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THE AGE OF MACHINERY: THE FORCES OF NATURE TURNED TO THE SERVICE OF MAN
Written by Alexander R. Horne.
Stock no. 1819205
Published by Blackie And Son Limited. Almost very good condition.

Some ordinary useful applications of the sciences explained in simple language for young people. Small format. Blue cloth boards, pale blue titles. B/w illustrations. 208 pages. Boards marked, spine and title to spine faded. Endpapers and text block heavily browned. Rear pastedown has a sticky label stuck to it and pencil scribble. Rust spot to gutter edge of prelims. A few grubby marks to contents but generally clean.

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THE HISTORY OF MANN'S PATENT STEAM CART AND WAGON COMPANY
Written by Eur Ing John Pease.
Stock no. 1818843
Published by Landmark Publishing. 1st 2005. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

A history of this well known, but little documented, steam engine builder. Landmark Collector's Library series. Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations and diagrams. ISBN: 1843062054.

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CORNWALL'S CENTRAL MINES THE NORTHERN DISTRICT
Written by T.A. Morrison.
Stock no. 2131982
Published by Alison Hodge. 1st 1980. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The Northern District 1810-1895. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0906720109.

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THE ABER BRANCH: CAERPHILLY TO SENGHENYDD
Written by Colin Chapman.
Stock no. 1818051
Published by Welsh Railways Research Circle. 1st 2002. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Large format. Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 92 pages. ISBN: 0952726734. A few light scuff marks to dustwrapper.

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SOUTH WALES PORTS
No author listed.
Stock no. 1317968
Published by British Transport Commission. 1948. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth spine, black title. B/w pictorial boards. B/w photos. Photo on page 62 has slightly rubbed and colour has worn off onto facing page (which is title-page for the Plan section). Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn and has a small piece of loss to top of spine.

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TUGBOATS
Written by William Burt.
Stock no. 2128430
Published by Mbi Publishing. 1st USA 2000. Nearly fine condition.

Card wraps. Colour photos. Enthusiast Colour Series. ISBN: 0760308241.

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A STUDY IN DEMOCRACY: INDUSTRIAL CO-OPERATION IN BRISTOL
Written by Edward Jackson.
Stock no. 2127050
Published by Co-operative Wholesale Society. 1911. Almost very good condition.

Being an account of the rise and progress of industrial co-operation in Bristol. B/w plates. Spine is browned. Some marks to covers. Joints are cracked. Some foxing.

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A GOLDEN ADVENTURE
Written by Paul Atterbury; Julia MacKenzie.
Stock no. 2126985
Published by Hurtwood Press. 1st 1985. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The first 50 years of Ultramar, from a small exploration company in Venezuela to an integrated oil company operating on five continents. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 287 pages (including index). Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0903696355. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few small chips/tears and nicks.

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THE STORY OF MOND NICKEL
Written by A.C. Sturney. Illustrated by Eric Fraser.
Stock no. 2126560
Published by The Curwen Press. 1951. Almost very good condition.

Privately Printed at The Curwen Press - for those in the Industry. Grey cloth, burgundy title-pieces to spine and front cover. 63 pages. B/w illustrations. Bumping to spine and corners, small dent to edge of front cover. Uneven fading and browning to covers. A few grubby marks to endpapers. Page browning. Letter from the Chairman of the Mond Nickel company included.

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BENCHMARKING IN CONSTRUCTION
Written by Steven McCabe.
Stock no. 2126529
Published by Blackwell Science. 1st 2001. Very good condition.

The first post-Egan book to look at benchmarking and KPIs in the construction industy. Card wraps. 290 pages ISBN: 0632055642. Cover corners are creased. Ink inscriptions to title page. Page corner tips are slightly curled.

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THE FACTORY QUESTION AND INDUSTRIAL ENGLAND 1830-1860
Written by Robert Gray.
Stock no. 2126467
Published by Cambridge University Press. 1st PB 2002. Very good condition.

The combination of regional, cultural and textual analysis makes this book a coherent and original contribution to the study of industrial Britain in the nineteenth century. Card wraps. 253 pages. ISBN: 0521892929. Some pencil marks, mostly to margins (some erased pencil writing inside front cover).

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BANKING ON COAL
Written by Douglas F. Campbell.
Stock no. 2126335
Published by University College Of Cape Breton Press. 1st CANADA 1997. Very good condition.

Card wraps. Perspectives on a Cape Breton Community Within an International Context. B/w photos. Canadian edition. ISBN: 0920336884. Some creasing to cover corners. A few grubby marks.

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