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Washington, D. C: The Graduate School, The Department of Agriculture, 1939 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Dark blue cloth, gilt titles on front board & spine, ix, 155 pp. Slight rubbing to joints along bottom edge, else fine. Plain brown DJ may or may not be original, but has done its job well as gilt titles are brilliant and both boards and spine unfaded. DJ has holes in spine, light soil and a few tears; in Brodart archival cover. Deming edited this series of lectures for publication, and added notes and cross-references. From his foreword: "The scientific viewpoint is that every statement must be capable of being tested. If a statement can not be put to a test, it has no value in practice. Dr. Shewhart kept this viewpoint throughout his lectures. Here for the first time we see operationally verifiable meanings for well-known statistical terms such as random variable, accuracy, precision, true value, probability, degree of rational… Leer más

Jerusalem: Keter Publishing House Jerusalem Ltd., 1978 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Full blue-green decorated cloth, gilt titles on spines. Lacks volume 12. Many volumes fine, although some have light rubbing to extremities and/or bumped corners. Heavy set requires additional charge for international or priority shipping. Contains 19 volumes: 15 of the 16 original volumes, plus yearbooks for 1973, 1975, 1975-6, and 1990-1. Exhausive reference on Judaism, except for topics starting with Mim to O. Shipping weight 112 lbs.. 4th ptg. . VG+/No dj. 31½ X 22½ cm.

New York: Baker, Voorhis & Co., 1932 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Full black cloth, gilt titles on spine, attractively printed on watermarked laid paper, [iv], 28, III pp. Paper clip mark on title page & adjacent pages, otherwise fine. Brief synopsis of law relating to aviation as taught to students at the University of Alabama Law School in October, 1931. Ewing was chairman of the committee on air law at the Bar Association of New York and the New York State Bar Association. Shipping weight 1 lb.. First Edition. . Near Fine/No dj. 22½ X 14½ cm.

New York: Thomas Gibson, 1930 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Side stapled in printed paper wraps, 177, [4] pp. Previous owner's name on front cover, covers worn & crease with a 1 cm tear to fore-edge of rear cover, tear to one leaf about an inch in from margin. Gibson, author of The Pitfalls of Speculation as well as other books on investing, operated a market advice service that published daily, semi-weekly, monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, and annual forecasts. This is the annual forecast issued on Jan. 15, 1930, less than three months after the great crash of October 1929. Gibson's books range from scarce to readily available, but as of the date of cataloguing we are unaware of any other available copy of this annual report. After introductory comments, this contains Gibson's analysis of money & credit conditions, new construction (it was way down in 1929 even before the crash), indexes of trade, agriculture, railroad… Leer más

Lawrence, KS: The Wilson Ornithological Society Extra shipping charge may apply for this item to some destinations. Earlier numbers published at Baltimore, MD and Morgantown, WV. Quarterly magazine, all volumes printed on coated paper, side stapled, in beige wrappers with line drawing of two birds on front cover. V. 62, No. 1 (March 1950); V. 78, No.1 through V. 83, No. 1 (March 1966 through March 1971); V. 83, No. 3 through V. 89, No. 4 (September 1971 through December 1977); V. 90, No. 2 through V. 92, No. 2 (June 1972 through June 1980); V. 92, No. 4 (Dec. 1980); V. 94, No. 4 (Dec 1982); V. 96, No. 3 (Sept 1984); V. 97, No. 4 (Dec 1985); V. 98, No. 4 (Dec 1986); V. 99, No. 4 (Dec 1987); V. 100, No. 1 & 4 (March & Dec 1988); V. 101, No. 1 & 4 (March & Dec 1989); V. 102, No. 1 & 4 (March & Dec 1990); V. 103, No. 4 (Dec 1991); V. 104, No. 1 & 3 (March & Sept 1992). In all, 72 numbers in very good to fine condition, and one number (V. 100, No. 1) poor. Those… Leer más

New York, San Francisco & London: Academic Press, 1975 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Brown simulated leather, gilt titles on front board & spine, vii, 171 pp, 114 figures, notes. Owner's name & office address stamped on free endpapers & top edge, pencil note on front free endpaper, else fine. Contents: single coronary artery; variation in number of coronary ostia; positions of coronary ostia; patterns of origin of coronary arteries; hypoplastic or short coronary arteries; congenital aneurysm of a coronary artery; anomalous communication of a coronary artery with a cardiac chamber or major thoracic vessel; anomalous origin of the coronary arteries from the pulmonary trunk; patterns of origin and distribution of coronary arteries in transposition complexes and tetralogy of Fallot; histologic patterns of the coronary arteries in children; histologic findings in early life in various ethnic groups; histologic findings in coronary… Leer más

Bombay: Hardy, Pratt & Company, 1902 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Maroon ribbed cloth, paper labels on spines, gilt arms on front boards, about 350 pp per volume. Some spines have small tears to ends, paper labels soiled, somewhat faded & slightly chipped, else very good. Shipping weight 36 lbs.. Limited/Numbered. . G+/No dj. 21½ X 15 cm.

