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.

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.

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.

First printing of a scarce volume in Corliss's Catalog of Biological Anomalies.

Mysterious weather, collected and categorized with impressive thoroughness and intermittent reliability.

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 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.

Scarce first printing of Feynman's first volume of highly entertaining memoirs, an unusually bright copy.

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.

First edition of this promotional brochure for the Apple Macintosh aimed at college students, heavily illustrated by Matt Groening.

First edition of this scarce and important work on the geometrical consequences of Einstein's postulates, by the mathematician who famously solved Einstein's Unified Field Theory equations in 1953.