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Trivers, Robert L

Parent-Offspring Conflict.

Cambridge, Massachusetts : American Zoology, 1974.

First appearance of Trivers’ extremely influential paper, building on his study of parental investment. Octavo, disbound from the original journal. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front panel, “For Jeffrey w/ best wishes, as always. Bob. June 29, 1974.” The recipient, Jeffrey A. Kurland, was a distinguished professor of biological anthropology and evolutionContinue reading "Parent-Offspring Conflict."

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-136287

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Trivers, Robert L

The Evolution of Reciprocal Altruism.

Cambridge, Mass. : Reprinted from The Quarterly Review of Biology, 1971.

First appearance of Trivers’ enormously influential first published paper, written while he was still earning his PhD at Harvard under Bayr and Drury in which he coined the term “reciprocal altruism” as well as “delayed return altruism.” Octavo, disbound from the original journal. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front panel, “To JeffContinue reading "The Evolution of Reciprocal Altruism."

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-136255

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King, Stephen

The Plant: Part Three Stephen King Original Annotated Galley Proof.

Bangor, Maine : Philtrum Press, 1985.

The original publisher’s galley proof of Part Three of King’s rare unfinished epistolary novel, initially published in parts and sent to his close friends in lieu of Christmas cards. Folded, the proof measures 60 inches by 19 inches with a typed note from King’s publisher on the title page and King’s inscription, “copy-edit complete. SteveContinue reading "The Plant: Part Three Stephen King Original Annotated Galley Proof."

$12,500.00

Item Number: RRB-136241

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[Turing, Alan]

The World at War 1939-1944: A Brief History of World War II. Materials for the Use of Army Orientation Program.

Washington : The Infantry Journal, 1945.

The father of computer science, Alan Turing’s copy of the U.S. War Department Military Intelligence Division’s official history of World War II. Small octavo, original wrappers as issued. From the library of Alan Turing with his ownership signature to the title page, “A.M. Turing.” English mathematician, computer scientist, and cryptanalyst Alan Mathison Turing was highlyContinue reading "The World at War 1939-1944: A Brief History of World War II. Materials for the Use of Army Orientation Program."

$20,000.00

Item Number: RRB-135225

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Voltaire. [Arouet, François-Marie]

Elemens de la Philosophie de Neuton. [Elements of the Philosophy of Newton].

Amsterdam : Chez Jacques Desbordes, 1738.

First edition of one of the most elegantly illustrated science books ever printed and the book that introduced France to Newtonian physics. Octavo, bound in full contemporary calf with gilt ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, red morocco spine label lettered in gilt, illustrated seven folding engraved plates, headpieces and tailpiecesContinue reading "Elemens de la Philosophie de Neuton. [Elements of the Philosophy of Newton]."

$1,600.00

Item Number: RRB-128559

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Brown, Stephen [Editor]. Foreword by Jimmy Carter. Introduction by David Allen Sibley [Peter Matthiessen]

Arctic Wings: Birds of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

Seattle : The Mountaineers Books, 2006.

First edition of this stunning tribute to the birds of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated with color photographs. From the library of Peter Matthiessen. American writer Peter Matthiessen remains the only writer to have won the National Book Award in both nonfiction (The Snow Leopard, 1979) and fiction (Shadow Country, 2008).Continue reading "Arctic Wings: Birds of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge."

$275.00

Item Number: RRB-135489

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Schweitzer, Albert

Albert Schweitzer Signed Photograph.

January 18, 1963.

Rare black and white photograph of Albert Schweitzer in Lambaréné, inscribed by him, “En canoe sur la fleuve Ogooué a monsieur Glarvey Robbins avec ma profon de reconnniass avec Lambaréné Albert Schweitzer 18.1.63.” Schweitzer’s philosophy was expressed in many ways, but most famously in founding and sustaining the Albert Schweitzer Hospital in Lambaréné, which upContinue reading "Albert Schweitzer Signed Photograph."

