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Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good-. 8-1/2 x 11 Cloth in DJ; 442pp; Slight scuffing, small mark & a tiny bit of edgewear to DJ, DJ protected by mylar sleeve, decorated endpapers, text unmarked, binding is tight, Near Fine/VG- condition. Unique, comprehensive reference work presents a complete history of geared planetary machines from Archimedes to present-day astronomical clocks based on personal examination of numerous machines, instruments and clocks in Europe and North America, as well as on study of the scientific literature. Includes bibliography and over 300 illustrations.

Akron, OH: Dave's Tree Publications, 1998. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 252pp; Covers clean, bright & slightly age-toned, one corner slightly bumped, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG condition. Account of the post-World War Two atomic age ufology highlighting the story of flying saucer contactee George Van Tassel, his Integratron (a "time/energy machine"), the UFO gatherings at Giant Rock, California, and the author's experiences. Contents: Preface; The Integratron; The Journey; Giant Rock; Fear in America; Motivation and Theories; Alluring Images; Alien Connection; The Forest Giants; The Harvest; Staging and Abduction; Bio-Electric Energy; The Illusionists; Inbreeding; Orgone; Alien Contact; Conclusions; The Pyramid Conspiracy; Measurements and Design; Epilogue; Bibliography; Recommended Films; Index; About the Author. Illustrated with photos.

Chicago, IL: The University of Chicago Press, 1929. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good-/None. 390pp; No DJ, dark gray cloth boards with gilt titling to front & spine, boards clean & bright with rubbed corners, wear to spine ends, previous owner's name to FFEP, pages age-toned, text unmarked, binding is sound, VG- condition. Classic work on the electromagnetic field. Co-author Weaver is recognized as one of the pioneers of machine translation and as an important figure in creating support for science in the United States. Illustrated with diagrams.

Portland, OR: The Newspaper Syndicate, 1911. Hardcover. Good+. 12" x 9" Hardcover; 88 Plates + 3pp; Brown textured boards in album bound with string, gilt titling to front, boards edgeworn with minor staining, minor insect damage to front pastedown, faded pencil marks to title page & backs of a few plates (doesn't affect photo images), a few pages edgeworn, binding is sound, Good+ condition. Scarce, antique album containing 88 photographic plates of notable Portland, Oregon homes in the year 1911. Each photo is captioned with the address of the home and its resident's name, e.g. "Residence of Mr. J. C. Ainsworth, 584 Elizabeth Street." Foreword by Philip S. Bates.

Kirksville, MO: Published by the Authors, 1936. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 96pp; Maroon cloth boards with faded gilt titling to spine, minor staining to boards, text unmarked, binding is sound, VG condition. Scarce, vintage influential text in osteopathy by early osteopathic physicians. Topics include: Future of Osteopathy; Definition of Osteopathy; Disease is External in Ultimate Origin; The Osteopathic Lesion; Diagnosis; Action of Ligaments and Muscles; Myopathic Lesions; A Universal Therapy; The Pituitary System; much more. Illustrated with two b/w photos.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., 1929. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/None. 327pp; No DJ, red cloth boards with silver titling to front, faded titling to spine, fraying to spine ends & corners of boards, spine darkened, endpapers illustrated with map, small surface tear to FFEP, hinges professionally repaired, pages slightly age-toned, text unmarked, binding is sound, Good condition. Inscribed & Signed by Author on 1/2 title page: "To Mr. John Simons with Compliments of Henry Morgenthau Oct 29/29." Scarce, vintage volume containing first-hand account of Morgenthau's work as chairman of the Greek Refugee Settlement Commission established by the League of Nations helping to rebuild a nation while he "saved a million and a quarter starving a destitute people fleeing from the ravages of the Turks." Henry Morgenthau, Sr. (1856-1946) was a German-born Jewish American lawyer and businessman best known as ambassador to the Ottoman Empire during World War One. He was one of the most prominent… Leer más

New York: Duffield and Company, 1906. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 358pp; Green cloth boards with gilt titling to front & spine, boards square, clean & bright, pages slightly age-toned, slight foxing to edges, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG condition. Scarce antique treatise on using the power of the will to overcome physical and mental disabilities. The thesis of the book contrasts strongly with the conclusions of the eugenics movement of that time. Contents: Invalidism and Intellectual Development; Lessons from the Lower Life; The Invalid's Attitude Toward Life; Weaknesses Peculiar to Man; Unpromising Children; Nervous Invalids; The Blind and the Deaf; Retarded Development; Accidental Malformations; Unclassified Maladies; The Effect of the Imagination, Will, and Habit; Management of Body and Mind; The Practical Work of Life; Family and Social Relations of Invalids; Index.

