General Electric, [1955]. Softcover. Quarto, 16 pp. Full color. Stapled wraps. Part of General Electric's "Adventures in Science" series. Minor (1/4") closed tear to lower edge of back wrap. Interesting look at jet aviation in the 1950s. More about Adventures in Jet Power
Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1872. Hardcover. Report includes articles on "Social and Religion Condition of the Lower Races of Man," "Eruption of the Volcano of Colima," "Coronado's March in Search of The 'Seven Cities of Cibola' and Discussion of Their Probable Location," "Forests and Their Climatic influence," "Remarkable Forms... More about Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution Showing the Operations,...
Roma: Tipografia della R. Accademia dei Lincei, 1886. Hardcover. Heavy Italian language work. Parte 1: Memorie; Parte II: Notizie degli scavi. Tall quarto, Paginated by section (approx. 1000 pages) Green cloth. From private collection. Cloth chipped and worn along spine ends. Some soiling to prelims. More about Atti della R. Accademia dei Lincei Anno CCLXXXIII 1886, Serie Quarta: Classe di scienze, morali,...
Bologna: Nicola Zanichelli, 1931. Hardcover. Bound Italian language journal volume. Octavo, 328 pp. Half-bound in leather over maroon cloth boards. Leather shows some scuffs. Small handwritten note in Italian at the bottom of the table of contents. More about Bollettino della Unione matematica italiana, Volume Decimo [10
Boston: David Clapp & Sons, 1870-1871. Hardcover. Tall octavo (10.5" tall x 7.5" wide). Half-bound in leather over brown cloth-covered boards. From private collection. Leather shows some rubbing and wear. cloth is a little discolored. Text block starting to separate from binding. Articles cover "Abdominal Cavity, forcible intrusion of large... More about The Boston Medical and Surgical Journal. From July, 1870, to January 1871, New Series Volume VI
The Planning Services Group, 1962. Comb Binding. Report reviews the history and state of Boston's ports and airport, and makes proposals for their future development. Includes maps and charts. Quarto, 80 pp. + errata sheet. Comb binding. From private collection. Plastic comb is cracked along spine. More about The Boston Regional Survey: Transportation Inventory: Chapter Seven, Ports and Airports
The Planning Services Group, 1962. Comb Binding. Report reviews the history and state of Boston's ports and airport, and makes proposals for their future development. Includes maps and charts. Quarto, 82 pp. + errata sheet. Comb binding. From private collection. More about The Boston Regional Survey: Transportation Inventory: Chapter Seven, Ports and Airports
The Chandra X-Ray Center, n.d. Folded color poster measures 3 feet by 2 feet. Shows Chandra image of Cassiopeia A.; Chandra in Columbia's loading bay; and images of Columbia in flight. From private collection. Poster shows minor rubbing along folds, else Fine. More about Chandra X-Ray Observatory: First Light [Poster
Konstanz: Jacob Bührer, 1896. Hardcover. Organ des Schweizerischen Ziegler-Vereins. German language bound volume contains 24 issues of "Der Thonwaarenfabrikant" from the year 1896. Quarto, 240 pp. Quarter-bound in leather over marble paper-covered boards. Retired library copy with usual stamps and markings. More about Der Thonwaarenfabrikant, Zeitschrift für Ziegler, Hafner, Kalk- und Cement-Industrie. , Jahrgang...
Engergy Information Administration, 1997. Softcover. Department of Energy publication. Quarto, 142 pages. In wraps. Book appears unread. More about Emissions of Greenhouse Gases in the United States, 1996. DOE/EIA-0573(96
American Institute of Steel Construction, 1930. Softcover. March 1930, Second Edition. Octavo, 126 pp. In wraps with four holes for ring binder. Deaccessioned from Harvard University's Baker Library with usual stamps and markings. Wraps are chipped along crown of spine and show light wear. Pages are clean and unmarked. More about Facts and Figures About Steel Consruction
Boston: Municipal Printing Office, 1907. Hardcover. Octavo, 12 pp. Brown cloth with gilt lettering on front board. Cloth worn around spine ends and corners. More about First Annual Report of the Consumptives' Hospital of the City of Boston, Mary 4, 1906 to January...
