New York: Penguin Books, 2002. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback.
First printing. Covers slightly warped.
xxiv, 344 pp. A journey through the tremendous discoveries and unforgettable adventures of the Central Asiatic Expeditions of 1922-1930 describes how a fossil-hunting team, led by Roy Chapman Andrews, braved raging sandstorms, murderous bandits, political intrigue.....
New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1988. Gamow, George. 1st Canadian Printing. Trade Paperback.
First printing. A nice copy.
vi, 338 pp. Widely recognized as one of the 20th century's foremost physicists, George Gamow was also an unusually capable popularizer of science. His talents are vividly revealed in this exciting and.....
New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1988. Gamow, George. Trade Paperback.
Bottom corner bumped, edges rubbed.
xii, 340 pp. One of the world's foremost nuclear physicists (celebrated for his theory of radioactive decay, among other accomplishments), George Gamow possessed the unique ability of making the world of science accessible to the.....
New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1985. Gamow, George. Trade Paperback.
A very nice copy.
xiv, 224 pp. In 1900, German physicist Max Planck postulated that light, or radiant energy, can exist only in the form of discrete packages or quanta. This profound insight, along with Einstein's equally momentous theories of.....
Tinley Park, Illinois: The Goodheart-Willcox Company, Inc., 1995. Large Softcover.
Ink stamp on front wrapper verso, a few pages loose but included.
346 pp. "Automotive Encyclopedia is a complete automotive library in one easy-to-understand volume. In addition to exploring the many sciences involved in vehicle operation, electricity and electronics, hydraulics.....
Philadelphia: Published by the Author, 1876. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. Presentation copy, inscribed but not signed by the author on volume one front flyleaf ('With compliments of author'). The recipient was William D. Doan, author of Birds of West Virginia (1858). One page corner repaired with clear tape.....
Washington [D.C.] / Baltimore: The Smithsonian Institution / The Lord Baltimore Press, 1953. Stapled Binding.
Edges lightly rubbed, wrappers lightly toned. Acquired from the author's own library.
iii, [1], 84 pp. Printed wrappers. A monograph on spider anatomy and sexual biology, written by a professor at the Department of Biology.....
Washington [D.C.] / Baltimore: The Smithsonian Institution / The Lord Baltimore Press, 1953. Stapled Binding.
Author's personal copy, signed on title page, with errata in his hand on four pages of text (these pages noted inside front wrapper) and some additional notes provided in margins. Edges lightly rubbed, wrappers lightly.....
New York: David McKay Company, Inc., 1970. Hammond, Catherine R. First Thus. Mass Market Paperback.
1st thus Field Guide edition. Faintly rubbed.
Two years ago Euell Gibbons delights readers the country over with Stalking and Wild Asparagus, his book about searching out wild food in the woods and fields of.....
![Neighbors to the Birds: A History of Birdwatching in America [Bird Watching]. Felton Gibbons,...](/pictures/thumb/2307982.jpg?v=1644908064)
New York: W.W. Norton & Co., 1988. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. A near fine copy in a near fine jacket. Minor general wear.
364 pp. "Explores the origins of birdwatching, the growing popularity of the pursuit, and its relation to convictions about nature, conservation, and outdoor recreation."
Hartford: Alfred S. Barnes & Co., 1839. Full-Leather.
Joints starting, leather rubbed, stained, some pages foxed.
Full leather. New edition with revisions by James Ryan. CONTENTS: Part I. Decimal Fractions; Involution and Evolution; Of Logarithms; Elements of Geometry; Mathematical Instruments; Trigonometry. Part II. The Chain, the Circumferentor, the Theodolite, the.....
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1891. Gibson, W. [William] Hamilton. Hard Cover.
1891 printing.
194, [2] pp. Olive cloth, gilt titles and decorations, all edges gilt. Illustrations and decorative headers, footers, and margins by the author. A celebration of nature by the American naturalist, detailing walks the author has taken.....
