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Leip^zig, Otto Spamer 1937-'40, xii + 493pp. + viii + 123pp.(with more than 900 fig. & tables), linen cover, bit used
Slight pencil notes. Slight edge wear to dust jacket. Full black cloth boards. 178 pages.
Book shows very light scuffing to blue cloth covers; gilt lettering on covers and spine. Text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind, woodgrain endpapers, a great many b&w photos, eight fold-out pages, all in excellent condition. Covers are heavy, library-style dark blue cloth, very strong and solid, nearly new. Very clean book. 968 pages. Rare in this edition. First Edition / First Printing of facsimile reprint, limited to 500 copies.
Features: Siskiyou (California) - a collector's treasure house; Design ideas for jewelry makers; Flame Agate in Utah's Chinle; Three metals and two planes; Mineral collections and collectors; and more. Somewhat above-average external wear. Unmarked. Address label on front cover. Book
Features: Systems analysis of urban transportation; Neutrinos from the sun; Porphyria and King George III; Milk; Liquid Metals; Computer Analysis of Protein Evolution; High-Temperature Plastics; Urban Monkeys. Average wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. Magazine
SOFTCOVER. Sticker to spine and inside cover, stamp to page block. Text is clean, tight and bright Ex - Library
Features: Advanced materials and the economy; Materials for information and communication; Materials for aerospace; Materials for ground transportation; Materials for energy utilization; Materials for medicine; The science of materials; Electronic and Magnetic materials; Photonic materials; Advanced metals; Advanced ceramics; Advanced polymers; Composites. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
156 pages. Features: Precision-guided weapons; the newest stars in Orion; Dutch elm disease; the ribosome; the forging of metals; monsoons; a mesolithick camp in Ireland; Sadi Carnot; and more. Nostalgic colour photo ads. Moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
156 pages. Features: Space-based ballistic-missile defense; Prions; Seismic tomography; Cartilage; Epsilon Aurigae; A Late Ice-Age Settlement in Southern Chile; The Continuous processing of metals in the U.S.S.R.; The Crystal Palace; and more. Nostalgic ads including several from the early days of the PC industry. Bit of writing atop front cover. Moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
82 pages. "Being a Text-book of Data collected from Investigations in the Research Laboratories and in the Works of Thos. Firth & Sons, LTD., Sheffield." - from title page. Chapters include: The Requisitioning of Stainless Steel; Stainless Steel and its Manufacture; The Working and Treatment of Stainless Steel; The Strength of Stainless Steel as Shewn by Mechanical Tests; The Mechanical Strength of Stainless Steel at High Temperatures; General Physical Properites; Resistance to Rust - Corrosion Resisting Properties; The Effect of Various Reagents upon Stainless Steel; Contact with Other Metals; Stainless Iron. Illustrated. Undated. Circa 1950s? Unmarked. Moderate wear. Bright gilt lettering to front board and spine. Spine leaning. Binding intact. Nice clean copy. Book
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. No dust jacket, as issued. 452 pages.
Features: Ichiyo School; Ikenobo School; Koryu Shohtoh-kai School; Sogetsu School; Kasumi's Exhibition at Westminster Abbey; Tankin-Transfiguration of Metals; Sakai Hoitsu; Seifu Enshu School; Saga School; Soami School; Ohara School; Chiko School; Ryusei-ha School; Ryusei-ha's Exhibition Presents 'Composition of Leaves'. Writing at bottom of front cover. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
Approximately 100 pages. Features: The Nevill-Soanes Copper Process; Gold Prospects in Nigeria; The Premier Mine Aerial Ropeway; Metals during 1921; Mesopotamia - A Review of its Geology and Petroleum Resources; and much more. Above-average but not excessive wear. Binding intact. Unmarked. Many pages of fascinating illustrated contemporary advertisements. Book
PLEASE NOTE: The actual title of this book is "Silversmithing and Art Metal: For Schools, Tradesmen and Craftsmen". For technical reasons, a different title pay appear above. 160 pages. Index. Black and white photos and diagrams. Printed upon glossy stock. "Explains contemporary methods of hand forming silver, copper, and related metals into useful and decorative objects." - from Preface. Contents include: Tools; The Metals; Metal Working and Forming Techniques; Plate and Tray Construction; Box Construction; Spoons, Picture Frames, Spouts; Decorative Processes; Silversmithing and Art Metal Projects. Unmarked with light wear. Binding tight. Moderate wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy. Book
272 pages. With black and white frontispiece and 76 plates in line and half-tone. "Mr. Evans has devoted his life to his subject and he has brought to bear on his work a logical and precise mind. He has set out in order a practical and efficient method of instruction for the use of teachers of metalwork." - from Foreword. "Hammered metalwork is the term herein used to denote constructive silversmithing and the extension of its hand processes to suitable non-ferrous base metals. It embraces the hand-tool operations involved in the construction of domestic ware in Silver, Gilding-metal, Copper and Brass." - from Introduction. Somewhat above-average external wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy of this excellent text. Book
238 pages including index. A definitive study of the past, present, and future of the metal that Keynesian economists and political schemers have denounced as a 'barbarous relic." The war on gold began several centuries ago, when politicians discovered they could print limitless amounts of paper currency for a small fraction of the cost of using gold as money. A particularly timely title as gold once again struggles to attain it's true market value. Author was a Research Fellow at the Hoover Institution for War, Revolution and Peace from 1968 to 1973. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Pages gently age-toned. Binding intact. A clean and sound copy. Book
