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1938M9408Offprint from:: Bulletin of the Institute of the History of Medicine vol. VI no. 6 1938. 1938. 8vo. 649-667 pp. Photos. Printed wrappers. FINE. Bulletin of the Institute of the History of Medicine, vol. VI, no. 6, 1938. unknown books
199411418Hopewell: Ecco 1994. No. 73/74. Spring 1994. Perfect-bound glossy illustrated wraps. The "Whose Writing This: Notations on the Authorilal I" issue. Edited by Daniel Halpern. Contributors include Atwood Bukowski Hawkes Millhauser Oates .Simic Updike at al. Signed by Miller at end of his contribution on the page after the fascimile signature. Touch of shelfwear; Near Fine condition. Unusual as such. Signed by Contributor. First Edition. Original Wraps. Near Fine/Not Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ecco Paperback books
1968S11360Bethesda MD:: Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology 1968. 1968. 4to. 879-83 article various paginations entire volume pp. Original printed wrappers; holograph ink spine title. Very good. Miller was an American chemist and biologist most famous for conducting the Miller-Urey experiment which demonstrated that organic compounds could rise naturally from inorganic substances suggesting that life could have formed from non-life through natural processes. Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, 1968. unknown books
1957M13023New York:: New York Academy of Sciences 1957. 1957. Offprint from Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences Vol. 69 Art 2. 8vo. 255-376 pp. Figures. Original printed wrappers. Fine. Contains an introduction and series of 11 papers the result of a conference called Modern Ideas on Spontaneous Generation held by the Section of Biology of the New York Academy of Sciences in collaboration with Section F of the American Association for the Advancement of Science Washington D.C. December 26 1956. Select papers include but are not limited to: MILLER Stanley H. "The Formation of Organic Compounds on the Primitive Earth." 260-275 pp. // HARKER David. "The Structure of Crystalline Proteins." 321-327 pp. // LINDEGREN Carl C. "The Role of the Gene in Evolution." 338-351 pp. Miller is perhaps most famous for with Harold Urey conducting the Miller-Uery experiment which "simulated the conditions thought at the time to be present on the early Earth and tested for the occurrence of chemical origins of life. Specifically the experiment tested Alexander Oparin's and J.B.S. Haldane's hypothesis that conditions on the primitive Earth favored chemical reactions that synthesized organic compounds from inorganic precursors" Wikip. New York Academy of Sciences, 1957. unknown books
193165831New Philadelphia Ohio: By the Author. Very Good. 1931. Hardcover. 60 pages. Green cloth covers with gilt printing. Covers are just slightly scuffed and soiled. The contents are bright and complete. A near Very Good copy. . By the Author hardcover books
193119029New Philadelphia OH: Julius Miller Richardson. Very Good. 1931. Hardcover. Spine ends bumped; hinges starting; else Good; signed; private printing . Julius Miller Richardson hardcover books
1961WRCLIT27411Minneapolis: Henry Miller Literary Society 1961. Printed wrappers. Photographs. First edition. Copy 14 of 1000 copies in this case signed by the compiler and by the President of the Society. Some pencil checks in margins otherwise a nice copy of this relic. Henry Miller Literary Society unknown books
199146453Carmel CA: Coast Publishing 1991. First Edition. Square 8vo pp. 127. Foreword by Lawrence Durrell preface by Gary Koeppel introduction by Deborah Johansen. Paper wraps. Illustrated in full color. Cover little scuffed o/w a VG tight copy. Coast Publishing unknown books
198814201Milwaukee WI: Milwaukee Art Museum 1988. Softcover. VG few page corners curled not bad. Grey wraps. 283 pp. Numerous color and bw plates. Two-page introduction by James Mundy essays by Frederick I. Olson Community and Culture in Frederick Layton's Milwaukee Lillian B. Miller The Milwaukee Art Museum's Founding Father: Frederick Layton and His Collection James Mundy Painting and Sculpture Around 1888: Traditions Innovations and Exceptions Kenneth Ames The Decorative Arts in the Gilded Age and David Van Zanten The Architecture of the Layton Art Gallery many lovely plates. Published to accompany an exhibition held in Milwaukee WI: Milwaukee Art Museum Apr. 8 to Aug. 28 1988. Milwaukee Art Museum unknown books
2000005067Lake Forest IL: Lake Forest College/University of Chicago Press 2000. Book. Near fine condition. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. First Edition. Quarto 4to. 236 pages including an index. Hardcover binding in almost new condition. Unclipped dustjacket with minimal shelfwear; protected in archival mylar. Inscribed by two authors on front endpaper Schulze and Miller. Contains over 290 illustrations many never before published including maps portraits memorabilia cartoons photographs ephemera etc. 5000 copies were published. Lake Forest College/University of Chicago Press Hardcover books
1999126966Milwaukee OR: Dark Horse Comics 1999. Octavo pictorial boards. First hardcover and first combined edition. Story and art by Frank Miller color by Lynn Varley. This graphic novel first appeared as a series of separate paperbound comics. Basis for the 2007 film about ancient Greece and the 300 Spartans at Thermopylae. Minor bump to lower right front corner else a fine copy without dust jacket as issued. #126966 Dark Horse Comics unknown books
19419518New York: The Magazine of Wall Street Ticker Publishing Co. Inc. 1941. 1st. Hardcover. Collectible; Very Good. The 1941 1st edition of this uncommon look at Wall Street. Clean and VG in its black leatherette with bright gilt-lettering at the front panel. 12mo 128 pgs. <br/><br/> The Magazine of Wall Street (Ticker Publishing Co. Inc.) hardcover books
