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1989011245Dordrecht Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers 1989. xvi 465pp index bw ills diagrams. Or laminated boards. Collection of highly technical articles on electromagnetic coupling in polar regions from the Proceedings of the NATO workshop held in Lillehammer in 1988. NATO ASI Series C:Mathematical and Physical Sciences Vol 278. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. 8vo. Kluwer Academic Publishers Hardcover
1982033902Pasadena : National Aeronautics And Space Administration / Jet Propulsion Laboratory 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1982. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Fine. 10 Issues As New In Original Blue Card Covers. Each Issue Compiles Articles On Recent Events And Research. <br/> <br/> National Aeronautics And Space Administration / Jet Propulsion Laboratory 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 paperback
1970048536Cape Canaveral: National Aeronautics and Space Administration 1970. Original Photograph . No Binding. Fine. Color Photograph 14" X 11" Of Apollo 7 And 9 Astronaut In Suit Signed. <br/> <br/> National Aeronautics and Space Administration unknown
1981035420New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1981. First American Edition 1st Printing. Cloth/Boards. Fine/Near Fine. 446 Pp. Maroon Cloth Over Grey Boards. "First American Edition" Stated But True First Edition Preceding The British Edition Published By Jonathan Cape. Winner Of The Booker Prize Also Winner Of The "Booker Of Bookers". Signed By Rushdie On The Title Page. A Bright Clean Fine Book. No Remainder Marks. Dust Jacket Is Clean Slight Fading To Pink Background Color On Spine Light Wear Along Bottom Edge Of Spine With A 1/8" Square Chip Near The Spine Edge Price Clipped 1/4" Closed Tear At Top Of Rear Panel. <br/> <br/> Alfred A. Knopf hardcover
18871140506.11Royal Astronomical Society; printed by Spottiswoode & Co. London 1887. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo hardcover. Green cloth no dj. Binds together the 9 issues comprising Volume 47 1886-1887. Vg condition. Ex-Kitt Peak Observatory Lib copy w/ rear pocket removed only marking rebound in later green cloth gilt title lettering. Contents bright & clean no markings binding & hinges tight outer gilt bright. 584 pp. Appendix of 'Presents Received & Books Bought' during the year. Illus. w/ plates some fold-out. Royal Astronomical Society; printed by Spottiswoode & Co., London hardcover
18791140506.12Royal Astronomical Society; printed by Spottiswoode & Co. London 1879. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo hardcover no dj. Binds together the 9 issues comprising Volume 39 1878-1879. Vg condition. Ex-Kitt Peak Observatory Lib copy w/ front bookplate rear pocket removed only markings. Very handsomely rebound in black quarter leather grey cloth boards gilt spine lettering. Contents bright & clean no markings binding & hinges tight outer gilt bright. 560 pp. illus. some fold-out plates. Royal Astronomical Society; printed by Spottiswoode & Co., London hardcover
18841140506.14Royal Astronomical Society; printed by Spottiswoode & Co. London 1884. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo hardcover no dj. Binds together the 9 issues comprising Volume 44 1883-1884. Vg condition. Ex-Kitt Peak Observatory Lib copy w/ front bookplate rear pocket removed only markings. Very handsomely rebound in black quarter leather grey cloth boards gilt spine lettering. Contents bright & clean no markings binding & hinges tight outer gilt bright. 472 pp. Appendix of 'Presents Received & Books Bought' during the year. Illus. some fold-out plates. Royal Astronomical Society; printed by Spottiswoode & Co., London hardcover
18831140506.13Royal Astronomical Society; printed by Spottiswoode & Co. London 1883. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo hardcover no dj. Binds together the 9 issues comprising Volume 43 1882-1883. Vg condition. Ex-Kitt Peak Observatory Lib copy w/ front bookplate rear pocket removed only markings. Very handsomely rebound in black quarter leather grey cloth boards gilt spine lettering. Contents bright & clean no markings binding & hinges tight outer gilt bright. 654 pp. illus. some fold-out plates. Royal Astronomical Society; printed by Spottiswoode & Co., London hardcover
