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An Introduction to Natural Philosophy Designed as a Text Book

By: Olmsted, Denison

Price: $45.00 USD

Publisher: N.Y., Robert B. Collins: 1855

Seller ID: 006747

Binding: Full Leather

Condition: Good

Original brown leather on boards. "Natural Philosophy is the science which treats of the Laws of the Material world."- Art. 1, p. 3. This volume treats of everything from mechanics to astronomy to mathematics to hydraulics to gravity to sound to electricity to light to magnetism to optics ! Just the book for the well-rounded scientist ! Front hinge is a bit fragile, but strong enough to withstand careful use. A few notes and spots, but easily readable. 592 pp. plus ads.
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The Bell Telephone System

By: Page, Arthur W.

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: New York, Harper & Brothers: 1941

Seller ID: 009568

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

Blue cloth on boards. Policies, Management and Operations, Research and Technology, Politics, Regulations, Statistics. 248 pp.
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Journal of the Mining Society of Nova Scotia; Vol XV, 28th February, 1910. (Commercial Value of the Oil Shales of Eastern Canada)

By: Piers, H. (Ed.)

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: Halifax, N.S., The Mining Society of Nova Scotia: 1910

Seller ID: 003715

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Good Plus

Original grey softcover stapled booklet lettered in black. This paper by R.W. Ells is further to his paper of the previous year, which was based on old reports by J. Campbell and the book, How's Mineralogy of Nova Scotia (1868). 28 pp. Faint watermarks not affecting readability.
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Mechanism

By: Prageman, Irving Henry

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: Scranton, Pa., International Textbook Company: 1947

Seller ID: 001337

Binding: Original Cloth

Condition: Very Good

Original bright dark blue cloth, gilt lettering on boards, no DJ. Previous owner's name and tiny cover spots its only faults. 296 pp. with index.
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Astronomical Photography at the Telescope

By: Rackham, Thomas

Price: $40.00 USD

Publisher: London, Faber and Faber: 1959

Seller ID: 007984

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

Original blue cloth on boards. DJ price-clipped with no other damage and no writing. A thorough exposure to the whole process of photographing the heavens, including cameras, lenses, filters, darkroom equipment, emulsion speeds, developers, and papers when shooting through a telescope. 232 pp.
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Motion Picture Handbook; A Guide for Managers and Operators of Motion Picture Theaters

By: Richardson, F.H.

Price: $250.00 USD

Publisher: New York City, The Moving Picture World: 1912

Seller ID: 012861

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

Maroon cloth on boards. Previous owners' names. Negligible corner tip wear. Securely bound. Full instructions for operation of several projectors and everything else connected with motion pictures. Errata slip. 432 pp.
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Oddities of the Mineral World

By: Sanborn, William B.

Price: $25.00 USD

Publisher: N.Y., Van Nostrand Reinhold Company: 1976

Seller ID: 003561

ISBN: 0-442-27346-0

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

Original black cloth on boards with gilt spine titles. Previous owner's name blacked out. Edge spot. No other marks or damage. Collecting, Inclusions, Agate. Pseudomorphs, Luminescence, Concretions, Petrification, Caves, and Values are some of the subjects. 142 pp. with bibliography and index.
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Das Mobelwerk; Die Mobelformen Vom Altertum Bis Zur Mitte Des 19. Jahrhunderts

By: Schmitz, Hermann

Price: $50.00 USD

Publisher: Berlin, Ernst Wasmuth:

Seller ID: 006933

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good Plus to Very Good

Original maroon cloth on boards. All text in German. Brief pencil note inside cover. No other marks. Full-page photos without tissue guards tend to stick together, but are easily separated with no damage. Cover mottled/faded. Laid in is a large page showing two chairs, a commode, and a buffet which was removed from a different book. 320 pp. Heavy book will need extra postage.
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Condemnation Appraiser's Handbook; Property Valuation, Condemnation Procedure, Court Testimony

By: Schmutz, George L.

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: N.Y., Prentice-Hall, Inc.: 1938

Seller ID: 007985

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good Plus

Original blue cloth on boards. Front hinge cracked. Previous owner's name and library stamps on first two blank pages. Interior clean and sound. 339 pp.
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Rayon and Synthetic Yarn Handbook

By: Schwarz, Dr. E.W.K./ Mauersberger, Herbert R. (Eds.)

Price: $25.00 USD

Publisher: N.Y., Rayon Publishing Company: 1934

Seller ID: 005908

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good Plus

Original dark green cloth on boards. Front hinge cracked and glued. Previous owner's name. Tip of top corner of first free endpaper missing. Definitely a book for someone in the trade. Historical background, Cellulose and the four main processes of manufacturing rayon yarns, Allied rayon yarns and materials, Economic and statistical background, Physical and chemical properties, Denier, Conversion into woven grey goods, Commercial constructions of staple synthetic grey goods, Knitgoods and hosiery, Dyeing, Printing, Dry finishing and special processes, Analysis and testing, Trade-marking, ...
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Lodgepole Pine in Alberta; Canada Dept. Of Forestry Bulletin 127

By: Smithers, L.A.

