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RETROSPECT OF PRACTICAL MEDICINE AND SURGERY, BEING A HALF-YEARLY JOURNAL, CONTAINING A RETROSPECTIVE VIEW OF EVERY DISCOVERY AND PRACTICAL IMPROVEMENT IN THE MEDICAL SCIENCES: No. IX, January to July, 1844 and No. X, July to January 1844 (1845) (9 &10)
by Braithwaite, W. [William] (Editor)
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- 1844
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€30.06
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New York: Daniel Adee, 1844. 225,232 pp. Original full-leather covers, hinges cracked, spine covering mostly perished. Boards worn, stained, a bit warped, and hanging by the cords. Contents are tight and complete with modest foxing and a light dampstain throughout. Text is otherwise clean, clear and easily read. Good study copy.. Hard Cover. Fair to… Read more about this item Item Price
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ON THE TRACK OF DISCOVERY: Riddles of Outer Space; Scientists Unravel Mysteries; Secrets of History
by Skvirsky, D. and Talmi, V. (Translators)/Levinson, V. (Designed)
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- Good
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€15.97
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Moscow: Progress Publishers (No Date) 192 pp. Original blue cloth covers w/ light dampstain to edges of covers, and top corner of several leaves. DJ lightly soiled w/ wear and few short tears to edges; small chips to spine ends. Light dampstain to top edge of front panel, and top corner of rear panel and flap.… Read more about this item Item Price
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AMONG THE FORCES
by Warren, Henry White
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New York/Cincinnati: Eaton & Mains/Curts & Jennings (1898) 198 pp. Original blue cloth covers w/ titles in gilt, and small pictorial b/w paste-down on front cover. Binding lightly soiled w/ modest rubbing to corners and spine ends. Light foxing throughout. Illust. w/ b/w plates.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" -… Read more about this item Item Price
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TRANSACTIONS, VOLUME 48 [Forty-Eight] Only: Providence Meeting, San Francisco Meeting, New York Meeting, 1926
by The American Society of Mechanical Engineers/Flanders, R. E.; Dale, O. G.; Condit, K. H.; Dreyfus, E. D.; Shoudy, W. A. (Foreword)
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- 1927
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€25.37
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New York: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1927. 1494 pp. Original black cloth covers w/ black leather spine and corners; gilt title on spine. Light rubbing to extremities. Errata laid-in. Illust. w/ a b/w frontispiece of William L. Abbott, President of the Society, and several b/w figures.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo -… Read more about this item Item Price
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NANOSTRUCTURES AND MESOSCOPIC SYSTEMS: Proceedings of the International Symposium, Santa Fe, New Mexico, May 20--24, 1991
by Kirk, Wiley P. and Reed, Mark A. (Editors)
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- First Edition
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- Hardcover
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- 9780124096608
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€48.85
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Boston: Academic Press, Inc./Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Publishers (1992) 552 pp. Original blue covers, very bright and clean. Illust. w/ figures. Contents very nice.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Item Price
€48.85
LIGHT IS A MESSENGER: The Life and Science of William Lawrence Bragg
by Hunter, Graeme K.
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Near Fine
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- First Edition
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- Hardcover
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- 9780198529217
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€61.07
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Oxford: Oxford University Press (2004) 302 pp. Original white covers, very bright and clean. Few small numbers written along foredge of rear paste-down. DJ has modest wear to top edges. Illust. w/ b/w photos and figures. Contents very nice.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Item Price
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13 LECTURES ON FERMAT'S LAST THEOREM
by Ribenboim, Paulo
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- 9783540904328
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€34.76
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New York, Heidelberg, Berlin: Springer-Verlag (1979) 302 pp. Original dark yellow cloth covers, very bright and clean. Spine a bit sunned; ends slightly bumped. Previous owner's name/address stamp on front paste-down. Contents nice.. Hard Cover. Very Good+/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Item Price
€34.76
GENETICS OF PARAMECIUM AURELIA: Cambridge Monographs in Experimental Biology, No. 2 (Two)
by Beale, G. H./Abercrombie, M.; Medawar, P. B.; Salt, George (General Editor); Swann, M. M.; Wigglesworth, V. B. (Series Editors)
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- Very Good
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- 1954
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Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1954. 180 pp. Original blue covers, a bit soiled w/ faint sunning to edges. Light foxing to edges of text block and endpapers. Previous owner's name stamp on front paste-down. DJ lightly soiled w/ light edge wear. Spine a bit darkened. Price clipped. Illust. w/ figures. Contents nice..… Read more about this item Item Price
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MODELLING FREQUENCY AND COUNT DATA: Oxford Statistical Science Series #15 (Fifteen)
by Lindsey, J. K./Atkinson, A. C.; Copas, J. B.; Pierce, D. A.; Schervish, M. J.; Titterington, D. M. (Series Editors)
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- 1995
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- Hardcover
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- 9780198523314
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Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1995. 292 pp. Original red and blue glazed covers, very bright and clean. Previous owner's name and blindstamp marked out on half-title page and title page. Otherwise, contents nice.. Hard Cover. Very Good+/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Item Price
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THEORY OF NONNEUTRAL PLASMAS
by Davidson, Ronald C.
