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1926ref. 041831New York: George H. Doran Company 1926. First American Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 45 Pp. First American Printing With Doran Logo On Title And Copyright Pages. Light Green Cloth Stamped In Dark Green. Lightly Used No Fraying Or Marks Clean No Fading A Little Foxing On Edges Of Pages And Foredge Of Page Block. George H. Doran Company hardcover
1953ref. 041676Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 1953. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good Dust Jacket. Xii 114 Pp. Illustrated Boards. Book Fine Exceptionally Clean And Bright No Marks. Dust Jacket With Original 16S Price On Front Flap With Light Wear At Outer Edges No Fading To Spine But Small Triangular Chip At Top Of Spine Not Affecting Lettering 1" Closed Tear At Top Of Front Flap Fold Two 3/16" Closed Tears At Bottom Of Front Panel. Cambridge University Press hardcover
1950ref. 041083New York: Scientific American Inc. 1950. First Edition 1st Printing. Illustrated Wrappers. Very Good. 64 Pp. Illustrated Wrappers. Very Good Rubbing Center Crease. Scientific American, Inc. unknown
ref. Z1-S-029-02452Hyperion Books. Used - Acceptable. Used - Acceptable. Dirty cover. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less usually same day. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library with wear and barcode page may have been removed. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire United Kingdom and specialize in high quality textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks rare and collectible books at a great price. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. We provide a 100% money back guarantee and are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest standards of service in the bookselling industry. Hyperion Books unknown
1888ref. 037337Braunschweig: Friedrich Vieweg Und Sohn 1888. First Edition 1st Printing. Cloth/Boards. Near Fine. 9 1/8" Tall. 384; 362. Two volumes. Original three quarter maroon cloth over marbled boards. Frontispiece of Liebig illustration of his laboratory on title page of Volume 1; frontispiece of Wohler and illustration of his laboratory on tile page of volume 2. Letters between two of the outstanding chemists of the nineteenth century. Liebig with Wohler established the theory of organic radicals and established the division of foods into fats carbohydrates and proteins. 1951 letters laid in to and from the Library of Congress which replies that this was the only edition that it was apparently never translated into English and that the Library of Congress did not own a copy but that a copy was reported to exist in the U.S. at the University of Washington at Seattle. Since that time the letters were reprinted at Gottingen in 1982. Slight wear some foxing to preliminary and final leaves bottom 2" of cloth on spine Vol II has been professionally repaired. Endpapers browned. Friedrich Vieweg Und Sohn hardcover
1891ref. 035628London / New York: Macmillan & Co. Ltd. 1889 1891. Second Edition With Appendix . Blue Cloth. Near Fine. 360 Pp Title Page Indicates Second Edition Dated 1889; This The Enlarged 1891 Issue With 60 Pp Appendix At End New Title Page Dated 1891. Second And Best Edition With The 1891 Appendix As Issued 1891. Fisher Described The Mechanism Of Plate Tectonics In 1881 Ascribing It To Convection Currents In The Earth's Molten Interior. This Work On Continental Drift Went Unnoticed Or Ridiculed But Was More Consistent With Modern Science Than The Criticisms Of His Work. An Unopened Copy Pages Still Attached Along Top Edge. Black Endpapers Immaculate Binding Firm No Names Or Marks. Very Scarce. Macmillan & Co. Ltd. (1889) hardcover
1887ref. 41035Paris: Typographie de Firmin-Didot et Cie Imprimeurs de l'Institut de France 1887. Large 4to 28x23 cm. Original printed wrappers uncut. iv18ii:blank pp. - Fine copy Typographie de Firmin-Didot et Cie, Imprimeurs de l'Institut de France unknown
1871ref. 031862New York: D. Appleton and Company 1871. First American Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good . Drawings. Vi 409; V "Postscript" 436. Brown Cloth Gilt. First Edition Later Issue Still Dated 1871 On Title Page No Indication Of Later Printing But Later Issue As The First Issue Identifies 16 Errata In Volume I. Two Volumes In Original Brown Cloth Gilt Lettering On Spine Black Border And Design On Covers Light Yellow Endpapers. Two Page Catalog Origin Of Species And A Book By T H Huxley At End Of First Volume; 12 Pp Catalog Mostly Works By Spencer But Again Including Origin Of Species At End Of Second Volume. A Very Clean Unmarked Set Possibly Unread. Edges Of Page Block Still Show Original Polish. Gilt Bright Cloth Evenly Colored Endpapers Immaculate Hinges Strong And Without Cracking Attractive. Points Of Fraying At Corners And Tips Tips With Minute Professional Repairs To Cloth And Color; Faint Dampstain In Parts Of Lower Covers Of Vol. Ii Also Professionally Refurbished And Almost Invisible With No Trace Of Dampstaining Inside. D. Appleton and Company hardcover
