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Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd, (1956). First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. 313pp.octavo A very good copy in maroon cloth without dj. Name on the front fly leaf

Oliver and Boyd, London, 1956 Oliver and Boyd, London 1956 First edition original red boards with gold lettering to spine.313 pages with b/w portrait frontis, small tears to jacket and light tanning to eps and extreme page edges Otherwise covers and inside in VERY GOOD CLEAN TIGHT READING ORDER. Full refund if not satisfied. 24 hour dispatch. If not pictured in this listing, a scan of the actual book is available on request.

UK: Oliver & Boyd, 1956. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. h/b 313 pages, rough-cut pages, condition is Very Good. Lectures and Addresses delivered by Sir James Colquhoun Irvine. FOR fifty-seven years Sir James Colquhoun Irvine was connected with the University of St Andrews as student, lecturer, professor of chemistry, and principal. During the 1914-18 War, Irvine's chemistry laboratories there became a kind of research factory, and a contribution to the war-effort was made out of all proportion to their size. As an academic ambassador, Irvine travelled extensively in Europe, India, the West Indies, the United States, and Canada. He was closely connected with the Pilgrim Trust, the Commonwealth Fund, the Carnegie Trust, and many other bodies. His main activities were all of historic importance. The addresses in this volume are the verbal expression of his hopes, his experiences, his points-of-view, and his conclusions concerning those widespread activities. His love for St… Read More