Rare books from Robinson Street Books, IOBA

Biological Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, various dates, 1941-1975. Very Good. Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE NEW boxes Very important publication. Symposia has presented many discoveries, such as the structure of DNA, the genetic code, the polymerase chain reaction (PCR), and RNA interference (RNAi)-Featuring the important: Volume XVIII (1953) Watson and Crick DNA (this copy inscribed presentation copy signed by Milislav Demerec who was head of the Laboratory. The recipient was a professor at Cornell.Inluding: XIII (1948), XXVI (1961), XII (1947), X (1942), XI (1946), , XXII (1957), XVII (1952), XXI (1956), XXVIII (1963) Small gouge front cover, IX (1941), XIV (1949), XV (1950) ex-library with few stamps and spine ID letters in white, XL (1975), XXVI (1961), XXVII (1962), XVI (1951), XXIII (1958)Most are in very good condition. Some have the prior owners name, one has a ring stain on cover. A very serviceable group of volumes. Some spine letters darkened, or spine… Read More

Various, 1914-1952. Pamphlet. Collectible; Very Good. Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE NEW boxes A full list of offprints in this offering is available. Among the ones on offer: Advances in Radiation Mutogenesis Through Studies on Drosophila (1959); Isolating Mechanisms, Evolution and Temperature (1942); The Bearing of the Selection Experiments of Castle and Phillips on the Variability of Genes (1914); The Origination of Chromatin Deficiencies as Minute Deletions Subject to Insertion Elsewhere (1935). Several of the offprints have compliments of the author in stamp or hand, a few have the ownership signature of Sewall Wright, stamps of E. M. East and Karl Sax and others. Most are in very good condition, a few have small nicks and tiny chips to edges. List of Works by H.J. Muller 28 pages listing 383 items dates, titles, and where published. putting together a collection such as this would be impossible these days one at a time, as they rarely appear in dealer… Read More

Various, 1895-1935. Pamphlet. Collectible; Very Good. Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE NEW boxes Full list available upon request. Some titles included: Studies in Morphogenesis IV.A Preliminary Catalogue of the Processes Concerned in Ontogeny (1895); A History of the Development of theQuantitative Study of Variation. (1900); Dominance of Characteristics in Poultry (1907); Heredity and Mendel's Law(1907); Heredity of Skin Pigment of Man (1910); Euthenics and Eugenics (1910); Heredity of Hair Color in Man(1909); The New Views of Reversion (1910); Race Crossing in Jamaica (1928); Hearing in Children When BothParents Have Otosclerosis (1930); Relation Between Physical and Mental Development (1930); Sex Linkage in Man(1930); Mendelism in Man (1932); Character in Mongrels vs. Pure Bred Individuals (1911); The Origin and Controlof Mental Defectiveness (1912); Heredity of Skin Color in Negro-White Crosses (1913); The Racial Element inNational Vitality (1915); ...etc..Most… Read More

Engelmann, Leipzig and others, 1903-1944. Pamphlet. Collectible; Very Good. Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE NEW boxes A group of 36 offprints by T. H. Morgan Nobel Prize winner 1866-1945, "was an American evolutionary biologist, geneticist and embryologist and science author who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1933 for discoveries elucidating the role the chromosome plays in heredity." Wikipedia. Included titles: The Gastrulation of the Partial Embryos of Sphaerechinus Some Factors in the Regeneration of Tubularia (1903); The Effect of Lithium Chloride on the Development of the Frog's Egg (1903); Demonstration of the effects of castration on Seabright cockerals (1917) some chipping to page edges; The Endocrine Secretion of Hen Feathered Fowls (1920) some dampstaining to bottom and spine margins, else fair; With A. H. Sturtevant and C. B. Bridges The Constitution of the germ-material in relation to heredity (1923) with L.C. Dunn stamp of… Read More

Berkeley: University of California Press, 1911-1933. Pamphlet. Collectible; Very Good. Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE NEW boxes 1911: Vol. 8 Nos:1, 2, 3, (4, 5, 6), 7, 8-9; 1913: Vol. 11 Nos: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15; 1918: Vol. 14 No. 2;1919: Vol. 19 Nos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13; 1915-1917: Vol. 16 Nos: 1, 2-3, 5, 6-7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 22, 23, 24; 1929-1930: Vol. 33, Nos.: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22; 1931-1933: Vol. 38, Nos: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7-8, 9, 10, 12, 13; 1930-1932: Vol. 36, Nos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15. Authors include: Earl C. O'Roke, Frank H. Connell, Charles A. Kofoid, Joseph Grinnell, E. Raymond Hall, Alden H. Miller, Seth B. Benson, Jean M. Linsdale, Bess J. Andrew, Owen L. Williams, John P. Turner, James E. Lynch, Lee Raymond Dice, Harold Tupper Mead, and many others. Ex-library with one blind-stamp, and some have gift bookplate… Read More