1970ref. 016271Washington D.C.: National Academy of Sciences 1970. First Edition First Impression. . Cloth Bound Boards. Near Fine. 1970 First Edition first impression. Size large quarto a heavy book 510 pages. Black textured cloth covered boards with gilt titles to the front cover and spine. Front paste-down and end-paper printed with a Map of Alaska and also the bordering part of Canada pinpointing the site of the Epicenter of the Earthquake on the map. Condition very good-near fine slight rub to corners and spine ends else fine contents very clean throughout. From the Library of Nicholas Ambraseys. Nicholas Neocles Ambraseys FICE FREng 1929-2012 was a Greek engineering seismologist. He was emeritus professor of Engineering Seismology and Senior Research Fellow at Imperial College London. For many years Ambraseys was considered as the leading figure and absolute authority in earthquake engineering and seismology in Europe. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall National Academy of Sciences hardcover
1856ref. 030656Albany: C. Van Benthuysen / New York State Legislature 1856. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. B/W Engravings. 4 Plates At Front Title 336 Pp. Original Brown Cloth Blindstamped Covers Gilt Lettering On Spine. First Edition 1856 Date On Title Page. Inscribed By The Author On Title Page With Ownership Signature Of The Recipient On Front Free Endpaper No Other Marks. Light Wear With Small Chips To Spine Cloth Small Loss Of Cloth At Tips Hinges Tight Light Foxing Pages Square. Per Wikipedia Asa Fitch 1809 - 1879 Was A Natural Historian And Entomologist From Salem New York. His Early Studies Were Of Both Natural History And Medicine Which He Studied At The Newly Formed Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Graduating In 1827. However In 1838 He Decided To Start Studying Agriculture And Entomology. In 1838 He Began To Collect And Study Insects For New York State. In 1854 He Became The First Professional Entomologist Of The New York State Agricultural Society Commissioned By The State Of New York. This Made Him The First Occupational Entomologist In The United States. His Vast Studies Of Many Insects Helped Scientists To Solve Some Of The Problems Of Crop Damage Caused By Insects. Many Of His Notebooks Are Now The Property Of The Smithsonian Institution. C. Van Benthuysen / New York State Legislature hardcover
1963ref. 030855Pretoria: Republic Of South Africa Government Printer 1963. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good . Maps Charts Photographs. 178 Pp Large Folding Map At End. Light Wear No Names Or Marks. Republic Of South Africa, Government Printer paperback
1949ref. 030869Princeton: Princeton University Press 1949. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine DJ. Vii293 Pp. Green Cloth Spine Gilt. Compilation Of Technical Articles Each With Good Bibliographies. Book With Just A Touch Of Wear No Names Or Marks. Dj Price Clipped Evenly Browned Minute Losses At Corners And Across Top Of Spine. Princeton University Press hardcover
1932ref. 031025Baltimore / Chicago: The Williams & Wilkins Company / The Century Of Progress Exposition 1932. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Plates. X 128 2 Pp Catalog Of Century Of Progress Titles. Hardcover. First Printing. "Published February 1932". Fine No Wear Or Marks In Near Fine Dj With No Visible Wear But Really Minute Losses Along Top Of Spine And At Corners Some Fading To Background Color Of Dj But Orange Printing All Strong And Unfaded. . The Williams & Wilkins Company / The Century Of Progress Exposition hardcover
1992ref. 031090Merrill G Utley 1992. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine. Photographs. 272 Pp. Red Leatherette With Gilt Lettering. Privately Published Very Scarce With No Institutional Holding Recorded In Worldcat As Of August 2015. Inscribed "Best Wishes To My Old Friend Marie Merrill G. "Doc" Utley" With His Telephone Numbers Below And Also On A Loosely Inserted Slip Of Paper. From The Estate Of Marie Windsor Utah Native And Hollywood Actress Best Known For Her Film Noir And Western Roles. Merrill G Utley hardcover
