The Restless Earth: A Report on the New Geology.
New York: Viking, 1972. Profusely illustrated with photos., some in color. Small 4to, decorative blue cloth, d.w. New York: Viking, (1972). Second Printing. Very good (+). More
New York: Viking, 1972. Profusely illustrated with photos., some in color. Small 4to, decorative blue cloth, d.w. New York: Viking, (1972). Second Printing. Very good (+). More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1961. Extensively illustrated. 448pp., 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w.; dust wrapper price clipped, worn. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1961. A very good copy in a very good (-) dust wrapper. More
London: George Allen and Unwin, 1951. 8vo, black cloth, d.w., spine ends of cloth lightly worn. London: George Allen and Unwin, (1951). History of the development of the atom, radar, penicillin, and vitamins. More
New York: American Telephone and Telegraph, 1937. Frontis., filled with graphs, diagrams, equations, and table, many folding. xii + 548 pages, tall, thick 8vo, red cloth. New York: American Telephone and Telegraph Company, 1937. A very good(+) copy. More
New York: Holt, 1947. Illustrated. 297pp., 8vo, green cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Henry Holt and Co., (1947). First Edition. Very good copy in a shelf worn dust wrapper; pencil erasure on flyleaf. Campbell, an important science fiction editor, wrote about the coming discovery of atomic power in 1938. This is a book about atomic physics written for the layman. More
New York: Holt, 1947. Illustrated. 297pp., 8vo, green cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Henry Holt and Co., (1947). First Edition. Fine copy in a very good, un-clipped dust wrapper with slight edge-wear. Campbell, an important science fiction editor, wrote about the coming discovery of atomic power in 1938. This is a book about atomic physics written for the layman. More
Utrecht: Wild & Altheer, 1792. Small 4to bound with 2 titles by Camper. FIRST: Discours prononces par feu Mr. Pierre Camper, en l'academie de dessein d'Amsterdam, sur le moyen de representer d'une maniere sure les diverses passions qui se manifestent sur le visage; sur l'etonnante conformite qui existe entre les quadrupedes, les oiseaux, les poissons et l'homme; et en fin sur le beau physique. Publies par son fils Adrien Gilles Camper, traduits du Hollandois par Denis Bernard Quatremere d'Isjonval. (iv)..... More
Tours: Alfred Mame, 1867. 9 full page plates, and 22 other illustrations, 317pp. 8vo, 1/4 brown morocco, ornate spine, a.e.g.; Tours: Alfred Mame, 1867. Very good. History of scientific achievements in the 16th and early 17th century. More
New York: Harper & Row, 1978. 514 pages. Thick 8vo, red cloth, d.w. (lightly toned and edgeworn). New York: Harper & Row, (1978). First edition. A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1982. Illustrated in black & white. 436pp. 8vo, red cloth, slightly edge-worn d.w. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, (1982). A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. With text by Theodore Caplow, Howard M. Bahr, Bruce A. Chadwick, Reuben Hill, and Margaret Holmes Williamson. More
Basilae: Sebastianum Henricpetri, 1611. Illustrated with a medallion portrait and numerous woodcut diagrams in the text; printer's device on title and verso of final leaf; initials throughout. [80], 1148, [4] pages. Very thick 8vo, old vellum (well-rubbed but sound; spine darkened; 3 blank preliminary pages are replete with contemporary ink notations in Latin, otherwise internally clean). Basilae: Per Sebastianum Henricpetri, 1611. A very nice copy of this uncommon scientific work, with small ownership signature of art historian Meyer Schapiro. According..... More
Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1989. Illustrated. x + 333 pages, 8vo, red cloth, d.w. Manchester: Manchester University Press, (1989). Top edge and inside dust wrapper are a bit foxed, else a near fine copy. More
New York: Carl Zeiss, 1927. Interesting illustratations. 109 pages, thin 8vo, blue cloth, a bit edgeworn. New York: Carl Zeiss, 1927. A very good copy. More
Cold Spring: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, 2001. Black & white illustrations. xiv, 451 pages. 8vo, blue leatherette with gilt lettering at spine, d.w. Cold Spring: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, (2001). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1978. Illustrated. xii + 212 pages, thin 8vo, brown cloth, d.w.; gift inscription front free endpaper, foxing to top edge, dust wrapper price clipped. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, (1978). First edition. A very good copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
New York: Dutton, 2012. Drawings and color photographic illustrations. 341 pages. 8vo, orange boards, d.w. (edgeworn, remnants of sticker at spine). New York: Dutton/Penguin Group, (2012). First edition. Pages toned and dust-soiled at outer edges. A very good copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
London: Sidgwick and Jackson, 1960. x + 206pp., 12mo, cloth, d.w.; light chipping at spine ends, small tear lower front. London: Sidgwick and Jackson, 1960. A near fine copy in a very good (-) dust jacket. More
New York: Hawthorn, 1966. The gigantic forces that have shaped our past and can determine our future. Illustrated. 160pp., slim 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York: Hawthorn, (1966). Very good. More
New York: Norton, 1972. Illustrated in black and white. 479 pages. Tall 8vo, red cloth. New York: Norton, (1972). A very good copy-- slightly skewed and top edge spotty, lacking the dust wrapper. More
New York: Harper, 1962. 182pp., 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York: Harper & Brothers, (1962). Very good. More
Paris: Hermann & Cie, 1937. 61 pages with text in French. Tall slim 8vo, original printed wrappers. Paris: Hermann & Cie, 1937. Neat ownership signature, else a very good(+) copy. More
New York: William Morrow and Co., 1989. 565pp. 8vo, cloth-backed boards, dust wrapper. New York: William Morrow and Co., (1989). First Edition. More
Edinburgh: 1854. 3 pages (front and back) each measuring 7.25 x 4.5 inches, Edinburgh, October 6, 1854 -- a chatty letter to a colleague, in small part: "...Mr. Watson has presented himself and your letter, and I am in no doubt of adding him as an acceptable addition to our corps of literary priests in Edinburgh, since he has appeared at your Tuesday evening meetings. I shall introduce him to one or two friends." Faint staining, but still in very..... More
London: Wiedenfeld and Nicolson, 1973. Frontispiece in color, profusely illustrated in b/w and some color, 231pp. 8vo, maroon cloth, d.w. (top corner of front cover bumped, top spine end slightly bumped on d.w.) London: Wiedenfeld and Nicolson, (1973). A very good(+) copy. From the Great Lives series edited by Elizabeth Longford. More
New York: Basic Books, 2006. Illus. 421pp. 8vo, two-toned boards, d.w., some bottom margins lightly dampstained New York: Basic Books, (2006). More
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