Simmons, M. L; Brick, J. O.

The Laboratory Mouse: Selection and Management.

Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc. (1970). (1970). - Octavo,softcover bound in red, black & white pictorial wraps. The binding is rubbed. The front cover is lightly soiled with a crease to its top edge. The bottom corner of the rear cover is lightly creased & the tail of the spine is slightly chipped. x, [iv] & 183 pages. Black-and-white illustrations & diagrams. Very good. First edition. Prentice-Hall Biological Techniques Series, Alexander Hollaender, editor. Good .

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Book number: 95161

Catalogue: Science

Keywords: SCIENCE; BIOLOGY; MAMMALS; MICE; THE LABORATORY MOUSE: SELECTION AND MANAGEMENT; M L. SIMMONS; J. O. BRICK; CLASSIFICATION; BREEDING; HOUSING; CAGES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FLUID ADMINISTRATION; BLOOD WITHDRAWAL; ANESTHETICS; HEALTH; ILLUSTRATIONS; PRENTIC

Singer, Charles

A Short History of Scientific Ideas to 1900

NY and London: Oxford University Press, 1959. 1959. NY and London: Oxford University Press, 1959. 1959. Very good. - Octavo, blue cloth, in dw. Lightly bumped. The dw is very lightly chipped with a short tear at the spine. 525 pp. Owner's ink name on front pastedown. B&W illustrations. Very good.

Library of Science edition. Very good .

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Book number: 5926

Catalogue: Science

Keywords: SCIENCE; HISTORY OF SCIENCE; REFERENCE; CHARLES SINGER; ILLUSTRATIONS. (Science). A SHORT HISTORY OF SCIENTIFIC IDEAS TO 1900. Singer, Charles.

Singer, Charles.

A Short History of Scientific Ideas to 1900.

New York and London: Oxford University Press, 1959. 1959. - 8-7/8 inches high by 5-3/4 inches wide. Blue cloth titled in gilt on the spine. The covers are slightly soiled. 525 pages, illustrated with a frontispiece and textual illustrations. There are a couple of small stains to the book's fore edge. Very good. First edition. From George L. Trigg's library with his name stamped on the top edge of the book. The assistant editor and subsequently editor of the "Physical Review Letters" [PRL] from 1958 to 1988, George L. Trigg (1925-2014) played an important role in establishing the periodical's character, making it one of the world's preeminent physics journals. Very good .

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Book number: 97326

Catalogue: Science

Keywords: SCIENCE; A SHORT HISTORY OF SCIENTIFIC IDEAS TO 1900; ASSOCIATION COPY; CHARLES SINGER; TWENTIETH CENTURY; 20TH CENTURY; 1ST EDITION; FIRST EDITION; ILLUSTRATED; ILLUSTRATIONS; FRONTISPIECE; GEORGE L. TRIGG.

Sisco, Anneliese Grunhaldt; Smith, Cyril Stanley

Bergwerk- Und Probierbuchlein: A Translation from the German of the Bergbuchlein. A Sixteenth-Century Book on Mining Geology, by Anneliese Grunhaldt Sisco and of the Probierbuchlein, a Sixteenth-Century Work on Assaying by Anneliese Grunhaldt Sisco and Cyril Stanley Smith / with Technical Annotations and Historical Notes

New York: The American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers, 1949. 1949. New York: The American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers, 1949. 1949. Good. - Octavo, tan cloth. The binding is unevenly darkened & lightly bumped. 196 pages. Black-and-white illustrations. The fore-edge is lightly soiled, else the contents are very good. Good.

First edition, limited to one thousand copies.

A title in the Seeley W. Mudd series. Good .

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Book number: 29655

Catalogue: Science

Keywords: SCIENCE; TECHNOLOGY; GEOLOGY; MINING; BERGWERK- UND PROBIERBUCHLEIN: A translation from the German of the Bergbuchlein. a sixteenth-century book on mining geology, by Anneliese Grunhaldt Sisco and of the Probierbuchlein, a sixteenth-century work on assay

Smith, Thomas P.

An Account of a Kettle for Boiling Inflammable Fluids. In a Letter from Thomas P. Smith, to Robert Patterson. [from the "Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, Volume IV"].

