Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1949. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 7/8 X 9 5/8 Inches. 239 PP. Original price of $5.00 intact on front flap of DJ. Previously owned and signed by Leo Goldberg, noted Professor of Astronomy at Harvard and the University of Michigan. Goldberg served as... More about The Face of the Moon (FIRST PRINTING W/ DJ
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 about Oil Conservation and Fuel Oil Supply
London: Rebman, Limited, 1901. Early Edition. Hardcover. 6 1/8 X 9 7/8 Inches. 585 PP. The book that introduced words like sadist, masochist, homosexuality, necrophilia and anilingus to the world over the course of the first twelve editions. Originally published in German in 1886, this edition is one of the... More about Psychopathia Sexualis (EARLY 1901 ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDITION
London: Iliffe Books LTD, 1968. First UK Edition. Hardcover. 7 X 10 Inches. 158 PP. PO name on the FFEP. Original price intact on front flap. A bit of wear to DJ edges and front cover. A nice copy overall. More about The Wankel RC Engine: Design and Performance
New York: Walker & Company, 1985. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 3/4 X 8 1/2 Inches. 118 PP. Full and complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. This is the BCE, which is the first hardcover printing of this particular book. Hint of foxing to top gutter. Slight wear to DJ edges. More about Asimov's Guide to Halley's Comet
Sedona, AZ: American Meteorite Museum, 1956. First Edition, First Printing. 5 5/8 X 8 5/8 Inches. 232 PP. First printing in first issue dust-jacket. Original price of $3.75 intact on front flap. Signed and inscribed "Sedona, Ariz. Sept 6, 1977 - To Hank Dunlap from the author, H.H. Nininger" directly... More about Arizona's Meteorite Crater (SIGNED & INSCRIBED 1ST PRINTING
Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas, Publisher, 1952. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 5/8 X 8 3/4 Inches. 66 PP. Scarce first printing in the original limp leather binding. Holden was Professor and Chair of Surgery at Case Western Reserve University and Director of Surgery for the University Hospitals of Cleveland, Ohio. A sharp copy. More about Acute Peripheral Arterial Occlusion (SCARCE FIRST PRINTING
St. Louis: Garrison, Wagner Printing, 1917. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 3/8 X 7 3/4 Inches. 317 PP. First Printing (one of 2000 copies) of this relatively scarce early 20th century book on fermentation and the brewing process. A very clean copy with no PO writing, marks etc... 12... More about New Fields for Brewers and Others Active in the Fermentation and Allied Industries.; A Complete...
London: Methuen & Co., 1941. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 3/4 X 8 3/4 Inches. 265 PP. The foundational book in the study of the transport of sand and sand dunes. An important 20th century scientific landmark book. The Physics of Blown Sand is still in print and has... More about The Physics of Blown Sand and Desert Dunes (FIRST PRINTING W/ DJ
Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1974. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 9 X 14 7/8 Inches. 265 PP. Scarce medical text. Ex-library (Mercer University) with usual marks. No slipcase. More about Atlas of Cerebral Angiography with Anatomic Correlation (FIRST PRINTING
Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1962. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 8 5/8 X 11 1/4 Inches. 82 PP. Previous owner bookplate on FFEP. Illustrated with color plates. More about Atlas of In Situ Cytology (FIRST PRINTING
New York: Paul B. Hoeber, 1959. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 7/8 X 9 5/8 Inches. 188 PP. "Radiology Associates of Macon, P.C." stamped on FFEP and top gutter. A clean copy overall. More about Gynecologic Radiography
Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret Book, 1985. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/8 X 9 1/4 Inches. 176 PP. Signed and inscribed by Astronaut Don Lind and his wife Kathleen directly on the FFEP ("Warm Regards to Sarah DuRee, we love your Grandparents. Choice people. From The Lind's, Don... More about Don Lind: Mormon Astronaut
Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2014. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 7 1/4 X 9 1/4 Inches. 668 PP. More about Subjective Time: The Philsophy, Psychology, and Neuroscience of Temporality (FIRST PRINTING
New York: William Wood & Company, 1883. Early Edition. Hardcover. 6 X 9 1/4 Inches. 758 PP. Contains nearly 200 illustrations. Original green publisher cloth binding with ruling and title stamping to spine. Stated "Fourth Edition" on title-page. A stunning copy overall. Hint of scuffing and toning, but clean and tight for the most part. More about A Practical Treatise on the Medical and Surgical Uses of Electricity.; Including: Localized and...
