Channel Underground; A New Survey of the Channel Tunnel Question.
illus. 8vo, cloth. London: Pall Mall, (1961). vg. More
SCIENCE
The History of Astronomy.
London: Abelard-Schuman, 1952. Translated by Betty Burr Abetti. 41 Illustrations. 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. London: Abelard-Schuman, (1952). Very good. More
Brasil 500 Passaros
Brasilia: Eletronorte. Filled with color drawings of 500 Brazilian birds. 251pp., folio, pictorial boards; covers slightly bowed, lacks accompanying CD. Brasilia: Eletronorte, no date, circa 2000. A very good copy, internally clean. More
Scientific Paradoxes and Problems and their Solutions.
London: 1925. Small 8vo, blue cloth. London, 1925. Very good. More
Science in the Changing World.
London: Allen & Unwin, 1933. 286pp., 12mo, green cloth. London: George Allen & Unwin, (1933). Very good. More
A History of Metals. VOLUME TWO ONLY
New York: Interscience, 1960. xvii + continued pagination from volume One, 305-647pp., tall 8vo, cloth; ex lib., library card pocket, and library stamps. New York: Interscience Publishers, 1960. A very good copy. VOLUME TWO ONLY. More
Who Invented the Telephone?
London: Blackie and Son, 1939. x + 196 pages, 12mo, green cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper worn. London: Blackie and Son Limited, (1939). A very good(+) copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
Wild Things, Wild Places: Adventurous Tales of Wildlife and Conservation on Planet Earth
New York: Knopf, 2016. Illustrated in color and in black and white. xv, 330 pages. 8vo, light grey boards, d.w. (scuffed). New York: ALfred A. Knopf, 2016. First Edition. Inscribed at title page by the author. Near fine in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
Les Phenomenes dits de Materialisation: Etude Experimentale
Paris: Librairie Felix Alcan, 1921. Illustrated profusely in black and white. xx, 311 pages. Tall 8vo, half dark green leather and marbled boards with gold spine lettering. Paris: Librairie Felix Alcan, 1921. Second edition. Corners bumped, lightly edgeworn and foxed, spine a bit sunned. Internally clean and tight. Text in French. A very good copy. More
The Cyclones of the Far East. Special Report of the Director of the Philippine Weather Bureau.
Manila: Bureau of Public Printing, 1904. Illustrated throughout with photos, maps, plates and tables. 286 pages. 4to (disbound but covers present). Manila: Bureau of Public Printing/Department of the Interior Weather Bureau, 1904. Second (revised) edition. Ownership signature of Thorwald Lindberg on several pages, otherwise rather clean, although binding broken. An uncommon book. More
Human Nature: Darwin's View.
New York: Columbia University Press, 1985. 241pp. 8vo, cloth, dust wrapper. New York: Columbia University Press, (1985). Very good. More
The Tyranny of Time.
New York: Philosophical Library, 1947. 275pp., 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York: Philosophical Library, (1947). Very good. An introduction to atomic energy. More
Gold! The romantic history of the yellow metal that since caveman days has incited murder and war, inspired poets and artists, lured explorers and adventurers, and borne the commerce of the world.
New York: Thomas Crowell, 1964. Some black-and-white illustrations. 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York: Thomas Y. Cromwell, (1964). Very good. More
Celebration a Lyon du centenaire de la mort d'Andre-Marie Ampere 1836-1936.
Lyon: Chalumeau, 1936. Compte rendu des Journees 5,6,7 et 8 Mars 1936. Numerous plates and text illustrations. 2 vols, 4to, original printed wrappers; upper hinge of vol. I worn.(Lyon: Chalumeau, 1936). Very good. Among the papers presented at this conference in honor of the great French physicist who formulated the mathematical basis of electro-dynamics were contributions by Jean-Baptiste Perrin, Auguste Lumiere, Maurice Broglie, and Frederic and Irene Joliot-Curie. More
Modern Road Building and Maintenance: Principles and Practice
Chicago: Hercules Powder Co., 1915. Black & white illustrations throughout. 146 pages, tall slim 8vo, original gray pictorial wrappers, paper label for title on spine. (Chicago): Hercules Powder Co., circa 1915. Very Good. Large chapter on explosives. More
The Collectors of Lost Souls: Turning Kuru Scientists Into Whitemen
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008. Illustrated with a handful of b/w photos. 318 pages. 8vo, black cloth, d.w. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, (2008). A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
The Structure of the Atom.
