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Il volume presenta gli atti di un convegno dedicato al Rerum medicarum Novae Hispaniae thesaurus, l'importante silloge di botanica, zoologia e mineralogia del Nuovo Mondo edita dall'Accademia dei Lincei nel 1651. L'opera, maggiormente nota come Tesoro messicano, è variamente esaminata dagli autori dei contributi, in una prospettiva multidisciplinare volta a ricostruire la complessità delle sue fasi compositive e il suo valore nel quadro scientifico dell'epoca. This volume collects the proceedings of the conference on the Rerum medicarum Novae Hispaniae thesaurus, the important anthology on the flora, the fauna and the minerals of the New World published by the Accademia dei Lincei in 1651. The work, most known as Tesoro messicano, is analysed by the authors from different points of view, with the aim of reconstructing the complexity of its composition and assessing its importance in the scientific framework of its age. Lessico intellettuale europeo 120 cm 17 x 24, x-322 pp.
In 8, pp. LXXXVII + 847 + (5) con ill. n.t. Br. ed. Atti del XV congresso internazionale di antropologia e archeologia preistorica tenutosi a Parigi dal 20 al 27 settembre 1931 con moltissimi articoli su antropologuamorfologica e funzionale, studi sulla razza, preistoria, eugenia, ereditarieta', selezione naturale, psico-sociologia, criminologia, etnografia, linguistica. Si allega anche l'estratto di 7 pp. sulla V sessione del convegno stesso.
128 pages. Black and white illustrations. An abridged reprint of the original published in 1915. "Sharply portrays the dysgenic effect of war - and especially of modern war." - from Foreward. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 230 pages. Full black cloth boards show slight edge wear and fading, especially on spine edge.
Exhibition catalog is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Features work by Eugenia Vargas Daniels, Julio Balan, Flor Garduno, Sergio Hernandez, Estel Hussong, franciso Castro Lenero, Salvador Lutteroth, Rocio Maldonado, Alberto Montano, Rubin Ortiz, Adolfo Patino, et. al. with full size b&w prints throughout.
335p. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. EROS5
648 pages. Two volumes bound together. Complete title of first book continues - The regeneration of the human race - the privileges and duties of bringing children into the world, elimination-segregation-selection, the right to get married, the law of opposites, the mother the sole arbiter of her child's fate, how to have perfect children, the effects of environment on children, the science of reproduction in all animal and plant life, how the human body can be made immune to disease, physical and mental training of children and the development of the brain of a child, the sexual laws of nature and the effects of their violation, the bible on sex hygeine. Title of second volume continues: Life centers, man's ideal woman, woman, woman's ideal man, choosing a mate, scientific mating, cupid's conquest, the honeymoon, what marriage involves, the reproductive organs, pure sex-love, womanhood, pre-natal influence, the gift of motherhood, the successful mother, the power of the mind, etc. etc. etc. Lots to sink your teeth into.! Black and white plates plus line drawings. Textblock and front free endpaper detached. Heavily worn. Rebind this copy and you'll really have something! Book
36 pages. Many black and white illustrations. "An objective and unbiased look at an important historical component of the European anthropological scene." - from page 1. Average wear. Some curling to corners. Unmarked. Book
303p. Hardcover Good condition, spine lightly faded, front flyleaf clipped Notes: The work is based on an essay entitled: The new decalogue of science, which appeared in the Century magazine of March, 1922; the correspondence between the author and G. Bernard Shaw in reference to this essay is here reprinted from the August, 1922, issue.