Stanford, CA: Annual Reviews, Inc. WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Light blue cloth, gilt titles on front board & spine, approx. 400-600 pp per volume. Some faint spotting to edges, titles on first few volumes a bit dull, some volumes have bookplate or owner's signature on endpapers, some volumes have Annual Reviews prospectus laid in. DJs through 1962 are brown paper with titles printed in dark blue and a 7 cm window in spine showing titles on cloth, final 2 volumes have black titles on plain white paper; spines browned, lightly rubbed, small tears and/or chips to edges. Each volume contains twenty or so articles of 20-30 pp reviewing developments in physical chemistry in the preceding year as reported in the year's major journal articles. Shipping weight 26 lbs.. . VG/VG. 23 X 16 cm.

Topeka, KS: The Menninger Foundation WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Bound in blue buckram, with titles on spine and original owner's name stamped on front cover variously in foil or gilt. Shipping weight 35 lbs.. . Fine/No dj. 23½ X 15½ cm.

Aurora, IL: William W. Walter, 1909 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Full blue cloth, gilt titles on front board & spine, 231 pp. Light shelf wear, two pages marred by rust from an ancient bobby pin (still present) used as a bookmark, else fine. DJ slightly faded with some small edge chips; in Brodart archival cover. Author writes of "the error and nonsense of the drugging system of healing" and the superiority of Christian Science. Shipping weight 2 lbs.. Revised Ed. . Near Fine/VG. 19½ X 14 cm.

Cairo: Anglo-Egyptian Bookshop, 1958 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Inscribed by author. Red cloth, gilt titles on front board & spine, si, 567 pp, index. Boards sunned & bumped, lacks front free endpaper, Kamal's incription to a fellow epidemiologist is signed and dated in November 1958. The book was written to provide "compiled information on the main epidemiological features of communicable diseases as they occur in Egypt." Shipping weight 3 lbs. (International 2 lbs., 12 oz.). First Edition. . G/No dj. 25 X 17½ cm.

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1914 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Full blue cloth, gilt titles on spine, blind rules on front board, ix, 475-995, [9] pp, chapter notes, bibliography, index to both volumes. Extremities rubbed, occasional soil in margins, owner's signature dated 1916 on ffep. Contains Part I, Chapters XIX to XXII; all of Parts II, Contract and Its Conditions; III, Vested Interests; and IV, Personal Conditions, Production-Present and Future, and list of illustrative cases. Shipping weight 3 lbs. (International 2 lbs., 8 oz.). First Edition. . VG-/No dj. 20½ X 14½ cm.

Minneapolis: Ross & Haines, Inc., 1966 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Maroon cloth with gilt titles on front board, [xi], 156 pp, numerous b/w photos, index. Faint tobacco odor. DJ has a 3" tear at top of rear panel, corners and spine ends are rubbed and lightly chipped; still looks nice in Brodart archival cover. Touches on the history of the newspaper and its predecessors and major news stories of the period. Photos are of staff, downtown Minneapolis in the neighborhood of the newspaper's buildings, front page layouts, and a few newsmakers. Shipping weight 2 lbs.. . Fine/Very Good. 23½ X 15½ cm.

Paris: J.-L.-J.-Brière, Libraire, 1825 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Ex-Library. Rebound by library in maroon (26, 28) and brown (27) buckram, overcast sewing, [iii], 457, [i], 549, [i], 540 pp. Date of vol. 27 is 1826, vol. 28 is 1827. Usual library markings, heavily foxed, otherwise about very good as rebound. According to Encyclopaedia Britannica (11th Ed., 1911), Orderic Vitalis (1075 - c. 1142) was given the task of writing a history (his Historia Ecclesiastica) of the monastery of St. Evroul, which begain with a brief history of Christianity in general, and then of St. Evroul, but the later books in this history expanded into a general history of his own times. Orderic becomes of some use to the historian beginning with his account of William the Conqueror, and is one of the main authorities for events from 1082 through 1141. This translation into French is by L. DuBois. Shipping weight 5 lbs.. . G/No dj. 21 X 13 cm.

