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Selman Waksman: Discoverer of a Wonder Drug 1943." Autobiographaical Typed Document Signed and two typed letters signed on the development of antibiotics

Selman Waksman: Discoverer of a Wonder Drug 1943." Autobiographaical Typed Document Signed and two typed letters signed on the development of antibiotics

by WAKSMAN, SELMAN

WAKSMAN, SELMAN. Typed Document SIGNED, 4 separate 4to pages, ca 1971; Two Typed Letters SIGNED , on Rutgers University stationery, each 4to, August 1, 1966, and October 1, 1971. "Selman Waksman: Discoverer of a Wonder Drug 1943," referring to his discovery of Antibiotics, is the title of the typed document containing the draft of biographical information which he generously corrected. The draft was for the book, "The Laureates: Jewish Winners of the Nobel Prize," (Tina Levitan, 1960 First edition).... Read more about this item
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$3,190.00
Observation of antiprotons

Observation of antiprotons

by Chamberlain, Owen; Segre, Emilio et al

1955. First edition. Discovery of the Antiproton Chamberlain, Owen (1920-2006), Emilio Segrè (1905-89) et al. Observation of antiprotons. In The Physical Review, 2nd series, 100 (1955): 947-50. Whole number. 763-979pp. 268 x 202 mm. Original printed wrappers, vertical crease in back wrapper. Boxed. First Edition, journal issue. Segrè and Chamberlain, colleagues at the University of California, Berkeley, shared the 1959 Nobel Prize in physics for their discovery of the antiproton, a particle with the... Read more about this item
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$1,500.00
THE SANITY OF ART: AN EXPOSURE OF THE CURRENT NONSENSE ABOUT ARTISTS BEING DEGENERATE

THE SANITY OF ART: AN EXPOSURE OF THE CURRENT NONSENSE ABOUT ARTISTS BEING DEGENERATE

by SHAW, George Bernard

London: The New Age Press, 1908. First Edition. Wraps. Near Fine in a wax paper dustwrapper with the title, author, and date printed on the backstrip, likely not original to the book. Lawrence A86a. Secondary binding of printed brown wrappers with four colons on the front cover.
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$37.50
The Nobel Century

The Nobel Century

by Geeslin, Campbell (Managing Editor); Preface by Stig Ramel;Introduction by Asa Briggs

London: Chapmans. 1991. Quarto Size [approx 24cm x 30.5cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Remainder mark to base. Illustrated with Colour and Black & White Photographs. 280 pages. The definitive book on the world's greatest prize - The Nobel Prize. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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$13.07
LOS PREMIOS NOBEL DE LITERATURA. Vol. XV

LOS PREMIOS NOBEL DE LITERATURA. Vol. XV

by (Bellow, Saul)

Barcelona: Plaza & Janes, 1979. First edition. Hardcover. A near fine copy. Signed by Saul Bellow. This edition, a first edition printed March of 1979, is in Spanish. Features three Nobel winners, Harry Martinson (Swedish, 1974) features three pieces; Nettles Bloom, The Path of Freedom, and a Poetry Anthology, Eugenio Montale (Italian, 1975) three pieces; In Our Time, The Butterfly in the Square Cafe, and Out of Home, and Saul Bellow (American, 1976) contributes Humboldt's Gift. Bound in leather with... Read more about this item
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$150.00
SULA

SULA

by MORRISON, Toni

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. Owner name on the front endpaper. Near Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. Her second, and many believe most powerful, novel.
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$562.50
1. Physical principles involved in transistor action. 2. The theory of p-n junctions in semiconductors and p-n junction transistors. 3. Communication theory of secrecy systems

1. Physical principles involved in transistor action. 2. The theory of p-n junctions in semiconductors and p-n junction transistors. 3. Communication theory of secrecy systems

by Bardeen, John; Brattain, Walter; Shockley, William; Shannon, Claude

1948. First edition. First Comprehensive Report on the Transistor, with Shannon's Foundation of Modern Cryptography (1) Bardeen, John (1908-91) and Brattain, Walter (1902-87). Physical principles involved in transistor action. In Bell System Technical Journal 28, no. 2 (April 1949): 239-77. (2) Shockley, William (1910-89). The theory of p-n junctions in semiconductors and p-n junction transistors. In ibid.: 435-89. (3) Shannon, Claude (1916-2001). Communication theory of secrecy systems. In ibid.:... Read more about this item
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$1,750.00
Typed Letter Signed in German

Typed Letter Signed in German

by HESSE, Herman (1877 - 1962)

Bern, 1917. unbound. 1 page on "Deutsche Kriegsgefangenen-Fursorge Bern" letterhead, 11 x 8.5 inches, Bern, June 22, 1917. Signed in full by the Nobel Prize-winning author, thanking a donor for his contribution to prison libraries, in part: "...Lassen Sie mich Ihnen. auch im Namen der Gefangen, dafur den herzlichsten Dank Sagen!..." Partial tears along the folds; edges chipped. Otherwise, good condition.<br/><br/>
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$500.00
THE COMMON SENSE OF MUNICIPAL TRADING