1958ref. 031102United States Department Of The Interior Bureau Of Mines 1958. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 10 Pp In Dept Of Interior Card Covers As Issued. United States Department Of The Interior, Bureau Of Mines paperback
1943ref. 030058Manilla : Balatoc Mining Company 1932 1936 1937 1939 1940 1941 1943. First Editions . Printed Wrappers. Very Good. 7 Issues. Condition Varies From Fine To Poor A Few Issues Being Heavily Water Damaged All Report June 30 1941 Are Reprints By The Company Printed In October 1943. Balatoc Mining Company 1932 1936 1937 1939 1940 1941 unknown
1900ref. 030207Washington: Government Printing Office 1900. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. Plates Folding Map. First Separate Edition Printed Tan Covers Pp17 To 90 And Plates 11-26 All Extracted And Published Separately From The Revised Edition Of The Fish Manual. Wear To Covers 1/16" Losses At Top And Bottom Of Spine Short Tears To Spine Edges Text Block Complete But Separated From Covers 1 1/2" Tear At Fore Edge Of Pp 17/18. Government Printing Office paperback
1880ref. 030490New York: D. Appleton And Company 1880. Reprint . Hardcover. Good. Xii 266 Pp. Catalog At End. Brown Pebbled Cloth With Black Leather Spine. The 1880 Printing Of The 1871 Appleton Textbook But This Is The American Book Company File Copy White Printed Label "Marked Copy / For Editors' Use Only" On Front Cover Red Label With Handwritten "Dropped April 18 1899" Above. Condition Only Good Spine Half Chipped Away. D. Appleton And Company hardcover
1983ref. 029777New York: American Astronomical Society 1983. First Separate Edition . Soft cover. Fine. Offprint With Printed Card Covers As Issued. With The "Corrigenda" Information On A Label On The Inside Front Cover Lacking From The Original Publication. Fine. American Astronomical Society paperback
1869ref. 029934New York: Charles Scribner & Co 1869. 5th or later Edition . Hardcover. Good. a few illustrations. Xii 540 Pp 2 Pp Catalog At End. Seventh Edition Copyright 1865 With 1869 Date On Title Page. Brown Cloth Gilt And Blind-Stamped. Wear Gilt Bright But Cloth Fraying At Corners Hinges Intact But Lacking Front And Rear Free Endpapers Otherwise Complete Faint Damp Stain Around Edges Of First Few Pages With A Little Damp-Wrinkling In Top 1" Of Front Cover. Tenney A Devout Anti-Evolutionist Was Vassar College's First Professor Of Natural History And A Life-Long Friend Of Louis Agassiz. Charles Scribner & Co hardcover
1930ref. 029979London: Oxford University Press 1930. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Viii 336 Pp. Green Cloth Gilt. Near Fine Gilt Bright Trace Of Wear Personal Bookplate Of B. Jelinek On Front Pastedown Extremely Intricate Ancient Egyptian-Themed Bookplate On Rear Pastedown Ownership Signature Of H K Lewis London 4/2/49. Dj Not Price Clipped Small To Minute Losses At Upper Corners Of Spine And All Tips. Very Scarce In This Collector's Condition. Oxford University Press hardcover
1989ref. 030036New York: John Wiley & Sons / Wiley-Interscience 1989. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine DJ. Xi 156 Pp. Blue Cloth Spine Gilt. First Printing Indicated "1". A Monograph On The Mathematical Basis Of Molecular Genetics. Fine In Near Fine Dj With Just A Trace Of Rubbing At Corners Small Damp Stain Along Part Of Spine Edge Of Rear Panel To 1" Depth No Other Traces Of Staining.Small Caltech Bookstore Price Label On Front Pastedown Small Pencil Ownership Name. John Wiley & Sons / Wiley-Interscience hardcover
1911ref. 029381London: Oil" Circa 1911 1911. Soft cover. Very Good. Photographs. 63 Pp. Folding Map At End. Printed Gray-Brown Covers. Undated But Last Statistics Reported Are 1910 Thus Presumably Published 1911. Detailed Commercial Analysis. Very Scarce Only One Copy At Stanford Shown In Institutional Holdings By Worldcat. Light Wear Short Tears Where Covers Overlap Text Block 1/2" Chip On The Bottom Of The Spine Contents Fine No Names Or Marks. There Is A Plausible Argument That The National Economics Politics And Militarization Of Oil And Gas Is So Important That Twentieth Century And Twenty-First Century National Economics Politics And Militarization May To A Considerable Degree Be Considered As Just Aspects Of The Oil And Gas Business When One Evaluates How Petroleum And Gas Derivatives Provide Not Just Energy But The Chemicals Used In All Industry Including Ingredients And At Least The Lubrication Of Essential Machines. This Business Is Below The Radar Of The Media And Indispensably Dependent Upon The Oil Equipment Supply Business An Oligopoly Where Equipment Is Never Sold Only Leased Making The Users Dependent Upon Such Firms "Forever". See "Cheney". Oil" Circa 1911 paperback
