Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1964. First Edition. Original wraps. 5 7/8 X 9 1/8 Inches. 387 PP. THE FIRST SURGEON GENERAL REPORT ON THE DANGERS OF SMOKING AND THE LINK BETWEEN CIGARETTES AND CANCER! The 1964 Surgeon General's Report on Smoking and Health reviewed, researched and subsequently established the..... More
Atlanta, GA: Turner Publishing Inc., 1994. Early Edition. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/4 Inches. 383 PP. Signed and inscribed by Alan Shepard directly on the title-page. Signed "To Hans Hosenthien, Member of the Team" in the hand of Shepard. Original price of $21.95 intact on front flap of DJ..... More
Atlanta, GA: Turner Publishing Inc., 1994. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/4 Inches. 383 PP. Signed by Alan Shepard directly on the title-page. Full and complete numberline to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $21.95 intact on front flap of DJ. The first..... More
Philadelphia: Chilton Book Company, 1965. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/2 X 8 1/4 Inches. 323 PP. Stated "First Edition" with original price of $4.95 intact on front flap. Signed and inscribed to Frederik Pohl on the half title-page. A few red ink page numbers on the front flap..... More
New York: Bantam Books, 1989. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/2 Inches. 312 PP. Signed by Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin directly on the half title-page. First printing copy with full and complete numberline to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $19.95 intact on front..... More
Dusseldorf: VDI-Verlag, 1961. Limited Edition. Leather bound. 8 1/2 X 13 3/4 Inches. 564 PP. Twelve books on mining and metallurgy in which the offices, instruments, machines and all things that belong to mining and metallurgy... As well as his book about the creatures underground. Translated and edited by Carl..... More
New York: Bantam Books, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/4 Inches. 198 Pages. Full numberline from "0" to "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $18.95 intact on the front flap of the jacket. Boards a bit smudged. Second state of this book in the blue..... More
Emmaus, PA: Rodale Press, 1983. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 7 1/2 X 9 1/4 Inches. 328 PP. First printing with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $29.95 intact. Light wear to DJ edges and folds. Illustrated with numerous architectural plans and diagrams..... More
New York: Eugenics Publishing Company, 1931. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/8 X 7 5/8 Inches. 87 PP. Scarce original paper boards with cover label intact. Robinson was an early and outspoken advocate for the widespread use of birth control. A close ally and friend of Margaret Sanger, Robinson..... More
Washington DC: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1967. First Edition. Original wraps. 5 3/4 X 9 Inches. 142 PP. First printing in the original light green wraps. Forward by Oran W. Nicks, Director - Lunar and Planetary Programs. Light scuffing to covers. More
London: Blackwell Scientific Publications, 1951. First Edition. Hardcover. 5 1/2 X 7 3/4 Inches. 90 PP. States "First Printed, November, 1951" on the copyright page. From noted British neurologist and author of Brain's Diseases of the Nervous System. PO stamp (E.N. Terry MD) on front cover. Price-clipped. More
London: A.P. Blundell, Taylor & Co., 1886. First Edition, First Printing. Original wraps. 5 1/16 X 8 1/8 Inches. 28 PP. Extremely scarce original first edition signed and inscribed by controversial chemist William Odling on the front cover. Odling, an English chemist, was one of a few responsible for the..... More
Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 2002. First Edition (Author Archive). Original Author Archive including correspondence, newspaper clippings and the 14 B/W photographs used by the Naval Institute Press in the publication of this book. Also includes letters from the Naval Institute Press to the author. This archive is from the personal..... More
Boston: Privately Printed, 1851. Early Edition. Hardcover. 9 1/4 X 11 3/4 Inches. 48 PP. Original black cloth with gilt title to front cover. On the dedication page presented to "Joseph B. Felt, Esq. May 1851". Slightly rubbed and bumped at extremities. More
New York: Quercus / Hachette, 2015. First Edition. Hardcover. 10 1/8 X 11 3/4 Inches. 224 PP. First edition with full and complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $29.99 intact on front flap. More
New York: Paul B. Hoeber, 1929. First American Edition. Hardcover. 7 X 10 1/8 Inches. 401 PP. Early pioneer in biochemistry and mental illness studies. Original blue cloth binding with gilt title stamping to cover and spine. Ex-library with usual marks. Binding a bit loose. A scarce book. More
New York: International Universities Press Inc., 1965. First Edition. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/2 Inches. 592 PP. First edition of this book from noted Freudian defender and prolific author K.R. Eissler. Foxing to gutters. Price-clipped. Hint of scuffing to DJ covers with a small chip to crown of spine..... More
Bruxelles: J.N. Slingeneyer, 1844. First Edition. 4 1/2 X 7 Inches.259 PP. Signed by author and noted fossil hunter on publisher limitation page. All three fold-out plates intact at rear (although on is detached). Plates worn at edges and folds. In original French. Green half calf binding is rubbed at..... More
Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1959. First Edition. Hardcover. 5 1/2 X 8 1/4 Inches. 181 PP. Late 1950's guide to Science Fiction vs Science Fact, published at the height of the Space Race in America. Original price of $3.50 intact on front flap. DJ a bit scuffed and worn at..... More
New York: Simmons-Boardman Publishing, 1920. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 8 1/2 X 11 7/8 Inches. 1119 PP. First edition copy with all 61 folding plates intact. Illustrated with photographs, line drawings and diagrams. Includes a Composite catalogue of marine equipment from pages 693 to 1119 (indexed). A couple of..... More
Chicago: Aldine Publishing, 1965. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 3/4 X 8 3/4 Inches. 147 PP. A sharp copy with a hint of rubbing to board edges. DJ lightly rubbed at crown and foot of spine. A very attractive copy. More
Torino: Bollati Boringhieri, 2003. First Paperback Edition. Original wraps. 5 3/4 X 8 5/8 Inches. 271 PP. A sharp copy in the original Italian. More
Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1999. David Malin. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 13 5/8 X 16 1/4 Inches. 132 PP. Stated First Edition with full number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Signed by author and photographer David Malin on the title-page. Accompanied by exhibtion catalog from..... More
Washington DC: American Psychological Association, 1998. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/4 Inches. 415 PP. Stated First Edition copy. PO initials on the FFEP. More
New York: National Industrial Conference Board, Inc., 1930. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 X 9 1/8 Inches. 165 PP. Rather scarce early 20th Century report on crude oil consumption and supply. The report lays out a conservation program as crude oil "should be considered as limited from the viewpoint..... More