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  American Association for the Advancement of Science; Program of the Twenty-Fifth Annual Meeting of the Pacific Division, A.A.A.S. and Associated Societies; Pasadena, California, June 16-21, 1941
Pasadena, Pacific Division American Association for the Advancement of Science. 1941. Illustrated Wrappers. 53-page pamphlet. Cover illustration. Contents include: List of officers; officers of the Pasadena meeting; welcome to the annual meeting; transportation; accommodations; schedules beginning Monday, June 16 for entertainment, luncheons and banquets, etc.; exhibits and excursions; general session; meetings of participating organizations; membership information in the A.A.A.S.; etc.
USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 | £UK 6.25 | JP¥ 883] Book number: 3972
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  American Association for the Advancement of Science, Program of the First Pacific Coast Meeting to be Held at San Francisco, Stanford University and the University of California and Programs of the Meetings (continued in description)
No City, American Association for the Advancement of Science. 1915. Illustrated Wrappers. Title continued: "..of Several Affiliated and other Scientific Societies Which Hold Their Sessions in San Francisco and the Vicinity During this Convocation Week, August Second to Seventh, 1915". Front cover has pencil notation: "Annie E. K. Bidwell. Presented by Mr. Nixon at University of California, Aug. 5, 1915". Mrs. Bidwell is listed on page 6 in the "Committee of One Hundred" as an Honorary Vice-President. Rubber stamp imprint on front end paper notes: "The Gen. John Bidwell Historical Collection". 109 pages plus maps of the vacinity. Illustrations. Ink markings pages 6, 7 and 105. Contents include: Committees in charge of the San Francisco meeting; officers of the Pacific Division; general program; accommodations; railway tickets; hotel and hotel headquarters; programs of sections and societies (physics, zoology, botany, psychology, education, agriculture, etc.); ; etc.
USD 30.00 [Appr.: EURO 20.25 | £UK 18.25 | JP¥ 2648] Book number: 3973
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  American Type Culture Collection. Catalogue of Cultures, 1927.
Baltimore, Maryland, Waverly Press, Inc. 1927. 96 pagess; in blue wrapper with title on the cover. Evidence of sune fading to part of the cover and back. Listing of over 2700 cultures. Fine.
USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 | £UK 9.25 | JP¥ 1324] Book number: 9873
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  At Home with the Kodak
Rochester, N.Y. Eastman Kodak Company. Illustrated Wrappers. Circa 1910. Illustrations. 32-page booklet describes important points to remember when taking photographs, in particular indoors: Avoiding shadows; using a flashlight; pictures should tell a story; etc.
USD 12.50 [Appr.: EURO 8.5 | £UK 7.75 | JP¥ 1103] Book number: 4141
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  California Forest Protective Association; Bulletin No. 2; Being a Discussion of the Necessity for Protecting the Forests Against Fire, the Value of Co-operation Among Owners for That Purpose, Especially to the Owners (continued in Description)
San Francisco, California Forest Protective Association. 1913. Illustrated Wrappers. Title continued: "..of Small Tracts of Timber, and Statements Showing the Benefits of Co-operation from Actual Experience". 12-page pamphlet highlights methods of fire protection for forests and the need for co-operation among land owners. The pamphlet also points out how fire protection costs can be reduced by co-operation and the experience of other states on this issue. Inked stamp imprint on front cover.
USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 | £UK 12.25 | JP¥ 1765] Book number: 4193
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  Early Telephone Photographs from Northern Ohio
. Three photographs, undated, ca. 1890's-1900's, 7 1/4 x 5 1/4" up to 9 x 7 1/2". One is a studio portrait of two young linemen outfitted with their equipment. Both are in heavy wool jackets with hats, belts with various attached gear, one has straps around his ankles and is holding a long metal pole, other rests a hand on his saw. Taken by J.W. Unser, Monroe St. Monroeville, O. Others are group portraits of well dressed telephone company employees, one a group of twelve on steps of a brick building has a "Private Mailing Card" from the Cleveland Telephone Co. affixed to verso. The other shows a much larger group in fine attire at an outdoor function, with no identification. All are a little edge worn, the small group portrait has a damaged corner on the mount.
USD 100.00 [Appr.: EURO 66.75 | £UK 60.25 | JP¥ 8826] Book number: 6457
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  General Program of the Fifth Philadelphia Meeting. The Eighty-Third Meeting of the Association and the Annual Meetingf For the Association Year 1926-27 ...
John C. Winston Company, American Association for the Advancement of Science. 1926. xlii, 203 pages [ads in the back]; paper wrapper. Some folding to the cover, a few marks highlighting various lectures, otherwise a clean copy. Very Good.
USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 | £UK 9.25 | JP¥ 1324] Book number: 10086
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  Household Conveniences: Being the Experience of Many Practical Writers...two Hundred and Twenty Illustrations
New York, Orange Judd Company. 1884, First Edition. Decorated cloth. 240 pages. Former owner's name stamp on front and back pastedown and title page. Chapters include: The Cellar; The Kitchen; Pantries, Closets and Cupboards; The Dining Room; The Sitting Room; The Library; The Sewing Room. Each chapter illustrated with drawings of what then were the latest in home furnishings, but would now be valuable antiques. Very Good.