Paris: J.-L.-J.-Brière, Libraire, 1824 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Ex-Library. Rebound by library in maroon buckram, overcast sewing, [xxii], 466, [i], 520, [i], 468 pp. Usual library markings, heavily foxed & corners rubbed through, otherwise about very good as rebound. Long title is "Histoire des faits et gestes dan les régions d'outre-mer, depuis le temps des successeurs de Mahomet jusqu'a l'an 1184 de Jésus-Christ," or in the original Latin, "Historia rerum in partibus transmarinus gestarum." This is a history of the Crusades by William, Archbishop of Tyre. Before becoming Archbishop, William had been Archdeacon, had served as a diplomat for King Amaury (Amalric) I, and had been the teacher of Amaury's son Baudouin (Baldwin) IV, who acceded to the throne at the age of thirteen. For sources, William had access to manuscripts no longer in existence, previous histories which appear in… Leer más

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1904 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Dark green cloth, gilt titles & dec. on spines, gilt fillet & monogram on front boards, many b & w illustrations. Cloth on spines is badly sunned, brittle, and on some volumes cracked or torn, otherwise good, with small marginal tears from careless opening of uncut edges; paper is of good quality and still white. Illustrations by Thackeray (Pendennis, The Virginians, Philip, Paris Sketch Book, Hoggarty Diamond, Yellowplush, Irish Sketch Book), Richard Doyle (The Newcomes), George du Maurier (Henry Esmond), Frederick Walker (Philip). Only Barry Lyndon is unillustrated. Shipping weight 40 lbs.. . Fair/No dj. 22½ X 15 cm.

Orlando: Rufus R. Wilson, 1925 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Ex-Library. Rebound by library in full dark green cloth, gilt titles on spine, lxiv, 362 pp, photos. Extremities frayed, spine ends torn, usual library markings, otherwise very good as rebound. An extended puff piece issued at the height of the Florida real estate bubble of the 1920s. The introductory section includes essays by Governor John Martin, William Jennings Bryan, Roger W. Babson, and others; the main section contains brief descriptions of Florida's counties, in alphabetical order, each of which includes a map, some photos and economic statistics, well larded with advertisements by real estate companies. Fits in medium flat-rate box. Shipping weight 4 lbs. (International 3 lbs., 8 oz.). . G-/No dj. 28 X 20 cm.

Minneapolis: City of Minneapolis, 1890 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Printed by Harrison & Smith. Black pebble-grained cloth with leather back & corners, gilt titles & decorations, [vi], 478 pp, 1 folding table, 1 folding plate, 14 other plates. Four of the plates are missing, otherwise good, leather rubbed through at corners, a few marginal tears, but still solidly bound. The 1880s were a period of rapid growth for the city of Minneapolis, and a prosperous time for the country as a whole. The city undertook major public works projects during this time, including development of the water works and sewer system, acquisition of land for parks in advance of development, and construction of the first Minneapolis Public Library building (at 10th & Hennepin) as well as the combined city hall and county courthouse. The latter building is still in use as city hall, although the county courthouse moved across the street to a new building… Leer más

Minneapolis: T. S. Denison & Company, Inc, 1969 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Association Copy. Pictorial cloth, pale blue & black titles on white spine, 203, [2] pp, 25 b & w photos in text, index. Two leaves browned by newspaper book review laid in, otherwise fine. Movingly inscribed by the subject to his son & dated in the year of publication. Biography of the publisher of Twin Cities African-American newspapers, the Minneapolis Spokesman and St. Paul Recorder. Shipping weight 2 lbs.. First Edition. . Near Fine/No dj. 22 X 14½ cm.

Princeton, NJ: Dow Jones & Company, Inc., 1967 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Full blue cloth, gilt titles on spine, xi, 307 pp, notes. Corners lightly bumped, sticker scar on ffep, else fine. DJ slightly rubbed at extremities; in Brodart archival cover. Contains editiorials by Dow that were originally published in the Wall Street Journal from 1899 to 1902. These include Dow's comments on the Northern Pacific corner and subsequent panic of 1901. Shipping weight 2 lbs.. 2nd ptg. . Near Fine/Near Fine. 23½ X 16 cm.