Green Forrest, AR: Master Books, 2009. Large Softcover.
Spine lightly toned.
159 pp. Body by Design defines the basic anatomy and physiology in each of 11 body systems from a creational viewpoint. Every chapter explores the wonder, beauty and creation of the human body, giving evidence for creation, while exposing.....
UK: TAJ Books, 2005. Reprint. Large Softcover.
A near fine copy.
240 pp. Color photographs throughout text. "Nowadays we have stopped watching the sky. We are so submerged by our towns' lights, constantly busy, hypnotised by the television, that we hardly have time to contemplate the sky at night.We forget.....
New York: Vintage Books / Random House, Inc., 2003. 3rd Printing. Trade Paperback.
Third printing. Wrapper edges lightly worn.
xii, 272 pp. Isaac Newton was born in a stone farmhouse in 1642, fatherless and unwanted by his mother. When he died in London in 1727 he was so renowned he.....
PA: Stackpole Books, 1978. Hard Cover.
Jacket edges rubbed with some chips and tears, jacket stained, page ridges faintly foxed, some ink marginalia.
223 pp. Mass human migrations into outer space may begin this century! Are Earth's inhabitants prepared for this next giant leap? Millions of tax dollars are being.....
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1980. 5th Printing. Trade Paperback.
1993 5th printing, includes new preface. Faint edge wear.
378 pp. In 1942, Lt. Herman H. Goldstine, a former mathematics professor, was stationed at the Moore School of Electrical Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania. It was there that he assisted.....
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1990. Hard Cover.
Jacket edges bumped, front jacket flap creased. A near fine copy in a very good jacket.
268 pp. "The dramatic saga of 30 years in the life of Gombe, on the shores of Lake Tanganyika, where the principle residents are chimpanzees and one.....
London / New York / Norwalk, Connecticut: Merrell / The Easton Press, 2005. Full-Leather.
Signed by Buzz Aldrin on front flyleaf, with certificate of authenticity and blank publisher's bookplate laid in. A couple tiny imperfections to page ridges, otherwise an excellent copy.
304 pp. Original full black leather, gilt titles.....
New York: Fuel Engineering Company of New York / The Marchbanks Press, 1930. Hard Cover.
Boards lightly soiled, a few pencil marks on front endpaper and margin of a few pages.
102 pp. CONTENTS: Advancing Standards in Steam Generation; RELATION OF PLANT DESIGN AND OPERATION TO THE COAL MARKET: Predicting.....
New York: W.W. Norton & Company Inc, 1987. Reprint. Trade Paperback.
Reprint.
476 pp. "Evolutionary theory is the theme that binds together these essays on such seemingly disparate topics as the feeding habits of flamingos, flowers and snails that change from male to female and sometimes back again, and the.....
New York: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., 1989. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Trade Paperback.
Book Club Edition. Edges lightly worn.
347 pp. "High in the Canadian Rockies is a small limestone quarry formed 530 million years ago called the Burgess Shale. It hold the remains of an ancient sea where dozens.....
New York: W.W. Norton & Company Inc, 1989. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover.
Book club edition. Faint edge wear to jacket.
347 pp. "The story of how the Burgess Shale came to be, of its creatures, attempts to classify them, and where they fit into the scheme of evolution is.....
New York: The Modern Library, 2001. Reprint. Trade Paperback.
Reprint. A nice copy.
xxxvii, 586 pp. Translated and with revised notes by Stillman Drake. Foreword by Albert Einstein. Introduction by J. L. Heilbron. Galileo's Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems, published in Florence in 1632, was the most proximate.....
New York: Viking Press, 2000. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. Bottom left corner of dust jacket bumped.
291 pp. From China to Patagonia, award-winning science writer Wayne Grady accompanies a team of paleontologists on several digs. Following the work of Phil Currie, a leading vertebrate paleontologist, the author traces.....