Category: Science

Loon Magic : 10th Anniversary Collector Edition (Signed)

By: Klein, Tom; Illustrated by Carl R. Sams II

Price: $34.00

Publisher: Northword Press : 1996

Seller ID: 20954

Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

176 pages; Folio (12.25") 31 cm; Tall hardcover, dark blue boards, 176 glossy pages, bibliography, appendix of loon lore, 100 stunning full-color photos with captions.. Front endpaper inscribed and SIGNED by both photographers. ; Copyright 1996. This is 10th Anniversay Edition, stated, with 'All new photography and revised text.' Photos by Carl R. Sams II and Jean Stoick. Simply the best pictorial book on loons (state bird of Minnesota) ever published. ; Laid in: publisher's flyer for this book.
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Eastern Butterflies and Western Butterflies, Complete in 2 Volumes : Collector's Edition Bound in Genuine Leather

By: Klots, Alexander, with James Tilden and Arthur Clayton Smith; Illustrated by Marjorie Statham

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Easton Press : 1986

Seller ID: 20757

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine with no dust jacket

747 pages; 12mo (7.5") 19 cm; Set of two small hardcovers, red leather, gilt lettering and decor, all edges gilt, [xiv] + 349 + [xii] + 370 pages, 747 total pages, index and page-marker ribbon bound in each vol, illustrated with about 500 color glossy illustrations, 232 b/w photos, and hundreds of b/w drawings and diagrams. ; Both vols originally published 1951, this edition 1986. 50th Anniversary Edition stated. ; Vol-1, Eastern Butterflies. Color paintings by Marjorie Statham. Photos by Florence Longworth. Vol-2, Western Butterflies, Drawings by Gene Christman and Barbara Young. ; No jackets...
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Chronological Taxonomy of Conus, 1758-1840 : (Cone Shells)

By: Kohn, Alan J.

Price: $23.00

Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Press : 1992

Seller ID: 22458

ISBN-13: 9781560980940

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine with no dust jacket

315 pages; 4to (11.25") 29 cm; Tall hardcover, teal-green cloth, [x] + 315 pages + plates, 377 total pages, index, bibliography, 5 figures and charts, 14 tables, 556 specimens shown in high-quality b/w photos on 26 plates, 13 specimens shown in full color. ; No visible defects. Clean and crisp.
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Cowries and their Relatives of Southern Africa : A Study of the Southern African Cypraeacean and Velutinacean Gastropod Fauna

By: Liltved, William Rune

Price: $21.00

Publisher: Seacomber Publications : 1989

Seller ID: 22457

ISBN-13: 9780620131070

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket

208 pages; 4to (12") 31 cm; Tall black hardcover, 208 glossy pages, index, appendix, glossary, bibliography, 101 species profiled in detail, 298 high-quality full-color photos, many showing two or more views of a specimen. ; Foreword by Terrence M. Gosliner. ; Worn at tips. Boards slightly bowed. Small spot on fore-edge. No other defects.
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X-Rays and Radium in the Treatment of Diseases of the Skin, 2e : (2nd Edition, Thoroughly Revised, 1927) Illustrated with 354 Engravings and 31 Charts

By: MacKee, George M.

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Lea & Febiger : 1927

Seller ID: 18773

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket

788 pages; 8vo (9.5") 25 cm; Thick hardcover, dark red cloth, 788 glossy pages, gilt title on spine, index, appendix, chapter-end bibliographies, 31 tables and charts, 354 b/w photos and diagrams, including many before-and-after photos of patients. ; 2nd edition, thoroughly revised, 1927. Many case studies and stomach-churning photos. ; Only minor shelfwear. No marks. Pages a bit yellowed from age, as is normal. Binding tight.
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Evolution Made Plain : Little Blue Book Series, Number 467

