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First Edition of Edmund Berkeley's Giant Brains or Machines that Think; Inscribed by Him to Computer Pioneer Franz Alt
BERKELEY, Edmund C.
Giant Brains or Machines That Think.
New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1949.
First edition of this important work which popularized cognitive images of early computers. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper to the author to his ACM collaborator, Austrian mathematician Franz Alt (who is also thanked in the acknowledgements), "To Franz, with thanks again and warmest greetings, Ed. Nov. 28, 1949." The recipient, Franz Alt was an Austrian Jew who made important contributions to econometrics and to early computers, specializing in their 'applications in science, engineering, management and data processing. He also dealt with information retrieval, automatic language translations,…
Price: $20,000.00 Item Number: 147369
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Early Printings of The Feynman Lectures On Physics; inscribed by Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman to Alfred Paul Seckel
FEYNMAN, Richard P.; Robert P. Leighton; Matthew Sands.
The Feynman Lectures On Physics.
Reading, Massachusetts: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company for California Institute of Technology, 1975-76.
Early printings of each volume of one of the greatest physics books ever written. Quarto, original red printed wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in volume one, "May 5, 1982, To my friend, Al Seckel." The recipient, Alfred Paul Seckel, authored several books on the nature of illusion and perception and edited two of Bertrand Russell's works. An active figure in the Freethought movement, Seckel co-designed the "Darwin fish" logo in response to the proliferation of "Jesus fish" logos used on bumper stickers and t-shirts. Each volume is in very good condition. Housed in a custom cloth clamshell box.…
Price: $20,000.00 Item Number: 95373
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First Edition of Surely You're Joking Mr. Feynman; Signed by Richard Feynman
FEYNMAN, Richard P.
“Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman!” Adventures of a Curious Character.
New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1985.
First edition of this collection of reminiscences by the Nobel Prize-winning physicist and one of the greatest scientific minds of the twentieth century. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Richard Feynman on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of shelfwear. Jacket design by Mike McIver. Told to Ralph Leighton. Edited by Edward Hutchings. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Signed first editions are exceptionally rare and desirable.
Price: $20,000.00 Item Number: 90244
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Rare Photograph of Buzz Aldrin on the Moon; Signed by Apollo 11 Astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins
ARMSTRONG, Neil; Buzz Aldrin; Michael Collins.
Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins Signed Moonwalk Photograph.
[NASA], 1969.
Rare photograph of the Apollo astronaut Buzz Aldrin on the moon. Octavo, color chromogenic print of Buzz Aldrin saluting the American flag after having mounted it into the solid, rocky ground of the lunar surface. Boldly signed on the mount in black ink by "Neil Armstrong," "M. Collins," and "Buzz Aldrin." Mounted and framed. In fine condition. The piece measures 17.25 inches by 17.25 inches. Accompanied by a photo light cover. A stunning presentation with uninscribed signatures. "This unique space treasure was a gifted keepsake given to [the original owner] by a friend on the staff of public relations with…
Price: $18,000.00 Item Number: 147430
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The most important work on the early history of microscopes and telescopes: Rare first edition of Johann Zahn's Oculus Artificialis Teledioptricus
ZAHN, Johann.
Oculus Artificialis Teledioptricus, Sive Telescopium: Ex Abditis Rerum Naturalium Et Artificialium Principiis Protractum Novâ Methodo, Eâque Solidâ Explicatum ac Comprimis e Triplici Fundamento Physico Seu Naturali, Mathematico Dioptrico Et Mechanico, Seu Practico Stabilitum.
Quirini Heyl: Herbipoli [Würzburg], 1685-1686.
First edition of the most important work on the early history and manufacture of microscopes and telescopes; particularly valuable for its illustrations of both simple and compound microscopes of the period, including the type of compound instrument used by Robert Hooke. Folio, three volumes bound into in one in full contemporary vellum, morocco spine label lettered in gilt, with extra engraved title and over 200 engraved or woodcut illustrations, many full-page and some folding tables.
Price: $18,000.00 Item Number: 125830
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Rare association copy of STEPHEN HAWKING'S LANDMARK WORK A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME; signed by Stephen Hawking with his thumbprint and signed by his wife Jane Hawking
HAWKING, Stephen W. Introduction by Carl Sagan.
