indent to rear and tiny bump to lower front corner. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with minor rubbing to spine ends. 160pp. An illustrated account of Britain's achievements over a hundred year period to the 1970s. The book was designed to coincide with Queen Elizabeth's Silver Jubilee.

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Harry HarrisonMareMagnum

Planet Story

1979No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with unmarked black cloth boards, very slight foxing to top of page edges and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked with repair to upper rear corner and general traces of storage. 113pp. A space opera from legendary science fiction author Harry Harrison and fantasy artist Jim Burns in which the wold of Strabismus is invaded by an immense automatic track-laying robot which lays down railway lines so the US of Earth can exploit the rich mineral deposits. Many adventures follow.

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Vincent, Colin A.; Scrosati, BrunoMareMagnum

Modern Batteries: An Introduction to Electrochemical Power Sources

1984Ex-library book with usual marks and stamps. No creasing to covers or to spine. Very clean very tight pages with dust jacket bonded to boards and minor bumping to corners. 264pp. The state of play in the 1980s in the development of modern batteries for a myriad of uses, with all the physics and chemistry explained.

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Brian MossMareMagnum

Ecology of Fresh Waters: Man and Medium

1993Ex-library book with usual marks and stamps. Appears hardly used. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with dust jacket bonded to boards and no bumping to corners. 417pp. Second completely revised edition of the established study of the ecology of freshwaters which traces the progression of water from rain, through upland streams, flood plain rivers, lakes and estuaries.

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The Toxicity of Plutonium

1975No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers and no rusting to staples. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 38pp. A Government statement summarising present knowledge (1975) about the potential hazards to man of the element plutonium and its compounds.