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Houston, Texas, U.S.A.: Rice Univ Pr, 1986. AW-5. Spine ends and flap corners of DJ lightly worn. DJ has edgewear at flaps. Bottom edge of DJ has a 1" sealed tear and two 1/2" sealed tears. DJ is mylar protected. Board spine ends and corners lightly rubbed. Text pages are clean and bright. Sound binding.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Ames, Iowa, U.S.A.: The Iowa State University Press, 1984. CH6 - Book was re-bound (originally paperback), couple of taped labels on the lower spine, label on the lower front and copyright page with library stamping, library stamping on the top, cardholder adhered on the back, and light shelf wear otherwise very good. Inside pages are clean and tight.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

New York, New York, USA: Meridian Books/The World Publishing Company, 1966. BX4 - A trade paperback book in good+ condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in monochrome illustrated white wraps with minor overall shelf wear plus there is some creasing and yellowing on the spine plus there is some very light soiling and rubbing of the cover overall plus there is some light creasing on the back cover plus there is a very, very light bump on the back bottom right corner plus there is the original owner's name in red ink on the front endpaper. A book that portrays both Charles Darwin and Thomas Huxley as well as the cultural history of the birth of evolutionary theory and the public debate it sparked. By the author of "The Universe of G. B. S." Endnotes, indexed, 399p,. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket as Issued. 5.25"x8".

New York: Thunder's Mouth Press, 2006. AN1 - An advance reading copy paperback book in very good condition that has some bumped corners, light crease on the front and some next pages, dog-eared on the back top left corner and some last pages, light discoloration and shelf wear. In the tradition of Wittgenstein's Poker-a scientific potboiler about Sir Isaac Newton and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz's bitter and lifelong battle over the invention of calculus! Satisfaction Guaranteed. . Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advanced Reading Copy (ARC).

Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1900. L4 - Book has wrinkling, chipping, crease, tears and open tears, rubbing, fading, library markings (labels, stamping, cardholder, etc.), loose hinge, significant discoloration, and shelf wear.. Hard Cover. Poor/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Santa Monica, California, USA: Rand Corporation, 1979. CB1 - A library rebound stappled spine trade paperback, in color illustrated black & white wraps sewn into library gray stiff boards with a paper title label pasted on front, some very, very light edge wear around the covering boards' outside edges, a patch of light surface chipping on the front board from a library label plus there is creasing of the original front and back covers towards their bottom edges, usual library labels and stamps on the front board cover, front and inside surface of the front original cover, back cover, and preface page. . Stappled Spine Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8.5"x11". Ex-Library.

New York: Columbia University Press, 2003. BP2 - DJ is mylar protected. DJ has label on the spine and couple on the back, inside flaps adhered to the fixed endpapers, and light shelf wear otherwise very good. Book has library stamping on the top and copyright page with label, cardholder adhered on the back loose endpaper, and light shelf wear otherwise very good. Revolutions in Science. Series Editor: Jon Turney.. First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Boston, Massachusetts: Little, Brown and Company, 1974. CF2 - An uncorrected advance proof trade paperback book in good condition that has with some light overall soiling of the covers, some scattered light staining on the front cover, some light fading on the spine, some creasing on the front cover at the bottom right corner and another lighter crease on the front at the top right corner, some light bump the back bottom right corner, some light soiling and yellowing on the page edges, light discoloration and shelf wear. An important book on the history of science focusing on the work and discoveries of Maurice Ewing which lead to the global techtonics model of the development and changes of the Earth's surface crust and the field of Geophysics. Illustrated with black and white photographs and reproductions. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advance Reading Copy (ARC).

New York, New York, USA: Cambridge University Press, 1976. CF3 - A tight, clean, sound copy with minor overall shelf wear plus there is some very light bumping on the right corners plus there is tape staining on the outside and inside surfaces of the front and back boards and front and back endpapers from where the dust jacket was taped down to the boards plus there are the usual library stamps, label, and pocket on the front and back endpapers and title page. The dust jacket shows minor overall shelf wear mainly in the form of some sunning on the spine and along the front top edge plus there is some yellowing around the top edges of the endflaps plus it is still in the original library mylar sleeve. Heavily illustrate with black and white photographs and drawings throughout. A book that paints a broad picture of modern science and its relatioship to the world in general. It shows how scientific research as a profession grew out of scientific technologies and practical technologies. He also explores… Read More

Princeton, New Jersey: Films for the Humanities and Sciences, 1990. CF4 - An ex-library VHS video tape in very good condition that has library marking and light wear in very good case that has some light discoloration and shelf wear. This is a title in the publisher's Strangers Abroad series. A documentary film that surveys the beginnings, career, and enduring influence on Anthropology of Franz Boas. This film pays particular attention to Boas' initial exposure to ethnography through his study of the Eskimo culture on Baffin Island while on a mapping expedition at the beginning of his career. Another major section of the film examines Boas' work studying and recording the culture of the American Indian tribes of the Northwest coast of America. This film is also notable in highlighting Boas' work in establishing race as a social construct with no basis in science, in opposition to the strongly supported eugenics movement in the United States in the 1910s and 1920s. NTSC, VHS, color and… Read More