Various, 1954-1970. Pamphlet. Collectible; Very Good. Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE NEW boxes The Relation of the Synthesis of Viruses and Other Cell Components in Bacteria (ND); Some Metabolic and Cytochemical Aspects of Bacteriophage Infection (1954); Genetic Recombination Between Escherichia Coli and Shigella Dysenteriae (1955); Cell Susceptibility to Viruses (1955); Hybridization Between Shigella and Escherichia and the Production of New Shigella Serotypes (1957); Hybridization Between Escherichia Coli and Shigella (1957); Transduction by Bacteriophage P1: Abnormal Phage Function of the Transducing Particles (1958); Mutations of Viruses in Relation to Normal and Abnormal Cell Function (1958); Lysogenization, Transduction, and Genetic Recombination in Bacteria (1958); Curing of Phage-Infested Salmonella Typhimurium by Chloramphenicol (1958); Genetic Transfers by Viruses (1959); Viruses as Determinants of Cellular Functions (1959); Viruses as Infective Genetic… Read More

Various locations: Various publishers, 1959. First separate edition. Pamphlet. Collectible; Very Good. Signed. Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE NEW boxes A very interesting collection of offprints with Franz Schader's signature of ownership on most copies. Included is a rare pre-printing copy of Gene Recombination in Escherichia coli reprinted from Nature 158:558. 1946. No. 4016, October 19, 1946. On page two next to the names Joshua Lederberg and W. L. Tatum signed by "Josh" Lederberg a note appended to that page indicates " We expect to get printed copies eventually." Some sunning to edges, else very good. Reverse-Mutation and Adaptation in Leucineless Neurospora with Francis J. Ryan L.C. Dunn stamp and name in ink front cover. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Vol. 32, No. 6, pp. 163-173, June, 1946; A Nutritional Concept of Cancer (1946) Schrader; Cell Genetics and Hereditary Symbiosis (1952) Schrader; The… Read More

Various, 1912-1961. Pamphlet. Collectible; Very Good. Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE NEW boxes 72 Offprints from Nobel Prize winners. First edition. Offprints. Most in very good condition, some staples little rusty. Most in original wrappers. Most have author's name in ink, or stamps or prior owners which include: Orland E. White, Franz Schrader, E. N. Harvey, Johannes Holtfreter, Heitt, L. C. Dunn, Norman H. Giles, Robert H. Foote, Norman H. Giles, and few others. A nice selection of offprints from Nobel Prize winners.George D. Snell The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for 1980 :Mouse Genetic News Volume 1 Number 1 edited by Snell(1941); Methods for the Study of Histocompatibility Genes, name stamp of Robert H. Foote on title page(1948); Hybrids and History. The Role of Race and Ethnic Crossing in Individual and National Achievement, name stamp of Robert H. Foote on title page (1951); The Immunogenetics of Tumor Transplantation, name stamp of Robert H.… Read More

Journal of Molecular Biology, v2 n4 (1960): 216-225, 1960. Pamphlet. Collectible; Very Good. Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE NEW boxes Very good.

Various, 1940-1980. Pamphlet. Collectible; Very Good. First edition. Signed. Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE NEW boxes 2 of the offprints are inscribed and signed by Chang. One is inscribed. Included are offprints co-authored by C. Polge, J. H. Casas, Dorothy M. Hunt, Y. Tsunoda, J. H. Marston, Anna L. Southam, C. M. Lubicz-Nawrocki, A. Hanada, Z. Morita, K. Niwa, William F. Busby, Priscilla Hele, R. H. F. Hunter, W. G. R. Marden, J. M. Bedford, R. Yanagimachi, Toyoda, L. E. A. Rowson, Charles Turbyfill, J. M. Bedford, J. L. Hancock, M. J. K. Harper, S. Pickworth, R.W. McGaughey, M. Said Mounib, Stella Pickworth, G. Pincus, Arthur Walton, Thorsteinn Thorsteinsson, E. B. Romanoff, Diane Sheaffer, James J. McDonough, Thomas S. Matney, John B. Loefer, Luis Fernandez-Cano. Most are in very good condition.. Some are annotated by Foote, and others with highlighting and underlining. All original in wrappers. First separate editions. Co-developer of Oral Contraceptives.… Read More