1995041925Pasadena: Roy D. Erickson 1995. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Vi 257 2 Vii. Blue Cloth Silver Lettering. #74 Of 100 Signed And Numbered Copies Of The True First Edition 1995 Later Reprinted By Turner. Fine. Rare. <br/> <br/> Roy D. Erickson hardcover
1962022365Oxford London New York Paris: Pergamon Press 1962. First Separate Edition . Green Printed Wrappers. Very Good. 219 pp. loose errata slip with 16 corrections. Irregular loss of about 1/2" at bottom of spine paper otherwise near fine no names or marks. The errata slip is scarce correcting errors in the original printing in "Progress in Aeronautical Sciences Volume 2". <br/> <br/> Pergamon Press unknown
1966048389New York: Doubleday 1966. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illustrations Throughout. 533 Pp. Blue Cloth. First Edition Stated. Very Near Fine Clean Very Small Offset Ghosts On Endpapers No Marks In A Lightly Used Immaculate Dust Jacket Not Price Clipped With Light Wear At Spine Ends. <br/> <br/> Doubleday hardcover
1966041048New York: Doubleday 1966. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Illustrations Throughout. 533 Pp. Blue Cloth. First Edition Stated. Very Near Fine Clean No Marks In A Lightly Used Dust Jacket Not Price Clipped With Short Tears At Upper Corners. <br/> <br/> Doubleday hardcover
1922035874New York: Doubleday Page & Company 1922. First American Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 376 Pp. Black Cloth Stamped In Red. First American Printing Stated "First Edition" On Copyright Page. Bookplate Of Grace Nicholson 1877 - 1948 Showing Her Huge Custom Home And Shop In Downtown Pasadena Two Stories Chinese Courtyard Design Steep Green Tile Roof Etc. Nicholson Was An American Art Collector And Art Dealer Specializing In Native American And Chinese Handicrafts. Nicholson Acquired Artifacts For Sale But Also For Major Museums Such As The Smithsonian Institution And The Field Museum In Chicago. She Lectured About "The Indian" To Churches And Civic Groups. In Recognition Of Her Expertise Nicholson Was Elected To The American Anthropological Association In 1904. In 1924 She Designed A New Building For Her Collections Which Reflective Of Changing Fashions Had Begun To Focus On Asian Art. The Architectural Firm Of Marston Van Pelt & Maybury Worked With Nicholson To Realize Her Vision. Her Design Nicknamed The "Treasure House" Borrowed Elements From Buildings She Had Seen In China. The Building Was Opened As An Art Gallery And Shop In 1925 Although The Interior Garden Courtyard Was Not Completed Until 1929. In 1943 She Donated The Home To Found A Permanent Building For The Pasadena Art Museum Notable For Its Landmark Exhibitions Of Contemporary Art Circa 1958-1975. The Space She Originally Designed For Her Shop Is Now Home To The Usc Pacific Asia Museum. <br/> <br/> Doubleday, Page & Company hardcover
1990045759London: Collins Publishers 1990. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/New. Very Large Format Hardcover. Newin New Dust Jacket Still In Original Shrinkwarp. <br/> <br/> Collins Publishers hardcover
2014058721Timber Times Inc. 2014. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/As New. Photographs Throughout. 327 Pp. Black Cloth. First Printing. As New Fine In Fine Dust Jacket Still In Publisher's Shrinkwrap. <br/> <br/> Timber Times, Inc. hardcover
1983059486U.S.A.: St Martins Press 1983. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 338 Pp. Black Cloth. First Edition Stated. Book With Slight Rubbing No Marks. Dj Lightly Used Not Price Clipped 1/4" Tears At Top And Bottom Of Spine. <br/> <br/> St Martins Press hardcover