[Philadelphia: Printed and Sold by Thomas Dobson], [1799]. [1799]. ILLUSTRATED WITH A FULL-PAGE PLATE OF THOMAS SMITH'S KETTLE FOR BOILING INFLAMMABLE FLUIDS - Quarto, 11-1/2 inches high by 9 inches wide. Unbound leaves from the "Transactions of the American Philosophical Society". Two deckle-edged pages in all with large uncut & untrimmed margins, consisting of pages 431 and 432, together with a plate. The full-page plate engraved by Jones depicts the kettle described by the author. Both the text leaf and the plate are loose. There is offsetting to the textual leaf with chips and tears to its edges. Good. Unbound sheets from volume 4 of the "Transactions of the American Philosophical Society". The text describes Thomas P. Smith's idea for a kettle with which to boil inflammable fluids: "When we consider the many unhappy accidents that occur from vessels containing inflammable fluids boiling over and setting fire to the buildings in which manufactories of them are carried on, it must strike us as a matter of importance to form a vessel which should be so constructed as to prevent any of those accidents, and yet of so simple a form as to render it fit for general use." In a postscript, Thomas P. Smith describes that his experiment was unfortunately unsuccessful. Good .

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Book number: 37405

Catalogue: Science

Keywords: SCIENCE; TRANSACTIONS OF THE AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY; EIGHTEENTH CENTURY; 18TH CENTURY; UNBOUND; ENGRAVING; ILLUSTRATED; ILLUSTRATION; AN ACCOUNT OF A KETTLE FOR BOILING INFLAMMABLE FLUIDS; ENGRAVED PLATE; JONES; THOMAS P. SMITH; ROBERT PATERSON.

Smith, G. F. Herbert

Gem-Stones and Their Distinctive Characters

New York: Brentano's Publishers, [circa 1920s]. [circa 1920s]. New York: Brentano's Publishers, [circa 1920s]. [circa 1920s]. Very good. - Octavo, blue cloth. The binding is very lightly rubbed & bumped. xvi & 314 pages. There is an owner's ink name & address with the date 1929 on the verso of the front endpaper. There is staining to the inner edges of the endpapers. Illustrated with 3 color plates, including a frontispiece, 29 black-and-white plates & black-and-white textual diagrams. Very good.

Fourth edition. Very good .

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Book number: 12361

Catalogue: Science

Keywords: SCIENCE; MINERALOGY; GEM-STONES AND THEIR DISTINCTIVE CHARACTERS; GEMS; JEWELS; G. G. HERBERT SMITH; PRECIOUS STONES; SEMI-PRECIOUS STONES; ORNAMENTAL STONES; ORGANIC PRODUCTS; PEARLS; CORAL; AMBER; ILLUSTRATIONS; PLATES.

Smyth, Henry DeWolf

Atomic Energy for Military Purposes: The Official Report on the Development of the Atomic Bomb Under the Auspices of the United States Government, 1940-1945. Written at the Request of Maj. Gen. L.R. Groves, U.S. A

Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1945. 1945. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1945. 1945. Very good. - 8vo, printed black & yellow wraps (somewhat soiled; corners of front wrap lightly creased). ix, [iii] & 264 pp. B&W diagrams & B&W illustrations from photographs. Very good internally.

First edition for commerce. Very good .

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Book number: 1038

Catalogue: Science

Keywords: SCIENCE; PHYSICS; ATOMIC PHYSICS; NUCLEAR PHYSICS; PHYSICISTS; ATOMIC ENERGY; ATOM BOMB; MANHATTAN PROJECT; ENRICO FERMI; ROBERT OPPENHEIMER; L. SZILARD; ARMY REPORT; REPORT; HENRY DEWOLF SMYTH; FIRST EDITION FOR COMMERCE; 1ST EDITION FOR COMMERCE; MILITA

Spurr, J. Edward

Economic Geology of the Mercur Mining District, Utah. With Introdcution by S.F. Emmons

[Washington, DC: GPO, 1895]. 1895]. [Washington, DC: GPO, 1895]. 1895]. Good. - Quarto, printed tan wraps. The wraps are soiled. The corners are lightly creased with small pieces out of the bottom corner & front edge of the front wrap & with the front edge of the rear wrap creased & chipped. Pages 345-455. The bottom corners of the pages & some top corners are lightly creased. The front edge of 1 rear page is chipped. 4 color plates, 1 of them folding & 2 double-page, 6 black-and-white plates & textual illustrations & diagrams. Good.

Offprint from the USGS 16th annual report. Good .

