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| to select author names starting with A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z back to page 1 of full catalog (starting with NO authornames) | This selection contains 85 title(s) on 4 pages. This is page 1 with nrs. 1 to 25 |
| AGAR, NICHOLAS Perfect Copy: Unravelling the Cloning Debate Icon . New Unread Trade Paperback. Unmarked. Starting with the biology and building up the scientific background step by step , Perfect Copy provides the perfect guide to the moral labyrinth that surrounds the cloning debate. ISBN: 1840463805 USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 | £UK 7.25 | JP¥ 1059] Book number: 7323 Click here to order or inquire at The Elephant's Foot Books. | ||
| ALLEN, SUSAN HEUCK Finding the Walls of Troy: Frank Calvert and Heinrich Schliemann at Hisarlik University of California Press First Edition . New Unread Hardcover in New Dustjacket. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. DJ in a clear protective cover. Susan Heuck Allen puts the record straight, and restores the British archaeologist Frank Calvert to his rightful place in the story of the identification and excavation of the city of Priam. Illustrated. ISBN: 0520208684 USD 18.95 [Appr.: EURO 12.75 | £UK 11.5 | JP¥ 1672] Book number: 5212 Click here to order or inquire at The Elephant's Foot Books. | ||
| ALLEN, SUSAN HEUCK Finding the Walls of Troy: Frank Calvert and Heinrich Schliemann at Hisarlik University of California Press First Edition . New Unread Hardcover in New Dustjacket. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. DJ in a clear protective cover. Susan Heuck Allen puts the record straight, and restores the British archaeologist Frank Calvert to his rightful place in the story of the identification and excavation of the city of Priam. Illustrated. ISBN: 0520208684 USD 18.95 [Appr.: EURO 12.75 | £UK 11.5 | JP¥ 1672] Book number: 5213 Click here to order or inquire at The Elephant's Foot Books. | ||
| ANGIER, NATALIE The Canon: A Whirlgig Tour of the Beautiful Basics of Science Hoghton Mifflin Third Printing . Fine Hardcover in Fine Dustjacket. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. DJ in a clear protective cover. The Canon is a joyride through the major scientific disciplines: physics, chemistry, biology, geology, and astronomy. ISBN: 0618242955 USD 11.00 [Appr.: EURO 7.5 | £UK 6.75 | JP¥ 971] Book number: 7776 Click here to order or inquire at The Elephant's Foot Books. | ||
| ASIMOV, ISAAC Atom: Journey Across the Subatomic Cosmos Plume . Fine Oversized Trade Paperback. Spine is uncreased. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. A tour through history of the world of the atom written with the usual clarity which characterized the science writings of “The Great Explainerà ¶. ISBN: 0452268346 USD 9.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.25 | £UK 5.5 | JP¥ 794] Book number: 7779 Click here to order or inquire at The Elephant's Foot Books. | ||
| ATTENBOROUGH, DAVID The Living Planet Little, Brown . Fine Hardcover in Fair Dustjacket. Full cloth with gilt spine lettering. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. DJ with mild scuffing and edge wear with tiny closed tears and chips: now in a clear protective cover. The inspiration for the PBS Television series. The Living Planet is the story of the Earth's surface and its colonization by animals and plants. Profusely illustrated. ISBN: 0316057487 USD 9.95 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 | £UK 6 | JP¥ 878] Book number: 5132 Click here to order or inquire at The Elephant's Foot Books. | ||
| DE BOURGOING, JACQUELINE The Calendar: History, Lore, and Legend Harry N. Abrams . New Unread Trade Paperback. Unmarked. “This richly illustrated book traces the scientific, technical, and political history of calendars: the story of time itself.à ¶ ISBN: 0810929813 USD 9.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.25 | £UK 5.5 | JP¥ 794] Book number: 7103 Click here to order or inquire at The Elephant's Foot Books. | ||
| BROAD, WILLIAM J. Star Warriors: A Penetrating Look Into the Lives of the Young Scientists Behind Our Space Age Weaponry Simon and Schuster Book Club Edition . New Unread Hardcover in New Dustjacket. Unmarked. DJ with slight edge wear; in a clear protective cover. Provides an intimate look at the eccentric, compulsive, brilliant, driven men behind the billion-dollar research program at the Livermore National Laboratory. ISBN: 0671545663 USD 14.00 [Appr.: EURO 9.5 | £UK 8.5 | JP¥ 1236] Book number: 2503 Click here to order or inquire at The Elephant's Foot Books. | ||
| BROWN, DAVID E. AND NEIL B. CARMONY Gila Monster: Facts and Folklore of America's Aztec Lizard University of Utah Press . Fine Trade Paperback. Spine is uncreased. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. The authors provide a well-illustrated, very readable account of the fabled lizard. They discover tall tales, debunk myths, and reveal known biological and historical facts about this secretive creature of the Southwest. Illustrated. ISBN: 0874806003 USD 7.00 [Appr.: EURO 4.75 | £UK 4.25 | JP¥ 618] Book number: 6567 Click here to order or inquire at The Elephant's Foot Books. | ||
