Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1872. Revised Edition. Ten large octavo volumes. Frontispiece, maps, plates, and numerous small illustrations throughout each volume, including "Annual Revolution of the Earth Round the Sun" to volume three. Three-quarter contemporary sheep over marbled boards; gilt lettering to spine; five raised bands. Marbled endpapers and..... More
![Recreations of a Physician [with ALS to Samuel Courtauld and two original Horace translations]...](/pictures/thumb/001029.jpg?v=1591963123)
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1914. First Edition. Signed handwritten letter tipped in at contents page by the author to industrialist and art collector Samuel Courtauld, with one handwritten and one printed translation of Horace tipped in at pages 159 and 162, respectively. Octavo; vii, 328 pages. Rebound by..... More
Cambridge, MA: The M.I.T. Press , 1966. First Edition. Two Octavo Volumes. 421 p.; 452 p. Black and white charts and graphs throughout. Unclipped dust jackets with original $7.50 price present on both. Brown boards stamped in gilt. Dust jackets are lightly worn and creased along edges with general..... More
![Remarks on the Influence of Mental Cultivation and Mental Excitement Upon Health [Inscribed]....](/pictures/thumb/7018.jpg?v=1597775332)
Philadelphia: Lea & Blanchard, 1845. Third Edition. Small octavo (17.5cm.); publisher's brown gilt-lettered cloth; xxviii,[37]-204pp. A hint of shelf wear, some rather heavy foxing to textblock, else Very Good or better. Inscribed by the author on front free endpaper. One of the first popular works of social psychology, by..... More
DeKalb: Northern Illinois University Press, 2012. First Edition. Octavo; viii, 315 pp. Photo portrait dust jacket over red cloth with gilt lettering to spine. As new with no significant signs of shelfwear. Binding is sound and pages unmarked. More
New York: Academic Press, 1960. First Edition. Octavo; 522pp. Printed dust jacket over burgundy cloth-covered boards with black title bar and gilt lettering to spine. Jacket shows a few clean half-inch tears at folds, with a few more shallow tears along edges and toning to spine. Boards are sturdy with..... More
Paris: International Academy of Astronautics, 2015. First Edition. Octavo; xvi, 392 pp. Color and black and white illustrations, charts, and tables throughout. Illustrated boards. Covers sturdy and square with a faint run to laminate on front. Bookplate compliments of the Heinlein Prize Trust with printed Dula signature on front free..... More
![Entretiens Populaires [2e Série]. Association Polytechnique, Évariste Thévenin, ed](/pictures/thumb/7115.jpg?v=1598288714)
Paris: Librairie de L. Hachette et Cie., 1867. 2e Édition. Small octavo (17.75cm.); contemporary red cloth-backed marbled boards, gilt-lettered spine; [4],vii,[1],262pp. General shelf wear, spines a bit toned, else Very Good and sound. Forms part of a series of popular science pieces published annually. Includes a contribution by the French..... More
![Entretiens Populaires [3e Série]. Association Polytechnique, Évariste Thévenin, ed](/pictures/thumb/7114.jpg?v=1598288579)
Paris: Librairie de L. Hachette et Cie., 1867. 2e Édition. Small octavo (17.75cm.); contemporary red cloth-backed marbled boards, gilt-lettered spine; [4],v,[1],253pp. General shelf wear, spines a bit toned, else Very Good and sound. Forms part of a series of popular science pieces published annually. Includes essays on the Suez Canal..... More
![Entretiens Populaires [4e Série]. Association Polytechnique, Évariste Thévenin, ed](/pictures/thumb/7112.jpg?v=1598288334)
Paris: Librairie de L. Hachette et Cie., 1864. Small octavo (17.75cm.); contemporary red cloth-backed marbled boards, gilt-lettered spine; [4],410pp. General shelf wear, spine a bit toned, light soil to preliminaries, else Very Good and sound. Forms part of a series of popular science pieces published annually. Includes hygienist Apollinaire Bouchardat's..... More
![Entretiens Populaires [6e Série]. Association Polytechnique, Évariste Thévenin, ed](/pictures/thumb/7113.jpg?v=1598288462)
Paris: Librairie de L. Hachette et Cie., 1866. Two volumes; small octavo (17.75cm.); contemporary red cloth-backed marbled boards, gilt-lettered spine; [4],237; [2],238pp. General shelf wear, spines a bit toned, else Very Good and sound. Forms part of a series of popular science pieces published annually. More
