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| to select author names starting with A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z back to page 1 of full catalog (starting with NO authornames) | This selection contains 76 title(s) on 4 pages. This is page 1 with nrs. 1 to 25 |
| Miracles of Invention and Discovery London, Odhams Press. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hb, blue cloth covers, no dj, 320pp, b/w illustrations. Fair+. Clean contents, very light occasional foxing on earlier/later pages, covers a little edgeworn. Undated, est. mid to late 1940s. "The story of invention and discovery vividly described and illustrated", with contents divided broadly into: Mechanical Power (e.g. steam machines, electricity); Transportation; Communications; Extending the Senses (e.g. space, "rays that reveal"); Industrial Inventions; Medicine and Surgery. GBP 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.75 US$ 8.31 | JP¥ 734] Book number: 036289 Click here to order or inquire at Glynn's Books. | ||
| ACHESON, R.M. An Introduction to the Chemistry of Heterocyclic Compounds Interscience/John Wiley. 1964. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hb, burgundy boards, no dj. 342 pgs. Good but lettering on spine faded. Previous owner's signature front end paper. GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9 US$ 13.29 | JP¥ 1174] Book number: 031454 Click here to order or inquire at Glynn's Books. | ||
| ALBERT, ADRIEN Heterocyclic Chemistry An Introduction University of London The Athlone Press. 1959. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hb, green boards, no dj. G. 424 pgs. Previous owner's signature front end paper. GBP 8.50 [Appr.: EURO 9.5 US$ 14.12 | JP¥ 1247] Book number: 031462 Click here to order or inquire at Glynn's Books. | ||
| ALBERT, ADRIEN Selective Toxicity The Physico-Chemical Basis of Therapy Fifth Edition Chapman & Hall. 1971. (ISBN: 412 10810 0) Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hb, 597 pgs. G.+ in G. dj (light scuffs only) Price-clipped. Text deals with the physical and chemical properties of selective toxic agents. Covers drugs used for treatment; fungicides, insecticides and weed killers used in agriculture. GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11.25 US$ 16.61 | JP¥ 1467] Book number: 031473 Click here to order or inquire at Glynn's Books. | ||
| ASHTON, FLOYD M. AND CRAFTS, ALDEN S. Mode of Action of Herbicides Second Edition Wiley-Interscience. 1981. (ISBN: 0 471 04847 X) Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hb, 525 pgs, G.+ in G. dj which has scuffs and chips and one small tear bottom of spine). Previous owner's signature inside FC. Physiology and biochemistry of chemical weed killers, covering fundamental principles of weed science and chapters on particular chemical classes of herbicide, detailing growth and plant structure, absorption and translocation, molecular fate, biochemical responses and mode of action. Good/Good. GBP 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 US$ 24.92 | JP¥ 2201] Book number: 031456 Click here to order or inquire at Glynn's Books. | ||
| ATKINS, PETER The Elements of Physical Chemistry Third (3rd) Edition Oxford, Oxford University Press. 2004. (ISBN: 0198792905) Soft Cover. Pb, xiii + 548pp. Good+ copy with light cover wear/creasing and nice, clean contents. There is a university department sticker on the title page. 3rd edition of this popular introductory textbook with numerous exercises and worked examples. GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11.25 US$ 16.61 | JP¥ 1467] Book number: 035359 Click here to order or inquire at Glynn's Books. | ||
| ATKINS, PETER Galileo's Finger - The Ten Great Ideas of Science Oxford Univ. Press. 2003. (ISBN: 0 19 860664 8) Hard Cover. Hb, 380 pgs. Unread copy with very light shelf wear. Highly readable discourse by this well-known Chemistry professor, of his selection of the ten essential ideas of science, from evolution and DNA to atoms and entropy. Very Good/Very Good. GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11.25 US$ 16.61 | JP¥ 1467] Book number: 031252 Click here to order or inquire at Glynn's Books. | ||
