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198380088Foreign Languages Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. 083511001X . HARDCOVER some foxing to text block edge dw has light wear with a little tanning to some corners very sl nick to tail of spine a few very faint surface marks here and there. Now in protective removable premium grade clear film wrap. ; China Knowledge Series; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 632 pages . Foreign Languages Press hardcover
1978249502Jerusalem: The israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine copy in the original publisher's title-blocked cloth edges very slightly toned; includes a slightly worn slip-case. Corners sharp with an overall tight bright and clean impression. Physical description; 232 pages. Subjects; Midrash. Old Yiddish. Chapters of the Fathers. Hebrew texts. Jerusalem: The israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities hardcover
199477570Washington DC: National Research Council 1994. Presumed First Edition First printing. Trade paperback. Good. xi 1 199 1 pages. Tables. Figures. References. Bibliography of Space Studies Board Planetary Sciences Reports. Cover has wear and soiling. An Integrated Strategy for the Planetary Sciences: 1995-2010 explains that a responsive planetary exploration program demands a mix of mission sizes ranging from comprehensive missions with multiple objectives such as Galileo and Cassini to small missions with highly constrained scientific objectives. 2 At the same time The Role of Small Missions in Planetary and Lunar Exploration concluded that a series of small missions present "the planetary science community with the opportunity to expand the scope of its activities and to develop the potential and inventiveness of its members in ways not possible within the confines of large traditional programs." In 1992 the National Research Council's Space Studies Board charged its Committee on Planetary and Lunar Exploration to: 1 summarize current understanding of the planets and the solar system; 2 pose significant scientific questions; and 3 establish priorities for scientific exploration of the planets for the period from 1995 to 2010. The scientific goals of solar system exploration include: 1 understanding how physical and chemical processes determine the major characteristics of the planets; 2 learning how planetary systems evolve; 3 determining how life developed particularly on Earth and in what ways life modifies planetary environments; and 4 discovering how simple basic laws of physics and chemistry can lead to the diverse phenomena observed in complex systems. COMPLEX maintains that the most useful programs to emphasize in the period from 1995 to 2010 are investigations of comets Mars and Jupiter and an intensive search for and characterization of extrasolar planets. National Research Council paperback
1948037295Princeton: Princeton University Press 1948. Soft cover. Very Good. Iv 182 Pp. Orange Wrappers Printed In Black. First Printing With 1948 Date On Title Page. Very Good. Ownership Signature Of Walter B. Goad 1925 - 2000 Who Was A Nuclear Physicist At The Los Alamos National Laboratory. During The 1960S Goad Turned His Attention From Physics To Biology And He Is Best Known For His Contributions To The Founding Of Genbank The Most Widely Used Repository For Dna Sequence Data. At Duke University In 1947 He Began To Work On A Phd In Cosmic Ray Physics Under The Supervision Of Lothar Nordheim. In 1950 Nordheim Was Invited To Come To Los Alamos To Contribute To Ongoing Work On The Hydrogen Bomb. As Nordheim's Student Goad Accompanied Him. Although Goad Was Ostensibly At Los Alamos To Finish His Thesis On Cosmic Rays He Soon Became Involved In The Hydrogen Bomb Work Making Some Important Contributions. After The Successful Test Of The Hydrogen Bomb In 1952 Goad Returned To His Thesis Work Obtaining His Phd In 1953. In The 1950S Goad Continued To Work On Problems Related To Nuclear Physics And Nuclear Weapons; He Would Remain At Los Alamos For The Rest Of His Career. In The 1960S Goad Developed An Increasing Interest In Problems In Biology Especially In The Field Of Molecular Biology. To Develop His Interest In 1964-65 Goad Spent A Sabbatical Year At The University Of Colorado Medical Center In Denver. There He Began To Work On Some Problems In Biology Especially In Collaboration