New York: The American Cancer Society, 1956. First Edition, First Printing. Original wraps. 7 7/8 X 10 1/4 Inches. 322 PP. Original stiff wraps with brown cloth binding. One of the very first serious meetings / studies that addressed the link between cigarettes and lung cancer. The researchers presenting here... More about Cancer of the Lung: An Evaluation of the Problem (ONE OF THE FIRST FEW MAJOR SCIENTIFIC STUDIES...
Brussels: Royal Academy of Belgium, 1898. First Edition. Hardcover. 9 1/4 X 11 1/2 Inches.304 PP. All plates intact. Rebound in modern green cloth. Slight toning. More about Recherches anatomiques et physiologiques sur le Tradescantia virginica L. au point de vue de...
Cambridge, MA: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1990. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 10 3/8 X 12 1/4 Inches. 732 PP. First printing with full and complete numberline to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price sticker of $65.00 intact on rear panel. Slight fading to DJ spine. More about The Ants
Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 1998. Signed Limited Edition. Leather bound. 5 5/8 X 8 3/4 Inches. 226 PP. #898 of 2000 copies signed by James Watson on the special limitation page. Bound in 100% genuine leather with 22KT gold trim. AEG. Accompanied by original COA as issued. A sharp copy. More about The Double Helix (SIGNED/LIMITED/LEATHER
Chichester, UK: Praxis Publishing, 2006. First Edition, First Printing. Original wraps. 6 5/8 X 9 1/2 Inches. 397 PP. Exhaustive study of the creation and progress of spacesuits used by NASA. The finest book on the subject. Profusely illustrated with photos, diagrams etc. Many of the photographs are file copies... More about US Spacesuits (FIRST PRINTING
Washington DC: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (History Office), 1999. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 3/4 X 9 3/4 Inches. 470 PP. Important study of the space shuttle program from 1972 to 1999 (the shuttle program ceased operation in 2011). Light scuffing to rear DJ panel. More about The Space Shuttle Decision: NASA's Search for a Reusable Space Vehicle
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2003. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 7 1/2 X 9 1/2 Inches. 446 PP. Stated First Edition copy signed directly on the title-page by the co-discoverer of DNA, James Watson. Original price of $39.95 intact on front flap of DJ. More about DNA: The Secret of Life (SIGNED FIRST PRINTING
New York: Bantam Books, 1989. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/2 Inches. 312 PP. Signed and inscribed, "To Steve Keyser, with best wishes, Buzz Aldrin" directly on the title page. First printing copy with full and complete numberline to the "1" on the copyright page. Original... More about Men From Earth (SIGNED AND INSCRIBED FIRST PRINTING
Los Angeles, CA: W.H. Graves, 1930. First Edition, First Printing. Original cloth. 5 1/4 X 7 3/4 Inches. 235 PP. Original first issue with the address on the title page marked through in ink. Accompanied by an original 3 X 5 mailing card for a subscription to Health News magazine... More about Banish Constipation (IN SCARCE ORIGINAL DUST JACKET
London: Printed for T. Longman, 1761. Early Edition. Leather bound. 5 1/8 X 8 1/2 Inches. 704 PP plus Index and Catalog of Books. Thirteenth Edition in period morocco leather. Five raised hubs to spine. Known as an Apothecary and medical writer, Quincy translated several medical books during his lifetime... More about Pharmacopaeia Officinalis & Extemporanea: Or, A Complete English Dispensatory, In Two Parts....