Peterborough, N.H. Peterborough, N.H. : American Guernsey Cattle Club, 1824. Softcover. Includes articles on the care and breeding of Guernsey cows as well as numerous period advertisements for livestock, farms, equipment, feed, etc. Illustrated throughout with black & white photos. Large quarto, pp. 421-482 + 72-page advertising supplement. In wraps... More about Guernsey Breeders' Journal, Volume 25, Number 9. May 1, 1924
Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1878. Softcover. Uncommon government survey of US lighthouses and beacons. Quarto, 87 pp. Blue wraps. Wraps are heavily worn and soiled with loss of paper along backstrip and large chip missing from upper corner of upper wrap and title page. More about List of Light-Houses, Lighted Beacons, and Floating Lights of the Atlantic, Gulf, and Pacific...
New York: Schering & Glatz, 1893. Softcover. Octavo, 112 pages. In wraps. From private collection. Front wrap is missing. Back wrap and back free endpaper are chipped and worn. Text remains clean and unmarked. Schering company stamp and a few handwritten notations on title page. More about Medicinal Agents of the Chemical Works
Minneapolis: Swinburne & Company, 1885. Softcover. Octavo, 240 pages. In wraps. Massachusetts College of Pharmacy Stamps. Brattle Book Shop stickers on front. Wraps are discolored along spine and edges. Small ding along top edge of back of book block. More about Proceedings of the National Wholesale Druggists Association. In Convention at Philadelphia,...
American National Live Stock Association, 1922. Hardcover. Octavo, 190 pp. Original green cloth binding. Ex-library copy with usual stamps and markings. Cloth cover shows some soiling. More about Proceedings Of The Twenty-fifth Annual Convention Of The American National Live Stock Association...
Union of South Africa: Social and Economic Planning Council, 1947. Softcover. Report analyzes the significance and cost structure of the gold mining industry in South Africa. Octavo, 64 pp. + two folded maps, one in color. Stapled wraps. Wraps are worn; staples, rusted. Maps are a little agetoned with minor wear to edges. More about Report II: Economic Aspects of the Gold Mining Industry
Providence, Rhode Island: American Ship Windlass Company, n.d. Softcover. Conducted by Consulting Engineers or by the Owners of the Plants." Report includes data collected from the National Museum Building, the New York Edison Company Waterside Station, Nashua Manufacturing Company, Narragansett Brewing Company and Chase Rolling Mill Company. No publication date..... More about Results from Tests of Boilers Equipped with Taylor Gravity Underfeed Stokers
London: Airtour Flight Equipment, Ltd., n.d. Softcover. No publication date. Booklet consists of transcripts of in-flight communications (Geneva - Berne, Parts I & II; Flight Zurich - Geneva, I & IIl and local flight, Geneva). Octavo, 20 pages. Stapled wraps. Name on front wrap; word "Tapescript" printed inside booklet. More about VFR Flight for Airmen
Manguinhos: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 1928. Softcover. text in English and Spanish with black & white plates. Octavo, 9 pages Spanish text + 3 black & white plates + 9 pages English text. Faded red wraps. From private collection. More about Notas sobre a biologia do TELENOMUS FARIAI Lima, parasito dos ovos de TRIATOMA / Notes on the...
Addison-Wesley, 1966. Softcover. "[This set] has remained a definitive introduction to physics for decades. Ranging from the most basic principles of Newtonian physics through such formidable theories as general relativity and quantum mechanics, Feynman's lectures stand as a monument of clear exposition and deep insight. Complete 3-volume set. Quarto. In... More about The Feynman Lectures on Physics
London: Baillèrem Tindall & Cox, 1932. Softcover. Issue includes original papers by Freud on female sexuality, libidinal types, and the acquisition of power over fire. Quarto, vii, 405-504 pp. In wraps. Wraps are browned and shoe some wear and splits along spine. More about The International Journal of Pyscho-Analysis, Volume XIII, Part 4, October 1932
Boston: Nathan Sawyer & Son, 1887. Hardcover. Octavo, 56 pp. + 26 fold-out tables. Brown cloth. From private collection. Front hinge starting. Light wear to fore-edge of back free endpaper. More about Three Hundred and Eighty-four Laparotomies for Various Diseases: With Tables Showing the Results...
Inward Light, 1072. Softcover. Article is based upon the tenth Jung Memorial Lecture (1971) delivered by Keller at the Jung Institute in Zurich. Nineteen-page article in Inward Light, Volume XXXV, No. 81, Spring 1972. Octavo, pp. 6-25.. Green stapled wraps. Clean, unmarked copy. More about C. G. Jung: Some Memories and Reflections
