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.

Small format. Blue cloth with gilt titles. Part of the Newnes Q&A Manuals Series. B/w diagrams. 96 pages, including index. 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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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.

The authors had five objectives in preparing this book: (i) to bring together relevant information on many raw materials used in the manufacture of sweets nad chocolate; (ii) to describe the principles involved and to relate them to production with maximum economy but maintaining high quality; (iii) to describe both traditional and modern production processes, in particular those continuous methods which are finding increasing application; (iv) to give basic recipes and methods, set out in a form for easy reference, for producting a large variety of sweets, and capable of easy modification to suit the raw materials and plant available; (v) to explain the elementary calculations most likely required. Brown/tan boards with gilt titles. B/w diagrams and photos. ISBN: 0751401145. Some light staining to front cover. Spine bumped. Textblock is slightly grubby.

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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. xii and 257 pages including index. 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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PAPERMAKING IN BRITAIN 1488-1988: A SHORT HISTORY
Written by Richard L. Hills.
Stock no. 1823434
Published by The Athlone Press. 1st 1988. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The story of papermaking against the general background of the coming of paper and printing to this country, through major developments in the Industrial Revolution, up to the technological advances which have made possible the enormous high-speed paper machines of the present day. Red cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 0485113465. Previous owner's library label to front pastedown. Contents clean. White dustwrapper is lightly browned.

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THE END OF A REVOLUTION: THE LAST DAYS OF STATIONARY STEAM
Written by Colin Bowden.
Stock no. 1823409
Published by Landmark Publishing. 1st 2008. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Landmark Collector's Library. The reciprocating steam engine as a source of industrial power almost completely disappeared during the final years of the twentieth century. This book illustrates some of the last of those engines still working, and others which remained on site, out of use or derelict. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781843063520. A review copy with press release present.

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SCOTTISH COLLIERIES
Written by Miles K. Oglethorpe.
Stock no. 2136628
Published by The Royal Commission On The Ancient And Historical Monuments Of Scotland. 1st 2006. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An Inventory of the Scottish Coal Industry in the Nationalised Era. Large format. Black boards, white titles. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781902419473. A few light marks to covers. Wrapper spine is faded; a few small nicks to edges.

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