CARLOS ROJAS: UNA VISITA A SUS MUNDOS.; Nicolás Gómez ...[et al.]
Bogotá: Museo Nacional de Colombia, 2008. color & b/w plates., ports., cat., facs., bibls., color pict. wrps. The present catalogue includes 6 critical essays on the work of Carlos Rojas (Colombia 1933-1997), his legacy to the artistic process in Colombia during the second half of the 20th century. The catalogue was published for an exhibition part of the program... Read More
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Intelligence and Fertility: The Effect of the Differential Birthrate on Inborn Mental Characteristics.
by BURT, Sir Cyril (1883-1971).
London:: The Eugenics Society and Hamish Hamilton Medical Books, 1946., 1946. Small 8vo. 43, [1] pp. Original printed wrappers. Very good. The effect of the differential birthrate on inborn mental characteristics. See: Biographical Dictionary of Psychology p. 94.
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The Rewards of Medicine, and Other Essays.
by BARBER, Hugh.
London:: H. K. Lewis, 1959., 1959. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. [vi], 140 pp. Index. Gilt-stamped navy blue cloth, dust-jacket; jacket head torn. Front pastedown book label. Near fine in good jacket.
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Pulmonary Tuberculosis; a handbook for students and practitioners.
by KEERS, R. Y. [Robert Young] FRSE FRCPE FRCPSG (1908-1982); B. G. [Brian George] RIGDEN.
Edinburgh:: E. & S. Livingston, 1946., 1946. Small 8vo. xvi, 277, [3] pp. 124 figures, index. Original dark green blind- and gilt-stamped cloth. Ex-library copy, Mount Sinai Hospital, with related spine label, rubber-stamps, etc. Keers was an Irish-born physician, an expert in tuberculosis and battled with the disease both personally and in his duties.
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"Juan Hartmann, 1865-1936." Offprint from: Revista Astronomica, Tomo VIII, NÚM. VI.
by [HARTMANN, Juan (1865-1936)] NISSEN, Juan Jose.
Paraguay:: Corletta & Castro, 1936., 1936. (255 x 170 mm). 343-362 pp. Frontis. port. of Hartmann. Printed wrappers. Very good. Hartmann [Johannes Franz Hartmann], German physicist and astronomer, earned his doctorate from the University of Leipzig with a paper on lunar eclipses (1891). He became the director of the La Plata Astronomical Observatory, Argentina (1922-1934). This work, by... Read More
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Edinburgh & Medicine: a commemorative catalogue of the exhibition held at the Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh, June 1976-January 1977 to mark the 250th anniversary of the foundation of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Edinburgh, 1726-1976.
by Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh; R. G. W. ANDERSON, A. D. C. SIMPSON.
Edinburgh:: Royal Scottish Museum, 1976., 1976. Oblong 8vo. vii, [1], 71, [1] pp. Illus. Original dark green printed wrappers; quite rubbed. Very good.
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The Edna Webster Collection of Undiscovered Writings
Mariner Books, 1999. Fine. . The Edna Webster Collection of Undiscovered Writings. Boston: Mariner Books, 1999. xvii, 124pp. 8vo. Paperback. Book condition: Near fine.
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Anil's Ghost
by Ondaatje, Michael
Vintage, 2000. Very Good. Ondaatje, Michael. Anil's Ghost. New York City: Vintage, 2000. 311pp. 8vo. Paperback. Book condition: Very good. Pages lightly toned.
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Fact & Feeling: Baconian Science and the Nineteenth-Century Literary Imagination.
by SMITH, Jonathan.
Madison:: University of Wisconsin Press, 1994., 1994. 8vo. ix, [3], 277, [1] pp. Index. Pictorial wrappers. Near fine. ISBN: 0299143546 "In his famous lecture on "The Two Cultures," C.P. Snow argued that the modern intellectual gulf between writers and artists on the one hand, scientists and engineers on the other, had its roots in the nineteenth century. Jonathan... Read More
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Man and the Stars or the Wider Aspects of Cosmogony.
by JEANS, Sir James.
New York:: E. P. Dutton, 1931., 1931. Reprint. 8vo. 88 pp. 6 photographic plates. Blue cloth; spine ends rubbed, related material pasted in front. Bookplate. Very good.
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The moon on $ 5.00 a day.
by CLEMENTS, Jack.
Cleveland:: American Greeting, 1969., 1969. 191 x 171 mm. [24] pp. Illus. Printed wrappers; lightly rubbed. Very good.
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A history of psychology.
by ESPER, Erwin A.
Philadelphia & London:: W. B. Saunders, 1964., 1964. 242 x 162 mm. 8vo. xi, 368 pp. Bibliog., index; marked in pencil throughout, extensive pencil notations on front end-papers. Gilt-stamped navy cloth. AS IS.
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Introduction to industrial electronics.
by BENEDICT, R. Ralph.
New York:: Prentice-Hall, 1954., 1954. Prentice-Hall electrical Engineering Series. Fourth printing. 8vo. x, 436 pp. Frontis., illus., index. Green cloth. Fine. Benedict was a professor of electrical engineering, University of Wisconsin.
