MICROBES by MILLION Hugh Nicol 1939 1st Ed Penguin BACTERIA Microbiology BIOLOGY

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GOOD to VERY GOOD CONDITION This sale is for a vintage FIRST EDITION entitled “ Microbes by the Million ,” by Hugh Nicol , with illustrations. It was published by Penguin Books Limited, of Harmondsworth, Middlesex, is one of their wonderful “Pelican Special” editions and is the 1939 FIRST EDITION (stated). The contents include: · A Saltspoonful of Soil · What Microbes Are · The Puzzle of the Heated Haystack · Microbes Come Alive · The Microbiology of Disinfectants · Some Microbes Come Under Control · Microbes and the Home · What Microbes Do in the Soil · Bacteria and the Gardener · Fairy Rings · The Miraculous Bacillus · Microbes as Sources of Perfumes, Drugs, Dyes, and Food …and more… The book measures 7 inches x 4.5 inches and has 247 pages + illustrations. The book is in very good condition for a softback of its age, with a bright original cover, a worn/chipped matching original protective dust-jacket, a previous name/signature at the front, a little fading to the rims, with no other ink or pencil markings in the book. A neat copy of this illustrated vintage FIRST EDITION. Please Buyer to pay postage & packing For UK Postage: 2nd Class/Parcels = £1.75 (+ £1.00 for Each Additional Book); or 1st Class = £2.25 (+ £1.00 for Each Additional Book) European Union Postage: = 3.95 GB Pounds (+ 1.50 GB Pounds for read more