Twentieth Century Discovery
New York: Ace, 1969. Paperback. Minor shelf wear. This is a vintage paperback copy of Asimov's popular science book. More
New York: Ace, 1969. Paperback. Minor shelf wear. This is a vintage paperback copy of Asimov's popular science book. More
Cambridge: W. Heffer & Sons, 1958. Revised Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Cloth. Dust jacket. Illustrations and several photographs throughout. Minor shelf wear to jacket. 1/2" closed tear at header of front jacket cover. An excellent copy. This is an uncommon study of polar exploration by the Director of the Scott Polar..... More
New York: McGraw-Hill, 1906. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Navy cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Diagrams and illustrations throughout. 708 pp. Minor scuffing to edges. Hinges overopened. Ownership stamps of Clarence T. Brewer inside covers and on title page. Index tabs inserted by previous owner on right edge of many..... More
New York: Bantam, 1963. Paperback. Minor shelf wear. Chip to bottom right corner of front cover. This is a nice vintage paperback book about early deep sea exploration. More
New York: Dodd, Mead, 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Cloth. Dust jacket. Illustrations and photographs by the author throughout. Minor shelf wear. Damp stains on jacket and a few chips to jacket edges. This is a first edition book of nature writing about Wisconsin. More
Urbana: University of Illinois, College of Engineering. Pamphlet. 8vo. Staple-bound wraps. 21 pp. Some sunning to wraps and discoloration from age. Tight and clean. Not in OCLC. This is a very scarce academic engineering pamphlet. More
East Aurora, NY: Roycrofters, 1905. First Edition. Paperback. 8vo. 8"x6". Sewn wraps. All volumes in very good condition with minor shelf wear to wraps, and several have unopened pages. All are complete as issued with portrait pages laid in, except Copernicus and Galileo which lack their portraits. This is a...... More
East Aurora, NY: Roycrofters, 1905. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Quarter leather. Portrait plates. Shelf wear. Scuffing and fading to leather. Tight and clean. This is a single leather-bound volume collecting 6 biographical pamphlets from this series. Original portrait pages complete and bound in. Limited edition handmade book by the Roycrofters..... More
New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1931. First Edition. Hardcover. Large 8vo. Cloth. Many photographs and illustrations throughout. Minor shelf wear. Withdrawn from the library of the Institute of Paper Chemistry, with an attractive bookplate inside front cover. Small pen notation on p. 306. Tight and clean. This is an..... More
New York: McGraw-Hill, 1917. First Edition. 8vo. Black cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Line illustrations and photos throughout. 285 pp. Covers a bit scuffed. Liquid stain on left edge of front cover which is visible to front free endpaper. Tight and clean. This is a scarce first edition academic..... More
New York: Ballantine, 1982. First Edition. Paperback. 4to. Wraps. Minor shelf wear. This is a stated first edition guide to the inner workings of the space shuttle, featuring many fascinating diagrams and foldouts. More
Garden City: Garden City, 1955. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Boards. Dust jacket. Many illustrations throughout. This is vintage illustrated children's book about birds. More
Garden City: Doubleday, 1955. Paperback. 6 staple-bound books in original slipcase box. Full color wildlife photos pasted in. Minor shelf wear to case. This is a vintage set of nature books with photos. As the images are pasted in, this book would be ideal for collaging or art. More
Chapman and Hall, 1975. Paperback. This is an early UK reprint of Ramshaw's electrical engineering text. Soiling on edges and corners are curled. Not ex-library. More
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1989. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. Boards. Dust jacket. Minor shelf wear. This is a first printing of Sacks' fascinating book. More
New York: 1926. Paperback. 4to. 14"x11". Wraps. Damage to wraps, which are split at spine. This is an antique science magazine with many photographs and illustrations. Full issue. More
New York: Bodyscope Publications, 1933. First Edition. Wraps. Very large folio. 20"x16". Wraps. 2 double-sided, full color anatomical panels with rotating volvelle wheels inside. Rotating the wheels shows different body systems and text through the multiple windows in the panels. Split at spine, so book is in 4 separate pieces..... More
New York: International Universities Press. 1960. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Cloth. Dust jacket. Minor shelf wear. Ex-library with sticker on spine and stamp on title page. Stray pencil marks on endpapers. This is a first edition anthology of academic essays about Rorschach testing in psychology. More
Rutland: Tuttle, 1968. Paperback. 8vo. Wraps. Minor shelf wear. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. Sticker on rear cover. This is an uncommon guide to the Japanese abacus tool. More
Chicago: Conkey, [1900]. Hardcover. 8vo. Illustrated cloth. Many illustrations throughout. Shelf wear to cloth. Pages are brittle. Binding rather loose but intact. This is an antique, profusely illustrated natural history book. More
New York: Golden Press, 1962. Paperback. 12mo. Wraps. Full color illustrations. Minor shelf wear. This is a vintage paperback children's book about fish species. More
Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1963. Hardcover. 8vo. Cloth. Dust jacket. Minor shelf wear. Some scuffing and chipping to jacket spine, and a sticker on rear jacket cover. This is an early printing of Zinsser's surprisingly lively biography of the disease Typhus. More