JAMES WATT: CRAFTSMAN & ENGINEER
Written by H.W. Dickinson.
Stock no. 1831597
Published by Cambridge University Press. 1st 1935. Almost very good condition.

This book examines the career of James Watt as a craftsman and engineer, rather than offering a purely narrative biography. Watt began his life as a maker of mathematical instruments, and throughout his working life enjoyed the challenge of such skilled work. Red cloth, gilt titles. 12 b/w plates and numerous b/w illustrations. xvi and 207 pages including index. Spine sunned/browned iwth some foxing. Boards are faded, grubby and foxed. Text block browned with foxing, foxing bleeding on to page margins. Endpapers a little browned and grubby. A few foxspots to contents.

A SHORT HISTORY OF THE STEAM ENGINE
Written by H.W. Dickinson.
Stock no. 1831596
Published by Cambridge University Press. 1st 1938. Almost very good condition.

This volume details the steam engine as the most dynamic factor in the Industrial Revolution, freeing humanity from their age-long dependence upon the power of water, wind, and animals, or of their own muscles. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 11 b/w plates plus b/w illustrations. xvi and 255 pages including index. Spne is heavily sunned/faded with a few marks and light shelf wear to top & tail of spine. Fading to edges of rear boad and a few marks. Text block browned with some foxing. Endpapers browned, some foxing present to contents.

THE LIFT AND THOUGHT OF HERBERT BUTTERFIELD: HISTORY, SCIENCE AND GOD
Written by Michael Bentley.
Stock no. 1331311
Published by Cambridge University Press. 1st 2011. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An excellent study of one of the pivotal figures in 20th century historiography. Black boards, gilt title to spine. 381 pages (including index). ISBN: 9781107003972. Minimal bumping to spine. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed and has the remains of a small label to rear panel.

CLARENDON: POLITICS, HISTORY & RELIGION 1640-1660
Written by B.H.G. Wormald.
Stock no. 1831420
Published by Cambridge University Press. 1st 1951. Very good condition.

This celebrated study offers a reinterpretation of the writings and attitudes of Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon (1609–74), best known for his History of the Rebellion and the Civil War and his autobiography, which presents an excellent record of the English Civil War. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. xii and 330 pages including index. SIGNED by the author (no dedication) to title page. Boards are a little faded and scuffed, spine is faded and mottled, gilt title to spine has rubbed off over time. Text block browned. Lengthy gift inscription in ink to front endpaper. A few foxspots present mainly to endpapers and prelims. One hinge pulled but binding overall is tight.

THE TUDOR REVOLUTION IN GOVERNMENT: ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES IN THE REIGN OF THE HENRY VIII
Written by Geoffrey R. Elton.
Stock no. 1831303
Published by Cambridge University Press. 1966. Almost very good condition.

A study of change in the methods and principles of English government in the sixteenth century, from the 'household' methods of the Middle Ages to the bureaucratic organization of national monarchy. Cardwraps. xii and 465 pages including index. ISBN: 0521092353. Reprint. Covers browned and grubby. Text block grubby. Name & date in ink to front endpaper. Contents clean.

LOW TEMPERATURE BIOLOGY OF INSECTS
Written by David L. Denlinger; Richard E. Lee.
Stock no. 1831276
Published by Cambridge University Press. 1st 2010. Slightly better than very good condition.

Low temperature is a major environmental constraint impacting the geographic distribution and seasonal activity patterns of insects. Written for academic researchers in environmental physiology and entomology, this book explores the physiological and molecular mechanisms that enable insects to cope with a cold environment and places these findings into an evolutionary and ecological context. Edited by David L. Denlinger and Richard E. Lee, Jr. Green pictorial glazed boards. B/w charts. xiii and 390 pages including index. ISBN: 9780521886352. Boards lightly scuffed. A few minor marks to text block. Contents clean.

POLICY AND POLICE: THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE REFORMATION IN THE AGE OF THOMAS CROMWELL
Written by G.R. Elton.
Stock no. 1831215
Published by Cambridge University Press. 1st 1972. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The book examines what actually happened during Henry VIII's break with Rome, the widespread resistance which necessitated constant vigilance on the part of the government, and the role of Thomas Cromwell, whose surviving correspondence permits a detailed insight both into the purposes of government and the manner in which it was experienced by the people. Light brown cloth boards, gilt title on red title block to spine. xi and 446 pages including index. ISBN: 0521083834. Boards clean. Minor foxing to text block. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Grey dustwrapper is foxed to flap folds, lightly browned to spine and a little grubby to rear panel.

AN EXPERIMENT IN CRITICISM
Written by C.S. Lewis.
Stock no. 1831202
Published by Cambridge University Press. 1969. Slightly better than very good condition.

In which Professor Lewis proposes that the quality of books should be measured not by how they are written, but by hProw often they are re-read. Small format. Red cardwraps. 142 pages. ISBN: 0521093503. Reprint. Spine and rear cover lightly browned. Small publisher price label to front cover. Minor foxing to top edge of text block. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Contents clean.

CAMBRIDGE COMMEMORATED: AN ANTHOLOGY OF UNIVERSITY LIFE
Written by Laurence Fowler; Helen Fowler.
Stock no. 1831190
Published by Cambridge University Press. 1st 1984. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The daily lives of dons and students, town and gown relations, change and continuity are unfolded in letters, diaries, memoirs, novels, college records, newspapers and magazine articles. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. xiv and 384 pages including index. ISBN: 0521257433. Boards clean. Text block slightly grubby. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Light page edge browning else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned and lightly edge-creased.

THE CAMBRIDGE GUIDE TO ENGLISH LITERATURE
Written by Michael Stapleton.
Stock no. 1831185
Published by Cambridge University Press. 1st 1983. Very good condition.

A guide to the literature of the English-speaking world from earliest times to 1970 in a single volume. The lives of many writers are described at some length, as well as major characters, subjects, and works of poetry, fiction, history, and philosophy. Blue cloth boards, gitl title to spine and crest to front board. B/w illustrations. xi and 992 pages. ISBN: 052125647X. Top & tail of spine and corners bumped. Base of spine ligthly discoloured. Text block grubby. contents clean.

AN HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY OF ENGLAND BEFORE A.D. 1800
Written by H.C. Darby; et al.
Stock no. 1831180
Published by Cambridge University Press. 1951. Almost very good condition.

Fourteen Studies, edited by H.C. Darby. Burgundy cloth boards. Gilt title to spine. B/w maps and diagrams. xii and 566 pages including index. Reprinted with corrections. Boards faded, spine browned and gilt title has lost the gilt. Two inscriptions in ink to front endpaper. Text block browned with a few foxspots. Foxing to prelims and endpapers. Margin of page 525/526 has a small tear which has been repaired with clear tape, now yellowed with age. Contents otherwise clean.

THE ART OF THE BRONTES
Written by Christine Alexander; Jane Sellars. Illustrated by Charlotte Bronte; Emily Bronte; Anne Bronte; Branwell Bronte.
Stock no. 1831095
Published by Cambridge University Press. 1st 1995. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A full scale study of the drawings and paintings of the Bronte sisters and their brother. Comprising almost 400 illustrated entries, recording such details as medium, dating, provenance, sources, style, and arguments for attribution; and documenting many previously unknown drawings and paintings. Pale grey cloth boards, blue title to spine. B/w & a few colour illustrations. xxvi and 484 pages. ISBN: 0521432480. Top board corners lightly bumped and minor mark to rear board. Top edge of text block slightly grubby. Very light pale edge browning else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge creased, slightly grubby and a few minor scuffs. Includes a number of relevant newspaper cuttings.