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Nairobi, Kenya: African Centre for Technology Studies Press, 1994. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. 8vo, 5.5 x 8, xxiv + 372 pages. Released under auspices of the Global Biodiversity Forum in conjunction with the Pew Scholars Program in Conservation and Environment. Foreword by Wolfgang E. Burhenne. Publisher's "donated by" ink-stamp on half title pages and very minor shelf wear, else as issued
Geology of the Pecos River Valley Reeves and Ward Counties Texas by William R. Jewell & Edward R. Lovewell - 1920
by William R. Jewell & Edward R. Lovewell
Geology of the Pecos River Valley Reeves and Ward Counties Texas
by William R. Jewell & Edward R. Lovewell
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Pecos, TX: Dominion Oil Co, 1920. First Edition. Stapled Soft Cover. Good. B&W Photos & Illustrations. faint vertical fold crease, private library stamp front cover, minor corner curl lower forecorner, pages very slightly tanned, else clean & tight Delightful little document recording the earliest days of geologic exploration of the Permian Basin oil field. The first commercial oil wells in the field were completed in 1921. To date the field has produced more the 15 billion barrels of oil, and accounts for more than 17% of the nations domestic oil supply. This item is from the private library of Lewis W. MacNaughton. MacNaughton was a leader in international petroleum development in the first half of the 20th century. With his partner Everette Lee DeGolyer he founded Degolyer & Macnaughton, one of the world's leading petroleum reservoir consulting firms. - Since 1997 delivering quality books to our neighbors, all around the world!
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- Keywords Geology; History - Permian Basin Oil Field
Biodiplomacy: Genetic Resources and International Relations
by Sanchez, Vicente, and Calestous Juma, eds
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Television News, May-June, 1931, Volume 1, Number 2
by Hugo Gernsback, Editor
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Mount Morris, Illinois/ New York: Popular Book Corporation , 1932. Very Good plus, faded spot and faint prior owner name front wrapper, small corner creases, 1/4" loss of paper at bottom edge of spine. SCARCE in collectible condition. . First Printing. Magazine. Very Good Plus/No Jacket, As Issued. Tall 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall.
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Getting the Most Out of Vacuum Tubes
by Tomer, Robert B.
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Prescott, Arizona, United States
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Howard W. Sams & Co., Inc. / The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc., 1960. Book. Very Good. Hard Cover with Dustjacket. First Edition First Printing. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover with dustjacket : very good / good plus. Book: gray cloth hardcover with red lettering to spine; slight mottling around tail of spine; straight; hinges strong; name inside; slight toning to outer edges of text block. Jacket in new mylar protector; mild edge wear; tiny peel spot on spine. .
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The Bone Caves of Ojcow in Poland
by ROMER, Professor Dr.Ferd.; Translated by John Edward Lee
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1884. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED at front paste down -"Arthur Wyatt Edgell, Esq. with ? kind regard" likely the translator's inscription. Small stamp of Cowley House, Exeter, the home of Edgell. Very Good, cloth at spine sunned and worn and with small tears, moderate foxing associated mainly with tissue cover for frontis photograph. hinges starting from top and bottom edges, complete with sketch-map and 12 plates, which are clean and lovely. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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Studies in the History of Mediaeval Science
by Haskins, Charles Homer
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Cambridge, MA: Harvard Univ Press, 1924. xiv, 411 pages. In original red cloth. gilt-stamped cover and spine, Very Good Plus, toning at end pages only, top dusty, gilt at spine dulled yet legible. In the RARE dust jacket, chips at spine ends, folds and edges. spine darkened, light soiling. A handsome copy. . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good Plus/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Australian Steamships Past and Present
by Gregory, Dickson
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Rutherglen, Victoria, Australia
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London: The Richards Press, 1928. 260pp. Quarto. Six coloured plates (from paintings by the author) and 276 b/w illusts. Appendix and index. Top edge gilt. Original blue cloth with gilt titling on the spine and gilt titling and gilt steamship decoration on upper board. Spine very slightly sunned. Rare. *"In 1831 the Sophia Jane, 256 gross tonnage and 50h.p., created great excitement as the first steamship to enter Sydney Harbour. From this it is a far cry to the present epoch of great floating palaces, with wondrous engines, measuring their tonnage and horse-power by scores of thousands, and able, through the marvel of Wireless, to keep in touch with the world on the most distant courses" (from the foreword by Sir Granville Ryrie, High Commissioner for Australia.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine.
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Interplanetary Flight : An Introduction to Astronautics
by Clarke, Arthur C
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Auckland, New Zealand
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London, United Kingdom: Temple Press, 1951. Clarke's first non-fiction book written when he was the chairman of the British Interplanetary Society. With corrections to velocity calculations from 1st imp. CONDITION Blue cloth is unworn with sharp cnrs, very slight wear to spine head rear, pp viii 164 with 16 illus plates and 15 figural illus through text. A nice crisp and bright copy. Original DJ has Silverfished spine and is price clipped else bright and clean.. 2nd Impression. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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FIREWORKS HEADQUARTERS CATALOGUE
by Spencer Fireworks Company
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Fairfield, New Jersey, United States
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Polk, Ohio: Spencer Fireworks Company. Very Good+. 1937. First Edition. Soft Covers. Clean soft pictorial covers. 1937 spring catalogue. Introduction for ordering; Various fireworks, Family lawn displays; National Buck Rogers fireworks and Daisy Air Rifles. Fireworks Catalogue ; Drawing iIllustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 40 pages .