1937ref. 029383Washington: United States Geological Survey / Government Printing Office 1937. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good . Photographs Drawings Charts Maps. Iv 53-98. Offprint Of "Contributions To The Hydrology Of The United States 1937. Light Wear To Covers Ink Title Handwritten On Spine Small Private Library Stamp Of Geologist And Pasadena City College Professor Edwin Verne Van Armitage On Cover Contents Fine. United States Geological Survey / Government Printing Office paperback
1898ref. 029386American Society Of Civil Engineers 1898. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Fine. Maps And Figures. Pp 54-95 Offprint Of A Talk Presented November 17Th 1897 By Branner Published In The Transactions Of The American Society Of Civil Engineers Vol. Xxxix June 1898 #821. Blue-Grey Printed Wrappers Fine Condition. Inscribed By The Author To Geologist James Perrin Clark. Very Scarce Offprint Seven Institutional Copies Shown In Worldcat. Per Wikipedia John Casper Branner 1850 -1922 Was An American Geologist And Academic Who. He Was A Member Of The Founding Faculty At Stanford And Served As The University's Second President. He Was An Expert In Brazilian Geology Among Many Other Things. During The Civil War He Was Very Anxious To Join The Confederate Army And On Two Occasions Left School For The Purpose Of Enlisting. His Age However Prevented His Being Accepted; He Was Only Thirteen.In 1869 Went To Ithaca New York To Attend Cornell University. He Spent A Year Attending Ithaca Academy And Entered Cornell In 1870 In The So-Called Classical Course. In 1874 Without Having Completed His University Studies He Went By Way Of Europe To Brazil With Charles Fred Hartt Then Professor Of Geology At Cornell. In 1875 He Was Made Assistant On The Geological Survey Of Brazil And Remained On That Work Until The Survey Was Abolished By The Government And Professor Hartt Died. In 1879 He Accepted A Position As Assistant Engineer And Interpreter For The São Cyriaco Gold Mining Company Of Boston And Spent A Year Near Serro State Of Minas Geraes In The Diamond Regions Of Brazil. In 1881 He Returned To The United States But Was Sent Back To South America By Thomas Edison In Search Of A Vegetable Fiber For Use In His Then Newly Invented Incandescent Electric Lamp. In 1882 He Returned To Cornell University Completed His Studies And Graduated. In 1883 To 1885 He Was Topographic Geologist Of The Geological Survey Of Pennsylvania In The Anthracite Regions; In 1885 After Receiving His Ph.D. From Indiana University He Was Made Professor Of Geology At Indiana University A Position He Held Until 1891 Though He Was Absent On Leave For Several Years. He Was Chair Of The Departments Of Botany And Geology At Indiana University And Later At Stanford University. In 1886 He Was Elected As A Member To The American Philosophical Society. In 1887 He Was Appointed State Geologist Of The Geological Survey Of Arkansas. As State Geologist He Discovered Important Bauxite Deposits And He Exposed Gold-Mining Swindles Then Operating In Arkansas For Which The Citizens Of Bear City Arkansas Burned Him In Effigy And The Stock Promoters Tried To Have Him Fired. In 1891 He Was Appointed Professor And Chair Of The Department Of Geology At The Newly Opened Stanford University Recruited By His Colleague From Cornell And Indiana Stanford President David Starr Jordan. He Served As President Of The Geological Society Of America In 1904. He Was President Of The Seismological Society Of America In 1911. When Jordan Retired As President Of Stanford In 1913 Branner Was Elected President Of The University. He Retired January 1 1916 Due To An Age Limit Established By The University And Was Named President Emeritus. While At Stanford He Directed The Agassiz-Branner Expedition To Brazil In 1899 And A Second Similar Expedition In 1907-1908. He Served On Government Commissions Studying The Panama Canal And The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake. He Published A Grammar Of The Portuguese Language Based On His Work In Brazil Which Went To Multiple Editions. In 1913 He Contributed To Genealogical Research Of The Shenandoah Valley By Privately Publishing Casper Branner Of Virginia And His Descendants A 453-Page Work American Society Of Civil Engineers paperback
