Milan Italy: Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore 1974. Paperback. Nine 9 full issues. Small 4to. Stiff printed wrappers. Various paginations most ca. 200pp. Occasional illustrations. Very good overall. Mild wear to outer wrappers only else all are internally tight and fine. Unusual large group of contributor copies of this long-established Italian scholarly journal all from the library of Ioan Petru Culianu or Couliano 1950-91 the controversial Romanian philosopher essayist and historian of ideas religion and culture who on May 21 1991 was murdered -- some say assassinated -- in a bathroom at the University of Chicago's Divinity School likely because he proved a vocal critic of Romania's Communist post-Revolution regime in interviews and articles. Consists of the following issues the first three of which bear his name/address Milan inkstamp on first page: Settembre-Dicembre 1974 Fasc. V-VI Gennaio-Aprile 1975 Fasc. I-II Maggio-Agosto 1975 Fasc. III-IV Gennaio-Aprile 1976 Fasc. I-II Settembre-Dicembre 1977 Fasc. V-VI Gennaio-Aprile 1977 Fasc. I-II Maggio-Agosto 1978 Fasc. II Maggio-Agosto 1979 and Gennaio-Aprile 1981. All nine issues feature an article or essay by Culianu. He signs the inside front wrapper of the Gennaio-Aprile 1976 issue in black fineline and he has inked a couple "x"s in margins near end of the Gennaio-Aprile 1977 issue. Laid into the first issue is a color picture postcard beach scene heavy stock 6" X 4" postal cancellation blurred hence no place or date -- addressed to Culianu in Milan and penned in blue ballpoint message in Italian remains untranslated and appears unsigned. Quite an interesting grouping. Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore paperback
Milan Italy: Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore 1977. Paperback. Small 4to. Stiff printed wrappers. P. 411-609. Illustrations. Very good. Mild wear to outer wrappers only else internally tight and near fine. Contributor's copy of this long-established Italian scholarly journal from the library of Ioan Petru Culianu or Couliano 1950-91 the controversial Romanian philosopher essayist and historian of ideas religion and culture who on May 21 1991 was murdered -- some say assassinated -- in a bathroom at the University of Chicago's Divinity School likely because he proved a vocal critic of Romania's Communist post-Revolution regime in interviews and articles. His article appears on pp. 548-51. Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore paperback
<p>This is an extremely rare and in a way unique 1974 prototype of Lynn Copley's remarkable meticulous work on wildflowers of the southern Colorado Platoro region. In beautiful condition.</p><p>Photos on request.</p> Self-published (Platoro Press) paperback
Chicago & NY: J. G. Ferguson / Crowell 1966. First Trade edition. Hardcover. Fine. Harry H-K Lange photos. 4to 244 pages handcrafted mission leather a.e.g. Ex libris Arthur Dallman <br/><br/>Von Braun has been called the leading rocket engineer in the Western world. Ordway was a primary astronautical archivist. Illustrated with photos by Harry H-K Lange. J. G. Ferguson / Crowell hardcover
London: Oxford University Press 1973. Ex-library copy. Usual stamps labels pockets and penciled markings. Otherwise textblock is very clean and tight; Very light shelf wear to binding label on front cover and on spine near foot. No dust jacket; 968p. including glossary and index. Third Edition. Cloth. Good. Illus. by Engravings. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library Copy/Hardcover. Oxford University Press Hardcover
<p>1st Edition Hardcover with Green boards and Gilt lettering. Tight binding Unmarked text. Publishers notice tipped in at front endpage "The D. Van Nostrand Company intend this book to be sold to the Public at the advertised price and supply it to the Trade on terms which will not allow of discount." Ex-Library designates grade as Acceptable. Usual Library markings. Photos. A pioneer in the field of motion study and efficiency whose work is still used today the author was affectionately immortalized by his son and daughter in their classic portrait of his large and idiosyncratic family Cheaper By the Dozen. Maine Science Efficiency 52517</p> D. Van Nostrand Company hardcover
Paris Imprimerie royale 1884. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to. 516p. French. Bound in modern brown cloth. Gilt lettering to spine. Fine binding and cover. Clean unmarked pages. Soiling to first page and last page. Lacking title page. <br><br> The albumins are a family of globular proteins the most common of which is serum albumin. The albumin family consists of all proteins that are water-soluble are moderately soluble in concentrated salt solutions and experience heat denaturation. Albumins are commonly found in blood plasma and are unique from other blood proteins in that they are not glycosylated. Substances containing albumins such as egg white are called albuminoids. <br>A number of blood transport proteins are evolutionarily related including serum albumin alpha-fetoprotein vitamin D-binding protein and afamin. <br><br> Pierre Jacques Antoine Bechamp was a French chemist and biologist now best known as a rival of Louis Pasteur. Bchamp did pioneering work in industrial chemistry developing an efficient process to produce aniline dye which was central to the development of the synthetic dye industry. He also developed p-aminophenylarsonate an organic arsenic compound used to treat parasitic diseases.<br> Bechamp's later life was consumed by a bitter and protracted dispute with Louis Pasteur. Initially their rivalry centered on credit for discovery of fermentation and later grew to encompass competing ideas on microbiology pathogenesis and germ theor Paris, Imprimerie royale hardcover