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: Ottawa, Canada Dept. Of Forestry: 1961

Seller ID: 005583

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Good Plus to Very Good

Original tan soft cover. Two-inch tear head of spine repaired. Faint official stamp and tiny price tag removal on cover (both very faint). No writing or damage inside. Silvical characteristics, Ecology, Growth and yield, Damage agents, Silviculture and management, Recommended silviculture and management, References, Appendices. Clean, square, very good. 153 pp.
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The Radiant World of Amber

By: Sokhranskaya, N.

Price: $65.00 USD

Publisher: Russia, 1983

Seller ID: 013147

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good Minus

Light green cloth over boards with gilt titles in Russian. Photographic endpapers. Text inside is in Russian, English, French and German. Most of the book consists of photographs of amber jewellery by various artists. 142 pp. including artists' biographies.
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The Strategy of Great Railroads

By: Spearman, Frank H.

Price: $30.00 USD

Publisher: New York, Charles Scribner's Sons: 1905

Seller ID: 012253

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good Plus

Black cloth on boards. Normal cover corner wear. No writing. I read only the first chapter, which waxes eloquently on the achievements of the Vanderbilts, especially the New York Central System. My father worked for that outfit until he fell from an engine catwalk and injured his spine. Misdiagnosed as a polio victim, he was shipped to Sheltering Arms in St. Paul for six months. He got back to work in time to be layed off due to the switch from steam to diesel, after which he worked only on call. Still, the New York Central is linked with happy memories of a trip to Cleveland for baseball, amo...
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Solid State Diffusion

By: Stark, J.P.

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: Malabar, FL, Robert E. Krieger Publishing Company: 1983

Seller ID: 004431

ISBN: 0898741459

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

Original brown cloth on boards. Scribbled-out name, Dec. 83, and NSERC on title page are the only writing, ow clean and good as new. Introduction, Diffusion of Interstitial Solutes, Self-diffusion of Substitutional Solutes by a Vacancy Mechanism in Dilute Alloys, The Influence of Internal and External Fields upon Diffusion by a Vacancy Mechanism, Divacancies and Concentration Effects in Dilute Alloys, Matrix Equations for Unequal Jump Distances, Slow and Fast Diffusion of Substitutional Solutes, five Appendices, and Index. 237 pp.
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Diesels in the Maritimes and Newfoundland

By: Steed, Roger G.

Price: $30.00 USD

Publisher: Calgary, AB, British Railway Modellers of North America: 1995

Seller ID: 013104

ISBN: 0-919487-51-3

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good Minus

White softcover with B/W photos on the front and back. Stapled. Small loss of glossy paper at edge of rear cover where something sticky was carelessly removed (not affecting text). More than 25 locomotives are pictured in this scarce 33 pp. booklet.
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Let There Be Neon

By: Stern, Rudi

Price: $55.00 USD

Publisher: New York, Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers: 1979

Seller ID: 010304

ISBN: 0-8109-1255-4

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

Bright red cloth on boards. Unclipped DJ. 222 illustrations, including 106 in color. Foreword from an interview with Tom Wolfe, the author. A fascinating subject which affects us all, but which few really understand. Beginning in the early 20th Century, the industry reached its peak during World War II. Its proliferation depends upon skills which seem to be in decreasing supply. 160 pp. Heavy book will need extra postage.
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Canadian National Railways; Sixty Years of Trial and Error (Vol I only)

By: Stevens, G.R.

Price: $35.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, Clarke, Irwin, & Company, Limited: 1960

Seller ID: 009065

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine

Original rust cloth on boards. No marks or damage. The first of a two-volume set. This thick, heavy book might appear to be overwhelming at first glance, but after thumbing through it I think it could be an enjoyable and informative read. A scarcity of illustrations has left more room for informative text, which is lively and direct. One can visualize the bitter quarrels, the endless maneuvers, and demanding physical requirements resulting in a new system of overland transport. Imagine having your local railroad amalgamated into a nationwide system, headquartered far away. The author mak...
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The Background and Economics of American Papermaking

By: Stevenson, Louis Tillotson

Price: $30.00 USD

Publisher: N.Y., Harper & Brothers, Publishers: 1940

Seller ID: 007847

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good Plus to Very Good

Original green cloth on boards. Unclipped DJ. No writing or damage. History, Labor, Organization, Cost, Price, Business Cycle, Social Control, The Future. 249 pp. with index.
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Workshop Engineering Calculations and Technical Science; Second and Third Years' Course; Vol II Only

By: Stoney, J.

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: London, English Universities Press: 1954

Seller ID: 001681

Binding: Original Cloth

Condition: Very Good

Original blue cloth with darker blue lettering and governor motif on boards. No DJ. Technical College Series. Strength of Materials, Transmission of Motion and Power, Efficiency of Machines, Forces and Velocities, Friction and Lubrication, Energy, Velocity and Acceleration, Heat Treatment of Metals, Logarithms, Geometry of the Circle, Trigonometry, Angles between 90 degrees and 180 degrees, Cone and Pyramid, Equations, Quadratic Equations, Solution of Equations by Means of Graphs, Tables of Logarithms, Tables of Trigonometric Ratios, and Answers. 212 pp. with index.
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Jeep Wrangler; 1987 Through 2000 (Haynes Repair Manual)

By: Stubblefield, Mike and Haynes, John H.

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: Somerset, England, Haynes Publishing Group: 2000

Seller ID: 004675

ISBN: 1563924021

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine

Original colour pictorial soft cover. Approx. 200 pp. with index.
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