Big Molecules, Based on the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures (1955)

First edition, first impression.  180pp. with some charts and diagrams etc in text.  Sky blue cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering on the spine.  12mo.  Cloth gently pushed at spine ends.  Previous owner's name inked on front free endpaper neatly else internally neat, clean, bright and tight.  Dust wrapper a little rubbed at corners and spine ends, slightly toned in margins, with some visible shelf wear on verso. Sir Harry Melville, chemist and academic, describes the nature of natural and manmade molecules and shows how knowledge of their scientific structure enabled scientists to design and make molecules for specific purposes; aimed at the interested lay reader.