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Chichester: Chichester Press,nd (c.1951).. Reprinted from the "Scientific Journal of the Royal College of Science", Volume XXI. A lecture delivered at the 35th Annual Exhibition of the Physical Society at Imperial College on Monday, the 9th April, 1951, Prof.H.Dingle, S.Dc.,A.R.C.S., being in the Chair. Pp.9. Blue wraps rubbed with fading to edges. G+.

London: Arrow Books. 1991.. An inspiring vision of an era of new discoveries, new enlightenments and new freedoms. Guaranteed to turn your understanding of the world on its head". Pp 214. P/b. Illustrated cover. G+.

London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1957.. Rep. An account of the methods and procedure used in the measurement. 17cms. x 11cms. Pp. 7/120, 80 figures, school bookplate to verso front board. Dark blue cloth, motif to front board. G+.

London: Sidgwick and Jackson, 1954.. Revised edition. "The purpose of this book is to state in a summary form and, so far as possible, non-technical language the neo-Darwinian theory of evolution to which recent[1950s] work in biology leads." Pp.xvi/368, 63 figure illustrations, intertwined initials stamp to inside front board, owner's name to front free endpaper. Blue cloth, dustwrapper has small edge tears amd darkening to spine. VG/G+.

Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1971.. Originally published in 1898 and 1904 by The Colliery Gaurdian Company Ltd. The Work has been universally accepted as one of the finest technical histories of any British industry and almost all later writers on coal mining have been indebted to it. Volume One includes many of the famous milestones of mining history, such as the emergence of the Tyneside 'viewer' and the important role of steam power in the successful winning of deeper seams. Volume Two continues the review of technological change, often with a wealth of detail. A special section is devoted to accidents from explosions, the eradication of these being still a burning issue when Galloway was writing. For this reprint Baron F. Duckham has written an introduction and compiled a select bibliography. Vol. One: Pp.533, 8 plates + 45 figure illustrations, owner's name and his embossed stamp to front free endpaper. Vol. Two: Pp.409, portrait frontispiece + 15 figure illustrations, owner's name and… Read More

Washington: Cato Institute, 1993.. 1st edition. Contents: 1.The Environment and Environmentalism; 2.Rationality, Morality, and Environmentalism; 3.The Population Problem: A Revisionist Perspective; 4.Chemophobia in America; 5.A Multibillion-Dollar Radon Scare; 6.The Greenhouse Effect: What is the Real Issue? 7.The Missing-Ozone Controversy; 8.Acid Rain; 9.The Safest Fuel; 10.Conclusion. Pp.x/139, owner's label to inside front board. Dark grey cloth, gilt title to spine. VG.

London: Souvenir Press (E&A) Ltd, 1991.. 1st edition. The first scientific evaluation of a controversial theory of human evolution. "Derived from the first international symposium on the subject, held ar Valkenburg in the Netherlands in 1987. The first serious discussion for and against the theory which claims, among others, that our ancestors stood up on two legs to wade through water". Pp.xxii/369, occasional figure illustrations, slight toning to pages. Black cloth, dustwrapper has minor edge wear. G+/VG.

London: J.M.Dent & Sons Ltd, 1912.. Dent's Scientific Primers series. This Primer is a condensed form of a somewhat larger book of the same name. "The account of the Fixed Stars has been almost wholly omited, but apart from this no considerable alterations have bee made." Ex library. Pp.viii/118/2(ads), 62 diagrams and illustrations, Maltby Library inkstamps to front and rear endpapers, toning to endpapers. Red cloth, gilt title to spine, blind-stamped title to front. G+.

Harmondsworth: Penguin. 1959.. The exploitation of atomic power must be achieved without endangering the health of present or future generations". Pp 239. Inscrip to fep. Pages toned. P/b. Scuffing to spine. G.

London: Oxford University Press, 1931.. 1st edition. "The earlier parts of this book are largely concerned with matters which may seem, at first, to be of little direct interest to the baker, but which represent something like the minimum amount of general scientific knowledge which he needs in order to be in a position to cope successfully with the peculiar and difficult problems of his trade. The later chapters describe some of the more immediate applications of these first principles to breadmaking and confectionery." Pp.x/186, 52 figure illustrations, small spots to top corner of pp.ix-2. Grey/brown cloth, wear to top and tail of spine. Scarce. G+.

