NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Proceedings of a Conference on Results of the First U.S. Manned Suborbital Space Flight.

Washington DC. Washington DC: NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1961. 1st Edition. Softcover. Minor rubbing and scuffing to blue pictorial paper covers, bump to front cover affecting bottom corner with partial crease and nick; the first 18 pages have a moderate curl to the same corner. Tight and square, pages are clean and bright. Published by NASA, "in cooperation with National Institutes of Health and National Academy of Sciences. " This publication includes ten conference papers discussing aspects of Project Mercury and Alan Shepard's flight into space, the first American manned space flight. Authors include Robert Gilruth, Christopher Kraft, Donald Slayton and Alan Shepard, among others. Printed on coated paper and illustrated with photos, drawings, tables and figures, this publication is one of the first published NASA reports, predating the SP numbered report series to appear later. A seminal publication. This is the scarce first edition, published by NASA. It is NOT the later publication of a similar name published by the University of Michigan Library. 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 76 pages. D0. Very Good with no dust jacket.

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Book number: 23779

Catalogue: Mercury Missions

Keywords: Space Program Project Mercury Alan Shepard

NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Spacelab Flight Division Missions.

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), 1983. 1st Edition. Softcover. Forty-one pages mostly loose, a few stapled, in a card folder with pockets. Pages are mostly in perfect condition, with a few having minor creasing. The cover folder is in VG condition. The 41 pages are detailed summary sheets describing nineteen Spacelab Missions, including for each mission: Basic Facts, Objective, Description, Schedule, Management, and Investigations. The nineteen missions are: Spacelab 1, Spacelab 2, Spacelab 3, Astro, Space Biomedical Laboratory, Space Plasma Laboratory, Solar Optical Telescope, Shuttle High Energy astrophysics Laboratory, Shuttle Infrared Telescope Facility, OSTA-1, OSS-1, LFC-1, Shuttle Radar Laboratory, Environmental Observation, OSTA-2, Materials Science, OAST-1, Middeck Payloads, and Airborne Science and Applications. 4to 11" - 13" tall. 41 pages. I0. Very Good+.

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Book number: 32780

Keywords: Spacelab Missions Nasa

Royal Danish Ministry Of Foreign Affairs

Denmark: An Official Handbook.

Krak, 1964. Hardcover. Fine, no defects of any kind. Bound in red cloth with gilt titles and decoration to front cover and spine. Lacking the dust jacket. The state of Denmark, twenty years after the end of World War Two. Filled with b/w photos, all 887 pages printed on coated paper. A beautiful copy. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 887 pages. A5. Fine.

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Book number: 33832

Keywords: Fine,

Agbodeka, F.

Ghana in the 20th Century.

Ghana Univ. Press, 1972. Paperback. Blue and white card covers are rubbed at extremities, mostly at head and foot of spine. Pages are clean and crisp, the binding is tight and square; book appears unread. History of Ghana's development in the first half of the Twentieth Century. Includes five maps, three of which are fold-out. Errata sheet is tipped in. Appendices, bibliography, index. Trade PB. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 152 pages. C6. Very Good+.

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Book number: 30271

Keywords: History of Ghana 20th Century Africa

Agbosu, Lennox

Customary and Statutory Land Tenure and Land Policy in Ghana.

Legon, Ghana. Legon, Ghana: Institute of Statistical, Social & Economic Research, Univ. of Ghona, 2007. Softcover. No defects. Pages are clean and crisp, the binding is tight and square; book appears unread. 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 125 pages. K2. Near Fine.

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Book number: 30393

Keywords: Ghana Land Tenure Land Policy

Environmental Protection Agency

The Clean Air Act.

Washington DC. Washington DC: Environmental Protection Agency, 1970. Softcover. No defects. This is a 56-page side-stapled booklet. This is the Clean Air Act itself, and includes the Clean Air Act of 1963 and all amendments through 1970. Published In December 1970. 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 56 pages. S1. Fine with no dust jacket.

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Book number: 26762

Keywords: Environmental Protection Agency Epa U.S. Law

Sofia-Press Agency, Sofia, Et Al

Roads to Victory.

Sofia, Bulgaria. Sofia, Bulgaria: Sofia-Press Agency, Sofia, Et Al, 1975. Hardcover. Jacket is a bit stressed at extremities, now protected with acid-free polyester sleeve. Basically a series of propaganda pieces espousing the virtues and eventual victory of socialism. Written and published by agencies in Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Czechoslovakia, USSR, and East Germany. Tight, square, pages clean and bright. Illustrated with color and b/w photos. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 183 pages. D5. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket.

