This work presents 100 stories of weird and wonderful inventions, full-blown and well-developed disasters of what seemed to be brilliant inventions that fell at the first fence, or sometimes the second, like the first steam-powered submarine, still lying on the sea bed off North Wales.
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Seller: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, U.S.A.
Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. Seller Inventory # O09A-02368
Seller: St Vincent de Paul of Lane County, Eugene, OR, U.S.A.
Condition: Acceptable. hardcover 100% of proceeds go to charity! Acceptable reading copy with obvious signs of use, wear, and/or cosmetic issues. Item is complete and remains readable despite notable condition issues. Seller Inventory # Q-07-3680
Seller: WeBuyBooks, Rossendale, LANCS, United Kingdom
Condition: Very Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # rev5249785814
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Seller: AwesomeBooks, Wallingford, United Kingdom
Condition: Very Good. This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. . Seller Inventory # 7719-9781854794840
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Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
Hardback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR002568700
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Seller: Bahamut Media, Reading, United Kingdom
Condition: Very Good. Shipped within 24 hours from our UK warehouse. Clean, undamaged book with no damage to pages and minimal wear to the cover. Spine still tight, in very good condition. Remember if you are not happy, you are covered by our 100% money back guarantee. Seller Inventory # 6545-9781854794840
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Seller: The Parnassus BookShop, Newport, WA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Type: Ex-Library London, Michael O'Mara Books. First Edition Hardcover Ex-Library Book and Dust Jacket in Good Condition. Illustrated with original drawings and with over a hundred stories of weird and wonderful bicycles, boats, flyng machines, engines, medical marvels, and domestic appliances--a tribute to the tireless inventiveness and unending hope of these ingenious inventors. Other than library stamps-no pocket or cards-this book is a very nice volume-clean, unmarked, tight and solid with pages lightly toned. 180 pages, indexed. 8" x 5.25". 1999, Michael O'Mara Books, London, England. Seller Inventory # 027647
Seller: Anybook.com, Lincoln, United Kingdom
Condition: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Dust jacket in fair condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,400grams, ISBN:9781854794840. Seller Inventory # 9478759
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Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 180 p. : ill., ports. ; 21 cm. Subjects: Inventions History. Genre: History. Language: English. 3 Kg. Seller Inventory # 370115
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
1st edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Signed by the author. Physical description; 180 p. : ill., ports. ; 21 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Subjects; Inventors History. History. Inventors. Inventions. 3 Kg. Seller Inventory # 426869