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New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1946.
First edition of Hersey’s classic work, which has sold over three million copies. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers, all edgesContinue reading "Hiroshima."
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New York : Rinehart & Company, Inc, 1947.
First edition of this environmental classic and foundational text in American conservation literature about the Everglades. Octavo, original half cloth, cartographic endpapers, with black and white illustrations. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Mildred and Elmer In recognition of their care for Florida in hopes that they will be ableContinue reading "The Everglades: River of Grass."
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New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1950.
First edition of this classic study of administrative theory and governmental organization. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles to the spine. Fine in a very good dust jacket, name to the front free endpaper. Uncommon in the original dust jacket.
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New York : Harper & Row, Publishers, 1967.
First edition of this historical and cultural study of Florida that traces the region’s development from early exploration through the modern era. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, cartographic endpapers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the half-title page, “To Jennette Hartway, To increase her interest and her knowledge of ‘Florida:Continue reading "Florida: The Long Frontier."
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Antwerp : Abraham Ortelius, ca. 1592-1601.
Abraham Ortelius’ seminal map of Florida and the North American south with additional maps of Central and South America from the 1609 Spanish edition of Oretlius’ Theatrum Orbis Terrarum. One page, engraved map with hand-coloring, divided into three smaller maps of Peru, Florida, and Guasteca based upon Spanish sources, specifically Geronimo de Chaves, the RoyalContinue reading "La Florida. [The Earliest Separately Printed Map of Florida from Oretlius’ Theatrum Orbis Terrarum]."
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Budapest : Athenaeum, 1929.
Rare first edition of this collection of stories in the original Hungarian which introduced the sociological phenomena of “six degrees of separation.” Octavo, original wrappers with titles in red and black. In very good condition. Exceptionally rare in the original wrappers.
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New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 1999.
First edition of this introduction to string theory. Octavo, original publisher’s boards, illustrated with graphs and diagrams throughout. Boldly signed by the author on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by The ATTIK, NY. Author photograph by Dan Dieth.
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London : Watts & Co., 1935.
The Thinker’s Library edition of this blueprint for a unified, scientifically planned world state. Duodecimo, original publisher’s cloth with titles stamped in black. From the collection of British science fiction author Christopher Priest with his ownership signature to the front free endpaper and the previous ownership crossed out. Priest’s most famous works include The InvertedContinue reading "What Are We To Do With Our Lives?"
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New York : The Heritage Press, 1964.
The Heritage Press edition of Benjamin Franklin’s Poor Richard’s Almanack, published under the pseudonym Richard Saunders. Quarto, original pictorial cloth stamped in blind with gilt titles to the spine, with illustrations and decorations throughout. Boldly signed by the illustrator on the front free endpaper, “Sincerely Norman Rockwell.” In near fine condition with light bumping andContinue reading "Poor Richard: The Almanacks for the Years 1733-1758."
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London : Smith, Elder, and Co., 1865.
First edition of this pioneering, scholarly study of lycanthropy. Duodecimo, bound in three-quarters leather over marble covered boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, double gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, tissue-guarded frontispiece. In very good condition.
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New York : John Wiley & Sons, 1957.
First edition of this pioneering and foundational text in decision theory, organizational behavior, and cognitive science by the most cited name in Artificial Intelligence. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Richard D. Edwards with best wishes Herbert A. Simon.” The recipient, was Simon’s colleague Richard D.Continue reading "Models of Man: Social and Rational."
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Geneva : Printed by Gabriel de Tournes & Sons, 1723.
The collected medical works of Thomas Sydenham. Royal octavo, written in Latin, volume one only, bound in full calf with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, morocco spine label, double gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, all edges stained red, engraved frontispiece of Thomas Sydenham, illustrated.Continue reading "Thomae Sydenham Med Doct Ac Practici Londinensis Celeberrimi, Opera Medica. [Medical Works of Thomas Sydenham]."
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Boston and New York : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1916.
First trade edition of this travelogue chronicling the renowned naturalist’s 1867 journey on foot from Indiana to Florida. Octavo, original publisher’s green cloth with titles stamped in white, color pictorial cover label, top edge gilt, tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of John Muir, illustrated with several plates from photographs and a map. In very good condition. EditedContinue reading "A Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf."