$1,750.00

Item Number: RRB-135832

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Withering, William

An Account of the Foxglove, and Some of its Medical Uses: With Practical Remarks on Dropsy, and Other Diseases.

Birmingham : Printed by M. Swinney, 1785.

Rare first edition of this classic work in pharmacology. Octavo, bound in full contemporary calf, red morocco spine label lettered in gilt, gilt ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, folding frontispiece of hand-colored folding frontispiece plate of a foxglove plant. In very good condition with the plate in fine condition. Rebacked.

$8,200.00

Item Number: RRB-131940

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Hutchinson, John

The Families of Flowering Plants. Arranged According to a New System Based on Their Probable Phylogeny.

London : Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1926.

First edition of Hutchinson’s classic work on the classification of flowering plants. Octavo, two volumes, original cloth, with illustrations by W.E. Trevithick and the author. In very good condition. Small ownership name to each volume.

$75.00

Item Number: RRB-137296

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Franklin, Benjamin

Oeuvres.

Paris : Chez Quillau, Esprit, et l'Auteur, 1773.

First French edition of Franklin’s complete works on electricity, based on the fourth and best British edition. Quarto, two volumes bound in one, contemporary calf, illustrated with engraved frontispiece portrait of Franklin in his study and twelve full-page plates. In very good condition. Uncommon.

$4,000.00

Item Number: RRB-133908

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Davies, Paul

About Time: Einstein’s Unfinished Revolution.

New York : Simon & Schuster, 1995.

First edition of this work by the award-winning scientist. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Paul Davies on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Cheung Tai.

$125.00

Item Number: RRB-133205

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Barnett, Lincoln; Foreword by Albert Einstein

The Universe and Dr. Einstein.

New York : William Sloane Associates, 1948.

First edition of this work praised by Einstein himself. Octavo, original cloth, illustrations by Anthony Sadoro. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author to Anne Goodman on the front free endpaper, “For Anne Goodman- who was on the receiving end of the first interview this reporter ever gave and the pleasantest one he ever participatedContinue reading "The Universe and Dr. Einstein."

$1,150.00

Item Number: RRB-133464

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Toffler, Alvin

Powershift: Knowledge, Wealth, and Violence at the Edge of the 21st Century.

New York : Bantam Books, 1990.

First edition of this work by the author of Future Shock. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Sergio and the Munoz Family With warmth and respect from Alvin Toffler and Heidi Toffler.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-132352

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Hawking, Stephen W

A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes.

London : Bantam Press, 1988.

First edition of Hawking’s groundbreaking work. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated by Ron Miller. Presentation copy, signed by Stephen Hawking on the title page with his thumbprint, “For John Simpson, this unique signature has been printed by Stephen Hawking.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Author photograph by David Gamble. First printings are exceptionally rare andContinue reading "A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes."

$35,000.00

Item Number: RRB-133889

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Carson, Rachel

Silent Spring.

New York : Mariner Books, 2002.

Early printing of the 40th anniversary edition author’s classic work. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Signed by Edward O. Wilson on the title page. Drawings by Lois and Louis Darling. Afterword by Edward O. Wilson. Introduction by Linda Lear. In fine condition.

$350.00

Item Number: RRB-137514

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Szasz, Thomas S. [James M. Buchanan]

Law, Liberty and Psychiatry.

New York : The Macmillan Company, 1963.

First edition of this classic work, from the library of Nobel Prize-winning economist James M. Buchanan with his signature to the front free endpaper. Buchanan was an economist known for his work on public choice theory originally outlined in his most famous work co-authored with Gordon Tullock in 1962, The Calculus of Consent, then developed over decades for which he receivedContinue reading "Law, Liberty and Psychiatry."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-133734

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Bigelow, Jacob

Florula Bostoniensis. A Collection of Plants of Boston and Its Vicinity, With Their Generic and Specific Characters, Principal Synonyms, Descriptions, Places of Growth, and Time of Flowering, and Occasional Remarks.

