ARRHENIUS, SVANTE; TRANSLATED BY JOHN MCRAE

TEXT-BOOK OF ELECTROCHEMISTRY

Longmans Green, 1902. 1st Edition. Hardcover with dust jacket. Hardback, octavo, XI + 344 pages, Very Near Fine in G dj (dj now in protective mylar). Immaculate book. DJ clean, head of spine tattered (one 1/2-inch square chip re-attached), couple of thin spots rubbed through along joints (1 front & 1 back), 3 corners only minor imperfections, but top corner back panel split 2 1/4 inches down the fore-edge fold. Near Fine/Good.

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Book number: 06470

Keywords: Medicine

ARRIVETZ, JEAN

HISTOIRES SUR RAILS

Lyon, 1976. 1976. Soft cover . Trade pb, appx 5 1/4 x 8 1/4 inches (13.5 x 21 cm), covers b&w photo/green titling/ochre background, 203 pages, VG. Sound binding. Very clean inside and out, no names, no writing. Book cants forward slightly. Rather minor edge and corner wear + front cover very light vertical crease. Numerous vintage photos + drawings & cartoons. Text in the French language. Very Good.

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Book number: 05319

Keywords: Transportation European Railroads Railroading History Trains France French Foreign Language

ARROWSMITH, NANCY, WITH GEORGE MOORSE; ILLUSTRATIONS BY HEINZ EDELMANN; CALLIGRAPHY BY KEVIN REILLY

A FIELD GUIDE TO THE LITTLE PEOPLE

London, Macmillan, 1977.. (ISBN: 0333213076) Hardcover with dust jacket. Hardback, tall octavo, appx 6 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches, 296 pages, Near Fine in VG+ to Near Fine dj (dj fitted w/ protective mylar sleeve). Tight binding, quite clean inside and out incl no names no writing etc. and scant signs of any wear. Near Fine/Near Fine.

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Book number: 07870

Keywords: Literature Reference European Folk Tales Myths Mythology Fantasy Elves 0333213076

ARWAS, VICTOR, SHORT ESSAY BY, "THE ART NOUVEAU BUCKLE

Christie's South Kensington, The Art Nouveau Buckle with Arts & Crafts, Tuesday, 27 November

Christie's, 2007.. Soft cover . Glossy paperback, quarto, 8 1/4 x 10 3/8 inches, 60 pages + cover, VG+ to Near Fine. Only flaw is small (approaching 3/8ths of an inch) top corner kink all pages incl covers. Close-up color photography. Lots 1-138 all buckles, all pictured, most all in silver. Lots 139-203 pottery, furniture, textiles, etc. all pictured. Very Good.

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Book number: 07218

Keywords: Silver Art Objects Design Craftsmanship

ARZT, MAX

Justice and Mercy - Commentary on the Liturgy of The New Year and The Day of Atonement

Holt Rinehart Winston, Sept. 1963/Dec. 1963, Second Printing.. Hardcover with dust jacket. Hardback, octavo, appx 5 x 8 1/4 inches, pp [xviii], 295, [v], Near Fine in Near Fine dj (dj in protective mylar sleeve). Great condition from a large private library of history, literature & philosophy. Bright, clean and just about flawless, both book and dj. Glossary, Selected Bibliography, no index. Near Fine/Near Fine.

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Book number: 07819

Keywords: Philosophy & Religion

ASAHI OPTICAL CO., LTD.

ASAHI PENTAX SPOTMATIC OPERATING MANUAL

Tokyo, Asahi Optical Co. Ltd. 1969. 1969. Soft cover . Softcover, appx 5 1/2 x 8 inches (13.9 x 20.2cm), 48 pages + cover, Very Near Fine. Very well-preserved. Entirely sound, very clean inside and out, nice corners, nice surfaces. Colorful front cover + 2-color printing within (black and red). Ten pages picturing 23 Takumar lenses (with technical data). "Asahi Pentax Spotmatic was introduced to the public at the 1960 Photokina.Not available for purchase at that time." , Fine.

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Book number: 04823

Keywords: Photography Cameras Owners Manuals Operating Instructions

ASHE, ARTHUR

ARTHUR ASHE'S TENNIS CLINIC (Signed Copy)

Tennis Magazine/Simon & Schuster, 1979/1981, Second Edition. 1981. (ISBN: 0671429043) Hardcover with dust jacket. Hardback, quarto, 144 pages, VG+ in Near VG dj (dj in mylar). Generally very clean inside and out, with bright colors and a fresh appearance. DJ colorfully illustrated and still appealing despite two-inch closed front panel edge tear with an associated crease (only very minor additional wear). FFEP SIGNED "Arthur Ashe" by the author in large script. Looks like signautre streaked just a tiny bit upon Ashe's signing before the ink dried. Color illustrations throughout by Jim McQueen showing Ashe and other tennis stars in action. Very Good/Very Good. Signed by Author.