London: Bell, 1923. Illustrations and graphs. 8vo, original blue cloth only lightly rubbed. London: Bell and Sons, 1923. First Edition. Very good (+). Andrade's reputation as a major physicist was established by his work on atomic structure. This is among his most important contributions. More
Queries Respecting The Human Race, to be Addresses to Travellers and Others.
London: Taylor, 1841. Drawn Up by a Committee of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, Appointed in 1839. 14 pages, scattered foxing, bound in 1/4 tan calf, green spine label, marbled boards. London: Richard and John Taylor, 1841. Scarce. Very Good (+). More
Sea Mosses
8vo in 3/4 dark brown leather, spine rubbed with laid title on front cover. 40pp with 35 actual specimens carefully preserved on white cards tipped in to each page. p18 has small tape repair otherwise in very good condition. London circa 1890. Exquisite 19th century scrapbook of artfully arranged seaweed specimens. Seaweed collecting was, a sub category of scrapbooking, and a popular activity for women during the Victorian era. It was considered a wholesome way for women to engage with..... More
Sir Isaac Newton.
London: Abelard-Schuman, 1960. Illustrated. 224pp., thin 8vo, pale green cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper price clipped, chipped. London: Abelard-Schuman, (1960). A very good copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
The Manufacture of Photogenic or Hydro- carbon Oils.
New York: Appleton, 1866. From Coal and other Bituminous Substances capable of Supplying Burning Fluids. 8vo, original blind stamped cloth, expertly recased; rubbed. New York Appleton, 1866. Very good. According to the author's preface, this is "the first published [1859] monograph on the art of distilling oils from minerals containing Bitumen." More
Body Toxic: An Environmental Memoir
Washington: Counterpoint, 2001. 242 pages, 12mo, cloth-backed boards, d.w.; dust wrapper soiled, remainder mark bottom edge. Washington, D.C.: Counterpoint, (2001). A very good copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
Orbit: Nasa Astronauts Photograph the Earth
Washington: National Geographic Society, 1996. Profusely illustrated with color photographs, many full-bleed. 223 pages, square 4to, grey-blue boards with silver stamping, dust wrapper. Washington: National Geographic Society, (1996). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
S. Thomas Super Physica: Expositio divi Thome Aquinatis Doctoris Angelici super octo libros Physico[rum] Aristotelis; cum duplici translatione antiqua videlicet : [et] Joan[n]is Argyropili : correcta [quoque] dilige[n]tissime a fratre Bartholomeo Spineo Pisano Ordinis Predicatorij : cum Tabula ad omnes materias [et] questiones operis : ac cum questionibus de formis eiusd
Venice: Luce Antony de Giunta, 1517. Illustrated with a fine woodcut headpiece showing St. Thomas teaching; many decorative initials and in-text diagrams throughout, and printer's device at end. [6] 147 leaves with black letter Latin text printed in double columns. Folio, later vellum-backed boards. Venitijs, Impensis domini Luce Antonij de Giunta Florentini, 1517. A tear in the title page has been carefully mended, still a very good tight copy with some contemporary ink marginalia. Scarce. OCLC lists only 5 copies..... More
Astronomie Populaire par Francois. VOLUME THREE ONLY
Paris: Gide et J. Baudry, 1856. VOLUME THREE ONLY. Illustrated. 635pp., 8vo, 1/2 leather over marbled boards; scattered light foxing, covers rubbed with wear at the corners and spine ends. Paris: Gide et J. Baudry, 1856. A very good copy. More