| BROWN, MICHAEL H. The Search for Eve Harper & Row First Edition . Fine Hardcover in Fine Dustjacket. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. DJ in a clear protective cover. “Have scientists really discovered the mother - the one common ancestor - of every human being? Will DNA replace fossil hunting as anthropology’s greatest tool?à ¶ ISBN: 0060160551 USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 | £UK 6.25 | JP¥ 883] Book number: 6908 Click here to order or inquire at The Elephant's Foot Books. | ||
| BROWN, DAVID E. Vampiro: The Vampire Bat in Fact and Fantasy The University of Utah Press . Fine Oversized Trade Paperback. Spine is uncreased. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. Appears unread. To present a picture of these parasitic mammals in true-life form zoologist David Brown has gathered and distilled an enormous amount of factual information, while sifting through the mythology of the “vampyreà ¶ in both Old and New Worlds. Illustrated. ISBN: 0874806011 USD 9.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.25 | £UK 5.5 | JP¥ 794] Book number: 7107 Click here to order or inquire at The Elephant's Foot Books. | ||
| CALDER, NIGEL Einstein's Universe Wings Eighteenth Printing . Near Fine Hardcover in Fine Dustjacket. Book has label from Duke University Talent Identification Program on front paste-down - else Fine. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. DJ in a clear protective cover. This book was written to celebrate the centenary of Einstein's birth. In Einstein's Universe, Nigel Calder describes and explains the landmarks of Einstein's work - Special Relativity (1905), which deals with high-speed motion, and General Relativity (1915), which deals with gravity - and how, astonishingly, scientific discoveries over the years have buttressed and expanded them. Illustrated. ISBN: 0670290769 USD 9.75 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 | £UK 6 | JP¥ 861] Book number: 4774 Click here to order or inquire at The Elephant's Foot Books. | ||
| CHABOUD, RENE’ Weather: Drama of the Heavens Harry N. Abrams . New Unread Trade Paperback. Unmarked. “From medieval soldiers shooting arrows into threatening clouds to modern scientists analyzing findings made possible through the use of satellites and computer models, this book reveals the story of our weather and - what’s more - humankind’s age-old quest to understand and manage the elements.à ¶ Nicely illustrated. ISBN: 0810928787 USD 9.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.25 | £UK 5.5 | JP¥ 794] Book number: 7102 Click here to order or inquire at The Elephant's Foot Books. | ||
| CHIAPPE, LUIS & LOWELL DINGUS Walking on Eggs: Discovering the Astonishing Secrets of the World of Dinosaurs Little, Brown . Fine Hardcover in Fine Dustjacket. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. DJ in a clear protective cover. In 1997, the authors led a team of palaeontologists and geologists which discovered the largest prehistoric dinosaur nesting-ground ever found, in Patagonia. They clearly describe their discovery, its futher investigation and its scientific implications. Illustrated. ISBN: 0316854891 USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 | £UK 6.25 | JP¥ 883] Book number: 6601 Click here to order or inquire at The Elephant's Foot Books. | ||
| CLARK, DAVID H. The Quest for SS433: The Discovery of the Astronomical Phenomenon of the Century Viking First Edition . New Unread Hardcover in New Dustjacket. Unmarked. DJ in a clear protective cover. The British astrophysicist recounts his 1978 discovery of the "bizarre celestial phenomenon", Star SS433 and its implications for our understanding of the cosmos. USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 | £UK 9.25 | JP¥ 1324] Book number: 2470 Click here to order or inquire at The Elephant's Foot Books. | ||
| CLARK, DAVID H. The Quest for SS433: The Discovery of the Astronomical Phenomenon of the Century Viking First Edition . New Unread Hardcover in New Dustjacket. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. DJ in a clear protective cover. The British astrophysicist recounts his 1978 discovery of the "bizarre celestial phenomenon", Star SS433 and its implications for our understanding of the cosmos. Illustrated. ISBN: 0852748280 USD 12.95 [Appr.: EURO 8.75 | £UK 8 | JP¥ 1143] Book number: 5215 Click here to order or inquire at The Elephant's Foot Books. | ||
