Philadelphia:: Lippincott,, 1904. Hardcover; head of spine lightly worn; otherwise good.. index. With b&w drawings. 1904 prtg. of 1896 first issue. ||| Abbott (1843-1919), noted naturalist & archaeologist, graduated M.D. from Univ. of Pennsylvania, but never practiced. ... (more information)

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Boston:: A. Tompkins,, 1856. Hardcover; spine lightly worn; all edges gilt; otherwise good.. With portrait (foxed). Rev. Moore (1797-1855), Universalist clergyman, served congregations at Danvers, Lynn, & Lowell, Mass.; Hartford, Conn.; Troy, N.Y.; Strafford, Vt.; Lebanon, & Concord, N.H. over 30+ years. ||| Before the Civil War, many clergymen chose their words very carefully on the subject of slavery; some even claimed it was sanctioned by the Bible. ||| In his capacities as minister &... (more information)

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Vp,, 1931-40. Professionally bound--black cloth over boards, gilt-stamped spine; owner rubberstamp on front blank endpaper; otherwise, condition good.. 25 plates. With 24 full-pg. b&w plates + one double-pg. in color + in-text drawings & photos. Adelmann (1898-1989), embryologist/zoologist, honored for his works on Fabricius ab Aquapendente, & Marcello Malpighi. ||| Titles (year/pp./plates in parentheses)--Prechordal Plate of Amblystoma (1932/54pp/6pl); Somites of Amblystoma Punctatum--I (1... (more information)

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Albany, N.Y.:: Argus,, 1869. Hardcover; Hamilton College (NY) bookplate; no card pocket or spine marks/label; spine ends lightly worn; ink name on front endpaper + pp. 40 & 41; otherwise good.. Infantry Register of Officers, (Second Lieutenant & higher) for 68th thru 194th Regiments. Officers listed by first name, middle initial, last name; date of commission; date of rank; remarks (date mustered out, discharged, resigned, promoted). ||| Regiments listed by--where organized; N.Y.S. counties ... (more information)

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Philadelphia:: Whetham & Son/Thomas Wardle,, 1841. Hardcover; Hamilton College (NY) bookplate; no card pocket or spine marks/label; rebound in library buckram with leather labels; periodic light foxing; otherwise, condition good.. 10th edn., with biographical & critical notices, written & compiled by Dr. John Aikin (1747-1822), distinguished in literature after forsaking London medical practice due to paralysis. ||| Includes works by Ben Jonson; A. Cowley; Milton; E. Waller; Dryden; J. ... (more information)

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Kew, Surrey, England:: Commonwealth Mycological Inst.,, 1967. Hardcover; Kirkland College (NY) bookplate; no card pocket or spine marks/label; spine ends lightly worn; otherwise good.. + index + appendix. With 14 full-pg. b&w drawings in appendix at end. 5th edn. of 1943 first issue. ||| `Object & scope are...to give a list of all the generic names of Fungi (Eumycetes & Myxothallophyta, but not Bacteria & Lichens)...For every genus, a systematic position is given, together with the dist... (more information)

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London:: Routledge & Sons,, ca. 1911. Hardcover; small tear at head of spine, ink name on front endpaper; otherwise good.. + index. With facsimile George Cruikshank woodcuts & engravings. Reprint of 1840 edn. ||| Tells of: Henry VIII's wife, Queen Jane (Seymour) who died after giving birth to future Edward VI; Lady Jane Grey who (at age 16) became queen for 9 days & was later beheaded; Queen Mary, as stubborn & uncompromising as Henry VIII. ||| Cruikshank's drawings detail the 18-acre ... (more information)

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NY:: Putnam,, 1921. Hardcover; spine ends lightly worn; 8pp. with small dog-ear at upper corner; top edges gilt (dull); contents clean; binding tight.. index. With 73 full-pg. b&w drawings, including 8 with colors printed on the flower petals. Maria Mitchell Association honors Ms. Mitchell (1818-89) as America's first professional woman astronomer. She was awarded a gold medal by Denmark for her discovery of a new comet; elected a Fellow of AAAS; & was Astronomy Prof at newly-founded Vassar Co... (more information)

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Philadelphia:: Presbyterian Bd. of Publication,, ca. 1851. Hardcover; spine lacks ends; spine very worn; spine cloth splitting at joints; occasional light pencil marginalia; ink name pasted inside front cover.. + 29pp. of appendixes. Log College (20 miles N.E. of Philadelphia) was founded by Rev. William Tennent Sr. (1736) to satisfy Presbyterian requirement for an educated ministry. His 3 clergymen sons--William Jr., John, & Charles, attended Log College. Then in 1738, Philadelphia Synod req... (more information)

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Karachi, Pakistan:: Al-Ata Foundation,, [1972]. Hardcover; Hamilton College (NY) bookplate; no card pocket or spine marks/label; head of spine lightly worn; otherwise good.. bibliography. With b&w photos & drawings. Foreword by United Nations official (dated 1972). ||| Reviews nature & traditions of Indian & Pakistani people; how `westernized' areas differ from rural & slums; British Colonial town planning, contrasted with operating philosophy in Madras of Sir Patrick Geddes (1854-193... (more information)