Former owner's name faintly in pencil atop front cover, else unmarked. Stapled contents separated from cover. Covers well-worn but contents good or better. Back cover graced with black and white advertisement from the Committee on Mobilization of Relief Resources featuring image of a man tightening his belt. Features: Seeing with invisible light - use of ultr-violet light makes possible the 9000 power microscope; A new dam-reconditioning method - concrete facing is of novel construction; Editorials - synthetic rubber - studies in sex - we build ships; Is space expanding? - evidence points to the fact that the universe is exploding; Mechanical stevedores aboard ship - ship is converted into a "self-unloader"; Gorilla - greatest of all apes - thrills of a scientific expedition's hunt for gorillas; Safety rules for the airways - Department of Commerce regulations are all-inclusive; Eugenics for cows but not for humans - much of so-called eugenics is based upon fallacies; Marking the nations's boundaries - Questions of state's boundaries are complex and interesting; New York's newest subway cars - cars for new line are greatly improved; What science really is - why had the Greeks or the Chinese no Industrial Revolution?; Erosion Dares the west - a menace and the measures that must be taken to defeat it; From the archeologist's note book; Curious lead tablet, Luristan bronzes, a benevolent hippopotamus, a road of the ages; Analyzing "Archies" shots - Theodolite records shell-bursts in movies for close study; New and exotic delights for our table - many delicious fruit and vegetable immigrants in American markets. Book
151p. Small 8vo. Original red cloth binding. Slightly worn. Authorized edition. First published 1919. EROS1
512 p. + Frontis. Numerous text drawings. End papers foxed. Text age stained. Small 8vo. Original full cloth binding, very stained. Well read condition. "During the Progressive Era of the late 19th and early 20th century, eugenics was considered a method of preserving and improving the dominant groups in the population; it is now generally associated with racist and nativist elements, as the movement was to some extent a reaction to a change in emigration from Europe, rather than scientific genetics." - Wiki. WOMEN 1
512 pages. Glossary. Index. Black and white illustrations in text. "Many of the wrecks of humanity which fill our public institutions owe their pitiful condition to the terrible exaggerations, the downright falsehoods, and the shameful sex thrills which pervade the so-called literature of the day. If, therefore, this book serves to wipe out some medieval bigotry, to disperse some entangling misunderstandings, and to increase to some extent, at least, the happiness of the human race, its purpose shall have been splendidly fulfilled." - Preface. Unmarked with moderate wear. Binding sound. One of the more intriguing titles we have handled. Something to please, offend or humor most folks on almost every page! Book
Ritratto di S. M. l'Imperatrice Eugenia
AAVV Psicoterapia breve di individuazione, La metodologia di Tommaso Senise nella consultazione con l'adolescente. , Feltrinelli 1990, Libro usato in condizioni accettabili. Pagine con sottolineature e segni d'uso ai margini. Copertina rigida cartonata usurata e con bordi stanchi. Dorso usurato con mancanze. Usato (Used) . <br> <br> <br> 446<br>
In-8°, pp. 9, (1), brossura editìoriale con dedica autografa del Franceschini a Domenico Vannini. Buon esemplare. Ode encomiastica e d'occasione per la visita fiorentina dell'Imperatrice Eugenia, consorte di Napoleone III, che era riparato nella localita' inglese di Chiselhurst nel 1871, dopo essere stato liberato dai Prussiani. Italiano
In-8 (cm. 24.10), 2 volumi, brossura illustrata, con alette, pp. (8), 295, (3); VII, (3), 245, (1) con numerose illustrazioni in bianco e nero fuori testo. L’opera rielabora i materiali presentati all’omonimo Convegno tenutosi presso il Museo Bagatti Valsecchi di Milano nei giorni 26, 27, 28, Novembre 1998. In ottimo stato (nice copy). .
Index. Bibliography. Approximately 200 pages. An excellent and uncommon overview of the life and accomplishments of prolific plant breeder Luther Burbank, one of the greatest Americans in history. This copy is in such lovely condition that it appears to be a current reprint, but we can find no evidence to support this. Very light wear. Clean, bright and unmarked. Excellent copy. Book
90p. Hardcover Very good condition
(Collana : Il Cammeo - n. 111) Traduzione dall'originale inglese "Les Girls" (58c).
in-8°, 252 pp., broche, couv. plast. Bon etat. [NV-26]
1 Vol. In-8 pag. 426 numerose tavv. f.t PROG 2246 CATT_ATT 20
(Collana : I Rossi e i Blu) Romanzo da cui è stato tratto l'omonimo film diretto da Sidney Lumet e interpretato da Rod Steiger. "I Rossi e Blu", una collezione di romanzi e di libri della realtà che raccoglie in elegante edizione, opere famose di grande successo e destinate a durare in ogni biblioteca .
(Collana : Il Giallo Mondadori - n. 1475) Settimanale poliziesco appartenente alla collana "Il Giallo Mondadori"; in appendice "La Rivista" di Ellery Queen - Settimanale 8 Maggio 1977. Copertina di Carlo Jacono.
pp. 189. in 8°, rileg. in tela