By: Mason, John

Price: $8.00

Publisher: Haldeman-Julius Company : 1923

Seller ID: 8496

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Good

55 pages; 24mo (5") 13 cm; Small softcover booklet, 55 pages. ; Edited by and published by the great Emmanual Haldeman-Julius. Author explains scientific basis of natural selection and refutes numerous religious arguments against it. ; Covers quite faded, as usual. Pages yellowed from age but not brittle. Two small chips to front cover, 23mm chip to rear cover, none affecting text. Binding of two staples intact. Scarce. ; Little Blue Book Series; Vol. 467
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Sketch of Medicine and Pharmacy, a : And a View of its Progress by the Massengill Family from the 15th to the 20th Century

By: Massengill, Samuel Evans

Price: $8.00

Publisher: Samuel Evans Massengill : 1943

Seller ID: 21994

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine with no dust jacket

445 pages; 8vo (9.5") 25 cm; Hardcover, dark reddish-brown buckram cloth, ivory-white design embossed on front and titles embossed on spine, 445 pages, index, 45 b/w photos with captions, 1 full-color full spread photo showing large number of drugs made by Massengill Company. ; Concise history of western medicine from ancient time to present, plus some family history (several notable doctors) from the 1600s to the 1900s, plus history of S. E. Massengill Company (now part of GlaxoSmithKline) and of numerous medicines they manufactured. ; No major defects but edges of pages show a touch of sunni...
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W. L. May's an Illustrated Index of Tasmanian Shells : Supplementary to the Check List

By: May, William Lewis

Price: $29.00

Publisher: John Vail : 1921

Seller ID: 22543

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Good+ with no dust jacket

100 pages; 8vo (8.75") 22 cm; Gray softcover, 100 glossy pages, errata page, concise captions, 1052 species (shells only) shown on 47 plates in good-quality b/w diagrams, each also showing specimen's actual size with a measured line. ; According to preface, all known species of Tasmanian shells are pictured. ; Covers show light edgewear. Spine has two old pieces of cellophane tape that wrap partly onto covers. Title page has a faint smudge otherwise interior is clean. Textblock intact, binding tight. Scarce.
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Composites Manufacturing : Materials, Product, and Process Engineering

By: Mazumdar, Sanjay K.

Price: $14.00

Publisher: CRC Press : 2001

Seller ID: 20759

ISBN-13: 9780849305856

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine with no dust jacket

416 pages; 8vo (9.5") 25 cm; Brown hardcover, [xxiv] + 392 pages, index, chapter end bibliographies and review questions, over 300 b/w figures, photos, diagrams, tables, charts, etc. ; Topics include: Raw materials. Fabrication. Product development. Product design. Manufacturing. Thermoset. Molding. Process models. Adhesive bonding. Machining. More. ; No marks, no defects. (Amazonbuyers please note: their image shows black covers, ours is brown, otherwise same)
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Marine Molluscs of Mauritius : (Mollusks)

By: Michel, Claude; Illustrated by Seeta Takoor

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Editions de L'Ocean Indien : 1988

Seller ID: 22542

ISBN-13: 9789990300697

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

134 pages; 8vo (8.5") 23 cm; Softcover, 94 glossy pages + 20 color plates printed one side only, 134 total pages, index, 263 b/w drawings and diagrams, 83 color photos. ; Copyright 1985. This is 2nd edition, 1988. All kinds of mollusks are covered but the bulk of the illustrations are of shells. ; Drawings by Seeta Takoor and Mahmood Coowar. Photos by Alain Cornic, Jean-Claude Martin and author. ; Very light bump to crown, otherwise appears unused. Scarce.
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Adhesive Joints : Formation, Characteristics, and Testing

By: Mittal, K. L.

