Standard American Plumbing by Clow and Donaldson

Herschel, William. On The Quantity and Velocity Of Solar Motion. London, W. Bulmer and Co. From Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 1806. Thin 4to, size approx 220mm x 280mm. Recent brown cloth hardcover with label to front. Pp 32, 6 plates, 2. [pages 205- 237, plates IV-IX as referenced within text]. All pages bright and clean, plates have light foxing. Paper read on February 27, 1806 to the Royal Society estimating the speed of the Suns travel through space.

Paris,: Auguste Picard,, 1933-1935.. 2 volumes: xii, 372, [iv]; iv, [ii], 451, [iii] pp. Large 8vo (14,5 x 23 cm.). Original printed wrappers, uncut. With 35 plates (several folding or double-page). ** A very good copy of this valuable work. I: Moyen Ages et Renaissance; II: Du XVIe siècle a 1860. The work is concluded by ample bibliographical and analytical indexes. See Henry E Sigerist's "Stephen D'Irsay" in 'Bulletin of the institute of the history of medicine', vol. III, no. 6, June, 1935 (p 431-439).

Rare/Collectible. Ex-library but in good condition.

Rare/collectible. Ex-library, with some wear, markings and pen circles on table of contents (see pictures), but otherwise good. No dust jacket.

Rare - collectible. Ex-library, good condition. No notes or underlining.

New York: Silk Publishing Co.. Very Good. 1917. Hardcover. Volume 10, 1917. January-June (No. 1-6) . Clean brown cloth. Hard binding with gilt lettering on spine. Containing six magazines with covers. The industry's technical authority. Text tight, clean & intact. Modest wear to front corners. Marbled endpapers & page edges. Profusely illustrated with B/W photographs & drawings. Internal markings only, "Smithsonian Institute, National Museum." Large World War I "Roll of Honor" Poster attached to rear of book. Business; B&W Drawing & B/W Photo; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

Philadelphia: Printed by James Kay, Jun. & Brother, 1837. Very Good +. 21, [1] p., 3 leaves of engraved plates: tables; 29 cm. Disbound from a larger volume. This article by Alexander Dallas Bache (1806-1867) was read before the Society on Nov. 16, 1832. Bache was the great-grandson of Benjamin Franklin and the grandson of Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Dallas. A graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, he taught engineering there and became a second lieutenant in the United States Army Corps of Engineers. He was a professor of natural philosophy and chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania from 1827 to 1843 and also served as the first president of Central High School of Philadelphia from 1839 to 1842. In 1843 he became superintendent of the United States Coast Survey, a position he held until his death. In Very Good+ Condition: disbound from a larger volume, but solid; light foxing, primarily in the margins of the text; the leaves of plates are browning and… Read More

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, 2002. 1st Ed. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 9x1x6. Signed. SIGNED BY JAMES D. WATSON directly to the title page and professionally authenticated by PSA/DNA; includes their ironclad Certificate of Authenticity. Also briefly inscribed. First American Edition (stated) in VG overall condition: clean text, some bumping on boards, mild wear on jacket; looks quite appealing in new mylar. Expedited shipping is welcome; signed by author.

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, 2000-06-01. 1st Ed. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 9x0x6. Signed. SIGNED BY NOBEL LAUREATE JAMES D. WATSON directly on the title page with NO inscription. A lovely first edition in near-fine condition. Looks terrific in new mylar. Expedited and international shipping are welcome. Signed by author.

Cambridge, MA: The M.I.T. Press, 1968. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good-. 6-3/4" x 10" Softcover; First Edition; 121pp; Covers slightly edgeworn & age-toned, previous owner's name inside front cover, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG- condition. Scarce vintage report from the Interdepartmental Student Project in Systems Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Spring Term, 1967. Supposing that the four billion ton asteroid labeled 1566 Icarus was going to collide with the earth, MIT professor Paul Sandorff asked his students to create a plan to prevent the collision. The plan was the inspiration for the 1979 film Meteor. Illustrated with diagrams.