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New York: Scientific American, Inc., 1980. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Two clean hardcover books (later printings) in original dust jackets, now enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar covers. Clean burgundy cloth boards with gold lettering on covers and spines; no bumping or wear. Bindings are tight and square, pages are clean with no names, writing or bookplates. Book One published 1980 has light yellow jacket, clean with no chips, one short closed edge tear; Book Two published 1978 has light green jacket (matching) with small chips at base of spine and rear panel, several short closed tears. Illustrated with photographs and drawings..

New York : Eaton and Mains, 1898. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition hardcover book. Clean pale green/gray ribbed cloth boards with paste-on mountain scene on cover (no rubbing, chipping or wear), gold lettering on cover and spine. Tiny bit of fraying at top spine edge. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Neatly penned previous owner name on front free endpaper - lots of pencil underlining in text. Illustrated with full page photographs, drawings. 197 pages. A series of essays and stories that intertwine the nature of man with the forces of nature and God..

New York : Harcour Brace Jovanovich, 1958. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Very clean hardcover book in clean unclipped dust jacket. Charcoal black cloth boards with bright silver lettering and small decoration on spine. No bumping, no fading, no wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. All pages and edges are clean with bright yellow endpapers - no names, writing or marks. Translated by James Cleugh. 369 pages. Clean dust jacket is not price clipped (5.95 on front inside flap), no chips, slightest edge wear; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. The true story of the scientists who brought us into the nuclear age -- some with agonies of the spirit and regret..

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1981. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1981. First Edition, First Printing. Fine/Fine. Clean green cloth boards with bright silver lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & crisp, pages and edges are clean and bright. Clean endpapers; no names, writing or marks. 201 pgs. Clean silver dustjacket is not price clipped, no chips, no wear, no tears. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. Essays on the future in space, science, aging, the environment, sexuality and more by the great Isaac Asimov. 8vo. Science..

Harwood Academic Publishers, 1987. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Clean hardcover book, SIGNED by the author. Blue glossy boards with orange and white lettering on cover and spine. No bumping or wear; slight sunning to spine. Signed by author on title page: "With all my best - George Zaslavsky." No previous owner names or markings. All pages and edges are clean. Illustrated with drawings. Translated to English from the Russian by V. I. Kisin. 370 pages with Index. This book examines the phenomenon of stochasticity in te light of important recent developments, discusses the methods of analyzing it, and reveals its many applications to a wide variety of physical problems. .

New York: Dutton, 1995. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Clean hardcover first edition, first printing in clean unclipped dust jacket (now in new archival quality removable mylar cover). Beige boards with green spine, gold lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound, pages are clean. No previous owner names or marks. 322 pages with Index. Clean jacket is unchipped, no tears, not price clipped. This extraordinary biography couples the fascinating human drama of a great man's life with a wonderfully clear rendering of his epochal contributions to scientific knowledge. .

Anchor Books, 1996. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Clean hardcover first edition, first printing in clean unclipped dust jacket - now in new archival quality removable mylar cover. Black paper-covered boards with gold lettering on spine. Binding is tight and square, pagesare clean, with clean red endpapers. Some dust-speckling to text block edges. No names, writing or marks. Illustrated with drawings and photographs. 367 pages. Clean jacket is unchipped, no tears, not price clipped. .

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1956. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Stated First Edition.. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1956. Stated First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good+. Stated First Edition, with publisher's review slip laid in. Very clean unfaded maroon cloth boards with gold illustration on cover, gold lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean and bright. Clean endpapers; no names, writing or marks. 416 pgs. + index. Illustrated with 46 photographs and 34 drawings. Clean dustjacket is not price clipped, unfaded, with a few short closed edge tears. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. 8vo. Geology..

New York: Farrar & Rinehart, 1945. Book. Illus. by Hugh Gray Lieber, Illustrator. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition thus in original unclipped dust jacket (Part One of this book was first published in 1936; this book is the first edition to include Part I and Part II). Publisher's FR logo is imprinted on the copyright page. Red cloth boards with unchipped gold lettering on spine, blind-stamped walking stick figure on cover. No fraying or wear-through. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Pages are clean, with light browning to endpapers - no names, writing or bookplates. Illustrated with wonderful whimsical line drawings by Hugh Gray Lieber. 324 pages. Dust jacket is not price clipped, has light edge wear and short closed edge tears; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. A remarkable, logical explanation of Einstein's theory of relativity designed to be understood by the layperson..

New York: Exposition Press, 1968. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Stated First Edition.. New York: Exposition Press, 1968. Stated First Edition. Near FIne/Near Fine. Very clean yellow cloth boards with silver lettering on cover and spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, pages and edges are clean. No names, writing or marks. Illustrated with drawings, photographs and maps. 329 pgs. with index. Clean dustjacket is not price clipped, unchipped, with very light superficial rubbing to edges. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. The golden era of intellectual advancement - from before the sixth century B.C. through the fourth century A.D. Contributions made by Mesopotamia, Greece and Egypt to the miracles of modern science. 8vo. Ancient History..

