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1916rif. 204400St. Petersburg - Petrograd : l'Academie Imperiale des Sciences de St.-Petersbourg 1916 1916. First Edition. Paperback. Very good paperback copies; edges somewhat dust-dulled and nicked. Condition varies slightly with a small number of issues having torn front covers with loss. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and especially sharp-cornered. Minor library marks remain. Some issues are unread copies with unopened pages. Further scans images etc. and additional bibliographical material available on request.; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 0 pages; Description: 75v. illus. ; 28cm. Summary: a collection of 75 issues of 'Bulletin de l'Academie imperiale des sciences' published between 1912 - 1916. Includes 1 issue published in 1909 and 1 issue of 'Bulletin de l'Academie Imperiale des Sciences de l'Union de Republiqiues Sovietiques Socialistes' published in 1926. Subjects: Periodicals -- Science -- Societies -- Russia -- Soviet Union. Notes: Cover titles in Russian and French. Text in Russian. Language: Russian. [St. Petersburg - Petrograd : l'Academie Imperiale des Sciences de St.-Petersbourg], 1916 paperback
1951rif. 004685Cambridge MA: Harvard University Press 1951. Book. Very Good. Cloth. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHORS. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Presentation Copy SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHORS "Eleanor Maccoby with the sincere regards of Talcott Parsons Clyde Kluckhorn S.A. Stouffer Robert R. Sears Gordon W. Allport Harry Murray" A unique Association Copy Eleanor Maccoby was a noted psychologist best known for her contributions to developmental psychology and the psychology of sex differences. The signees were a Who's Who of eminent sociologists psychologists and anthropologists. Talcott Parsons career was entwined with the development of sociology as an academic discipline at Harvard and in this book he was refining his "general theory of action". In 1931 Parsons was one of the inaugural faculty members in the Dept. of Sociology at Harvard. Gordon W. Allport is known as one of the founding figures of personality psychology and along with Harry Murray were faculty in the Psychology Dept. at Harvard. Robert R. Sears was head of the Psychology Dept. at Stanford University Samuel Stouffer a Professor of Sociology at Harvard and Clyde Kluckhorn a Professor of Anthropology at Harvard. Book is Very Good no dustjacket corner crease bottom corners last 10 pages of book and top corners title page into contents page cloth a bit rubbed. The signatures of all 6 of these gentlemen are SCARCE individually and as a group along with the Association to Eleanor Maccoby this represents a RARE and unique opportunity in the academic collecting world !. Harvard University Press Hardcover
1833rif. 1611020024Cambridge Mass. : Charles Folsom Metcalf & Co 1833 - 1846. Hardcover. Good. Two quarto volumes. New series 1833-1846. Rebound in modern green cloth. Perforated library stamp on titles. Scattered foxing. Hand colored map of Nova Scotia and colored lithographs to rear of volume I. Foldout charts in Volume II are facsimiles on modern paper. Volume I contains Father Sebastian Rasles' Dictionary of the Abnaki Language. Rale had been a French missionary who had encourage native resistance to Yankee settlement. Abenaki is a now endangered Algonquian language which the Eastern dialects is spoken by the Micmac Maliseet Passamaquoddy Penobscot Indians of Maine New England and Quebec. Pilling 3196. Contents of Vol. 1:A Discourse in Commemoration of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson; Remarks on Longevity and the Expectation of Life in the United States Relating More Particularly to the State of New Hampshire with Some Comparative Views in Relation to Foreign Countries; A Table of the Longitude and Altitude; Tables of the Present Value of a Life-Annuity at Any Age According to Dr. Wigglesworth's Bill of Mortality; Occultations and Eclipses Observed at Dorchester Massachusetts; Observations on the Comparative Rates of Marine Chronometers; Remarks and Inquiries concerning the Birds of Massachusetts; A Meteorological Journal from the Year 1786 to the Year 1829; Remarks on the Mineralogy and Geology of Nova Scotia; Table Showing the Present Value of the Right of Dower of a Married Woman in Any Real Estate Provided She Survives Her Husband; Description