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Einstein, Albert and Leopold Infeld

The Evolution of Physics: The Growth of Ideas from Early Concepts to Relativity and Quanta.

New York : Simon and Schuster, 1951.

Later printing of this classic work, which traces the development of ideas in physics. Octavo, original blue cloth. Boldly signed by both authors on the front free endpaper, “A. Einstein. 53” and “L. Infeld 1958.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket. We have never seen another example signed by both authors. Rare and desirable.

$20,000.00

Item Number: RRB-140033

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Hench, Philip S

Chronic Arthritis: Chronic Infectious Arthritis, Chronic Senescent Arthritis, Gout.

NP : Williams & Wilkins Company, 1940.

Rare offprint from The Modern Medical Therapy in General Practice, inscribed by Nobel Prize winning physician Philip Hench, “To Jerry with affection – Phil.” The recipient, Gerald Rodnan, was a lifelong doctor and professor at University of Pittsburgh Medical School, appointed chief of the newly formed Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology in 1956 andContinue reading "Chronic Arthritis: Chronic Infectious Arthritis, Chronic Senescent Arthritis, Gout."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-140016

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Muir, John

Travels in Alaska.

Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1915.

First edition of the author’s classic work. Octavo, original grey cloth lettered in white, color illustrated paper cover label, top edge gilt. Illustrated with several plates from photographs, including frontispiece with tissue-guard. Near fine in near fine dust jacket with a few small chips. The nicest example we have seen of the rare dust jacket.

$2,200.00

Item Number: RRB-139821

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Attenborough, David

The Zoo Quest Expeditions.

London : Lutterworth, 1980.

First edition of this volume that compiles Attenborough’s acclaimed Quest Series. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by the author “with best wishes David Attenborough” on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket.

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-139566

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Hillary, Edmund and Tenzing Norgay

Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay Signed Commemorative Cover.

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Commemorative cover with an inlaid medallion honoring the 25th anniversary of the first ascent of Mount Everest, boldly signed by both Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay. Housed in its original presentation folder, the cover measures 8 inches by 4.5 inches. In fine condition. An exceptional piece of mountaineering history, signed by the two individuals whoContinue reading "Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay Signed Commemorative Cover."

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-138460

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Kingdon Ward, Frank

The Romance of Plant Hunting.

London : Edward Arnold & Co, 1924.

First edition of Kingdon-Ward’s work on the love of flowers and plant hunting. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, illustrated. In good condition.

$175.00

Item Number: RRB-139818

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Crick, Francis; James D. Watson; Maurice Wilkins; Max Ferdinand Perutz; John Kendrew

1962 Nobel Prize-Winning Scientists Signed Photograph. [James D. Watson, Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins Signed Photograph].

1962.

Original photograph from the 1962 Nobel Prize Ceremony signed by Francis Crick, James Watson, and Maurice Wilkins (jointly awarded the 1962 Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine) as well as Max Ferdinand Perutz and John Kendrew (jointly awarded the 1962 Nobel Prize in Chemistry). Also captured in the photograph is John Steinbeck, who was awardedContinue reading "1962 Nobel Prize-Winning Scientists Signed Photograph. [James D. Watson, Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins Signed Photograph]."

$8,800.00

Item Number: RRB-138937

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Dyson, Freeman [Edward O. Wilson]

Symmetry Groups in Nuclear and Particle Physics.

New York : W.A. Benjamin, 1966.

First edition of this work by the famed physicist. Octavo, original wrappers. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Edward Best wishes Freeman Dyson.” The recipient, Edward O. Wilson was a biologist, naturalist and writer. Wilson has been called “the father of sociobiology” and “the father of biodiversity” for his environmental advocacy, andContinue reading "Symmetry Groups in Nuclear and Particle Physics."

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-138193

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Einstein, Albert

Out of My Later Years.

New York : Philosophical Library, 1950.

First edition of Einstein’s collection of social science-related articles, addresses and speeches. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece of Einstein. Signed by Albert Einstein on a clipped signature affixed to the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed.

$12,000.00

Item Number: RRB-138884

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Einstein, Albert

Out of My Later Years.

New York : Philosophical Library, 1950.

First edition of Einstein’s collection of social science-related articles, addresses and speeches. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece of Einstein. Signed by Albert Einstein on a clipped signature affixed to the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed.

$12,000.00

Item Number: RRB-138884

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Gray, Henry

Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical. [Gray’s Anatomy].

Philadelphia : Blanchard and Lea, 1872.

Rare second edition of this influential work on Anatomy. Quarto, bound in contemporary wrappers, possibly original, illustrated with wood-engravings after the drawings by H. V. Carter. In good condition.

$3,600.00

Item Number: RRB-137096

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Sagan, Carl; F.D. Drake; Anne Druyan; Timothy Ferris; Jon Lomberg; Linda Salzman Sagan

Murmurs of Earth: The Voyager Interstellar Record.

New York : Random House, 1978.