| AVERS, CHARLOTTE J. Genetics Second (2nd) Edition Boston, Willard Grant. 1984. (ISBN: 087150779X) Hard Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hb, laminated pictorial covers, no dj, xi + 644pp, illustrations. Previous owner's name on front endpaper, otherwise contents clean. Contents: Mendelian inheritance; Probability & statistics; Cellular reproduction & inheritance; Chromosomal basis of inheritance; Linkage, recombination & mapping in Eukaryotes; Linkage, combination & mapping in bacteria and viruses; Gene structure & function; Molecular nature of the Genome; Gene expression, transcription & translation; Regulation of gene expression; Mutation; Classical & molecular cytogenetics; Extranuclear genetics; Developmental genetics; Population genetics; Evolutionary genetics. Good. GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11.25 US$ 16.61 | JP¥ 1467] Book number: 033633 Click here to order or inquire at Glynn's Books. | ||
| BARKER, ROBERT Organic Chemistry of Biological Compounds New Jersey, Prentice Hall. 1971. (ISBN: 13 640623 8) , 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pb, 374 pgs. Fair condition. Contents are clean and tight but covers curling, scuffed and discoloured. Part of Foundations of Modern Biochemistry series. Contents divided into: Chemical Requirements of Life; Water; Symmetry and Asymmetry; Amino Acids, Peptides and Proteins; Carbohydrates; Phosphate Esters; Lipids; Purines, Pyrimidines, Nucleosides, Nucleotides and nucleic Acids; Porphyrins, Vitamins and Acetogenins. GBP 7.00 [Appr.: EURO 8 US$ 11.63 | JP¥ 1027] Book number: 031481 Click here to order or inquire at Glynn's Books. | ||
| BETHELL, D. AND GOLD, V. Carbonium Ions An Introduction London, Academic Press. 1967. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hb, 387 pgs, G. in Fair dj (rather grubby since it's white, chips and scuffs to edges of dj but no tears). Contents clean. Textbook devoted to the subject of Carbonium ions covering: experimental techniques for detection and study, sources, formation, stability, reactions, bridged carbonium ions, related species. GBP 7.00 [Appr.: EURO 8 US$ 11.63 | JP¥ 1027] Book number: 031457 Click here to order or inquire at Glynn's Books. | ||
| BIRKS, F. The Mathematics of Ventilation, Pumping, Haulage and Winding Bath, Pitman. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hb, red cloth covers, no dj. 212 pgs + intro + 24 pgs booklist at the back. Undated - previous owner's inscription on inside front cover contains date of 1927. G. with edgewear to covers and spine and darkening of endpapers. Contents clean and intact. Part of Pitman's Mathematical Series and catering to those who were studying coal-mining and engineering. Each section has questions/answers. There is a forward by F.E. Armstrong from the University of Sheffield. GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11.25 US$ 16.61 | JP¥ 1467] Book number: 031973 Click here to order or inquire at Glynn's Books. | ||
| BLEI, IRA & ODIAN, GEORGE General, Organic and Biochemistry Connecting Chemistry to Your Life N.Y. Freeman. 2003. (ISBN: 0716728729) Hard Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hb, laminated pictorial covers, no dj, xx + 775pp + extensive Answers to Problems section, Glossary and Index. Includes CD-ROM. VG with clean contents other than faint pencil marks on title page. (Very heavy book which will require additional postage for overseas shipments). GBP 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 US$ 19.93 | JP¥ 1761] Book number: 036202 Click here to order or inquire at Glynn's Books. | ||
| BROCK, THOMAS D. & SMITH, DAVID W. & MADIIGAN, MICHAEL T. Biology of Microorganisms Fourth (4th) Edition Prentice Hall. 1984. (ISBN: 0130783382) Soft Cover. International edition. Pb, xvi + 847pp, illustrations. Previous owner's inscription inside front cover, contents otherwise clean. Covers/spine show general wear. Contents: Procaryotiic cell; Eucaryotic cell & microorganisms; Energetics; Biosynthesis & nutrition; Autotropic way of life; Growth & its control; Microbe in its environment; Macromolecules & molecular genetics; Viruses; Bacterial genetics; Gene manipulation & genetic engineering; Microbial activites in nature; Microbial symbiosis; Host-parasite relationships; Immunology & immunity; Epidemiology & environmental microbiology; Bacterial taxonomy & identification; Representative Procaryotic groups. Fair. GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11.25 US$ 16.61 | JP¥ 1467] Book number: 033634 Click here to order or inquire at Glynn's Books. | ||
