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1962148461New York: Simon and Schuster 1962. First edition early printing of this first-hand account of the genesis of America’s manned space program. Octavo original half-cloth top stain orange pictorial endpapers illustrated with black and white photographs. Boldly signed by Mercury Seven Astronaut Scott Carpenter on the second front free endpaper "Scott Carpenter Aurora 7." Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Paul Bacon. “The first seven American astronauts were an admirable group of individuals chosen to sit at the apex of a pyramid of human effort… In volunteering to entrust their lives to Mercury’s spirit and Atlas’ strength to blaze a trail for man into the empyrean they chose to lead by following the opportunity that chance circumstance technology and history had prepared for them†Swenson Grimwood & Alexander 164-65. We Seven chronicles the beginnings of American manned space exploration from the perspectives of those who pioneered it with each member of Project Mercury contributing at least three essay-length sections. Simon and Schuster hardcover
190214140Swan Sonnenschein & Co Ltd 1902. First Edition. hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. No dust jacket. The light brown cloth boards are bumped and lightly worn at the corners spine darkened worn head/tail. Foxed and toned endpapers pen inscription front endpaper first and last few pages foxed paper edges foxed which do show up on the interior paper in spots. 1902 first edition. This wonderful collection of poems and literature from early gay rights activist Edward Carpenter is a landmark collection celebrating romantic male friendship which serves as a veiled argument for the acceptance of homosexual love. It covers diverse historical examples including Greek Renaissance and contemporary figures. All orders packed with care most dust jackets protected by Brodart sleeve independent bookseller since 2011 Swan Sonnenschein & Co Ltd hardcover
19545087Newport Rhode Island: The Preservation Society of Newport County/ Pitt's Head Tavern 1954. Limited. Collectible; Very Good. BEAUTIFULLLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR on the title page. A handsome copy to boot of the 1954 specially bound and numbered edition. #73 of 125 copies so designated on the limitation page and bound in 1/4 red morocco over marbled boards. Solid and clean and VG. Internally immaculate and just the sightest hint of light fraying at the outer hinges. Quarto 218 pgs. A very presentable copy and scarce as such. Signed by Author. The Preservation Society of Newport County/ Pitt's Head Tavern unknown
19545087Newport Rhode Island: The Preservation Society of Newport County/ Pitt's Head Tavern 1954. Limited. Collectible; Very Good. BEAUTIFULLLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR on the title page. A handsome copy to boot of the 1954 specially bound and numbered edition. #73 of 125 copies so designated on the limitation page and bound in 1/4 red morocco over marbled boards. Solid and clean and VG. Internally immaculate and just the sightest hint of light fraying at the outer hinges. Quarto 218 pgs. A very presentable copy and scarce as such. Signed by Author. <br/><br/> The Preservation Society of Newport County/ Pitt's Head Tavern hardcover books
19011863<p>London: J. & A. Churchill 1901-1908. First edition.</p><p><strong>SCARCE COMPLETE SET OF ILLUSTRATED REPORTS OF FIRST BRITISH SOCIETY FOR DISEASE IN CHILDREN. </strong></p><p>Eight hardcover volumes all published 9 inches tall red cloth binding covers with blindstamped rulings gilt title to spines top edge gilt. Handstamp of British Medical Association Library to all volumes and in Vol. I handstamp "Presented to the Library by" F. Jaffrey Esq. FRCS inscribed. Spines darkened light browning to pages very good minus.</p><p><strong>SYDNEY STEPHENSON </strong>1860 - 1923 earned his medical degree from Edinburgh University became a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. He was an ophthalmologist at Queen's Hospital for Children and editor of The Ophthalmoscope a review that had become the most important periodical in British ophthalmology. He made seminal contributions in the study of ophthalmia neonatorum summarized in his book of that title. He founded with George Carpenter the Society for the Study of Disease in Children and when the amalgamation of multiple societies resulted in the formation of the Royal Society of Medicine it became one of the constituent sections.</p><p><strong>GEORGE ALFRED CARPENTER </strong>1859 - 1910 was an English pediatrician who described the Carpenter Syndrome. He earned his M.D. in London and became physician to the Queen's Hospital for Children. In 1900 he founded the Society for the Study of Disease in Children the first British society of its kind and compiled eight volumes of Reports offered here. When the society was incorporated in the Royal Society of Medicine in 1908 and became the section for the study of disease in children he was elected its president. His major publications were on congenital malformations of the heart which was also the subject of his Wightman lecture delivered in 1909 before the section for the study of disease in children Royal Society of Medicine and published in the British Journal of Children's Diseases in 1909. In 1901 Carpenter published The Syphilis of Children in Everyday Practice. A short work Golden Rules for Diseases of Infants and Children published in 1901 reached a fourth and revised edition in 1911.</p><p><strong>PROVENANCE: FRANCIS JAFFREY FRCS </strong>1861 - 1919 was raised in Australia and earned his M.D. at St. George's Hospital London. He was surgeon to the Belgrave Hospital for Children and consulting surgeon to the Cripples' Home in Kensington. He became dean of the Medical School of St. George's Hospital while he was also Lecturer in Anatomy.</p> J. & A. Churchill hardcover
4205483Short description: In Russian. Carpenter Edward. The Man and His Messenger. Petrograd: The New Man 1915. The image is provided for reference only. It may reflect condition of one of the available copies or only help in identifying the edition. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. SKU4205483 unknown
