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Fire (Scientific American Library series, No. 14)

Author(s):

Lyons, John

Illustrator(s):

Binding:

Hardcover

Volume Condition:

Very Good

Dust Jacket:

Yes

Dust Jacket Condition:

Very Good

Dust Jacket Protection:

N/A

Edition:

1st Edition

Impression:

1st Impression

Signature:

None

Language:

English

Publisher Name:

Scientific American Books

Publication Year:

1985

Publication Place:

New York, NY, USA

ISBN:

9780716750109

Book ID:

045537

Catalogue(s):

Culture and Society ◇ Science – General

£19.20

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First edition, first printing. [vi, 170, [2]pp, profusely illustrated, with many in colour. Red cloth-covered boards, gilt lettering on the spine. Grey endpapers. 8vo. Cloth very slightly rubbed at spine ends else neat, clean, bright and tight throughout. Glossy, illustrated dust wrapper, a little toned and faded in margins, with several small, scattered indentations.

John Lyons examines fire in both its friendly and fearful forms, from the mythology of ancient civilisations to the scientific advances of the 20th century, making for a full history of humankind’s relationship with fire over time and of the nature of the flaming phenomena.

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