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New York: Basic Books, 1984. Fourth (and final) revision of Asimov's popular overview of science, working inward, from the nature and structure of the universe to the structure & function of the brain, praised for its lucidity & readability. Stout hardcover in jacket, as pictured; first edition (first printing), with full number string. Light wear to book & jacket, jacket spine faded, some faint scratches to front panel, $29.95 price intact. Text clean; xvi, 940 pages; indexes, bibliography, appendix on mathematics in science, tables, figures, b/w photos. A surcharge for expedited or international shipping of this heavy book may be required; please inquire for an accurate quote. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Large Octavo.
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Asimov's New Guide to Science
by Asimov, Isaac
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Asphalt Roads [Roadmakers' Library 5]
by Spielmann, Percy Edwin & A. C. Hughes
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London: Edward Arnold, 1936. Scholarly & technical account of the use of bitumen & asphalt mixtures in roadbuilding, primarily in Britain & Europe. Fifth of the publisher's series on the subject. Hardcover, as pictured. General wear, covers scuffed & bumped, foxing to endsheets & page edges. Text clean; x, 319 pages + 4 pages ads; index, bibliography, appendixes, b/w photos, figures, tables, maps. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Octavo.
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Atomic Weights
by Smith, Edgar F.
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University of Pennsylvania, 1915. Determinations of the atomic weights, through various methods, with a few comments on methods & references to detailed descriptions; of Chlorine, Bromine, Fluorine, Nitrogen, Vanadium, Arsenic, Antimony, Selenium, Molybdenum, Tungsten, Columbium, Tantalum, Scandium, Palladium, Silver, Cadmium, Mercury. Smith was Professor of Analytical Chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania and a notable historian of chemistry. Small hardcover, brown cloth spine over dun boards, black titling. General wear, covers scuffed, ink name on free endsheet (chemist Herbert S. Harned); endsheets lightly foxed. Text clean; [2], 49 pages. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 4¾" by 7¾".
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The Baking Powder Controversy [two volumes, complete]
by Morrison, A. Cressy
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New York: American Baking Powder Association, 1904. Mammoth collection of documents & testimony related to the "Baking Powder War", which erupted not long after the invention of cream of tartar + baking soda as chemical leavening: the profits of a leading manufacturer, Royal Baking Powder, were threatened by a new mixture involving alum so they attempted to get alum-based powders declared a health hazard; massive fraud and corruption ensued. The volumes include governmental & courtroom testimony, news articles, affadavits, other court documents, papers on chemical analysis, physiological experiments, articles on baking & leavening, legislation, cartoons, and more. Two large hardcovers, original cloth bindings - volume two is dated 1907. General wear, some staining to covers, ink name & date (of historian of chemistry Aaron Ihde) in each volume, another name & number on each title page; minor smudges and pencil marginalia to a few pages; inner hinges mended. [6], 964; [9];…
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Banning Chemical Weapons: The Scientific Background
by Crone, Hugh D.
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Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1992. Technical study of chemical weapons, their history, chemistry, targets, defense against, chemical industry, problems in implementing treaties against them, future of arms control. Hardcover, plain grey cloth, black titling, ISBN sticker on rear cover; no jacket, likely as issued. Text clean, light wear.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Octavo.
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Carbohydrates - Synthetic Methods and Applications in Medicinal Chemistry
by Ogura, H.; A. Hasegawa, T. Suami
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Tokyo/Wennheim: Kodansha/VCH, 1992. Technical papers. Light wear to book, corners bumped; jacket lightly worn; ink name.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Large Octavo.
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Chemical Technology and Analysis of Oils Fats and Waxes. 3 volume set, complete 6th edition
by Lewkowitsch, J
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London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., 1921 3 vol. set: 682pg., 959pg.,508pg. 6th edition, "entirely rewritten and enlarged", edited by George H. Warburton. Bound in green cloth with gilt titles. Ex-library, with usual markings, otherwise very clean inside & out. Bindings tight, hinges sound; light wear on covers. A thorough presentation of the classification, analysis, preparation and products of traditional oils, fats & waxes. * Heavy, multi-volume set is subject to additional postage *. Cloth. Very Good/No Jackets. Octavo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall.
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The Chemicals of Life
by Asimov, Isaac
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London: G. Bell & Sons, Ltd., 1956. Popular study of basic life chemistry by the Good Doctor; non-fiction. Stated first British edition, published two years after the American. Pale grey hardcover, red lettering. Light wear, upper corners bumped; small stain on rear board; edgewear to jacket, including long tears to the rear panel, no loss but some creasing; rear panel tanned; a few pages dog-eared. Text clean; [12], 159 pages; index, figures.. First British Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Octavo.
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Chemistry Transformed: The Paradigmatic Shift from Phlogiston to Oxygen
by McCann, H. Gilman
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Norwood NJ: Ablex Publishing, 1978. Study of differences in French and British chemists' acceptance of the role of oxygen in combustion, based in part on ideas expressed in Kuhn's Structure of Scientific Revolutions: more a sociological look at scientists than a history of science. Hardcover, full white cloth, red titling. Light wear to book; jacket shows light foxing, badly faded & lightly rubbed spine. Text clean; viii, [2], 179 pages; indexes, references, appendixes, tables. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Octavo.
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The Collected Papers of Edward Robinson Squibb, M.D. (1819-1900)
by Squibb, Edward Robinson, M.D.; edited by Klaus Florey, Ph.D.
