"H. L. OPERATION" [Rear Cover Title]
Stirring series of photographs captured by a skilled photographer documenting the many diverse aspects of an operation involving a probable heart-lung ("H.L.") bypass.
Stirring series of photographs captured by a skilled photographer documenting the many diverse aspects of an operation involving a probable heart-lung ("H.L.") bypass.
Inscribed first printing of this groundbreaking work by a psychologist and Islamic scholar, presenting an "integrated theory of personality development that takes into account a universal understanding of both humankind and culture" (Knabb and Welsh).
Scarce first edition of the pioneering Chicago School economist's best-known work, on the importance of investing in one's workforce — a gorgeous copy.
Scarce early monograph on human subject research by the pioneering medical ethicist, whose work was foundational to the current understanding of informed consent.
First UK edition of these three essays on quantum theory and atomic structure, including Bohr's formulation and elucidation of the correspondence principle, published shortly after he was awarded the 1922 Nobel Prize in Physics.
First US edition of this popular science book by the influential physicist and Nobel Prize winner, retaining its scarce original dust jacket.
Catalogue of this experimental exhibition exploring the potential for telecommunication devices to redefine the "entire area of esthetic awareness," curated by Burnham shortly before the dawn of the 1970s microcomputer revolution.
Rare inscribed first edition of this long influential, but now discredited, early study of lesbian women.
Signed first edition of Chomsky's first book, a landmark of linguistics and cognitive science, containing the first appearance of his famous sentence "Colorless green ideas sleep furiously."
First printing of Corliss's handbook to the geologic mysteries of this terrestrial globe.
First edition of this "essay about basic research" from the Carnegie Institution of Washington, exploring the ways in which biogeochemists apply their tools to questions of human prehistory.
First printing of the Nobel Laureate's reflections on the nature of consciousness — inscribed to plant geneticist Bernard Pollack.
First edition of these collected essays, papers, and letters on contraception and related scientific matters, by the research chemist responsible for the development of the first birth control pill.
Extraordinary and extensive original photo album compiled by and documenting the career of aviation pioneer Wilhelm Heinrich Evers (1884-1960).
First printing of Feynman's first volume of highly entertaining memoirs
Inscribed first printing of Fossey's landmark scientific memoir.
First US edition of Freud's exploration of the relationship of the individual to the group, in the scarce original dust jacket.
First edition of Friedman's classic text on the role of economic capitalism in liberal society, expanded from a series of lectures originally delivered in 1956 at Wabash College.
Inscribed first printing of the book Colson Whitehead described as "[a] bleak, illuminating chronicle of racism in the name of 'science.'"
First edition of this iconic production, printed to accompany the museum's 1968 exhibition of the same name — an uncommonly fine example.
First edition of these collected essays, translated by Raymond Rosenthal and published shortly after Levi's death.
First edition of this lively popular history of aeronautics, from Daedalus to the Wright brothers, with a particular emphasis on historical ballooning anecdotes of the most sensational kind.
First edition of this manual of forensic psychology by the influential psychiatrist, author of THE MIND OF THE MURDERER, frequent expert witness and examiner of Ian Brady in the matter of the Moors murders, and a founder member of the British Academy of Forensic Sciences.
A typescript on the medical and surgical treatment of burns, written by Army Nurse Corps Major Martha C. Peake.
First edition in English of this early work by the political economist, originally published as EPOCHEN DER DOGMEN- UND METHODENGESCHICHTE in 1912.