1953038736Los Angeles: Galaxy Pictures 1953. 1st Edition . No Binding. Fine. Reproduction Of Photograph Montage Used For Central Concept In "Project Moonbase" Written By Seaman And Heinlein. The Film Was Made In Ten Days Including Use Of Same Sets For Another Film Shot Simultaneously. Often Criticized As A Film But Mostly By People Who Couldn't Build A Radio Today Let Alone A Space Station In 1953. From The Forrest Ackerman Collection. 17" X 11". Jacque Fresco 1916 - 2017 Was An American Futurist And Self-Described Social Engineer. Self-Taught He Worked In A Variety Of Positions Related To Industrial Design. Fresco Worked At Douglas Aircraft Company In California During The Late 1930S. He Presented Designs Including A Flying Wing And A Disk-Shaped Aircraft. Fresco Was Commissioned By Earl "Madman" Muntz To Design Low Cost Housing. Muntz Invested $500000 Seed Money In The Project. Fresco 32 Years Old At The Time Along With His Associates Harry Giaretto And Eli Catran Conceived Designed And Engineered A Project House Called The Trend Home. Built Mostly Of Aluminum And Glass It Was On Prominent Display At Stage 8 Of The Warner Bros. Sunset Lot In Hollywood For Three Months. Without Federal Or Further Private Funding The Project Did Not Go Into Mass Production. This Experience Led Fresco To The Conclusion That Society Would Have To Be Changed For His Inventions To Reach Their Potential.In The Late 1940S Fresco Created And Was Director Of Scientific Research Laboratories In Los Angeles. Here He Also Gave Lectures And Taught Technical Design Meanwhile Researching And Working On Inventions As A Freelance Inventor And Scientific Consultant. During This Period Fresco Struggled To Get His Research Funded And Faced Setbacks And Financial Difficulties. In 1955 Fresco Left California After His Laboratory Was Removed To Build The Golden State Freeway.In 1955 Fresco Moved To Miami Florida. In Miami Fresco Presented Designs Of A Circular City. Fresco Made His Living Working As An Industrial Designer For Various Companies Such As Alcoa And The Major Realty Corporation. In 1961 With Pietro Belluschi And C. Frederick Wise Fresco Collaborated On A Project Known As The Sandwich House. Consisting Of Mostly Prefabricated Components Partitions And Aluminum It Sold For $2950 Or $7500 With Foundation And All Internal Installations. During This Period Fresco Supported His Projects By Designing Prefabricated Aluminum Devices Through Jacque Fresco Enterprises Inc. From 1955 To 1969 Fresco Named His Social Ideas "Project Americana". Looking Forward Was Published In 1969. Author Ken Keyes Jr. And Jacque Fresco Coauthored The Book A Speculative Look At The Future. The Authors Picture An Ideal 'Cybernetic Society In Which Want Has Been Banished And Work And Personal Possessions No Longer Exist; Individual Gratification Is The Total Concern' .Fresco Formed "Sociocyberneering" A Membership Organization Claiming 250 Members. He Hosted Lectures In Miami Beach And Coral Gables. Fresco Promoted His Organization By Lecturing At Universities And Appearing On Radio And Television. Fresco's "Sociocyberneering" As A Membership Group Was Discontinued And Land Was Purchased At Another Location In Rural Venus Florida. He Established His Home And Research Center There.Fresco With Meadows Supported The Project In The 1990S Through Freelance Inventing Industrial Engineering Conventional Architectural Modeling And Invention Consultations. In 2002 Fresco Published His Main Work The Best That Money Can't Buy. In 2006 William Gazecki Directed The Semi-Biographical Film About Fresco Future By Design.In 2008 Peter Joseph Featured Fresco In The Film Zeitgeist Addendum Where His Ideas Of The Future Were Given As Possible Alternatives. Peter Joseph Founder Of The Zeitgeist Movement Began Advocating Fresco's Approach. In April 2012 The Two Groups Disassociated Due To Disagreements Regarding Goals And Objectives. <br/> <br/> Galaxy Pictures unknown
