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London: Cambridge University Press, 1976. First Edition. Wraps. Fine. A "miracle octad generator" is an array of coordinates, arranged in four rows and six columns, that is capable of describing any point in 24-dimensional space and is a tool for studying complex symmetries. Also contains an important paper on Generalized Derangement Problem: "Derangements and Laguerre polynomials" by S. Even and J. Gillis; pp. 135-143. 193 pp. 4to. Mustard yellow wraps with very minor scuffing clean and crisp within.

Portland, ME: The Southworth Press, 1928. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. xxv, 542 pp. 8vo. Blue cloth boards with gold embossed titling to cover and spine, spine has darkened heavily. Interior quite clean.

New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1987. First Edition. Wraps. Very Good. An increasingly scarce volume. Unpag. 4to. Slight wear and scuffing to covers, very minor darkening at edges of interior pages. Clean within.

New York: Swann Galleries, 2008. First Edition. Wraps. Very Good. First Printing. Unpag. 8vo. Clean crisp copy. Prices realized for auction laid into volume.

Philadelphia, PA: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1915. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. xv, 422 pp. 4to. Blue cloth publsiher's binding with a gold embossed image of the earth surrounded by the symbols of the Zodiac. Top edge gilt. Heavily illustrated with color plates, line cuts, and duotones.

New York: Eakins Press Foundation, 2012. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 358 pp. 4to. Clean, crisp copy with dust jacket in mylar cover.

Augusta, ME: Charles E. Nash & Son, 1924. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 252 pp. 8vo. Textured brown cloth binding with embossed titling and image of a fort blockhouse on cover, slight wear and scuffing. Interior very clean. Heavily illustrated with photographs, maps, and drawings.

Camden, ME: Downeast Magazine, 1976. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. xxxii, 362 pp. Light scuffing and wear to dust jacket, now in mylar cover. Red cloth boards with black spine, gilt lettering. Inscription and bookplate on front pastedown, clean within.

Orono, ME: University of Maine Press, 2011. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Fine. First Trade Paperback Edition, First Published in 1995. xii, 616 pp. 8vo. Clean, crisp copy.

New York: John Wiley and Sons, Inc, 1945. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. xii, 660 pp. 8vo. Wear and scuffing to dust jacket, small tears, losses at head of spine and corners, now in mylar cover. Blue cloth boards with gold embossed titling, clean within.

Monmouth, ME: Monmouth Press, 1965. First Edition. Very Good. Signed by Thomas Morgan Griffiths on the title page. 131 pp. 8vo. Very light soiling and scuffing to cover boards, clean within.

Berkeley, CA: Peacock Press, 1965. First Edition. Wraps. Fine. A reprint, in small book form, of Powell's ode to the small book originally published in the New York Times on December 6, 1964. Signed by Powell on the title page. Contains original mailing envelope in which it was sent to Roger Larson, MD, (1924-2013) who later went on to write "Controversial James: An Essay on the Life and Work of George Wharton James" published by the Book Club of California in 1991 and with a foreword by Lawrence Clark Powell. Larson cites Powell as his inspiration and the person who nudged him repeatedly to write the book. An interesting association copy. 15, [4 ads] pp. 24mo. Stiff orange wraps and clean within.

New York: Fordham University Press, 1909. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Well known biographical history of electricity. Inscribed and signed by the primary author, Brother Potamian on the first free endpaper. First Printing. iv, 404 pp. 4to. Red cloth covered boards with Fordham University seal impressed in gold on front board, gold tilting to spine. Ex-Library with call number label at base of spine. Borrower's card pocket attached to rear pastedown, minor library stamps here and there.

Los Angeles, CA: The Ward Ritchie Press, 1958. First Edition. Trade paperback. Fine. Robinson, Irene. The popularity of the limited edition hardcover version of this title led the authors to publisher a less expensive version in black and white with a paper cover. Signed by Lawrence Clark Powell on the title page. First Trade Paperback Edition. 86 pp. 4to. Clean, crisp copy with very minor wear from reading, now in custom mylar jacket.

London: Oxford University Press, 2017. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Printing. xvii, 306 pp. 8vo. Clean, crisp copy with dust jacket in mylar cover.

Los Angeles, CA: Nash Publishing, 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. First Printing. xviii, 462, ix, 463-987 pp. 8vo. Wear and scuffing to dust jackets, price clipped, now in mylar covers. Blue cloth boards with gold embossed titling to spine. Light pencil underlining and random marginalia throughout.

New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First English Edition. 63 pp. Folio. Scuffing to spine from shelf wear, 1.25" closed tear at upper left corner of front panel, now in mylar cover.

Harborside, ME: The Social Science Institute, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Man's Search for the Good Life" is inscribed by Scott Nearing (1883-1983) on the first free endpaper. "Living the Good Life" is signed by both Helen (1904-1995) & Scott Nearing on the first free endpaper. Man's Search: First Printing. xii, 146 pp. 8vo. Living the Good Life: First Printing. xii, 209 pp. 8vo. Both volumes have light wear and scuffing. Decorative paper covers match in overall design but one printed in orange, the other in blue. No dust jackets, as issued. Missing original slipcase that housed them as a set.

London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1886. Fifth Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. xii, 450 pp. 8vo. Blue publisher's binding with a blind embossed anchor front and rear, gold embossed titling to spine. Yellow endpapers, with ownership stamp on the front pastedown. Contains four plates, three folding. All in Very Good condition.

New York: The Manual of Statistics Company, 1903. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Fascinating look into how data was organized and made available to bankers and traders in the early 20th century. Many folding maps and diagrams showing existing rail lines, proposed rail lines and other utility infrastructure showing the viability of companies in addition to value data. xvi, 982 pp. Green cloth boards with gold embossed titling to cover and spine, light scuffing and wear, minor staining.