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Book number: 456

Keywords: Sports Tennis Signed 0671429043

ASHLEY, MAURICE (G.B. TO 1688) & K.B. SMELLIE (G.B. SINCE 1688)

Great Britain to 1688 -and- Great Britain Since 1688 - A Modern History (2 Volume Set)

Univ. of Michigan, first printings of 1961 & 1962. 1961. Hardcover with dust jacket. Heavy hardback set, tall octavos, pp xii, 444, xxii & vi, 462, xviii, About Fine books in VG+ to Near Fine dustjackets (one VG+, the other NF and each dj now in protective mylar). Tight, square, crisp & very clean unmarked copies. Dustjackets are very clean, no fading, price corners intact. Priority or International order would require additional shipping charges. Fine/Very Good.

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Book number: 05913

Keywords: World European History

ASHLEY, CLARENCE D., PROFESSOR OF LAW AND DEAN OF THE FACULTY OF LAW IN NEW YORK UNIVERSITY

THE LAW OF CONTRACTS

Boston, Little Brown, 1911, First Edition. 1911. Hardcover . Hardback, octavo, bound in brown buckram with gilt on black and maroon spine labels, xvii + 310 pages, VG or better. Sound binding, quite minimal amount of wear, a little dustiness (as opposed to soiling). Front pastedown name boldly in pencil. Very Good.

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Book number: 934

Keywords: Law

ASHTON, DORE

NOGUCHI EAST AND WEST (2 copies available)

Knopf, 1992. 1992. Hardcover with dust jacket. Two copies available, priced per each. Hardback, nearly 7x10 inches, x + 331 pages, both copies Near Fine in like dj (dj in mylar). Extremely nice copies. Many b&w photos + 8-page section in color. Chronology, Sources, Bibliography, Index. Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

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Book number: 04124

Keywords: Art Sculpture Design Biography

ASIMOV, ISAAC

THE DANGERS OF INTELLIGENCE and Other Science Essays

Houghton Mifflin, 1986. 1986. Hardcover with dust jacket. Hardback, octavo, xii + 193 pages, About VG in Near Fine dj (dj protected in mylar). Entirely clean inside and out. Immaculate appearance. DJ very tiny split to top corner of front panel. Book is tight and appears to be unread, but one page (p.93-94) has upper corner torn off (possibly a bindery or printing floor anomaly, with no other signs of damage, stress or strain). The missing corner affects just a few letters of the top 5 lines of p.93 and the top 4 lines of p.94 + three words are entirely absent, the small words be, an & It, which are easy enough to make out from context. Very Good/Fine.

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Book number: 03932

Keywords: Science Essays Philosophy

ASIMOV, ISAAC

In Memory Yet Green - The Autobiography of Isaac Asimov, 1920-1954 (Inscribed by Author)

Doubleday, 1979.. Hardcover with dust jacket. Hardback, thick tall octavo, appx 6 5/8 x 9 3/8 inches, xii + 732 pages, VG+ to Near Fine in VG+ dj (dj in removable clear protective mylar). Top edges of textblock scattering of light spots of foxing o/w book itself about entirely flawless. DJ price corner intact, very clean, no fading, trio of very small edge splits top edge back panel & another short one (1/2 inch) bottom edge front panel. This copy neatly inscribed by Asimov on the title page: "To Shige, Isaac Asimov, 12 Apr 1979". Includes sections of b&w photos. Due to this book's size & weight, International order will require additional shipping charges. Very Good/Very Good. Inscribed by Author.

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Book number: 07659

Keywords: Science Fiction Signed

ASIMOV, ISAAC

REALM OF NUMBERS

Houghton MIfflin, c. 1959.. Hardcover with dust jacket. Hardback, octavo, appx 5 3/4 x 8 1/2 inches, [vi] + 202 pages, Near Fine in VG or better dj (dj fitted w/ protective mylar sleeve). Tight binding, square corners, no names/writing/bookplates, quite nice throughout. DJ clean, price corner intact, wear on the minor side. One pea-sized tan droplet did, in dropping, share itself with the fore-edge of the text block and the fore-edge fold of the dj's back panel (total size = 1 pea). Sixth printing of the original 1959 edition. Near Fine/Very Good.

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Book number: 07882

Keywords: Mathematics Math History of Science

ASIMOV, ISAAC AND KAREN FRENKEL

Robots - Machine in Man's Image

Harmony Books, 1985. 1985, 1st Edition. Hardcover with dust jacket. First Edition. Hardback, square octavo, 246 pp. Couple of minor smudges to FFEP o/w VG in VG- dj (slight chipping, small tears at corners). Numerous color and B & W photos. Topics include robots in comics and the movies. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 110

Keywords: Science Technology Future Studies Comic Books Movies Film Hollywood

ATGET, EUGENE / BEN LIFSON, BIOGRAPHICAL ACCOUNT

EUGENE ATGET

Aperture, 1980. 1980. (ISBN: 3895086134) Hardcover . Hardback, square octavo, glossy illustrated boards, 95 pages, VG+ to Near Fine. Sound, square and clean. Only slightest signs of wear. Over 40 full-page reproductions from the late 1800's and early 1900's. Very Good.

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Book number: 892

Keywords: Photography Paris France 19th Century 3895086134