With The Physical Chemist John Cann. By The Early 1970S Goad Was Spending Almost All Of His Time Working On Biological Rather Than Physics Problems. In 1974 Goad Became A Key Member Of The Newly Established T-10 Division Theoretical Biology And Biophysics At Los Alamos. During The 1970S The T-10 Group Became Especially Interested In Protein And Nucleotide Sequences. A Significant Quantity Of Such Sequences Were Only Just Beginning To Become Available At This Time. Goad Assembled A Group Of Young Physicists - Including Temple Smith Myron Stein Mike Waterman William Beyer And Minoru Kanehisa - To Work On Mathematical Problems Involved With Sequence Comparison And Analysis. As Part Of This Effort In 1979 Goad Established The Los Alamos Sequence Database To Collect Nucleotide Sequences That Could Be Used For Analysis. The Los Alamos Sequence Database Was Intended To Be A Pilot Project. Goad Solicited The National Institutes Of Health For Funds To Set Up A Larger And More Permanent Sequence Database. In 1981 The National Institutes Of Health Issued A Competitive Request For Proposals To Establish Such A Data Bank. In 1982 A 5-Year $2 Million Contract To Establish And Operate The Genbank Database Was Awarded To Goad And His Co-Workers At Los Alamos Working Jointly With Bolt Beranek And Newman. Goad's Team At Los Alamos Ran Genbank Between 1982 And 1987. Wikipedia <br/> <br/> Princeton University Press paperback
19752091502135413799Not Available 1975. Soft Cover. Fine. Volume: 39 Not Available paperback
19622081402109702989Not Available 1962. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Not Available paperback
19812092902141203573Chinese social studies 1981. Soft Cover. Fine. Volume: 1 Chinese social studies paperback
1996x-0750705523Falmer Pr 1996. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 381 pages. 10.25x7.25x1.00 inches. Falmer Pr hardcover
1993261116PN. New. 1993. Soft Cover. Date is original print. This is a reprint edition . PN paperback
19981310566PN. New. 1998. Soft Cover. Date is original print. This is a reprint edition . PN paperback
1989__0309039762National Academies Press 1989. Hardcover. New. 608 pages. 9.50x6.50x1.50 inches. National Academies Press hardcover
197449047Milan Italy: Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore 1974. Paperback. Nine 9 full issues. Small 4to. Stiff printed wrappers. Various paginations most ca. 200pp. Occasional illustrations. Very good overall. Mild wear to outer wrappers only else all are internally tight and fine. Unusual large group of contributor copies of this long-established Italian scholarly journal all from the library of Ioan Petru Culianu or Couliano 1950-91 the controversial Romanian philosopher essayist and historian of ideas religion and culture who on May 21 1991 was murdered -- some say assassinated -- in a bathroom at the University of Chicago's Divinity School likely because he proved a vocal critic of Romania's Communist post-Revolution regime in interviews and articles. Consists of the following issues the first three of which bear his name/address Milan inkstamp on first page: Settembre-Dicembre 1974 Fasc. V-VI Gennaio-Aprile 1975 Fasc. I-II Maggio-Agosto 1975 Fasc. III-IV Gennaio-Aprile 1976 Fasc. I-II Settembre-Dicembre 1977 Fasc. V-VI Gennaio-Aprile 1977 Fasc. I-II Maggio-Agosto 1978 Fasc. II Maggio-Agosto 1979 and Gennaio-Aprile 1981. All nine issues feature an article or essay by Culianu. He signs the inside front wrapper of the Gennaio-Aprile 1976 issue in black fineline and he has inked a couple "x"s in margins near end of the Gennaio-Aprile 1977 issue. Laid into the first issue is a color picture postcard beach scene heavy stock 6" X 4" postal cancellation blurred hence no place or date -- addressed to Culianu in Milan and penned in blue ballpoint message in Italian remains untranslated and appears unsigned. Quite an interesting grouping. Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore paperback
197749048Milan Italy: Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore 1977. Paperback. Small 4to. Stiff printed wrappers. P. 411-609. Illustrations. Very good. Mild wear to outer wrappers only else internally tight and near fine. Contributor's copy of this long-established Italian scholarly journal from the library of Ioan Petru Culianu or Couliano 1950-91 the controversial Romanian philosopher essayist and historian of ideas religion and culture who on May 21 1991 was murdered -- some say assassinated -- in a bathroom at the University of Chicago's Divinity School likely because he proved a vocal critic of Romania's Communist post-Revolution regime in interviews and articles. His article appears on pp. 548-51. Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore paperback
