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MARCOS - THE STORY OF A GREAT BRITISH SPORTSCAR
Written by David M. Barber.
Stock no. 1824653
Published by Cedar Publishing Limited. 1st 1995. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A lighthearted account of an enduring marque and of Jem Marsh its founder. The only authorised account of the Marcos story. 156 pages. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0951700294. Light rubbing to board edges. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Black pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed, previous bookseller's label to rear panel.

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THE STORY OF IRON
Written by J.B. Fortune. Illustrated by Paul B. Mann.
Stock no. 1323700
Published by Penguin Books. 1st 1948. Almost very good condition.

Puffin Picture Book No. 79. Oblong format. Pictorial paperwraps. Colour and b/w illustrations. Heavy foxing to covers and contents. Staples rusty. Small piece torn (and missing) from lower spine corner of front cover.

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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ON HOT WATER SUPPLY
Written by L.C.C. Rayner.
Stock no. 2140299
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1st 1946. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth with gilt titles. Part of the Newnes Q&A Manuals Series. B/w diagrams. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Some white marks along cover edges. Some foxing. A few small page margin nicks. Wrapper is torn with edge-creasing and wear; some loss to base of spine, edges and corners; foxed.

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THE SILK SCREEN PRINTING PROCESS
Written by J.I. Biegeliesen; E.J. Busenbark.
Stock no. 1823872
Published by McGraw-Hill Book Company. 1st 1941. Almost very good condition.

A practical manual. Second Edition. Dark navy cloth with gilt inscriptions. Frontis is original silk screen print by second author. B/w photos and sketches. Boards are heavily damp stained to a lighter blue. No signs of damp to contents. Slight mustiness present. Contents lightly browned.

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PININFARINA ART AND INDUSTRY 1930-2000
Written by Antoine Prunet.
Stock no. 2139855
Published by Haynes Publishing. 1st 2000. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. B/w photos. ISBN: 1859606849. A few marks to covers. Wrapper is a bit edge-creased with some marks.

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BRITISH BUILT AIRCRAFT VOLUME 5 NORTHEN ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES AND NORTHERN IRELAND
Written by Ron Smith.
Stock no. 2139193
Published by Tempus. 1st 2005. Slightly better than very good condition.

Card wraps. B/w photos. 255 pages. ISBN: 075243487x. A few small marks.

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BRITISH BUILT AIRCRAFT VOLUME 4 CENTRAL & EASTERN ENGLAND
Written by Ron Smith.
Stock no. 2139192
Published by Tempus. 1st 2004. Slightly better than very good condition.

An essential directory of the British aircraft industry, encompassing Central and Eastern England. Card wraps. B/w photos. 224 pages. ISBN: 0752431625.

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THE COPPER KING: A BIOGRAPHY OF THOMAS WILLIAMS OF LLANIDAN
Written by J.R. Harris.
Stock no. 2137905
Published by Landmark Publishing. 2nd 2003. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

2nd edition. Landmark Collector's Library. Red boards with gilt title to spine. ISBN: 1843060922. Some erased pencil inscription to front endpaper. Wrapper is edge-creased with a faded spine.

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HOME-GROWN ENERGY FROM SHORT-ROTATION COPPICE
Written by George Macpherson.
Stock no. 2137197
Published by Farming Press. 1st 1995. Very good condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 0852362897. Spine is faded. Page edge browning.

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SUGAR CONFECTIONERY AND CHOCOLATE MANUFACTURE
Written by R. Lees; E.B. Jackson.
Stock no. 2136826
Published by Blackie Academic & Professional. 1994. Very good condition.

Brown/tan boards with gilt titles. B/w diagrams and photos. ISBN: 0751401145. Some light staining to front cover. Outer page edges are marked.

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EARLY AMERICAN MILLS
Written by Martha Zimiles; Murray Zimiles.
Stock no. 1823449
Published by Bramhall House. 1st 1973. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

All over the Northeastern part of the United States stand the remains of the buildings that housed the birth of industry in America. This book examines America's industrial revolution in a lively and instructive way, with the emphasis always on the architectural beauty and value of the early mills, factories, and mill villages. Large format. Blue cloth spine with dark blue title, blue paper boards. B/w photos and illustrations and 11 colour plates. ISBN: 0517181282. Light browning to horizontal edges of boards and text block. Personal inscription in ink to front endpaper. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-worn with a few closed tears, some repaired with clear tape, a few grubby marks and some fading to rear panel.

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THE PREHISTORY OF METALLURGY IN THE BRITISH ISLES
Written by R.F. Tylecote.
Stock no. 1823436
Published by The Institute Of Metals. 1st 1986. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A completely revised edition of the author's 'Metallurgy in Archaeology' (published 1962). Incorporating the results of work done since 1960, this revised text covers native metals, copper and copper-based alloys, tin, lead, antimony, and the fabrication of non-ferrous metals. The Iron Age is divided into various periods appropriate to Britain, ending with the introduction of the blast furnace. Large format. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations & photos. ISBN: 0904357724. Top & tail of spine & corners lightly rubbed. Previous owner's white address label to front endpaper. Contents clean. Green pictorial dustwrapper is heavily faded at edges and spine, closed tear to top edge of rear panel (no loss) and top of spine.

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