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1957ref. 006306Melbourne Australia: Colorgravure Publications 1957. Book. Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Fine in a Near Fine slipcase one corner of the slipcase with a tape mend. #4314 of an edition of presumably 5000copies. Profusely illustrated with both B&W and color photographs. 200 pp. Colorgravure Publications Hardcover books
1979ref. S7889Washington D.C.:: National Academy of Sciences 1979-1998. 1979. 16 volumes. 8vo. Various paginations. Numerous biographies of noted scientists photos portraits bibliog. Full cloth 6 vols. with plain brown dust jackets. A few volumes with ownership rubber stamp or signature of Norman Horowitz. FINE. FIRST EDITIONS. Detailed biographies of many important figures in science such as: Percy Williams Bridgman Edwin P. Hubble George Richards Minot Robert Frederick Loeb Earl W. Sutherland Albert Einstein Vesto Melvin Slipher George W. Beadle Edward L. Tatum Sterling Emerson Alfred Sturtevant & many more. Volume numbers are: XLI-XLVII XLIX-52 58 59 62 63 & 73. National Academy of Sciences, 1979-1998. hardcover books
1872ref. 48012New York: D. Van Nostrand 1872. First Edition. Presentation copy inscribed "To Commander J.S. Skerrett with the regards of the author" undated but apparently contemporary. Octavo; publisher's pebbled cloth stamped in gilt and blind; 11416pp. Errata slip inserted folowing author's introduction; 16pp publisher's catalog of "Naval Books." Bit of discoloration at base of front cover; private library stamp to front endpaper and title page; Very Good. A basic treatise on astral navigation written as a textbook for students at the U.S. Naval Academy where the author was an assistant professor in the Department of Astronomy. Inscribed to J.S. Skerrett at this time commanding officer of the U.S.S. Portsmouth. A nice copy of what was according to a contemporary review in the journal Popular Science ".a harmful book being full of doubtful statements of confused mathematics and questionable precepts and one not likely to improve the art of navigation or the science of nautical astronomy in any way. D. Van Nostrand unknown books
1827ref. 44516New Haven: Hezekiah Howe 1827. First Edition. Octavo 23.5cm.; publisher's peach wrappers printed within double rule; 24pp. Previously removed from larger volume coin-sized loss at bottom spine edge of upper cover not approaching text upper wrapper fore-edge rather chipped some soil and foxing later ink shelf number to upper cover and title page else Good to Very Good overall. Inscribed at head of front cover: "Revd. Mr. Duttow with the respect of the author." Address by the American physicist who would pioneer the study of meteor science in 1833 following the Leonid Meteor Shower over North America becoming the first American to observe Halley's Comet in 1835. SHOEMAKER 30115 misspelling author name "Olmstead". Hezekiah Howe unknown books
1898ref. 005273Paris: Librairie de Medecine Folklore et Anthropologie 1898. Book. Very Good. Cloth. Second Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. #374 of 1000 copies published for England and America. Bound in publisher's original black cloth marbled end pages. Very Good both volumes gilt lettering mostly rubbed away hinges starting cloth a bit soiled contents are clean tight and unmarked. Librairie de Medecine, Folklore et Anthropologie Hardcover books
1956ref. 006568American Association for the Advancement of Science 1956. Paper. Near Fine. One Page. Signed by Authors. 8 1/2" x 11". William K. Estes June 17 1919- August 17 2011 was an American psychologist who pioneered the application of mathematics to the study of animal learning and human cognition. He would go on to become a Presidential National Medal of Science winner in 1997 as a selection of President Bill Clinton. George W. Beadle Oct. 22 1903- Jun. 9 1989 along with Edward L. Tatum and J. Lederberg won the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1958 for their discovery of the role of genes in regulating biochemical events within cells. The certificate is Near Fine SIGNED BY George W. Beadle as President and by Dael Wolfle as Administrative Secretary. small corner creases. A great piece of history of science ephemera connecting two prominent figures in 20th century American scientific achievement. Beadle's signature is uncommon. American Association for the Advancement of Science unknown books
1941ref. 010588New York: Farrar & Rinehart 1941. Book. Fine. Cloth. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Burgundy pebbled cloth covered boards with gilt lettering and rules to the spine. Top page edges dyed light burgundy. Illustrated with maps and photographs. Map end papers. Frontispiece photograph. Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. Prior owner name in ink at top of front end paper. Dust jacket has minimal edge wear. SCARCE in such a very lovely dust jacket. Farrar & Rinehart Hardcover books
