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

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

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: 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

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

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

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

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

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: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1888. Third Edition, Revised. Octavo (20cm.); publisher's green cloth, gilt-lettered spine; viii,[2],307,[1],[2](ads)pp. Light shelf wear and a few surface scratches, corners rather bumped, else Very Good, internally clean and sound. Treatise on natural theology by the American engineer, best known for his work..... 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

New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. First Edition. Octavo; xiv + 309pp, including appended tables and index. Blue pictorial dust jacket over blue boards. Pristine, unclipped dust jacket. Binding as new; boards tight and square. Endpapers and pages clean and unmarked. Previous owner's embossed professional seal on bottom..... More

New York: Ecco, 2003. Large Octavo. 440 pages. Second Printing by numberline. SIGNED by the author to previous owner with alien doodle and inscription: "Do Not Judge Us Too Harshly - We Are A Strange Species But We Are Trying To Communicate!" Original dustjacket with $25.95 price; book in dark..... More