4914312Short description: In Russian. Carpenter Edward. Prisons Police and Punishment. Book magician I. K. Golubev p / f Jurisprudence. The image is provided for reference only. It may reflect condition of one of the available copies or only help in identifying the edition. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. SKU4914312 unknown
4205483Short description: In Russian. Carpenter, Edward. The Man and His Messenger. Petrograd: The New Man, 1915. You are welcome to reach out to us for a detailed description of the copies currently available. Delivery of this book may take longer than usual including extended processing and pre-shipping time, no expedited shipping is available. Please advise us if you have a set date or a deadline to receive your order.SKU4205483
4914312Short description: In Russian. Carpenter, Edward. Prisons, Police and Punishment. Book magician I. K. Golubev, p / f Jurisprudence. You are welcome to reach out to us for a detailed description of the copies currently available. Delivery of this book may take longer than usual including extended processing and pre-shipping time, no expedited shipping is available. Please advise us if you have a set date or a deadline to receive your order.SKU4914312
3811624Short description: In Russian. Charpentier Sergei Fedorovich. On the training of technical personnel of foundries by the examples of the West: St. Petersburg: type. Stroitel 1913. The image is provided for reference only. It may reflect condition of one of the available copies or only help in identifying the edition. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. SKU3811624 unknown
3811624Short description: In Russian. Charpentier, Sergei Fedorovich. On the training of technical personnel of foundries by the examples of the West: St. Petersburg: type. Stroitel, 1913. You are welcome to reach out to us for a detailed description of the copies currently available. Delivery of this book may take longer than usual including extended processing and pre-shipping time, no expedited shipping is available. Please advise us if you have a set date or a deadline to receive your order.SKU3811624
1724FGN21-C-6Paris: Chez Nicolas Le Breton 1724. Leather. Good. 6.5" by 3.5". Not Stated. A very scarce first edition of Francois Charpentier's history criticism morals and good words of M. Charpentier. A very scarce first edition of Francois Charpentier's history criticism morals and good words of M. Charpentier. Includes chapters on the story of the philosopher's stone and the bookseller's palace a dialogue between M. de Fredeville and the bookseller. This book gives the first mention of The Escole Girls an erotic work also known as Ladies Philosophy. In French. In a calf binding. Externally a trifle rubbed with loss to corners and head and tail of spine. Marks to boards and front joint starting. Previous owner's bookplate on front pastedown with ink marks and label with ink inscription on front free end paper. Ink stamp to title page. Internally firmly bound with light foxing to pages throughout and closed tear to page 194. Good Chez Nicolas Le Breton hardcover
6498070John Wiley & Sons pp. 394 . Hardback. New. John Wiley & Sons hardcover
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1932GD012582okBC4S3Dodd Mead & Co. 1932. Dodd Mead & Co. 1932 First Edition 8vo. 277 pages. A Mystery Story based on the stage play by Laurence Gross and Edward Childs Carpenter. A little edgewear to top of spine on book and jacket. Additional edgewear to jacket edges. Book inscribed and signed on front endpage by author. Book and jacket in good condition. Scarce signed edition with jacket. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Dodd, Mead & Co. Hardcover
ria9780765615527_inpHardcover. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; This updated edition focuses on challenges to Asia-Pacific security presented by international terrorism. It reviews old security realities covered in previous editions and highlights more recent security issues in the region includin hardcover
1848NF3109THE ANGLER'S ASSISTANT COMPRISING PRACTICAL DIRECTIONS FOR BOTTOM FISHING TROLLING &c WITH AMPLE INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PREPARATION AND USE OF TACKLE AND BAITS; A DESCRIPTIVE ACCOUNT OF THE HABITS AND HAUNTS OF FISH AND A GEOGRAPHICAL AND ICHTHYOLOGICAL ACCOUNT OF THE PRINCIPAL RIVERS AND STREAMS IN ENGLAND David Bogue 1848 first edition some light wear to the upper fore edge corner tips and head of as well as front hinge of spine else just about a vg copy rebound in half-leather and marbled boards with raised spines in 6 compartments with marbled end-papers. Illustrated. David Bogue hardcover
20121-1118388062John Wiley & Sons Inc 2012. Paperback. New. 3rd edition. 560 pages. 10.75x9.25x0.50 inches. John Wiley & Sons Inc paperback
1964003438Paris Galerie Charpentier 1964 50 x 74 cm Affiche Ed. originale
2005x-0805846948Lawrence Erlbaum Assoc Inc 2005. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 335 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.00 inches. Lawrence Erlbaum Assoc Inc hardcover
SONG1717725457Independently Published 2018-11-06. paperback. Used: Good. 7.50x1.05x9.25. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Independently Published paperback
1993DADAX0805811354Routledge 1993-01-01. 1. hardcover. New. 6.36x1.22x9.28. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Routledge hardcover
20024813New York: Harcourt Inc 2002. Uncorrected Proof. Original wraps. Near Fine. 6 X 9 Inches. 357 PP. Stated "Uncorrected Proof" on the front panel. Signed by Mercury Astronaut Scott Carpenter directly on the front cover. Carpenter was one of the original Mercury Astronauts memorialized forever by author Tom Wolfe in his "The Right Stuff." While copies of this book signed by Carpenter are not difficult to find the uncorrected proofs are incredibly scarce. Harcourt Inc unknown
194622600Paris: Editions Galatea. 1946. Softcover. 3 volumes 2 of which are extra suites one in black and one in red. No 19 of 20 copies with two extra suites and two original drawings from an edition of 220 illustrated by Rene Demeurisse. Fine in wraps and glassine with a little spine darkening and mild wear to glassines. In board chemise 4" 10 cm thick in slipcase that shows some soiling and staining. ; Folio 13" - 23" tall . Editions Galatea paperback books
