"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.
HUMAN CAPITAL
1964
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.
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.
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.
SILENT SPRING
1962
First edition of the environmental classic that almost single-handedly led to the banning of DDT, and which the Boston Public Library included on their list of the 100 Most Influential Books of the 20th Century.
SYNTACTIC STRUCTURES
1957
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."
BIOLOGICAL ANOMALIES: Birds
(1998)
First printing of a scarce volume in Corliss's Catalog of Biological Anomalies.
STARS, GALAXIES, COSMOS
(1987)
Uncommon astronomical volume in Corliss's grand and ambitious Catalog of Anomalies.
TORNADOS, DARK DAYS, ANOMALOUS PRECIPITATION, AND RELATED WEATHER PHENOMENA: A Catalog of Geophysical Anomalies
(1983)
Mysterious weather, collected and categorized with impressive thoroughness and intermittent reliability.
UNKNOWN EARTH: A Handbook of Geological Enigmas
(1980)
First printing of Corliss's handbook to the geologic mysteries of this terrestrial globe.
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.
BRIEF CANDLE IN THE DARK
(2015)
Signed first printing of the autobiography of the (in)famous evolutionary biologist and giant of the modern atheist movement, reflecting on his career and the fame brought about by his best-selling books.
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.
LOGIQUE SANS PEINE
(1966)
Scarce limited French edition of Carroll's mathematical logic primer, illustrated by his great Surrealist admirer.
GORILLAS IN THE MIST
1983
Inscribed first printing of Fossey's landmark scientific memoir.
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.
THE INTELLIGENT INVESTOR: A Book of Practical Counsel
[1952]
Early printing of this classic book on value investing, in which Graham expands and substantially revises the theories and approaches he proposed in his earlier SECURITY ANALYSIS (1934).