| CONNOR, RICHARD C., PH.D. AND DAWN MICKLETHWAITE PETERSON The Lives of Whales and Dolphins Henry Holt First Edition . Fine Hardcover in Fine Dustjacket. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. DJ with a tiny, superficial scratch; in a clear protective cover. This lively, highly accessible, generously illustrated book - the second in a series on animal behavior produced with the American Museum of Natural History - takes readers on a richly detailed, awe-inspiring journey through the lives of these intelligent and versatile mammals. ISBN: 0805019502 USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 | £UK 7.25 | JP¥ 1059] Book number: 6112 Click here to order or inquire at The Elephant's Foot Books. | ||
| CORFIELD, RICHARD Architects of Eternity: The New Science of Fossils Headline . Near Fine Oversized Trade Paperback. Very slight creasing of wraps - else Fine. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. Richard Corfield's authoritative but accessible account takes us on an incredible journey, from the beginnings of palaeontology to the cutting edge of research today. Illustrated. ISBN: 0747271801 USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 | £UK 6.25 | JP¥ 883] Book number: 6563 Click here to order or inquire at The Elephant's Foot Books. | ||
| COUSTEAU, JACQUES The Ocean World Harry N. Abrams Second Printing . Very Good Hardcover (folio) in Very Good Dustjacket. Full cloth binding with slight fading of board edges and a very small stain of front. Slight edge spotting. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. DJ with a closed tear of front - else Fine; in a clear protective cover. A virtual encyclopedia of the undersea world by the famous explorer. Richly illustrated. USD 42.50 [Appr.: EURO 28.5 | £UK 25.75 | JP¥ 3751] Book number: 3592 Click here to order or inquire at The Elephant's Foot Books. | ||
| CRAMER, DEBORAH Great Waters: An Atlantic Passage W.W. Norton First Edition . Fine Hardcover in Fine Dustjacket. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. DJ in a clear protective cover. A remarkable scientific meditation and spiritual exploration of one of our least appreciated natural resources - the Atlantic Ocean. ISBN: 0393020193 USD 14.00 [Appr.: EURO 9.5 | £UK 8.5 | JP¥ 1236] Book number: 6798 Click here to order or inquire at The Elephant's Foot Books. | ||
| DARVILL, TIMOTHY, KATHERINE BARKER, BARBARA BENDER & RONALD HUTTON The Cerne Giant: An Antiquity on Trial Oxbow . Fine Oversized Trade Paperback. Spine is uncreased. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. Bournemouth University School of Conservation Sciences, Occassional Paper 5. Three cases presented to an enquiry convened to consider the origin of the Cerne Giant, held in Cerne Abbas Village Hall, Dorset, on 23rd March 1996. ISBN: 1900188945 USD 18.00 [Appr.: EURO 12.25 | £UK 11 | JP¥ 1589] Book number: 6500 Click here to order or inquire at The Elephant's Foot Books. | ||
| DAVIES, JOHN K. Cosmic Impact St.Martin's First U.S.Edition . New Unread Hardcover in New Dustjacket. Unmarked. DJ in a clear protective cover. Presents a picture of why cosmic collisions occur, what happens when they do, and what the consequences might be for the earth and its inhabitants. Illustrated with Photos and Diagrams. USD 12.50 [Appr.: EURO 8.5 | £UK 7.75 | JP¥ 1103] Book number: 2798 Click here to order or inquire at The Elephant's Foot Books. | ||
| DAVIES, PAUL The Last Three Minutes: Conjectures About the Ultimate Fate of the Universe Basic Books First Edition . Fine Trade Paperback. Spine is uncreased. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. A book in The Science Masters Series. Illustrated. USD 11.50 [Appr.: EURO 7.75 | £UK 7 | JP¥ 1015] Book number: 2037 Click here to order or inquire at The Elephant's Foot Books. | ||
| DESALLE, ROB & DAVID LINDLEY The Science of Jurassic Park and The Lost World -or, How to Build a Dinosaur BasicBooks First Edition . New Unread Hardcover in New Dustjacket. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. DJ in a clear protective cover. Could it really happen? Could modern scientists using cutting-edge laboratory techniques really clone living, breathing, hungry disosaurs and populate a true-to-life Jurassic Park? You'll explore the possibilities with two scientists intimately familiar with this world: Rob DeSalle, an associate curator at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, who isolated some of the oldest DNA encased in amber, and David Lindley, a physicist and editor at Science News magazine. Illustrated. ISBN: 0465073794 USD 14.50 [Appr.: EURO 9.75 | £UK 8.75 | JP¥ 1280] Book number: 4580 Click here to order or inquire at The Elephant's Foot Books. | ||
| DOBIE, J. FRANK Rattlesnakes Castle . Fine Hardcover in no Dustjacket as issued. Decorative cloth binding. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. An account of the author’s experiences with and musings about rattlesnakes and their lore. ISBN: 0785813748 USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 | £UK 7.25 | JP¥ 1059] Book number: 6874 Click here to order or inquire at The Elephant's Foot Books. |
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