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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 Dorothy Hear your heart Jane Goodall.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Jackie Merri Meyer and Flag.
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New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1876.
First edition of this groundbreaking work on the study of brain physiology. Octavo, original publisher’s brown cloth, illustrated with diagrams. In very good condition with light rubbing to the extremities, signature on the dedication page. Rare.
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United States : Department of State, 1922.
Rare 1922 signed passport of the father of cybernetics Norbert Wiener with a signed photograph by him. The United States of America passport from the Department of State signed by Norbert Wiener with his personal description and his signed photograph affixed to the bottom right corner. The seal is present and affixed to the bottomContinue reading "Norbert Wiener Signed Passport and Photograph."
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Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1984.
First edition 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 with color photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by both Delia Owens and signed by Mark Owens on the half-title page, “To Bruce, WeContinue reading "Cry of the Kalahari: Seven Years in Africa’s Last Great Wilderness."
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New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 2006.
First edition, early printing of this work which “traces the life and times of a brilliant, gifted…individual whose contributions to the scientific, business and cultural realms are extensive” (Bookpage). Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by Steve Wozniak on the title page, “To Cindy Woz.” Fine in aContinue reading "iWoz."
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Boston : Little, Brown and Company, 1963.
First edition of this 1963 scientific progress conference anthology. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, with eight illustrations. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Ira Goldblatt. Uncommon in this condition.
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New York : Grand Central Publishing, 2014.
First edition of this work by the renowned naturalist and scientist. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Jane Goodall on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Tom McKeveny. Foreword by Michael Pollan.
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Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1955.
First edition of Carson’s classic work, which explores marine life that takes us into “a truly extraordinary world” (The Atlantic Monthly). Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “Inscribed for Miss Mary Lindsay with best wishes of Rachel Carson.” Illustrated by Bob Hines. Near fine in a veryContinue reading "The Edge of the Sea."
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New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1955.
First edition of Frankl’s classic work which explores topics on the meaning of life in general as well as the meaning of specific areas of one’s life, such as work and personal relationships. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Mr. Stettner with the kindest regardsContinue reading "The Doctor and the Soul: An Introduction to Logotherapy."
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London : Printed for Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longman, 1832.
First edition of this comprehensive biographical portrait of one of Britain’s most influential botanists and founders of the Linnean Society, compiled by his widow Pleasance Smith. Octavo, two volumes, bound in half-cloth with paper titles to the spine. In near fine condition. Edited by Lady Smith.
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Philadelphia : Running Press, 2005.
First edition of this compilation of Charles Darwin’s most influential works in their entirety contained for the first time in one volume. Thick octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by James Watson on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Text includes commentary by Nobel laureate James Watson.
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London : Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1920.
First British edition of Einstein’s ground-breaking work. Octavo, original red cloth, frontispiece of Einstein, illustrated with five diagrams. In very good condition with toning to the spine. Translated by Robert Lawson.
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London : The Cresset Press, 1935.
First British edition of this sociopolitical commentary of the United States during the interwar period. Octavo, original publisher’s blue cloth. Very good in a very good dust jacket with toning and shelf wear. From the collection of British science fiction author Christopher Priest with his ownership signature to the front free endpaper. Priest’s most famousContinue reading "The New America: The New World."
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New York : Grand Central Publishing, 2014.
First edition of this work by the renowned naturalist and scientist. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Jane Goodall on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Tom McKeveny. Foreword by Michael Pollan.
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Swannanoa, Virginia : University of Science and Philosophy, 1958.
First edition of this work containing a vital world-message and “a blue print for the one way to peace and prosperity”. Octavo, original publisher’s purple cloth, frontispiece, illustrated with a folding table. Presentation copy, inscribed by Lao Russell on the half-title page, “To Ann Harwood This book was written to give the cause of ourContinue reading "The World Crisis: Its Explanation and Solution."
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Rare original photo album commemorating J. Robert Oppenheimer’s return to the Los Alamos Laboratory on May 18th, 1964. Square octavo, blue boards with white plastic comb binding, with 30 black and white photographs. Nearly two decades after the Trinity test and only three years before his death, J. Robert Oppenheimer revisited the Los Alamos Laboratory.Continue reading "J. Robert Oppenheimer Photo Album Commemorating his Return to the Los Alamos Laboratory."
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London : Cassell and Company Limited, 1931.
First edition of “the first modern textbook of biology.” Quarto, original cloth, top stain black, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by Wells in the year of publication on the second free endpaper, “For Lady Wavetree devotion H.G. Wells Cannes. Feb 16. 1931.” Very good in the rare dust jacket, which is in very good condition. SignedContinue reading "The Science of Life."
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Full-color glossy photograph of Jane Goodall with a chimpanzee. Inscribed by Goodall in the lower right corner of the photograph, “For Bernd – Together we make a difference Jane Goodall.” In near fine condition. The photograph measures 7.5 inches by 5 inches.
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New Haven : Yale University Press, 1990.
First edition of this work by the Nobel Prize-winning scientist, inscribed by him and the discoverer of DNA, James Watson. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper and additionally signed by Nobel Prize-winning scientist James Watson below. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Rare and desirableContinue reading "The Design of Life."
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New York : W.A. Benjamin, Inc, 1965.
First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning scientist’s first book. Octavo, original boards, illustrated. Boldly signed by James Watson on the title page. Editor’s foreword by Cyrus Levinthal. Near fine in good dust jacket with chips and wear. The hardcover edition is rare.
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New York : The Basic Books, 1955.
First edition of this translation English of this cornerstone of psychoanalysis. Octavo, original cloth. Translation by James Strachey. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with some chips. Rare in the original jacket.
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New York : G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1976.
First edition of this biography on legendary theoretical physicist Edward Teller. Octavo, original publisher’s orange cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Ruby M. Ness with thanks Edward Teller.” Fine in a very good dust jacket with wear to the extremities, signature toContinue reading "Energy and Conflict: The Life and Times of Edward Teller."
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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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Oversized photograph of the first sign of mankind’s exploration to the moon. Glossy color oversized photograph of Buzz Aldrin’s footprint on the lunar surface. Boldly signed in black felt tip by American astronaut Michael Collins, “Michael Collins Apollo XI.” In fine condition. The piece measures 20 inches by 16 inches. Triple matted and framed. TheContinue reading "Michael Collins Signed Buzz Aldrin Moon Footprint Oversized Photograph."
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