Technology
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1989 The Face of the Moon: Galileo to ApolloMissouri: 1989An award winning and fascinating illustrated catalogue featuring depictions of the face of the moon .
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1837-1844 The Civil Engineer and Architect's JournalLondon: 1837-1844A six volume set of the highly informative and richly illustrated periodical 'The Civil Engineer and Architect's Journal: Scientific and Railway Gazette'.
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1866-1870 Engineering: An Illustrated Weekly JournalLondon: 1866-1870Twenty-five volumes of the periodical 'Engineering: An Illustrated Weekly Journal', richly illustrated throughout and highly informative.
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Signed2011 Forbidden FruitOxford : 2011A very scarce signed first edition of this interesting selection of poetry on science, technology and natural history by Heathcote Williams.
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1951 Two Addresses Delivered at the Dedication of a New Transmitter of Radio Free Europe Beamed to HungaryStamford: 1951A very scarce program and record of the two addresses spoken at the ceremony inaugurating the new service of Radio Free Europe for Hungary.
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1951 Two Addresses Delivered at the Dedication of a New Transmitter of Radio Free Europe Beamed to HungaryStamford: 1951A very scarce program and record of the two addresses spoken at the ceremony inaugurating the new service of Radio Free Europe for Hungary.
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1927 The Carnegie Works at PittsburghNew York: 1927A smart limited edition copy of this essay on the Carnegie Works at Pittsburgh from American journalist Theodore Dreiser.
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1927 The Carnegie Works at PittsburghNew York: 1927A smart limited edition copy of this essay on the Carnegie Works at Pittsburgh from American journalist Theodore Dreiser.
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1927 The Carnegie Works at PittsburghNew York: 1927A smart limited edition copy of this essay on the Carnegie Works at Pittsburgh from American journalist Theodore Dreiser.
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1927 The Carnegie Works at PittsburghNew York: 1927A smart limited edition copy of this essay on the Carnegie Works at Pittsburgh from American journalist Theodore Dreiser.
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c1930 Sewage TreatmentLondon: c1930A very scarce brochure advertising the range of services supplied by The Septic Tank Company, offering an insight into sewage systems in the 1930s.
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1869 Triumphs of Invention and DiscoveryLondon: 1869A smart copy of this detailed study on contemporary inventions and discoveries.
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1887 Stories of Invention Told by Inventors and Their FriendsLondon: 1887A smart first UK edition of this illustrated collection of stories about inventions.
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1901 Epicyclic Trains of WheelsManchester: 1901The first edition of this very scarce illustrated work by Walter Bailey on the engineering and science behind epicyclic trains of wheels.
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Signed2007 The Max Newman Collection of Alan Turing's OffprintsLondon: 2007A smart limited edition of this collection of the offprints of influential English mathematician Alan Mathison Turing, signed by the editor.
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c1900 Telephony Class: Senior "B" ClassNot Stated: c1900A very scarce educational manual on the topic of telephony, profusely illustrated with diagrams, some of which are folding plates.
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1957 Science and the Nation: The B.B.C. Reith Lectures for 1956Edinburgh: 1957An elegantly bound, first edition of Edward Appleton's lectures on the influence of science on the nation, bound by Henderson and Bisset in full crushed morocco.
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1869 Cyclopaedic Science SimplifiedLondon : 1869The very scarce first edition of this broad encyclopedia of scientific discoveries, inventions and materials, illustrated profusely throughout.
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1861 Common Objects of the MicroscopeLondon: 1861A first edition copy of John George Wood's illustrated guide to using the microscope, with illustrations by Tuffen West.
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Signed1985 Flight: Great Planes of the CenturyNew York: 1985An interactive pop-up book showcasing the history of aviation, signed by the designer.
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1879 Modern Chromatics with Applications to Art and IndustryLondon: 1879The first edition of this scarce work on the science of colour by Ogden N Rood.
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1864 Microscope TeachingsLondon: 1864The scarce first edition of pioneering Victorian scientist Mary Ward's introduction to microscopy. Illustrated with hand coloured plates.
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1909 Modern Electric PracticeLondon: 1909The complete second edition of this impressive discussion on the topic of electricity, very smartly bound in the original Art Nouveau cloth.
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1887 The Microscope: Its History, Construction, and ApplicationLondon: 1887A smart twelfth edition of this vastly illustrated study of the microscope.
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1933 Watermills & Windmills: A Historical Survey of their Rise, Decline, and FallLondon: 1933A smart first edition of this illustrated historical survey on watermills and windmills from British historian William Coles Finch.
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1868 The Microscope and its RevelationsLondon: 1868William Carpenter's popular and important treatise on microscopes, an illustrated work on the developing technology.
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1985 Consciousness and the Urban ExperienceLondon: 1985A lovely copy of David Harvey's fourth book on urban geography and its impact on culture, politics and social structures.
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1965 The Art of the Gunmaker Volume One 1500-1660London: 1965A smart second edition of this illustrated history of gun-making, with the original unclipped dust wrapper.
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1908 Modern Power GeneratorsLondon: 1908A smart illustrated two-volume set study on modern power generators, with an array of diagrams throughout.
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1869 Iron and Steel Manufacture: A Series of Papers on the Manufacture and Properties of Iron and SteelLondon: 1869A smart copy of this vastly illustrated work on the iron and steel manufacturing in Great Britain and Europe in the mid-nineteenth century.
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1953 Technique and History of the Swiss WatchBoston: 1953A smart first edition of this illustrated history of the Swiss watch.
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1908 The Oil Fields of RussiaLondon: 1908The scarce second edition of Arthur Beeby-Thompson's discussion of work on the oil fields of present day Azerbaijan.
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1993-5 Ferrari YearbooksModena: 1993-5Two vibrantly illustrated Ferrari yearbooks from the years 1993 and 1995, with a letter from the Director of Communications.
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1951-3 Rolls Royce: An Album of Sales and Institutional LiteratureCalifornia: 1951-53The first edition, two volume set of illustrated works on Rolls Royce, the luxury car company.
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1846 A History of Inventions, Discoveries and OriginsLondon: 1846The fourth edition of John Beckmann's work on the history of inventions, bound in half calf.
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1936 - 1937 Shipping Wonders of the World: A Saga of the Sea in Story and PictureLondon : 1936-1937A complete set of the popular naval weekly magazine 'Shipping Wonders of the World', a beautifully illustrated work with many colourful plates.