First Edition. With an introductory commentary and editorial contributions by Harry J. Jerison. Translated by Harry J. Jerison and Irene Jerison. vii, 340 pages. First edition (first printing). A very good copy in a very good dust jacket. This copy with Stephen Jay Gould's ownership signature. This copy came from.....

First Edition. A significant scientific paper in which Bell, who had already patented the telephone, reports on experiments with Charles Morey's phonoautograph and Thomas Edison's phonograph. Bell was exploring the connection between music and vowels in speech and how recording devices could contribute to a better understanding of human sound.....

First Edition. One of the most influential books on the Challenger space shuttle disaster and a notable work on the sociology of decision-making. According to Google Scholar, this book has been cited 5000 times in the academic literature. Vaughn is a professor of sociology at Columbia University. 575 pages. First.....

A key work on evolution, based on snails in Hawaii. Gulick coined the term divergent evolution to describe the formation of new species due to geographical separation. The entire issue of this journal is devoted to Gulick's essay. A very good copy in the original wrappers. With a one-inch closed.....

First Edition. A notable paper on the impact origin of moon craters. Wegener considers the three leading explanations at the time—the bubble or explosion hypothesis, the tidal hypothesis, and the volcanic hypothesis—and finds them inadequate. He then elaborates his own theory of projectile hypothesis, which he simulated by impacting cement.....

First Edition. The first complete edition of the book that is now synonymous with California botany. The "Jepson Manual" is still updated today and is the essential work for anyone studying plants in California. This book was, like many of Jepson's works, published in parts over several years. This is.....

First Edition. A Russian work on the evolution of the amphibian skull, translated into English in 2004 and published in the series, Advances in Amphibian Research in the Former Soviet Union. 283 pages. Text in Russian (Cyrillic). First edition. A very good or better copy in the original printed cloth-covered.....

An illustrated introduction, in English, to the microscope by one of the largest manufacturers of the devices. 34 pages. A later edition. A very good to near fine copy, in stapled wrappers (pamphlet).

First Edition. The English version of Beitrage zur Interferenz Mikroskopie, with new content not included in the original German work. An introduction to a branch of light and electron microscopy. Translated by J. Home Dickson. 394 pages. First edition (first printing). A very good copy in a good, price-clipped dust.....

First Edition. A technical introduction to the microscope, including a section on projection microscopes. Illustrated with more than 170 engravings in the text. 322 pages. Text in FRENCH. First edition (first printing). A very good copy in the publisher's russet cloth. Frontispiece tissue guard missing.

A guide to the microscopic features of common animals, plants, and materials. Illustrated with 12 color plates by Edmund Evans. The book was hugely popular among amateur microscopists and stayed in print for more than 50 years. 188 pages, including an index to the text and plates. A very good.....

Fourth edition. "Illustrated with upwards of five hundred engravings." xviii, 621 pages. A very good copy in the publisher's blue cloth binding.

Second Edition. Second edition of a very popular introductory work. Illustrated with 370 wood engravings. xix, 719 pages. Chipping at the top of the spine, else very good. Previous owners' names inside.