Search Results: Science from The Mortuary Korps

Presumably first edition.
134 p. ; 29 cm.
Textured blue soft cover shows moderate wear, including marks, small tears, small mark in pen to title page, otherwise, fine. Page 2 contains portraits of the council members in 1970.

First edition, first printing, with bookplate from publisher stating it is a review copy.

229 p. : ill., 8 plates; 21 cm.

Handsome blue hardcover with debossed title, black spine with gilt lettering, exhibits some edgewear and the textblock is completely cracked between 134-137, but is otherwise quite Fine. Please see pictures. Pictorial dust jacket is price-clipped and shows expected wear as well as minor chips/tears to edges.

From the rear:

HOW MUCH DO WE REALLY KNOW?
Where was Camelot? What are the gigantic mathematical lines spotted from the air on the Nazca Desert in Peru? Has fabled Atlantis finally been located? Were the Egyptian pyramids really ancient astronomical observatories? Was the dividing of the Sea of Passage part of a cosmic catastrophe which struck the whole earth?

Shrouded in mystery and obscured by legend, man's prehistory is still largely an enigma. Each year new archaeological and scientific discoveries change our view of the past. Rupert Furneaux's ANCIENT… Read More

xiv, 202 p.; ill.; 28 cm. Includes Appendices, Glossary, Bibliography (p. 192-199), and Index (p. 200-201). "A Jonathan-James book."

The book has some minor shelfwear and a blacked-out name to half-title, which bleeds through to the other side of the page, otherwise Near Fine, clean, bright, and tightly bound.

From the rear cover:

The mysteries of the ancients—the builders of such remarkable monuments as Stonehenge, The Great Pyramid of Giza, Machu Picchu and the awesome monoliths of Easter Island—have long been the subject of great fascination to scholars and laymen. Just who were these peoples, the possessors of vast knowledge and impressive technology that rival our own? Why and how did they build these stone monoliths in diverse places all over the globe? And what wisdom do these ancient stones hold for us today?
Dr. David Zink, named Explorer of the Year in 1976 by the International Explorers Society and the author of THE STONES OF ATLANTIS, has traveled all over the world to gather… Read More

Presumably first edition, first printing. English and French language.
40-44 p. ; 28 cm. ; ill. [some colour]
Bilingual edition of an executive report containing a CD-ROM. (ISBN#0-662-49448-2) Exhibits minor shelf wear, including creasing on the cover page, otherwise, fine. CD unopened.

Retro educational booklet. 15 p.; ill. Very minor crinkles to covers, otherwise Fine. Profusely illustrated with diagrams and comic-style cartoon characters. Includes informational and educational material to make experiments with and/or build: static electricity, magnets, electromagnetism, circuits, insulators and conductors, switches, wet-cell batteries, and motors. Also lays down safety rules and contains a test "How 'electricity-smart' are you?"

Advance uncorrected page proof. 197 p.; ill. (maps). Includes Appendix, Notes, Glossary, and Bibliography. Mild shelfwear, including but not limited to impressions and sticker residue, but internally Fine, seemingly unread. From the back: Prior histories of the first Spanish mariners to circumnavigate the globe in the sixteenth century have focused on Ferdinand Magellan and the other illustrious leaders of these daring expeditions. Harry Kelsey's masterfully researched study is the first to concentrate on the hitherto anonymous sailors, slaves, adventurers, and soldiers who manned the ships.The author contends that these initial transglobal voyages occurred by chance, beginning with the launch of Magellan's armada in 1519, when the crews dispatched by the king of Spain to claim the Spice Islands in the western Pacific were forced to seek a longer way home, resulting in bitter confrontations with rival Portuguese. Kelsey's enthralling history, based on more than thirty years of research in… Read More

Presumably first edition.
[48] p. ; ill. ; 30 cm.
Glossy pictorial hardcover shows minor shelfware, and a small nick to the top corner of back cover, internally as new.

RARE. Freeman boasts that it was "never exceeding a print run of 200, and barely known outside of Berkeley". 131 p.; ill. Ex-library (the now-defunct Junto Local 91 Radical Library of Winnipeg) with stamps and stickers, mild shelfwear and staples are beginning to rust, but otherwise Fine. The content of this 1996 issue seems somewhat prophetic with regards to our current relationship with technology in 2020. Profusely illustrated and also dense with text, this thick zine has a large amount of reviews, stories, musings, photography, and counterculture content, railing against the march of progress.

168 p.; ill. (colour). Covers show mild wear, and the top corner of some pages are slightly bent, but otherwise is Near Fine. Please see images for preview of contents.

Presumably first edition.
62 p. ; ill. ; 23cm.
Staple-bound softcover shows moderate wear and aging, including rubbing, price sticker abrasion/residue, and faint damp stain, otherwise very good+ internally. Illustrated with photos and schematics.

Presumably first edition. viii, 266 p., [8] leaves of plates : ill.; includes Index (259-66). Quarter cloth hardcover with beige boards and dark red spine, with gilt lettering, in Fine condition with the exception of some light foxing to foredges. Dust jacket shows minor shelfwear, some minor warping, and a small

270 p.; ill. (samples, charts, graphs). Includes Appendices and Index. Exterior in general used condition, starting at title page, previous owner's name in pen to first blank page, otherwise internally Very Good+ to Near Fine. May require small amount of extra shipping due to size of book.