THE COMMON SENSE OF MUNICIPAL TRADING

by SHAW, George Bernard

Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co Ltd, 1904. First Edition. Hardcover. Mild darkening to spine. Near Fine, without dustwrapper. Original blue cloth. Laurence A54: 2500 copies printed.
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$43.80
FAULKNER, WILLIAM. "Turnabout," Film Contract for Distribution Rights

FAULKNER, WILLIAM. "Turnabout," Film Contract for Distribution Rights

by FAULKNER, WILLIAM

WILLIAM FAULKNER, Film Contract Signed for his first story-to-screen adaptation, "Turnabout," two 4to pp, New York, March 23, 1959. Faulkner's signed contract transferred distribution rights for the film based on Faulkner's story, "Turnabout" to the Loew's Corporation. "By an assignment dated September 26, 1932, I conveyed to William B. Hawks all rights of every kind... in my story... TURNABOUT, published in the March 5, 1932 issue of the Saturday Evening Post and registered for copyright... On November... Read more about this item
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$8,360.00
Flaws in the Glass. A Self-Portrait

Flaws in the Glass. A Self-Portrait

by White, Patrick

London: Jonathan Cape. 1981. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. Bookplate to Front Pastedown. Previous owner's details to front free end paper. Previous owner has glued related newspaper clippings to front pastedown, half-title page and rear endpapers. 260 pages. Patrick White's image of himself - as reflected in the glass. Robust, professional... Read more about this item
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$9.81
ELMER GANTRY

ELMER GANTRY

by LEWIS, Sinclair

New York: Harcourt Brace, (1927). First Edition. Hardcover. About Fine in a Good, unrestored example of the dustwrapper which is soiled with a few short tears, and two small holes on the spine. The dustwrapper is almost completely reinforced internally with brown tape. First state of the binding. Made into a 1960 film about a con man and a female evangelist selling religion to small town America. It won three Academy Awards for Best Actor (Burt Lancaster), Best Supporting Actress (Shirley Jones) and... Read more about this item
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$281.30
World Light

World Light

by Laxness, Halldor

Madison, Wisconsin: University of Wisconsin Press, 1969. First Edition. Octavo. 521(2) pages. Translated into English by Magnus Magnusson. Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1955. The narrative of World Light is based on the life story of an Icelandic folk poet who died after a great poverty and hardship. A very good translation of Magnus Magnusson. The author was born in Reykjavik in 1902 and was known for his fervent Catholicism which he abandoned as he developed leftist sympathies. Bound in... Read more about this item
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$185.00
2 autograph letters signed to Mrs. Benjamin Osgood Peirce

2 autograph letters signed to Mrs. Benjamin Osgood Peirce

by Bridgman, Percy W

1926. Bridgman, Percy Williams (1881-1961). (1) Autograph letter signed to Mrs. Benjamin Osgood Peirce. N.p., n.d. [ca. January 1914]. 1 page plus integral blank. 175 x 139 mm. (2) Autograph letter signed to Mrs. Peirce. Cambridge, Mass., October 3, 1926. 1 sheet, on letterhead of Harvard University's Jefferson Physical Laboratory. 268 x 204 mm. Together 2 items. Tiny marginal tears in 1926 letter, but both letters fine otherwise. From American physicist and philosopher of science Percy W. Bridgman,... Read more about this item
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$950.00
Autograph Letter Signed

Autograph Letter Signed

by ZEEMAN, Pieter (1865-1943)

Amsterdam, 1915. unbound. very good(+). Very scarce World War I A.L.S. on his personal correspondence card, with political content, 5.25" x 4", Amsterdam, November 15th 1915, in German (translated), to radical Dutch poet and writer Nico Van Suchtelen, in full: "In reply to your message and circular letter. I must inform you that I oppose to take a seat in the 'Committee of Propaganda and to co-sign the circular letter." *We are able to locate additional correspondence between... Read more about this item
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$850.00
Otello, Venetsianskii Mavr [The Tragedy of Othello, The Moor of Venice]

Otello, Venetsianskii Mavr [The Tragedy of Othello, The Moor of Venice]

by Shakespeare William

Translation by Boris Pasternak. Cover by N. Il'in.
Moskva, GIKhL, 1945.
Limited to 25 000 copies.
Second edition of Otello in Pasternak's translation.
First edition was glassprinting and unofficial, limited to 300 copies. It's practically unobtainable.
This translation was intended for production in the Small Theatre [Malyi Theatre] in Moscow, 'which put spurs to me and hurried up'. Pasternak finished the translation in July 1944. Olga Freudenberg, philologist and Pasternak's cousin, wrote that he... Read more about this item
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$330.00
FAULKNER, WILLIAM. Original sketch in a Typed Letter Signed about sailing

