Search Results: Natural History & Science from Knickerbocker Books

Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1961. 1961. VERY GOOD softcover. Pages clean and unmarked. Beige paper cover, titled in black on front and moderately worn but binding is firm and pages are crisp and near fine. Transcript (Part 2) of April 1961 Hearings before the Committee on Science and Astronautics and Subcommittees Nos. 1, 3 and 4, U.S. House of Representatives, 87th Congress, First Session. NASA project developments, technology, performance and budgeting discussions; special interest in orbital space travel and the Apollo program. The pressure of Russian competition very much evident throughout. 6 x 9". [iii] + 444 pages (numbered pages 589-1032).. Soft Cover. Very Good.

Philadelphia: Allen, Lane and Scott, 1903. 1903. GOOD+ hardcover. Lightly marked ex-library. Text pages near fine, in worn dark red cloth hardcover. Complete with 28 maps. Library bookplate on front free endpaper and some light marking in grease pencil to front free endpaper. Library markings to title and copyright page. Catalog label affixed to bottom of cover spine. No other markings, no card pocket or circulation slip. The book is printed on fine laid paper with rough cut edges. Text pages are crisp and fine. Cover, gilt lettered front and spine, is moderately rubbed and edgeworn - front hinge tender but intact, rear hinge endpaper cracked, but has a neat glue repair which has stabilized the hinge. The author defends U.S. rights against Canadian territorial claims, and states in his Introduction that the work was prepared with the object of "stating briefly but emphatically the title of the United States to a continuous, unbroken lisiere or strip of territory on the north west American… Read More

Anchorage, Alaska: Todd Salat Shots, 2002 Second printing, January 2005 by Todd Salat Shots. FINE in NEAR FINE jacket. Photographs and experiences by Todd Salat. A beautifully printed book with brilliant color photos throughout. Clean with no markings - pages in fine condition. Bound in hardcover of printed paper over boards. Cover is fresh and unworn. Dust jacket has slight rubbing along edges with one short closed tear at base of spine. No chips or creases and it is clean and bright, flaps intact. It is in a clear protector. Printed endpapers 10-1/4 x 13-1/2"; 96 pages.. Second Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 4to.

London: S. Highley, 1826. London,1826 First Edition, published by S. Highley. VERY GOOD-.The historic work by Dr. Johann Gaspar Spurzheim , translated from the unpublished French manuscript by R. Willis. With 11 copperplate engravings bound at end of book. A near very good, copy. The only marking is an owner name and date (Aug. 21/50) neatly penned on front free endpaper. Front endpapers moderately foxed, rear endpaper lightly foxed. Pages, rough cut along thumb and bottom edges, are clean and intact - no tears or chips. Pages 113-128 moderately foxed, primarily within margins. The 11 engravings are clean though lightly foxed, foxing a bit heavier to Plates X and XI. There is a circular wave to center of most text pages but no hard creasing. Book is firmly bound in paper covered boards, dark green cloth spine with paper title label on spine. Boards are lightly soiled and edgworn, top corners bumped and worn; cloth spine is moderately worn with 2" vertical tear and 1/2" chip at head of spine.… Read More

New York: Pica Press, 1982 1982 First Edition with full number line. Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. A clean, unmarked and tightly bound copy. Pages fresh and fine, bound in clean, unworn hardcover of pumpkin colored cloth, gilt lettered on spine. Pictorial jacket is clean though toned along edges; light edge rub but no tears or chips. Binding and hinges firm, intact. Illustrated with B&W photos. 6 x 9-1/4"; xx + 285 pages. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good+.

New York and London: D. Appleton and Company, 1927 First Edition with 1927 printed on title page. VERY GOOD. A clean, unmarked copy, pages with faint marginal toning but otherwise fine. Bound in black cloth flexible hardcover with gilt lettering front and spine. Cloth rubbed and lightly soiled; moderate color fade and wear to spine ends and corners. Binding secure. Front hinge a bit loose but intact, boards and spine straight. 2 color plates (including frontis) plus numerous B/W photos and drawings. 7 x 10-1/4"; xiii + 370 pp. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 48mo - over 3" - 4" tall.

Wiesbaden: J. F. Bergmann, 1896. 1896 original edition. VERY GOOD. Clean and solidly bound in hardcover of marbled paper over boards with pebbled brown cloth corners and spine. Gilt titling on spine. The only marking to book is small rubber-stamp owner mark to top corner of front free endpaper Pages overall clean and fresh - the first few leaves lightly spotted and 6 leaves with creasing to top corner. Cover is clean, lightly edgeworn excepting a hard bump to thumb edge of front cover which has caused a 1-inch break in the board, short closed tear to spine cloth. Front cover also has some light scratching. Binding and hinges intact and straight. Several full page plates, including 8 in color plus many black and white figures in text. 6 x 9-1/4"; 463 text pages, plus 61-page "Systematischer Bericht uber die Leistungen und Fortschritte der Augenheilkunde" and 210-page supplement to Band 33. In German.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Thick 8vo.

