Science and Natural History

Kleinrock, Leonard

Leonard Kleinrock Signed Photograph.

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Large format color photograph of American computer scientist Leonard Kleinrock with the ARPANET, the forerunner to the Internet. Inscribed by him, “To Kent, Leonard Kleinrock.” In fine condition.

Burney, Capt. James

A Chronological History of the Discoveries in the South Sea or Pacific Ocean. Illustrated with Charts.

London : Printed by Luke Hansard, 1803.

Rare first edition of “the most important general history of early South Seas discoveries, containing practically everything of importance on the subject; collected from all sources, with the most important remarks concerning them. Many of the early voyages to California would be inaccessible were they not collected herein” (Hill). Quarto, 5 volumes bound in fullContinue reading "A Chronological History of the Discoveries in the South Sea or Pacific Ocean. Illustrated with Charts."

Dyson, Freeman J

Infinite in All Directions: Gifford Lectures Given at Aberdeen, Scotland April–November 1985.

New York : Harper & Row, Publishers, 1988.

First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Lengthily signed by the author on the half-title page with a quote from this work, “The expansion of life and mankind into the universe will lead to a vast diversification of ecologies and of cultures. p. 298 Freeman Dyson.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. JacketContinue reading "Infinite in All Directions: Gifford Lectures Given at Aberdeen, Scotland April–November 1985."

Schmidt, Eric and Jonathan Rosenberg

How Google Works.

New York : Grand Central Publishing, 2014.

First edition of this “informative and creatively multilayered Google guidebook from the businessman’s perspective” (Kirkus). Octavo, original boards. Signed by both Eric Schmidt and Jonathan Rosenberg. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Jonathan Jarvis. Written with Alan Eagle. Foreword by Larry Page.

Reuben, David R

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex*.

New York : David McKay Company, Inc, 1969.

First edition of David Reuben’s wildly popular sex manual, one of the first sex manuals to enter mainstream culture. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Lawrence Ratzkin. Jacket photograph by Arthur Shay.

Mead, Margaret. Foreword by Franz Boas

Coming of Age in Samoa: A Psychological Study of Primitive Youth in Western Civilisation.

New York : The New American Library of World Literature, Inc, 1949.

First paperback edition, first printing of Mead’s pioneering work which, upon publication, established her as the most famous anthropologist in the world. Small octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Signed and dated by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, “Margaret Meade November 1949.” In near fine condition. Jacket design by RobertContinue reading "Coming of Age in Samoa: A Psychological Study of Primitive Youth in Western Civilisation."

Schmutzer, E. [Stephen Hawking]

Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on General Relativity and Gravitation . . Jena, 14-19 July 1980.

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1983.

First edition of this work on relativity and gravitation. Octavo, original cloth. From the library of Stephen Hawking with his name written on the front free endpaper. Stephen Hawking was a theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author who was director of research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology at the University of Cambridge at the timeContinue reading "Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on General Relativity and Gravitation . . Jena, 14-19 July 1980."

Mead, Margaret. Foreword by Franz Boas

Coming of Age in Samoa: A Psychological Study of Primitive Youth in Western Civilisation.

New York : Blue Ribbon Books, 1932.

Early printing of Mead’s pioneering work which, upon publication, established her as the most famous anthropologist in the world. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece, illustrated. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket, which is in good condition. Foreword by Franz Boas.

Dyson, Freeman J

Infinite in All Directions: Gifford Lectures Given at Aberdeen, Scotland April–November 1985.

New York : Harper & Row, Publishers, 1988.

First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “Freeman Dyson for ____ _____.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Paul Perlow.

Darwin, Charles

On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life.

London : John Murray, 1859.

First edition of “certainly the most important biological book ever written” (Freeman), one of 1250 copies. Octavo, bound in original cloth, half-title, one folding lithographed diagram, without advertisements. In very good condition with cracks to inner hinges and a touch of shelfwear. Housed in a custom clamshell box. A fine example of this landmark work.

Schweitzer, Albert

Albert Schweitzer Autograph Letter Signed.

1960.

Rare autograph letter signed by and entirely in the hand of French physician and Nobel Laureate Albert Schweitzer. One page, text in French. The letter is addressed to Miss Mary Hebe Degler of Lancaster, Pennsylvania and reads in part, “Thank you for very much for the beautiful photographs. The are very natural. All is wellContinue reading "Albert Schweitzer Autograph Letter Signed."

Roosevelt, Theodore; William Howard Taft; John Muir; John Burroughs; Bernard Baruch et al. [Olga Roosevelt]

Theodore Roosevelt Signed and Inscribed Autograph Quotation Book.

c. 1903.

Olga Roosevelt’s autograph book, lengthily inscribed and signed by Theodore Roosevelt as President of the United States, William Howard Taft as Vice President of the United States and several other famous figures of the era, including naturalists John Muir and John Burroughs and financier Bernard Baruch. Octavo, bound in full vellum with hand painted decorationsContinue reading "Theodore Roosevelt Signed and Inscribed Autograph Quotation Book."

Axelrod, Julius; Adolf Butenandt; Gerald Edelman; Ernst Otto Fischer; Werner Forssmann; Alfred Hershey; Bernard Katz; Feodor Lynen; Rudolf Mössbauer; Severo Ochoa; Lars Onsager

1975 Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting Program.

Einladung : Tagung der Preistrager fur Medizin, 1975.

