THE ORIGIN OF HUMAN SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS
Written by W.G. Runciman.
Stock no. 1322648
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 2001. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

These papers bring an interdisciplinary approach to bear on what is arguable the central question in the study of human social evolution. Burgundy boards, gilt title to spine. 259 pages. B/w diagrams. Published for The British Adademy, this is Proceedings of the British Academy 110. ISBN: 0197262503.

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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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INNOVATION AND DISCOVERY: BATH AND THE RISE OF SCIENCE
Written by Peter Wallis; et al.
Stock no. 1823336
Published by The Bath Royal Literary And Scientific Institution; The William Herschel Society. 2011. Slightly better than very good condition.

Edited by Peter Wallis with contributions by numerous authors. Georgian Bath. Cardwraps. B/w illustrations throughout, a few colour illustrations. ISBN: 9780948975967. Reprint with minor corrections. Light rubbing to corners of covers. Contents clean.

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THE ZOOMABLE UNIVERSE
Written by Caleb Scharf. Illustrated by Ron Miller.
Stock no. 2136329
Published by Atlantic Books. 1st 2017. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A Step-by-step Tour Through Cosmic Scale, from the Infinite to the Infinitesimal. Nearly square format. Colour photos. ISBN: 9781786494047.

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THE MILLERS: A STORY OF TECHNOLOGICAL ENDEAVOUR AND INDUSTRIAL SUCCESS, 1870-2001
Written by Glyn Jones.
Stock no. 2136234
Published by Carnegie Publishing Ltd.. Circa 2001. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Black boards with gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. Tells the story of the transformation of the flour milling industry by men of vision with enterprise and engineering skill. ISBN: 1859360858. A few knocks to corners. Couple of marks to covers. Grubby mark to front endpaper. Wrapper has some light edge-creasing and a few marks.

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THE PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE: AN INTRODUCTION
Written by Stephen Toulmin.
Stock no. 2136092
Published by Hutchinson University Library. 1953. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Black boards with red title block and gilt title to spine. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. A couple of small pencil annotations to text. Wrapper is browned to spine, which also has 1" tear; some edge-creasing and marks.

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CHEMISTRY, THEORETICAL, PRACTICAL, AND ANALYTICAL AS APPLIED TO THE ARTS AND MANUFACTURES (8 VOLUMES)
Written by F.A. Abel; J. Attfield; R. Calvert Clapham; et al.
Stock no. 2135846
Published by William Mackenzie. Circa 1882. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Brown cloth with gilt and black titles and decorations to each cover and spine. B/w illustrations. Bumping and wear to spines and corners; couple of chips/dents to cover edges; a little fraying to cloth, also on a few corners. Varying degrees of foxing throughout different volumes, also to outer page edges.

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AVIAN EMBRYOLOGY
Written by Marianne Bronner-Fraser.
Stock no. 2135755
Published by Elsevier. Circa 2008. Almost very good condition.

2nd Edition. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour and b/w photos/illustrations. Methods In Cell Biology Series Volume 87. ISBN: 9780125641746. Bumping and wear to spine and corners; some chipping to top of spine. Initials in ink to outer page edges; name in ink to half-title page. Front endpaper has been cut out. A reading copy.

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TECHNOLOGIES OF LANDSCAPE: FROM REAPING TO RECYCLING
Written by David E. Nye.
Stock no. 2135707
Published by University Of Massachusetts Press. Circa 1999. Slightly better than very good condition.

Card wraps. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 1558492291.

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CURIOSITY HOW SCIENCE BECAME INTERESTED IN EVERYTHING
Written by Philip Ball.
Stock no. 2135672
Published by The Bodley Head. 1st 2012. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Black boards, silver title to spine. By examining the rise of curiosity, we can ask what has become of it today: how it functions in sciences, how it is spun and packaged and sold, how well it is being sustained and honoured, and how the changing shape of science influences the kinds of questions it may ask. ISBN: 9781847921727. Page edge browning. Wrapper has small nick to top of spine.

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THE TECHNIQUES OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
Written by H.M.N.H. Irving.
Stock no. 1321731
Published by HMSO. 1st 1974. Very good condition.

A short historical survey. Lilac pictorial card wraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 0112902030. Fading to spine and spine edges and some light rubbing to cover edges. Contents clean.

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INDUCTION AND DIELECTRIC HEATING
No author listed.
Stock no. 1321491
Published by British Electrical Development Association. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Electricity and Productivity Series No. 6. Blue cloth, white title to spine. 197 pages. B/w photos throughout. Spine faded and slightly bumped. Name in ink to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is edge worn with loss to base of spine.

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