Price: $55.00

Publisher: Plenum Press : 1984

Seller ID: 20779

ISBN-13: 9780306416330

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket

931 pages; 4to (10") 27 cm; Thick hardcover, blue boards, [xiv] + 931 pages, 50 chapters by various experts, hundreds of b/w tables, charts, diagrams, figures, formulas, photos, etc. ; Followed by vol-2 but stands alone. Proceedings of International Symposium on Adhesive Joints, Kansas City, Missouri, 1982. Extremely technical. ; SIGNED by owner (noted chemist E. J. Berger of Owens Corning, later General Motors, who contributed chapter) on front endpaper, and also SIGNED on page 51 by same. Top and fore-edge lightly foxed. No other defects to book. Jacket has four small closed tears to upper e...
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Acid-Base Interactions : Relevance to Adhesion Science and Technology, in Honor of Professor Frederick M. Fowkes

By: Mittal, Kash L. and H. R. Anderson Jr.

Price: $20.00

Publisher: VSP : 1991

Seller ID: 20790

ISBN-13: 9789067641357

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine with no dust jacket

380 pages; 8vo (9.75") 25 cm; Orange hardcover, [xx] 380 pages, brief bio of Frederick M. Fowkes by Sidney Ross, 22 chapters by various experts, chapter endnotes, dozens of b/w figures, photos, charts, graphs, etc. English throughout. ; From estate of noted chemist E. J. Berger, who contributed a chaper and SIGNED table of contents page. A touch of foxing to top edge. No other defects.
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Record in Rock : A Handbook of the Invertebrate Fossils of Nebraska

By: Pabian, Roger K.; Illustrated by Sally Lynne Heald

Price: $11.00

Publisher: University of Nebraska Press : 1970

Seller ID: 20539

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good+

99 pages; 4to (11") 28 cm; Tall yellow softcover, 99 pages, fold-and-staple binding, bibliography, appendix, small maps, over 800 fossils shown in detailed b/w drawings, color plate showing geologic bedrock of Nebraska (1 overhead map, 1 cross-section) ; Pubished by Conservation and Survey Division, University of Nebraska, 1970. ; Brief introduction on paleontology, fossils, fossil collecting, etc, followed by data on fossilized protozoa, corals, clams, snails, squids, trilobites, crinoids, more. ; Minor edgewear only. No marks or major defects. Scarce. ; Educational Circular Series; Vol. 1
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Particle Size Distribution : Assessment and Characterization

By: Provder, Theodore

Price: $13.00

Publisher: American Chemical Society : 1987

Seller ID: 20795

ISBN-13: 9780841210165

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket

306 pages; 8vo (9.25") 23 cm; Hardcover, brown cloth, [x] + 306 pages, 2 indexes, 20 chapters by various experts, dozens of b/w charts, tables, graphs, diagrams, formulas, etc. ; Papers from symposium on Polymer Materials in Science and Engineering. Topics include: Particle size determination. Texture analysis. Spatial dispersion. Photon correlation spectroscopy. Macromolecular polydispersity. Multiple angle detection. Dynamic light scattering. Transient electric birefringence. Disc centrifuge photosedimentometry. Column chromatography. More. ; Book shows only a touch of shelfwear. Noted chemi...
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Guide to the Rouge Education Project : Lamotte and Friends of the Rouge River, Detroit, Michigan

By: Rathbun, Joe

Price: $27.00

Publisher: Friends of the Rouge : 2010

Seller ID: 22666

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

160 pages; 4to (11") 28 cm; Tall softcover, plastic spiral binding, [ii] + 160 pages, glossary, 7 b/w maps, 55 charts and forms, 104 b/w diagrams. ; Practical guide to organization founded to save Rouge River, Detroit's infamous industrially-polluted river. "Promoting restoration and stewardship of the Rouge River wastershed since 1986." ; Topics include: What is a watershed. Rouge River watershed. Safety. Insects and crustaseans. Sewer overflows. Biological monitoring. Chemical monitoring. Physical monitoring. How to submit data. Instructions for using LaMotte Axial Reader, more. ; Only a tou...
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Triton, Helmet and Harp Shells : Synonymy, Nomenclature, Range and Illustrations

