Alan Turing: The Enigma by HODGES, Alan - 1983

Chicago: Jensen, McClurg & Co., 1882. Hardcover. Very Good. 253 pages. Signed at the top of title page by Edward Coles; 'Mrs. Ogden with complements of Edward Coles August, 1884'. With 6 fold-out facsimile letters. Brown cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Tissue-protected frontispiece engraved portrait of Coles. Condition of book is VERY GOOD; Wear to top & bottom of spine, corners bumped, front hinge starting to crack, text & facsimile letters are very clean, no foxing etc. anywhere in the book.

London: Hutchinson, 1994-2001. First edition. Original Cloth. Very Good/very good. Years of Hope 1940-1962, Out of the Wilderness 1963-67, Office Without Power 1968-72, Against the Tide 1973-76, Conflicts of Interest 1977-80, The End of an Era 1980-90, Free at Last! 1991-2001. Lacks the More Time for Politics 2001-2007, issued in 2007, after his retirement from parliament in 2001. All first editions, first printings. All jackets in protective transparent removable sleeves, so very well kept, all unclipped. Pages to Free at Last somewhat toned; some faint discolouration to page edges of a few copies, traces of finger soil to lower page tips on most copies, light edgewear to some jackets, chiefly head of spine. Free of any inscriptions or marks, a very bright, sound set.

Very good. Book is very good/near fine condition. Clean inside and tight binding. With intact dust jacket. See pictures of actual book.

Atlanta, GA: Ridgewood Publishing, 2013. First Edition. Original Cloth. Near fine/near fine. Landscape 4to (25cm x 31.5cm). Dark grey linen boards, black lettered title to spine and upper board. ix, 326. Enclosed a copy of supplement in unopened sealed transparent envelope, with typed letter from Zufi dated November 2014, stating that the supplement contains all the new photos taken for the second edition. With a superb collection of photographs, showcasing items from the early Apple I in 1977 to the Lisa in 1983, through to more recent iDevices and Macbooks. A painstaking survey of Apple's progress, and labour of love by Zufi: "In 2009, I decided to embark on a personal mission to document and photograph every product Apple has made since 1976. In 2013, after collecting over 500 products and taking over 150,000 photos I self published 'ICONIC: A Photographic Tribute to Apple Innovation' - a 340 page book that chronicles every major Apple product ever released." In the original box. The previous… Read More

London: Bantam Press Transworld Publishers, 1992. First Edition. Original Cloth. Very good/very good. Lrge 8vo (24cm). Dark blue cloth, gilt titles to spine. xxxi, 1119. Signed by Lawson to title page. One of the longest serving Chancellors of the Exchequer (1983 to 1989) of the C20th and a key player in the Thatcherite revolution. With a stamp to flyleaf, 'Supplied by the Civil Service College.' In unclipped dust wrapper. Slight waviness to pages, finger soil to lower page tips, edgewear and minor edge creases to jacket. Still a sound, firm copy, binding tight. Signed copies are uncommon.

New York: Marcel Dekker, Inc., 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 323pp; Illustrated boards, small scuff to bottom edge of front board, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG condition. Compilation of the work of experts in specialized fields relating to all aspects of the catharanthus alkaloids. Partial Contents: Introduction by Gordon H. Svoboda; A Synopsis of the Genus Catharanthus (Apocynaceae) by William T. Stearn; The Phytochemistry and Pharmacology of Catharanthus Roseus (L.) G. Don by Gordon H. Svoboda and David A. Blake; The Biosynthesis of Catharanthus Alkaloids by Ronald J. Parry; Tissue Culture Studies of Catharanthus Roseus by David P. Carew; more. With Author Index and Subject Index.

Polk, Ohio: Spencer Fireworks Company. Very Good+. 1937. First Edition. Soft Covers. Clean soft pictorial covers. 1937 spring catalogue. Introduction for ordering; Various fireworks, Family lawn displays; National Buck Rogers fireworks and Daisy Air Rifles. Fireworks Catalogue ; Drawing iIllustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 40 pages .

London: Hutchinson, 1994-2001. First edition. Original Cloth. Very Good/very good. Years of Hope 1940-1962, Out of the Wilderness 1963-67, Office Without Power 1968-72, Against the Tide 1973-76, Conflicts of Interest 1977-80, The End of an Era 1980-90, Free at Last! 1991-2001. Lacks the More Time for Politics 2001-2007, issued in 2007, after his retirement from parliament in 2001. All first editions, first printings. All jackets in protective transparent removable sleeves, so very well kept, all unclipped. Pages to Free at Last somewhat toned; some faint discolouration to page edges of a few copies, traces of finger soil to lower page tips on most copies, light edgewear to some jackets, chiefly head of spine. Free of any inscriptions or marks, a very bright, sound set.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 2015. Signed by Jimmy Carter on the title page. First edition / First printing. Blue paper spine, blue paper-covered boards. Very fine in very fine dust jacket.

Atlanta, GA: Ridgewood Publishing, 2013. First Edition. Original Cloth. Near fine/near fine. Landscape 4to (25cm x 31.5cm). Dark grey linen boards, black lettered title to spine and upper board. ix, 326. Enclosed a copy of supplement in unopened sealed transparent envelope, with typed letter from Zufi dated November 2014, stating that the supplement contains all the new photos taken for the second edition. With a superb collection of photographs, showcasing items from the early Apple I in 1977 to the Lisa in 1983, through to more recent iDevices and Macbooks. A painstaking survey of Apple's progress, and labour of love by Zufi: "In 2009, I decided to embark on a personal mission to document and photograph every product Apple has made since 1976. In 2013, after collecting over 500 products and taking over 150,000 photos I self published 'ICONIC: A Photographic Tribute to Apple Innovation' - a 340 page book that chronicles every major Apple product ever released." In the original box. The previous… Read More