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Book number: 17454

Keywords: Eastern Europe Socialism Communism Propaganda

Agyekum, George

Yendi Chieftaincy; Trials of 1987: A Clash Betweem State Amd Traditional Norms Conflict Resolution Through Judicial Action.

Accra, Ghana. Accra, Ghana: Justice Trust Publications, 2002. Softcover. Bound in illustrated card covers. Heavy creasing to spine, some to corner of front cover. The text pages are slightly yellowed with scattered pencil marks to a few pages. Provides the full texts of judgements, proceedings of the trials of 1987 regarding the Yendi Chieftaincy dispute. The book covers two trials held in Tamale, Ghana in 1987 concerning two violent incidents in 1986 and 1987 on the aftermath of the Supreme Court decision on the Yendi Skin Affairs. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. 595 pages. K5. Good.

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Book number: 30448

Keywords: Yendi Skin Affairs Ghana 1980s Ghanain Politics Norms

Ahanotu, Austin M.

Religion, State and Society in Contemporary Africa Nigeria, Sudan, South Africa, Zaire and Mozambique.

Peter Lang International Academic Publishers, 1992. 1st Edition. Hardcover. No defects. Binding is tight, pages are unmarked, book appears unread. This is a hardcover book, the first edition. American University Studies. Series VII. Theology and Religion Series. Trade PB. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 208 pages. L2. As New with No dust jacket as issued.

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Book number: 30482

Keywords: Contemporary Africa Religion Politics and Government Social Issues

Ahmad, Sami

Herbivorous Insects Host- Seeking Behavior and Mechanisms.

Academic Pr, 1983. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust jacket has short closed tear to top edge of front panel, no other defects. Book has former owner name penned to first endpaper, no other defects. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. This is a hardcover book with dust jacket, the first edition. More than 30 papers discuss aspects of the general topic. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 257 pages. B1. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket.

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Book number: 31535

Keywords: Biology Behavioral Mechanisms Herbivorous Insects

Ahrendt, William B. & John F. Taplin

Automatic Feedback Control.

McGraw-Hill, 1951. 1st Edition. Hardcover. No defects of any kind, lacking a dust jacket. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. Classic work on automatic feedback control and servomechanisms. Stated first edition. The language of the text is English. This is a beautiful copy. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 412 pages. C1. Fine.

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Book number: 33954

Keywords: Servomechanisms Automatic Feedback Control

Aiken, Conrad

The Coming Forth by Day of Osiris Jones.

NY. NY: Scribner, 1931. 1st Edition. 1st state. Hardcover. Owner name on first endpaper. Turquoise cloth covers are heavily sunned at margins and spine, as is usual for this title. This is the first state, with THE MUSIC centered at top of p. 37. Pages are clean and bright, binding is tight. Small 4to - 9" to 11". 44 pages. D1. Very Good with no dust jacket.

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Book number: 21498

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: Poetry

Akleyev, A. V. & M. F. Kisselyov (Eds.)

Medical- Biological and Ecological Impacts of Radioactive Contamination of the Techa River.

Urals Research Center for Radiation Medicine (URCRM), 2002. Hardcover. As New, no defects, appears unread. Highly detailed long-term analyses and findings in 470 pages. Translated into English from Russian. Scarce. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 479 pages. B1. Fine.

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Book number: 33874

Keywords: Radioactive Contamination Techa River

Akurgal, Ekrem

Ancient Civilizations and Ruins of Turkey . From Prehistoric Times Until the End of the Roman Empire.

Istanbul. Istanbul: Mobil Oil Turk, 1970. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. A little rubbing to paper-covered covers, vertical crease on first three pages, no other defects. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. Lacking the dust jacket. This marvelous book is a highly comprehensive and detailed book on the Hittite, Phrygian, Greek and Roman cultures and ancient ruins in Turkey. With 380 pages, 180 plans and line drawings, 27 coloured and 156 b/w photographs, and several maps. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 375 pages. U2. Very Good+.

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Book number: 33629

Keywords: Turkey Ancient History Archaelogical Artifacts

De Alarcon, Pedro Antonio

Tales From the Spanish.

Story Classics, 1948. 1st Edition Thus. Hardcover. Illustrated by Jan Balet No defects. Book is As New. Eight stories by Alarcon, with wonderful illustrations by Jan Balet, First Edition thus, stated. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. 228 pages. F4. As New.

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Book number: 32232

Keywords: Short Stories Spanish Literature