Science & Technology from Capricorn Books

Somerdale, New Jersey: The Discovery Collection, 1995. 80 pp, oblong (9" H x 11 3/4" D). Profusely illustrated with b&w and colour photographs, reproductions. "As well as providing more than three hundred illustrations of bobbins and much more besides, this book will explain how and why bobbins were invented as well as some of the machines and mills in… Ler mais sobre este item

London: Thames & Hudson, 2015. 240 pp, 9 1/2" H. B&w photographs, maps, charts, reproductions. "New discoveries in genetics have overturned the dogma of decades about the Celts. Today Celtic languages cling to precarious life on the northwestern fringes of Europe. Delve into the pre-Roman past and we find Celtic spoken across the contintent. The heritage of the Celts… Ler mais sobre este item

Santa Ana, California: G. Robert Lawrence, Santa Ana Gunroom, 1960. 184 pp + Errata and Addenda page, 9 1/4" H. B&w photographs. "More than 425 cartridges are photographed full scale and individually studied. Over 75 different rimfire calibres are identified, with bullet weights and powder charges where known. 36 manufacturers of rimfire cartridges in the United States are named… Ler mais sobre este item

Ottawa, Ontario: Museum Restoration Service, 1965. XII, xl, 214 pp + [2] pp publisher's book list, 10 1/4" H, brown imitation leather, red title block with gilt lettering, gilt banding to spine. A limited edition of 850 copies, this copy without number but noted as being "for review" - with the signature of D.B. (Donald Blake) Webster on front free… Ler mais sobre este item

(United Kingdom): Bob Hadaway, 1975. 233 pp, 8 1/2" H, dark blue cloth with gilt lettering on front board, title label taped to spine by previous owner. No date, but c1975. Profusely illustrated with b&w drawings, technical diagrams. "(A) wealth of information on (Bolt-action military rifles) of fifteen nations of which little has been collectively written in recent times. Each… Ler mais sobre este item

Iola, WI: Krause, 1995. 193 pp, 11 1/4" H. B&w and color photographs. "The most extensive pictorial history of Remington firearms ever produced, from the early 1800s to the early 1930s. Includes nearly 400 firearms, many never before available in print to the collector, including revolvers, pistols, derringers and rifles. Each model is thoroughly detailed, including identifying features, modification… Ler mais sobre este item

Delphos, Ohio: Avil Onze, 1997. 181 pp, 10 3/4" H. Signed "Charles E. Carder" at top of title page. B&w illustrations. "The objective of this book is to show and describe the many different names found on side by side breech loading shotguns. It is not the conclusive word in their history, quality, desirability or value, however, the information… Ler mais sobre este item

Lincoln, Rhode Island: Andrew Mowbray, 1986. 263 pp, 12 1/4" H. Profusely illustrated with b&w drawings. "Each of the shoulder arms has been rendered in one-eighth scale, while the handguns, locks and lockplates are drawn to half their actual size - all in the clear, precise manner which has become Mr. Reilly's hallmark over the years. Among the most… Ler mais sobre este item

Alexandria Bay / Bloomfield: Museum Restoration Service, 1993. 142 pp, 11 1/4" H. B&w photographs, drawings. "This book is essentially a catalog; a project of compilation and synthesis. It is an attempt to draw together, from where ever, basic and core information into a cohesive identification guidebook. Suh a book cannot be a detailed 'last word' on any of… Ler mais sobre este item

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Stackpole, 1958. 192 pp, 9" H. B&w reproductions, technical drawings. Chapter headings: A Description of the Suicide Special Category, and an Appraisal of the Variations Encountered; Methods of Determining the Makers, and a Short History of the Established Manufacturers; Reminiscences, Distribution, Sales, and the Effect of the Trade Names; A Catalog, with Descriptions, of Individual Suicide Specials,… Ler mais sobre este item

Santa Ana, California: Armslore Press, 2002. 312 pp, 11 1/4" H. B&w photographs, technical drawings, reproductions, marks. Chapter headings: Casimir Lefaucheux: Father of the Pinfire System; Eugene Lefaucheux: Heir to the Pinfire System; Pinfire Arms and the European Military; Pinefire Arms and the American Civil War; Pinfire Arms in the Commercial Market: Shotguns and Rifles; Pinfire Arms in the… Ler mais sobre este item

Lincoln, Rhode Island: Andrew Mowbray, 1989. 288 pp, 9 1/4" H. B&w photographs, technical drawings, reproductions. "Although the idea of a barrel-less revolver where the cylinder is elongated so the front of each chamber acts as a barrel is not unique, or even rare, its patented knuckle guard which could be used as 'brass knuckles' against an assailant was… Ler mais sobre este item

Lincoln, R.I.: Andrew Mowbray, 2004. 478 pp, 11 1/4" H. Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs, technical drawings. "This is the story of revolvers that made Smith & Wesson's reputation on the frontier, the battlefield and the shooting range - and no detail is left out. In this indispensable guide you will find: The exciting history of these intriguing revolvers;… Ler mais sobre este item

New York: Pegasus Books, 2017. 306 pp, 9 1/4" H. B&w and colour illustrations. "James Parkinson (1755-1824) defined (the ailment now named for him) so precisely that we still diagnose Parkinson's disease today by recognizing the symptoms he identified. With insight and clarity, Cherry Lewis reveals the story of this remarkable man's contributions to the Age of Englightenment by… Ler mais sobre este item

Toronto: Collins / White Circle Pocket Edition, 1949. 320 pp, 7" H, mass market paperback. B&w drawings, photographs. "The story of a brilliant human achievement related by an accomplished storyteller. It is rich in the romance of farm life in the last century (1800s), the early days of the industrial era, and the beginnings of a new country. It… Ler mais sobre este item

Canada: Massey-Harris Company, 1947. 60 pp, 9" H, stapled in wraps. Colour illustrations by A.J. Casson, b&w photographs, sepiatone drawings. "Commemorating the One-Hundredth Anniversary of the founding of Massey-Harris Company. An historical review of invention and achievement of progress and development and their contribution to agriculture from 1847 to the present day." Section headings: Foreword; The Formative Years; Mechanized… Ler mais sobre este item

Montreal: Canadair, 1953. Three stiff card folders (stapled), 11" H, with white paper labels glued on front covers and "Canadair Limited - Montreal" printed on lower section. Reproductions of news articles about Canadair, printed on one side of page only. No. 2 has six pages and contains articles from MacLean's Magazine, Toronto Star Weekly and Toronto Globe & Mail. … Ler mais sobre este item

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 2007. 328 pp, 9 1/4" H. B&w illustrations. "In 1799, one hundred years before the Wright Brothers' historic flights at Kitty Hawk, Sir George Cayley had engraved, on a silver disc about the size of a British shilling, both the design for an airplane and the earliest recorded description of the forces by which a… Ler mais sobre este item

Erin, Ontario: Boston Mills, 1990. 160 pp, 11 1/4" H. B&w photographs, technical drawings, plans. Chapter headings: Square House, Roundhouse; The Engine House in the Early Years of Canadian Railroading, 1850s to 1870s; The Canadian Roundhouse in the Heyday of Steam c.1875 to 1900; The Roundhouse in the Early 20th Century 1900-1920; The Roundhouse in the Era of Big… Ler mais sobre este item

Boulder, Colorado: Shambhala, 1992. 338 pp, 8 1/2" H. "Twelve essays by the distinguished analyst Marie-Louise von Franz - five of them appearing in English for the first time - discuss synchronicity, number and time, and contemporary areas of rapprochement between the natural sciences and analytical psychology with regard to the relationship between mind and matter. This last question… Ler mais sobre este item