The Quadrupeds of North America
Audubon, 1849. first octavo edition. softcover. First octavo edition, in original wrappers. This is vol. 10 only. With 5 colored plates. In very good condition, rear cover almost separated from spine.
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We Seven
Easton Press, 1997. signed limited. hardcover. SIGNED limited edition, #2307 of 3000. Signed by three astronauts. Comes with 3 certificates of authenticity printed by and from Easton Press. Book fine.
The Origin of Species
London: John Murray, 1869. 5th. Fifth edition, tenth thousand, as stated on title page and copyright page. Book very good, repair at front and rear gutters. Page 29/30 missing. Comes with custom-made slipcase.
The Exploration of Space
New York: Harper, 1951. Book Club. hardcover. A book club edition inscribed by Arthur C. Clarke. Very good in a good dust jacket, some tape on inside of dj. Laid in is an announcement for the lecture in 1956 at which Clarke signed this book. With the bookplate of the.....
Descent of Man, Two Volumes
D. Appleton and Co, 1873. first, 2nd issue. hardcover. First edition, 2nd issue, no errata list on back of title page in vol. 2. Books very good plus, minor rubbing, minor foxing.
The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals
D. Appleton and Co, 1873. first. hardcover. First US edition, 1873 stated on title page. Book very good, former owner's bookplate attached to front paste-down, gutters have been repaired but still cracked.
A Naturalist's Voyage
1882. 15th thousand. 15th thousand edition. Book very good, paper tape to gutter of 1st and 2nd front free end papers, some foxing mostly to front and rear papers, former owner's name and date on 2nd front free end paper, some bubbling to verso of front free end paper.
The Origin of Species
London, UK: John Murray, 1875. 6th. hardcover. Sixth edition, Fifteenth Thousand. Book very good, cracking along front and rear gutters, some wear, previous owner's name on half-title and title page. Housed in provided fold-out case.
The Origin of Species
London: John Murray, 1892. 6th. hardcover. 6th edition, as stated on title page. Book very good, minor rubbing along edges, minor wear to spine ends. Housed in custom-made slipcase.
The Origin of Species
London: Murray, 1860. Second. hardcover. The second edition in original cloth, very good but for moisture stain in top corner of front endpapers. Housed in a custom-made collector's slipcase. Second edition, second issue (with "fifth thousand" on title page), one of only 3000 copies and yet the largest printing of.....
Climbing Mount Improbable
W. W. Norton & Co, 1996. first. hardcover. Stated first American edition on copyright page with number line from 1-0. INSCRIBED. Book and dust jacket fine.
The Selfish Gene
Oxford University Press, 1976. first. hardcover. First US edition, with publication date 1976 ob title and copyright page. Book fine, two small spots to front free end aper. Dust jacket very good, minor wear and tear.
The Meaning of Relativity
Princeton University Press, 1923. first. hardcover. First edition with 1923 stated on title page. Book in very good condition, minor rubbing at corners and spine ends, rear end paper detached from binding but not loose and is attached to rear paste-down along gutter with small tear at bottom of paper.....
Yosemite The Big trees and the High Sierra
University of California Press, 1948. first. hardcover. First edition, 1948 stated on title and copyright page. Book near fine, very slight rubbing to corners and spine ends, former owner's bookplate attached to front paste-down. Dust jacket good, piece missing on spine, big tear to front panel going to front flap.....
The Interpretation of Dreams
London: George Allen, 1913. First. hardcover. A near fine first UK edition, first edition in English. Housed in a custom-made slipcase. First issue, with number 86 written on the last page of the index in the rear of the book. The first issue copies had numbers between one and the.....
Lettere Copernicane
unaluna, 1999. limited. hardcover. Leather bound, one of 1,400 limited copies, in Italian. This edition includes the collection of letters for Benedetto Castelli, Piero Dini and Cristina di Lorena, and other documents annotated and chosen by Giorgio Stabile. The Lettere Copernicane (1612-1615) describe the relationship between science and faith. Thin.....
Birds at Home
New York: M. A. Donohue & Co, 1942. first. hardcover. First edition. Book very good, minor rubbing to edges, former owner's inscription to verso of front free end paper. Dust jacket very good, some rubbing, small pieces missing to front hinge.
Lost Moon
Houghton Mifflin, 1994. 3rd printing. hardcover. SIGNED third printing, with number line from 10-3 on copyright page. Book and dust jacket fine.
The Mountains of California
London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1894. first. hardcover. First UK edition, 1894 on title and copyright page. A very rare book. Book very good plus, tanning to spine, corners slightly bumped, spine ends especially top has a small piece missing, browning to front free end paper, minor foxing, front gutter slightly.....
The World of Mathematics, Four Volumes
Simon & Schuster, 1956. 9th printing. 9th printing. All 4 volumes in fine condition.
The Island of the Colorblind
New York: Knopf, 1997. Advance review copy. softcover. A fine signed advance review copy, still sealed in publisher's shrink-wrap. In publisher's slipcase.
Should We Be Vaccinated?
New York: Harper, 1927. First. hardcover. A fine first edition of an important early study in the sociology of vaccination. Of critical importance in the new age of Covid vaccines. Housed in a custom-made collector's slipcase. A prescient harbinger of today's controversy of low worldwide vaccination rates.
The Double Helix
Book Club. book club. hardcover. Book Club edition. SIGNED by author on title page. Book fine, former owner's name on front free end paper and bookplate attached to front paste-down. Dust jacket very good, some wear, piece missing at bottom of spine, some rubbing and chipping, no price to flap.....
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