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Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Dust Jacket. 469 pages. 2nd printing. Ex-university library marks, light wear and discoloring to the covers; pages tanned; a good solid binding. No jacket. Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; Inventory No: 215508.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. pp.xii, 397 pages, a very good plus hardback, publisher's original dark blue cloth binding with gilt lettering to the spine, from a uk university library.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. The work of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization during its first decade, dustjacket lightly scuffed, remainder mark otherwise unmarked, 469pp, VG/--. Book.

Hardcover. First Edition. Quarto, xiv, 750 pages. In Good plus condition. Spine is a sunned blue with gilt lettering. Boards have some shelf wear, minor bumping to corners, sunning, light rubbing, and minor tears and a library identification sticker on the spine. Text block has light foxing, an ex-libris sticker on the front paste down, page 625 is partially shaken from the binding, and there is a small sticker on the top right corner of the rear paste down. Ex-Library. 1373050. Special Collections - Downstairs.…

Zustand: New.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Reprint with corrections. lix, [1], 802 pages with in text illustrations and 44 plates at the end. Footnotes. Tables. Historical Notes. Indexes. Volume II ONLY. This is an ex-library book with library markings on both the dust jacket and in the book. DJ in plastic sleeve affixed to the boards, some soiling, and has tape stains inside flyleaves. The development of technology and the inventions that have marked the progress of civilization from the earliest times are described and examined in light of social, economic, and political trends. Charles Joseph Singer (2 November 1876 - 10 June 1960) was a British historian of science, technology, and medicine. He served as medical officer in the British Army. Trained in medicine, he qualified for medical practice in 1903. He was appointed medical officer on an expedition to the border region between Abyssinia and Sudan. Forced to return to England on his father's death in 1908, he held positions at various hospitals in London until he moved to Oxford in 1914 to work with Sir William Osler. Singer accepted a commission as medical officer in the British Army in 1916, first as a pathologist and then as part of an archaeological expedition. At war's end, he returned to Oxford to lecture on the history of biology. In 1920 he was appointed to a lectureship in the history of medicine at University College of the University of London. He became president of the History of Medicine Society at the Royal Society of Medicine in London, in 1920. Among the contributors were John Waterer, Cyril Aldred, Gisela Richter, Sherwood Taylor, Martin Briggs, Herbert Maryon, Philip Grierson, and Bertrand Gille. Singer continued research into various topics and published several noteworthy books, including editing the monumental A History of Technology, which was released in five volumes between 1954 and 1958. Eric John Holmyard (11 July 1891 - 13 October 1959) was an English science teacher at Clifton College, and historian of science and technology. His scholarly work included rectification of accounts of the history of alchemy, particularly in relation with Islamic science. He translated texts from Arabic and Latin, and wrote extensively on Geber. He was responsible with D. C. Mandeville for the re-attribution of the alchemical text De Mineralibus to an origin in Avicenna. Holmyard served as the founding editor of the scientific review and history of science journal Endeavour. Per Wikipedia: Technology is the application of conceptual knowledge to achieve practical goals, especially in a reproducible way. The word technology can also mean the products resulting from such efforts, including both tangible products such as tools or machines, and intangible ones such as software. Technology plays a critical role in science, engineering, and everyday life. Technological advancements have led to significant changes in society. The earliest known technology is the stone tool, used during prehistory, followed by the control of fire-which in turn contributed to the growth of the human brain and the development of language during the Ice Age, according to the cooking hypothesis. The invention of the wheel in the Bronze Age allowed greater travel and the creation of more complex machines. More recent technological inventions, including the printing press, telephone, and the Internet, have lowered barriers to communication and ushered in the knowledge economy. While technology contributes to economic development and improves human prosperity, it can also have negative impacts such as pollution and resource depletion, and can cause social harms like technological unemployment resulting from automation. As a result, philosophical and political debates about the role and use of technology, the ethics of technology, and ways to mitigate its downsides are ongoing.