Search Results: Science from Brass DolphinBooks

NY: Cambridge, 1989. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. States 1989 paperback reprint, massive, 689 pages. Unmarked text, binding sound, some tip wear to stiff cardstock covers and mild crease back. Domestic media mail shipping at standard prices. Reprint with corrections. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. For this reason, we have virtually zero returns.*

NY: Springer Verlag, 1990. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Massive 1200 plus page hardcover, over 5lbs. Can ship domestic USPS media mail at our usual one-book price. Fast and overseas shipping likely to be quite expensive. This seems to be customary S/V product, text in English (it seems likely that German and/or Finnish versions were done). There are many Asian offered versions of this pup on-line and they may be this item but, the isbns seem flukey and the stock shot was for some other title. We will be shooting this one for it's listing in a week or two. No number lines or additional printings are given, I take this to be the first US. Text bright, binding sound, unmarked. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. For this reason, we have virtually zero returns.*

NY: Springer-Verlag, 1986. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Presuming this is 1st printing of 2nd ed. numberline 1-9. Sharp copy, name FEP, initials top edge, spotted maybe 5 yellow hilited pages, Solid, newish looking hardcover.

New York: Basic Books New York, 2001. Second Printing . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+. A clean, straight, unmarked copy. The book has no notable flaws, may never have been read. Approaches near fine condition. Jacket similar, trace edgewear, yet slick and newish in its mylar wrapper. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. For this reason, we have virtually zero returns.*

NY: Doubleday, 2007. Book Club (BCE/BOMC)? . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Sub-title, "Beyond The Big Bang." Handsome item, straight, clean and newish. No price on jacket makes me suspect it was done as Book Club. no remainder marks or other marking of any kind. Jacket tips have trace of wear, jacket in new mylar wrapper.

NY: Springer Verlag, 1996. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Newish, slick-boarded hardcover. Unmarked, likely unread, no wear to speak of. From the back cover, ''excursions into astronomical optics discuss innovative, often radical, suggestions for the design of optical instruments". *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. For this reason, we have virtually zero returns.*

NY/ Holland: Springer-Verlag, Reidel, 1970. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Hardcover with dust jacket of the actual first US(NAP correct for Reidel) rather than the trade paper (perfect bound, by the way I believe this=unsewn) POD version that is offered. X-libris owners label inside front cover. Jacket is price clipped, has multiple short tears, edge wear, will ship in new mylar wrapper. Text, boards, binding all quite sharp, text unmarked. From the cover, " A symposium organized by the American Assoc. for the Advancement of Science, Dallas Tx Dec. 1968." *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. For this reason, we have virtually zero returns.*

W.H. Freeman, 1973. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good+. Massive 10" x 8" 1300 page trade paperback, Domestic only, very heavy. Assume 1st paperback, no additional printings listed. Trace tipwear, name penned 1st endsheet. Clean, sturdy copy.

NY: Chemical, 1966. Revised Ed. . Hardcover. Very Good-/No Jacket. This book is a revision of the 1958 work done under a slightly different title. Not ex-library. While the book is solid and clean, it has a number of minor wear issues; bumping, spine sunning, two tiny numbers penned, first end sheet, otherwise wholly unmarked. 633 pages. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. For this reason, we have virtually zero returns.*

NY: Ellis Horwood/Prentice Hall, 1993. 1st Edition US . Hardcover. Poor/No Jacket. This is it, the roughest book in our inventory. While sound, this item is ugly in multiple ways which will be listed. This book seems likely to have been the first English translation of an old Soviet bloc publication, translator Dr. S. V. Zatonsky. Many bumpings are noted (corner/edge drops/abrasions) front hinge exteriors have splittings (about 1" ea, interiors OK). First end sheet is covered in penned notes. Ink remover took noting off front and back hardcovers, but some pen nib etching is present. Text edges show thumbing, not too soily. All this said, text is unmarked and all in place nicely, interior binding sound, no gapping. Foto will follow as time permits. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. For this reason, we have virtually zero returns.*

SF: Freeman, 1965. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good+/Fair+. Sound but used hardcover, owner name/address penned FEP, otherwise no marking. Boars clean but quite bumped, cloth intact at tips. Jacket rather rough, abrasion, chips, will ship in new mylar wrapper. Heavy, definitely showing wear, but should be good for years more. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. For this reason, we have virtually zero returns.*

NY: Blackwell, 1988. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Orig UK 1986, US 1987, this is 88 reprint. Book sound, almost newish, unbumped, no marking, jacket similar no tears. Jacket will ship in new mylar wrapper. Essays based on Oxford lectures edited by Flood and Lockwood. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. For this reason, we have virtually zero returns.*

Princeton: Princeton, 1998. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Editor/translator Jelved et al. This English language hard cover (translated from Orsted's native Danish) is not flawless, having a good bit of upper corner front board bump, tip intact, but is otherwise crisp bright and newish as is the jacket. Full number line, large book (647 pages) will not ship fast/international at standard prices. Domestic media mail at our usual one-book price. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. For this reason, we have virtually zero returns.*