Governing the Environment: Political Change and Natural Resources Management in Eastern and Southern Africa by Okoth-Ogendo, H. W. O., and Godber W. Tumushabe, eds - 1999

London: The Richards Press, 1928. 260pp. Quarto. Six coloured plates (from paintings by the author) and 276 b/w illusts. Appendix and index. Top edge gilt. Original blue cloth with gilt titling on the spine and gilt titling and gilt steamship decoration on upper board. Spine very slightly sunned. Rare. *"In 1831 the Sophia Jane, 256 gross tonnage and 50h.p., created great excitement as the first steamship to enter Sydney Harbour. From this it is a far cry to the present epoch of great floating palaces, with wondrous engines, measuring their tonnage and horse-power by scores of thousands, and able, through the marvel of Wireless, to keep in touch with the world on the most distant courses" (from the foreword by Sir Granville Ryrie, High Commissioner for Australia.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine.

New York: John Wiley and Son, 1868 IN GOOD CONDITION. xiii [1] 164pp, bound in original blind stamped, brown cloth, with gilt on spine still bright. Includes engraved text illustrations throughout. Covers show worn corners, loss to upper/lower edges of backstrip, few backstrip chips with paper label on spine from private owner, front gutter starting, ownership on ffp.. BINDING TIGHT.

Leipzig: Verlag Von Otto Wigand COVERS IN FAIR CONDITION, INTERIOR IN GOOD++ CONDITION. 1897-98. [4] 123pp [1]; xii [2] 711pp, bound in 3/4 leather & marbled paper, raised bands on spine, marbled endpapers, all edges marbled, WITH BINDING AND HINGES TIGHT. Vol. I - Naturliche Systematik der Azofarbstoffe. Vol. II - Fabrikation und Anwendung der Azofarbstoffe. Text is in German. Lacks leather spine label, back cover has seen water damage - with lower corner absent and marbled paper absent, with damp marks extending into some of the back pages. TEXTILE, DYEING, CHEMISTRY, INDUSTRY. Bookplate inside front cover "Bibliotheta Martiana".

Privately Printed, 1931. Hardcover. Very Good. 1931 University of Wyoming doctoral thesis submitted by Joseph Conrad Twinem pertaining to the genesis of the geological development of the lithosphere of southeastern Wyoming. Includes discussions of dozens of formations and numerous skillfully executed watercolors of cross-sections of formations, etc. Of special interest are four large watercolors, two of them 3-panel fold outs, of Wyoming landscapes, and one of the Rock Creek oil fields. Also includes 36 2 3/4" x 4 1/2" original, unique photos inserted in corner mounts - views of Wyoming camp facilities, canyons, mountains, striking geological features, Independence Rock, gold mining operations, the Pathfinder Dam, Parco, Wyoming (street view), oil distillers, a Snow Range sericite mine and much more. No exaggeration; this thesis is a work of art and unique. Notably, Twinem was the former Maine State Geologist, also an accomplished petroleum engineer and geologist. Bound in burgundy cloth… Read More

LIMITED EDITION SIGNED BY BUZZ ALDRIN! This is the FlatSigned Press leather-bound edition especially created for Buzz Aldrin. This copy is still SEALED in the publisher's shrinkwrap, so obviously brand new. Includes ironclad COA from publisher. Simply a gorgeous gift-worthy book in every respect. Expedited and international shipping are welcome; international buyers please request a shipping quote before purchase. Signed by author.

Chicago / London 1894 - 1895: The Open Court Publishing Company, 1894. First Edition . Card Wrappers, Stringbound. Very Good. 4 Volumes, With Appendix To Volume 2, Three Hole Punch At Spine Edge, String Bound In Plain Card Wrapers, Original Wrappers Bound In, Library Stamp At Top Of Cover Of Numbers 2 And 3 And, No Other Marks Or Names, Chipping To Top Of Covr Page Of Issue Number 4. Early English Language Appearance Of Mach's Thoughts On Conservation Of Energy. The U S Congress Had Already Weighed In On This Issue Decades Earlier, And Further Discussion Was Not Of Mainstream Interest. Mach's Book On The Subject Appeared In 1905, Followed By An English Translation. All Four Volumes (Volume 5, Nos 1-4) Are Unopened [Pages Still Attached At Top, Unread And As Issued].

Washington: Smithsonian, 1972. Volumes 1-8. All first editions, hard covers in dust jackets. Published Washington: Smithsonian, 1972-1998, first printings. Large, thick 8vo.'s 7 1/4" x 10 1/4", each vol 500-600pp., illustrated with b/w reproductions. Gray cloth with red block and gilt titles. All fine in fine dust jackets, vol 1 is price-clipped. . 1st. Hard. Fine/Fine. 8vo.

New York: John Wiley And Sons, 1954. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine DJ. First Edition, First Published In 1952, This Being The Scarce Corrected Second Printing, In The American Issue With Sheets And Dj Printed In The Uk. Book Is Fine, No Wear Or Marks, Dj Near Fine With Trace Of Wear Right Along Top Edge Of Spine. (From The Library Of Computer Scientist Willis H. Ware, Although Not Marked As Such. Ware'S Participation In A Classified World War Ii Project To Identify Friendly Aircraft Led The Mathematician John Von Neumann To Recruit Him To Help Develop A Computer At The Institute For Advanced Study In Princeton, N.J., In 1946. That Machine Was Not The First Digital Computer, But It Was Based On A Set Of Design Ideas Described By Dr. Von Neumann That Were Broadly Influential - First On The Design Of Computers Built By Scientists Around The World, And Then On An Early Ibm Computer Known As The 701. Many Of These Concepts Are Still Visible In The Structure Of Modern Computers And… Read More

SIGNED IN PERSON BY RICHARD DAWKINS and includes 2 photos from the event! A nice-looking likely 5th printing (hard to tell) in VG condition: clean bright text, looks and feels unread; mild blemishes on boards and along the edges of the DJ. Looks very appealing in new mylar. Expedited shipping is welcome; overseas will incur an additional charge over the initial shipping quote. Signed by author.

Doyle, A. Conan. The Lost World.1912 Hodder And Stoughton/George H. Doran First U.S. Edition. THE FIRST PROFESSOR CHALLENGER ADVENTURE. RARE. Used. Good condition/ no DJ included. Maroon cloth-covered boards. Titling on spine worn off. Bright pages. Sixteen ochre and white plates (five by 'Maple White' and eleven by Joseph Clement Coll). All plates in nice condition and affixed to binding. 309 pages. 5 3/8 X 8. Summary: "The Lost World"chronicles the adventures of four men who travel to the jungles of South America. There they discover a plateau inhabited by dinosaurs and ape-men. It was Conan Doyle's ambition to write a popular "boy's book", a tale of suspense and adventure.YOUR OFFERS ARE WELCOME HERE!