of a New Stand for a Reflecting Telescope; Latitudes and Longitudes of Several Places in the United States as Determined by Observation; Tables Exhibiting the Number of White Persons in the United States at Every Age Deduced from the Last Census; Description of a Machine Called a Gypsey for Spinning Hemp and Flax; A Dictionary of the Abnaki Language in North America. With an Introductory Memoir and Notes. Vol. 2: Plantae Fendlerianae Novi-Mexicanae: An Account of a Collection of Plants Made Chiefly in the Vicinity of Santa Fe New Mexico; A Memoir upon the Geological Action of the Tidal and Other Currents of the Ocean; History and Transformations of Corydalus cornutus; Internal Anatomy of Corydalus cornutus in Its Three Stages of Existence; Contributions to the Bryology and Hepaticology of North America; Description of the Observatory at Cambridge Massachusetts; On Some Applications of the Method of Mechanical Quadratures; Illustrations of Fossil Footprints of the Valley of the Connecticut. Cambridge [Mass.] : Charles Folsom, Metcalf & Co hardcover
1979rif. 2110502150907602Hosei University Press 1979. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 24 Hosei University Press paperback
1984rif. SBBIH-MZLGNAQ5OW5OWorld Health Organization 1984. paperback. Good. Our good condition books are generally good for reading but not for gifting or collecting. They could have imperfections such as creasing fanning inscriptions margin notes yellowing staining on edge or cover or pages bumps scuffs etc etc sometimes multiple of these. It's a wide category that encompasses anything that isn't almost-new down to anything that is slightly better than poor. We would NOT recommend gifting Good books - these should be considered reading copies. Our books are dispatched from a Yorkshire former cotton mill. We list via barcode/ISBN so please note that the images are stock images and may not be the exact copy you receive furthermore the details about edition and year might not be accurate as many publishers reuse the same ISBN for multiple editions and as we simply scan a barcode or enter an ISBN we do not check the validity of the edition data when listing. If you're looking for an exact edition please don't order at least not without checking with us first although we don't always have time to check. We aim to dispatch prompty the service used will depend on order value and book size. We can ship to most countries see our shipping policies. Payment is via Abe only. World Health Organization paperback
2010rif. SBS-9780754627555ASHGATE 2010. Hardcover. New. ASHGATE hardcover
2010rif. SBS-9780754627555ASHGATE 2010. Hardcover. New. ASHGATE hardcover
1748rif. 51397Breslau Johann Jacob Korn 1748-51. Large 8vo. Uncut in mounted orig. marbled wrappers all 6 volumes later clotbacked. Wear to wrappers. Stamps on titlepages. Ca. 5000 pp. each vol. separately paginated. Textillustrations and 104 engraved plates some folding.Title-pages browned and brownspotted. Some browning and brownspots throughout. Scarce first German translation of the pysical memoirs from the "Mémoires de l'Academie des Sciences" containing many importent papers by the leading French scientists: Amontons Cassini Bernoulli Homberg Lemery la Hire Reaumur Tournefort Maraldi Delisle etc. etc.Of special importence are GOTTFRIED WILHELM LEIBNIZ: "Erklärung der Arithmetica binaria die sich nur der Charakteren 0 und I bedienet nebst Anmerkungen von ihrem Nutzen und dem verstande den sie den alten chinesischen Figuren des Fohi giebt." pp. 88-93 Bd. II. Leibniz' BINARY NUMBER SYSTEM first published 1703. And JACOB JACQUES CASSINI "Abhandlung von der Grösse und Figur der Erde" pp. 431-756 and 14 engraved plates and maps.Poggendorff II 1000 unknown
rif. Z1-Q-014-03340Prentice-Hall. Used - Good. 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 so some stamps and wear but in good overall condition. 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. Prentice-Hall unknown
rif. Z1-B-028-00840S Karger Ag. Used - Good. 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 so some stamps and wear and may have sticker on cover but in good overall condition. 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. S Karger Ag unknown
rif. Z1-R-036-02337New York Academy of Sciences. Used - Good. 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 so some stamps and wear but in good overall condition. 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. New York Academy of Sciences unknown
