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1959308 pages, illustrated, index, spine lettering faded. eng
2014Appears 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. 455pp. A novel exploring the colonisation of a new planet around Proxima Centauri with all the pitfalls and excitement that could entail.
1997No marks or inscriptions. Creasing to lower front corner and to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, tanning to page edges and no bumping to corners. 333pp. A mystery for astronaut Nigel Walmsley to get to grips with on minor planet 1566 - which could cause a comet to collide with the Earth.
1959Date to upper corner of front end paper. No other marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, very minor dustiness/foxing to page edges and no bumping to corners. 182pp. How to garden scientifically and get good results.
1983Name/date to front end paper. No other marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, slightly tanned page edges and no bumping to corners. 504pp. This book teaches the effective use of the Ada language in a software engineering context.
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.
1980No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked purple cloth boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with small crease to lower front edge and a little sunning. 253pp. Science fiction. States 'First British Edition' to front cover.
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.
1995An unread book with a trace of foxing to top of page edges. 272pp. A study which examines the strange and manifold ways in which science has developed over the last four centuries, and in particular, its interaction with the Christian faith.
2008No 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. This book shows how anyone can reap rewards from the rise of digital knowledge.
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.
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.
1966Previous owner's note partially rubbed out on front end paper. Tape marks to end papers. No other marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. Very clean pages in a very tight binding with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. No dust jacket. 453pp. Revised third of this volume which includes much more technical knowledge of the industry of making textile materials more attractive and serviceable. With manufacturing processes and the chemistry involved.
1983Name/date to front end paper. No other marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, very minor traces of storage and no bumping to corners. 235pp. An excellent learning tool for C, the software language. Scarce in the UK.
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.
1957No 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. 246pp. With extensive details of the Institute including Past Members plus a wealth of engineering tables.
2018No 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. 232pp. Stephen Hawkings' final thoughts on the universe's biggest questions.
1984No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers, creasing to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 320pp. A tool for anyone with programming experience to learn the C language.
2009No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and very slight rubbing to corners of covers. 416pp. This absorbing book looks at every aspect of the railways in Victorian times - from the origins and initial construction to the spreading impact on the nation.
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.
2005Appears 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. 274pp. The author takes to the frontiers of brain science and reveals how we are hard-wired to think and feel.
1958Neat name to title page. No other marks or inscriptions. Faint creasing to booklet covers adjacent to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright very slightly marked boards and no bumping to corners. Staples not rusted. 92pp. Physics and maths aspects to the engineering of drop forging manufacture. Scarce.
1995No 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. All pop-ups in excellent condition. pp. Pop-up book with explanation of all seven inventions - the wheel, printing, the engine, photography, radio, flight, the microchip.
1986No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked maroon cloth boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with very slight creasing to upper front edge and minor traces of storage. 146pp. Biography of the international entrepreneur, engineer, patent agent and politician. He was responsible for a number of cliff railways including at Lynton and Lynmouth, Bristol, Bridgnorth and at Matlock in Derbyshire. He was involved with a number of other business enterprises and he became MP for Launceston in 1906, later crossing the floor of the House to join Ramsay Macdonald in 1929.
1953No marks or inscriptions to contents. Clean tight pages with faintly marked front board, dusty page edges and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped but torn, marked and creased. 224pp. 'A truly practical book on installation, operation and maintenace' - of diesel engines. Second revised edition.
