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FIAT
Written by Michael Sedgwick.
Stock no. 1826021
Published by B.T. Batsford.
1st
1974.
Good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
The Fiat Story. The cars, the men and the background. Blue/grey mottled cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. Top edge pink. 352 pages including index. ISBN: 0713404736. Boards clean. Front and rear joint cracked but binding is otherwise tight. Minor foxing and a few grubby marks to endpapers. Text block browned and grubby. Contents themselves appear to be clean on a quick flick through. Black dustwrapper is scuffed and has dampstaining to verso along horizontal edges (not visible to front). Musty damp odour present.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- FIAT (CARS)
- COMPANY HISTORY
- INDUSTRY
- ITALY
SUDBROOK PULP MILL
No author listed.
Stock no. 1825640
Published by The Wiggins Teape Group.
1st
1958.
Almost very good condition.
Oblong format. brown patterned boards. B/w photos. Boards browned and rubbed at corners. Contents clean. Includes a letter regarding the opening of the Mill.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- MONMOUTHSHIRE
- INDUSTRY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- PAPER
TURNING LATHES: A MANUAL FOR TECHNICAL SCHOOLS AND APPRENTICES
Written by James Lukin.
Stock no. 1825028
Published by E. & F.N. Spon.
1st
1888.
Almost very good condition.
A Guide to Turning, Screw-Cutting, Metal-Spinning, etc. Dark green cloth boards, gilt titles andf vignette to front. B/w illustrations. A few minor spots to boards, to rear edge of spine split for 1". Front endpapers grubby. A few minor margin marks else contents generally clean.
- Categorised in:
- INDUSTRY
- WOODWORK
- METALWORK
- TEXT BOOK (SCHOOL)
- ANTIQUARIAN
THE STORY OF IRON
Written by J.B. Fortune.
Illustrated by Paul B. Mann.
Stock no. 1323700
Published by Penguin Books.
1st
1948.
Almost very good condition.
Puffin Picture Book No. 79. Oblong format. Pictorial paperwraps. Colour and b/w illustrations. Heavy foxing to covers and contents. Staples rusty. Small piece torn (and missing) from lower spine corner of front cover.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- PUFFIN PICTURE BOOK
- INDUSTRY
- HISTORY (CHILDRENS)
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ON HOT WATER SUPPLY
Written by L.C.C. Rayner.
Stock no. 2140299
Published by George Newnes Limited.
1st
1946.
Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
Small format. Blue cloth with gilt titles. Part of the Newnes Q&A Manuals Series. B/w diagrams. 96 pages, including index. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Some white marks along cover edges. Some foxing. A few small page margin nicks. Wrapper is torn with edge-creasing and wear; some loss to base of spine, edges and corners; foxed.
THE SILK SCREEN PRINTING PROCESS
Written by J.I. Biegeliesen; E.J. Busenbark.
Stock no. 1823872
Published by McGraw-Hill Book Company.
1st
1941.
Almost very good condition.
A practical manual. Second Edition. Dark navy cloth with gilt inscriptions. Frontis is original silk screen print by second author. B/w photos and sketches. Boards are heavily damp stained to a lighter blue. No signs of damp to contents. Slight mustiness present. Contents lightly browned.
PININFARINA: ART AND INDUSTRY 1930-2000
Written by Antoine Prunet.
Stock no. 2139855
Published by Haynes Publishing.
1st
2000.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The official history of the famous automobile design house Pininfarina, from the humble factory started in Italy 70 years ago to today's world-class manufacturing company with two plants and a research and development facility equipped with its own wind tunnel. Large format. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. 379 pages plus appendices. ISBN: 1859606849. A few minor marks to boards. Minor foxing to top edge of text block. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased with a few scuff marks.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- COMPANY HISTORY
- INDUSTRY
BRITISH BUILT AIRCRAFT VOLUME 5 NORTHEN ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES AND NORTHERN IRELAND
Written by Ron Smith.
Stock no. 2139193
Published by Tempus.
1st
2005.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Card wraps. B/w photos. 255 pages. ISBN: 075243487x. A few small marks.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- AVIATION
- INDUSTRY
- ENGINEERING
THE COPPER KING: A BIOGRAPHY OF THOMAS WILLIAMS OF LLANIDAN
Written by J.R. Harris.
Stock no. 2137905
Published by Landmark Publishing.
2nd
2003.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
2nd edition. Landmark Collector's Library. Red boards with gilt title to spine. ISBN: 1843060922. Some erased pencil inscription to front endpaper. Wrapper is edge-creased with a faded spine.
HOME-GROWN ENERGY FROM SHORT-ROTATION COPPICE
Written by George Macpherson.
Stock no. 2137197
Published by Farming Press.
1st
1995.
Very good condition.
Glazed pictorial boards. B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 0852362897. Spine is faded. Page edge browning.
SUGAR CONFECTIONERY AND CHOCOLATE MANUFACTURE
Written by R. Lees; E.B. Jackson.
Stock no. 2136826
Published by Blackie Academic & Professional.
1994.
Very good condition.
The authors had five objectives in preparing this book: (i) to bring together relevant information on many raw materials used in the manufacture of sweets nad chocolate; (ii) to describe the principles involved and to relate them to production with maximum economy but maintaining high quality; (iii) to describe both traditional and modern production processes, in particular those continuous methods which are finding increasing application; (iv) to give basic recipes and methods, set out in a form for easy reference, for producting a large variety of sweets, and capable of easy modification to suit the raw materials and plant available; (v) to explain the elementary calculations most likely required. Brown/tan boards with gilt titles. B/w diagrams and photos. ISBN: 0751401145. Some light staining to front cover. Spine bumped. Textblock is slightly grubby.
- Categorised in:
- INDUSTRY
- COOKERY AND FOOD
THE PREHISTORY OF METALLURGY IN THE BRITISH ISLES
Written by R.F. Tylecote.
Stock no. 1823436
Published by The Institute Of Metals.
1st
1986.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A completely revised edition of the author's 'Metallurgy in Archaeology' (published 1962). Incorporating the results of work done since 1960, this revised text covers native metals, copper and copper-based alloys, tin, lead, antimony, and the fabrication of non-ferrous metals. The Iron Age is divided into various periods appropriate to Britain, ending with the introduction of the blast furnace. Large format. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations & photos. xii and 257 pages including index. ISBN: 0904357724. Top & tail of spine & corners lightly rubbed. Previous owner's white address label to front endpaper. Contents clean. Green pictorial dustwrapper is heavily faded at edges and spine, closed tear to top edge of rear panel (no loss) and top of spine.
- Categorised in:
- SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- PREHISTORIC
- METALLURGY
- ARCHAEOLOGY
- HISTORY
- IRON AGE
- INDUSTRY