London: Granada Publishing. 1970.. Gives a history of palaeontology and of the evolution of the animal and plant life of the world". Pp 427. 32 b/w illustrations. Name to fep. P/b. Illustrated cover. G+.

Middx.: Pelican Books, 1945.. Rep. An account of discovery between the "living" organism and the "non-living" chemical. Pp. 143/2(ads). Toning to pages. P/b. G.

London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 1999.. 1st.ed. "This the story of one the great scientific puzzles of our time - the mystery of the age of the Universe - and how this mystery was finally solved." Pp. 216, 6 black & white Illustrations, Paperback. VG.

London: Hazell, Watson, and Viney, Ltd, 1894.. 5th edition. A Practical Guide to the Working of the Optical (or Magic) Lantern. With Full and Precise Directions for Making and Colouring Lantern Pictures. Pp.`xii/286/xviii(ads), frontispiece example of a lantern slide + 87 figure illustrations, ads to endpapers, endpapers browned. Blue bevelled cloth, gilt title to spine, wear to top and tail of spine + corners and spine edge. G+.

New York: G.P.Putnam's Sons/The Knickerbocker Press,1885.. 1st edition. Natural History of Pliny. Contents: I.Dedication; II.An Account of the World and the Elements; III.Man, His Birth and His Organization; IV.The Nature of Terrestrial Animals; V.Domestic Animals; VI.The Natural History of Fishes; VII.The Natural History of Birds;VIII.The Various Kinds of Insects; IX.The Natural History of Metals. Pp.xxvi/326/6(publisher's catalogue), frontispiece + many further illustrations throughout. Blue cloth, black & white illustration (Vesuvius) inset tot front board, gilt title to front and spine, spine rubbed and dulled, bumps to corner tips. Scarce. G+.

Manchester: Kirkham & Pratt Ltd, 1910.. A Practical Treatise on the Sizing of Cotton Yarns, Practical Size Mixing, Tape Sizing, Ball or Warp Sizing, and Hank Sizing. Warp Bleaching and Tinting, Hank Bleaching, Mildew and Iron Stains, Cloth Bleaching,the Ventilating and Humidifying of Weaving Sheds. Pp.xx/641/xii(index)/xliv(advertisements), black & white plates and many figure illustrations, owner's name to half-title page, rear endpaper absent, cracking to front inner hinge but holding. Black pebbled cloth, gilt title to spine. G+.

London: Methuen & Co, 1935.. 1st edition. Methuen's Monographs on Chemical Subjects series. Contents includes: 1.Latex. i) The Composition of Latex. The Structure of the Rubber Particles in it. ii) Electrophoresis of Latex and Anode Process. iii) Preservation and Concentration of Latex. iv) The Latex Industry. V) The Coagulation of Latex. 2. Rubber. i) The Structure of Crude Rubber. ii) The Mastication of Rubber. iii) The Swelling and Solubility of Rubber in Organic Liquids. iv) Fillers in Rubber. v) Vulcanization and Oxidation of Rubber. 3. Some Remarks on the Botany of Latex-Producing Plants and on the History of the Rubber Industry. Pp.xii/72/8(ads), 13 figure illustrations (including black & white photos). Tan cloth, dustwrapper has tear and loss to top front edge. VG/Good.

London: HMSO, 1965.. 2nd imp. "Much of the information given in this book, on concrete and its constituents and on mixing and handling it, is applicable to types of concrete other than that used in roads and is therefore of general application." Pp. 17/404, 64 b/w plates, 143 figures, inscrip. to fep. Beige cloth, gilt title to spine, d/w small owner's name to top front corner. G+/G+.

Edinburgh; Oliphant, Anderson & Ferrier, 1896.. Second edition. Victorian sex-education. Pp.164/22(ads), toning to endpapers. Green cloth, gilt title to front and spine, edges rubbed. G+.

Harmondsworth: Penguin. 1995.. Argues persuasively in favour of the idea of the creative universe, which recognizes the innovative character of physical process, and suggests that the universe as a whole possesses a tendency to develop towards progressively higher levels of complex organization". Pp 223. P/b.,illustrated cover. G+.