1932ref. 010632London : Chatto & Windus 1932. Book. Very Good Plus. Cloth. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. First Edition. Green cloth covered boards with gilt lettering and design to spine. Top page edges dyed green.ix 295 4 pp. publisher's ads. Very Good Plus lacking the rare dust wrapper. Minimal rubbing to edges. The book plate of noted chemist and educator William B. Jensen to front paste down. Scattered light foxing at end papers. Small book seller label to rear paste down. Haldane coined the terms "clone" and "cloning". SCARCE in collectible condition. Chatto & Windus Hardcover books
1927ref. 010524New York: Harper & Brothers 1927. Book. Illus. by d'Aulaire Edgar Parin. Very Good Plus. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. First Edition stated. Things- to- Know- Series. Patterned decorative paper covered boards with orange title band with black lettering. This copy is Very Good Plus no dust jacket. Spine is slightly sunned. 1/4" missing from top of spine. Bottom of spine small loss of paper. Small book seller stamp at bottom of front paste down. Haldane's influential essay on the "new biology" and its implications on human destiny. SCARCE. Harper & Brothers Hardcover books
1939ref. 006068Berkeley CA: University of California Press 1939. Book. Fine. Cloth. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY CO-AUTHOR L.S. McClung on the front end page of the Supplement - "For the Archives Of Indiana University L.S. McClung 21 Nov. 1983". Three Volume set. All 3 Volumes are Fine SCARCE in such lovely condition and SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. University of California Press Hardcover books
1901ref. 008638Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company 1901. Book. Very Good. Decorative Cloth. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. 2nd Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on tipped sheet at front end page - "Christmas greetings from John Burroughs Dec. 24 1920". This title SCARCE SIGNED. Very Good some spotting at end pages rubbed at corners and edges. "With fifteen illustrations in colors after Audubon and a frontispiece from life". Houghton Mifflin Company Hardcover books
1861ref. 008331Boston: Crosby Nichols Lee and Company 1861. Book. Very Good Plus. Cloth. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR at front end page - "To Hon. Simon Brown with the regards of The Author". Simon Brown was the 21st Lt. Governor of Massachusetts serving from 1855-56. He was also a printer and publisher including of the New England Farmer. Simon Brown's signature in pencil at top edge title page. Very Good Plus title at spine faded and not quite legible. 164 pp. in publisher's pebbled cloth with rules in blind. Quite sturdily bound in line with its intended audience. SCARCE SIGNED and with a nice Association. Crosby, Nichols, Lee and Company Hardcover books
1917ref. 1781917. Hardcover. Very Good. Large 4to. Ltd. to 500 copies. Well illus. Covers slightly soiled/rubbed. Covers American artists 1750-1850 hardcover books
1975ref. 010683New York : Charles Scribner's Sons 1975. Book. Illus. by Haller Emanuel. Fine. Cloth. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First Edition First Printing with complete number line. Brown cloth covered boards with gilt facsimile author's signature to the front and gilt lettering to the spine. Orange end papers. Illustrated by Emanuel Haller. Fine in a Fine dust jacket designed by Paul Bacon author portrait by Frank Ross. . Charles Scribner's Sons Hardcover books
1905ref. 7611Washington: Governments Printing Office 1905. Hardcover. g. 4to. 272 pp. Brown cloth binding. Corners frayed and spine have a small amount of fraying very slightly shaken otherwise good to very good. Sixty-one full-page plates in color and b&w of drawings and photographs with two or more images on each plate. Good. Governments Printing Office hardcover books
1928ref. 006685New York: W W Norton & Co Inc 1928. Book. Very Good. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Boas' classic treatise on race and culture RARE in the original 1928 First Edition and in collectible condition. 236pp. 10 pp references. Very Good in the original black cloth with paper labels front board and spine spine label a bit darkened and a trifle rubbed cloth a few small rubs contents are clean tight and unmarked. W W Norton & Co Inc Hardcover books
1905ref. 009264Washington D.C.: Carnegie Institution 1905. Book. Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pp. xii 269; 3 color plates. Fine bound in 20th c. green cloth with gilt lettering from the collection of Frederick B. Churchill 1932-2017 who was Emeritus Professor of the History and Philosophy of Science at Indiana University his signature in pencil at front end page and his tidy scholarly marginal pencil notations scattered throughout the text. The Rev. John T. Gulick 1832-1923 is considered one of the pioneers of modern evolutionary thinking based on his studies of Hawaiian snails of the genus Acatinella. Evolution Racial and Habitudinal is his most complete examination of the subject. Uncommon in current commerce. Carnegie Institution Hardcover books