1953038735Los Angeles: Galaxy Pictures 1953. 1st Edition . No Binding. Fine. 17" X 1". Reproduction Of Photograph Montage Used For Central Concept In "Project Moonbase" Written By Seaman And Heinlein. The Film Was Made In Ten Days Including Use Of Same Sets For Another Film Shot Simultaneously. Often Criticized As A Film But Mostly By People Who Couldn't Build A Radio Today Let Alone A Space Station In 1953. From The Forrest Ackerman Collection. Jacque Fresco 1916 - 2017 Was An American Futurist And Self-Described Social Engineer. Self-Taught He Worked In A Variety Of Positions Related To Industrial Design. Fresco Worked At Douglas Aircraft Company In California During The Late 1930S. He Presented Designs Including A Flying Wing And A Disk-Shaped Aircraft. Fresco Was Commissioned By Earl "Madman" Muntz To Design Low Cost Housing. Muntz Invested $500000 Seed Money In The Project. Fresco 32 Years Old At The Time Along With His Associates Harry Giaretto And Eli Catran Conceived Designed And Engineered A Project House Called The Trend Home. Built Mostly Of Aluminum And Glass It Was On Prominent Display At Stage 8 Of The Warner Bros. Sunset Lot In Hollywood For Three Months. Without Federal Or Further Private Funding The Project Did Not Go Into Mass Production. This Experience Led Fresco To The Conclusion That Society Would Have To Be Changed For His Inventions To Reach Their Potential.In The Late 1940S Fresco Created And Was Director Of Scientific Research Laboratories In Los Angeles. Here He Also Gave Lectures And Taught Technical Design Meanwhile Researching And Working On Inventions As A Freelance Inventor And Scientific Consultant. During This Period Fresco Struggled To Get His Research Funded And Faced Setbacks And Financial Difficulties. In 1955 Fresco Left California After His Laboratory Was Removed To Build The Golden State Freeway.In 1955 Fresco Moved To Miami Florida. In Miami Fresco Presented Designs Of A Circular City. Fresco Made His Living Working As An Industrial Designer For Various Companies Such As Alcoa And The Major Realty Corporation. In 1961 With Pietro Belluschi And C. Frederick Wise Fresco Collaborated On A Project Known As The Sandwich House. Consisting Of Mostly Prefabricated Components Partitions And Aluminum It Sold For $2950 Or $7500 With Foundation And All Internal Installations. During This Period Fresco Supported His Projects By Designing Prefabricated Aluminum Devices Through Jacque Fresco Enterprises Inc. From 1955 To 1969 Fresco Named His Social Ideas "Project Americana". Looking Forward Was Published In 1969. Author Ken Keyes Jr. And Jacque Fresco Coauthored The Book A Speculative Look At The Future. The Authors Picture An Ideal 'Cybernetic Society In Which Want Has Been Banished And Work And Personal Possessions No Longer Exist; Individual Gratification Is The Total Concern' .Fresco Formed "Sociocyberneering" A Membership Organization Claiming 250 Members. He Hosted Lectures In Miami Beach And Coral Gables. Fresco Promoted His Organization By Lecturing At Universities And Appearing On Radio And Television. Fresco's "Sociocyberneering" As A Membership Group Was Discontinued And Land Was Purchased At Another Location In Rural Venus Florida. He Established His Home And Research Center There.Fresco With Meadows Supported The Project In The 1990S Through Freelance Inventing Industrial Engineering Conventional Architectural Modeling And Invention Consultations. In 2002 Fresco Published His Main Work The Best That Money Can't Buy. In 2006 William Gazecki Directed The Semi-Biographical Film About Fresco Future By Design.In 2008 Peter Joseph Featured Fresco In The Film Zeitgeist Addendum Where His Ideas Of The Future Were Given As Possible Alternatives. Peter Joseph Founder Of The Zeitgeist Movement Began Advocating Fresco's Approach. In April 2012 The Two Groups Disassociated Due To Disagreements Regarding Goals And Objectives. <br/> <br/> Galaxy Pictures unknown
