Sciences from Widdershin's Books

First Edition. First Printing. The Ronald Press Company (1947). Simplified Perspective: It's Theory and Practical Application. William Wirt Turner. Many illustrations and diagrams by the author, with substantial, clear text. Very Good, black full cloth hardcover with vivid gilt lettering and design. Page edges moderately toned, top spine edge mildly pushed and front board top corner tip lightly bumped. NOT… Read more about this item

Fine, new, unread trade paperback. NOT a remainder. Safe, swift shipping. 6-onb

Fine, as new, unread trade paperback. 2008. First published in 1944, this is a definitive biography of Nikola Tesla who was a close friend of Pulitzer Prize-winning author O'Neill, and here, O'Neill captures the man as a scientist and as a public figure. A fresh, sharp copy. NOT a remainder. Swift, safe shipping. 3onb

True First Edition. First Printing. Hyperion (1998). NOT a Hachette reprint. Illustrated. Fine, unread, as new quarter cloth hardcover with fine, as new jacket. Boxed shipping. 11-b

First Edition. First Printing. Driven to Extinction: The Impact of Climate Change on Biodiversity (American Museum of Natural History). Hardcover: 264 pages.Sterling (March 1, 2011). Fine, new, unread. Boxed shipping. 13-b.

Sweet Peas, Suffragettes and Showmen: Events That Changed the World in the RHS Halls. Rene Dee. First Edition. First Printing. Phillimore (2011). Limited Edition. Fine, as new, enormous, black full cloth hardcover with gilt lettering and design. Fine as new jacket. Substantial text with numerous and wonderful photos and illustrations. A fresh, sharp copy. Carefully boxed for safe shipping. Will… Read more about this item

The Three Ages of Atlantis: The Great Floods That Destroyed Civilization. Diego Marin, Ivan Minella, and Erik Schievenin. Bear & Company; Illustrated edition (2013) New, unread trade paperback. 13-b

Albert Einstein in His Own Words. First Omnibus Edition. First Printing. Portland House (2000). Fine hardcover with fine, as new, jacket. A sharp copy. NOT a remainder. Safe boxed shipping. 3-b

Missouri Naiades: A Guide to the Mussels of Missouri. Ronald D. Oesch. Missouri Department of Conservation. Revised (1995). Fine, as new, unread trade paperback. Includes many elegant and precise drawings. A sharp copy. 3-b

Superlative: The Biology of Extremes. Matthew D. LaPlante. First Edition. First Printing. BenBella Books (April 30, 2019). Fine hardcover with fine, as new jacket. A fresh, sharp copy. Boxed shipping. 15-b

Amber, the Golden Gem of the Ages. Patty C. Rice. First Edition. First Printing. Van Nostrand Reinhold (1980). Fine, as new, black full cloth hardcover with very good jacket. Jacket has two completely closed tears at top/front edge. Jacket protected by new, removable Brodart sleeve. The history, mythological symbolism, astrological significance, physical and chemical properties, scientific and commercial aspects, and… Read more about this item

The Doctor's Story; One Hundred Years of Medicine in Rock Island County. Paula Y. Arnell. East Hall Press (2001). First Edition. First Printing. Fine, as new, brown full cloth oversized hardcover with fine as new jacket. Substantial text and numerous historical photographs. A superb copy. Boxed for safe shipping. 6-b

First Edition. First Printing. Cause, Experiment, and Science: A Galilean Dialogue, Incorporating a New English Translation of Galileo's Bodies That Stay Atop Water, or Move in It. Stillman Drake. University of Chicago (1981) Fine, as new, hardcover with fine, as new, jacket. Boxed for swift, safe shipping. 6-b

First Edition. First Printing. Worlds in the Sky : Planetary Discovery from Earliest Times through Voyager and Magellan. William Sheehan. Arizona (1992). Fine, as new, black full cloth hardcover with silver lettering. Fine, as new jacket. A fresh, sharp copy. NOT a remainder. Boxed shipping. 11-b

First Edition. First Printing. Jews and Medicine: Religion, Culture, Science. Dr. Natalia Berger (Editor). The Jewish Publication Society (1995). Full-color pictures of manuscripts, posters, photographs, sketches, etc. taken from Beth Hatefutsoth, the Nahum Goldman Museum of the Jewish Diaspora in Israel. Fine, as new, crimson full cloth hardcover with gold lettering. Fine, as new jacket. Oversized book cannot be shipped… Read more about this item

First Edition. First Printing. Creating Habitats and Homes for Illinois Wildlife. Debbie Scott Newman, Richard E. Warner. Illinois Dept. of Natural Resource/University Illinois (2003). Color photography. Fine, as new, unread, very large trade paperback with gatefold flaps. A superb copy. NOT a remainder. Boxed for safe shipping. 17-b

First edition. First printing. Landmarks in Western Science: From Prehistory to the Atomic Age. Peter Whitfield. Routledge (1999). Full color plates/illustrations. Fine, full cloth, large hardcover with fine jacket in new, removable mylar sleeve. NOT a remainder. A lovely copy. Boxed shipping. 9780415925334. 12-b

First Edition. First Printing. Reed Methuen (1986). Very near fine, bright orange full cloth hardcover with very near fine jacket. Book has light scuff on front board, else quite fine. Jacket is faintly, evenly faded along spine, else quite fine.The World of the Kauri. A handsome copy. Boxed for safe shipping. 11-b

First Edition. First Printing. Missouri Dept. of Conservation (1997). Fine, as new, large green full cloth hardcover with gilt lettering. Fine, as new, sharp jacket. Mapped endpapers. Illustrations by Paul Nelson. MIssouri Dept. of Conservation. Don Kurz. Boxed for swift, safe shipping. 11-2-b