A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes.
London: Bantam Press, 1991.
Later printing of Hawking’s groundbreaking work. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated by Ron Miller. Association copy, inscribed by Jane Hawking on the title page, "For Frank Williams, in admiration Jane" and signed by Stephen Hawking with his thumbprint. The recipient, Sir Francis Owen Garbett Williams was a British businessman, racing car driver, and the founder of the Williams Formula One team. He was the team principal from its foundation in 1977 until 2020. During that period, the team won nine constructors' championships and seven drivers' championships. Hawking was a loyal supporter and fan of the Williams Formula One team. He visited…
Price: $17,500.00 Item Number: 142109
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Rare Typed Letter Signed by the Father of the Atomic Bomb, J. R. Oppenheimer to Los Alamos Engineer George Little
OPPENHEIMER, J. Robert; [George Little].
J. Robert Oppenheimer Typed Letter Signed. [WITH] Related Manhattan Project Ephemera.
Santa Fe: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers, 1945.
Rare typed letter signed by the Father of the Atomic Bomb, J.R. Oppenheimer. Quarto, one page on Oppenheimer's Santa Fe stationary, dated October 13, 1945, the letter reads in part, 'Dear Mr. Little This letter is to acknowledge your contribution to the development of the atomic bomb. The unequivocal success of the Los Alamos Project was made possible by the unstinting efforts and sacrifices of the members of the Special Engineering Detachment ... During the extreme production rush of the early summer you were one of a small group who did the work of a much larger group. During this…
Price: $17,500.00 Item Number: 147275
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First Edition of The Double Helix; Signed by Both James Watson and Francis Crick
WATSON, James D. [Francis Crick].
The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA.
New York: Atheneum, 1968.
First edition of Watson's ground breaking work regarding the discovery of DNA for which the author, Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins were awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1962. Signed by both James Watson and Francis Crick on the title page. Octavo, original blue cloth, with numerous diagrams and photographic illustrations. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Jeanyee Wong. Foreword by Sir Lawrence Bragg. Rare and desirable signed by both Watson and Crick.
Price: $16,000.00 Item Number: 112545
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Rare First Edition of Leonardo Da Vinci's Trattato della Pittura di Lionardo da Vinci
DA VINCI, Leonardo.
Trattato della Pittura di Lionardo da Vinci. [Leonardo da Vinci].
Paris: Jacques Langlois, 1651.
Rare first edition of this classic treatise of da Vinci's work on painting, two parts in one volume. Folio, bound in full contemporary calf, gilt titles, engraved portrait of da Vinci in each part, engraved vignette on title, engraved initials, head and tail pieces, engraved text illustrations. In very good condition, marginalia, rebacked. Compiled from his original notes by his pupil Francesco Melzi. First editions are rare.
Price: $16,000.00 Item Number: 130267
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First Edition of The Nobel Lectures in Medicine 1942-1962; Signed by Francis Crick, James D. Watson and Maurice Wilkins
WATSON, James D; Francis Crick; Maurice Wilkins; Arthur Kornberg.
Nobel Lectures: Physiology or Medicine 1942-1962.
Amsterdam: Elsevier Publishing Company, 1964.
First edition of this collection of Nobel Lectures in physiology or medicine from the years 1942-1962. Thick Octavo, original yellow cloth. Signed by all three Nobel Prize-winning scientists Francis Crick, James D. Watson and Maurice Wilkins on the title page. They were awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1962, "for their discoveries concerning the molecular structure of nucleic acids and its significance for information transfer in living material."Fine in a very good dust jacket with some closed tears and toning to the spine. An exceptional piece signed by these Nobel Prize-winning scientists.
Price: $16,000.00 Item Number: 95688
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"I would advise anyone who wants to get to the kernel of the life of a Polar explorer to read the book": Edition De Luxe of Antarctic Days; Signed by Shackleton, Murray and Marston
SHACKLETON, Ernest; James Murray and George Marston.
Antarctic Days. Sketches of the Homely Side of Polar Life by Two of Shackleton’s Men: Introduced by Sir Ernest Shackleton.
London: Andrew Melrose, 1913.
