Postage is extra:
ALL ABOUT FAMOUS SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITIONS, All About book #24, hb, dj,
xlib, Holden, 144 pp, vg cond, includes the Beebe-Barton Bathysphere
journey, the conquest of Mt. McKinley, the discovery of the tomb of
Tut-Ankh-men, the Burden Expedition to Komodo Island , the Canadian
Arctic Expedition of 1913-1918, Random House, $6
LOOKING AT ARCHITECTURE, Paine, xlib, hb, dj, 127 pp, 9 x 12, "An
introduction to architecture which examines some of the great
buildings of the world, from the Egyptian pyramids to modern
skyscrapers." 1974, vg cond, $12
BRIDGES, Corbett, hb, xlib, 122 pp, Discusses teh history of bridges from
ancient times to the present and describes the building of various types
of bridges, 1978, Renaissance Bridges, great stone-arch, Yankee style,
iron horses and iron bridges, Niagara, Mississippi, Brooklyn 20th Century
bridges, variety, and more, $9
THE DAM BUILDERS, Kely and Park, 9 x 9 hb, xlib, Addisonian Press, 1977,
Traces each step in the design and construction of earthfill and masonry
dams and describes the equipment and machinery used, $10
FOCUS ON WATER, A closer look at Water through Art, Science, History,
Geography, Literature, Math and Social History with interesting
observations, fascinating facts and practical projects that are fun and
easy to do. 1995, hb, Usborne style, Shooting Star Press, 9 x 11, $5
WATER, Starting Points, 9x 12, information, crafts, activities, hb, xlib,
exc cond, 32 pp, Franklin Watts, quality book, Describes the water cycle,
plants and animals that live in water, hydropower and ssociated water
customs, festivals and activities, aquariums, clouds, life in the sea,
boats, weather, and more, $10
Junior Science Book of ELECTRICITY, hb, xlib, Garrard, 61 pp, $5
THE FIRST BOOK OF SALT, Burt, Franklin Watts, library edition 1970, HB,
exc cond, 65 pp, $9
SALT, LET'S READ AND FIND OUT SCIENCE, hb, xlib, by Goldin, 1965, 33 pp,
exc cond, Crowell pub, $5
THE FIRST BOOK OF WOOL, hb, xlib, vg cond, 60 pp, 1966, includes ancient
uses, raising sheep for wool, shearing, kinds of wool,
spinning, weaving and finishing cloth, rugs, carpets, felt, vocabulary of
wool trade, and much more, $8
STEEL MILL, INDUSTRY AT WORK, Stwertka, hb, xlib, "Describes how steel is
made and turned into such finished products as sheets, pipes, and
wires. Discusses some of the research efforts being undertaken by steel
plants." 1978, 66 pp, $8
PETROLEUM, GAS, OIL AND ASPHALT, The Reason Why Series, "Discusses the
different kinds of oil, how they are founda nd recovered, their uses,
and the problems of pollution, oil conservation and oil shortage." John
Day pub, xlib, hb, dj, vg cond, 1975, 48 pp, $7
OIL AND GAS, FROM FOSSILS TO FUELS, LET ME READ BOOK, by Hershell and
Nixon, illus by Zallinger, xlib, hb, exc cond, evolution implied, $5
THE FIRST BOOK OF OIL, hb, by Shilstone,Franklin Watts, 1970 library
edition, exc cond, 90 pp, $9
THE FIRST BOOK OF COPPER, hb, by Burt, 86 pp, 1970 Franklin Watts library
edition, exc cond, $9
THE FIRST BOOK OF STONES, Cormack, hb, Franklin Watts, 95 pp, 8 x 8,
1950, rocks, collecting, how gems are formed, and all the related
information to rocks and precious stones, illustrated, $8
THE GEM HUNTER'S HANDBOOK, Discover the Earth's Mineral Treasures, sc, 64
pp, Lutz, 1990, vg cond, $6
THE ELEMENTS: IRON, 1999, Discusses the origin, discovery, special
characteristics and uses of iron, 9 x 11, hb, xlib, exc cond, Benchmark
Books, 32 pp, bright, clearly illustrated, magnetism, how iron reacts,
rust, iron in the body, periodic table and much more, $8
THE ELEMENTS: GOLD, 2000, 9 x 11, hb, xlib, exc cond, Benchmark Books,
32 pp, bright, clearly illustrated,Explores the history of the precious
metal gold and explains its chemistry, how it reacts, its uses, and its
importance in our lives, alloys and films, the art of gold, healing with
gold, measuring gold, periodic table, precious properties, and much more,
$8
DIAMONDS, Chase, hb, xlib, 90 pp, 1991, Franklin Watts, includes 3 famous
Diamonds, Diamond strikes in Africa, Diamond cutting, industrial
diamonds, synthetic diamonds, blue diamonds, the search for diamonds, and
much more, $7
CAVE LIFE, National Audubon Society Nature Program, 1960, 64 page
pamphlet, 50 cents
CAVES AND LIFE, 1978, Zim, Morrow hb, xlib, "discusses the formation and
structure of caves, the animals that dwell in them, and man's use
of caves from ancient times to today." It does have the billions of
years "theory" mentioned and "apemen" but it's quite informative on
caves and the animals that live in them. $6
THE STORY OF CAVES, Sterling, pb, 1966 , 128 pp Scholastic book with
yellowing pp, $1
THE STORY OF CAVES, HB, xlib, 1956 Doubleday, size of an All About book,
120 pp, Sterling, illus by Lubell, vg cond, $7
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