"H. L. OPERATION" [Rear Cover Title]
[ca. 1960s]
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.
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Sales Sample Book of Watch Faces
[Ca. Mid-20th Century]
Elaborate sales sample book containing over 700 watch faces representing a wide variety of styles and sizes from Besançon, France, a world center for watch production. One of the most striking sales catalogues we've encountered.
CHEMICALS, METALS AND MEN: A Bird's-Eye View of the Materials That Make the World Go Around
(1995)
First edition of this impassioned paean to the history of the American coke industry (that is to say: coke, the fuel byproduct of coal or petroleum distillation, not the other one, or the other other one).
FINAL INTEGRATION IN THE ADULT PERSONALITY
1965
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).
UEBER DIE WARMEABSORPTION DURCH KOHLENSAURE UND IHREN EINFLUSS AUF DIE TEMPERATUR DER ERDOBERFLACHE
1901
Early publication on anthropogenic global warming by Swedish scientist and Nobel laureate (1903) Svante Arrhenius, "On the heat absorption by carbon dioxide and its influence on the temperature of the Earth's surface."
LETTRES SUR L'ORIGINE DES SCIENCES, ET SUR CELLE DES PEUPLES DE L'ASIE
1777
First state of this provocative thesis written by a French astronomer in response to Voltaire, arguing that modern civilization owes its scientific roots to Asia rather than Europe.
A PHOTOGRAPHIC ATLAS OF SELECTED REGIONS OF THE MILKY WAY
1927
Stunning landmark achievement in astro-photography, completed and issued after Barnard's death in a limited edition of just 700 copies.
EXPERIMENTATION IN MAN
[1959]
Scarce early monograph on human subject research by the pioneering medical ethicist, whose work was foundational to the current understanding of informed consent.
Original Scale Model of Proposed Moon Spacecraft With Lunar Excursion Module
November 1962
Original two-dimensional particleboard presentation model of a proposed lunar spacecraft incorporating the Lunar Orbit Rendezvous concept, designed by Bell Telephone Laboratories and dated November 1962, the same month NASA awarded the contract for development of the Lunar Excursion Module (LEM) to Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation.
MOONS, MYTHS AND MAN: A Reinterpretation
(1949)
Second revised and augmented edition of Bellamy's scarce first book on the Moon's surprising origins and terrible destiny, in the gorgeous original dust jacket designed by Eric Fraser.
FEMALE HOMOSEXUALITY: A Psychodynamic Study of Lesbianism
(1954)
Rare inscribed first edition of this long influential, but now discredited, early study of lesbian women.
THE CHEMISTRY OF ANCIENT LIFE: Amino Acids, Stable Isotopes, and the Anthropology Connection
1992
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.
THE PRINCIPLES OF QUANTUM MECHANICS
1935
Second edition of this early treatise on quantum mechanics, scarce in the original dust jacket.
FROM THE LAB INTO THE WORLD: A Pill for People, Pets and Bugs
1994
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.
GORILLAS IN THE MIST
1983
Inscribed first printing of Fossey's landmark scientific memoir.
THE HOME-LIFE OF BORNEO HEAD-HUNTERS: Its Festivals and Folk-Lore
1902
First edition of this important ethnographic work on turn-of-the-20th century Borneo by "the most artistically tattooed man in the world," with some of the earliest photographs of its inhabitants.
THE TEXTURE OF INDUSTRY: An Archaeological View of the Industrialization of North America
1994
First printing of this discussion of industrial archaeology and its applications to the physical study of mines, mills, and factory sites, the communities lived in by industrial workers, and the "microgeography" of spatial and functional relations within industrial workplaces.
DE LITERATORUM ET EORUM QUI MAGISTRATIBUS
1561
First Paris edition of this pocket-sized medical book, offering advice on exercise, bathing, sleep, a healthy diet, and sex, with several rather telling sections underlined by an early owner.
A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME
(1988)
First US edition, first issue of the epochal popular survey of quantum physics, Hawking's first book for non-specialists.
ON THE TRACK OF UNKNOWN ANIMALS
(1958)
Uncommon first US printing of this classic of cryptozoology.
THE TECHNIQUES OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
1974
First edition of this short historical survey of analytical chemistry, published at the joint invitation of the Science Museum and the Centenary Organizing Committee of the Society for Analytical Chemistry.
OTHER PEOPLE'S TRADES
1989
First edition of these collected essays, translated by Raymond Rosenthal and published shortly after Levi's death.
THE SHAMBLES OF SCIENCE
1903
Riots-inspiring anti-vivisection exposé by two leading Swedish-British feminists, medical students, and early animal rights activists, withdrawn by its publisher after sparking a lawsuit.
MONTY MACLEVY'S FIGURAMA SALON-AT-HOME SLENDERIZING PLAN
[ca. 1950s]
Quintessentially 1950s booklet accompanying Monty MacLevy's Figurama, a "slenderizing table" marketed to women and intended for home use.
A SHORT HISTORY OF BALLOONS AND FLYING MACHINES
1907
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.
