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STELLAR ASTROPHYSICS (THE GRADUATE SERIES IN ASTRONOMY)
Written by R.J. Tayler.
Stock no. 587351
Published by Institute Of Physics. 1st 1992. Slightly better than very good condition.

Papers presented in this book are reprinted from Reports on Progress in Physics, an Institute of Physics Journal. A selection of papers of the hightest quality showing the latest progress made in research into the structure and evolution of stars. Edited by Tayler. Glazed black & green boards. xii and 356 pages. ISBN: 0750302003. A nice copy.

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SCIENCE AND THE HOME: 500 YEARS OF TECHNICAL ADVANCE
Written by Doreen Yarwood.
Stock no. 585276
Published by B.T. Batsford. 1st thus 1987. Almost very good condition.

During the 500 years covered by the book, technical advances derived from scientific research and invention have revolutionized the pattern of life at home, in terms of lighting, fuel and power, food, the home itself, sanitation, communications and entertainment. The author here traces these advances, which transformed the medieval house into the unrecognizably different home of today. A final chapter is devoted to the micro-electronics revolution. Yellow pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. 184 pages including index. ISBN: 071345749X. Ex-lib. Minimal stamps. Library markings to verso of front cover. Top edge of covers worn, rear cover creased. Spine faded. Front endpaper removed. Text block and rear endpapers grubby. Illustration which has become the first page after removal of front endpaper has a little tape damage (surface paper loss). Otherwise contents clean.

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NUTRIENT REQUIREMENTS OF CATS (NUTRIENT REQUIREMENTS OF DOMESTIC ANIMALS NUMBER 13)
No author listed.
Stock no. 626376
Published by National Academy Of Sciences. 1978. Slightly better than very good condition.

Nutrient Requirements of Domestic Animals Number 13, Revised edition. Large format. Green cardwraps. vii and 49 pages. ISBN: 0309027438. A nice, clean copy.

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A HISTOCHEMICAL ATLAS OF TISSUE OXIDATION IN THE BRAIN STEM OF THE CAT
Written by Reinhard L. Friede.
Stock no. 626373
Published by Hafner Publishing Company. 1st 1961. Very good condition.

This work was conducted partly in the Bioacoustics Branch, Aero Space Medical Laboratories, Wright Air Development Center, Dayton, Ohio and partly in the Laboratory of Neuropathology, Neuropshychiatric Institue, University of Michigan. Text in English & German. Very large format, blue cloth, gold titles. B/w plates with line diagrams and photos. 45 pages plus 24 plates to rear. Covers a little scuffed & creased. Light page edge browning else contents clean. Musty odour present.

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Y MESURYDD TIR A CHOED
No author listed.
Stock no. 581745
Published by T. Gee. 1883. Good condition.

The Measurer of Land and Trees. Text in Welsh. 2 b/w plates. Numerous measurement tables. Small format. 155 pages. Full black tooled leather binding. Contents detached. Rear pastedown stained. Corners of covers bumped and rubbed.

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HEATHLAND ECOLOGY
Written by C.P. Friedlander.
Stock no. 581163
Published by William Heinemann Ltd.. 1970. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Flora and fauna of heathland and the general principles of ecology. B/w photos and illustrations. x and 94 pages including index. ISBN: 0435613200. Reprint. Text block browned with some foxing. A few minor foxspots to contents else clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is edge-rubbed and worn, grubby and scuffed.

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THE NEW CHEMISTRY
Written by Nina Hall.
Stock no. 577204
Published by Cambridge University Press. 1st 2000. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A showcase for modern chemistry and its applications. Large format. Blue cloth boards, silver title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. xi and 493 pages including index. ISBN: 0521452244. Text block a little grubby. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is slightly faded to spine.

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A NOVEL DEFENSE OF SCIENTIFIC REALISM
Written by Jarrett Leplin.
Stock no. 577211
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1997. Slightly better than very good condition.

The author attempts to develop a line of argument capable of contending with epistemological skepticism borne of science itself. Glazed boards. xii and 204 pages including index. Printed by Lightning Source UK Ltd (a print-on-demand company). ISBN: 0195113632. Light grubby marks to boards. A few minor marks to text block. Contents clean.

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A SCIENCE MISCELLANY
Written by David McNaughton.
Stock no. 680349
Published by Vantage Press. 1st 1992. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A voyage into the intriguing world of science. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w illustrations. xi and 113 pages. ISBN: 053309464X. Text block lightly browned. This is a review copy with label to front pastedown. Contents otherwise clean. Dustwrapper is faded to spine and unevenly faded to front & rear panel, a little grubby.

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GLOBAL ALERT THE OZONE POLLUTION CRISIS
Written by Jack Fishman; Robert Kalish.
Stock no. 680355
Published by Plenum. 1st 1990. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The story of global ozone pollution that has reached hazardous proportions and the damage to our forests, children and adults. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. xviii and 311 pages including index. ISBN: 0306434555. Text block a little dusty. Contents clean. Black dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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DEMANDING CLEAN FOOD AND WATER: THE FIGHT FOR A BASIC HUMAN RIGHT
Written by Joan Goldstein.
Stock no. 680358
Published by Plenum. 1st 1990. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

This book educates us so we can righteously demand clean food and water for ourselves and our children while pressuring our governmental representatives to follow a saner and safer ecological policy. Black cloth boards, white title to spine. xiv and 271 pages including index. ISBN: 0306435705. A lovely copy.

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