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Box no.3

History of steam engine

plugs forged stamps of the world 100 years history of the P & O
personal finance for dummies the wankel engine radio hackers code book
This section includes some rare collectors' items - very useful for historical research. There are several Engineering and Electronics books, a few study and revision guides for Mathematics, Physics, Spanish and Bridge, a couple in the Dummy Series (Adobe Photo deLuxe 4 and Personal Finance), a Haynes Ford Sierra handbook and books and magazines about hobbies for enthusiasts, covering trains,    forged stamps and popular science.

Some of these are vintage books, and if you go to  the Vintage books and Non-Fiction sections of this website, you will find more technical and general books.

For books, please add £2.69 for post and packing for UK, £3.50 to Europe. £5.75 worldwide  or contact me for the postage cost if buying more than one item.

Author

Title

Publisher

Pub'd

Hardback/ softback

Comments

£

See images belowcover

Edward Molloy

Practical Electrical Engineering Edited by Edward Molloy

Pubd. By George Newnes   Undated, but ca. 1931 Vols. 1,2,4 and 5 (NB Vol 3 missing) HB Intended for Electrical Lighting and Power Engineers, Electricians and Wiremen, Wireless Dealers, students, apprentices and Improvers in all Branches of the Electrical and Wireless Industries.
£50
(for all 4 books)
Please add £5 for postage as they are very heavy
plugs telephone
Electrical Engineering Plugs
Electrical En Encyc train plate
4 Volumes : Vols. l-5: Black hardback covers in perfect condition, protected by plain red dust jackets except Vol.2. DJ's faded and torn on spine.  Internally, pages slightly yellowed with age, otherwise excellent near mint condition, (except volume 1 has a few page corners turned down). Numerous illustrations throughout. Volume 2 has a coloured fold-out sectional model of a Metropolitan-Vickers Electric Motor Coach.
NB These books are abnormally heavy, so cost  of postage may be a little higher.

wankel engine

Nicholas Faith

Wankel Engine: The Story of the Revolutionary Rotary Engine

Allen & Unwin.  1st Edition 1976 HB  Mint Condition with dust jacket.
ISBN 0046500014
£25.00 + Postage

radio hackers code book

George Sassoon

The Radio Hacker's Code Boo

Duckworth. 1st Edition 1986 SB  Ex Libris, good condition, slight creasing of laminated cover back and front, no bumping, good clean copy  ISBN 0715620681  £28.00 + Postage

Lotus

Guide to Freelance

Freelance Graphics for Windows Release 2.0

Lotus Development Corporation 1992 SB Fine condition (including Quick Reference Card)
306710
£4.00 + Postage for the whole set of 8 items

Freelance Graphics

Release 2.0 for Windows SmartMaster Sets and Symbols

Lotus Development Corporation 1992 SB Fine condition
306711
lotus organizer

Lotus Organizer

Lotus Development Corporation 1992 SB Fine condition
306346

Getting Started

SmartSuite for Windows

Release 1.2

Lotus Development Corporation 1992 SB Fine Condition. Part No. 307325

Ami Pro 3.0 Quick Reference Card

Lotus Development Corporation SB Fine condition.
 Part No 3060/70

SmartSuite Together Guide

Lotus Development Corporation SB Fine Condition.
 Part No 304560
lotus stylesheet

Style Sheet Guide

Ami Pro for Windows

Release 3.0

Lotus Development Corporation 1992 SB Fine Condition
Part No 306069

history of steam engine

Robert H Thurston

History of the Steam Engine: A History of the Growth of the Steam Engine.

 Vol XX1V of
International Scientific
 Series Fourth Edition
Kegan Paul, Trench
 & Co London.
1887 HB No DJ, red board, gold lettering on spine and black design and writing on covers, which are clean, but the spine is coming away from the binding so the edges are torn and the ends bumped. Pages yellowed with age. Very rare. Many fine line illustrations.  Please ask me if you want about 4 pgs. print-out information about this book                                           £75.00 + Postage
highfield science of harry potter how magic works

Roger Highfield

The Science of  Harry Potter - How Magic Really Works

Headline
London

1st Edition 2002

SB Very Good condition. NB this is a science book, based on the magic in the Harry Potter books

£10.00 

+ Postage
letts murray gcse spanish with tape

Terry Murray

GCSE Spanish

Letts Study Guide -  SB Book and cassette Pack  
Near mint condition. ISBN 1-85758-334-5                              
 £5.00  + Postage
marshall and todd guide to google adwords

Perry Marshall & Bryan Todd

Guide to Google Adwords

Entrepeneur Press
Canada
2007 SB Very good clean condition
978 159918030 4
£8.50 + Postage 
tyson personal finance for dummies

Eric Tyson

 Personal Finance for Dummies

4th Edition 2003 SB Wall Street Journal Bestseller.  Mint Condition. Softback. ISBN 0-7645-2590-5 £4.50 + Postage
king adobe photo deluxe 4 for dummies

Julie Adair King

Adobe Photo Deluxe 4 for Dummies

  2000 SB Guide to photo retouching and cool digital effects.  Mint Condition except very slight creasing on front cover. Softback. ISBN 0-7645-0708-7 £3.50 + Postage
 rose blackstones statutes contract tort restitution

Francis Rose

Blackstone's Statutes on Contract, Tort & Restitution

2001-2002 12th Edition SB Softback. Mint Condition  ISBN 1-84174-207-4 £5.00 + Postage
haynes ford sierra manual

Steve Rendle

Haynes Ford Sierra (sohc & cvh, ISBN 0 7148 2487 9petrol) inc. Sapphire  Owners Workshop Manual.

