Search Results: Science & Technology from The Book Shed

New York: Random House, 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/good. Second printing. shelf wear to tips, corners, and edges of the book; much more to the jacket which is chipped with two closed tears; sunning to portions of the cloth binding. Second printing stated. About the author: Joseph S. Murphy, Chancellor of City University, said yesterday that Dr. Lekachman's ''legacy of intellectually rigorous analysis of the economy and the effects of government policy on the poor and working class should strongly influence the way scholars study economics in the future.'' ....Throughout his career Dr. Lekachman espoused a philosophy that sought to promote social justice simultaneously with economic growth. He advocated compassion on the part of government toward the underprivileged....Dr. Lekachman was in demand as a public speaker, appearing frequently on television and radio programs dealing with public affairs, where his engaging manner and quick wit enlivened what has been called… Read More

Little Rock: Brown Printing Company, 1893. Hardcover. Fair. much wear to tips, corners, and edges of the book, covers stained, spine darkened but legible, hinges cracked--not disbound but delicate. Map is present in rear pocket, some offsetting but no tears, splits or holes. Clean and unmarked. From Wikipedia: "John Casper Branner (July 4, 1850 – March 1, 1922) was an American geologist and academic who discovered bauxite in Arkansas in 1887 as State Geologist for the Geological Survey of Arkansas. He was Chair of the Departments of Botany and Geology at Indiana University and later at Stanford University. He was a member of the founding faculty at Stanford and served as the university's second president. He served as President of the Geological Society of America in 1904. He was President of the Seismological Society of America in 1911. He was an expert in Brazilian geology, among many other things." Future president Herbert Hoover was one of his students at Stanford. Books and… Read More

Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1961. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/good +. wear to tips, corners and edges of book and price-clipped jacket which is rubbed with a few short tears. A bit of the pricing is still visible. First printing stated. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors (generally over $10.00) if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

Buffalo: Prometheus Books, 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Lightest shelf wear to tips, corners, and edges of the book and jacket. First printing, full number line. Written by an imprisoned sexual paraphiliac and his therapist. Keyes was induced to commit crimes for the sexual satisfaction of himself and his dominatrix. Books and other items ship promptly with a tracking number and (generally over $15.00) jacket protectors if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. 

Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Lightest wear to the book and jacket, previous owner's name as well as a small bookplate under the flap. First printing, full number line. From the flap: "Tracing the profound impact of optimization and the unexpected ways in which it has influenced the study of mathematics, biology, economics, and even politics, Ekeland reveals throughout how the idea of optimization has driven some of our greatest intellectual breakthroughs. The result is a dazzling display of erudition—one that will be essential reading for popular-science buffs and historians of science alike." Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility! 

New York: Bonanza Books, 1956. reprint. Hardcover. Very Good/good. shelf wear to tips, corners, and edges of the book; jacket is soiled with several closed tears; offsetting to the endpapers. Fold out frontis present. Second printing of this edition. Frederick J. Britten (1843-1913) was the original author of this work of horological history first published in 1897. Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility! 

Seattle: Coffeetown Press , 2016. Paperback. Near Fine. About As New in all respects. First printing, full number line. The reports of 1324 cannabis users collected in a survey carried out by two naturopathic physicians. Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility! 

Norwalk, Ct: Easton Press, 2003. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/no jacket, as issued. Just about As New in all respects. Genuine leather, all edges gilt, watered silk endpapers, marker ribbon. Black and gold, full color paste down on cover. A history of some of the most beautiful American cars ever made. Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility! 

Hamburg: Gordian Publishing House, 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/no jacket. shelf wear to tips, corners, and edges of the book, covers slightly faded, sprung, glossy paper page edges darkened; no jacket. Clean and unmarked. First printing, no others noted. Quite scarce the WorldCat locates just three copies of this English language edition and one of the original German. A cocoa trade industry publication providing scientific analysis of beans by all cocoa producing countries. "The book attempts to give a reply as thoroughly as possible to the ever repeated questions concerning the quality of commercial cocoa types." The information was developed from samples providing by many of the cocoa importer / exporters of that time. Books and other items ship promptly with a tracking number and (generally over $15.00) jacket protectors if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's… Read More

New York: Plenum Press, 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Lightest shelf wear to tips, corners, and edges of the book and jacket. First printing, full number line. From the publisher: "Don't let the integral intimidate you and the derivative defy you! This light-hearted and engaging book will arm you with the knowledge you need to conquer your fears, impress your friends and colleagues, and even give you skills that could lead to advancement on the job. We learn that calculus is flexible, fun, and exciting -- dealing with speed, acceleration, and motion. This lively book will easily and effortlessly bring clarity and understanding as it empowers you to conquer calculus." Books and other items ship promptly with a tracking number and (generally over $15.00) jacket protectors if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. 