| BROWN, WILLIAM H. & FOOTE, CHRISTOPHER S. & IVERSON, BRENT L. Organic Chemistry Fourth (4th) Edition Thomson Brooks/Cole. 2005, International Student Edition. Soft Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. ISE with "Not for sale in the U.S." on front cover. VG+, almost like new, clean and looks barely used. Pb, xli + 1168pp + Appendices. Undergraduate chemistry textbook. Very heavy - will require substantial additional postage for overseas shipments. Very Good. GBP 34.00 [Appr.: EURO 37.75 US$ 56.47 | JP¥ 4989] Book number: 034848 Click here to order or inquire at Glynn's Books. | ||
| BUCHANAN, K.M. & PUGH, J.C. Land And People in Nigeria University Of London Press. 1955. Hard Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hb,xii + 252pp. numerous original maps annd diagrams pls b/w plates. Dustjacket chipped and worn with a few stains. Endpapers have light marks but contents generally good and clean."The Human Geograpy od Niigeria and its Envirommental Backkgrounnd". Contents coverr: Ennviroonmental settinng; Huuman pattern; Agriicultural econoomy; Forest Resources; Minning & Innduustry; Transport; Publlic & Social Services; Tee Future. Good/Poor. GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11.25 US$ 16.61 | JP¥ 1467] Book number: 033880 Click here to order or inquire at Glynn's Books. | ||
| CARRUTHERS, W. Cycloaddition Reactions in Organic Synthesis Oxford, Pergamon Press. 1990. (ISBN: 0080347126) Soft Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. viii + 373 pp. G+ - light edgewear to covers. Vol. 8 in Pergamon's Tetrahedron Organic Chemisty series. Contents : Diels-Alder reaction - general aspects; intermolecular Diels-Alder reactions; intramolecular Diels-Alder reactions; miscellaneous [4+2] cycloadditions; the ene reaction; [2+2] cycloaddition reactions. GBP 18.00 [Appr.: EURO 20 US$ 29.9 | JP¥ 2641] Book number: 032804 Click here to order or inquire at Glynn's Books. | ||
| CHAMPE, PAMELA C. & HARVEY, RICHARD A. Lippincott's Illustrated Reviews : Biochemistry 2nd Edition Philadelphia, Lippincott. 1994. (ISBN: 0397510918) Soft Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Pb reprint, xvi + 443pp. Good but with some cover creasing/corner wear. Contents clean. Summarizes and integrates essentials of medical biochemistry. 33 chapters in 7 units: Protein structure and function; Intermediary metabolism; Carbohydrate metabolism; Lipid metabolism; Nitrogen metabolism; Integration of metabolism; Storage and expression of genetic information. Includes study questions for each chapter. GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9 US$ 13.29 | JP¥ 1174] Book number: 034853 Click here to order or inquire at Glynn's Books. | ||
| COATS, JOEL R. Insecticide Mode of Action Academic Press. 1982. (ISBN: 0 12 177120 2) Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hb, 470 pgs. G+ in G dj (scuffed, small chips on corners and a bit grubby on the top edges). Some mottling to edges of pages but contents clean. Previous owner's signature front end paper. Collection of articles providing contemporary analysis of insect toxicology. Divided into three sections: Conventional Insecticides, Formamidines and Developmetal Inhibitors. Good/Good. GBP 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 US$ 24.92 | JP¥ 2201] Book number: 031455 Click here to order or inquire at Glynn's Books. | ||
