About this title: This survey describes the essential part played in our lives at home and in industry and civilization, by metals as common as iron and as rare as praseodymium. The distribution of metals is discussed, with an analysis of the Earth's crust and descriptions of the mining and smelting of metallic ores and of the blending of metals to form alloys. ...
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Description: Good. No Jacket as Issued. Light wear to the edges. Previous owners name and date on the front page. Mild page toning. Otherwise a clean, tight copy with an uncreased spine. read more
Binding: Trade pb
Publisher: Hunt, Bernard & Co. Inc ( Penguin Books ), Harmondsworth Middlesex England
Date Published: 1951
Description: Good in Good dust jacket. Old vintage softcover, some age wear on cover, p/o name inside. Rest of text good, aged in color, clean & tightly bound. Unknown printing. Illustrated by. 237 p. ; index; " A Pelican Book " Includes index. read more
Binding: UNKNOWN BINDING
Publisher: Penguin
Date Published: 1945
Description: Good. Paperback, 1945, small nick to top of spine otherwise firm condition. Your book will be securely packed and promptly dispatched from our UK warehouse. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin
Date Published: 1968
Description: Good. Book cover-The cover of this book is creased or has markings in accordance with the book's age. Page colour-Slightly discoloured in accordance with book age. **SHIPPED FROM UK** We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service. All orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible! Buy with confidence! read more
Description: Acceptable. Ships from the UK. Former Library book. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Your purchase also supports literacy charities. read more
Description: Good. Ships from the UK. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Your purchase also supports literacy charities. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin
Date Published: 1956
Description: Very Good. Light edge wear, spine sunned top corners of pages 65-75 lightly creased, Pages beginning to yellow. Illustrated with mono photographs and drawings. read more
Description: Francis Coudrill. Fair. No dust jacket as issued. 192pages, with illustrations and 6 b/w plates. General wear throughout. Some folding and creasing in first half of text, cover slightly faded and creased. Pretty good condition considering age. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin UK
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780140148893ISBN:0140148892
Description: Good. **SHIPPED FROM UK** We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service. All orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible! Buy with confidence! read more
Description: Good. Ships from the UK. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Your purchase also supports literacy charities. read more
Description: Acceptable. Ships from the UK. Former Library book. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Your purchase also supports literacy charities. read more
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Books
Date Published: 1958
Description: Very Good. Size: 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall; Clean, square, tight soft cover book showing light exterior wear. How metals are obtained and worked and the part they play in modern life, illustrated by sixteen pages of photographs and many drawings. read more
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