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Sammlung Goschen. Technisches Worterbuch. IV. Die wichtigsten Ausdrucke der Elektro- und Radiotechnik. Zweiter Teil: Englisch - Deutsch.
by KREBS, Erich.
Berlin & Leipzig:: Walter de Gruyter, 1931., 1931. SECOND EDITION. 160 x 109 mm. Small 8vo. 179, [ads, 16] pp. Yellow printed cloth; cloth lightly soiled. Very good.
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"Some Recent Studies Bearing on the One Gene-One Enzyme Hypothesis." In: Classic Papers in Genetics. Edited by James A. Peters.
by HOROWITZ, & Urs Leupold.
Englewood Cliffs:: Prentice-Hall, 1959., 1959. 8vo. (Article): 209-221 pp. Figs. (Whole volume): vi, 282 pp. Articles, figs. Printed wrappers; spine creased & rubbed. Very good.
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The Last Full Measure: The Life and Death of the First Minnesota Volunteers
by Moe, Richard
St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2001. 3rd Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 6x1x9. 3rd printing. Light edge wear. 2001 Trade Paperback. 345 pp. Includes black & white photographs and maps. "The First Minnesota Volunteers were the first regiment offered to Lincoln after the fall of Fort Sumpter. They served in virtually every major battle fought in the... Read More
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American Colonial Homes: A Pictorial History
by Burdick, John
New York: Courage Books, 1998. First Edition. Large Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 9x0x12. First edition. Edges slightly worn. 1998 Large Hardcover. 80 pp. From Boston's Paul Revere House to George Washington's home in Mount Vernon, a visual chronicle of the evolution of Colonial design illustrates the diversity of American architecture before the Revolutionary War in more than eighty... Read More
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United States Navy Serials 1941 to 1976
by Danby, Peter A
Merseyside: Merseyside Aviation Society Ltd, 1977. Third Edition. Stapled Binding. Very Good. 0x0x0. Third edition. Sticker on back corner, ink owner stamp inside front cover. 1977 Stapled Binding. 101 pp. Black-and-white photographs throughout. An account of United States Navy serials allotted from 1941 through March 1977, with an explanation of the serial and designation systems. This edition includes... Read More
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Seasonal Work: Stories
by Lippman, Laura
New York: Harper Collins Publishers, 2022. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 5x1x8. First edition. Jacket slightly worn on edges. 2022 Hard Cover. 325 pp. The award-winning master of psychological suspense is in top form in this collection of diverse and diabolically clever stories. In the never-before-published "Just One More," a married couple - longing for that... Read More
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Finding the Walls of Troy: Frank Calvert and Heinrich Schliemann at Hisarlik
by Allen, Susan Heuck
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1999. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 6x1x9. First edition. Minimal wear to corners. 1999 Hard Cover. xiii, 409 pp. The relentlessly self-promoting amateur archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann took full credit for discovering Homer's Troy over one hundred years ago, and since then generations have thrilled to the tale of his ambitions and... Read More
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Nothing Can Bring Back the Hour
by Dean, Pamela
New York: iUniverse, Inc, 2011. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 5x1x8. Jacket edges lightly worn. 2011 Hard Cover. xi, 484 pp. On a warm summer evening in the late 1960s, as Samantha DeSantis walks home from an impromptu softball game, she spots a bike in the distance. She watches as the rider picks up speed, drawing nearer. It's... Read More
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Charles De Gaulle: A Biography
by Cook, Don
New York: Putnam, 1984. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 20x20x20. First edition. Ink stamp to page base, edge wear. 1984 Hard Cover. This first major biography of de Gaulle written from an American perspective offers fresh evaluations of Europes most controversial and enigmatic general, politician, and statesman.
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A Genius for Living: The Life of Frieda Lawrence
by Byrne, Janet
New York: Harper Collins, 1995. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 6x1x9. First edition. An excellent copy. 1995 Hard Cover. 504 pp. The first full-blown biography of Frieda Lawrence, the unconventional wife of D.H. Lawrence draws on multiple sources to follow Frieda from her aristocratic Prussian childhood, through her tumultuous affairs and marriages, to her years in... Read More
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Death Club (Detective Inspector Carol Ashton Mystery, Book 13)
by McNab, Claire
Tallahassee, Florida: Naiad Press, Inc, 2001. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 5x0x8. First edition. Edge wear, publisher sticker on rear cover, some pages soiled. 2001 Trade Paperback. 215 pp. When a murderer tees off at the world's most prestigious women's golf tournament, Australian top cop Carol Ashton becomes an unwilling player in a much deadlier game. Loaded... Read More
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Making Up for Lost Time
by Kallmaker, Karin
Tallahassee, Florida: Bella Books, 2004. Reissue. Trade Paperback. Fine. 5x0x8. Reissue. An exceptional copy. 2004 Trade Paperback. 228 pp. When three love-starved lesbians decide to make up for lost time, the recipe is romance. And with Karin Kallmaker cooking, you know the result will be hot, spicy and mouth-wateringly delicious!!! Master Chef Jamie Onassis has used every penny... Read More
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