1904ref. 009157London: "The Feathered World" 1904. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. Second Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First book appearance originally appeared in "The Feathered World" in a series of monographs. RARE WorldCat locates 3 copies at Michigan State University College of Charleston and Utrecht University. No copies found in current commerce. Near Fine soiling and spotting to boards. 64 pp. Charles Darwin became a pigeon fancier in 1855 and his studies of the tumbler pigeon and other pigeon breeds were instrumental in his "Origin of the Species" 1859. "The Feathered World" Hardcover books
1893ref. 008934New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons 1893. Book. Near Fine. Decorative Cloth. Revised American Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. vii 566 pages with 219 illustrations in text. Dated 1884 copyright page 1893 title page. SCARCE in any edition in current commerce. Near Fine in original brown cloth with gilt lettering and decorations top edge gilt from the collection of Joseph Hyde Pratt noted North Carolina geologist conservationist and state and local civic leader and later during WW I he was colonel in command of the First Battalion of the 105th Engineers and part of the famous Thirtieth "Old Hickory" Division the first to break the Hindenburg Line. His ownership signature and name stamp front end page. Slight wear at spine ends light soiling at end pages. G. P. Putnam's Sons Hardcover books
1893ref. 1946New York: NY Academy of Sciences 1893. First Edition. As issued. A fine copy. 4to. An engraved invitation meas. appx. 8 x 11 in. with a portrait of Audubon. A superb engraved invitation with the original admission ticket and mailing envelope to the unveiling of the Audubon monument at Trinity Cemetery. NY Academy of Sciences unknown books
1885ref. 008533London: Kegan Paul Trench & Co. 1885. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. SCARCE in the First Edition. Bound in contemporary full polished calf by Bickers & Son marbled end papers and edges back gilt. From the collection of noted thoracic surgeon Edward Delos Churchill his bookplate front paste down. Very Good joints showing wear yet still holding gilt at back rubbed spine label missing rubs at edges and corners. Kegan Paul, Trench & Co. Hardcover books
1976ref. 008668Los Angeles: Sexual Law Reporter 1976. Book. Near Fine. Ring Bound. First Printing. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 22 copies hole-punched for ring binder unbound Near Fine stamped "Duplicate" and 5 copies with duplicate tabs attached several copies with pencil call numbers although no other markings these are duplicates from the Kinsey Institute for Sex Research. 1976 Vol. 2 Nos. 1-4 6 and Index; 1977 Vol. 3 Nos. 1-2 4-5 and Index; 1978. Vol.4 Nos. 1-4 and Indexcomplete year; 1979 Vol. 1-4 complete year no index. A non-profit organization founded in Los Angeles in 1974 and continuing through 1979 to protect sexual civil liberties by informing the law community on statutory and case law in the field of sexuality. Sexual Law Reporter Hardcover books
1933ref. 004111New York: Falstaff Press Inc. 1933. Book. Near Fine. Decorative Cloth. Limited and Numbered First Edition. From the Institute for Sex Research The Kinsey Insttitute Library with their small book plate bottom corner half title page library catalog numbers in pencil copyright page "Duplicate" stamp rear pastedown and sticker residue near base of spine. Number 629 of a Limited Edition of 3000 copies. Bound in decorative brown cloth with gilt rules and gilt titles at spine. Page 5 has a small added triangle of paper near top corner a small binding error. Otherwise book is clean tight and square. According to Sigmund Freud Bloch's studies were instrumental in the development of the anthropological approach to the theory of sexuality. Before Bloch homosexuality was analyzed using a pathological approach. SCARCE in collectible condition and with the added significance of having come from the Kinsey Institute !. Falstaff Press Inc. Hardcover books
1859ref. 009785London: H. G. Bohn 1859. Book. Very Good Plus. Full Calf. New Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Handsomely bound in full polished calf intricate gilt back marbled end papers and edges stamp-signed "Huches & Kemp Binders Oxford" bottom edge verso front end page. Very Good Plus front board top 1" slight fading boards lightly rubbed and soiled moderate foxining at first few end pages front and rear but clean of foxing internally. Presentation inscription front end page dated 1865 gifting the book to a fellow Etonian on leaving the school. New Edition Thoroughly Revised and Partially Re-Written. . Uncommon in commerce in contemporary fine binding. H. G. Bohn Hardcover books
1895ref. 009267London: Balliere Tindall & Cox 1895. Book. Very Good Plus. Cloth. Second & Enlarged Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Bound in original chocolate brown cloth gilt lettering. v111 207 8 42 pages illustration. Very Good Plus light rubbing at corners and spine ends rear board evenly faded 1/2" wide strip small bookseller's ticket front paste down. 8 pp. ads for microscopes followed by 42 pp. ads for Balliere Tindall & Cox publications. RARE in current commerce. Balliere, Tindall & Cox Hardcover books
