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Lippincott, 1966. first. hardcover. near fine: stated first edition on copyright page, tight binding, clean pages, some signs of fading on outer edges, bumped at spine ends, otherwise fine/near fine: spot of sticker residue visible on spine (pictured), sign of tiny (. A beautiful first edition copy of Pynchon's second novel. #00041.

Houghton Mifflin Company, 1962. first. hardcover. near fine: yellow top stain as normal, gift inscription to initial recipient on top of half title page, author signature "With best wishes, Rachel Carson" text otherwise clean, binding tight./very good: small closed tear at base of spine, some chipping and rubbing and slightly faded. Lois and Louis Darling. Stated first edition first printing of Rachel Carson's extended essay on the environmental impact of indiscriminate pesticide use, a hugely influential book credited with leading to a ban on the pesticide DDT for agricultural use in the US and the eventual formation of the US Environmental Protection Agency. Named one of the 25 most influential science books of all time in 2006.Signed by the author on the half title. page, scarce in this conditionPrice includes extra handling fee for shipping. #00026.

London: University of Chicago Press/Callaghan and Company, 1904. Second Edition. hardcover. Book VG: mild shelf wear to boards and spine, bookplate on spine faded and rubbed, mild toning/foxing to endpapers, text clean, binding tight./no DJ. 8vo 189pp + CIII (103) illustrated plates. Second edition. the legal code of Hammurabi, King of Babylon. The longest, best organized and best preserved legal text from the ancient Near East. This edition includes a transliteration of the text with translation on facing page, a photograph of the original stele and then plates of the original text in Akkadian. #01582.