THE GEOMETRY AND PHYSICS OF KNOTS
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1993. Paperback. 78 pages, references, index. Paperback octavo. Nice bright copy. First published in 1990. More
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GASOMETRISCHE METHODEN
Braunschweig: von Friedrich Vieweg & Sohn. 1877. Second Edition, Revised & Enlarged. Leather-bound. 8vo. Original half-leather over marbled boards Rubbing and some scuffing to extremities with 1/4" loss of leather at top of spine, and a bit of peeling of marbled paper to rear board. Second edition, substantially enlarged and..... More
OUTLINE OF THE EVOLUTION-PHILOSOPHY
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1875. Hardcover. Some wear to extremities and edges of spine. Corners nudged. Very small dent to top of front board (hardly noticeable), and a small amount of rubbing to boards. More
THE SELFISH GENE
New York and Oxford (UK): Oxford University Press, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Navy blue cloth-covered boards with just the slightest hint of rubbing to corners -- about Fine, really. Dustjacket shows just a wee bit of shelfwear and rubbing, with a 3/4" closed tear to bottom right. 1976 date..... More
THE ATMOSPHERE
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1874. Hardcover. In English. Original burgundy cloth with titles and decorations in gilt. Large octavo. Corners nudged. Some wear to head and tail of spine, textblock square. Titles and gilt cloud design on cover bright. 453pp + six page publishers catalog. 10 stunning chromolithographs [including..... More
THE EVOLUTION OF MAN : A POPULAR EXPOSITION OF THE PRINCIPAL POINTS OF HUMAN ONTOGENY AND PHYLOGENY (TWO VOLUMES COMPLETE)
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1896. Hardcover. Two Volumes. Stated authorized edition and contains the preface to first three editons. Translated from the German. 3/4 red leather over marbled boards with gilt spine titles. Octavos, uniform set. Edgewear, wear to head and a large chip from spines (laid inside)..... More
CERENKOV RADIATION AND ITS APPLICATIONS
New York: Pergamon Press, 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. Blue cloth-covered boards with mild shelfwear, and a bit of shelf-rubbing to spinecaps. Previous owner's stamped name, overlaid with felt marker, to top and bottom edges. Privately-owned. Unmarked. Tight, clean copy. Cerenkov(or Cherenkov) radiation results when a charged particle (eg., an electron)..... More
ENVIRONMENTAL VITALISM: THE INHERITENCE OF ACQUIRED CHARACTERISTICS
Gold Beach, Oregon: High Sierra Books, 2003. Softcover. 8vo. 8.5" x 5". Minimal wear to edges. Spine still uncreased. 283 pages including index. Paul Kammerer was determined to proove Lamarck's Theory of Inheritance of Acquired Characteristics. He was despised by the Nazis, and embraced by the Soviet scientists. A lot..... More
FAMILIAR LETTERS ON CHEMISTRY, IN ITS RELATIONS TO PHYSIOLOGY, DIETETICS, AGRICULTURE, COMMERCE, & POLITICAL ECONOMY; Familiar Letters on Chemistry, in its relations to Physiology, Dietetics, Agriculture, Commerce, & Political Economy
London: Taylor, Walton & Maberly, 1851. Third Edition, Revised and (much) Enlarged. Hardcover. Small octavo. [xx], 536, 8pp (catalogue). Bookplate of Charles Thurburn, and his signature to front free endpaper. Original blind decorated red cloth, gilt. A very good copy. German scientist Liebig is considered one of the progenitors of..... More
THE PRINCIPLES OF CHEMISTRY (Two Volumes, Complete); The Principles of Chemistry
London. Longman's Green, and Co., 1891. Hardcover. Translated from the Russian (5th edition) by George Kamensky, and edited by A.J. Greenaway. By the great chemist and originator of the Periodic table. 2 vol. Scuffing and spotting to dark red cloth covers. Illustrations throughout, and fold-out frontis table of "Periodicity of..... More
THE GALLERY OF NATURE : A PICTORIAL AND DESCRIPTIVE TOUR THROUGH CREATION, ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE WONDERS OF ASTRONOMY, PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY AND GEOLOGY
London: William S. Orr & Co., 1846. Hardcover. 4to (measuring 10" x 7" x 2"), three-quarter bound leather over black buckram, a later but handsome rebinding, with original spine label affixed. Fourteen engravings on steel, "eight line engravings, and two hundred and fifty vignettes on wood, with several hundred diagrams..... More
THE THEORY OF THE GENE
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1926. First Edition. Hardcover. Black cloth, octavo. Spine titles in gilt. Bit of fraying to top of spine and very short tear at bottom edge of spine. Pages lightly toned, binding strong. xvi,343 pages, bibliography, index. 153 text illustrations. Thomas Morgan [1866-1945] was a physiologist..... More
ISOGEOTHERM HYPOTHESIS OF MINERAL OCCURRENCE AND ORIGIN: ORIGIN OF PETROLEUM, COAL, AND OTHER CARMONACEOUS PRODUCTS; Showing How These Products Occur in Orderly, Definite, Limited Horizons, Independently of the Plane of Stratification
Whittier, California: Self-Published, 1911. First Edition. Leather-bound. Quarto. 10.25" x 6.75". Brown, limp suede, with leather title sewn into suede cover, from the back. Yapp edges. Bound/tied with leather cord. 68 pages. Printed by Will A. Smith's print shop, Whittier, California. Headpiece design to top of each page depicting geothermal..... More
INTRODUCTION TO MATHEMATICAL PHILOSOPHY
New York: Macmillan Co., 1919. FIRST U.S. EDITION. Hardcover. 8vo. Brick red cloth over boards, front board ruled in blind. Corners nudged, and 1/2" inch chip from cloth at top of spine. Clean bright copy with light age-tanning to pages. One of the series entitled "Library of Philosophy" edited by..... More
THE MEDUSAE OF THE BRITISH ISLES : ANTHOMEDUSAE, LEPTOMEDUSAE, LIMNOMEDUSAE, TRACHYMEDUSAE AND NARCOMEDUSAE
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1953. First Edition. Hardcover. xiii, 530 pages, index. 35 full page plates at rear [31 in color], over 300 text drawings. Black cloth, quarto. Gilt illustration to front, spine titles in gilt. Corners sharp, text block square, binding strong. Name and adress of previous owner on..... More
GENETIC STUDIES OF GENIUS, VOLUME I : MENTAL AND PHYSICAL TRAITS OF A THOUSAND GIFTED CHILDREN
Stanford, California: Stanford University Press, 1925. FIRST EDITION (NAP). HARDCOVER. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Faint rubbing to extremities. Some sunning to spine, but all in all, a very nice, tight copy. 648 pp. including index. More
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