Limited edition de luxe, numbered 85 of 280 copies signed on the recto of the limitation leaf by E.H. Shackleton, James Murray and George Marston. Octavo, original blue cloth, gilt titles to the spine and front panel with a mounted color illustration, top edge gilt, 4 mounted color plates after watercolors by C. Day, 34 photo illustrations on 28 plates. In near fine condition with a light rubbing. A very nice example, as most copies have been rebound. Introduced by Sir Ernest Shackleton.
Price: $15,000.00 Item Number: 103746
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First Edition of Feynman's QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter; Signed by Him
FEYNMAN, Richard P.
QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter.
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1985.
First edition of this work by the Nobel Prize-winning physicist regarding quantum electrodynamics. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the author on the title page, "Richard P. Feynman." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Preface by Ralph Leighton. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $15,000.00 Item Number: 96977
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Etching of Albert Einstein by Hermann Struck; Signed by Both Struck and Einstein
EINSTEIN, Albert; Hermann Struck.
Albert Einstein Signed Etching.
1923.
Lithograph portrait of "the father of modern physics", Albert Einstein by well-known artist Hermann Struck. Signed by Einstein, "Albert Einstein 1923" and Struck, "Herman Struck 138/150". In fine condition. Matted and framed, the entire piece measures 19.75 inches by 15.5 inches. An exceptional piece.
Price: $15,000.00 Item Number: 127204
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"No one quality by itself makes a good man or woman; many are essential; but three especially - courage, straightforward honesty, and common sense": Rare autograph quotation book lengthily inscribed by Theodore Roosevelt as President in addition to many others including William Howard Taft, John Muir, John Burroughs, and Bernard Baruch
ROOSEVELT, Theodore; William Howard Taft; John Muir; John Burroughs; Bernard Baruch et al. [Olga Roosevelt].
Theodore Roosevelt Signed and Inscribed Autograph Quotation Book.
c. 1903.
Olga Roosevelt's autograph book, lengthily inscribed and signed by Theodore Roosevelt as President of the United States, William Howard Taft as Vice President of the United States and several other famous figures of the era, including naturalists John Muir and John Burroughs and financier Bernard Baruch. Octavo, bound in full vellum with hand painted decorations to the spine and panels, patterned endpapers. Inscribed and signed by Theodore Roosevelt with a lengthy quotation, "No one quality by itself makes a good man or woman; many are essential; but three especially - courage, straightforward honesty, and common sense. Theodore Roosevelt July 23rd…
Price: $15,000.00 Item Number: 116342
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First Edition of Burney's Chronological History of the Discoveries in the South Sea or Pacific Ocean
BURNEY, Capt. James.
A Chronological History of the Discoveries in the South Sea or Pacific Ocean. Illustrated with Charts.
London: Printed by Luke Hansard, 1803.
Rare first edition of "the most important general history of early South Seas discoveries, containing practically everything of importance on the subject; collected from all sources, with the most important remarks concerning them. Many of the early voyages to California would be inaccessible were they not collected herein" (Hill). Quarto, 5 volumes bound in full calf with red morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, gilt tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, botanical ruling stamped in blind to the front and rear panels, marbled endpapers. Containing 28 engraved maps (15 folding), 13 plates (1 folding), woodcut…
Price: $15,000.00 Item Number: 117105
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Etching of Albert Einstein by Hermann Struck; Signed by Both Struck and Einstein
EINSTEIN, Albert; Hermann Struck.
Albert Einstein Signed Etching.
1923.
Etch bust of Albert Einstein done by well-known artist Hermann Struck. Signed by both Einstein and Struck, numbered 49/150. In fine condition. Double matted and framed, the entire piece measures 12.25 inches by 15 inches. An exceptional piece.
Price: $14,000.00 Item Number: 95890
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Rare Apollo 11 Crew Photograph; Signed by Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Buzz Aldrin
ARMSTRONG, Neil; Michael Collins; Buzz Aldrin.
Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Buzz Aldrin Signed Photograph.
1969.