FAULKNER, WILLIAM. Original sketch in a Typed Letter Signed about sailing

by FAULKNER, WILLIAM

Faulkner 's long and detailed interest in sailing is reflected in this unusual and rare letter written about 1948, shortly before he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. He likely wrote from Oxford, Mississippi. Faulkner discusses the changes he wants for his small sloop and illustrates how he wanted to refit the sails. After offering his own ideas, he asks for advice from his corespondent, Eric James Devine. Faulkner sketches the "New Sail" he wants for his boat and explains that, "a Navy bloke"... Read more about this item
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$10,450.00
Two Unsigned Holiday Cards

Two Unsigned Holiday Cards

by SADAT, Anwar (1918 - 1981)

Egypt, 1974. unbound. Two rare and seldom seen official holiday greeting cards (unsigned), printed by the Egyptian government for official use by President Anwar Sadat. The first, from 1974-1975, measures 5.5 x 8 inches and depicts a Muslim-stained glass image and an embossed Egyptian Heraldic Eagle Coat of Arms on the cover. Mounted inside is a separate sheet that reads (in English and Arabic), "President Anwar El Sadat extends his best wishes for Christmas & New Year." Arguably the most... Read more about this item
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$200.00
Kristin (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)

Kristin (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)

by Sigrid Undset (author); Laurence W. Beilenson (screenwriter)

N.p.: N.p., 1970. Draft script for an unproduced film. Based on Sigrid Undset's 1920 trilogy "Kristin Lavransdatter." The trilogy is the story of Kristin, a Norwegian living during the Middle Ages, the daughter of an affluent father, who, in difficult times, often found solace in her Catholicism. The popularity, as well as its accurate descriptions of Medieval life led to Undset being awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1928. Set in Norway. Green titled wrappers. Title page present, with... Read more about this item
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$175.00
Kristin Lavransbatter (the Nobel Prize Edition), the Bridal Wreath; the Mistress of Husaby; the Cross

Kristin Lavransbatter (the Nobel Prize Edition), the Bridal Wreath; the Mistress of Husaby; the Cross

by Undset, Sigrid

New York: Knopf, 1929. Octavo. Nobel prize edition. Nearly 1100 pages. Translated from the Norwegian by Charles Archer. This remarkable work is called the great trilogy of medieval Norway. Sigrid Undset portrays against a rich background of pageantry, the complete life-history of Kristin Lavransdatter from early childhood to old age. Winner of the Nobel Prize in 1928. Bound in a green flexible cloth lettered in gilt, spine gilt with title blocked in black, corners lightly bumped, in unclipped dust... Read more about this item
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$175.00
Original photograph of Saul Bellow, 1976

Original photograph of Saul Bellow, 1976

by Saul Bellow (subject)

N.p.: Rex Features, 1976. Vintage photograph of Pulitzer and Nobel Prize-winning writer Saul Bellow sitting at his desk in 1976. 10 x 8 inches. Manuscript ink annotations on the top margin, noting Bellow's name, the year, and the name of photograph agency Rex Features, else Near Fine.
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$350.00
THE HISTORY OF A FAMOUS NOVEL

THE HISTORY OF A FAMOUS NOVEL

by [SHAW, George Bernard] LOEWENSTEIN, F. E

London: Privately Printed, 1946. First Edition. wraps. Slight soiling to covers. Very Good to Near Fine. Printed wraps. Laurence B311. A twenty-page pamphlet limited to 500 copies printed for the author that includes three paragraphs by Shaw not previously published.
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$31.30
Typed Letter SIGNED as President with handwritten corrections on White House stationery, 1 page 4to folded sheet, Washington, D. C., October 14, 1905

Typed Letter SIGNED as President with handwritten corrections on White House stationery, 1 page 4to folded sheet, Washington, D. C., October 14, 1905

by ROOSEVELT, THEODORE

President Roosevelt maneuvers to get a New York District Attorney appointed. Roosevelt writes to Judge George C. Holt (1843-1931), nominated by Roosevelt and confirmed as US District Judge in New York to discuss the politics of a district attorney-ship. The President also makes reference to William Howard Taft (1857-1930) 27th US President and 10th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, who served at the time as Secretary of War; Elihu Root (1845-1937) who served as Secretary of State at the time of our... Read more about this item
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$1,540.00
BERNARD SHAW

BERNARD SHAW

by [SHAW, George Bernard] BAB, Julius

Berlin: S. Fischer, 1910. First Edition. wraps. Owner inscription in German dated February 1910 on the front endpaper. Near Fine. Printed wraps. Laurence K6. Illustrated with a photogravure frontispiece of Shaw. Text in German.
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$31.30
Dedal i Ikar (Budushshee nauki). [Daedalus or Science and the Future. Icarus or The Future of Science].

Dedal i Ikar (Budushshee nauki). [Daedalus or Science and the Future. Icarus or The Future of Science].

by Haldane J.B. & Russell Bertrand

One of 3.000 copies printed.
The edition contains two articles Daedalus or Science and the Future (1924) by John Burdon Sanderson Haldane and the answer Icarus or The Future of Science (1924) by Bertrand Russell.Russell visited Soviet Russian where he met Lenin as a result he wrote the book The Practice and Theory of Bolshevism (1920).
We couldn't trace any copy in OCLC.
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$520.00
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