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New York: Dial Press, 1969. 8vo size blue clothbound hardcover with dust jacket; 144 pages Published in the early days of space exploration: From jacket: "With all that has been written about man's journey to the moon, the general public still knows little of precisely what our astronauts will do once they get there, why they are… Read more

Cambridge, MA: Boston Technical Publishers, 1965. 8vo size maroon clothbound hardcover with silver titles on the spine; 222 pages with black and white diagrams throughout, followed by a few pages of publisher's other listings. Contents include: Oscillations in Lumped-Parameter Systems The Vibrating String The Vibrating Membrane Acoustic Waves Radiators Acoustic Circuits Architectural Acoustics Speech and Hearing Approximate Methods… Read more

New York: Mentor Books, 1948. From back: "The essays in this book are a selection from Man Stands Alone and On Living in a Revolution." Genealogical biography of the author along with a small photograph on the back cover. Moderate wear and some small creases to covers, the laminate film on covers is lifting. . Mass Market… Read more

Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2008. This may be an autographed book: it is inscribed and signed "Jim" on the fep. 8vo size hardcover with dust jacket; 370 pages with black and white illustrations From jacket: "Acclaimed science writer James Schwartz presents the history of genetics through the eyes of a dozen or so central players, beginning… Read more

Moscow: Mir Publishers, 1976. translated from Russian by Minna Bodskaya 8vo size hardcover with dust jacket; 269 pages From back: "This book) deals with the problems of the evolution of the biosphere, its origin and feature organization of the substratum of life, factors and patterns in the evolution of the biosphere, and the interrelations of the biosphere and… Read more

Perseus Publishing, 2001. Uncorrected Page Proofs 8vo size trade paperback; 259 pages. This advance reading copy does not contain an index, which would have been present in the final book. From back: "...outside the fictional world of murder mysteries, time-of-death determination have remained infamously elusive, bedeviling forensic pathologists throughout history... plants, chemicals, and insects found near… Read more

4to size softcover; unpaginated - about 100 heavy weight bright, white pages. From cover: "This pre-publication booklet is designed to give you, your fellow faculty members, and your students a sample of individual chapters and an overall feel for the style and nature of Fundamental Neuroscience better to enable you to make your course adoption decisions." Contents… Read more

London: LSE Academic Publishing, 2013. Signed (first name only) and inscribed by co-author Gwithian Prins on fep. 8vo size trade paperback, 112 pages From back: "The third paper by the Hartwell Group, it offers a comprehensive prospectus for how to - and not how to - undertake the vital task of energy innovation and how to drive… Read more

Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1967. Ex-library with typical treatments, many blacked out; covers have been laminated. 108 bright, white pages with lots of formulas. One of the Foundations of Modern Chemistry Series. Contents include: The Hydroxy Group; Water and Alcohol; Influence of hte Neighborhood Properties of the OH Group; Condensation between Molecules Containing OH Groups;… Read more

Denver: Resin Publications Inc., 1987. Contents include: 50 Years of Progress; Profiing an Industry's Growth; Pioneers and Plastics: Honoring A Distinctive Past; "Plastics!" The Economic Impact; Future Prospects for Plastics. 170 illustrated pages with lots of advertisements. Edgewear, some small creases on cover. Quotes are for illustrative purposes only and remain the property of their… Read more

England: Elsevier Publishing Company, 1970. Ex-library with minimal treatments (withdrawn stamped on fep and top of book.) 477 pages with some black and white photographs and illustrations. Contents from lectures 1934-1939 include: Surface Tension; The New Hydrogen; Heavy Water in Chemistry; Sensitising Dyes and their Application to Scientific Photography; The Electric Properties of Crystals; Whirlpools and Vortices;… Read more

England: Elsevier Publishing Company, 1970. Ex-library with minimal treatments (withdrawn stamped on fep and top of book.) 450 pages with some black and white photographs and illustrations. Contents from lectures 1903-1908 include: Low Temperature Investigations; Perfumes, Natural and Artificial; Le Radium by Pierre Curie; The Electric Production of Nitrates from the Atmosphere; The Development of the Theory… Read more

New York: Mentor Omega, 1960. Reading copy of this volume of the 1925 Lowell Lectures. 191 tanned red bordered pages. From back: "This volume is a study of the effect of science and belief in individualism on philosophy in the last three centuries as well as a brilliant presentation of Whitehead's own great contribution to… Read more

New York: Macmillan, 1964. 202 pages with some illustrations. Ex-library with typical treatments, many blacked out; pocket roughly removed from fep. Wear to covers, abrasion where bar code was removed from back cover, creases to spine. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Soft Cover.… Read more

London: Cassell & Company Ltd., 1999. 144 pages with many color photographs. From jacket: "Drawing upon the accumulated experience of over 400 astronauts and cosmonauts, (the author) explores the key issues of life without gravity..." Ex-library with typical treatments, many blacked out; jacket covered in mylar. There is a large chip missing from back of jacket… Read more

New York: American Elesevier Publishing Company, Inc., 1972. Part 1: The Thyroid, Editor J.E. Rall; Part 2: The Biogenic Amines, Editor I.J. Kopin. Green leatherette with bright gilt titles; 685 glossy pages. Contents include: Iodine chemistry; Iodoamino acids; Thyroid proteins; Iodine kinetics; Thyroid hormone analyses; The measurement of tyrosine hydroxylase activity; Methods involved in studies… Read more

Indianapolis: Howard W. Sams & Co. Inc., 1971. From back: "The questions and answers cover various aspects of electicity ranging from the most elemental to the somewhat more complex." Covers basic concepts, batteries and transformers, rectifiers and motors, switching devices, general information. 112 pages with many black and white diagrams. Ex-library with typical treatments, many blacked… Read more

New York: William Morrow and Company, 1976. 288 pages with black and white illustrations by Bob Hines. From jacket: "In this companion volume to his Lost Wild America, Robert McClung traces the rise of civilized man and the impact of his technology and growth on the wildlife of Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia." Ex-library with typical treatments,… Read more

Prentice Hall One of the Foundations of Biology Program series, Part 1. 117 pages with black and white illustrations and photographs throughout. Wear to covers. Crease to front cover and several pages. Penciled notation on fep and pencil mark on title page. Quotes are for illustrative purposes only and remain the property of their copyright holders.… Read more

Washington, DC: The AEI Press, 1991. 142 bright, white pages. From back: "If the government does not intervene to promote specific industries, will the United States fall behind in key technologies?" We note half inch tear to top of back jacket. Quotes are for illustrative purposes only and remain the property of their copyright holders. Thanks… Read more