Science from Scraps of American History

New York: American Book Company, 1899. Not stated. Hardcover. Fair/No jacket. 384 pages. A different approach to teaching geometry. Quarter leather over brown cloth boards, gilt titles on spine, imprinted titles on front cover. Heavy chipping and cracking of spine leather, gilt still bright, back cover a bit scuffed, some edge wear, corners bumped, former owner's name "Edw.… Read more about this item

New York and London: D. Appleton and Company, 1916. Not stated. Hardcover. Good/No jacket. 160 pages with index, illustrated with black and white drawings and maps. A study of bird migration written by "The Bird's Historian." Yellow illustrated cloth binding with red titles on front cover and black titltes on spine. Cover darkened and a bit soiled, some… Read more about this item

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1975. First edition, as stated. Hardcover. Good +/Good. 353 pages. Ex-library. A candid and open book about impotence in men, with interview with men that have dealt with the problem and with women and doctors. Red cloth binding with gilt titles on spine. Dust jacket is fastened to book, but cover looks to… Read more about this item

Chelsea House Publishers, 1969. Not stated. Hardcover. Good/No jacket. 83 pages, printed mostly on one side, with black and white illustrations of early automobiles and descriptions in two-color red and white. Red cloth binding with gilt titles on front cover and spine, red end papers. Cover darkened, spotted and scratches, some edge wear, gilt faded, corners and spine… Read more about this item

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1947. Second edition, revised. Hardcover. Good +/good. 459 pages, illustrated with black and white and color plates. Translated by George Rosen. A complete sex manual, covering everything up to diseases and reflecting the morals and attitudes of a changing world. Maroon cloth binding with gilt titles and bands on front cover… Read more about this item

Los Angeles, California: Floyd Clymer, 1934. Revised. Vintage paperback. Good/No jacket. 148 pages with advertisements, plus blank memo pages, illustrated with black and white photographs. Written in 1932 and revised in 1934, this history of steam powered vehicles is supplemented by an article on Historical Steam Cars by Floyd Clymer. Bright yellow illustrated wraps with black… Read more about this item

New York: A. S. Barnes & Co., 1857. Early printing. Hardcover. Fair/No jacket. 501 pages, illustrated with formulas and figures. Written by a professor of mathematics in the University of Virginia, copyright 1855, and published after his death in 1853. Quarter leather over brown textured cloth binding with blindstamped designs in front and back covers and gilt titles… Read more about this item

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1926. Not stated. Hardcover. Good/No jacket. 149 pages with bibliography. Exploring new methods of teaching mathematics in schools. Brown cloth binding with blindstamped titles and embossed decoration in front cover and gilt titles on spine. Spotting of cover, light edge wear, corners and spine ends a little bumped, gilt bright, end papers a little… Read more about this item

Philadelphia: J. W. Moore, 1852. Early printing. Hardcover. Good +/No jacket. 299 pages, plus publisher's advertising. Treatment of a number of children's diseases with a treatment the author called Hydriatics. Brown boards with blindstamped and pebbled decoration on front and back cover, gilt titles and blindstamped bands on spine, yellow end papers. Some spotting of cover, edge wear,… Read more about this item

Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1910. First printing. Hardcover. Good/No jacket. 652 pages with index, illustrated with beautiful color plates and black and white plates and charts. Excellent articles about agriculture in the early 20th century. Blue cloth binding with blindstamped emblem on front cover, silver titles on spine, green marbled end papers. Some wear to cover with… Read more about this item

Baltimore, Maryland: Schneidereith & Sons, 1978. First printing. Hardcover. Good/No jacket. 185 pages with index, illustrated with black and white photographs. The autobiographical notations of a scientist and teacher. Blue cloth binding with gilt titles on front cover and spine. Cover a bit faded, some spotting, a little edge wear, corners and spine ends bumped, author signature and… Read more about this item

Baltimore, Maryland: The John D. Lucas Printing Company, 1967. First printing. Hardcover. Good/No jacket. 123 pages, self published, illustrated with black and white plates. Essays and editorials by an author who was involved in medicine and research on the history of medicine, medical science and the socio-economic forces that affect medicine, along with reflection on the admonition that… Read more about this item

Philadelphia: P. Blakiston's Son & Co., 1930. Third edition. Hardcover. Good/No jacket. 817 pages with index, illustrated with black and white photos and diagrams. An update detailing the progress of pharmacology and plant chemistry. Black cloth binding with gilt titles on spine. Some edge wear to cover, small holes in front hinge, fading, spotting, a little scrubbing, corners… Read more about this item

San Francisco: Ellis Computing, Inc., 1983. First printing. Vintage paperback. Good/No Jacket. 220 pages with index. Nevada BASIC Users' Reference Manual; Contributing authors for the CP/M(r) version: Ian D. Kettleborough and John A. Starkweather. Copyright 1983 by Ellis Computing, San Francisco, California. Covers Operating Procedures, Creating a Program, Advanced BASIC and more. White wraps with orange titles on… Read more about this item

Amsterdam, New York: Coleco Industries, Inc., 1984. First printing. Vintage paperback. Good+/No jacket. 101 pages with blank sheets for notes. Instruction manual to working with the ADAM Family Computer System SmartWriter Word Processing, by Deborah J. Miller and Deborah Q. Voosen. Copyright 1984 by Coleco Industries, Inc. 101 pages with glossary, illustrated with drawings and photographs in black… Read more about this item

Logo Computer Systems, Inc., 1984. First printing. Hardcover. Good/No jacket. 293 pages, illustrated with two-color drawings and with green printed sections in text, green section dividers. Copyright 1984 Logo Computer Systems Inc. Introduction to SmartLogo, starting out, motions, shapes and colors, procedures, calculations, making a movie, memory and more. Gray three ring binder with blue titles on… Read more about this item

Secaucus, New Jersey: Panasonic Industrial Company, 1986. Not stated. Vintage paperback. Good/No jacket. Spiral bound to lay flat, this is a manual of operating instructions for a Panasonic Impact Dot Matrix Printer, Model KX-P1080i. Covers installation, operation, software commands, interfacing and maintenance with troubleshooting. Book measures 8 1/2 x 11 inches, copyright 1986 Panasonic Industrial Company. Spotting and… Read more about this item

Hartford, Connecticut: Coleco Industries, 1984. First printing. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 155 pages, illustrated with two-color drawings (red and black) and with red section headers; red section dividers. Copyright 1984 by Coleco Industries, Inc. A fold-out quick reference card is also included. Text covers learning ADAMCalc step-by-step, reference guide, designing spreadsheets and more. Gray three ring binder with blue… Read more about this item

Hartford, Connecticut: Coleco Industries, Inc., 1984. Not stated. Vintage paperback. Good/No jacket. Detailed guide to programming for the Adam Family Computer System. Copyright Coleco Industries, Inc. and Robert J. Brady Co. 4 lessons, 116 pages, plus Appendix A, B, & C and index. Silver wraps with blue titles on front cover. Some wear, scuffs and spotting of cover… Read more about this item

West Hartford, Connecticut: Coleco Industries, Inc., 1984. First printing. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Several sections which combined probably equal nearly 300 pages, illustrated with two-color drawings (red and black) and with red section headers; red section dividers. Copyright 1984 by Coleco Industries, Inc. Text covers operating procedures, offers a self study guide, and a reference manual. Gray three ring… Read more about this item