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GALILEI, Galileo (1564-1642). All our books are sanitized for your protection before mailing. Opere. Florence: Gaetano Tartini and Santi Franchi, 1718. 3 volumes, 8° (246 x 181mm). Half-titles, engraved portrait of Galileo, general title to vol. I in red and black with engraved vignette, engraved folding plate and woodcut diagrams. (Small marginal clean tear to V1 in vol. III.) Contemporary vellum, leather spine label, marbled edges (a few spots and stains, extremities rubbed). SECOND EDITION OF GALILEO'S COLLECTED WORKS edited by Tommaso Buonaventuri. The first two volumes largely reproduce the material collected by Manolessi in the first edition; the third volume is devoted to previously unpublished material, including a number of letters of Galileo, and notes on his work by Castelli and Viviani. Carli-Favaro 431; Cinti 170; Gamba 583; Riccardi I, 520 ('valuable edition'). A better than presentable set of rare Galileo at the best price on the market. Book #Cv2401 $4900. We specialize in Rare Ayn… Read More

"The most useful mathematical instrument of its period." Unsurpassed as a calculating devise until the 19 C slide rule, Galileo's Compasso Geometrico et Militare set forth his unqualified claim as the sole inventor of the "geometrical and military compass," a calculating and observation device that he had begun manufacturing in 1597. His original pamphlet (1606) is the first published work on an analogue calculator. (It fetches more than half a million when it's rarely available.) Wildly attractive to imitators, Galileo deliberately omitted any illustration of the compass in his treatise most likely as a deterrent to piracy. This celebrated 1741 edition, with its singular folding copper-engraved plate, woodcut illustrations and diagrams, numbers among the finest illustrations of Galileo's masterpiece. Bound in later morocco-backed boards with a closed tear and some tiny worm holes, still Nihil Obstat. The copper-engraved foldout is unparalleled. Book #vC2344. $5000. We specialize in Rare Ayn Rand,… Read More

SIGNED by Robert Gates without personalization. "I think he has been wrong on nearly every major foreign policy and national security issue over the past four decades," writes Gates in his 2014 memoir Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary at War. Controversial Memoirs of Obama's Secretary of Defense. "Probably one of the best Washington memoirs ever. The former defense secretary is naming names" (The New York Times). MATCHLESS, UNread first edition in untouched, UNclipped jacket. Opened only by Gates for his signature (sans personalization). A superb copy. Book #Pv5b212. $65. We specialize in Rare Ayn Rand, history, and science.

Association Copy SIGNED directly to book by Dr. Seuss to the dedicatees of Dr. Seuss's Sleep book. Quarto, original pictorial boards, pictorial endpapers, original dust jacket. First edition of Seuss's madcap meditation on the search for a trouble-free life, inscribed "for my economic and religious advisors, Marie and Bert with great affection. Dr. Seuss" A near Fine Copy with no other writings or markings of any kind save for Dr. Seuss's inscription. Dust jacket has minor smudging to bottom back and bumping at extremities. Rare signed. Book #Cv1206. $3750. We specialize in Rare Ayn Rand, history, and science. Book #Cv2107. $1750. We specialize in Rare Ayn Rand, history and science.

SIGNED/Inscribed by Grafton on Title Page. First British Edition of Grafton's A. Fine in a fine jacket. You kill people you hate or you kill in rage or you kill to get even, but you don't kill someone you're indifferent to." Book #P3386. $498. We specialize in Rare, Signed, and Manuscript Ayn Rand, history, and science.

Unread, complete 6 issues of Oxford American's ORIGINAL publication of John Grisham's A Painted House. Precedes the First Edition in book form in 2001. "There isn't a single lawyer in the whole book," Grisham quipped pre-publication. Includes Rare Issue # 34, Southern Music Issue and Unopened, SEALED CD. Perfect condition with tracks by Dolly Parton, Tom Petty, Dean Martin, Kelly Willis. A magnificent gift for your Grisham collector, rare in a complete set and in sumptuous Library Quality Condition. Book #Cv2411. $225. We specialize in Rare Ayn Rand, history, and science.

SIGNED First Edition of Guberman's heavily illustrated study of the life and art of Frank Stella. Undaunted by Stella's infamous comment "Only what can be seen there is there," Guberman traces Stella's career, exploring sources as diverse as Jasper Johns, Jean Arp, and Henri Matisse, investigating the technical complexity of the work, and interweaving more personal insights into the events of his life, Stella's passion for sport and speed, and the role of his family and colleagues in the artistic sphere. What emerges is a portrait of a man of seemingly boundless creative energy, who is perpetually challenging himself and his world. Lavishly illustrated, this volume combines handsome color reproductions of nearly one hundred of Stella's paintings and prints with a wealth of images from the artist's collection and other sources that vividly capture his spirit and pursuits. Book #Cv2314. $98. We specialize in Rare Ayn Rand, history, and science.