DESERT PLANTS: BIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
Written by K.G. Ramawat.
Stock no. 1823749
Published by Springer. 1st 2010. Very good condition.

Vast areas of Earth's landmass exist as deserts. Desert plants have evolved specialised survival strategies to cope with the harsh environment. This book includes chapters on the seed biology, reproduction, mycorrhizae, stress physiology, and metabolism of desert plants, and describes biotechnological approaches to their cultivation. Matt pictorial boards. ISBN: 9783642025495. Corner slightly bumped, boards scuffed and a little grubby. Book feels unread i.e. tight at the joints. A clean copy.

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ACCUMULATOR CHARGING MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR
Written by W.S. Ibbetson.
Stock no. 2139067
Published by Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons Ltd.. 1st 1926. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Intended for the use of all interested in the charging and upkeep of accumulators for wireless work, motor-car lighting and starting equipment, and country house lighting plant. Small format. Blue boards with gilt title to spine. B/w diagrams. x and 118 pages including index plus an abridge list of technical books by publisher to rear. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Some marks to endpapers and outer page edges. Else contents clean. Slight surface paper loss to rear pastedown gutter edge. Copnmt Wrapper is torn and chipped, with 1-2" loss to top of spine; tears and browning; some grubby marks.

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WIRELESS TRANSMISSION
Written by F.J. Camm.
Stock no. 2139065
Published by George Newnes Limited. 6th 1941. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A comprehensive book on amateur wireless transmission consisting of a number of articles by well-known amateur transmitters, and covers all aspects of the subject from the obtaining of an amateur transmitting licence to the building of transmitters. Blue cloth with red titles to spine and front cover. B/w diagrams. 143 pages. Some marks to covers, with bumping to corners. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Text block browned. Dustwrapper is price-cut with browning and some foxing; small nick along bottom edge of front panel.

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THE INSTITUTION OF HEATING AND VENTILATING ENGINEERS: A GUIDE TO CURRENT PRACTICE 1959
Written by J.R. Kell; et al.
Stock no. 2139064
1959. Almost very good condition.

Larger format. Red cloth with gilt titles. 2nd edition, revised. B/w diagrams and tables; pocket to rear contains charts and nomograms. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Some scuffing to covers. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Grubby marks to endpapers and outer page edges.

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TIME BASES (SCANNING GENERATORS)
Written by O.S. Puckle.
Stock no. 2138851
Published by Chapman & Hall Ltd. 1945. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Their Design and Development with Notes on the Cathode Ray Tube. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w circuits to text. xii and 204 pages including index. Fourth Impression. Small mark to rear board. Spine is slightly cocked. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is torn and chipped, with loss; most of spine missing.

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BEYOND THE ZONULES OF ZINN: A FANTASTIC JOURNEY THROUGH YOUR BRAIN
Written by David Bainbridge.
Stock no. 2137787
Published by Harvard University Press. Circa 2008. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

American edition. An otherworldy journey through the central nervous system with an accessible and entertaining account of how the brain's anatomy has often misled anatomists about its function. Black cloth spine with silver title; red boards. B/w diagrams. viii and 338 pages including index. ISBN: 9780674026100. Foxing and minor marks to outer page edges. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is in excellent condition.

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BEHAVIORAL ADDICTIONS: CRITERIA, EVIDENCE AND TREATMENT
Written by Kenneth Paul Rosenberg; Laura Curtiss Feder.
Stock no. 2137271
Published by Academic Press. 1st 2014. Slightly better than very good condition.

Behavioral addictions was a term recently introduced by the DMS-5. There is ongoing debate over when a behavior represents an addition and which types of behaviours might fall into this category. This book focuses on addictions that currently have the most research support, including behaviors relating to gambing, the Internet, food, sex, shopping, and exercise. Glazed pictorial boards. xxxi and 381 pages including index. ISBN: 9780124077249. A nice, clean copy.

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THE ORIGIN OF HUMAN SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS
Written by W.G. Runciman.
Stock no. 1322648
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 2001. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

These papers bring an interdisciplinary approach to bear on what is arguable the central question in the study of human social evolution. Burgundy boards, gilt title to spine. 259 pages. B/w diagrams. Published for The British Adademy, this is Proceedings of the British Academy 110. ISBN: 0197262503.

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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.

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INNOVATION AND DISCOVERY: BATH AND THE RISE OF SCIENCE
Written by Peter Wallis; et al.
Stock no. 1823336
Published by The Bath Royal Literary And Scientific Institution; The William Herschel Society. 2011. Slightly better than very good condition.

Edited by Peter Wallis with contributions by numerous authors. Georgian Bath. Cardwraps. B/w illustrations throughout, a few colour illustrations. ISBN: 9780948975967. Reprint with minor corrections. Light rubbing to corners of covers. Contents clean.

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THE MILLERS: A STORY OF TECHNOLOGICAL ENDEAVOUR AND INDUSTRIAL SUCCESS, 1870-2001
Written by Glyn Jones.
Stock no. 2136234
Published by Carnegie Publishing Ltd.. Circa 2001. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Black boards with gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. Tells the story of the transformation of the flour milling industry by men of vision with enterprise and engineering skill. ISBN: 1859360858. A few knocks to corners. Couple of marks to covers. Grubby mark to front endpaper. Wrapper has some light edge-creasing and a few marks.

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TECHNOLOGIES OF LANDSCAPE: FROM REAPING TO RECYCLING
Written by David E. Nye.
Stock no. 2135707
Published by University Of Massachusetts Press. Circa 1999. Slightly better than very good condition.

Card wraps. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 1558492291.

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