1956022920New York: Ballantine Books 1956. First Edition Hardcover Issue . Yellow Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. The Publisher's Personal Copy Never Sold Or Circulated Direct From The Publisher's Library. Bound In Yellow Cloth. As Issued. One Of The Scarcer Ballantine Hardcovers. Book Is Clean No Names Or Other Marks Foxing Along Top Edge Of Page Block Browning To Pages And Upper 1" Of Endpapers. Dj Complete No Edge Wear Just A Little Very Faint Foxing And Some Fading Of The Orange Background Of The Spine All White Lettering Remaining Quite Sharp Slight Fading To Spine With All Lettering And Design Sharp 1/4" Closed Tear Near Spine Edge On Rear Panel. Per Wikipedia Jack Jones Cbe 1884 - 1970 Was A Welsh Miner Trade Union Official Politician Novelist And Playwright. During His 20S Jack Jones Began To Educate Himself And Develop His Love Of The Theatre And Writing Often Taking Part In Local Dramatic Productions. In 1926 He Successfully Entered A Short Play He Had Written Entitled Dad's Double Into A Competition In Manchester. He Began Writing Seriously During A Period Of Unemployment. His First Novel Saran Was Never Published But A Reduced Version Of It Appeared As Black Parade 1935. By 1939 He Had Written The Novels Rhondda Roundabout 1934 And Bidden To The Feast 1938 A Play Land Of My Fathers 1937 And His First Autobiography Unfinished Journey 1937. The London Stage Version Of Rhondda Roundabout Was Acclaimed. He Wrote The Dialogue For The Film The Proud Valley In Which He Also Had A Minor Acting Role. During The Second World War He Was A Speaker For The Ministry Of Information And The National Savings Movement. He Wrote The Man David 1944 A Life Of David Lloyd George. After The War He Wrote Two Volumes Of Autobiography Me And Mine 1946 And Give Me Back My Heart 1950 Three Novels Off To Philadelphia In The Morning 1947 Made Into A Bbc Drama Of The Same Name In 1978 Some Trust In Chariots 1948 And River Out Of Eden 1951 And A Play Transatlantic Episode 1947. His Later Works Lily Of The Valley And Lucky Year 1952 Time And The Business 1953 Choral Symphony 1955 And Come Night; End Day 1956 Were Less Well Received. In 1954 He Married His Second Wife Gladys Morgan. He Was Elected First President Of The English Section Of Yr Academi Gymreig. Until His Death In May 1970 He Continued Writing; These Works Remained Unpublished Including A Biographical Novel A Burnt Offering Based On The Life Of Dr William Price 1800-1893 Llantrisant Pioneer Of Cremation. <br/> <br/> Ballantine Books hardcover
1973050039U.S.A.: Harper & Row 1973. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Xiii 143. Separate Discussions By The Four Authors About Mars As Planet And Metaphor. Inscribed By Bruce Murray And Carl Sagan Later Additionally Signed By Ray Bradbury. Very Lightly Used Faint Small Tape Ghosts On Covers And Endpapers. Dust Jacket Very Near Fine But Price Clipped And With A 1 1/2" Tear Near Bottom Of Front Flap Fold. <br/> <br/> Harper & Row hardcover
1985039317Tucson Circa 1985: L-5 Society 1985. Original Poster . No Binding. Fine. Original Posters Each 21 3/4" X 14". Fine. From The Collection Of Sf Author A E Van VogtA Member Of The Society. <br/> <br/> L-5 Society unknown
1874DEMO015694ILondon: Longmans Green 1874. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. folding astronomical charts. 8vo full blue calf spine fading to green <br/><br/>The Part One essays relate to the Universe. The Part Two essays describe the approaching Transits of Venus. With folding astronomical charts star charts. Longmans, Green hardcover
2002x-3540425594Springer Verlag 2002. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 255 pages. 9.75x6.50x0.50 inches. Springer Verlag hardcover
1954019068Pasadena: Jet Propulsion Laboratory California Institute of Technology 1954. First Edition . Illustrated Wrappers. Good. 12 3/4" Tall. Color Lithograph Cover Photographs Throughout. Large Promotional Book For Jpl 12 3/4" X 10". Last Date Mentioned In Text Is 1954 But No Publication Date Is Indicated.Wear To Covers With A Few Faint Glass Marks. <br/> <br/> Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology unknown
1980039289Long Beach: George Metivier 1980. Original Photograph . No Binding. Fine. Original Color Photograph Image 20" X 16" Signed And Dated In Pencil By George Metivier On The Mounting Board. Photograph In Good ConditionMounting Board Worn And Torn With Some Damp Staining. <br/> <br/> George Metivier unknown