West Linn, OR: Norjak Project, 1986. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 135pp; Covers clean & bright, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG condition. Inscribed & Signed by Author. Account of the D.B. Cooper hijacking & investigation co-authored by retired FBI agent who was assigned to the case & is the leading expert on the inside story of the investigation. Illustrated with photos & maps.

New York: Insight Books, Plenum Press, 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover in DJ; 262pp; DJ price-clipped, clean & bright, boards square, clean & bright, gift inscription to FFEP, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG/VG condition. Signed by Author. Argues that humans are more than material bodies, that we are beings of light and energy, and that our quantum fields of human power can be accessed and manipulated to cure or prevent illness. Illustrated with photos & diagrams.

Ames, IA: Iowa State University Press, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. 7" x 10" Cloth; 163pp; Navy blue boards with silver titling to front & spine, boards square, clean & bright, text unmarked, binding is tight, Near Fine condition. Signed by Co-Author (Csuti). This was Csuti's personal copy. Related material laid in. Compilation of articles about the prevention and care of foot conditions in captive elephants. Divided into Six parts: Part I: The Context of Elephant Foot Care; Part II: Approaches to Routine Foot Care; Part III: Common Elephant Foot Conditions and Their Treatment; Part IV: Surgical Intervention for Elephant Foot Disease; Part V: Antibiotic and Anti-Inflammatory Dosages for Elephants; Part VI: Conclusions and Recommendations. Also includes Appendices, Glossary, Contributors & Index. Illustrated with photos.

Mission Viejo, CA: Lost Word Press, 2017. Second Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 7" x 10" Softcover; Second Edition; 398pp; Covers clean & bright, slight creasing to spine, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG condition. Inscribed & Signed by Author. Scarce, gripping and hilarious autobiography by Terry James Graham who played drums for L.A. punk band The Bags, punk blues band Gun Club, The Cramps, Leaving Trains and Clay Allison. Illustrated throughout with photos, many in color.

Washington, DC: Ralston Publishing Company, 1900. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 526pp; Brown cloth boards with gilt titling to spine, front board fore-edge worn, slight wear to spine ends, original decorated endpapers (rear free endpaper missing), pages slightly age-toned, previous owner's name to flyleaf, binding shaken, text unmarked, Good condition. Scarce, quirky, antique tome from Edmund Shaftesbury's Ralston University. Volume 2 of the Ralston Natural College series. Edmund Shaftesbury was the pseudonym for Webster Edgerly (1852-1926) the author of numerous self-help guides and systems. Partial Contents: The Ralston Movement Cure; Music and Exercises; Conservation of Vitality; The Beautiful Minuet; Little Lectures. Also includes at rear the "Gold Form" to be filled out by the applicant to Ralston University. Illustrated with many line drawings & musical notations.

New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc., 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 2041pp; Three volumes missing DJ, DJ for Vol. 4 edgeworn & protected by mylar sleeve, blue cloth boards with gilt titling to front & spine, boards square, clean & bright, minor staining to fore-edge of Vol. 3, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG condition. Four volume set of journalistic pieces, letters and essays by George Orwell, spanning his entire career. Essential reading for Orwell admirers and any student of politics and the history of the 20th century, with brilliant observations and insights throughout, as well as personal details from Orwell's extraordinary life.

Philadelphia: C. G. Henderson & Co., 1852. Hardcover. Good. 4-1/2" x 5-3/4" Cloth; 128pp; Original red cloth boards with gilt illustration to front, gilt lettering to spine, some chipping to spine, wear to spine ends, corners of boards rubbed, original yellow endpapers, bookplate to front pastedown, ownership marks to FFEP, minor foxing and a few smudges in text, otherwise text unmarked, binding is sound, Good condition. Children's book contains 25 hand-colored engravings, illustrating costumes of Europe, with descriptions of various national and ethnic groups including: Russians, Hungarians, Germans, Bavarians, Dutch, English Peasants, Turks, Spaniards and more. Also includes 8-page catalog of publisher's juvenile titles, including companion volume, "Costumes of America.