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Los Angeles:: Kosmon Press,, 1942. Hardcover; spine ends lightly worn; front endpaper lacks .75x.75-inch piece at upper right corner; otherwise, condition good.. + bibliography. With in-text b&w drawings. 5th printing of 1940 first issue. ||| Anderson, `Custodian of Archives, American Essenes of Kosmon,' selected prophecies by Mother Shipton, Joanna Southcott, Sainte Odile, Nostradamus, & others to predict future of Hitler, Mussolini & the period ending in 1948 when `war, imperialism & ag... (more information)

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Buffalo, N.Y.:: Matthews-Northrup,, 1924. Hardcover; spine & gilt-stamped cover faded to dark gray; small waterstain in gutter at foot, not affecting text or photos; lacks maps; otherwise good.. With b&w photos of officers, men, battle scenes. WW-1 Service History (Belgium & France) of 107th U.S. Infantry, 27th NYNG from activation to Unit's return home. ||| 2 CONDOLENCE LETTERS to parents of Corporal killed (posthumous DSC) 29 Sept. 1918. (1) From then-Capt. Andrews on pp. 1 & 4 of... (more information)

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NY:: Crown,, 1951. Hardcover; head of spine quite worn; otherwise good.. index. Color + b&w illus. Retired Director, American Museum of Natural History, tells how animals are protected by coloring, mimicry, speed, alliance with other animals, etc. ... (more information)

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McLean, Virginia:: Documents Index, Inc.,, 1990. Hardcover; Hamilton College (NY) bookplate; no card pocket or spine marks/labels; `Does Not Circulate' stamp on rear endpaper; otherwise, good condition.. Index / Guide (no illustrations) to maps available from, & sold by, USGS--Antarctic Geologic 1970-; Coal Investigations 1935-; Geophysical Investigations 1946-; Geologic Quadrangle 1949-; Hydrologic Investigations Atlases 1954-; Misc. Geologic Investigations 1955-; Land Use & Land Cover 1979-; ... (more information)

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NY:: Fleming H. Revell,, 1922. Hardcover; spine ends lightly worn; otherwise good.. + 6pp. publisher's book ads. With printed portrait of Carey applied to pictorial front cover. Novelized biography of English Baptist missionary to India William Carey (1761-1834). Shoemaker by trade until age 24, he learned Latin, Greek, Hebrew; studied theology; was pastor of congregations. In India, he studied languages, natural history; collected rich store of Oriental knowledge. ||| 1801--became Prof of Sanskrit, ... (more information)

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Englewood Cliffs, NJ:: Prentice-Hall,, 1958. Hardcover; cloth; lightly worn spine ends; owner information on front endpaper; otherwise good.. index. In-text drawings of how slide rule positions provide answers. 3rd prtg. of 1954 first issue. ||| Covers Division; Multiplication; Powers & Roots; Trig Functions & Calculations; Log & Exponential Calculations; Applications in various fields: Business, Finance, Statistics; Physics & Chemistry; Engineering. ... (more information)

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Columbus, Ohio:: Merrill,, 1972. Hardcover; Hamilton College (NY) bookplate; no card pocket or spine marks/label; spine ends lightly worn; rear endpaper renewed.. + appendix + index. With flow charts. `How to find algorithms--that is, problem-solving procedures--that can be implemented by computers,' including how to program the algorithm in FORTRAN. ||| Covers--FORTRAN; FORTRAN IV; writing a complete program; numerical algorithms; polynomials; solution of equations & plotting; systems of numeration;... (more information)

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Rochester, N.Y.:: The Authors,, 1875. Hardcover; spine ends & cover tips worn; name on front endpaper; otherwise good.. With variant sample of Moon's embossed alphabet attached to title pg. Dr. Moon in England, 1847, enabled the blind to read as their fingertips felt the shapes of raised letters; sample attached here also uses raised letters, but of different shapes. ||| Louis Braille (1809-52) used raised dots; the Braille system has replaced letter shapes. /// WITH: Frothingham. BLIND PETER. ... (more information)

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NY:: Baker,, 1926. Hardcover; spine ends & cover tips worn; 36 pages stained at foot of gutter, (from minimal to .75x1-inch); 3 pages have faint tan stain extending into text; ink name inside front cover on pictorial endpaper.. + bibliography. With frontispiece portrait of Audubon. Besides describing birds & animals he painted, Audubon recorded observations of Ohio River; Great Pine Swamp; Earthquake [at New Madrid]; Kentucky Sports; Colonel [Daniel] Boon[e]; Florida Keys; Bay of Fundy; Kentucky B... (more information)

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NY:: Farrar & Rinehart,, 1938. Hardcover; Hamilton College bookplate; no card pocket or spine marks/label; spine & spine gilt faded; front cover tips lightly worn; internal condition good.. Fascinating tales by traveling physician Dr. Aughinbaugh (1870-1940); who served his apprenticeship in a prison (examining hanged criminals the moment they fell through the trap); later, did pioneer service among lepers of Cuba & Venezuela, alleviating their misery before discovery of chaulmoogra oil; we... (more information)

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