Wiesbaden: Verlag Von J. F. Bergmann, 1888. NEAR FINE. A clean, firmly bound copy in hardcover of marbled paper over with brown cloth spine and corners. Small stamp of previous owner on front free endpaper and title page Binding and hinges tight and intact. Cover clean with only slight edgewear. The volume includes 22 articles and 7 plates of which 1 is a chromolithograph. Also drawings in text. In German. 6 x 9-1/4"; 542 pages plus plates.. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine. 8vo.

Wiesbaden: Verlag Von J. F. Bergmann, 1897. 1897. NEAR FINE. A clean, tightly bound copy in hardcover of marbled paper over with brown cloth spine and corners. Small stamp of previous owner on front free endpaper and a few scattered underlinings. Binding and hinges tight and intact. Cover clean with only slight edgewear. The volume includes 23 articles and 14 plates of which 3 are chromolithographs, another 3 either duotones or tritons. Also 20 drawings in text. 297 pages plus plates. Also bound with this issue: "Bericht uber die Leistungen und Fortschritte der Augenheilkunde im Jahre 1896" - pages 64 - 296. 6 x 9-1/2". Decorative Cloth. Near Fine. 8vo.

Wiesbaden: Verlag Von J. F. Bergmann, 1894. NEAR FINE. A clean, tightly bound copy in hardcover of marbled paper over with brown cloth spine and corners. Small stamp of previous owner on front free endpaper and title page, and about 30 pages with underlinings in blue and orange pencil. Binding and hinges tight and intact. Cover clean with only slight edgewear. The volume includes 25 articles and 11 plates of which 2 are chromolithographs, another 5 either duotones or tritones. Also drawings in text. 6 x 9-1/4"; 387 pages, plus 110 supplemental pages, "Systematischer Bericht uber die Leistungen und Fortschritte der Augenheilkunde" (1893-94). In German.. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine. 8vo.

Seattle, WA: Mountaineers Books, 2003. 2003 Stated First Edition. FINE in NEAR FINE price intact dust jacket. A clean, totally unmarked copy, tightly bound in black cloth hardcover, titled in silver on spine, blind embossed title on front. Pages and cover are fresh and fine. Unclipped color pictorial hardcover is bright and clean. It has the red oval "Endangered!" sticker on the front panel. Jacket very slightly shelf rubbed but no scuffs, tears, chips or creases. Introduction and stunning color photos by Subhankar Banerjee, Foreword by Jimmy Carter, poem by Terry Tempest Williams and 6 essays. 11-1/4 x 11-1/4". 176 pages. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Banerjee, Subhankar (Photographer).

Irvington-on-Hudson, NY: Harvey House, Inc., 1971 NEAR FINE in VERY GOOD jacket. A fresh, totally unmarked and tightly bound hardcover. Blue cloth cover with gilt lettering is bright and clean. Beautifully illustrated dust jacket is clean and unclipped, lightly rubbed at edges and along rear hinge but no tears or chips. Binding tight and square. Clearly written for pre-teen audience (and older) and well-illustrated with black and white diagrams and photos. 7 x 9-1/4"; 95 pages numbered pages (including endpapers).. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Barry, James E.. Large 8vo.

Chicago: Ares Publishers Inc., 1979. 1979 reissue. Exact reprint of the 1894 Edition, including the 1893 author Preface. NEAR FINE hardcover. A crisp, clean, totally unmarked and tightly bound copy in bright red hardcover with gilt lettering front and spine. Spine gilt slightly dulled, otherwise fine. 5-1/2 x 8-1/2". viii + 136 pages. Hardcover. Near Fine/Not Issued. 8vo.