Rare large signed photograph of the Apollo 11 crew. Color photograph of the Apollo 11 crew posing in their white space suits against a lunar backdrop. Boldly signed by Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Buzz Aldrin. Double-matted and framed. In fine condition. Neil Armstrong's signature was acquired at his home in Lebanon, Ohio, in June 1986, after his return from Washington following his involvement with the Rogers Commission Report; and the Collins and Aldrin signatures were procured through the mail that same year. The photograph measures 9.75 inches by 7.75 inches. The entire piece measures 18 inches by 15.75 inches. Rare…
Price: $14,000.00 Item Number: 147310
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"Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning": First Edition of Anton Reiser's Albert Einstein: A Biographical Portrait; Signed and dated by Albert Einstein
REISER, Anton. [Albert Einstein].
Albert Einstein: A Biographical Portrait.
New York: Albert & Charles Boni, 1930.
First edition of this Einstein biography written by Rudolf Kayser, a German literary historian and husband to Albert Einstein's stepdaughter Ilse under the pseudonym Anton Reiser. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece of Einstein. Signed and dated by Einstein in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, "Albert Einstein 1930." Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Rare signed and in the original dust jacket.
Price: $14,000.00 Item Number: 138499
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"In the long history of humankind (and animal kind, too) those who learned to collaborate and improvise most effectively have prevailed": The Authorized Edition of The Works of Charles Darwin; Finely Bound
DARWIN, Charles.
The Works of Charles Darwin. Including: The Origin of Species; The Descent of Man; Variation of Plants and Animals Under Domestication; Formation of Vegetable Mould; The Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom; The Movement and Habits of Climbing Plants; The Various Contrivances by Which Orchids are Fertilised by Insects. Second Edition, Revised. A Naturalist’s Voyage. Journal of Researches into the Natural History and Geology of Countries Visited During the Voyage of the H.M.S Beagle; The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species.
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1896-97.
The Authorized edition of the works of Charles Darwin. Octavo, 15 volumes, bound in original three quarters morocco, gilt titles to the spine, top edge gilt, illustrated with in-text drawings and plates, some volumes with frontispieces. In near fine condition. An exceptional set.
Price: $14,000.00 Item Number: 133260
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Rare First Day Cover; Signed by Norman Rockwell and Apollo 11 Crew Members Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins [WITH] Letters from Neil Armstrong's Mother
ARMSTRONG, Neil; Buzz Aldrin; Michael Collins; Norman Rockwell; Viola Louise Armstrong; James Milnor.
Apollo 11 Signed First Day Cover. [AND] Correspondences.
Various Publishers, 1971.
Rare 'First Day' cover, signed by artist Norman Rockwell and the prime Apollo 11 crew members. One page, illustrated with a full-color reproduction of Rockwell's 1969 painting 'Behind Apollo 11' on the cover, 10-cent air mail 'First Man on the Moon' postage stamp adhered to the upper right corner which was cancelled in Washington on the date the stamp was issued, September 9, 1969. Signed by each crew member near their respective portrait: "Neil Armstrong," "Buzz Aldrin," "sincerely Norman Rockwell," and "Michael Collins." In near fine condition with very light rubbing to the extremities, collector's caption and mailing address neatly inscribed…
Price: $12,800.00 Item Number: 147209
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Rare first edition of James Bolton's magnificently illustrated Harmonia Ruralis; containing eighty copper-plates of life-size male and female songbirds drawn, engraved, and coloured by the author
BOLTON, James.
Harmonia Ruralis; or, An Essay Towards A Natural History of British Songbirds.
London: Printed For and Sold By the Author, 1794.
Rare first edition of Bolton's magnificently illustrated work on British songbirds. First issue with the original plates 7 and 13 which differ in later issues. Quarto, two volumes bound into one in three quarters morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, illustrated with eighty copper-plates of life-size male and female songbirds drawn, engraved and colored by the author, index. In near fine condition. First editions are rare, with only a handful appearing at auction in the last 100 years.
Price: $12,500.00 Item Number: 111071
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The original publisher's Galley Proof of Stephen King's The Plant: Part Three; With King's edits and annotations, approved and signed by him
KING, Stephen.
The Plant: Part Three Stephen King Original Annotated Galley Proof.
Bangor, Maine: Philtrum Press, 1985.