Berlin: Springer-Verlag, 1986. English-language text. Octavo. 496 pages. Black and white illustrations throughout. Red boards stamped in white and black. Erratum slip laid in at back. Boards lightly rubbed at corners and spine edges. Binding is sound. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. Some foxing to interior, but..... More
Boca Raton: CRC Press, 1997. First Edition. Octavo; 514pp, including index. Blue pictorial cover. Boards tight and square. Endpapers and pages clean and unmarked. Previous owner's embossed professional seal on bottom of half title page. Standard, authoritative textbook, still in wide use, in as-new condition. More
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Boston: Artech House Publishers, 2004. Octavo; xvii, 532 pp +1 ads. Illustrated glossy boards. Covers show a tiny tear at head of spine, else are sturdy and solid. Binding is sound and pages unmarked. More
Boston: Artech House Publishers, 2000. First Edition with full numberline. Octavo; xv, 370 pp +1 ads. Charts and diagrams throughout. Illustrated boards. Covers sturdy with a few faint scratches to surface, nudging to spine ends, and a light roll to spine. Binding is sound and pages unmarked. Publisher's news release..... More
Original inscribed autograph signature "Bucky Fuller" on card mount (20.5x29.5cm.,) to which is affixed a half tone photographic plate printed offset featuring Fuller in 1928 beside a model of his first invention, the Dymaxion House. Date of signature based on the quality of Fuller's hand, the shakiness of the script..... More
[London: Burroughs Wellcome & Co., ca. 1920s]. 12mo (17cm.); publisher's stitched pictorial wrappers printed in red; 24pp.; text printed in red and black. A hint of shelf wear, previous owner's signature to upper cover and underlining to first page, else Very Good and sound. Promotional pamphlet issued by the..... More
Washington, D.C.: National Geographic, 2013. First Edition. Signed by Aldrin without inscription on full title. Octavo; xiii, 258 pp. Illustrated dust jacket; book in black cloth with red lettering to spine. Jacket is clean and crisp with very light rubbing at corners. Boards are sturdy and square. Binding is sound..... More
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New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005. Fourth Printing by numberline. Signed by both Aldrin and Minor without inscription on full title. Quarto (11.25" x 8.75"); unpaginated. Color illustrations by Minor throughout. Illustrated dust jacket over glossy matching illustrated boards. Jacket is clean and crisp with no chips, tears, or..... More
First Edition. Hardcover. New York: John Wiley and Sons, 1888. First Edition with no additional printings listed. Octavo (9.25" x 6.25"); 25p +35p tables and 2p tipped-in catalog at front. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering. Covers bumped at spine ends with some general smudging and soiling to face. Cracks..... More
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1876. Second U.S. Edition, complete in one volume. Octavo; 688 pages plus 4 p. advertisements. Black and white illustrations. Maroon cloth stamped in black and gilt. Spine ends and corners worn with some exposure and fraying. Front board a bit shaky but..... More
Hardcover. New York: A.S. Barnes and Co., 1849. Revised Edition. Octavo; 188p, + 71p Table of Logarithms and 100p Traverse Table.Charts and illustrations throughout with six fold-out plates at back. Rebacked in matching brown leather and black title card, with leather retained on boards. Covers scuffed along edges with light..... More
Edgewood Arsenal, MD: Chemical Warfare Center, August 1942. Octavo. 269 pages + index. Printed yellow card wrappers. Charts and graphs and black and white photographs. Worn and creased with some spotting along edges. More heavily worn at spine with spine ends chipped. Pencil annotations to front and spine. Binding..... More
Scranton, PA: Intext Educational Publishers, 1971. First Edition. Octavo. 246 pages. Black and white illustrations. No dust jacket. Green boards stamped in black and red. Light shelfwear to edges. Binding is sound. Ownership inscription to front pastedown. Interior otherwise clean and unmarked. More
First Edition. Hardcover. Princeton: D. Van Nostrand Company, 1958. First Edition with no additional printings listed. Printed red dustjacket with original $8.75 price; book in gray cloth with black title card to spine. Jacket shows a couple small tears along edges with sunning to spine and some toning/foxing to back..... More