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OLD SCOTTISH CLOCKMAKERS FROM 1453 TO 1850
Written by John Smith.
Stock no. 1827688
Published by Oliver and Boyd. 2nd 1921. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Second Edition, revised and enlarged. Compiled from original sources with notes. Pages untrimmed. Blue cloth boards, black title to spine. B/w illustrations. xv and 433 pages including index. Top & tail of spine lightly shelf worn. Light scuff marks to rear board. Endpapers and text block browned. Neat name & date in ink to front endpaper. Some pages unopened due to being untrimmed and therefore unread. Dustwrapper is edge-worn with chips to corners, large closed tear to front panel, is browned with age and has a horizontal crease across the middle.

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MARINE NATURAL PRODUCTS
Written by Hiromasa Kiyota.
Stock no. 1327153
Published by Springer. Circa 2021. Nearly fine condition.

Topics in Heterocyclic Chemistry 58. A compilation of the latest achievements of leading researchers in marine natural products with extremely diverse structures and biological activities. Cardwraps. 517 pages. A physical print on demand book, printed by Lightning Source UK Ltd. ISBN: 9789811646393. Some slight rubbing to cover edges. Textblock edges are very slightly grubby.

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ENGLISH DOMESTIC CLOCKS
Written by Herbert Cescinsky; Malcolm R. Webster. Illustrated by Herbert Cescinsky; Malcolm R. Webster.
Stock no. 1826994
Published by The Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd.. 1st thus 1969. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A classic account of the clock styles and types made in England from the late seventeenth century to the nineteenth. Originally published in 1913 by George Routledge and Sons Limited, this is the new edition. Large format. White cloth boards, green title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. 353 pages including index. ISBN: 0600008975. Text block and endpapers browned. Relatively minor dampstain to vertical margins (edge of page). White pictorial dustwrapper is browned and a little grubby. Slight musty odour present.

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FLOUR MANUFACTURE: A TREATISE ON MILLING SCIENCE AND PRACTICE
Written by Friedrich Kick; H.H.P. Powles.
Stock no. 1826854
Published by Crosby Lockwood and Son. 2nd 1888. Almost very good condition.

Translated from the Second Enlarged and Revised Edition with Supplement by H.H.P. Powles also bound in. Illustrated with 24 fold-out plates plus another 4 fold-out plates to supplement. 113 woodcuts plus 54 woodcuts to supplement. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Text block untrimmed. Spine & board corners rubbed & worn. Cloth joints starting to split from the outside. Inner joints still firm. Text block and page edges a little browned. All plates present. A few finger marks to margins. Some dampstaining to some plates.

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QUANTITATIVE ECOLOGY AND THE BROWN TROUT
Written by J.M. Elliott.
Stock no. 1826715
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1994. Slightly better than very good condition.

Oxford Series in Ecology and Evolution. A synthesis of quantitative information on the ecology of the brown trout, including sea-trout, and comparisons with closely related species such as Atlantic salmon, Pacific salmon, and rainbow trout. Cardwraps. xi and 286 pages including index. ISBN: 0198540906. Light browning to covers. Light rubbing to corners. Contents clean.

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HONEY BEE BIOLOGY AND BEEKEEPING
Written by Dewey M. Caron.
Stock no. 1826678
Published by Wicwas Press. 2nd 1999. Slightly better than very good condition.

Second Edition. This book explains bee biology, what bees do, and provides the tools which make it possible for an individual to successfully manage bee colonies. Large format. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w photos, diagrams, charts and illustrations. ISBN: 1878075098. SIGNED by the author (with personal dedication) to verso of front endpaper. Rear board lightly scuffed and small sticky patch (label removal?). A few minor knocks to board edges. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean.

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AIRSHIP TECHNOLOGY
Written by G.A. Khoury; J.D. Gillett.
Stock no. 1826661
Published by Cambridge University Press. 1st thus 2004. Very good condition.

Providing a unique and indispensable guide to modern airship design and operation. Cambridge Aerospace Series 10. Blue cardwraps. B/w photos and illustrations. A physical copy of a print on demand item, printed by Lightning Source UK Ltd. ISBN: 0521607531. Covers lightly bowed, lightly rubbed at corners, a little scuffed. Text block a little grubby. Otherwise contents clean.

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IMPROVING ORGANIC CROP CULTIVATION
Written by Ulrich Kopke.
Stock no. 1826660
Published by Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited. 1st 2019. Nearly fine condition.

Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science No. 47. Pictorial glazed boards. A physical copy printed on Demand by Lightning Source. A few colour photos and charts. ISBN: 9781786761842. Text block very slightly grubby. Contents clean.

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THE BIOLOGY OF SEA TURTLES
Written by Peter L. Lutz; John A. Musick.
Stock no. 1826651
Published by CRC Press. Circa 1997. Almost very good condition.

Marine Science Series. How these endangered marine reptiles operate in, adapt to, and are dependent upon particular features of their marine environment. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w diagrams, charts and photos. ISBN: 0849384222. 6th printing. Laminate to spine is crinkled. Previous owner's name in ink to top margin of front endpaper. Front hinge pulled to either side of title page. Binding tight.

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BATS (CHIROPTERA) AS VECTORS OF DISEASES AND PARASITES: FACTS AND MYTHS
Written by Sven Klimpel; Heinz Mehlhorn.
Stock no. 1826595
Published by Springer. 1st thus 2014. Slightly better than very good condition.

Parasitology Research Monographs 5. Edited by Klimpel and Mehlhorn. Contributions by 16 international authors on the phenomenion "bats," shedding some light on their morphology, the feeding behaviors (insects, fruits, blood) of different groups, their potential and confirmed transmissions of agents of diseases, their endo- and ectoparasites, as well as countless myths surrounding their lifestyle (e.g. vampirism, chupacabras, batman etc). Green cardwraps. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 9783662523513. A few minor marks to text block. Covers lightly scuffed. Contents clean.

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CUMIN (CUMINUM CYMINUM): PRODUCTION AND PROCESSING
Written by M. Kafi; M.H. Rashed Mohassel; A. Koocheki; M. Nassiri.
Stock no. 1826559
Published by Science Publications Inc.. Circa 2006. Nearly fine condition.

Cumin is a spice widely used in the medicinal, cosmetic and food industry. It is a cash crop for the dry areas of South Asia and the Middle East. This book contributes to the better understanding of different aspects of cumin including history, botany, production, ecophysiology, crop protection, genetics, economics and processing. Green glazed pictorial boards. ISBN: 1578085047. Still in original shrinkwrap which is splittling along the lower edge.

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