Purposive Systems by Heinz von Foerster; John D. White; Larry J. Peterson; John K. Russell: Proceedings of the First Annual Symposium of the American Society for Cybernetics

London: Longmans, Green, And Co, 1891. First English Language Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine. Xvi, 316 Pp. Blue Cloth Gilt. First Edition, First Printing, With 1891 Date On Title Page And Preface, But Publisher's April 1896 Catalog At End, Thus A Later (1896) Issue Of The First (1891) Printing Booknear Fine, Very Bright, Gilt Brilliant, Endpapers Immaculate, No Names Or Marks, Small Areas Of Rear Cover With A Numberof Small And Very Faint Brown Stains.

London: Macmillan And Co, 1932. First English Language Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 234 Pp. + Publisher's Catalog At End. Green Cloth, Gilt. First English Language Translation Of The 3Rd German Edition, Which Had A Few New Corrections And Additions. Near Fine, Covers And Gilt Bright And Unfaded, Small Signature "S. Noskoff July 7, 1945" On Front Pastedown, No Other Marks.

New York: Free Press, 2009. Signed by Richard Dawkins on the title page. First U.S. edition / First printing. Black paper-covered spine, gray paper-covered boards. Very fine in a very fine dust jacket.

Self-published, 2005. 1st Edition . Hardcover. As New/Fine. 264 pages, with bibliography, illustrated throughout with color cuts (photographs and diagrams). "An earthshaking revelation of what is happening to our planet", by Prof. Lance Endersbee, who was Dean of Engineering and Pro-Vice Chancellor, emeritus, of Monash University, past president of the Institution of Engineers Australia. From the back panel: "This impressive, quietly argued book warns that the deep groundwater, on which three billion people . . . depend for most of their drinking water and food, is running out at an unprecedented rate. It throws new light on many popular and scientific beliefs about the origins and extent of the world's water, natural gas and petroleum deposits, the mechanics of deep earthquakes, the continuing but still not understood expansion of the earth, and the causes of climate change." Royal 8vo (7-1/4" x 10-1/4"), blue cloth with gilt lettering, printed on glossy stock,… Read More

Delhi: Government Manager of Publications, 1934. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Rare 1934 treatise featuring 11 monochrome plates and numerous in-text diagrams and illustrations. Small quarto (10 x 7.5 inches), 113pp. Green cloth with gilt-stamped cover and spine, Very Good with slight dent to the middle of the foredge (boards only). Mottling to boards and evidence of some water exposure to the foot of the spine, but discoloration appears minimal. Information on the mechanisms of wood seasoning, with annotated index of each species. A pioneering expert in his field, Kapur studied at University of Gothenberg, Germany and was an Associate Member of he Institution of Chemical Engineers. His research led to the development of wood products and substitutes used in manufacturing (especially rifles and furniture) in both public and private sectors. This manual remains the foundation of the Indian Standard Classification of Indian timbers based on refractoriness to seasoning still in use. With… Read More

London: Longmans, Green, And Co, 1891. First English Language Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine. Xvi, 316 Pp. Blue Cloth Gilt. First Edition, First Printing, With 1891 Date On Title Page And Preface, But Publisher's April 1896 Catalog At End, Thus A Later (1896) Issue Of The First (1891) Printing Booknear Fine, Very Bright, Gilt Brilliant, Endpapers Immaculate, No Names Or Marks, Small Areas Of Rear Cover With A Numberof Small And Very Faint Brown Stains.

London: Macmillan And Co, 1932. First English Language Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 234 Pp. + Publisher's Catalog At End. Green Cloth, Gilt. First English Language Translation Of The 3Rd German Edition, Which Had A Few New Corrections And Additions. Near Fine, Covers And Gilt Bright And Unfaded, Small Signature "S. Noskoff July 7, 1945" On Front Pastedown, No Other Marks.

New York: Free Press, 2009. Signed by Richard Dawkins on the title page. First U.S. edition / First printing. Black paper-covered spine, gray paper-covered boards. Very fine in a very fine dust jacket.

Self-published, 2005. 1st Edition . Hardcover. As New/Fine. 264 pages, with bibliography, illustrated throughout with color cuts (photographs and diagrams). "An earthshaking revelation of what is happening to our planet", by Prof. Lance Endersbee, who was Dean of Engineering and Pro-Vice Chancellor, emeritus, of Monash University, past president of the Institution of Engineers Australia. From the back panel: "This impressive, quietly argued book warns that the deep groundwater, on which three billion people . . . depend for most of their drinking water and food, is running out at an unprecedented rate. It throws new light on many popular and scientific beliefs about the origins and extent of the world's water, natural gas and petroleum deposits, the mechanics of deep earthquakes, the continuing but still not understood expansion of the earth, and the causes of climate change." Royal 8vo (7-1/4" x 10-1/4"), blue cloth with gilt lettering, printed on glossy stock,… Read More

Delhi: Government Manager of Publications, 1934. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Rare 1934 treatise featuring 11 monochrome plates and numerous in-text diagrams and illustrations. Small quarto (10 x 7.5 inches), 113pp. Green cloth with gilt-stamped cover and spine, Very Good with slight dent to the middle of the foredge (boards only). Mottling to boards and evidence of some water exposure to the foot of the spine, but discoloration appears minimal. Information on the mechanisms of wood seasoning, with annotated index of each species. A pioneering expert in his field, Kapur studied at University of Gothenberg, Germany and was an Associate Member of he Institution of Chemical Engineers. His research led to the development of wood products and substitutes used in manufacturing (especially rifles and furniture) in both public and private sectors. This manual remains the foundation of the Indian Standard Classification of Indian timbers based on refractoriness to seasoning still in use. With… Read More