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- 9780201095296
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Redwood City, CA: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc./The Advanced Book Program (1989) 200 pp. Original blue glazed boards, very bright and clean. Spine ends a bit bumped. Previous owner's small name stamp on front blank endpaper. Contents very nice.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Item Price
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AN INTRODUCTION TO MACHINE TRANSLATION
by Delavenay, Emile
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- Very Good
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- First Edition
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New York, NY: Frederick A. Praeger (1960) 144 pp. Original dark red cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Binding very bright and clean. Spine ends a bit rubbed. Previous owner's name in ink on front blank endpaper. DJ lightly soiled w/ modest edge wear. Spine a bit sunned. Contents nice.. First… Read more about this item Item Price
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SEMI-ARTIFICIAL MAN: A Dawning Revolution in Medicine
by Schmeck, Harold M., Jr.
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- First U.K. Edition
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€13.62
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London: The Scientific Book Club (1966) 224 pp. Original blue covers, very bright and clean. Corners and spine ends slightly bumped. DJ a bit soiled. Contents very nice.. First U.K. Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Item Price
€13.62
AVENTURES DE TROIS RUSSES ET DE TROIS ANGLAIS DANS L'AFRIQUE AUSTRALE [The Adventures of Three Russians and Three Englishmen in South Africa]: Les Voyages Extraordinaires [Extraordinary Voyages]
by Verne, Jules
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€75.16
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Paris: Bibliotheque D'Education et de Recreation (Circa 1870's) Marbled paper covered boards w/ blue cloth spine. Binding lightly rubbed w/ wear to extremities. Previous owner's names on front blank endpaper and half-title page. Rear inner hinge just starting. Light scattered foxing; edges of leaves age toned. Text in French. This is an Early… Read more about this item Item Price
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AMERICAN ANNUAL CYCLOPAEDIA AND REGISTER OF IMPORTANT EVENTS: Embracing Political, Civil, Military, and Social Affairs; Public Documents; Biography, Statistics, Commerce, Finance, Literature, Science, Agriculture.../8 (Eight) Volume Set, 1861--1868
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€479.14
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New York: D. Appleton & Company Dates: 1868/1869. Bound in 3/4 leather w/ marbled paper covered boards w/ gilt titles and five raised bands on spines. Bindings lightly rubbed w/ wear to corners. Light foxing to endpapers. Vol. 1: Approx. 1 1/4" long tear to top of front inner hinge. Vol. 2: Paper lifts to… Read more about this item Item Price
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ELEMENTARY TREATISE ON PHYSICS, EXPERIMENTAL AND APPLIED, FOR THE USE OF COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS: Translated and Edited from Ganot's Elements De Physique (with the Author's Sanction)
by Atkinson, E.
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- 1879
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€25.37
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London: Longmans, Green, and Company, 1879. 952 pp. Rebound in blue cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Binding very bright and clean. Light foxing throughout. Illust. w/ 4 coloured plates and 844 woodcuts.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Item Price
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BRAVE GIVES BLOOD: Everyday Science Stories/An Everyday Science Story
by Eisenberg, Philip and Miriam/Wyler, Rose (Editor)
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- Good+
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- First Edition
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€20.67
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New York: Julian Messner, Inc. (1954) 62+2 pp. Original tan cloth covers, spine ends a bit bumped. DJ lightly soiled and rubbed w/ wear and several short tears to edges. Top edge of rear panel wrinkled. Light chipping to corners and spine ends. Illust. w/ b/w drawings.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Good+. Illus.… Read more about this item Item Price
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HENRY GROSS AND HIS DOWSING ROD
by Roberts, Kenneth
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- Used - Very Good
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- Good
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- First Edition
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- 1951
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- Hardcover
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€20.67
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Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1951. 314 pp. Original brown cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Modest rubbing to corners and spine ends. DJ lightly soiled and rubbed w/ wear and several short tears to edges; modest chipping to corners and spine ends. Price clipped. Illust. w/ b/w photos. Contents nice..… Read more about this item Item Price
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SOCIAL RELATIONS OF SCIENCE
by Crowther, J. G.
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- First Printing
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- 1941
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- Hardcover
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New York: The MacMillan Company, 1941. 666 pp. Original blue cloth covers a bit rubbed on rear cover. Spine ends slightly bumped. Light foxing to edges of text block. Contents very nice.. First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Item Price
€15.97
TRUE STORIES OF FAMOUS AMERICANS FOR YOUNG AMERICANS: Telling in Simple Language for Boys and Girls the Inspiring Stories of the Lives of George Washington, John Paul Jones, Benjamin Franklin, Patrick Henry, George Peabody, Abraham Lincoln,...
by Brooks, Elbridge S.
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Washington, D. C.: W. E. Scull (1898) 260 pp. Original blue pictorial cloth covers w/ titles in gilt. Binding moderately soiled and rubbed w/ light fraying to spine ends. Price numbers written in red ink at top corner of front endpaper. Inner hinges tender. Approx. 1/2" closed tear at top margin of page 173,… Read more about this item Item Price
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GILBERT SOUND EXPERIMENTS: A New and Fascinating Play for Boys
by Gilbert, Alfred C.
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New Haven, CT: The A. C. Gilbert Company (1920) 94+2 pp. Original brown cloth covers, moderately soiled and lightly rubbed. Inscription to previous owner on front blank endpaper; natural toning to blank endpapers. Illust. w/ b/w figures. Contents nice.. Hard Cover. Very Good-/No Dust Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Item Price
€20.67
