Gem Testing
London: Butterworths, 1980. Early Edition. Hardcover. 5 1/2 X 8 5/8 Inches. 434 PP. Stated ninth edition. Profusely illustrated scientific manual for testing gemstones. Hint of wear to DJ edges and folds. More
Science & Technology
Nicholls's Seamanship and Nautical Knowledge for Second Mates; Mates' and Masters' Examinations
Glasgow: Brown, Son & Ferguson, Ltd., 1943. Early Edition. Hardcover. 5 1/2 X 8 1/2 Inches. 710 PP. Original purple cloth with gilt title stamping to spine. All plates and fold-outs intact. Scarce original DJ exhibits a bit of wear to crown and foot of spine and at folds. An..... More
LATITUDE: How American Astronomers Solved the Mystery of Variation (AUTHOR ARCHIVE INCLUDING PERSONAL PHOTOGRAPHS USED IN BOOK)
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
A Perpetual Calendar for Old and New Style
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
Mars: A New View of the Red Planet
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
Contributions to Psychiatry, Neurology and Sociology : Dedicated to the Late Sir Frederick Mott / by His Colleagues, Friends and Former Pupils
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
The Edinburgh New Dispensatory: Containing I) The Elements of Pharmaceutical Chemistry II) The Materia Medica; or, An Account of the Different Substances Employed in Medicine III) The Pharmaceutical Preparations and Medicinal Compositions of the Latest Editions of the London and Edinburgh Pharmacopoeias. With the Additions of the Most Approved Formulae, From the Best Foreign Pharmacopoeias. The World Interspersed with Practical Cautions and Observations, and Medicine; with New Tables of Elective Attractions of Antimonial and Mercurial Preparations, & c., and Several Copper-Plates of the Most Convenient Furnaces, and Principal Pharmaceutical Instruments.; Being an Improvement of the New Dispensatory By Dr. Lewis. The Fourth Edition; With Many Alterations, Corrections, and Additions; And a full and clear Account of the New Chemical Doctrines published by Mr. Lavoisier.
Philadelphia: Thomas Dobson, 1796. Early Edition. Leather bound. 5 X 8 5/8 Inches. 622 + 2 PP Publisher Catalog. Six plates intact. Rebound in full leather circa mid 20th Century. Aget toned pages; occaisional foxing and/or blemishing. Top and fore-edge of the title-page reinforced. The binding is lightly rubbed. An..... More
Medical Orthodoxy and the Future of Psychoanalysis (FIRST PRINTING)
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
Manuel d'astronomie, de Météorologie et de Géologie, à l'usage des gens du Monde (Handbook of astonomy, meterorology and geology, for the use of people of the world. Accompanied by plates for the understanding of the text.) SIGNED 1ST PRINTING
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
A Guided Tour Through Space and Time; A Voyage of Discovery through the Realm of Pure Physics... with Lively, New Aproaches to Relativity and Other Scientific Theories.
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
Sketch of the Revolutions of Medical Science and Views Relating to it's Reform (FIRST ENGLISH EDITION)
London: J. Johnson, 1806. First Edition. Hardcover. 5 1/8 X 8 1/2 Inches. 420 PP. Rebound circa early 20th Century in half calf with leather tips. Contemporary ownership signature at top of title-page. Ink stamp on the title-page and on page one: "Ex Biblioth./Universitatis/Aberdonensis." Bookplate laid down on front pastedown..... More
Letters to a Young Naturalist or The Study of Nature and Natural Theology
London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longman, 1832. Early Edition. Hardcover. 4 1/8 X 6 1/2 Inches.293 PP. Period leather spine and tips over marbled boards. Attractive red leather spine label ruled in gilt. Early 19th Century British naturalist known for his study of wildflowers and mollusc shells among..... More
Andre Michaux in Florida: An Eighteenth - Century Botanical Journey (SIGNED ASSOCIATION COPY)
Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida, 1992. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/4 Inches. 246 PP. Signed "To my favorite old friend, Enjoy - Eliane Dec '03" directly on the title-page. Signed to and from the personal collection of fellow Stetson University Professor Keith Hansen. No..... More
Shipbuilding Cyclopedia, A Reference Book Covering Definitions of Shipbuilding Terms, Basic Design, Hull Specifications, Planning and Estimating, Ship's Rigging and Cargo, Handling Gear, Tables of Displacement and Working Drawings of Modern Vessels
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
Advertising and Selling: Principles of Appeal and Response
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1913. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/4 X 7 3/4 Inches. 314 PP. Important early study of the psychology of advertising. Hollingworth served as the 36th President of the American Psychological Association and was an early pioneer of psychology and it's use in..... More
Imprinting and Early Learning
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
Le Origini Geometriche Della Logica da Euclide a Hilbert (The Geometric Origins of Logic from Euclid to Hilbert)
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
The Invisible Universe (SIGNED BY AUTHOR)
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
Geological Implications of Impacts of Large Asteroids and Comets on the Earth
Boulder, CO: The Geological Society of America, 1982. First Edition. Original wraps. 8 1/2 X 11 Inches. 528 PP. Profusely illustrated. Spine unbroken. A very clean copy overall. More
The Rising Curve: Long-Term Gains in IQ and Related Measures
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
The Face of the Moon (FIRST PRINTING W/ DJ)
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
Oil Conservation and Fuel Oil Supply
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
Arizona's Meteorite Crater (SIGNED & INSCRIBED 1ST PRINTING)
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
Acute Peripheral Arterial Occlusion (SCARCE FIRST 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..... More
New Fields for Brewers and Others Active in the Fermentation and Allied Industries.; A Complete and Comprehensive Reference Book For Fermentation and Allied Industries, Manufacturers, Bottlers, Brewers, Brewing Chemists, Distillers, Food Chemists, Maltsters.
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