1734rif. 1507160043Amsterdam : Pierre Mortier 1734-01-01. Hardcover. Good. Bound in contemporary mottled calf. Gilt spine. 5 raised bands. Marbled endpapers. Page ends washed red. Good binding and cover. Wear to extremities. Black staining to 3rd 5th compartments. Chipping and loss to head and 6th compartment of spine. Library stamps from the University of Georgia. Unmarked pages with some toning and foxing spots. Ships daily. This volume contains De la Resistance cause'e dans les Machines tant par les frottemens des parties qui les composent que par la roideur des Cordes qu'on y employe & la maniere de calculer l'un & l'autre which published Amontons rediscovery of the laws of friction tribology first put forward by Leonardo da Vinci. Though they were received with some scepticism the laws were verified by Charles-Augustin de Coulomb in 1781. DSB I p. 138. Also contains Moyen de substituer Commodement L'Action du Feu a la Force des Hommes et des Chevaux pour mouvoir les Machines also by Amontons with the engraving of Moulin a Feu which is the first appearance of the thermic motor hot air engine historically called an air engine or caloric engine. "As early as 1699 Amontons proposed a thermic motor: a machine using hot air and external combustion with direct rotation. The experiments carried on in connection with this machine led him to note that ordinary air going from the temperature of ice to that of boiling water increases in volume by about one third."DSB I p. 139 Amsterdam : Pierre Mortier hardcover
1742rif. SS13441London:: Printed for John and Paul Knapton. . . 1742-53. 1742. 5 volumes. 8vo. Vol.1: 4 x 11-456 16; Vol.2: 2 407 15 10; Vol.3: 2 422 16; Vol.4: 2 410 14 11-26; Vol.5: 2 426 14 pp. The first 10 pages of the "Addenda" are bound at the end of vol.2 pp.11-26 are bound at the end of vol.4. 44 of 45 engraved plates mostly folding I: 17; II: 6; III: 6; IV: 6; V: 9 of 10 plates pl. 10 supplied in facs. see p. 422 TOTAL: 44 2 folding tables vol. I tables some folding addenda indexes; 2nd wasp plate vol. V with small scrape effecting some of the image. Original speckled calf; rebacked and with later endleaves vols. I III & V with joints gently mended with kozo. PROVENANCE: Bookplates of Henry and Carol Faul mounted on top of the following engraved bookplate for the American Academy of Arts & Sciences: "Sub libertate Florent" dated 1780 "The Gift of . . ." -- also with their gilt-stamp applied to the foot of the later spines "American Academy"; Rubber stamps discarded of the Linda Hall Library Kansas City MO. Very good. HENRY FAUL'S COPY -- WORKED FOR ENRICO FERMI & BIKINI ATOLL TEST. A collection of early scientific papers from leading figures all belonging to the Royal Academy of Sciences at Paris the French equivalent to the Royal Society of London. The abridged papers all appeared between 1699 and 1720 and include diverse topics such as anatomy apiculture astronomy incl. Moon chemistry electricity entomology gases geography geology herpetology invertebrates magnetism medicine meteorology mineralogy monsters music mollusks natural history optics physics scientific instruments including the barometer microscope zoology and more. / AMONG THE NUMEROUS CONTRIBUTORS OR NOTABLES MENTIONED: Agricola Amontons Baert Juan de Barros Bernoulli Bignon Borelli Bouvet Robert Boyle Carre Cassini Chazelles Chevalier Coronelli Dampier Descartes Dodart Fermat Fontenay Fontenelle Galileo Gandolphe Gassendi Gesner Gouye Halley Van Helmont de la Hire du Hamel Huygens Jeaugeon Kepler Kircher Leibnitz Lemery Leuwenhoek Malpighi de Marca Mariotte Mollard Gregory Nazianzen Isaac Newton de Nointel Ortelius Parent Picard Renau Riccioli Sanctorius Strabo Tournefort Varignon etc. PROVENANCE: 1 American Academy of Arts & Sciences bookplate: The Academy seal features Minerva the goddess of wisdom science and trade and the arts. Her temple on the Aventine Hill was a meeting place for skilled craftsman writers and actors. She is also depicted as a warrior a symbol appropriate for an organization created in the midst of the American Revolution. Around Minerva are representations of the new country—on her right a field of Indian corn a stand of oaks and the outline of a town; at her feet a hoe a plow and a sickle; on her left a quadrant and a telescope a ship heading for shore and the sun completely risen above the cloud. Over the whole is the motto SUB LIBERTATE FLORENT which suggests that arts and sciences flourish best in. -- 2 Rubber stamps discarded of the Linda Hall Library Kansas City MO. -- 3 Henry and Carol Faul. Henry Faul was a geologist working on Enrico Fermi's team at the University of Chicago. He was responsible for prospecting uranium ore in Colorado and Utah. He also travelled to Manhattan Project sites at Los Alamos and in Washington DC. Following the war Faul continued to work on nuclear projects and participated in the Bikini Atoll test. He received his M.S. from the University of Chicago during the war and went on to get his Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. ESTC T131275. Printed for John and Paul Knapton. . . , 1742-53. unknown
