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Official NASA Photograph of the Gemini 9 "Angry Alligator"; Signed by Astronauts Tom Stafford and Gene Cernan
STAFFORD, Tom and Gene Cernan.
Tom Stafford and Gene Cernan Signed Augmented Target Docking Adapter Photograph.
Rare official NASA photograph of the Augmented Target Docking Adapter (ATDA), or 'angry alligator'. Oversized, color semi-glossy photograph of the ATDA as seen from the Gemini 9 spacecraft during one of their three rendezvous in space. Boldly signed on the mount in blue felt tip by Tom Stafford and Gene Cernan. Mounted. In fine condition with light bumping to the upper left corner of the mount. The piece measures 16 inches by 20 inches. From the personal collection of NASA employee John 'Pete' Peterson, who served in various capacities of media relations at NASA and the Manned Spacecraft Center from about…
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 147293
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First Edition of John Milnor's From the Differentiable Viewpoint; Signed by Him
MILNOR, John W.
From the Differentiable Viewpoint.
Charlottesville, VA: The University Press of Virginia, 1965.
First edition of this work by the famed mathematician. Octavo, original. Boldly signed by John Milnor on the title page. Based on notes by David W. Weaver. Fine in the original glassine jacket.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 141351
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Rare large format color photograph of the Apollo 7/S-IVB Rendezvous in Space; signed by Walter Cunningham
[CUNNINGHAM, Walter].
Walt Cunningham Apollo 7/S-IVB Rendezvous in Space Signed Photograph.
Rare large format glossy photograph of the historic Apollo 7/S-IVB rendezvous in space signed by Apollo 7 Pilot Walter Cunningham, "S-IVB stage during rendezvous, Walt Cunningham, Apollo 7 Pilot, October 11-22, 1968." In near fine condition. The photograph measures 20 inches by 16 inches.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 142635
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FIRST EDITION OF The World of Albert Schweitzer; with a RARE BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPH OF ALBERT SCHWEITZER DURING HIS YEARS AS A MEDICAL MISSIONARY IN AFRICA SIGNED BY HIM AND AN ADDITIONAL SIGNED AUTOGRAPH NOTE
[SCHWEITZER, Albert]. Photographs by Erica Anderson. Text and Captions by Eugene Exman.
The World of Albert Schweitzer: A Book of Photographs by Erica Anderson. [With] Albert Schweitzer Autograph Note and Signed Photograph.
New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1955.
First edition of this magnificent volume of 169 photographs recording Albert Schweitzer's life and work; with a rare black and white photograph of Albert Schweitzer on a bank of the Ogooué River, signed by him, "Albert Schweitzer." Also accompanied by a letter in English from Schweitzer's nurse and personal secretary Ali Silver to Fred and Eleanor Peck, on the bottom portion of which Schweitzer has added an autograph note in French which translates into English as, "Dear Sir, dear Madam, I thank you from the heart for the medicines for my hospital. Let me also tell you how much I…
Price: $1,200.00 Item Number: 142709
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"To a dear colleague and esteemed scholar": FIRST EDITION OF ALBERT EINSTEIN’S "ONE AND ONLY INTELLECTUAL BIOGRAPHY"; inscribed by Paul Schilpp
EINSTEIN, Albert. Edited by Paul Arthur Schilpp.
Albert Einstein: Philosopher-Scientist.
Evanston: The Library of Living Philosophers, Inc., 1949.
First edition of Einstein's singular autobiography. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece of Einstein by Yousuf Karsh. Presentation copy, inscribed by editor Paul Arthur Schilpp on the front free endpaper, "To a dear colleague and esteemed scholar with the best wishes of Paul A. Schilpp." Edited by Paul Arthur Schilpp. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Uncommon signed and in this condition.
Price: $1,200.00 Item Number: 145894
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"Docking target during rendezvous": Apollo 7 Rendezvous Photograph; Lengthily Signed by Walter Cunningham
CUNNINGHAM, Walter.
Walter Cunningham Signed Apollo 7 Rendezvous Photograph.
October, 1968.
Large format photograph of the Saturn IVB module, which was being used to simulate docking maneuvers in orbit during the Apollo 7 mission. Color photograph of the Saturn IVB module. Lengthily inscribed in gold felt tip by Walter Cunningham, "Docking target during rendezvous Walt Cunningham Apollo 7 LMP October 1968." In fine condition. The piece measures 16 inches by 20 inches.
Price: $1,200.00 Item Number: 145300
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“As Sickness is the greatest misery, so the greatest misery of sickness, is solitude": First Edition of Awakenings; Signed by Oliver Sacks
SACKS, Oliver.
Awakenings.
London: Duckworth, 1973.
First edition of Sacks' classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For John Rogers, with best wishes, Oliver Sacks Aug 2015." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $1,200.00 Item Number: 95790
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First Edition of Lincoln Barnett's The Universe and Dr. Einstein; Warmly Inscribed by Him
BARNETT, Lincoln; Foreword by Albert Einstein.
The Universe and Dr. Einstein.
New York: William Sloane Associates, 1948.
First edition of this work praised by Einstein himself. Octavo, original cloth, illustrations by Anthony Sadoro. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author to Anne Goodman on the front free endpaper, "For Anne Goodman- who was on the receiving end of the first interview this reporter ever gave and the pleasantest one he ever participated in- Gratefully Lincoln Barnett New York City- March 3, 1949." Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by William Meek. Foreword by Albert Einstein. Rare and desirable signed and inscribed.
Price: $1,150.00 Item Number: 133464
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Margaret Mead's Male and Female; Inscribed by Her in the year of publication
MEAD, Margaret.