First edition of this fascinating story which covers the story of the interstellar record. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated. Association copy, lengthily inscribed by both Carl Sagan and Anne Druyan on the half-title page, “For Shirley, With my deep gratitude for contributions numerous, substantive, and spiritual to the success of the project and this book. WithContinue reading "Murmurs of Earth: The Voyager Interstellar Record."

$5,500.00

Item Number: RRB-138246

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Dyson, Freeman [Edward O. Wilson]

Imagined Worlds.

Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, 1997.

First edition of this work by Freeman Dyson. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “For Edward Freeman Dyson.” The recipient, Edward O. Wilson was a biologist, naturalist and writer. Wilson has been called “the father of sociobiology” and “the father of biodiversity” for his environmental advocacy, and his secular-humanist and deist ideasContinue reading "Imagined Worlds."

$1,850.00

Item Number: RRB-138177

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Reiser, Anton. [Albert Einstein]

Albert Einstein: A Biographical Portrait.

New York : Albert & Charles Boni, 1930.

First edition of this Einstein biography written by Rudolf Kayser, a German literary historian and husband to Albert Einstein’s stepdaughter Ilse under the pseudonym Anton Reiser. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece of Einstein. Signed and dated by Einstein in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “Albert Einstein 1930.” Near fine in a veryContinue reading "Albert Einstein: A Biographical Portrait."

$14,000.00

Item Number: RRB-138499

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Goodall, Jane with Phillip Berman

Reason For Hope: A Spiritual Journey.

New York : Warner Books, 1999.

First edition of Goodall’s moving memoir. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Caroline Together we make a difference Jane Goodall.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Jackie Merri Meyer and Flag.

$450.00

Item Number: RRB-138205

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Pavlov, Ivan

The Work of the Digestive Glands.

London : Charles Griffin & Company, 1902.

First edition in English of Pavlov’s best-known work, A Printing and the Mind of Man selection. Octavo, original cloth, gilt titles to the spine. Translated by William H. Thompson. Presentation copy, inscribed by Thompson, the translator, “To Miss Marian Hooker, March 17, 1905, W. H. T.” The recipient, Marian Osgood Hooker was a physician andContinue reading "The Work of the Digestive Glands."

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-136462

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Freud, Sigmund

A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis.

New York : Horace Liveright, 1920.

First edition in English of the most popular and widely translated of Freud’s works, containing 28 lectures regarding his views on the unconscious, dreams, and neuroses. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece. Authorized translation with a preface by G. Stanley Hall. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Bookplate and ownership signature to the pastedown.Continue reading "A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis."

$8,800.00

Item Number: RRB-137144

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Watson, James D

The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA.

New York : Atheneum, 1968.

First edition of Watson’s ground breaking work regarding the discovery of DNA for which the author, Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins were awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1962. Octavo, original blue cloth, with numerous diagrams and photographic illustrations. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Frank from JimContinue reading "The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA."

$9,500.00

Item Number: RRB-99462

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Taylor, George

An Account of the Genus Meconopsis.

London : New Flora and Silva Ltd, 1934.

First edition of Taylor’s best-known work. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated with frontispiece, 29 plates from photographs and 12 distributional maps. In very good condition. Small ownership name.

$200.00

Item Number: RRB-137344

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Darwin, Charles

The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication.

New York : Orange Judd & Company, 1868.

First edition of Darwin’s hypothesis of pangenesis. Octavo, original publisher’s green cloth with gilt titles to the spine, illustrated with numerous in-text illustrations and a chart. Preface by Asa Gray. In near fine condition. An exceptional example.

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-137161

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Goodall, Jane with Thane Maynard and Gail Hudson

Hope For Animals and Their World: How Endangered Species Are Being Rescued from the Brink.

New York : Grand Central Publishing, 2009.

First edition of this work by this by Goodall. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Signed by Jane Goodall on the half-title page and inscribed by the co-author on the title page, “For Mike- with hope Thane Maynard.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Flag.

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-138447

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Bossut, John

A General History of Mathematics From the Earliest Times, to the Middle of the Eighteenth Century.

London : Printed for J. Johnson, 1803.

First edition in English of Bossut’s fundamental history of mathematics. Octavo, bound in full contemporary polished diced calf with gilt tooling to the spine, black morocco spine label lettered in gilt, double gilt ruling to the front and rear panel, marbled endpapers and all edges marbled, ribbon bound in. Translated from the French by JohnContinue reading "A General History of Mathematics From the Earliest Times, to the Middle of the Eighteenth Century."

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-137152

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von Braun, Wernher

Wernher von Braun Signed Photograph.

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Original black and white photograph signed by German-American aerospace engineer Wernher von Braun. Signed by von Braun on the lower right corner, “For “Busher” Bill affectionately Wernher von Braun.” In very good condition. The photograph measures 10 inches by 8 inches.

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-136509

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Collins, Michael; Foreword by Charles A. Lindbergh

Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut’s Journey.

New York : Farrar Straus and Giroux, 1974.

First edition of one of the finest memoirs of space travel. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, humorously inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Coke and Betty, when overtaken by insomnia. Michael Collins.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Robert T. McCall. Foreword by Charles A.Continue reading "Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut’s Journey."

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-128433

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