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Book number: 29520

Catalogue: Science

Keywords: GEOLOGY; MINING; MERCUR MINING DISTRICT; UTAH; U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY; ANNUAL REPORT; J. EDWARD SPURR; S. F. EMMONS; PLATES; ILLUSTRATIONS; DIAGRAMS; MAPS.

Statham, William Edward

Statham's First Steps in Chemistry. Being a Series of 145 Select and Amusing Chemical Experiments, Which May Be Performed with Perfect Ease and Security by Youth of Both Sexes. Intended As a Companion to the Youth's Chemical Cabinet

London: W.E. Statham, circa [1870]. [1870]. London: W.E. Statham, circa [1870]. [1870]. Good. - 16mo, 5-1/2 inches high by 3-3/4 inches wide. Green cloth titled in gilt on the front cover with formal decorations in blind on the front and rear covers. The covers are lightly bumped. There is some minor bubbling to the cloth of the front cover and a small stain to the rear cover. 38 pages, plus a 36-page illustrated catalog, with title page vignettes, and profuse textual illustrations. The text block is cracked opposite the catalog's title page. Good.

The thirty-first edition, so stated, yet RARE. [WorldCat locates only 1 copy of any and all editions].

The title page to the 36-page illustrated catalog is titled "A Catalog of Chemical Cabinets, Portable Laboratories, Electrical, and Scientific Apparatus, Manufactured and Sold by William E. Statham, Operative Chemist, Optician, and Scientific Instrument Maker.." and is illustrated with vignettes of medals indicating that Statham has won awards at the 1862 London International Exhibition and the 1867 Paris Universal Exhibition.

William Edward Statham began selling chemistry sets in 1839. He called himself a druggist and supplier of toiletries to the Royal Household. Good .

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Book number: 29644

Catalogue: Science

Keywords: SCIENCE; CHEMISTRY; WILLIAM EDWARD STATHAM; NINETEENTH CENTURY; STATHAM'S FIRST STEPS IN CHEMISTRY; SERIES OF 145 SELECT AND AMUSING CHEMICAL EXPERIMENTS; COMPANION TO THE YOUTH'S CHEMICAL CABINET; 19TH CENTURY; ILLUSTRATED; ILLUSTRATIONS; PORTABL

Stenger, Erich (b. 1878); Staude, Herbert; compilers

Fortschritte Der Photographie. Herausgegebn Von E. Stenger, Berlin-Charlottenburg / Unter Besonderer Mitwirkung Von H. Staude, Berlin-Tempelhof / Bearbeitet Von W. Falta, Berlin... . [Et Al]. Volumes 1 and 2

(Ann Arbor, MI: J. W. Edwards, 1946-47). 1946-47). (Ann Arbor, MI: J. W. Edwards, 1946-47). 1946-47). Very good. - Octavo, dark green cloth titled in black on the spines. The bindings are lightly rubbed & bumped. xiv & 415 pages; and xvi & 552 pages. Illustrated in black & white with diagrams, tables, graphs & photographic illustrations. Very good.

Originally published Leipzig: Akademische Verlagsgesellschaft, 1938-40, in the series "Ergebnisse der angewandten physikalischen Chemi", Vols. 5 and 6. The text is in German.

This title is rare in commerce. Very good .

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Book number: 29335

Catalogue: Science

Keywords: SCIENCE; CHEMISTRY; PHOTOGRAPHIC CHEMISTRY; FORTSCHRITTE DER PHOTOGRAPHIE; Ergebnisse der angewandten physikalischen ChemI; ERICH STENGER; HERBERT STAUDE; PHOTOGRAPHY; X-RAY PHOTOGRAPHY.

Stephenson, L. W. ; and Veatch, J. O

Underground Waters of the Coastal Plain of Georgia / and a Discussion of the Quality of the Waters by R.B. Dole. Department of the Interior, United States Geological Survey. Water-Supply Paper 341. Prepared in Cooperation with the Geological Survey of Georgia

Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1915. 1915. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1915. 1915. Good. - Octavo, softcover bound in printed tan wrappers. The spine & extremities are faded. The wraps are lightly bumped, soiled & chipped. 539 pages. Illustrated with 2 folding color maps, 1 folding black-and-white chart, & photographic illustrations, maps & tables in black & white. The text block is partially detached from the wraps. The book is lightly cracked at page 34. 1 leaf of illustrations is detached & 1 of the color maps is nearly detached. The top page corners are lightly bumped & the front edges of the first few leaves are slightly chipped. Good. Good .