1961WRCLIT47165Boston: Little Brown 1961. Blue cloth boards. First edition. Spine ends bit bumped ink initials on free endsheet edges dusty but a sound copy in edgeworn and slightly torn and frayed dust jacket. Little, Brown hardcover books
1961273102Boston: Little Brown 1961. First. hardcover. good. 8vo blue cloth upper part of front cloth cover slightly warped spine ends very lightly worn edge of corners worn cloth lightly soiled. Boston: Little Brown 1961.<br/><br/> Presentation copy.<br/><br/> Little Brown unknown books
196181958Boston: Little Brown 1961. hardcover. very good/very good-. 8vo cloth d.w. price-clipped and slightly mis-aligned. Boston: Little Brown 1961. A very good copy in a very good- dust wrapper.<br/><br/> Little Brown unknown books
1966025999Montreal: McGill University Press 1966. vi 112p. b/w front. dj. McGill University Press unknown books
1924018902Providence: R.L. Freeman 1924. Octavo. 29p. map An important contribution on early South County history. On this plat which was made in 1675 the Bonnet is designated as "Scotts Bonnet" or as Miller explains "because of its imagined likeness to a Glengarry." Blind stamp from the now defunct Long Island Historical Society. The original pastedown label is present. Bound in red paper covered boards lettered in black printed paper spine labels. A very good copy with some darkening to board edges minor wear to corners and edges. R.L. Freeman unknown books
192432836Dayton: The Otterbein Press 1924. 1st printing. Gold embossed blue wrappers stapled. Cover title: "International Air Races. Dayton - Ohio. October 2-3-4-1924. Some edgewear to wrappers. Faint vertical fold line. A VG copy. 63 1 pp. At front tipped-in coupon to receive after September 26 "one copy of 'Score Card of the Races' which will also give Complete List of Entries for Each Event." Practically every page with one illustration; many with multiple. Most from photographs. 11-1/8" x 8-5/8" <br/><br/>At the time of this 1924 event the series beginning in 1920 at Roosevelt Field NY Dayton "birth place of the flying machine & home of the Wright Brothers" viewed itself as the "Air City of America" who herein welcomes the world's best aviators for the 5th Race. As well as a souvenir of the Air Races the brochure also used as a promotional vehicle for the city & provides general history of aviation. The program now somewhat scarce with OCLC recording just 6 holdings. The Otterbein Press unknown books
196090819Phila.: J.B. Lippincott 1960. First edition first prnt. Black quarter-cloth and mauve paper-covered boards.with black vignette. "$4.95" printed price on lower front flap. Dustjacket art by Milton Glaser. Touch of shelfwear brief owner inscription on the front free endpage; dustjacket with chipped spine ends and corners small chip on front panel topedge light rubbing and toning mostly on the spine. Tight copy in Very Good condition in about Very Good dustjacket with an archival cover. 1961 Hugo Award winner. Miller's only novel a assemblage of three previously published novellas which appeared in "The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction." 1961 Hugo Award winner and generally recognized as among the most significant novels of its genre. First Edition. Hardcovers. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. J.B. Lippincott Hardcover books
1994014726Norwalk Connecticut: The Easton Press 1994. All edges gilt. Covers and spine decorated in gilt. Silk bookmark sewn-in. Introduction by James Gunn and color frontispiece by Richard Powers. First published in 1959 the novel is considered one of the classics of science fiction. It won the Hugo Award in 1961. 320pp. Collector's Edition. Full Gray Leather. Fine/No Dust Jacket. Octavo. The Easton Press hardcover books
1975156445Boston: Gregg Press 1975. Octavo cloth. Later edition. Text offset from that of the 1960 Lippincott edition. New introduction by Norman Spinrad. 1961 Hugo award winner. "600 years after an atomic deluge the Age of Simplification reigns supreme but a development to new civilization follows." - Gerber Utopian Fantasy 1973 p. 160. "Named by many as best SF novel of the modern period." - Anatomy of Wonder 1987 3-287. Anatomy of Wonder 1995 3-125 and 2004 II-766. Pringle Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels 30. Survey of Science Fiction Literature I pp. 288-93. A fine copy without dust jacket as issued. #156445 Gregg Press unknown books
19591996Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company 1959. First edition of the author's landmark novel. Octavo original cloth. Presentation copy inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication "For Ben Best Regards Walter Miller Jr. 5-28-60." Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Books inscribed by Walter Miller Jr. are fairly uncommon even more so in the year of publication. Winner of the 1961 Hugo Award for Best Novel "A Canticle For Leibowitz" is considered one of the most accomplished powerful and enduring classics of modern speculative fiction. "An extraordinary novel . Prodigiously imaginative richly comic terrifyingly grim profound both intellectually and morally and above all . simply such a memorable story as to stay with the reader for years" Chicago Tribune. J. B. Lippincott Company hardcover books
1979WRCAM53372New York 1979. xxiii230pp. Illus. Quarto. Original green cloth. Near fine. First edition of a useful reference with good illustrations of early American watermarks. hardcover books
1983WRCAM53433New York 1983. xix286pp. Illus. Quarto. Green cloth. Very good. A useful reference with illustrations useful in the identification of watermarks. hardcover books
1993WRCLIT72886Ann Arbor: Roger Jackson 1993. Stiff printed wrappers. First separate edition of the prefatory essays to Jackson & Shiffren's bibliography. One of 250 numbered trade copies. Fine. Roger Jackson unknown books