1979179874USA: Raven Press 1979. Advances in Neurology Volume 22: Complications of Nervous System Trauma. Ex-university-library copy with the usual stamps and labels. Hardcover with jacket. Jacket worn and torn. Spine ends softened. Boards clean and clear. Pageblock foxed. Contents clean and clear. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Ex-Library. Raven Press Hardcover
1978204820Oxford: Pergamon Press 1978. Printed boards showing light wear sunned on spine and top edge. Ex-library: bookplate on pastedown; barcode on FEP; ink stamps on indicia. One or two pencil marks in margins. Contents otherwise in very good condition clean sound bright throughout. First Edition. hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Ex-Library. Pergamon Press Hardcover
1970536Prague 1970. Lex8vo. 1440 pp. and 28 plts. textillustr. unknown
1940006910Helsinki Finland: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura 1940. Book. Fine. Cloth. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Two volumes in original dustjackets. Both volumes are Fine Vol.I dustjacket Very Good 1 1/2" triangular chip bottom edge at spine tears at spine folds and 2 tears horizontally at spine Vol. II jacket Near Fine small chips bottom edge of spine. List of donors laid in. One folding plate map index 15 folding maps at rear Vol. II. Numerous black and white photographs in text. A classic scholarly text ''In the spring of 1906 I received orders from the Russian General Staff to undertake a journey from Russian Turkestan through Chinese Turkestan and Western China and the provinces of Kan Su Shensi and Shansi to Peiping as the final goal. The object of this expedition was to study the conditions in the interior of Northern China collect statistical materials and perform various tasks of a military nature'' Preface. Mannerheim also collected archaeological and ethnographic materials and manuscripts and studied little-known peoples and tribes in Norther China. Mannerheim later became the 6th President of Finland after serving as Commander-in-Chief of the Finnish armed forces during WWII. Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura Hardcover
1938036002Hollywood: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences 1938. Soft cover. Good. Quarto. Some pages are annotated in pencil next to the photo of the actors. Some handling wear to the spine and cover. Shipped from the Calico Cat Bookshop a brick and mortar bookshop established in 1975. <br/> <br/> Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences paperback
19752091202133105584Republic of Korea Academy 1975. Soft Cover. Fine. Volume: 1 Republic of Korea Academy paperback
19862082702114604543Not Available 1986. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 1 Not Available paperback
1989OVI10044University of North Texas. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1989. Hardcover. Two volume set. Hard covers published by Univ. of North Texas in 1989. No dust jackets. Dark blue covers with gilt lettering on front. Both volumes have some stains on bottom edges of pages. Books are in very good condition. 4to 10 lb.; 4to 11" - 13" tall . University of North Texas hardcover
1989Alibris0003802University of North Texas 1989. First edition. Hard cover. Very Good/No DJ Issued. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Very Good/No Dj hardback First Edition Lisa-517 University of North Texas hardcover
1969737677PN. New. 1969. Soft Cover. Date is original print. This is a reprint edition. . PN paperback
1969737678PN. New. 1969. Soft Cover. Date is original print. This is a reprint edition. . PN paperback
19833114057Los Angeles: The Academy of Motions Picture Arts and Sciences/Warner Bros. Fine with no dust jacket. 1983. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. Souvenir program for the 1983 print restoration. Fine in stapled pictorial wrappers. 12pp. 8" X 11 3/4" Illusrations in b&w. ; 8" x 11 3/4"; 12 pages . The Academy of Motions Picture Arts and Sciences/Warner Bros. paperback