Boston : Published by Cummings, Hilliard & Co, 1824.

Enlarged and second edition of Bigelow’s authoritative work on the flora of Boston and its vicinity. Octavo, original boards, rebacked, greatly enlarged and with a significant glossary of botanical terms. In very good condition. Period ownership inscriptions and notations.

$200.00

Item Number: RRB-137356

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Rice, Nathan P. [William Thomas Green Morton]

Trials of a Public Benefactor, as Illustrated in the Discovery of Etherization.

New York : Pudney & Russell, 1859.

First edition of this work on anesthesia, inscribed by the first physician to use it. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece, illustrated with some of Morton administering ether on a sponge. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author, “Dr. Sabine with respects of Wm. T. G. Morton.” In very good condition, rebacked. Rare and desirable signed, this isContinue reading "Trials of a Public Benefactor, as Illustrated in the Discovery of Etherization."

$4,800.00

Item Number: RRB-133508

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Orwell, George

George Orwell Typed Letter Signed.

January 9, 1946.

Rare typed letter signed by the acclaimed author of Nineteen-Eighty Four, George Orwell; part of a long correspondence with scientist Edward R. Ward regarding his views on science. One page, typescript, the letter reads: ‘9th January 1946 Dear Mr. Ward, Your letter has been passed on to be by “Tribune”. I am sorry that inContinue reading "George Orwell Typed Letter Signed."

$25,000.00

Item Number: RRB-133445

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Darwin, Charles

The Works of Charles Darwin. Including: The Origin of Species; The Descent of Man; Variation of Plants and Animals Under Domestication; Formation of Vegetable Mould; The Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom; The Movement and Habits of Climbing Plants; The Various Contrivances by Which Orchids are Fertilised by Insects. Second Edition, Revised. A Naturalist’s Voyage. Journal of Researches into the Natural History and Geology of Countries Visited During the Voyage of the H.M.S Beagle; The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species.

New York : D. Appleton and Company, 1896-97.

The Authorized edition of the works of Charles Darwin. Octavo, 15 volumes, bound in original three quarters morocco, gilt titles to the spine, top edge gilt, illustrated with in-text drawings and plates, some volumes with frontispieces. In near fine condition. An exceptional set.

$14,000.00

Item Number: RRB-133260

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Wilson, Edward O. & Robert H. MacArthur

The Theory of Island Biogeography.

Princeton : Princeton University Press, 1967.

First edition of this landmark work. Octavo, original wrappers. Signed by Edward O. Wilson on the title page, who has drawn a picture of an ant. In near fine condition.

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-133504

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Owens, Mark and Delia

Cry of the Kalahari: Seven Years in Africa’s Last Great Wilderness.

Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1984.

First edition, early printing of this classic work, which ranks with “Goodall’s In the Shadow of Man and Fossey’s Gorillas in the Mist” (Chicago Tribune). Octavo, original half cloth, cartographic endpapers by Lorraine Sneed, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by both authors on the title page, “To Jo Best wishes always Delia Owens” and signed byContinue reading "Cry of the Kalahari: Seven Years in Africa’s Last Great Wilderness."

$375.00

Item Number: RRB-133468

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Aristotle

Aristoteles de Animalibus.

Venetiis : Octaviani Scoticiuis, 1525.

Rare early 16th century Venetian printing of Aristotle’s pioneering work on zoology which had a powerful influence on zoology for over two thousand years. Folio, bound in full vellum, illustrated with woodcut initials. In very good condition. Deaccessioned from the Harvard College Library with their stamps and bookplate.

$4,000.00

Item Number: RRB-133419

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Wilson, Edward O

On Human Nature.

Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, 1978.

First edition of this work, which went on to win the Pulitzer Prize in 1979. Octavo, original brown cloth, pictorial endpapers. Signed by Edward O. Wilson on the title page, who has drawn an ant. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket.

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-133312

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