Rare original program invitation from the 1975 Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting Program. Octavo, original wrappers. Signed by 11 Nobel Laureates in Physics or Medicine, including: Julius Axelrod, Adolf Butenandt, Gerald Edelman, Ernst Otto Fischer, Werner Forssmann, Alfred Hershey, Bernard Katz, Feodor Lynen, Rudolf Mössbauer, Severo Ochoa, and Lars Onsager. In fine condition.

Eastman, Dr. Nicholson J.; Dr. Harry Friedenwald; Dr. Howard A. Kelly et al

The Johns Hopkins Medical History Club Fiftieth Anniversary Commemoration Program.

1894.

Rare original program from the fiftieth anniversary commemoration of the foundation of the John Hopkins Medical History Club. Octavo, original wrappers, illustrated with engravings and five tipped-in photographs, ribbon bound in. Housed in a custom chemise case. In fine condition.

Sagan, Carl. [Shirley Arden]

Carl Sagan Archive.

c. 1974-1985.

Extensive archive of papers, letters, notes, magazines, articles, press kits and portfolios containing the work of Carl Sagan, including twenty letters and notes signed by him and some additionally by his wife Ann Druyan. From the collection of Sagan’s Executive Assistant, Shirley Arden, who was instrumental in Sagan’s success and handled all travel arrangements andContinue reading "Carl Sagan Archive."

Hirzebruch, F.; Lars Hormander; John Milnor; Jean-Pierre Serre; I.M. Singer

Annals of Mathematics Studies No. 70: Prospects in Mathematics.

Princeton, New Jersey : Annals of Mathematics Studies Princeton University Press, 1971.

First edition of the papers from the “Prospects in Mathematics” symposium, held in Princeton on March 16-18, 1970 on the occasion of the dedication of Princeton’s Fine Hall. Signed by John Milnor on the half-title page. In fine condition. Ownership name to the front panel. Both uncommon in this condition and signed by Milnor.

Milnor, John

Annals of Mathematics Studies No. 51: Morse Theory.

Princeton, New Jersey : Annals of Mathematics Studies Princeton University Press, 1963.

Rare first edition of this compilation of lectures presented by John Milnor on the study of Morse Theory. Octavo, original wrappers. Signed by John Milnor on the title page. In near fine condition. Milnor’s signature is uncommon.

Muir, John

A Thousand-Mile Walk To the Gulf.

Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1916.

First edition of this work by Muir. Octavo, original green cloth, color pictorial cover label, lettered in white, top edge gilt. Edited with an introduction by William Frederic Badè. Illustrated with several plates from photographs, including a frontispiece portrait with tissue guard; map. Fine in the rare original dust jacket, which is in near fineContinue reading "A Thousand-Mile Walk To the Gulf."

Aldrin, Buzz

Buzz Aldrin Signed Photograph.

1969.

Original color photograph of Buzz Aldrin, boldly inscribed by him. The photograph measures 10 inches by 8 inches. In fine condition.

Milnor, John W

Topology From the Differentiable Viewpoint.

Charlottesville : The University Press of Virginia, 1965.

First edition of this collection of lectures delivered by Milnor at the University of Virginia in December 1963. Octavo, original half cloth over illustrated boards. Signed by John Milnor on the title page. In fine condition.

Williams, George C. [Richard Dawkins]

Adaptation and Natural Selection: A Critic of Some Current Evolutionary Thought.

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, 1966.

First edition of this landmark work. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Richard Dawkins on the half-title page. Many aspects of this book were popularized by Richard Dawkins in his 1976 book The Selfish Gene. Both volumes instrumental in introducing the gene’s-eye view to evolutionary biology. Near fine in a very good dust jacket, name andContinue reading "Adaptation and Natural Selection: A Critic of Some Current Evolutionary Thought."

Dawkins, Richard

The Selfish Gene.

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1976.

First British edition of Dawkins’ classic work. Octavo, black cloth. Signed by Richard Dawkins and scientist Desmond Morris on the title page. Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket painting by Desmond Morris. Morris is most well-known for the writing the classic work The Naked Ape and The Human Zoo. Foreword byContinue reading "The Selfish Gene."

Weiner, Jonathan

The Beak of the Finch: The Story of Evolution in Our Time.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1993.

First edition of the author’s Pulitzer Prize-winning work. Octavo, original half cloth, cartographic endpapers. Lengthily inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “For John Rogers, With Best Wishes Jonathan Weiner ‘Darwin’s Finches will keep their covenant with Darwin’s islands, witnessed by a heap of stones.’ May 2016.” Also, includes a signed letter on theContinue reading "The Beak of the Finch: The Story of Evolution in Our Time."

Des Ballons Aérostatiques, de la maniere de les construire, de les faire elever [Of Balloons aerostatic, the way to build them, elevate them].

Lausanne : J.P. Heubach & Cie, 1784.

First edition of this work, translated as, Of Balloons Aerostatic, the Way to Build Them, Elevate Them. Octavo, bound in contemporary three quarters calf over marbled boards, gilt titles to the spine and gilt balloon tooling in 4 compartments, marbled endpapers. This work is often wrongly attributed to Faujas de Saint-Fond, as it reprints his “DiscoursContinue reading "Des Ballons Aérostatiques, de la maniere de les construire, de les faire elever [Of Balloons aerostatic, the way to build them, elevate them]."