Boyd Orr J (5 results)

Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,300grams, ISBN:

Condition: Good. 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 good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,300grams, ISBN:

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first impression. 132, [4]pp. Purple cloth-covered boards with silver lettering on the spine. 12mo. Cloth a little faded, gently rounded at corners and spine ends. A little toning on endpapers, with small bookseller's ticket else internally neat, clean, bright and tight. A seminal work from Nobel Prize winning doctor and biologist Sir John Boyd Orr and others which explores the role and implications of science and scientific research on social, ethical and economic considerations. The volume also explores the role of Government in exploiting scientific advances for the good of society. A strong advocate for improving public health and nutrition, Boyd's essay on Nutritional Science and State Planning is the core of this work.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 12 books 1939, 40, 41, 42, and 1944 are hard backs 128 to 324 pp red cloth with gilt titles to spine, remainder at red paperbacks with black titles120 to 176 pp all have bw photos. All are in good condition, cloth faded, paper covers rubbed and creased, general wear and signs of age, pages clean and firmly held . Set over 3.5 Kg will need extra postage outside UK.

paperback. Condition: Good. Hardback. With fixed dust jacket.