Various, 1934-1953. Pamphlet. Collectible; Very Good. Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE NEW boxes First separate edition. Offprint. Original wrappers. A large selection of rare R.A. Fisher offprints including: Modern Genetics (British Science News Vol. 1 No. 10, pages 2-4 folded slight split. Karl Sax stamp; Crossing-Over in the Land of Snail Cepaea Nemoralis, L. with Capt. C. Diver (1934); On The Selective Consequences of East's (1927) Theory of Heterostylism in Lythrum (1935) with E. M. East and Karl Sax ownership stamps; The Detection of Linkage with "Dominant" Abnormalities (1935) Karl Sax and E. M. East stamps; The Relation Between Variability and Abundance Shown by the Measurements of the Eggs of British Nesting Birds (1937) some soiling to front cover and several pages edges; The Quantitative Study of Populations in the Lepidoptera I. Polyommatus Icarus Rott. with W. H. Dowdeswell and E. B. Ford (1940) F. B. Hutt stamp; The Estimation of the… Read More

Various, 1927-1978. Pamphlet. Collectible; Very Good. Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE NEW boxes First separate edition. Offprints. Original wrappers. From the collection of "Robert H. Foote, the Cornell University researcher who pioneered the study of DNA synthesis in the testes, in vitro fertilization and other aspects of reproduction." Los Angeles Times Obituary. Most contain his stamp of ownership. One has minor highlighting and another minor damp-staining, overall in very good condition. Included are: Slechta, Chang and Pincus: Effects of Progesterone and Related Compounds on Mating and Pregnancy in the Rat. (1954); E. B. Harvey, R. Yanagimachi and M. C. Chang: Onset of Estrus and Ovulation in the Golden Hamster (1961); E. B. Harvey and M.C. Chang: Effects of Radiocobalt Irradiation of Pregnant Hamsters on the Development of Embryos (1962); J. M. Bedford and M.C. Chang: Fertilization of Rabbit Ova in Vitro (1962); E. B. Harvey and M.C. Chang: Effects of… Read More

Various, 1892-1985. Pamphlet. Collectible; Very Good. First printing. Signed. Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE NEW boxes Photo was taken prior to cataloging of collection. Collection is now in individual sleeves, as cataloged. A remarkable and most important collection of offprints available, outside of institutional holdings . Over 7500 offprint groups (some single offprints, some up to 110 offprints in each group), cataloged. Ask about details. Included are important offprints in Molecular Biology, Cytology, early genetics, zoology, botany. PaJaMo Experiment; Timofeev-Resovskij, Zimmer, Delbruck "The Green Paper"; Pincus and Chang Invitro, The Pill; Theodor Boveri, Edmund Wilson, early genetics, Barbara Mcclintock,Brenner, Monod, Pardee, Lederberg, Sewall Wright, Fisher, many others. Many inscribed, signed, or ownership stamp of early geneticists: Boveri, Edmund Wilson, Correns, East, Sax, Guyer, and many others. A most important and… Read More

Various, 1926-1977. Pamphlet. Collectible; Very Good. Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE NEW boxes First separate edition. Offprints. Original wrappers. All from the collection of Cornell Artificial insemination researcher Robert H. Foote. Various paginations. List available on request. Includes: Guttmacher's Artificial Insemination Techniques; Master's with Lampe: Problems of Male Fertility II. Effect of Frequent Ejaculation ; Hanson and Rock's Artificial Insemination with Husband's Sperm; Ketchel and Pincus' In Vitro Exposure of Rabbit Ova to Estrogenl ; and many by M.C. Chang. All in very good condition. Most with Foote's stamp. * A group of rare offprints. History of Science. Medicine.

Self published. Unbound. Collectible; Very Good. Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE NEW boxes Cain Arthur Autograph manuscript SIGNED after handling many hundreds of Cains letters, manuscripts, offprnts etc we're confident this is the real deal. And as always we guarantee our autographs and manuscripts to be authentic15 pages 12 x 8 in pen with additions, deletions in the authors hand. in addition there are 10 pages of notes bibliographical notations dealing with the review in the authors hand as well. a rare original archive. of Cain book review of The Spirit of System Lamarck and Evolutionary Biology Richard W. additional acans available.Burkhardt, Jr. that appeared in the journal NatureCain's main interests lay in evolutionary biology, ecological genetics, animal taxonomy and speciation.Though he conducted research with John Baker on the histochemistry of lipids, his main work lay in the field developed by E.B. Ford, namely, ecological… Read More