Philadelphia: P. Blakiston's Son & Co., 1914. 1914, printing unstated. VERY GOOD. A clean, unmarked copy boun in maroon cloth hardcover, gilt titled on front and spine. With 87 black and white illustrations, including 41 gymnastic poses (for resistance exercises). Pages fine. Cover clean, edges rubbed and corner tips worn to board. Binding a bit creaky but hinges and book block intact, no splits or cracks. Prof. Dr. Theodor Schott practiced in the German spa town of Bad-Nauheim. The 'Nauheim Method' treated cardiac and vascular diseases by baths in carbonic-acid water followed by graduated resistance exercises. . Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

London: Hutchinson & Co., 1952. 1952 First Edition (stated). INSCRIBED by Editor Phyllis Barclay-Smith. VERY GOOD+ in VERY GOOD price intact dust jacket. Inscription on front free endpaper reads, "To my dear friend / Elsie Naumburg/ with love from / Phyllis Barclay-Smith / July 1952." Naumburg was a noted American ornithologist. Book is otherwise unmarked; pages clean and near fine. Green hardcover, gilt titled on spine, is slightly rubbed and color faded at edges, otherwise fresh and fine. Binding and hinges firm and intact. Unclipped illustrated jacket is clean, lightly edgeworn with small chips and a few short closed tears. Jacket spine slightly toned. Jacket is in a clear archival protector. Reproductions of more than 70 woodcuts and descriptions from Bewick's History of British Birds, each accompanied by a short verse by 20th-century poet Arthur Seymour John Tessimond. Phyllis Barclay-Smith, an avid conservationist who in 1952 became Hon. Secretary of the Advisory Committee… Read More

South Orleans, MA: Arey's Pond Press, 1986 A thorough explanation of the techniques of birdbanding - as well instructions on what to do if you find a banded bird. Beautifully illustrated with delicate B&W drawings by Louise Russell. NEAR FINE. A crisp, clean, unmarked copy. Pages Fine. Stape bound in stiff wrapper. Wrapper complete with price intact, no tears, chips or creases - slgitht edge rub. 5-1/4 x 8-1/4"; 32 pp. Wrappers. Near Fine. Illus. by Russell, Louise.

New York: Doubleday & McClure, Co., 1899 Copyright 1898; 1899 printing. NEAR FINE early printing - a rare combination. With 48 color plates, including tissue-protected frontis. Previous owner bookplate and neatly penned gift inscription on front pasted endpaper - no other markings. Pages and plates are clean and fine (rough cut front and bottom edges - some leaves have never been cut apart). Firmly bound in green cloth hardcover with white printing front and spine. The cover has light soiling, slight color fade at edges and a few small waves to bottom edge but otherwise very good with only light edgewear (bit of board revealed at corner tips). Binding and hinges are tight and intact, all pages secure; boards and spine straight. Full-page color plates are detailed, clear and bright - they appear to be meticulously hand-colored photos with, perhaps, painted backgrounds. 7-1/4 x 10-1/4"; xii + 359 text pages, 48 plates, 2 publisher ad pages at rear. . Reprint. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket.… Read More

Albany, New York: University of the State of New York, 1910. Second Edition, 1910 + 1914. VERY GOOD 2-volume set. Volume 1 (Part 1. Water Birds and Game Birds) is dated 1910 and includes a summary of New York State avifauna and life zones, information on migrations, detailed descriptions of genera and species (illustrated with some black & white photos) followed by 42 beautifully rendered color plates, artwork by Louis Agassiz Fuertes, and a detailed Index. Volume 1 is NEAR FINE - pages and plates clean, unmarked and firmly bound in green cloth hardcover, gilt titled on spine. Small bumps to cover corners and a few light rub marks, cover very good. Volume 2 (Part 2. Land Birds) is dated 1914 and includes economic value of birds, bird refuges and preserves as well as status of bird laws, descriptions of genera and species (with black & white photos) as well as another 64 beautiful color plates by Fuertes, and an Index. It is GOOD+ - internally very good, pages clean and unmarked. Title page… Read More

England: United Technologies Corporation, 1981. 1981. NEAR FINE in Near Fine Slipcase. A fresh, clean, totally unmarked and tightly bound copy. Pages fine. Hardcover of taupe cloth with photographic color pastedown on front , gilt stamped title on spine, is clean and near fine - small bump to top rear corner and tiny "slub" in cloth near bottom of spine, all else fine. Binding tight, book straight. Slipcase is covered in matching cloth - slight rubbing at edges; clean, intact and very handsome. A beautifully illustrated history with color photographs by Harri Peccinotti. Brief biographies and information on the homes or museums devoted to 14 scientists including Da Vinci, Galileo, Newton, Lavoisier, Ampère, Faraday, Darwin, Pasteur, Pierre and Marie Curie, and Albert Einstein. 9 x 9"; 103 pages. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Slipcase - Near Fine. Illus. by Peccinotti, Harri (photographs).

Stanford, CA: Hoover Institution Press/Stanford University, 2007 2007 1st Edition, 1st Printing, FINE in FINE, unclipped, dust jacket. A fresh, clean, totally unmarked, tightly bound hardcover, Book and jacket in new condition. Jacket is in a clear archival protector. 6 x 9"; xvii + 160 pages.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.