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New York:: Del Rey,, (1984.). Hardcover -. Fine in very good dust jacket (closed tear at top of dj spine.). 2nd printing. A collection of ClarkeÕs articles, essays, and speeches, on war and peace, the frontiers of space, the need for communication, his life in Sri Lanka and more. 259 pp.

New York:: Del Rey,, (1984.). Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in near fine dust jacket (remainder mark) . First printing. A collection of ClarkeÕs articles, essays, and speeches, on war and peace, the frontiers of space, the need for communication, his life in Sri Lanka and more. 259 pp.

Franklin Lakes, NJ: : New Page Books / Career Press, , (2008). First edition -. Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.. First printing, a trade paperback original. A book which "offers a bold, scientific analysis of Mayan teachings and other worldly predictions and prophecies dealing with the end of time in 2012 through a review of economic shifts, strides in technology, sunspot cycles and mass extinction." In the light of the covid pandemic, it is especially interesting to read the chapter on infectious diseases. Illustrated, bibliography, index. 285 pp.

Garden City, New York:: Doubleday,, 1963.. Hardcover -. Ex-library with markings and significant reading wear, but in a very good dj.. Book club edition. First book with private investigator Jan Darzek, set in New York City in what was the near future (1986) when the book was written.

Washington, D.C.:: United States Government Printing Office,, 1954.. Hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in dark green cloth with gilt lettering and decorations (prev owner's name inside front cover.) . First edition. Publication 4149. In addition to the usual financial reports, and reports on operations, this includes articles on radioisotopes, musical instruments, genetics and an early discussion of factory robotics - the push-button factory by Frank K. Shallenberger, and also the geological history and evolution of insects by F.M. Carpenter, Norsemen in North America before Columbus by Johannes Bronstad, to Colonial Williamsburg; and Charles Bird King, painter of Indian visitors to the nation's capital by John C. Ewers, The mountain village of Dahr Lebanon by Raymond E. Crist, an article on dating the Dead Sea scrolls, on climate and race and more. Illustrated. 481 pp. 

New York:: Dial Press,, 1969.. Hardcover -. Very good+ in like dust jacket. (book & dj- slight edge wear). 2nd printing. This book, written before the first space walk, can either be read as a program of the actual events or as a summary of what the National Aeronautics and Space Administration wanted to do on the moon. Based on the author's visits to US space centers and interviews with scientists and astronauts. 144 pp. Wraparound photographic dust jacket.

New York:: W. H. Freeman,, (2000). First edition -. Fine (a new copy) in printed yellow wrappers.. Uncorrected proof (trade paperback format. ) A collection of 21 essays written with a light touch, but based on serious science" - from "why we laugh, to why moths fly to the light, to how slinging drinks affects both memory and perception in a barmaid's brain .. . investigations from the very edges of science that . . explores how science adds to a re-examination of history with startling new theories about the Salem witches and a psychiatric profile of Joan of Arc." Illustrated with some small drawings. Bibliography. 271 pp.

Lyons, France:: publie sous la direction de M. C. Chalumeau, Ingenieur en Chef de la Ville,, 1936.. Hardcover first edition -. Near very good overall - some fading to the red cloth on the spine and upper edge, slight fraying at corners and ends of spine and at 2 places on side of spine. Sturdy binding, contents near fine.. First edition. In addition to the tributes to Ampere from around the world, this includes several papers on the impact of electricity in rural and urban areas, trolleys, elevators, stagecraft and more. Texte en francais (text in French.) Illustrated with several pages of photographs. Volume 1 only. Large format, measuring approx 11 x 8 1/2 inches, 255 pages, plus photographs and table of contents. Bound in red cloth. Very uncommon.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1979. Hardcover first edition -. Near Fine in a near fine dust jacket (lower corners slightly bumped.). First printing. A non-fiction work in which Asimov discusses 5 classes of disasters that could threaten our world, from the collapse of the universe or the sun, the drift of the crust or the change in the weather, to man-made disasters or the destruction of civilization as we know it. Index. 377pp

New York:: Dell,, 1990.. Very near fine (small peeled spot from sticker removal.). First thus- a large trade paperback. One of a series written for children and illustrated in full-color. Index. 32 pp.

New York:: Cambridge University Press,, 1977.. VG (some highlighting and writing). Trade paperback.

New York:: Addison-Wesley, , (1993). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First printing. The author's third book - a fresh look at the mind-body problem. Although rooted in the sciences of biology and physics, this is a book which celebrates the messy intuitive nature of human consciousness. unprepared." INSCRIBED on the half title page to the late noted Oklahoma book collector Larry Owens, and dated in 1995 at Syracuse NY. Illustrated. Notes, bibliography, index.xxv, 196 pp.