The original publisher's galley proof of Part Three of King's rare unfinished epistolary novel, initially published in parts and sent to his close friends in lieu of Christmas cards. Folded, the proof measures 60 inches by 19 inches with a typed note from King's publisher on the title page and King's inscription, "copy-edit complete. Steve King/." With King's annotations and edits throughout. In near fine condition. Exceptionally rare, a highly desirable rarity for the King collector.
Price: $12,500.00 Item Number: 136241
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"Houston, we've had a problem!": Exceptionally Rare Apollo 13 Trajectory Plotting Chart; Lengthily signed by James Lovell, Fred Haise, and Jack Lousma
LOVELL, James; Fred Haise; Jack Lousma.
James Lovell, Fred Haise, and Jack Lousma Signed First Edition Apollo 13 Trajectory Plotting Chart.
Aeronautical Chart and Information Center: Department of Defense ACIC 3-70, March 16, 1970.
Rare lithographed 'Apollo Translunar/Transearth Trajectory Plotting Chart' for the Apollo 13 mission. Color 'Apollo Translunar/Transearth Trajectory Plotting Chart' for the Apollo 13 mission, displaying a polar view of the lunar mission profile for Apollo 13 and showing the various significant events during the 10-day mission, signed by James Lovell, "'Houston, we've had a problem!' James Lovell", by Apollo 13 Commander Fred Haise, "April 13, 1970, 10:08 EST, O2 Tank Explodes: Moon Landing Aborted! Fred Haise, Apollo 13 LMP," and Jack Lousma, "'13, we've got one more item for you, when you get a chance. We'd like you to stir up…
Price: $12,500.00 Item Number: 145395
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Rare Scientific Pamphlet Collection compiled during President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's 1938 Smithsonian-sponsored scientific expedition to the Galapagos islands; six signed and inscribed by him
[FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT],.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Presidential Cruise Pamphlet Collection.
City of Washington: Published by the Smithsonian Institution, 1939-1942.
First editions of ten botanical and zoological pamphlets published as a result of collections and investigations made during Franklin D. Roosevelt's Presidential Cruise of 1938 to the Galapo, six being presentation copies inscribed and signed "FDR" on the front wrapper. Octavo, ten pamphlets, original brown printed paper wrappers, illustrated. Presentation copies, 6 pamphlets are signed and inscribed by Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 5 to his friend and long-time colleague in combating polio, Basil "Doc" O'Connor. The pamphlets include: Flowering Plants Collected on the Presidential Cruise of 1938 (Ellsworth P. Killip, May 27, 1939), inscribed. "R.T. McI From F.D.R."; Two New Gobioid…
Price: $12,500.00 Item Number: 123500
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First Edition of Anton Reiser's Albert Einstein: A Biographical Portrait; Signed and dated by Albert Einstein
REISER, Anton. [Albert Einstein].
Albert Einstein: A Biographical Portrait.
New York: Albert & Charles Boni, 1930.
First edition of this Einstein biography written by Rudolf Kayser, a German literary historian and husband to Albert Einstein's stepdaughter Ilse under the pseudonym Anton Reiser. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece of Einstein. Signed and dated by Einstein on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, "Albert Einstein New York 1930." In near fine condition. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.
Price: $12,500.00 Item Number: 110352
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First Edition of Max Born's Einstein's Theory of Relativity; Signed by Nobel Prize-winning physicist Max Born
BORN, Max [Albert Einstein].
Einstein’s Theory of Relativity.
London: Methuen & Company, 1924.
First edition of this classic account of Born's analysis and interpretation of Einstein's theory of relativity. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece of Einstein. Signed by Max Born on the verso of the frontispiece. Translated by Henry L. Brose. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. First editions are uncommon, signed examples rare.
Price: $12,500.00 Item Number: 78904
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“I have learned to use the word 'impossible' with the greatest caution": Rare First Edition of Wernher Von Braun's The Mars Project; Inscribed by Him
VON BRAUN, Wernher.
The Mars Project.
Urbana: University of Illinois, 1953.
First edition of this classic work. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To Bob Mabon from one space man to another- Wernher von Braun." Near fine in a very good dust jacket with some small chips. First editions are rare, signed and inscribed examples exceptionally so, this is the first example we have seen.