(Voir en bas pour la traduction en français.) Rare collection. This set of periodicals was originally bound for the library of one Monseigneur Maurice Baudoux (1902-1988), Officer of the Order of Canada and archbishop of Saint Boniface, Manitoba, Canada. He was awarded the honour of the OC for his work in the western provinces on behalf of French Canada. The binder was the Montréal-based Reliure Deshaies & Associes. The present listing includes 11 bound volumes of periodicals, in orange/brown hardcover, which contain an estimated 16500 pages in total. French language. The sizes vary from 28 - 35 cm tall. Note that there are two gaps in this collection (most of 1962 and 1968). The volumes are, by and large, in Very Good condition. Most of the covers show mild to moderate shelfwear, including but not limited to scrapes and rubbing, and a few are predictably shaken (very thick volumes) but otherwise securely bound without any major defect. Internally, the covers of each issue are generally somewhat… Read More

First Edition. 232 p.; contains index. From back cover: Serial killers like Seattle's Ted Bundy, Maryland's Beltway Sniper, Atlanta's Wayne Williams, or England's Peter Sutcliffe usually outsmart the task forces on their trail for long periods of time. Keppel and Birnes take readers inside the operations of serial killer task forces to learn why. What is the underlying psychology of a serial killer and why this defeats task force investigations? This is the first book of its kind that combines state-of-the-art psychological assessment experience with the expertise of a homicide investigator who has tracked some of this country's most notorious serial killers. The author also brings to the book hands-on best practices gleaned from the experience of other task forces. Readers, both professional and students, will benefit from the comprehensive and critical case reviews, the analysis of what went wrong, what went right, and the after-action recommendations of evaluators in the US, UK, and Canada.

Presumably first edition, first printing.
108 p. ; ill. [some colour] ; 28 cm. Contains bibliography, p. 98-104 & appendices p. 105-108.
Red cloth hardcover shows very minimal shelf wear and book as a whole is in fine condition, apart from the usual library markings and stickers, including pocket. Illustrated throughout with diagrams, with actual printed photos, also contains a letter regarding the George W. Robertson Memorial Scholarship.
At time of listing, held only as microfiche by two libraries in Canada.

First Edition. xxxi, 216 p.; ill., 60 plates; 24 cm. Includes Index (pp. 209-216).Blue cloth hardcover shows moderate wear, including but not limited to sunning to both covers and spine, and is slightly shaken. The top foredge is coloured blue, and he other edges are deckled. Apart from the aforementioned and the expected aging of paper, the book is in Near Fine condition, bright, clear, clean, and illustrated profusely with artwork, diagrams, and portraits. This book hails from the library of Dr. James Wellington Crane (1877-1959), bearing an illustrated book plate to that effect, and his signature on the title page. The book also sports a stamp from the Department of Public Welfare, Geriatric Centre in Toronto, where it was donated as part of the Dr. James W. Crane Collection, and a few library markings in pen and pencil. The rear free endpaper contains a handwritten note and a pasted clipping of what appears to be the 1941 ad from a used book salesman in 1941 from whom Crane purchased this copy.… Read More

239 p.; colour ill.; includes index. From the back cover: A scientific approach to understanding the practice of yoga.Through full-color, three-dimensional illustrations of the skeleton, major muscles, tendons, and ligaments, Dr. Ray Long describes the science behind yoga. The book balances art, science, and spirituality as it traces the forces at work throughout your musculoskeletal system during yoga practice. Stunning illustrations reveal the role that each muscle plays in the practice of yoga. With an understanding of these structures, you can learn to break through blockages, optimize your experience, and avoid injuries. Designed for use on the mat, this book is an indispensable guide for anyone who wishes to fully integrate the body and the mind during yoga practice.

Approx 40 p., unnumbered; colour ill. Covers are in Very Good- condition (some scratches and wear, see images) but inside is Fine. The "This book belongs to _____" has never been filled out. This engaging children's book teaches children scientific concepts and facts through their favourite Disney characters, including: Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy, and their families, Peter Pan and Tinkerbell etc., and Winnie-the-Pooh and friends.Illustrated endpapers include Mickey with an illustration of a skeleton, and his sons making a skeleton costume; Pinnochio illustrating foods; the dwarves planting flowers; etc.

281 p. Includes extensive Appendices, bibliographical Notes, and Index (pp. 225-281). Gilt lettering to spine with blindstamped publisher's initials to hardcover. Damp has caused minor wrinkling throughout and a slightly bowed cover, and the last (blank) page has been removed, but the book is otherwise in Very Good+ to Near Fine condition. Dust jacket has minor general shelfwear. See images.

First edition, second printing. xiii, 281, [3]; illustrated; 25 cm. Includes list of acronyms, bibliography (p. 271-281) and index. Black hardcover in Near Fine condition with the exception of very light staining to foredge, rear free endpaper, and the odd page throughout. Dust jacket is price clipped and exhibits edgewear, including chips and tears, but is otherwise Very Good and housed in a protective sleeve to prevent further wear. From dust jacket: A look at the fascinating tools of the espionage trade—what they are, how they work and who uses them—from the simple hand gun to the KH-I I satellite. Scene: The room has been thoroughly searched and electronically swept for bugs. Yet, as the uniformed men discuss top secret national security issues, a tiny red dot of light appears on the window pane. A laser beam, sent from miles away, is picking up the vibrations of their voices on the glass... It sounds, of course, like fiction. Something a James Bond movie screenwriter might dream up. But it's… Read More