| COOKE, R.GORDON A Summary of Medicine for Nurses (for Use in revision) London, Faber & Faber. 1946. Hard Cover, 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Second impression. Red cloth covers, no dj, 104 pgs. Fair - couple of marks on the back cover, spine faded and a little scuffed. Previous owner's inscription dated 1948 on front endpaper. A slim little volume first published at the end of WW2, and meant as a revision aid for nurses, outlining key medical conditions, their causes, symptoms, tests, treatments and nursing points. GBP 7.00 [Appr.: EURO 8 US$ 11.63 | JP¥ 1027] Book number: 032521 Click here to order or inquire at Glynn's Books. | ||
| COX, JAMES A. Shells Treasures from the Sea Leicester, Windward. 1979. (ISBN: 0 7112 0011 4) Hard Cover. 256 pgs, numerous colour plates. G+, clean copy in G.dj which has light tanning on inner flaps and a small chip on top corner back cover. Includes shell identification accompanied by drawings taken from Nicolaus Gaulterious's "Index Testarum Conchyliorium"; background on the organisms which inhabit shells; the history of shell usage in art, religion and commerce; how to make the most of shell collecting. Profusely illustrated. GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9 US$ 13.29 | JP¥ 1174] Book number: 032338 Click here to order or inquire at Glynn's Books. | ||
| CURTIS, L.F. & COURTNEY, F.M. & TRUDGILL, S. Soils in the British Isles London, Longman. 1976. (ISBN: 0582 48556 8) , 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pb, xii + 364pp, b/w maps + diagrams. VG, clean tight copy. Includes: introduction to concepts in soil science; the uplands and the impact of prehistoric man on early soil formation; the scarplands and clay vales and their agricultural properties; effects of glaciation and the influence of periglacial conditions on soils in Britain; examples of soils under stress and the impact of modern farm technology. Very Good. GBP 14.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.75 US$ 23.25 | JP¥ 2054] Book number: 032608 Click here to order or inquire at Glynn's Books. | ||
| DAS, BRAJA M. Principles of Geotechnical Engineering Fifth (5th) Edition Pacific Grove, Brooks/Cole. 2002. (ISBN: 053438742X) Hard Cover. Hb, laminated pictorial covers, no dj. xv + 589pp. VG+ with clean contents, looks barely used. Undergraduate textbook which offers an overview of soil properties and mechanics together wth coverage of field practices and basic engineering procedures. Each chapter includes problems for solving. Very Good. GBP 22.00 [Appr.: EURO 24.5 US$ 36.54 | JP¥ 3228] Book number: 035385 Click here to order or inquire at Glynn's Books. | ||
| DEESON, A.F.L. The Collector's Encyclopedia of Rocks & Minerals London, Peerage. (ISBN: 0907408664) Hard Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hb , 288pp, numerous colour illustrations. VG with clean contents in G+ dj which has the slightest of wear. Covers over 2,000 types of the world's rocks and minerals in a reference guide targetted at collectors and also geology students. Very Good/Good. GBP 6.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 US$ 9.97 | JP¥ 880] Book number: 035406 Click here to order or inquire at Glynn's Books. | ||
| DEWAR, M.J.S. The Electronic Theory of Organic Chemistry Oxford Univ. Press. 1950. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hb, dark blue boards, no dj. G. with light scuffing to spine.324 pgs. GBP 7.00 [Appr.: EURO 8 US$ 11.63 | JP¥ 1027] Book number: 031478 Click here to order or inquire at Glynn's Books. | ||
| DRAKE, V.A. & GATEHOUSE, A.G. (EDS) Insect Migration Tracking Resources Through Space and Time Cambridge University Press. 1995. (ISBN: 0521440009) Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hb, laminated pictorial covers, no dj, xvii + 478pp. Previous owner's name on front endpaper but otherwise an excellent copy. VG. Reviews current understanding of the ecological, behavioural, physiological and genetic bases of insect migration. In four main parts: Insect migration in relation to weather and climate (regional examples); Adaptations for migration (aerodynamics, energetics, integration in life cycle, environemental and genetic regulation, evolutionary implications); Forecasting migrant pests; Overview and synthesis. Very Good. GBP 36.00 [Appr.: EURO 40 US$ 59.8 | JP¥ 5283] Book number: 035389 Click here to order or inquire at Glynn's Books. |
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