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c. 1969.
Glossy black and white photograph signed by NASA astronauts Neil Armstrong, Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin, and Michael Collins. Apollo 11 crew members Armstrong, Aldrin, and Collins are pictured waving for photographers from the Lunar Lander Ladder on Earth at an exhibit in Bombay, India, as part of the Apollo 11 “Giant Step” World Tour in 1969. BoldlyContinue reading "Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins Signed Photograph."
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London : Thomas Radcliffe and Nathaniel Thompson, 1672.
First edition in English of Nostradamus famous prophetical work. Folio, contemporary calf, copper-engraved frontispiece, title-page printed in red and black, morocco spine label. The predictions of the famed 16th century astrologer Michel Nostradamus, or Notredame, 1503-1566, given in the original French rhymed quatrains and in English translation. The copper-engraved frontispiece depicts the translator at hisContinue reading "True Prophecies or Prognostications of Michael Nostradamus Physician to Henry II. Francis II. and Charles IX. Kings of France, and one of the best Astronomers that ever were. A Work full of Curiosity and Learning."
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Rare original 75th Anniversary Celebration program of the Clark Equipment Company signed by astronaut Neil Armstrong. Square duodecimo, original pictorial wrappers, illustrated with black and white photographs, sixteen pages, golden bookmark tassel, dated May 7-9, 1978. Boldly signed by Neil Armstrong in blue felt tip on his biographical page and on a back “Notes” page.Continue reading "Neil Armstrong Twice Signed Clark Anniversary Celebration Program."
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Boston and New York : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1918.
First edition, early printing of this collection of two dozen of Muir’s essays documenting his travels throughout the American West between 1873 and 1902. Octavo, original blue cloth with titles and tooling lettered in black, frontispiece, illustrated with 12 plates. Edited by William Frederic Badè. In very good condition.
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Boston and New York : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1913.
First edition, first issue of Muir’s autobiography of his youth, with the biting criticism of his neighbor’s treatment of his son on p. 217: “…none was bold enough or kind enough to break the blacksmith’s jaw” (Kimes 315). Octavo, original publisher’s illustrated cloth with gilt titles and black stamping to the spine and front panel,Continue reading "The Story of My Boyhood and Youth."
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London : Sidgwick and Jackson Limited, 1953.
First edition of this early collaborative exploration of the scientific, technical, and legal possibilities of space travel. Royal octavo, bound in full morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in three compartments within raised gilt bands, double gilt ruling and the motif for the Royal Air Force St. Athan stamped in gilt toContinue reading "Across the Space Frontier."
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Boston and New York : Houghton, Mifflin Company, 1902.
First edition, later printing of Muir’s collection of short works on the beauty and splendor of America’s National Parks. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, gilt vignette to the front panel, top edge gilt, tissue-guarded frontispiece engraving of the sequoias of Mariposa Grove. In very good condition.
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Philadelphia : F.A. Davis Company, 1905-1910.
Finely bound set of Havelock Ellis’ landmark work Studies in the Psychology of Sex. Octavo, 6 volumes. Bound in three quarters levant morocco by Stikeman and Company, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, gilt topstain, marbled endpapers. In fine condition. An exceptional set.
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Urbana : University of Illinois, 1949.
First edition of the “the magna carta of the information age” (Scientific American), Shannon’s work provided “a mathematical guide for the system’s engineers [at Bell Labs], a blueprint for how to move data around with optimal efficiency” (Gertner p.128). Near fine in a very good dust jacket with a few small losses and closed tearsContinue reading "The Mathematical Theory of Communication."
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Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1962.
First edition of Carson’s landmark work. Octavo, original green cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by Rachel Carson on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine unclipped dust jacket. Drawings by Lois and Louis Darling. An exceptional example, desirable signed and inscribed.
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Urbana : University of Illinois, 1949.
First edition of the “the magna carta of the information age” (Scientific American), Shannon’s work provided “a mathematical guide for the system’s engineers [at Bell Labs], a blueprint for how to move data around with optimal efficiency” (Gertner p.128). Boldly signed by Claude E. Shannon on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a veryContinue reading "The Mathematical Theory of Communication."
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