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Paperback. Since the early 1900s we can witness the unfolding story of this popular holiday line, from Newton Abbot through Paignton, the start of the preserved section, beside the sea at Goodrington, to Churston and the Brixham branch, through Greenway Tunnel, and down to the terminus beside the yacht-filled estuary. Series: Past & Present Companions. Num Pages: 96 pages, c150 b/w. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; KNGT; TBX; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 139 x 10. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Silver Link Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- 3rd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781858950471
- ISBN
- 9781858950471
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.39
€ 20.99
€ 16.39
Hardback. Num Pages: 208 pages, over 490 b/w and color photographs, over 50 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DFG; JWG; TBX; TTM; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 227 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1352. An Illustrated Study. 208 pages, Over 490 colour and black and white photographs, over 50 line drawings. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DFG; JWG; TBX; TTM; WGM. Dimension: 287 x 227 x 22. Weight: 1356.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887404245
- ISBN
- 9780887404245
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 27.85
€ 42.99
€ 27.85
Paperback. Num Pages: 64 pages, 120+ color and b/w photos. BIC Classification: JWG; JWMV; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 216 x 6. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764300677
- ISBN
- 9780764300677
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.18
€ 19.99
€ 18.18
Hardback. Roland Miller's colour photographs document the NASA, air force, and army facilities across the US that once played a crucial role in the space race. The haunting images collected here impart artistic insight while preserving an important period in history. Num Pages: 176 pages, 113 colour photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AJC; HBJK; TBX; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 292 x 340 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1652.
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826356253
- ISBN
- 9780826356253
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.03
€ 62.03
Hardback. Num Pages: 208 pages, over 400 b/w paragraphs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JWG; JWMV; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 223 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1600.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764300882
- ISBN
- 9780764300882
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.91€ 39.09
€ 53.91
€ 39.09
Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages, 8 pages of illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; PDX; TBX; TR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- Liveright
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631491910
- ISBN
- 9780631491910
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.21
€ 17.99
€ 17.21
Paperback. A history of the relationship between technology and society over the past 500 years. Spanning the preindustrial past, the age of scientific, political, and industrial revolutions, as well as the more recent eras of imperialism, modernism, and global security, it evaluates what the author calls "the question of technology". Series: Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology. Num Pages: 400 pages, 54, 54 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421401539
- ISBN
- 9781421401539
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 27.24
€ 27.99
€ 27.24
Paperback. The fight for the future of the city street between pedestrians, street railways, and promoters of the automobile between 1915 and 1930. Series: Inside Technology. Num Pages: 408 pages, 12 b&w photos, 28 b&w illus. BIC Classification: KNGR; PDR; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- SECOND PRINTING
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262516129
- ISBN
- 9780262516129
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.80
€ 45.80
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781498756303
- ISBN
- 9781498756303
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.62
€ 72.62
Hardback. Series: Columbia Studies in International and Global History. Num Pages: 384 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 2 figures, 5 graphs. BIC Classification: 3JH; TBX; TJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231174329
- ISBN
- 9780231174329
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.29
€ 79.29
Hardback. Game Changer will change the way you look at sports-and the outsized impact technoscience has on them. Num Pages: 272 pages, 12, 8 black & white halftones, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HBTB; KNSP; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. .
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421421797
- ISBN
- 9781421421797
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.11
€ 40.11
Paperback. Series: New Oxford World History. Num Pages: 200 pages, 31 black and white half tone illustrations. BIC Classification: TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 191
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195338218
- ISBN
- 9780195338218
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.26
€ 42.26
Paperback. Num Pages: 608 pages, 524 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1588.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 608
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816690435
- ISBN
- 9780816690435
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 37.89
€ 40.99
€ 37.89
Hardback. First published in 1879, this book has been identified as a lost publication and provides rare insight into the thinking of Victorian Engineers, written as a contemporary text. Num Pages: 240 pages, 40 period photographs and drawings. BIC Classification: 3JH; TBX; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 241 x 18. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473823235
- ISBN
- 9781473823235
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.71
€ 26.99
€ 19.71
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445618593
- ISBN
- 9781445618593
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.49
€ 20.99
€ 16.49
Hardcover. Num Pages: 344 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 238 x 28. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226381039
- ISBN
- 9780226381039
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.27
€ 51.27
Paperback. This unusual late-war tandem bomb was actually used by the Luftwaffe during World War II. Covered here are technical details of aircraft used, as well as operational information. Translator(s): Cox, Don. Num Pages: 48 pages, 100+ b/w images. BIC Classification: 1DFG; JWG; JWMV; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 300 x 125 x 4. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887406683
- ISBN
- 9780887406683
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.89
€ 10.89
Hardback. Num Pages: 208 pages, over 420 color and b/w photos. BIC Classification: JWG; JWMV; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 218 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1144.
- Publisher
- SCHIFFER PUBLISHING LTD
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887406614
- ISBN
- 9780887406614
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 35.26
€ 53.99
€ 35.26
Paperback. The invention of Johann Gutenberg - printing by movable type - was a discovery waiting to happen in the fifteenth century. His story is full of paradox: his ambition was to reunite all Christendom, but his invention shattered it; he aimed to make a fortune, but was cruelly denied the fruits of his life's work. This book covers his story. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8 pages colour. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLH; TBX; TDPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Bantam
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780553819663
- ISBN
- 9780553819663
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.33
€ 14.99
€ 11.33
Paperback. This biography of Thomas Edison (1847-1931) studies and evaluates his career as an inventor and explores in detail how he created inventions that shaped the 20th century, including the electric light, photography, and over 1000 other items. Num Pages: 560 pages, facsimiles, portraits. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; BG; PDX; TBX; TBY; THR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 31. Weight in Grams: 832.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 560
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471362708
- ISBN
- 9780471362708
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.66
€ 38.66
Paperback. Provides information on the origins and early development of textiles in Europe and the Near East. Using linguistic techniques, along with methods from palaeobiology and other fields, this book shows that spinning and pattern weaving began far earlier than has been supposed. It tells how it was more culturally significant to prehistoric cultures. Num Pages: 504 pages, 4 color plates, 217 b&w illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 1QDA; TBX; TDG; TDH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 185 x 34. Weight in Grams: 888.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 508
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691002248
- ISBN
- 9780691002248
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 111.81
€ 111.81
Paperback. Provides a description of the British rocketry and space programme from the 1950s to 1970s, detailing the Medium Range Ballistic Missile Blue Streak and its conversion to a satellite launcher as part of the European Launcher Development Organisation (ELDO). Num Pages: 350 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; TBX; TRP; TTDS; TTM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 246 x 170 x 21. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Publisher
- Imperial College Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 350
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848167964
- ISBN
- 9781848167964
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 49.47
€ 51.99
€ 49.47
Hardcover. Situating the politics of invention at the intersection of politics, law, and technology, Gispen (U. of Mississippi) describes how it occupied German inventors, industrial scientists, patent experts, business executives, and sometimes even the country's political leaders for the better part of a cen Series: Monographs in German History. Num Pages: 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; PDX; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 27. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571812421
- ISBN
- 9781571812421
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 165.45
€ 165.45
Paperback. Awarded the Dexter Prize by the Society for the History of Technology, this book offers a comparative history of the evolution of modern electric power systems. It described large-scale technological change and demonstrates that technology cannot be understood unless placed in a cultural context. Num Pages: 488 pages, 226, 226 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; RNF; TBX; THRD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 216 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1102.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 488
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801846144
- ISBN
- 9780801846144
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.69
€ 64.69