New York/Evanston/London: Harper & Row, 1964. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. Stated First Edition.. New York/Evanston/London: Harper & Row, 1964. Stated First Edition. Very Good+/Very Good+. Clean green cloth boards with gold decoration on cover, gold lettering on spine. No fraying or wear. Binding is tight & square, pages and edges are clean. Clean decorated endpapers, with small previous owner name and note about purchase at top edge of front free endpaper . 402 pgs. with index. Illustrated with many photographs and drawings, maps. Clean dustjacket is not price clipped, unchipped, with mere hint of wear at top of spine edge. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. 8vo. Fossils..

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Freundlich Books, 1984. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. New York, New York, U.S.A.: Freundlich Books, 1984. First Edition, First Printing. Near FIne/Near Fine. Clean black boards with black cloth spine, gold lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, pages are clean. Clean black endpapers. No names, writing or bookplates. 274 pgs. with index. Illustrated with photographs and drawings. Clean dustjacket is not price clipped, unchipped, with hint of surface wear at corners. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. 8 vo. Astronomy..

New York: MacMillan, 1929. Book. Very Good++. Hardcover. Revised Edition.. New York: MacMillan, 1929. Revised Edition. Very Good++/No Dustjacket. Clean green ribbed cloth boards with gold lettering on spine. Very light wear to one corner, no bumping. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages are clean and bright. P/O name inside front cover. 499 pgs. with index. Illustrated with charts and drawings. 8vo. Chemistry..

Fog City, 2003. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Clean hardcover book with glossy illustrated cover. Binding is tight, all pages and edges are clean. Clean purple endpapers. No names, writing or marks. Beautifully illustrated in full color throughout. 288 pages. This book guides you through the mysteries of the universe and tells you everything you need to know about becoming a proficient backyard astsronomer..

Reading, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Addison-Wesley Publishing Co., 1997. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. Reading, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Addison-Wesley Publishing Co., 1997. First Edition, First Printing. Fine/Fine. Clean golden brown boards with brown cloth spine, metallic lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & crisp, pages and edges are clean and bright. No names, writing or marks. 278 pgs. with index. Clean bright dustjacket is unchipped, no wear or tears. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. Pulitzer prize winning journalist Ross Gelbspan exposes the deliberate campaign by oil and coal interests, teamed with conservative politicians, to confuse the public about global warming and the disruptive weather patterns that mark its initial stages. 8vo. Climate Change..

New York: Walker Books, 1997. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Clean HARDCOVER book (first edition, first printing) in clean unclipped dust jacket. Clean yellow boards with purple metallic lettering on spine. No bumping, fading or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound, all pages and edges are clean. Clean purple endpapers. No names, writing or marks. 130 pages. Clean jacket is unchipped, no wear, no tears, not price clipped; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. With incisive historical insight and a refreshing sense of humor, David Blatner explores the many facets of pi and humankind's fascination with it--from the ancient Egyptians and Archimedes to Leonardo da Vinci and the modern-day Chudnovsky brothers. .

Chicago, Illinois: Twentieth Century Press, Inc., 1958. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 3rd Edition. Clean third edition, SIGNED by author, in clean original dust jacket; also included is a Special Subject Issue of The International Journal of Biosocial Research Volume 7, published 1985 also written by John Nash Ott - Title: Color and Light: Their Effects on Plants, Animals and People. Book has very clean light beige cloth boards, black lettering on cover and spine. No fraying or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound, pages are clean. Inscribed and signed by author on front free endpaper: "To Ernest J. Sternglass, Ph.D. with best regards - John Ott - Dec. 18, 1986." Illustrated with photographs, diagrams. 157 pages. Clean jacket has a few short closed edge tears, a few tiny edge chips; price clipped at upper corner of front inside flap; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. Journal "Color and Light" is in as-new condition. .

New York: Dodd Mead, 1958. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition.. New York: Dodd Mead, 1958. First Edition. Very Good+/Very Good+. Very clean black cloth boards with white lettering on cover and spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean. Previous owner name at top edge of front free endpaper. 254 pgs. with index. Clean dustjacket is not price clipped, has two tiny chips at base spine corners, a few small closed edge tears. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. Nobel prize-winning scientist discusses nuclear testing and nuclear warfare. 8vo. Political..

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Aperture, 1993. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. New York, New York, U.S.A.: Aperture, 1993. First Edition, First Printing. Near FIne/Fine. Clean brown cloth boards with black cloth spine, bright gold lettering on spine. No bumping, very little wear. Binding is tight & square, pages and edges are clean and bright. No names, writing or marks. Photographically illustrated endpapers. Errata slip laid in. 132 pgs. of stunning full color photographs. Introduction by Stephen Jay Gould, commentary by Nobel Prize-winning scientists. Clean bright dustjacket is unchipped, not price clipped. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. Folio. Photography..

New York: E. P. Dutton, 1972. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Stated First Edition.. New York: E. P. Dutton, 1972. Stated First Edition. Near FIne/Near Fine. Very clean dark blue cloth boards with gold lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean and bright. No names, writing or bookplates. 225 pgs. with index. Clean bright dustjacket is unchipped, not price clipped, no tears and enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. 8vo. Ecology..