192 pages. Index. Bibliography. Many charts and graphs. Maps. Black and white reproductions of photos. "Beginning with detailed geological analysis of the platinum-group metals, Professor Sutton goes on to describe the technology involved in locating and mining these metals. Next, he carefully details current world supplies: in the Marxist countries, in the West, and in the United States. A careful study is presented of the fluctuations and relations of prices for metals in the platinum group as well as trading in the metals, economic projections and investment in strategic platinum.... A complete account of the strengths and weaknesses of platinum-group metals as investments, with the pitfalls and dangers, and possible rewards. A most authoritative guide for those interested in making a profit from inflation by investing in precious metals." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. An excellent copy. Book
Topics include: Oil filtration, purification and reclamation; Service experience in controlling low temperature engine deposits; The Hydra-matic Transmission; Lubrication of the portable air compressor; Crawler track lubrication and maintenance; Metals grinding machinery lubrication; Inboard marine engines; Lubrication in forging operations; Lubrication of communication apparatus; Automotive hydraulic transmissions; Flow properties of lubricating greases - relationship of apparent viscosity. Prior owner's name on cover of first issue otherwise contents tight, clean and unmarked. Moderate wear to boards. A sound copy. Book
xviii, 540, [1], xxii - xlviii pp. Glossary of banking terms. Subject Index. Corrigenda. Reprint of the 1926 first edition. "Records in minute detail the history and background of metallic currencies in the Middle Kingdom - gold, silver and copper - and examines their relationships with each other and with the currencies of other lands. Delves into such fascinating areas as regional gold mining, the Chinese mints, efforts to introduce a true gold standard, and the use of foreign trade dollars in China." - Foreward to this reprint edition. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear to publisher's brown leatherette covered boards. An excellent copy. Gift quality. Book
Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Proceedings of the Tenth International Congress of Radiation Research, W?rzburg, Germany, August 27 - September 1, 1995. Organized by Deutsche R?ntgengesellschaft, Deutsche Gesellschaft f?r Biophysik, Gemeinschaftsausschu? Strahlenforschung (GAST) at the invitation of The International Association of Radiation Research. This is Volume 2 only: Congress Lectures. 1236 pages. Contents include: RADIATION PHYSICS: Physics of radiation action: microscopic features that determine biological consequences; Symposium: atomic and molecular data for radiation research: The IAEA program on atomic and molecular data for radiotherapy and related research; Symposium: Auger-electron emitters : physics, cellular effects, implications for radiation protection and therapy, Symposium: atomic physics and the initial processes of biological damage induced by heavy charged particles, Symposium: Qualitative differences in cellular and molecular effects from high and low LET radiation; Workshop: The relevance of radiation and tissue weighting factors; RADIATION CHEMISTRY: Congress lecture: Oxidative damage: oxidation by radiation and by chemically-generated free radicals; Symposium: Energy and charge transfer in DNA damage; DNA AND CHROMOSOMES: Congress lecture: Nuclear structure and the microheterogeneity of radiation damage in DNA; othrer sections include: GENETICS AND ONCOGENESIS, CELLULAR AND SYSTEMIC RESPONSES; TISSUE AND TUMOUR BIOLOGY; TUMOUR THERAPY; HYPERTHERMIA; NON-IONIZING RADIATIONS; RADIATION RISKS.
Features: Hoover Dam - purposes, plans, and progress of construction; Editorials - Dr. George K. Burgess and Dr. George F. Kunz - are there White Indians? - back to earth - construction - wages; Flying in the beginning - early experiments with man-carrying kites and gliders; Peregrinations of a freight car - as a railroad freight car travels here and there over the country, records are made of its movements in minute detail; New Planetary discoveries - the discovery of minor planets has fairly been put on a basis of mass production; The muscular power of insects - the muscles of insects give them much greater power proportionately than other animals possess; A masterpiece of Museum-craft - the largest existing monument of Greek sculpture has been re-erected in a museum in Berlin; Radio in the forest service - new transmitter-receivers, one weighing only 10 pounds, are to be tested this year; Solo man - a fossil skull - a new find of great importance; new notes on ancient man - recent discoveries throw new light on man's antiquity; Tropical fish as pets; Food for a floating hotel - the supplies for an ocean liner's next trip are ordered while the liner is still 1000 miles out at sea; Whirling molten steel to make gun castings - newly perfected centrifugal process promises better guns; Treasure trove in lowly "Sweeps" - all wastes and sweepings in jeweler's plants are carefully salvaged and precious metals recovered from them. Building safety into automobile glass - laminated safety glass for cars does not shatter; Quartz takes up fire fighting in the automatic heads of sprinkler systems; Advertising a curb on product design pirates. Back cover graced with colour Lucky Strike advertisement featuring painting of a sensuous young woman beneath the caption "OK - Miss America! We thank you for your patronage."Three inch opening between top of spine and front cover. Book
548 pages. Circa 1980s? This large reference includes 58 parts plus a glossary. Topics covered include: Collecting vs. Investing; The Economics of Numismatics; Grading Coins; Finding a Good Dealer; Numismatic Myths; The Bourse; Mail-order Buying Guide; Coin Psychology; Buying and Selling; Diversity; Liquidation; Counterfeiting; and much more. Clean with light wear. Title page missing. Nice copy of this substantive reference. Book
86 pages. Author is purported to have provided the spark which prompted the Hunt brothers to launch their attack on the silver market in the early 80s. Discusses: The Cause of Inflation; Runaway Inflation's Global Threat; Hyperinflation - The end and the beginning; Capital Survival Strategy; Capital Protection - the Right to Privacy; The E.R.C. Group of Companies. Includes useful charts. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. Sunning to exterior. A sound copy of this important work. Book
387 pages. Index. "If you are confused by economics, this is the book for you, laying out in everyday English what some economics professors try to conceal behind intimidating mathematical equations... Read this book if you dare to understand what is being done to your financial future." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. Gift quality. Book