Chicago, Ilinois, USA: University of Chicago Press, 1974. CF4 - A tight, clean, sound copy with minor overall shelf wear primarily in the form of rubbing around the board edges plus there is some very, very light bumping of the right board corners plus there are the usual library labels, stamps, and marks on the front cover, front and back free endpapers, and dedication page plus there is a patch of glue staining with some light surface damage on the back fixed endpaper from a library pocket plus there is some light rubbing overall plus there is a tiny (less than 0.25") patch of board exposed at the back top right board corner plus there is a small (less than 0.25") nick in the center of the back board surface. A detailed study of an important eposide in the development of science that focuses on the philosophical questions concerning the scientific rationale. Endnotes, bibliography, indexed, 161p.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.… Read More

New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1997. AN3 - Discover the true stories behind these and other fascinating questions in this thought-provoking and captivating collection of tales from popular science.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Minneapolis, Minnesona: Burgess Publishing Company, 1972. CH6 - A hard cover book in good condition with no dust jacket. A tight, sound copy in purple cloth with gold lettering on the spine and front with light fading and soiling overall plus ink notes and highlighting through page 64 plus some light soiling and foxing of the outside paper edges and cocked. The author was a professor of zoology, a geneticist and a researcher. Bibliography, indexed, 464p.. 3rd Edition 2nd Printing. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA: Oklahoma State University Press, 1991. BE2 - DJ is mylar protected. A tight, clean, sound copy in light gray vinyl covered boards with black lettering on the spine and black lettering and a graphic on the front with a gift inscription by the author on the front endpaper with very minor overall shelf wear. The dust jacket shows very minor overall shelf wear. This is a title in the publisher's Centennial Histories series. The series editor is Carolyn Hanneman. A book about about the history of general research general at the Oklahoma State University. Selected bibliography, indexed, 338p.. Signed by Author. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York, New York, USA: HarperColins Publishers, 2001. BC6 - A hard cover first edition book in very good+ condition. Stated first edition with no additional printings indicated on the copyright page. A tight, clean, sound copy in orange paper covered boards quarter bound in textured purple paper with metallic copper lettering on the spine with only very minor overall shelf wear. The dust jacket shows only very minor overall shelf wear. A book about a volcanic disaster on January 14, 1993 that killed nine men, six from a team of scientists and three tourists, examining the crater of Galeras, an Andean volcano in southern Columbia. Acknowledgments, indexed, 239p.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

France: Hachette Littératures, 1998. CC1 - A French language text trade paperback book in very good condition. A tight, clean, sound copy with minor overall shelf wear with some light creasing on the spine, some creasing on the front cover at the bottom right corner, and a small dent on the back cover at the top left corner. Depuis la Seconde Guerre mondiale, la nécessité est apparue d'une réflexion collective sur l'éthique des sciences. En 1955, le manifeste Russell-Einstein donna naissance au mouvement Pugwash, dont les << Conférences sur la science et les affaires mondiales >> ont voulu être << la conscience morale des scientifiques >>. Elles ont constitué un forum régulier, tolérant, ouvert aux savants et aux citoyens concernés, et contribué à écarter le spectre de l'apocalypse nucléaire. Elles ont bien mérité leur prix Nobel de la paix (1995).… Read More

London, East Sussex, United Kingdom: Cambridge at the University Press, 1972. BE5 - A tight, clean, sound copy with minor overall shelf wear primarily in the form of fading on the spine plus there is some spotting on the spine for about 2 inches from the top spine edge wrapping around onto the front and back at the top spine edge corners plus there are the usual library labels, stamps, and marks on the spine, the top, bottom, and right outside paper edges (marked out with large black marker), front and back free endpapers, and table of contents page plus there is paper residue on the back fixed endpaper from a library pocket removed during the library's withdrawal process plus one page is dogeared. A collection of essays on science and society during the scientific and industial revolutions, from 1600 to 1900. The articles are by P. M. Rattansi, A. Rupert Hall, Peter Mathias, D. S. L. Cardwell, E. M. Sigsworth, and Roy M. MacLeod. Illustrated with black and white photographs and reproductions.… Read More

London, East Sussex, United Kingdom: The Library Association, 1971. BE6 - A tight, clean, sound copy in brown cloth covered boards with minor overall shelf wear with a patch of rubbing and label staining (about 1"x1") on the spine from a library label plus there are the usual library stamps, and marks on the top, bottom, and right outside paper edges (marked out with large black marker), front and back free endpapers, and preface page plus there is surface damage and paper residue on the back fixed endpaper from a library pocket removed during the library's withdrawal process plus there is some very, very light yellowing on the outside paper edges. A study of bibliography and the book trade in scientific literature. Bibliography, indexed, 508p. . 3rd Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

New York, New York, USA: Harper Torchbooks/Harper & Row, 1962. BE6 - A trade paperback book in good+ condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in color wraps with minor overall shelf wear with some surface paper wrinkling, creasing, light cupping and fading of the spine plus there is some light scattered rubbing along the spine edges plus there is some light fading along the back spine edge plus there is some light yellowing on the outside paper edges plus the original owner's name is on the front endpaper in ink. A survey history of the development of science during the important period 1450-1630. Bibliography and notes, indexed, 376p.. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Boston, Massachusetts, USA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2001. BG4 - A hard cover first edition book in very good+ condition. A sequence of numbers with the "1" present and with no additional printings indicated on the copyright page. A tight, clean, sound copy in textured orange paper covered boards quarter bound in blue cloth with gold lettering and graphics on the spine and pictoral two-color endpapers with only very minor overall shelf wear. The dust jacket shows only very minor overall shelf wear. A memoir by the survivor of a volcanic disaster on January 14, 1993 that killed nine men, six from a team of scientists and three tourists, examining the crater of Galeras, an Andean volcano in southern Columbia. Bibliography, acknowledgments, indexed, 270p.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.