Price: $12,500.00 Item Number: 123721
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First Edition of Albert Einstein's Relativity; In the rare original dust jacket.
EINSTEIN, Albert.
Relativity: The Special And General Theory.
London: Methuen and Co, 1920.
First edition of the scientist's ground breaking work. Octavo, original red cloth, frontispiece of the author and with five diagrams. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket with loss of section at rear. Translated by Robert W. Lawson. Scarce in the original dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box by the Harcourt Bindery.
Price: $12,500.00 Item Number: 131697
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Scarce New Edition with large Additions of Ebenezer Sibly's The Medical Mirror, or Treatise on the Impregnation of the Human Female
SIBLY, Ebenezer.
The Medical Mirror, or Treatise on the Impregnation of the Human Female, Shewing the Origin of Diseases And the Principles of Death.
London: Printed for the Author, and Sold by all Booksellers in Town & Country, c. 1798.
Scarce early printing of Sibly's The Medical Mirror. Octavo, bound paper-covered boards, illustrated with engraved frontispiece, vignette title page and 13 anatomical plates engraved by W. Newman. New Edition with large Additions. In very good condition. Bound into a three-ring medical binder. Exceptionally rare, with only a handful of copies having appeared at auction in the last 80 years.
Price: $12,000.00 Item Number: 129707
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FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE OF CHARLES DARWIN'S THE DESCENT OF MAN; IN THE ORIGINAL CLOTH
DARWIN, Charles.
The Descent of Man.
London: John Murray, 1871.
First edition, first issue of both volumes of this seminal work in the history of evolutionary biology and anthropology. Octavo, two volumes, original green cloth. With all of the issue points unique to the first edition: in the first volume, "transmitted" as the first word on p. 297; in the second, the printer's note on the verso of the half-title, errata on title verso, and postscript leaf after p. viii; both volumes with January ads listing Murray's "Popular Works" in the first volume and "Standard Works" in the second. In very good condition with some light rubbing. A very sharp…
Price: $12,000.00 Item Number: 146549
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"Keep close to Nature’s heart... and break clear away, once in awhile, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean": Finely Bound Set of The Manuscript Edition of The Writings of John Muir; With Eight Original Photographs
MUIR, John.
The Writings of John Muir: The Manuscript Edition.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1916-24.
The Manuscript edition of The Writings of John Muir. Octavo, 10 volumes, bound in original special deluxe three quarters morocco over marbled boards, leather edges ruled in gilt, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, raised bands, matching endpapers, top edges gilt. With volumes 1 through 8 of this set each containing an original gelatin silver photograph at the front, each with a printed tissue guard. Kimes does not describe an edition with these additional real photo frontispieces. The binding matches that of Kimes 342. The scenes depicted in the inserted photographs are: The House of John Muir, Martinez, California;…
Price: $12,000.00 Item Number: 76020
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John F. Kennedy Inscribed Photograph to Mercy 8 Astronaut Wally Schirra
KENNEDY, John F. (Wally Schirra).
John F. Kennedy Signed Photograph to Astronaut Wally Schirra.
Color photograph of President Kennedy meeting with astronaut Wally Schirra and his family in the Oval Office, affixed to its original mount. Boldly inscribed, “To Commander Walter Schirra—and his family—with esteem and best wishes, John Kennedy.” Matted and framed. The entire piece measures 16.75 inches by 16.5 inches. An exceptional piece linking these two great American icons.
Price: $12,000.00 Item Number: 80092
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Neil Armstrong Signed Moon Photograph
ARMSTRONG, Neil.
Neil Armstrong Apollo 11 Signed Footprint Photograph.
Rare photograph of the American Flag on the lunar surface, with the footprints of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin clearly visible on the moon’s surface, boldly signed by Neil Armstrong in blue ink. The image measures 11 inches by 8.5 inches. In fine condition. Rare and desirable signed by Armstrong. Encapsulated and authenticated by PSA/DNA. One of the finest signed Armstrong photographs we have seen.
Price: $12,000.00 Item Number: 149585
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"Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new": First edition of Out of My Later Years; Signed by Albert Einstein
EINSTEIN, Albert.
Out of My Later Years.
New York: Philosophical Library, 1950.