USD 75.00 [Appr.: EURO 50.25 | £UK 45.25 | JP¥ 6619] Book number: 5352
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  How to Run a Store at a Profit; Figuring Expenses and Mark-up -- Counter and Window Displays -- How a Retailer Increased Business 400% in Fourteen Months -- Short Cuts in Handling Trade -- Larger Net Profits -- Training Your (continued)
A. W. Shaw Company. 1913. Chicago.. Illustrated cloth. Illustrations. Title continued: ".Men to Sell. Methods by Which 62 Retailers Sold More Goods at Less Expense". Contents include: Figuring your Expenses and Profits; How to Handle your Trade (making window displays draw trade, flo or plans and store lay-out, etc.); Replacing Guesswork with Facts (bringing a store system up to date, fitting sales methods to the customer, etc.); Managing Stocks and Employees (storekeeping blunders to avoid, winning over your sales force).
USD 17.50 [Appr.: EURO 11.75 | £UK 10.75 | JP¥ 1545] Book number: 2839
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  Irrigation in the United States, 1902; Bulletin 16
Washington, Department of Commerce and Labor, Bureau Of the Census. 1904. Illustrated Wrappers. 92-page report. From the letter of transmittal dated 1904 from S.N.D. North, Director of the Bureau of the Census: "The preparation of the report was undertaken in compliance with House Joint Resolution 182, passed at the first session of the Fifty-seventh Congress, which authorized the Director of the Census 'to complete and bring up to date of the crop year of 1902 the statistics relating to irrigation, the area of land reclaimed, the cost and value of the works, and such other information as can be obtained bearing upon the present condition of irrigation".
USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 | £UK 9.25 | JP¥ 1324] Book number: 4034
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  The "Mechanical World" Pocket Diary and Year Book for 1917: a Collection of Useful Engineering Notes, Rules, Tables and Data
London, 1917. 30th year of publication. 453 pages, 57 of which is the unfilled out diary the rest are mechanical articles and illustrated advertisements. An interesting look at World War 1 era technology.Red cloth. Very Good.
USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 | £UK 15.25 | JP¥ 2206] Book number: 5375
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  Mineral Productions of California, Bulletin No. 53 (cover title)
San Francisco, California State Mining Bureau. Illustrated Wrappers. Circa 1909. 84 pages. Booklet shows mineral output and value for 1907 (gold, 809,213.52 ounces for value of $16,727,928; borax, 106,825,000 lbs. for value of $1,200,913; etc.); Product and Value by County; Mineral Products by Counties, 1900-1907, Substances and Values; etc. Also section of county maps which show all towns, post offices, railroads, stage lines carrying passengers, mail and express, and distances between points (brought up to date Jan. 1, 1909). Damp stains top and bottom edges front cover to page 14.
USD 17.50 [Appr.: EURO 11.75 | £UK 10.75 | JP¥ 1545] Book number: 4062
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  Oil Well Blowing Handbook; The Application of the Air or Gas Lift to Oil Well Blowing
Ingersoll-Rand Company. (1927). New York.. First edition. Cloth. Charts, photographs and tables. From the Preface: "Mr. S. F. Shaw, a recognized authority on air and gas lift pumping, especially as applied to oil field service, has compiled many valuable tables and sample computations showin g how the installation and operation of air and gas lifts can be applied to specific cases.". Contents include: Tables for Figuring Tubing Submergence Save Time and Trouble; Solubility and Effects of Natural Gas and Air in Crude Oils; etc.
USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 | £UK 15.25 | JP¥ 2206] Book number: 2820
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  Organization Lists of the Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations in the United States; December, 1910
Washington, U. S. Department of Agriculture. 1911. Illustrated Wrappers. Office of Experiment Stations -- Bulletin 233. Issued February 9, 1911. Contents include: Officers of the Association of American Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations; Officers of the American Association of Farmers' Institute Workers; Agricultural colleges and experiment stations in the United States, with governing boards, courses of study, boards of instruction, and station staffs; Index of names. Back cover has U.S. map showing Agricultural Experiment Stations for each state.
USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 | £UK 9.25 | JP¥ 1324] Book number: 4045
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  Original Stereocard Photograph: ""Plowing Rich Prairie Soil with Tractor, South Dakota
Keystone View Company. 3 1/4 by 7 inches. Numbered 178-16733 by the publisher. Shows rear view of farmer on a tractor with a plow behind. Two columns of text on back explaining the photo and what was then modern farming. Circa 1910. Letter "B" written on back. Very Good.
USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 | £UK 9.25 | JP¥ 1324] Book number: 7642
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  Original Stereocard Photograph: "Tractor Drawing Double Disk and a Three Section Tooth Harrow, S. Dak."
Keystone View Company. 3 1/4 by 7 inches. Numbered 179-16734 by the publisher. Black and white photo shows rear view of farmer, tractor and plow. Two columns of text on back explaining the farming technique. Circa 1915. Letter "B" written on back. Very Good.
USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 | £UK 9.25 | JP¥ 1324] Book number: 7661
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  Original Stereocard Photograph: Stamp Mill and Gold Concentrator, Ouray, Colorado
Keystone View Company. 3 1/4 x 7 inches. Numbered 203-8080 by the publsher. Show machinery inside factory. Two columns of text on the back describing the process of extracting gold by use of the machine and with a mention of 1914 Colorado gold production ($20 million). Fine.
USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 | £UK 15.25 | JP¥ 2206] Book number: 8161
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  Original Stereocard Photograph. "Hydraulic Mining"
Meadville, PA, Keystone View Company. #13796 (268) in 'Gergraphy Units'. Stereograph on gray board (7 x 3 1/2 inch) with commentary on the backside. Nice visual of the hydraulic mining method with full flow of the water from pipes. Nice clean copy in plastic slipcase. Fine.
USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 | £UK 9.25 | JP¥ 1324] Book number: 9156
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  Original Stereocard Photograph. "Holstein Cattle and Modern Dairy Barns, Wisconsin."
Meadville, PA, Keystone View Company. # 16709 (159). Stereograph on gray board (7 x 3 1/2 inch) with commentary on the backside about dairy farming and the use of the 'Babcock test' which measures the fat content of milk. Photograph of a herd of Holstein-Friesians in front of modern, ca.1915, series of barns. Clean copy. Fine.
USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 | £UK 9.25 | JP¥ 1324] Book number: 9487
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  Pacific Division American Association for the Advancement of Science; Announcement of the Twenty-second Annual Meeting of the Pacific Division, A. A. A. S., and Associated Societies at San Diego, California, June 20 to 25, 1938 (cover title)
San Diego, Pacific Division American Association for the Advancement of Science. 1938. Illustrated Wrappers. 29-page pamphlet. Illustrations. Contents include: List of Societies associated with the Pacific Division; list of officers; committees for the San Diego meeting; information about San Diego; accommodations; reception and entertainment; General Sessions beginning June 21; meetings of participating organizations; etc.
USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 | £UK 6.25 | JP¥ 883] Book number: 3971
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  Proceedings of the Agassiz Institute, Sacramento, California.
Sacramento, California, Agassiz Institute. 1873. Pages 38-48; sewn together. Two articles included - "Report of the Curator on Meteorology" and "Lecture on Parasitic Insects" by W.P. Gibbons. They were read to a meeting of the Institute on March 4, 1873. Early science in California. Very Good.
USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 | £UK 6.25 | JP¥ 883] Book number: 10385
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  Program of the Second Berkeley Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The Thirteenth Annual Meeting of the Pacific Division and Associated Societies, and the Fourth Joint Meeting with the Southwestern Division.
Berkeley, California, American Association for the Advancement of Science. 1929. 32 pages; maps, table; tan paper wrapper (5 x 8 inch). Program for the meeting covering the period June 19 to 22, 1929 listing all the lectures and sessions. Clean copy inside and outside. Very Good.
USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 | £UK 9.25 | JP¥ 1324] Book number: 11145
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  Report of the Tests of Metals and Other Materials for Industrial Purposes Made with the United States Testing Machine at Watertown Arsenal, Massachusetts, During the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 1904
Government Printing Office. 1905. Washington.. 3/4 leather with cloth. Illustrations and tables. The book describes a variety of tests performed at the Arsenal: 15-Pounder R. F. Guns (specimens from tubes, jackets, breechblock, and breech bushing); Steel Forgings, Gun and Carriage Work; Cast and Pig Irons (tenacity specimans); Gun Hoops (hydrostatic, tensile, and mandrel tests); Cement, Mortar, and Concrete Prisms (elastic properties and compressive strength); Adhesive Resistance of Steel Bars Imbedded in Cement and Mortar Prisms; etc.
USD 47.50 [Appr.: EURO 31.75 | £UK 28.75 | JP¥ 4192] Book number: 2823
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  Report of the Committee of Coinage, Weights and Measures: Part 1, on the Adoption of the Metric System of Weights and Measures Together with Documents and Statistics Relating to the Subject...Part 2, On Metric Coinage
Washington, Government Printing Office. 1878. House of Representatives, 46th Congress, 1st session, Report No. 14. Publisher pebble cloth. 218 pages. Very Good.
USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 | £UK 15.25 | JP¥ 2206] Book number: 7329
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  Schau-Blatz Der Natur, Oder:Unterredungen Von Der Beschaffenheit Und Den Absichten Der Naturlichen Dinge...Welcher Die Thiere Und Pflanzen Betrachtet. Zivente Auflage
Wien Und Nurnberg, Peter Conrad Monath. 1750. German nature annual, published yearly starting in 1746. (30), 614 + 9 page index, 26 plates (most folded), full leather, 7 x 4 1/4". Some staining of early leaves, portions darkened, others quite fresh. Plates of butterflies, insects, fish, elephant & camel, mussels, birds, etc.
USD 150.00 [Appr.: EURO 100.25 | £UK 90.25 | JP¥ 13239] Book number: 6312
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