Pittsburgh, PA: Chas. H. Joseph, 1904. First Edition. Hardcover. Good+. 452pp; Maroon cloth boards with gilt titling to spine, wear to spine ends & corners of boards, original decorated endpapers, a few short tears & smudges in text, text unmarked, binding is sound, Good+ condition. Collection of sermons by Reform Jewish Rabbi J. Leonard Levy (1865-1917) before the congregation Rodeph Shalom in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1903 to 1904. Third volume in series. Titles of sermons include: Mobs; War or Peace?; What All the World's A-Seeking; A Child's Blessing; much more. Rabbi Levy was a gifted leader and orator and a popular rabbi involved in interfaith dialogue with Christian clergy and the social issues of his day, the Progressive Era.

New York: The John Day Company, 1931. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good-/None. 182pp; No DJ, black cloth boards with titling to front & spine, illustration panel to front, top edge tinted red, boards slightly rubbed with tiny stain to front illustration panel, minor staining to rear board, slight wear to spine ends & corners of boards, illustrated endpapers, pages slightly age-toned, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG- condition. Stylish vintage guide to New York City night life. Illustrated with decorations by Raymond Bret-Koch.

Honolulu, HI: Topgallant Publishing Company, Ltd., 1975. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good-. 8-1/2 x 11 Softcover; 170pp; Covers slightly edgeworn, pages slightly age-toned, one corner slightly bumped, text unmarked, binding is sound, VG- condition. Inscribed & Signed by Author (Rubellite Kawena Johnson as "Ruby"). Relevant articles laid in. Scarce, vintage catalogue of Hawaiian and Pacific star names, "an effort to collect into once source, the fragmented record of Oceanic star knowledge in order to diminish the problem of comparative study by scholars who are trying to piece together the history of primitive navigation."

New York: Munn & Co., 1893. Hardcover. Very Good-. 16" x 11" Hardcover; 828pp; Marbled boards bright, corners of boards rubbed, professionally rebound with new cloth spine, pages slightly age-toned, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG- condition. 68th & 69th volumes of Scientific American complete for the year 1893, the year of the World Columbian Exposition in Chicago. Includes many pages devoted to the Columbian Exposition including many illustrations. This volume is a trove of early American science , invention and technology during an era of accelerating progress from "Norton's Automatic Water Gate," "Carr's Feed-Water Regulator" and "Moving A Bridge By Rail," to pages of quaint ads for printing telegraphs, bicycles and wood screws. A steam-punk's delight!

New York: Marcel Dekker, Inc., 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 323pp; Illustrated boards, small scuff to bottom edge of front board, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG condition. Compilation of the work of experts in specialized fields relating to all aspects of the catharanthus alkaloids. Partial Contents: Introduction by Gordon H. Svoboda; A Synopsis of the Genus Catharanthus (Apocynaceae) by William T. Stearn; The Phytochemistry and Pharmacology of Catharanthus Roseus (L.) G. Don by Gordon H. Svoboda and David A. Blake; The Biosynthesis of Catharanthus Alkaloids by Ronald J. Parry; Tissue Culture Studies of Catharanthus Roseus by David P. Carew; more. With Author Index and Subject Index.

London, UK: H. K. Lewis, 1894. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 410pp; Maroon cloth boards with gilt titling to spine, boards square, clean & bright with slight wear to edges & corners, original black endpapers, previous owner's names to half-title page, "With the compliments of the writer" written on title page, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG condition. Scarce copy of antique medical monograph on headache and other cephalic conditions and sensations by British physician who later advocated for a pre-agricultural diet consisting of animal products and raw vegetables, anticipating the latter-day paleo diet. Partial Contents: The Seat of the Pain in Headache; Heredity, Age, Sex, Time of Day; Atmospheric Conditions; Mental States; Injuries to the Head; Disorders of the Eyes; Disorders of the Teeth; The Blood and Headache; Syphilis; Gout; Sleep; Insanity, Epilepsy, Hypochondriasis, Hysteria; The Sensation of Heat and Cold; Giddiness, Tinnitus Aurium, and Other Sensations; much more.