First edition of Einstein's collection of social science-related articles, addresses and speeches. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece of Einstein. Signed by Albert Einstein on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $12,000.00 Item Number: 138884
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Rare Original Silver Gelatin Print of Albert Einstein; Signed and dated by Him
EINSTEIN, Albert.
Albert Einstein Signed Photograph.
1952.
Rare original black and white silver gelatin photograph of Albert Einstein. Signed "A Einstein 52." Full-length group portrait showing Albert Einstein standing with Hadassah National President Rebecca Beldner Shulman and others at his Princeton home in June of 1952 during a celebration marking the commencement of building of the Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center in Jerusalem. The photograph measures 8 inches by 9.5 inches. Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 19 inches by 20.5 inches. An exceptional piece.
Price: $12,000.00 Item Number: 72091
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“Man selects only for his own good: Nature only for that of the being which she tends": Rare Second Edition of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species
DARWIN, Charles.
On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life.
London: John Murray, 1860.
Rare second edition, second issue, in Freeman's binding variant "a" of Darwin's magnum opus. Freeman 376; Norman 594. Octavo, original publisher's green cloth. In excellent condition with the spine gilt bright, contemporary owner's signature to the title, marginalia on pages 72 and 132. A nice example.
Price: $11,000.00 Item Number: 96973
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First British Edition of The Double Helix; Signed by James Watson and Francis Crick
WATSON, James D. [Francis Crick].
The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA.
London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1968.
First edition of Watson's ground breaking work regarding the discovery of DNA for which the author, Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins were awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1962. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with 19 half-tone illustrations and 11 diagrams. Signed by both James D. Watson and Francis Crick on the title page. Very good in an excellent dust jacket with some light rubbing to the spine crown. Jacket design by Dorothy Judd. Foreword by Sir Lawrence Bragg. Rare signed by both Watson and Crick.
Price: $11,000.00 Item Number: 29052
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"you see stretching from the spurs of Ritter a row of exceedingly sharp and slender spires": The Manuscript Edition of The Writings of John Muir; with an original autograph manuscript page from Muir's The Mountains of California
MUIR, John.
The Writings of John Muir: The Manuscript Edition.
Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1916-24.
The Manuscript Edition of The Writings of John Muir, one of 750 numbered sets produced with an original autograph manuscript page bound into the first volume. Octavo, 10 volumes in the publisher's deluxe three quarter crushed levant morocco over cloth boards with gilt titles and tulip stamping to the spine in five compartments within raised bands, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt with others untrimmed, ribbons bound in, illustrated with 69 photogravures, including colored frontispiece, 34 halftone plates of the author's sketches, 7 maps, and 2 plates of his drawings. One of 750 numbered sets with an original manuscript page bound…
Price: $10,000.00 Item Number: 143457
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“You can prove anything you want by coldly logical reason---if you pick the proper postulates": First Edition of Isaac Asimov's I, Robot; Finely Bound by the Harcourt Bindery and Warmly Inscribed by Him
ASIMOV, Isaac.
I, Robot.
New York: Gnome Press, Inc. Publishers, 1950.
First edition of this groundbreaking collection of stories. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on page bound in, "For Michael Raisbeck whose grandfather and aunt have already impressed me almost as much as I'm sure he will twenty years from now Isaac Asimov." Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panel, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. An exceptional example, rare and desirable signed and inscribed.
Price: $9,800.00 Item Number: 149701
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First edition of Volume 37 Number 1 of Reviews of Modern Physics; containing Roger Penrose's fundamental article on spacetime: A Remarkable Property of Plane Waves in General Relativity; signed by him
PENROSE, Roger.
Reviews in Modern Physics: A Remarkable Property of Plane Waves in General Relativity.
New York: The American Physical Society by the American Institute of Physics, 1965.
First edition of Reviews of Modern Physics: Volume 37 Number 1, containing Nobel Laureate in Physics Roger Penrose's fundamental article on spacetime: A Remarkable Property of Plane Waves in General Relativity. Quarto, original wrappers. Signed and dated by the mathematical physicist on page 215, the first page of his contribution, "Roger P 20 Sept 2016." In fine condition. Scarce signed by Penrose.
Price: $9,800.00 Item Number: 119437