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Book number: 16611

Catalogue: Science

Keywords: SCIENCE; GEOLOGY; SOUTH; GEORGIA; WATER SUPPLY; UNDERGROUND WATERS OF THE COASTAL PLAIN OF GEORGIA; L. W. STEPHENSON; J. O. VEATCH; WATER QUALITY; R. B . DOLE; UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY; ILLUSTRATIONS; MAPS; TABLES; FOLDING MAPS; FOLDING CHART.

Stetson, Harlan True

Man and the Stars

NY: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc. 1930. 1930. NY: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc. 1930. 1930. Good. - Octavo, navy blue cloth titled in gilt on spine with vignette stamped in gilt on front cover. The binding is lightly rubbed; the covers are bumped with a very light stain to the rear cover; the spine & gilt titling are somewhat faded. xiii & 221 pp. B&W frontispiece, full-page B&W illustrations & textual B&W illustrations & diagrams. There are tears to or small pieces out of the edges of a few pages where they have been roughly opened, 2 bottom page corners are creased & there is scattered foxing. Good.

Second printing. Good .

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Book number: 2077

Catalogue: Science

Keywords: SCIENCE; ASTRONOMY; ASTRONOMISTS; HISTORY OF ASTRONOMY; ASTROPHYSICS; PLANETS; COSMOGONY; HARLAN TRUE STETSON; ILLUSTRATIONS.

Stockley, G. M

Report on the Geology of Basutoland by G.M. Stockley... Government Geologist (1938-1940)

Basutoland: The Basutoland Government, 1947. 1947. Basutoland: The Basutoland Government, 1947. 1947. Good. - Octavo, gray boards printed in black & backed with white cloth tape. The binding is soiled & stained. The head of the spine is torn & the tail is chipped with fraying to the tape in the mid-section. vii & 114 pages with large folding color map in pocket at rear. Also illustrated with many black-and-white plates, tables & diagrams. The top page corners are lightly creased. Ex-library with pencil notations on front board & in index, bookplate on front pastedown, "cancelled" stamp on verso of title & pocket on rear endpaper. A good working copy. Good .

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Book number: 3092

Catalogue: Science

Keywords: SCIENCE; GEOLOGY; AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; BASUTOLAND; G. M. STOCKLEY; MAP; FOLDING MAP; ILLUSTRATIONS; PHOTOGRAPHS; PLATES.

Stover, Harry L.; editor.

Selected Papers on Microlithography. Spie Milestone Series Volume Ms 55.

Bellingham, Washington: SPIE Optical Engineering Press, (1992). (1992). - Quarto, 11 inches high by 8-1/2 inches wide. Softcover, bound in printed light blue wraps. The corners of the covers are lightly creased and there is a tear to the tail of the spine. An early ink price has been partially erased from the top corner of the front cover. 676 pages, with textual illustrations and diagrams. Very good. First edition. SCARCE. SPIE is the Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers. The Mileston Series under general editor Brian J. Thompson is "A reprint collection of outstanding papers from the world literature on optical and optoelectronic science, engineering, and technology". Very good .

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Book number: 97032

Catalogue: Science

Keywords: SCIENCE; OPTICS; SELECTED PAPERS ON MICROLITHOGRAPHY; SPIE OPTICAL ENGINEERING PRESS; THE SOCIETY OF PHOTO-OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION ENGINEERS; OPTOELECTRONIC SCIENCE; ENGINEERING; TECHNOLOGY; HARRY L. STOVER; BRIAN J. THOMPSON; 20TH CENTURY; TWENTIETH CENT

Thompson, Allyn J.

Making Your Own Telescope.

Cambridge, MA: Sky Publishing Corporation, (1951). (1951). - 8vo, orange cloth titled in gilt on front cover & spine; in pictorial tan dw (soiled; creased & slightly chipped at edges; owner's inscription on front endpaper). xi, [i] & 211pp. Frontispiece & textual illustrations. Good.

Reprint of the 1947 edition.

"Between the covers of this book are complete and detailed instructions for making your first telescope. Step-by-step directions, and numerous diagrams by the author, enable you to produce an instrument which will reveal markings on the surface of the moon little more than a mile across.." -- From the dw blurb. Good .

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Book number: 719

Catalogue: Science

Keywords: SCIENCE; ASTRONOMY; TELESCOPE; OPTICS; SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS; HOW-TO; INSTRUCTIONS; ALLYN J. THOMPSON.