"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.
20th century
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
THE ORIGINS OF CHEMISTRY
(1966)
First US edition of this in-depth history of chemistry's beginnings as a science, from classical antiquity through medieval alchemy and on through the 17th century. Part of the Watts History of Science Library series.
Typescript with Original Photographs on the Medical Treatment of Burns
1966
A typescript on the medical and surgical treatment of burns, written by Army Nurse Corps Major Martha C. Peake.
COUNTERTRANSFERENCE AND RELATED SUBJECTS: Selected Papers
1979
Inscribed first edition of these classic papers on countertransference in psychoanalysis.
A LIFETIME OF SYNERGY WITH THEORY AND EXPERIMENT
(1997)
First edition of this autobiography of chemist Streitwieser, native Buffalonian and Professor of Chemistry at UC Berkeley.
ESSAYS ON THE HISTORY OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY IN THE UNITED STATES, 1875-1955
(1986)
Signed first printing of this history of the development of organic chemistry, by two distinguished research chemists.
CHEMISTRY IN AMERICA, 1876-1976: Historical Indicators
(1985)
First edition of this comprehensive study of chemistry as occupation, profession, and discipline in America over a 100-year period, issued as part of the publisher's "CHEMISTS AND CHEMISTRY" series.