Male and Female: A Study of the Sexes in a Changing World.
New York: William Morrow and Company, 1949.
First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, "To Harry Shapiro from Margaret Mead September 1949." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. With the compliments of Margaret Mead laid in. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 122351
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"The main object is to render the state of the river as favourable as possible for sport": First signed limited edition of Frederic M. Halford's Making a Fishery
HALFORD, Frederic M.
Making a Fishery.
London: Horace Cox, 1895.
Signed limited first edition of Frederick Halford's extensive guide on the creation of river and stream fisheries for sport. One of 150 numbered copies signed by Halford, this is number 35. Large octavo, original publisher's full green morocco, gilt titles to the spine, gilt ruled, inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, frontispiece portrait of Halford with tissue guard present, four engraved plates of netting methodology, index at rear. In near fine condition, from the library of Noel B. Spurway with his bookplate to the front panel and library stamp of the Aquatic Research Institute to the title page. A very nice example.
Price: $1,050.00 Item Number: 88001
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"For your affectionate support over so many years, my deep gratitude": First Edition of DNA Synthesis; Warmly Inscribed by Nobel Prize-Winning Scientist Arthur Kornberg to the co-discoverer of DNA polymerase
KORNBERG, Arthur.
DNA Synthesis.
San Francisco: W.H. Freeman and Company, 1974.
First edition of this important work by the Nobel Prize-winning scientist. Octavo, original boards. Association copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, "To Bob: For your affectionate support over so many years, my deep gratitude Arthur August 8, 1974." The recipient, Robert Lehman was a colleague of Kornberg's at Stanford and was a co-discoverer of DNA polymerase. In near fine condition. With the original publicity card laid in.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 130734
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Inscribed by Jared Diamond to Peter Matthiessen
DIAMOND, Jared.
The Third Chimpanzee.
New York: Harper Collins Publishers, 1992.
First edition of this early work by the award-winning scientist. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, warmly and lengthily inscribed by the author to fellow writer Peter Matthiessen on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 15078
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First Edition of Berger and Luckmann's The Social Construction of Reality: A Treatise in the Sociology of Knowledge
BERGER, Peter L. and Thomas Luckmann.
The Social Construction of Reality: A Treatise in the Sociology of Knowledge.
New York: Doubleday & Company, 1966.
First edition of one of the most important sociological texts of the twentieth century. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Norman Ives.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 102244
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First Modern Library Edition of John Dewey's Human Nature and Conduct; Signed by Him
DEWEY, John.
Human Nature and Conduct.
New York: The Modern Library, 1930.
First Modern Library edition of Dewey's important work. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by John Dewey on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Books signed by Dewey are scarce.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 74075
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First Edition of Edward Hamilton's The River-side Naturalist; finely bound in full contemporary polished calf
HAMILTON, Edward.
The River-Side Naturalist: Notes of the Various Forms of Life Met With Either In, On, or By The Water, or In Its Immediate Vicinity.
London: Sampson, Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, Limited, 1890.
First edition of Hamilton's work on riverside flora and fauna. Octavo, bound in full polished calf with elaborate gilt tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, morocco spine label lettered in gilt, double gilt ruling and fleuron cornerpieces to the front and rear panel, central gilt insignia of Haileybury College, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges marbled, illustrated with numerous wood-cuts. In near fine condition with light rubbing to the extremities. Bookplate.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 129542
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First Edition of The Naked Ape; Inscribed by Desmond Morris in 1968
MORRIS, Desmond.
The Naked Ape: A Zoologist’s Study of the Human Animal.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1967.
First edition of the author's classic work, which established the field of evolutionary anthropology. Octavo, original half cloth. Inscribed by the author, "For Barry -The Paine was a pleasure- best wishes Desmond Jan. 1968." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Uncommon signed and inscribed.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 3627
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"I am certain, if everyone could see the Earth floating just outside their windows, every day would be #EarthDay. There are few things more fragile or more beautiful than Earth": Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut's Journey; Inscribed by Astronaut Michael Collins
COLLINS, Michael; Foreword by Charles A. Lindbergh.
Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut’s Journey.
New York: Farrar Straus and Giroux, 1974.
First edition, early printing of one of the finest memoirs of space travel. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For David A. Stanfield, with all good wishes - Michael Collins." Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Robert T. McCall. Foreword by Charles A. Lindbergh.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 147170
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"Sadly, it's much easier to create a desert than a forest": Rare First Edition of James Lovelock's Gaia
LOVELOCK, James E.
Gaia: A New Look At Life on Earth.
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1979.
First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, inscription to the front free endpaper. Cover illustration by Henri Rousseau.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 137809
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Rare First Edition of Pierre Viala and Louis Ravaz's American Vines
VIALA, Pierre and Louis Ravaz; Raymond Dubois and Edmund Twight.
American Vines (Resistant Stock): Their Adaptation, Culture, Grafting and Propagation.
San Francisco: Press of Freygand-Leary Co, 1903.
Rare first American edition of Pierre Viala and Louis Ravaz's of 'Les Vignes Americaines,' translated in its entirety from the original French by Raymond Dubois and Edmund H. Twight. Octavo, original pictorial cloth, botanical endpapers, illustrated with diagrams. In near fine condition, Santa Cruz Department of Agriculture stamps to the front pastedown.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 147239
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First Edition of The Music of Life; Inscribed by Denis Noble; Inscribed by Him in the year of publication
NOBLE, Denis.
The Music of Life.
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006.
First edition of this work by the award-winning physiologist. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Colin Hall with the compliments of the author, and in celebration of OE friendship June 2006 Denis Noble." Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Brill. Jacket illustration by Hideharu Naito.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 142042