Thermal Storage of Solar Energy.
Springer, 1981. Hardcover. Very good hardcover with light soiling to covers and previous owner stamp & name to front end paper. Otherwise tight & clean. Solid copy. More about Thermal Storage of Solar Energy
Science & Technology
Rails West: A Collectors Album of a Vanishing Era in Railroadiana.
Bonanza Books, 1960. Hardcover. Reprint, fine, oversized cloth hardcover in very good + jacket showing touch of exposure toning along spine, bit of rubbing and soil, along with ligth edge wear including a couple of tiny closed tears. 191 pages nicely illustrated in black & white. Nice copy of this... More about Rails West: A Collectors Album of a Vanishing Era in Railroadiana
On Extended Wings: An Adventure in flight.
Atheneum, 1985. First edition. Hardcover. First edition, near fine hardcover in like dust jacket (price at flap) with both showing just a trace of wear. 307 pages. Nice copy of this "..remarkable paean to flying, where-in award winning poet Diane Ackerman invites us to ride jump seat as she takes--literally... More about On Extended Wings: An Adventure in flight
Quantum: A Guide for the Perplexed.
Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2003. Hardcover. Very good hardcover shows noticeable soiling to covers and some other mild trace wear. else tight and clean, in near fine dust jacket (price at flap) that shows some mild shelf wear. 280 pages illustrated. Solid copy of this work that "..untangles the weirdnessof the quantum world." More about Quantum: A Guide for the Perplexed
Fluid Mechanics For Engineers.
Prentice Hall Inc., 1960. Hardcover. Open chip to top of front of jacket at spine. Light fading to wrapper spine. More about Fluid Mechanics For Engineers
Iron Horses: American Locomotives 1829-1900.
Bonanza Books, 1941. Hardcover. First Bonanza Books printing copyright 1941 but published later, very good oversized hardcover has bit of musty smell, shows toning along top and bottom edges, light bit of soil at end papers and some other mild trace wear, in very good dust jacket with ink slash... More about Iron Horses: American Locomotives 1829-1900
Modern Electric and Gas Refrigeration.
Goodheart-Wilcox Company, 1944. Fourth edition. Hardcover. 4the dition revised, very good hardcover (no dust jacket) with limp covers shows soiling including a whitish smudge at spine, bumping and some wrinkling to covers, along with some other minor trace wear. 858 pages illustrated. Solid copy of this reference on refrigeration. More about Modern Electric and Gas Refrigeration
Manual of Steel Construction, 7th Edition.
McGraw-Hill, 1970. Seventh edition. Hardcover. 7th edition, very good flex hardcover shows some mild wear including ink stamps at paste downs and tape remnants/blemishes to end appers from tape down of laminate cover. Over 900 pages split up into seven sections with numerous charts and graphs. Includes November 1970 Supplement... More about Manual of Steel Construction, 7th Edition
The Way Things Work: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Technology.
Simon & Schuster, 1967. Hardcover. 11th printing (book club issue), very good + cloth hardcover shows some stiffness to pages and some other mild shelf and trace wear, in very good dust jacket showing soiling and edge wear that includes closed tears at top and bottom corners of panels and... More about The Way Things Work: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Technology
Electric Motors.
Theodore Audel & Co., 1977. Third edition. Hardcover. 3rd edition special printing 1980, very good hardcover (black & red) (no dust jacket) shows bumping and rubbing to spine ends and corners, touch of soil at end papers and some other mild trace wear, else tight and clean. 510 illustrated and... More about Electric Motors
Airplanes: From the Dawn of Flight to the Present Day.
McGraw-Hill, 1973. First edition. Hardcover. First American edition, near fine oversized hardcover shows just a touch of wear includign some bumping to bottom corners, in very good + jacket (price at flap) showsing some light edge wear including a short closed tear at bottom corner of rear panel. 287 pages... More about Airplanes: From the Dawn of Flight to the Present Day
Creations: The Quest for Origins in Story and Science.
Harrap, 1984. First edition. Hardcover. First British edition, near fine in like jacket (price at flap) with both showing just the slightest bit of trace wear. 351 pages. Nice copy of this work that "..is an intriguing anthology of science fiction and science fact dealing with the four big questions... More about Creations: The Quest for Origins in Story and Science
Biplane.
Macmillan, 1983. First edition thus. Hardcover. First printing thus, near fine hardcover shows some light shelf and trace wear includign bit of pnecil shadow at top corner of half title, else tight and clean, in very good dust jacket (price at flap) that shows staining at top edge of rear... More about Biplane
QBism: The Future of Quantum Physics.