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No Place: Squibb Corporation, 1988. Collected papers of the doctor who founded E. R. Squibb & Sons, a pharmaceutical firm later merged with Bristol-Myers. Most of the 150 papers, photomechanically reproduced from medical journals, concern drug preparation, use, or purity. Two volume set, hardcover, as pictured; no jackets, likely as issued. Light wear, bumping to corners & spine ends. Text clean, no names or marks; xxiv, 712; xvii, blank, 713 to 1457 pages; 2 portraits of Squibb, a few figures. A surcharge for expedited or international shipping of this set of books may be required; please inquire for an accurate quote.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Large Octavo. Set.
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Dictionary of Commercial Chemicals
by Snell, Foster Dee & Snell, Cornelia T
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Princeton, NJ: D. Van Nostrand Company, Inc., 1962 714 pgs; index. Ex-library with usual markings; text otherwise clean. Book shows little wear; binding tight & hinges sound.. Third Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Octavo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall.
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The Enlightenment of Matter: The Definition of Chemistry from Agricola to Lavoisier
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Canton, MA: Science History Publications, 1993. Scholarly study of the writing of history of science & technology, and the evolution of nomenclature used in several European languages. Hardcover. Light wear to book & jacket, near fine. Text clean; [2], xvi, 396 pages; index, bibliography, figures, folding chart.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Octavo.
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Essays and Papers in the History of Modern Science
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Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1977. Essays by this pioneer in the field, including sections entitled "Aspects of the History of Science," "Newtonian Science," " The Chemical Revolution and Lavoisier," and "Science in French Culture". Hardcover, full brown cloth with gilt lettering. Light wear to book & jacket; ink initials & date on front end sheet. Text clean; xix, blank, 540 pages; with bibliography and index. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Large Octavo.
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The Flash of Genius
by Garrett, Alfred B.
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Princeton: D. Van Nostrand Company, 1963. Stories, mostly in the discoverers' own words, of discoveries in chemistry & physics, including teflon, freon, penicillin, insulin, rayon, oxygen, ring structure of benzene, helium, safety glass; atomic models, radioactivity, isotopes, quantum theory, cathode rays, positron, argon, fission, et cetera; discoverers quoted include Goodyear, Fleming, Nobel, Roentgen, Becquerel, Dalton, Priestley, Lavoisier, Daguerre, Kekule, Mendel, Rutherford, Bohr, Curie, Urey, Gay-Lussac, Avagadro, Planck, Mendeleev, Affhenius, Pauli, Rayleigh, Soddy, Meitner. Hardcover. Light wear to book; jacket shows light rubbing & creasing, tiny stains, minor cockling & heavier rubbing to spine. Text clean; x, 249 pages; index, appendixes including list of Nobel Prize winners, ages of scientists at time of discovery, dates & nationalities; references for each article, a few figures & equations.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Octavo.
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Fourcroy: Chemist and Revolutionary 1755-1809
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Cambridge: W. Heffer & Sons for the author , 1962. Biography of the French chemist, instrumental in popularizing Lavoisier's anti-phlogiston views, but also important in French scientific education, the French Revolution, and as a researcher & writer. Hardcover in jacket, as pictured. Light wear to book; price-clipped (both corners) jacket shows minor edgwear, lightly tanned spine, minor smudging, a few small spots. Text clean; xxi, [3], 288 pages; indexes, notes, extensive bibliography of Fourcroy's works and their translations;b/w frontispiece portrait &6 b/w plates, as called for. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Octavo.
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Gay-Lussac: Scientist and Bourgeois
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Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1978. Biography of this French chemist, a disciple of Berthollet, rival of Davy & Dalton, considered one of the first 'professional' scientists. Black hardcover, gilt titling. Light wear to book & jacket; jacket spine faded, front flap creased. Text clean; xvi, 333 pages; indexes, bibliography, notes, chronology, b/w frontispiece portrait.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Octavo.
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Geigy Scientific Tables, Volume 1: Units of Measurement, Body Fluids, Composition of the Body, Nutrition
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Basle: CIBA-GEIGY, 1981. Technical information, tables & charts on measurement, physiology, metabolism, food value. Hardcover. Stated eighth edition. Light wear to book, a few scuffs & scratches, covers & spine faded; no jacket, likely as issued. Text clean.. Eighth Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Octavo.
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General and Synthetic Methods Volume 13: A Review of the Literature Published in 1988
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Cambridge: Royal Society of Chemistry, 1992. A "Specialist Periodical Report" covering new chemical methods published in 1988, including saturated & unsaturated hydrocarbons, aldehydes and ketones, carboxylic acids, alcohols and ethers, Amines and nitriles, saturated carbocyclic ring synthesis, saturated heterocyclic ring synthesis, reviews on general and synthetic methods. Brown hardcover, gilt titling. Unmarked; light wear to book, minor scuff; jacket lightly rubbed with minor edgewear. Text clean; xii, 499 pages; index, references, figures.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Octavo.
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Guide for Handling Hazardous Materials
by Day, Ralph L., Editor
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Greenwich, CT: United Parcel Service, 1977. Full red cloth, black titles. Unpaginated, about an inch thick, about 250 pages. Lists of dangerous items and substances with required labelling and classifications and quantities allowed, probably out of date; packaging methods, still useful; and what to do if your package fails and toxic stuff is all over the place: e.g. "Keep unnecessary people away. Keep upwind. Isolate hazard area. Wear full protective clothing." FYI, no shipping prussic acid or JATO units. Hours of fun.. Fifth Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Octavo.
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Handbook of Chemical and Biological Warfare Agents
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Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2000. Comprehensive list for first responders of toxins, chemical warfare & biological agents, categorized; with general and specific notes on detection, containment, exposure methods, protection, treatment, progression of symptoms, emergency response, decontamination, markings on military equipment. Dated for modern responders, but of historic & research interest to writers of thrillers. Glossy hardcover, as pictured; the fourth printing. Light wear, corners bumped; text clean, no names or marks; [16], 507 pages; references, glossary, tables, indexes.. Later Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Octavo.
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