Education/Textbooks from MLC Books

London: George A. Harrap & Co., 1924. Stories of the consetllations, 128 pages. Reprint, part of the series All-Time Tales. Ex-library with a number on the spine and front end paper. Bumped and rubbed, spine darkened. Front hinge cracked at the verso of the frontispiece but still pretty solid.. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Newsome, Dorothy.… Saber más sobre este artículo

Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 1998. A sudden change in tenure requirements sends an assistant professor on a search for a quick research project, one that comes with big conflict of interest. Second printing. Gently bumped. Opens a bit too readily to the title page, where French has inscribed "To George - May we… Saber más sobre este artículo

Boston: Little, Brown & Co, 1967. A "thorough analysis of the past and present articulations which characterize standard English prose and poetry" by the influential professor, litererary critic and poet. Spine ends gently bumped. Jacket lightly rubbed with small chips and tears, spine and edges tanned, in Brodart.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Good.

Tokyo: Yoko Ima-Izumi, 2010. History and evolution of the conference, 51 pages in English plus a final page in Japanese. Small ding to the lower rear cover.. First Edition. Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket.

Lewiston, NY: Edwin Mellen Press, 2002. Spine ends gently bumped with a small drip mark to the lower rear board. Pencil underlining and marginalia to some passages.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

New York: McGraw-Hill, 1954. Black boards with red and gilt, 481 pages. Pages faintly tanned with the previous owner's name inside.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket.

New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1914. First edition, corrected, second thousand. Ex-college library with internal markings and letters partially inked out on the spine, 651 pages. Bumped and rubbed with wear at the edges, front hinge cracked but still pretty solid.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Ex-Library.

New York: Spiegel & Grau, 2009. The fascinating story of man's quest to build a better language. First printing. Spine ends gently bumped. Jacket lightly crimped, spine a bit sunned, in Brodart. Inscribed on the title page "To George, Thanks for helping me to love language! Arika Okrent." Hand written note signed by Okrent laid… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Bureau of Publications, Teachers College, Columbia University, 1938. Training guide, 417 pages. Sections include the organization of the Guard School, course of study, and evaluations. With 17 additional essays, 10 appendices, 19 tables and 17 photographs. Lightly bumped and rubbed, spine a bit darkened. Front hinge just beginning to crack. Previous owner's name… Saber más sobre este artículo

Amherst, MA: University of Massachusetts Press, 1981. Casper and Wellstone, both professors at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota, offer an account of the 1970s protest by Minnesota farmers against a high voltage powerline, the largest direct current transmission line in the United States at the time. Casper was a noted scholar on energy and technology policy, Wellstone went on… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Rizzoli, 1990. Profusely illustrated examination of Norwegian building techniques, including choosing the site, the Stue, the Loft, and Stave Churches, with instructions for log and stave detailing. Notes, bibliography and index, 208 pages. Lightly bumped with a tiny nick to the spine.. First Edition. Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1979. Spine heel gently bumped with pencil underlining and marginalia, almost all in the first 60 pages (of 225.) Jacket shows light wear at the corners and spine ends, spine slighlty darkened, in Brodart.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

London: Methuen, 1955. Red boards bumped, spine sunned with a small drip mark. Binding square and solid, previous owner's name on the front end paper.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Woodbury, NY: American Institute of Physics, 1997. A leading astronomer, Dr. Rubin writes about her life and work, especially on galactic motion and dark matter. Includes scientific papers and insightful portraits of colleagues, friends, and other notable women in science, 236 pages. Jacket very lightly rubbed, in Brodart.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine.

New York: IEEE Press, 1994. Biographical and professional sketches of eight ground-breaking electrical engineers, 268 pages. Subjects include Ernst Weber, Herman P. Schwan, Charles Townes, Gordon Teal, Harold Alden Wheeler, Edwin L. Harder, Thelma Estrin, and Amos Joel. Glossy pictorial hard cover in fine, like new conditon.. First Edition. Pictorial Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket.

Reading, Mass.: Addison-Wesley, 1959. Textbook by the professor at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota. May was instrumental in the formation of the International Commission on the History of Mathematics, which awards the Kenneth O. May Prize for outstanding contributions. Bumped and rubbed with foxing to the upper edge of the text block, binding square and solid. Signed… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1924. Early examination of all things related to batteries, 402 pages. Maroon boards with gilt print on the spine. Bumped and rubbed with wear at the edges, including 1/4" loss to the spine head. Hinges loose, foxing to the end papers.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket.

London: Hutchinson University Library, 1960. Korner examines how applied mathematics can be metaphysically possible. Faint foxing to the upper edge of the text block. Jacket rubbed with a touch of wear at the spine head, spine tanned with a small drip mark, in Brodart.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good.

London: J.M. Dent, 1967. Introduction by E.A. Moelwyn-Hughes, 230 pages. Lightly bumped with the previous owner's name inside. Jacket rubbed with light wear at the edges, spine sunned, in Brodart.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

Northfield, Minnesota: St. Olaf College Press, 1956. Foreword by Sidney French, preface by Clemens M. Granskou, 252 pages. Gently bumped and rubbed, spine sunned. Signature of the previous owner, Arnold N. Flaten (namesake of the Flaten Art Museum on the St. Olaf campus) on the front end paper.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.