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La Science Moderne: tome 2, de 1450 à 1800
by Collectif
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- 9782130303299 / 2130303293
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Thessaloniki, Greece
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A very good hardcover with very good Dj ex library, with stamps, minor soiling on bottom edge & minor chipping of DJ as in image.
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Gold: Or, Legal Regulations for the Standard of Gold and Silver Wares in Different Countries of the World
by Von Studnitz, Arthur
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London: Chatto & Windus. Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn and soiled, label on front pastedown . endpaper, annotations, number stamped on rear pastedown endpaper.. 1877. First Edition. Hardcover. Translated and abridged by Mrs. Brewer and with notes and additions by Edwin W. Streeter. Gold blindstamped cloth binding. Frontispiece folding world map. Discusses ways to evaluate standard quality of gold and then examines prevailing laws in various European countries, America, Egypt, Morocco, China, and Persia regarding gold, silver, and precious metalware. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 139 pages .
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Marktech Optoelectronics Data Book
by Marktech International
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Menands, NY, USA: Marktech International, Corp., 8888. 9840 20M : Circa late 80's-90's, Very Good condition Softcover Quarto, no date anywhere in this book, 1st edition presumed. Light edgewear of the wraps. Interior unmarked and tight.. 1st Edition. Paperback. Very Good. 4to - over 9" - 12" tall. Book.
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The Treasure Of Sierra Madre
by Traven, B
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Traven, B. : The Treasure Of Sierra Madre. 1994 THORNDIKE PRESS LARGE-PRINT EDITION. Thorndike, Maine. EXLIB. Good/ No DJ if issued. ISBN0786201002. 533 pages. 5 ¾ X 8 ¾. Summary: "The story of three American adventurers who search for a lost gold mine in the mountains of Mexico. A tale of 'gold fever' and desperate greed." Basis for the Humphrey Bogart, John Houston film of the same name.
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The Sky and the Forest
by Forester, C.S
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C.S. Forester: The Sky and the Forest. Little, Brown and Company, Boston. Stated First Edition First Printing Thus August, 1948. Cover price $2.75. Used. VG BOOK/VG UNCLIPPED DUST JACKET. A story of a central Africa. By C.S. Forester, author of the Admiral Hornblower series.
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A Beginner's Guide to True BASIC to Accompany Exploring Macintosh: Concepts in Visually Oriented Computing
by Abitabile, John; Abernethy, K
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- 9780471500797 / 0471500798
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NY: J. Wiley. Poor; Covers heavily creased and water-damaged with portions of lift-off . on front cover, water stains at outer margins of text, some highlighting. . Large tear across front cover appears to have been glued with some . yellowish adhesive.. 1989. Softcover. 0471500798 . A scarce copy of this early Macintosh computer programming manual that unfortunately looks as if Homer Simpson used it as a coaster next to his nuclear plant computer keyboard. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 259 pages .
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LUNAR IMPACT: A HISTORY OF PROJECT RANGER
by Hall, R. Cargill
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Washington D.C.: National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Very Good. 1977. Trade Paperback. Book is in VG condition with light rubbing to edges, mild offsetting to front cove & spiner, light creasing to front cover, mild soiling to covers else a bright and solid copy.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall .
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Lucky You, What Science Has Done For Us
by Leaf, Munro
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Lucky You: What Science Has Done For Us J.B. Lippincott Stated First Edition. SCIENCE. Artfully illustrated by MUNRO LEAF. Good EXLIB in a Good unclipped $2.25 orig. price dust jacket. Last page states: 152 4.
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Murder for Christmas (A Midnite Mystery)
by Christie, Agatha
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Murder for Christmas, a Poirot Story by Agatha Christie (1944 Midnite Mystery) COPYRIGHT BY AGATHA CHRISTIE MALLOWAN: "It is Christmas Eve, and elderly Simeon Lee is found violently murdered in his locked office. The police are immediately called, but of course nobody has a clue until Hercule Poirot arrives..." USED. 1944 Books inc. Midnite Mystery. Copyright 1938 - 1939 Agatha Christie Mallowan. Good+/ No DJ. Black boards with gold titling on spine. Titles gilting is still nice Scarce.
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Lahey Personal Fortran Toolkit Reference Manual : Revision B
by Editors
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Incline Village, NV, USA: Lahey Computer Systems, Inc., 1990. Very Good Minus condition Stapled Softcover Octavo, 1990, Revision B, June 1990. Edgewear of wraps, with creases along spine edge. Interior unmarked and tight.. 3rd Edition. Paperback. Very Good -. 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall. Book.
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Lahey Blackbeard Editor Reference Manual : Revision A 1990
by Editors
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Incline Village, NV, USA: Lahey Computer Systems, Inc., 1990. Good condition Spiral Bound Softcover Octavo, Revision A, June 1990. Edgewear of wraps, with creasing at fold-over rear flap. Interior unmarked and solid.. 2nd Edition. Paperback. Good. 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall. Book.
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Advanced Materials III, Proceedings of the Special Symposium on Advanced Materials, High Tech Materials, 1991, Nagoya Japan
by Imura, Toru and Hiroshi Fujita [eds]
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Olympia, Washington, United States
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Joint Committee for Advanced Materials Research, 1992. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. blue cloth with gilt titles and decorations. corner bump.197pp..
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