By: Smith, Maxwell

Price: $32.00

Publisher: Tropical Photographic Laboratory : 1948

Seller ID: 22515

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket

84 pages; 4to (11") 28 cm; Tall hardcover, red-brown cloth, [v] + 57 pages plus 16 glossy plates printed one side only, 84 total pages, endnotes, 3 indexes, 184 specimens shown in close-up b/w photos. ; Scientific data, not for beginners. Appears to be typeset by typewriter and printed by mimeograph. ; Light bump to tip, light wear to spine, spine title dull but readable. Pages and endpapers a bit yellowed from age. Owner name in old ink on front cover, quite faded. Binding tight. A scarce publication.
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American Farmer's Horse Book, the : Embracing . . . Causes and Nature of Several Diseases Peculiar to the American Horse . . . Effective Modes of Treatment . . . Stock Raising and Stock Management

By: Stewart, Robert

Price: $30.00

Publisher: C. F. Vent & Company : 1867

Seller ID: 20989

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair with no dust jacket

600 pages; 8vo (9.5") 25 cm; Hardcover, ornately blindstamped black leather, three lively horses in gilt on front, gilt title on spine, all edges marbled, 600 pages, rag (cotton fiber) paper throughout, index, glossary, table of symptoms, 64 b/w engravings, some full-page. ; Complete subtitle: 'Embracing in Addition to the Subjects Usually Treated of in Similar Works, a Full Description of the Causes and Nature of Several Diseases Peculiar to the American Horse, Together with Original, Simple and Effective Modes of Treatment, Including Those of Some Diseases Heretofore Considered Incurable, an...
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On the Nomenclature of Some Ferns from Eastern Asia

By: Tagawa, Motozi

Price: $7.00

Publisher: Acta Phytotaxonomica et Geobotanica : 1935

Seller ID: 10773

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good+

9 pages; 4to (10.25") 26 cm; Text in English and Japanese. Tall softcover, stiff yellow covers, 9 pages. ; Pages numbered 93-101. Published in conjunction with Japanese Society for Plant Systematics. ; Upper front cover inscribed 'To Prof M. L. Fernald with compliments of author.' Otherwise only minor wear.
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Spicilegium Pteridographiae Asiae Orientalis : Reprinted from Acta Phytotaxonomica et Geobotanica, 1933-1937 (Ferns)

By: Tagawa, Motozi

Price: $18.00

Publisher: Acta Phytotaxonomica et Geobotanica : 1933

Seller ID: 10771

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good+

125 pages; 4to (10.25") 26 cm; 11 tall softcover volumes. 125 total pages. Stiff tan covers, text mostly in scientific Latin, with some English and some Japanese text. No illustrations. ; Lot includes: Number 4, pages 14-24. Number 5, pg 189-205. Number 6, pg 28-37. Number 7, pg 88-89. Number 8, pg 132-148. Number 9, pg 202-206. Number 11, pg 189-197. Number 12, pg 250-262. Number 13, pg 89-100. Number 14, pg 154-168. Number 15, pg 72-87. Published by Japanese Society for Plant Systematics, 1933-1937. ; No major defects but upper front cover 4, 5, 7, 9 inscribed 'To Prof M. L. Fernald with com...
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Coloured Illustrations of the Shells of Japan

By: Tetsuaki Kira

Price: $17.00

Publisher: Hoikusha : 1955

Seller ID: 22454

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good in Poor dust jacket

204 pages; 8vo (8.5") 23 cm; JAPANESE text throughout, captions in Japanese and English, 2 indexes in Japanese, 2 indexes in English, scientific names in Latin. Hardcover, green cloth, color paste-down on front, 204 pages, 21 b/w diagrams, over 800 full-color photos on glossy plates. ; Published by Hoikusha in Osaka, Japan, 1955. ; Book shows light shelfwear. Small ownership label on front endpaper. Jacket quite beat up, hole worn through spine panel.
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Category: Science