Indianapolis: Eli Lilly Co., 1938. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Light shelf wear to tips, corners, and edges of the book, spotting to front cover, no jacket. First printing, no others noted. Registered Copy No. 6585. A modern medicine compendium emulating the work of Aulus Cornelius Celsus whose 1st century De Medicina is considered the best surviving treatise on Alexandrian medicine. Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility! 

Boston: Noyes, Holmes and Co, 1867. later edition. Hardcover. Good. Fifteenth edition. Wear to tips, corners and edges of book. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors (generally over $10.00) if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

Chantilly VA: The Teaching Company, 2000. 2nd edition. DVD. Very Good. DVDs, two cases /four discs with two course guide books. A total of 24 lectures by Professor Richard Wolfson. He is the Benjamin F. Wissler Professor of Physics at Middlebury College since 1976. Professor Wolfson is the author of several books, including the college textbooks Physics for Scientists and Engineers, Essential University Physics, and Energy, Environment, and Climate. He is also an interpreter of science for the nonspecialist, a contributor to Scientific American, and author of the books Nuclear Choices: A Citizen's Guide to Nuclear Technology and Simply Einstein: Relativity Demystified. Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility! 

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1843. First edition. Leather_bound. Good. Some light wear to tips, corners and edges of book, dampstaining to preliminaries, foxed throughout. Full calf.. First printing, no others noted. From the preface: "Believing that a knowledge of the general principles of algebra can be perfected and permanently secured only by frequent and rigid application, the author has endeavoured, throughout the work, to blend theory and practice. For this purpose, a careful selection of problems and exercises has been made from the most approved authors." Clark College, now half of Clark Atlanta University, was founded in 1869. Clark was named after then Methodist Bishop Davis W. Clark, who was the first president of the Freedmen’s Aid Society. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors (generally over $10.00) if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

Bangla Bazar, Dhaka: Hassan Book House, 2007. First edition. Cloth. Very Good/very good. wear to tips, corners and edges of book and jacket, creasing to preliminaries, previous owner's name to dedication page, bottom corner rear endpaper lacking; jacket panels show rubbing. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors (generally over $10.00) if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

New York: Liveright Publishing, 1935. Second Edition. Hardcover. Good/good. The authorized English translation of the revised edition. With a note of approbation of the translation by Freud. Complete and unabridged. Shelf wear to tips, corners, and edges of the book and more to the jacket which has several small tears and chips. First printing, no others noted. "The world famed psychologist, discoverer of a new world of the human mind, has summed up in one volume the entire subject of psychoanalysis in simple popular language so that every intelligent man and woman might benefit from the discoveries of the Master himself."--from the flap. Riviere was translation editor of the International Journal of Psycho-Analysis from its inception in 1920 until 1937. In 1921 she worked with Freud and his daughter Anna Freud, Ernest Jones, James Strachey and Alix Strachey on the Glossary Committee, and translating Freud's work into English. In his biography of Freud Peter Gay observed that "her… Read More

Morristown, NJ: Astragal Press, 1983. First edition. Paperback. Good. Shelf wear to the book, soiling of page edges and cover else clean and unmarked. "This comprehensive guide is invaluable for everyone from the handyman with a few planes in the workshop to the most advanced dealer or collector." First printing, no others noted. Books and other items ship promptly with a tracking number and (generally over $15.00) jacket protectors if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility!.

St. Louis: Heine Safety Boiler Co., 1899. Hardcover. Good. corners, tips, covers worn, cover discolored and sunned. Includes the 1898 code of the A.S.M.E. for boiler test, a revision of the 1885 code and an entirely new feature"The Standard Boiler Specifications" abridged, adopted by the American Boiler Manufacturer's Association. Illustrated by photographs, charts and grafts, indexed, 186 pages. Great turn of the century technology. Impressive lists of public buildings, hotels, manufacturers, brewers and distillers, railways and street car companies, mines and plantations from South Africa to Hawaii and across North America using Heine boilers. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Trade Catalogue. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors if applicable.

London: Biggs & co., 1903. Second edition. Hardcover. Very Good. light shelf wear to tips, corners and edges of book; no jacket. First printing, no others noted. Plumbing ad endpapers. First published in London in 1897 this 1903 revised and extended second edition was also published that year in the US by Van Nostrand & Co. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors (generally over $10.00) if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

Chicago: Frederick J Drake, 1938. Second edition. Hardcover. Very Good/no jacket. tips worn, corners bumped, clean and unmarked. 20 paint chips called for on tinting page, all present and correct. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors (generally over $10.00) if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.