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BALDWIN LOCOMOTIVES
Written by Brian Solomon.
Stock no. 1827840
Published by Mbi Publishing; Voyageur Press. 1st 2010. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

From the 1830s to 1956, Philadelphia-based Baldwin gave the world many of the most significant locomotives ever produced. Prolific rail historian Brian Solomon follows the design and development of Baldwin locomotives from the earliest steam models through the company's final passenger and freight diesel-electrics. Oblong format. Black cloth boards, white title to spine. Colour & b/w photos. ISBN: 9780760335895. Top of spine lightly bumped, board corners lightly rubbed. Contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased, small mark left by a label to front panel, lightly scuffed.

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CSS ALABAMA: ANATOMY OF A CONFEDERATE RAIDER
Written by Andrew Bowcock.
Stock no. 1827838
Published by Chatham Publishing. 1st 2002. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Alabama was the most famous and successful Confederate warship of the American Civil War. This unique study and visual reconstruction of this legendary commerce raider, the wreck of which has recently been discovered and dived on, will fascinate naval historians, ship modellers and those interested in one of the most famous campaigns of the American Civil War. Large format. Grey cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations and diagrams. ISBN: 1861761899. Lower front corner is showing a tiny bit of board where cloth has worn away (rubbing). Top & tail of spine lightly bent (shelf wear). Contents are clean. Black pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased, a little scuffed, lower front corner is chipped where board is worn.

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SIR WILLIAM JARDINE: A LIFE IN NATURAL HISTORY
Written by Christine E. Jackson; Peter Davis.
Stock no. 1827836
Published by Leicester University Press. 1st 2001. Very good condition.

Biography. Sir William Jardine (1800-1874) of Jardine Hall near Lockerbie, was a Scottish baronet and landowner. He was also a magistrate, Convenor of the Church of Scotland, and Deputy Lieutenant of Dumfriesshire in 1841, but, above all, he was an eminent naturalist in several fields, knowledgeable about birds, fishes, insects, plants and geology. Matt boards. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0718501640. Boards just a little grubby. Light fading to front gutter edge and top of front board. Tiny nick to top of spine. Contents clean.

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KARS: VICTORY INTO DEFEAT
Written by Anthony J. Rundell.
Stock no. 1827835
Published by Impress. 1st 2005. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and maps. SIGNED by the author 'to mark the 150th anniversary of the capitulation of Kars'. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is very slightly scuffed.

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FLOWER FAIRIES OF THE AUTUMN
Written by Cicely Mary Barker. Illustrated by Cicely Mary Barker.
Stock no. 1827834
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Brown paperboards with chequerboard design and colour pictorial onlay. Exquisite colour plates. Spine lightly browned. Contents and plate margins also browned. Hinges are lightly pulled but the binding is tight. Pictorial dustwrapper has a few minor closed tears (no loss) and is just a little grubby.

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BUTTERFLY LANDSCAPES: A CELEBRATON OF BRITISH BUTTERFLIES PAINTED IN NATURAL HABITAT
Written by Richard Tratt. Illustrated by Richard Tratt.
Stock no. 1827833
Published by Langford Press. 1st 2005. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A feast for the eyes, featuring over 200 paintings. Large format. Olive green boards with gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 190407815X. Board corners lightly rubbed. Minor knock to lower edge of boards and a minor indentation. Tiny spot to title page and facing page. Contents otherwise clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby, slightly faded to spine and a little scuffed.

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DOMESTICATION OF RADIATA PINE (FORESTRY SCIENCES)
Written by Rowland D. Burdon; William J. Libby; Alan G. Brown.
Stock no. 1827830
Published by Springer. 1st 2017. Very good condition.

Forestry Sciences 83. The story of the domestication of the radiata pine forms a classic case history in the development of modern commercial forestry, with trailblazing in both genetic improvement and plantation management. Green glazed boards. Colour photos. A physical print on demand item. ISBN: 9783319650173. Light scuffing to boards. A few marks to rear board plus remains of large label. Contents are clean.

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BIOPROSPECTING ALGAE FOR NANOSIZED MATERIALS
Written by Devarajan Thangadurai; Jeyabalan Sangeetha; Ram Prasad.
Stock no. 1827829
Published by Springer. 1st 2021. Nearly fine condition.

Nanotechnology in the Life Sciences series. The synthesis of algal nanomaterials and its application in various fields for sustainable devlopment. This book outlines the procedures to prepare phyconanomaterials, techniques to utilize the nanomaterials, and applications in agriculture, environment and medicine. Green glazed boards. A physical print on demand item, printed by Books on Demand, Germany. ISBN: 9783030815561. Corners lightly rubbed. Boards a little scuffed. Contents clean.

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INDUSTRIAL ESPIONAGE AND TECHNICAL SURVEILLANCE COUNTER MEASURERS
Written by Losif Androulidakis; Fragkiskos-Emmanouil Kioupakis.
Stock no. 1827828
Published by Springer. 1st thus 2016. Slightly better than very good condition.

Technical aspects of industrial espionage and its impact in modern companies, organizations, and individuals. Cardwraps. Colour photos and diagrams. 126 pages. A physical print on demand book, printed by Lightning Source. ISBN: 9783319804026. Spine & corners lightly rubbed. Rear cover lightly scuffed. Contents clean.

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LAW AND NATURE (CAMBRIDGE STUDIES IN LAW AND SOCIETY)
Written by David Delaney.
Stock no. 1827827
Published by Press Syndicate Of The University Of Cambridge. 1st 2003. Very good condition.

This interdisciplinary study explores the relationship between conceptions of nature and (largely American) legal thought and practice. Blue glazed boards. ISBN: 0521831261. Board edges rubbed. Boards are scuffed. Top edge of text block a little grubby. Some pencil annotation throughout, mainly underlining.

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MOSCOW'S ROAD TO NUREMBERG: THE SOVIET BACKGROUND TO THE TRIAL
Written by George Ginsburgs.
Stock no. 1827826
Published by Martinus Nijhoff. Circa 1996. Nearly fine condition.

The Soviet regime's contribution to the pre-history of the Nuremberg trial i.e. the repertory of official acts and pronouncements as well as scholarly treatment of issues which ultimately shaped the legal complexion of the Nuremberg test. Blue boards. ISBN: 9789041101822. Still in original shrinkwrap which is just starting to split at joins and lower corners are rubbed.

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THE PLANTS OF MOUNT KINABALU: 4. DICOTYLEDON FAMILIES ACANTHACEAE TO LYTHRACEAE
Written by John H. Beaman; Christiane Anderson; Reed S. Beaman.
Stock no. 1827825
Published by Natural History Publications (borneo); Royal Botanic Gardens. 1st 2001. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A project to provide inventory of all vascular plants in the flora of Mount Kinabulu - this is volume 4 only. Pictorial glazed boards. Colour photos. xiv and 570 pages including index plus publisher adverts to rear. ISBN: 9838120510. Light shelf wear to top & tail of spine else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at corners and lightly scuffed.

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