Harvard University Press, 2016. First edition. Hardcover. First printing, near fine hardcover in a near fine dust jacket (price at flap) with both showing just a hint of wear. 272 pages. Still an attractive copy of this work that "..adapts many of the conventional features of quantum mechanics in light... More about QBism: The Future of Quantum Physics
The Old Iron Road: An Epic of Rails, Roads, and the Urge to Go West.
Viking, 2004. First edition. Hardcover. First printing, fine in like jacker with both showing just a light bit of shelf wear. 434 pages with a set of black & white plates and end paper maps. Really nice copy of this "..standard history of the Pacific Railroad" More about The Old Iron Road: An Epic of Rails, Roads, and the Urge to Go West
Myths, Models and Paradigms: A Comparative Study in Science and Religion.
Harper & Row, 1974. First edition. Hardcover. First printing, very good + hardcover showign previous owner name and date at top of front end paper, in very good + jacket (price at flap) showing soem mild rubbing and light edge wear including a couple of very short closed tears. 198... More about Myths, Models and Paradigms: A Comparative Study in Science and Religion
Theoretical Petrology.
John Wiley & Sons, 1962. Second edition. Hardcover. 2nd edition, 3rd printing 1966, very good cloth hardcover shows mild shelfwear and soil to covers, ownership marks at top of front pastedown, light soil at page egdes and some other mild trace wear. 416 pages with expected charts and graphs. Solid... More about Theoretical Petrology
No Bone Unturned: The Adventures of a Top Smithsonian Forensic Scientist and the Legal Battle for America's Oldest Skeletons.
Harper, 2003. Hardcover. 2nd printing, near fine with some rubbing at edges and some other mild trace wear, in very good jacket (price at flap) with short closed tears at top corners, along with soil and light staining more visible at jacket reverse. 304 pages with a set of black... More about No Bone Unturned: The Adventures of a Top Smithsonian Forensic Scientist and the Legal Battle for...
The Riddle of Gravitation.
Charles Scribner's Sons, 1968. First edition. Hardcover. First printing, near fine cloth hardcover shows some light shelf wear and mild age toning to end papers, in very good + dust jacket (price at flap) that shows light staining visible at jacket reverse, touch of soil, and edge wear that includes... More about The Riddle of Gravitation
Geochemical Exploration Methods for Mineral Deposits.
Applied Publishing Ltd, 1977. Hardcover. Good red cloth hardcover (no dust jacket) has front endpaper torn out and cracking to front hinge with exposure of webbing present with touch of same at rear hinge, else clean and perfectly readable. 287 pages with charts and diagrams. More about Geochemical Exploration Methods for Mineral Deposits
The Dying of Enoch Wallace: Life, Death, and the Changing Brain.
McGraw-Hill, 2000. First edition. Hardcover. First printing, near fine in like jacket with both showing just a hint of wear. Nice copy of this "..fascinating story of modern neuroscience, drawing us into the world of discovery and scientists, with all their color, idiosyncrasies, and genius" More about The Dying of Enoch Wallace: Life, Death, and the Changing Brain
Origin of Sedimentary Rocks.
Prentice-Hall, 1972. Hardcover. 4th printing, near fine, tight and clean hardcover shows just a touch of shelf wear, in very good dust jacket that shows rubbing and wrinkles, along with edge wear that includes short closed tears and some shallow open chips. 634 pages. Still a pleasant copy of this... More about Origin of Sedimentary Rocks
The Essentail Truth About Fumigants.
The Lowell Press, 1978. Hardcover. Near fine blue cloth hardcover shows just a hint of wear, in very good + jacket that shows some mild soiling. 129 pages. Attractive copy of this very scarce work that "..presents an utterly practical view about the functions of grain and space fumigants and... More about The Essentail Truth About Fumigants
Global Brain: The Evolution of Mass Mind from the Big Bang to the 21st Century.
Wiley, 2000. First edition. Hardcover. First printing, near fien hardcover in like jacket with both showing just a mild bit of trace wear. 370 pages. Attractive copy of this "..extraordinary follow-up to the critically acclaimed The Lucifer Principle.." More about Global Brain: The Evolution of Mass Mind from the Big Bang to the 21st Century
Unfolding Meaning: A Weekend of Dialogue with David Bohm.
Routledge, 1996. Paperback. Near fine trade paperback shows some light rubbing and shelf wear, else tight and clean. 177 pages. Still a nice copy of this work from the noted physicist. More about Unfolding Meaning: A Weekend of Dialogue with David Bohm