1982 to June 1989 SB

 Hardback. Excellent near mint condition except frontispiece coming away from binding and slightly creased, and slight grubby marks on inside cover and contents page. ISBN 1-85010-538-3

£6.00 + Postage 
rosser basic mathematics for economists

Mike Rosser

Basic Mathematics for Economists

Routledge
London
1993 SB Good condition, clean cover, small stain on outside edge of pages, unmarked interior
ISBN 0 415 08425 3
£20.00 + Postage 
Toolsie mathematics a complete course with CXC questions

Raymond Toolsie

 

Mathematics

a complete
course with CXC questions
Caribbean Educational Publishers 1999 SB Good condition.  Owner's name on flyleaf.
ISBN 976 8014 16 4
£3.00 + Postage

schofield physics for onc engineers

Schofield

Physics for ONC Engineers

McGraw-Hill  1970 Revised First Edition Softback. Good clean Conditon. Spine bumped
07 094267 6
£4.00 + Postage

instant revision as maths and physics

(two books)

Instant Revision

AS Maths and

AS Physics

Collins
2002 SB Both very good clean condition. Small books.
ISBN 0 00 712427 9 and 0 00 712426 0

This is £8 for two books
£8.00 + Postage
the forged stamps of all countries 1938

The Forged Stamps of All Countries

J Dorn
London
1938 SB Very good clean condition, cover faded, slight foxing on flyleaf £20.00+ Postage  
bridge with reese

Terence Reese

Begin Bridge with Reese

Bodley Head London
1978
First Edition
SB Mint condition, unclipped dust jacket
ISBN 0 370 30102 1
£6.00 + Postage
beaumont type and colour

Michael Beaumont

Type & Colour

A handbook on typography in Graphic Design
Phaidon 1987
First Edition
HB Good clean condition. Dustjacket clean and good condition
ISBN 0 7148 2489 5
£8.00 + Postage
dawson complete guide to prints & printmaking techniques & materials

Edited by John Dawson

The complete Guide to Prints and Printmaking Techniques and Materials

Phaedon 1981
1st Edition
HB Publisher: Oxford: Phaidon, 1981
large format,  illustrated in colour & monochrome.  Sections on relief, intaglio, planographic and screen process printmaking, with chapters on alternative methods, mounting, display and restoration. Book in fine condition, hardback boards,  dustjacket very good condition, unclipped, but torn at top.
 ISBN 0714821845

£15.00 + Postage
swann basic design and layout

Alan Swann

Basic Design and Layout

Phaidon 1989
Reprint
HB Good clean condition.  Dust jacket torn on spine and back.
ISBN 0 7148 2487 9
£7.50 + Postage
practical home woodworking

Practical Home Woodworking

Illustrated

Odhams Press
London
1951
First Edition
HB (Workshop Tools Timber Joints Furniture Kitchen Sheds Hinges Locks Mirrors Staining Polishing) £15.00 + Postage
the home workshop 1957 the home workshop illustration

The Home Workshop

Odhams Press
London
1957 Revised Edition HB Very good clean condition, no dustjacket, lots of illustrations,  rare book. Very interesting and useful for research, especially if you collect old tools £15.00+ Postage 
johnson successful treasure hunting
Roger Johnson Successful Treasure Hunting Jeneva Marketing Ltd 1978 HB Fine condition, no dustjacket. Very useful handbook with illustrations and photographs about metal detectors and where and how to look for treasure.
ISBN 0 9506076 0 6
£10.00 + Postage
glc london's main drainage 1970

London's Main Drainage

Greater London Council 1970 SB Booklet.  Very good clean condition, small crease on front cover £1.50 + Postage 
trains and railways magazine vol 1 no 11 Trains and Railways Magazine Vol 1 No. 11 New English Lirary
London
1974 Magazine, very good clean condition, not faded. One corner slightly turning up. £1.50 + Postage
model railway constructor magazine july 1964

Model Railway Constructor Magazine

Ian Allan
Railway World Ltd
UK
July 1964 Magazine, very good clean condition, not faded. One corner slightly turning up. £1.50 + Postage
electronics today june 1983

Electronics Today 

Magazine

Argus Specialist Publications
London
June 1983 Magazine, very good clean condition, slightly yellowed pages. £1.50 + Postage
scientiific american magazine 1966

Scientific American Magazine

Vol. 215 No. 3

Scientific American Inc.
New York
September 1966 Magazine, very thick, good clean condition, front cover torn at bottom of spine. £2.50 + Postage

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