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. lv, 828, [9] pages + 36 plates, Volume 1 ONLY of the 5-vol. set. Color frontis illustration. Illustrations (Contains many in text line drawings and 36 black-and-white full-page plates at the end of the volume). Maps. Figures. Tables. Chronological Tables. References. Bibliography. Index. Ex-library copy with the usual library markings. DJ, has wear, tears, chips and soiling, DJ in plastic sleeve attached to the boards. Tape stains inside flyleaves. The development of technology and the inventions that have marked the progress of civilization from the earliest times are described and examined in light of social, economic, and political trends. Charles Joseph Singer (2 November 1876 10 June 1960) was a British historian of science, technology, and medicine. He served as medical officer in the British Army. Trained in zoology and medicine, he qualified for medical practice in 1903. He was appointed medical officer on an expedition to the border region between Abyssinia and Sudan. Forced to return to England on his father's death in 1908, he held positions at various hospitals in London until he moved to Oxford in 1914 to work with Sir William Osler. Singer accepted a commission as medical officer in the British Army in 1916, first as a pathologist and then as part of an archaeological expedition. At war's end, he returned to Oxford to lecture on the history of biology. In 1920 he was appointed to a lectureship in the history of medicine at University College of the University of London. He became president of the History of Medicine Society at the Royal Society of Medicine in London, in 1920. Includes contributions from L. S. B. Leakey, Grace, Crowfoot, Herbert Maryon, Gordon Childe,Zeuner, and Neugebauer. Singer continued research into various topics and published several noteworthy books, including editing the monumental A History of Technology, which was released in five volumes between 1954 and 1958. Eric John Holmyard (11 July 1891 13 October 1959) was an English science teacher at Clifton College, and historian of science and technology. His scholarly work included rectification of accounts of the history of alchemy, particularly in relation with Islamic science. He translated texts from Arabic and Latin, and wrote extensively on Geber. He was responsible with D. C. Mandeville for the re-attribution of the alchemical text De Mineralibus to an origin in Avicenna. Holmyard served as the founding editor of the scientific review and history of science journal Endeavour. Per Wikipedia: Technology is the application of conceptual knowledge to achieve practical goals, especially in a reproducible way. The word technology can also mean the products resulting from such efforts, including both tangible products such as tools or machines, and intangible ones such as software. Technology plays a critical role in science, engineering, and everyday life. Technological advancements have led to significant changes in society. The earliest known technology is the stone tool, used during prehistory, followed by the control of firewhich in turn contributed to the growth of the human brain and the development of language during the Ice Age, according to the cooking hypothesis. The invention of the wheel in the Bronze Age allowed greater travel and the creation of more complex machines. More recent technological inventions, including the printing press, telephone, and the Internet, have lowered barriers to communication and ushered in the knowledge economy. While technology contributes to economic development and improves human prosperity, it can also have negative impacts such as pollution and resource depletion, and can cause social harms like technological unemployment resulting from automation. As a result, philosophical and political debates about the role and use of technology, the ethics of technology, and ways to mitigate its downsides are ongoing. Third Impression, with correction [stated]. …

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Good. First Edition. Features: An Old Turnpike Road of California - from Placerville to Virginia City - article with great photos; Mountain Ferns for the Home - photo-illustrated article; Student Life at Stanford University - article with wonderful photos; Upspringing Waters (poem); The Mustering of the Herds; The Federal's Own (story); The Plant of the Alden Company; A Timely rescue; How Can It Be? (poem); Beyond the Realm of Law (story); At Catalina (poem); An Angel to Caliban (story); In the Lion's Den; The Sequoya League, "To Make Better Indians" - five-page article dealing with the destitution of many reservations of the Mission Indians; The Southwest Society, Archaeological Inst. of America; The Landmarks Club; That Which is Written (reviews). [16 ads], 401-496, [32 ads] pp. Prior owner's name atop front cover otherwise unmarked with average wear. Back cover nearly loose. Binding intact. Fascinating content with many photos and beautifully illustrated vintage ads, including several for California cities.; Illustrator; Sm 4to.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Full leather cover with extensive gilt decoration shows minor wear, tear, rubbing, edgewear, discoloration. All edges gilt. Pages tanned and clean. Contemporary name of former owner dated 1843 in the prelims. 8 plates. Scarce.