Boston:: Little Brown,, (1990). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First printing. The author's second book - a look at how humans' development has been outpaced by the complex technological society they have created - "Humans, with Stone Age bodies and Stone Age brains, face tasks for which we are genetically unprepared." INSCRIBED on the half title page to the late noted Oklahoma book collector Larry Owens, and dated in 1995 at Syracuse NY. Notes, index. 190 pp.

New York:: Penguin Studio,, (1997). Hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a near fine dustjacket (remainder mark, crease to bottom edge of dj). First printing. A beautiful book, illustrated throughout with full color photographs, which looks at the history of Mars and how we have perceived this planet over the years. "Over the centuries the planet Mars lodged itself in the human imagination as a locus of hope, fascination, and fear. H.G. Wells's novel 'War of the Worlds' played on those fears and ushered in the golden age of science fiction. . . Mars became the preeminent destination of science fiction writers and movie makers, with the planet figuring in many masterpieces of the genre, including "Strange in a strange land" and "The Martian chronicles", and the works of Philip K. Dick." This looks at mythology, religion, astrology, folklore, early scientific history, science fiction and the modern era of scientific discovery and space travel,… Read More

Berkeley and Los Angeles, CA:: University of California Press,, 1953.. Hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in cranberry cloth with a paper title label on the spine in a near fine dustjacket (hint of an erasure on the front endpaper, toning to the dj, small chip at the top of the spine.). First printing. A completely unabridged translation in modern English of this classic work in the history of modern science by Stillman Drake, based on Galileo's own copy of the first edition, with his notations. Unusual for the time, this was written in Italian, rather than Latin, because it was intended to reach the public, not just scholars. As a punishment Galileo suffered imprisonment, but he used that time to add passages to the Dialogue - passages which are included in this volume for the first time in English. The foreword by Albert Einstein - in which he comments "In advocating and fighting for the Copernican theory Galileo was not only motivated by a striving to simplify the representation… Read More

Garden City, NY:: Doubleday,, (c 1955.). Hardcover -. Very near fine in a like dust jacket (bookplate mostly under dj flap, original price of 8.95 on dj flap). Early printing. Using evidence from the natural sciences this book reveals global catastrophes in prehistorical times that altered the climate and geography of the earth, and even caused entire species to be wiped out. As noted by the publisher "in disciplines as diverse as geology, anthropology, archaeology, paleontology, astronomy, astrophysics, cosmology, classical studies, Egyptology, theology, psychology and also in theory of science. . . the first publication of his books provoked controversies unprecedented in the history of science since Galileo. At the same time recent findings mainly in earth and planetary sciences have confirmed his results and conclusions in a really impressive manner." Index. xi, 314 pp.

New York:: William H. Morrow,, 1979.. Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in near fine dust jacket.. First printing. An account of "the use of the shuttle in our future space programs - the dreams, the battles, and the personalities involved." Enterprise was the name given to the first US space shuttle.. Foreword by Isaac Asimov. Illustrated with black and white photographs throughout. Chronology, acronyms, index. 288 pp.

Indianapolis:: Bobbs-Merrill,, 1925.. Good condition - tight and straight, but rubbing to the letterining on the spine, some shelfwear to the bottom edges of the boards, wear to the cloth at the upper end of the spine, usual toning to the pages.. Illustrated with photographs, foreword by Lorande Loss Woodruff. Bibliography, index, 354 pages. Bound in green cloth with gold lettering.

Garden City, NY:: Doubleday,, (1976). Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in very good dust jacket (minor edgewear to dj) . First printing. An account of an investigation into the most powerful unexplained explosion mankind has known. In the morning of June 30, 1908, a "cylindrical object blazed across central Siberia and the desolate Central Plateau shuddered under the impact of a cataclysmic explosion. The initial shock was followed by primary and secondary shock waves, a hideous firestorm and a black rain that contaminated hundreds of miles." Introduction by Isaac Asimov. Photographs. Bibliography. 165 pp. Map endpapers.

Philadelphia:: American Philosophical Society,, 1956.. Hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a near fine dustjacket (toning to the dj) . First edition. A pioneering study of Newton's influence on experimental physics during the 18th century and on Franklin's importance as an electrical theorizer. Includes an appendix on Newton's use of the word "hypothesis." Illustrated with facsimiles of original documents and drawings; photographs. Sources and references at the end of each section. Memoirs of the American Philosophical Society, Vol. 43. Bibliography, index. xxvi, 657 pp.