2010rif. SBS-9780754627531ASHGATE 2010. Hardcover. New. ASHGATE hardcover
2010rif. SBS-9780754627531ASHGATE 2010. Hardcover. New. ASHGATE hardcover
rif. 2083002115802307Nakasu old book publishing company N.A. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 8 sheets 32 books Nakasu old book publishing company paperback
1865rif. 036341London : Robert Hardwicke 1865. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good . 400 Pp 9 Color Plates Encompassing 75 Illustrations With Description On Facing Page Not Included In Book Pagination. First Printing 1865 Of This First And Only Edition Of This Work Prepared During The Author's Lifetime Although Reprinted In 1868 The First Posthumous Edition And Thereafter. The Author's Preface Provides The Author's Explanation Of The Many Revisions Additions And Deletions To His Previous Works. Three Quarter Green Morocco Brown Morocco Spine Label Gilt; Buff Endpapers.; 1865 Date On Title Page. All Edges With Publisher's Red Color. Wear Loss Of Paper On Edges Of Boards Pinpoint Frays At Tips But Binding Exceptionally Sturdy. Rare; Worldcat Shows No Institutional Holding Of This 1865 Edition Only The 1868 And Later Editions. Sir William Jackson Hooker1785 - 12 August 1865 Was An English Systematic Botanist And Organiser And Botanical Illustrator. He Held The Post Of Regius Professor Of Botany At Glasgow University And Was Director Of The Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. He Enjoyed The Friendship And Support Of Sir Joseph Banks For His Exploring Collecting And Organising Work. His Son Joseph Dalton Hooker Succeeded Him To The Directorship Of Kew Gardens. Robert Hardwicke hardcover
2006rif. 2081502111907155Chishiki-san-ken 2006. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Chishiki-san-ken paperback
1982rif. 60368Roberson Center for the Arts and Sciences. As New. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request – – IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - AS NEW THE TEXT BLOCK IS PRISTINE CLEAN UNMARKED AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - - 110 pp. With 174 ills. 9 col. . 21 x 30 cm. -- with a bonus offer-- . 1982. 0937318094 . Roberson Center for the Arts and Sciences paperback
rif. Z1-W-010-01421British Geological Survey. Used - Good. 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 so some stamps and wear but in good overall condition. 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. British Geological Survey unknown
rif. Z1-A-018-02736British Geological Survey. Used - Good. 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 so some stamps and wear but in good overall condition. 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. British Geological Survey unknown
rif. Z1-M-006-02322Stationery Office Books. Used - Good. 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 so some stamps and wear but in good overall condition. 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. Stationery Office Books unknown
rif. Z1-Q-024-03372Cambridge University Press. Used - Good. 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 so some stamps and wear but in good overall condition. 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. Cambridge University Press unknown
rif. Z1-C-078-00182National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council. Used - Good. 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 so some stamps and wear but in good overall condition. 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. National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council unknown
rif. Z1-T-021-00946New York Academy of Sciences. Used - Good. 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 so some stamps and wear but in good overall condition. 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. New York Academy of Sciences unknown
