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Neighbors of Earth

Amster, Warren · 1984

$81.00 (€73.49 | £61.31 | ¥12,935)

Tempe, AZ, Starfarers, Publisher, 1984. Trade Paperback. 87 pp. With a few illustrations. A work of speculative science in which the author suggests that Venus and Mars had previously switched orbits and will do so again. Amster draws on ancient literature and Biblical account...

Silent Spring

Carson, Rachel · 1962

$59.00 (€53.53 | £44.66 | ¥9,422)

Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 1962. Cloth. Green cloth in unclipped jacket. Stated second printing. 368 pages including index. With illustrations by Lois Louis Darling. A classic work on the effects of pesticide use on the bird population, and the environment in general. GOOD cond...

Popular Science News and Boston Journal of Chemistry. May, 1889

Various authors · 1889

$32.00 (€29.03 | £24.22 | ¥5,110)

Boston, Popular Science News Co, 1889. Tabloid. Small tabloid journal format. Pagination runs 65-80 plus 8 pages of ads. With a few illustrations throughout. Single issue of this magazine for those with an interest in current science subjects, written for the layman rather tha...

Bulletin of the Institute of Experimental Method. Vol. 1, No. 5 : 6. May : October, 1947

Machle, Willard; Preston, Malcolm G.; Singer, Jr., Edgar A.; Littauer, Sebastian; Adams, John S.; Churchman, C.W.; Ackoff, R.L. (authors) · 1947

$216.00 (€195.97 | £163.50 | ¥34,492)

Philadelphia, Institute of Experimental Method, Publisher, 1947. Wraps. Pale yellow printed wraps, side stapled and bound with cloth tape. 56 leaves, printed on single sides only. Apparently issued for private circulation. A journal issued by the Institute of Experimental Meth...

The Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry. November, 1912. Vol. 4, No. 11

Various Authors · 1912

$38.00 (€34.48 | £28.76 | ¥6,068)

Easton, PA, The American Chemical Society, Publisher, 1912. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. 50 pages of illustrated ads, plus text. Single issue of this trade journal, one of many, issued by the long running American Chemical Society. Articles include those looking at issues with st...

Astounding Science Fiction. June 1941. Vol. XXVII. No. 4

Rocklynne, Ross; Bates, Harry; Sturgeon, Theodore; Schachner, Nat et al. · 1941

$16.00 (€14.52 | £12.11 | ¥2,555)

New York, Street and Smith, 1941. Wraps. Approximately 9 by 7 1/2 inches. Color illustrated wraps by Rogers. 162 pp. A single issue of this science fiction magazine, featuring work by Ross Rocklynne, Harry Bates, Theodore Sturgeon and others. GOOD condition. Light to moderate ...

Astounding Stories. December 1935. Volume XVI Number 4

Leinster, Murray; Haggard, J. Harvey; Montague, James et al. · 1935

$16.00 (€14.52 | £12.11 | ¥2,555)

New York, Street and Smith, 1935. Wraps. Color illustrated wraps by Howard V. Brown. 10 by 7 inches. 160 pp. A single issue of this science fiction magazine featuring work by Murray Leinser, Harvey J. Haggard, James Montague and others. POOR/FAIR condition. HEAVY chipping and ...

Alien Culture. January, 1949. Volume 1, No. 1

Derleth, August; Leary Jim et al. · 1949

$108.00 (€97.99 | £81.75 | ¥17,246)

Rockford, IL, Jim Leary, Publisher, 1949. Wraps. Side stapled wraps. 8 ½ by 11 inches. Front cover art by Douglas Bruce Berry, an American comic book artist perhaps best known as the inker for several Jack Kirby comics. First issue, of a total of four published of this zine. A...

Scientific American. February 24, 1849. Vol. 4. No. 23

Various authors · 1849

$32.00 (€29.03 | £24.22 | ¥5,110)

New York, Munn and Company, 1849. Tabloid. Tabloid format. Folio. 8 pp. Illustrations throughout. Early issue of this journal devoted to science, with several short articles on railroads, a piece on daguerreotypes, a short piece on the use of electricity as a motive power in e...

Le Journal Des Scavans. Tome Second. Containing the Years 1667, 1668, 1669 Only (Despite Indications on the Half Title Page of 1670 and 1671 As Well}

Galloys, Jean (editor) · 1669

$1,350.00 (€1,224.84 | £1,021.84 | ¥215,578)

Amsterdam, Chez Pierre Le Grand, Publisher, 1669. Vellum. Bound in vellum. 573 (3) pp. With a few illustrations, including a very basic one of Saturn, and another depicting a hydraulic machine of some sort. All text in French. A collection of three years' worth of the Journal ...

Fantasy Review. Feb. -Mar. 1948. Vol. II, No. 7

Various authors · 1948

$13.00 (€11.79 | £9.84 | ¥2,076)

Ilford, UK, Fantasy Review, Publisher, 1948. Pamphlet. Pamphlet, self-wraps. 20 pp. including covers. A few illustrations present. A fantasy and science fiction fanzine from the UK, reviewing stories and trends in mainstream science fiction and fantasy magazines, including a l...

Peon. May 1955. Number 35

Bloch, Robert; Ellison, Harlan et al. · 1955

$108.00 (€97.99 | £81.75 | ¥17,246)

Norwich, CT, Charles Lee Riddle, Publisher, 1955. Wraps. Side stapled wraps, with front cover illustration by Emsh. 38 pp. Later issue of this science fiction/fantasy fanzine published by Charles Lee Riddle while he was on active duty in the military. The zine published many n...

Hypnosis. The Illustrated Quarterly of Hypnotism in All Its Phases. Vol. IV No. 1

Various authors · 1958

$16.00 (€14.52 | £12.11 | ¥2,555)

Irvington, NJ, Power Publishers, 1958. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. 50 pp. A few photos throughout. Single issue of this journal devoted to hypnosis and its ethical practice. This issue looks at hypnotic frauds, narco-hypnosis, hypnosis in gynecologic surgery, etc. GOOD condition...

The Progressive Engineer. August, 1932. Vol. 3. No. 3

Various authors · 1932

$32.00 (€29.03 | £24.22 | ¥5,110)

Brookline, MA, Harry E. Erskine, Publisher, 1932. Wraps. Side stapled wraps. 20 pp. plus ads in the rear. A zine style work devoted to engineering, with sections devoted to diesel engines, combustion, mechanical drawing, electrical, etc. GOOD condition. Rear cover almost detac...

Chemistry. Parts I-IV, Complete. Library of Useful Knowledge

No author given · 1829

$27.00 (€24.50 | £20.44 | ¥4,312)

London, Baldwin and Cradock. Wraps. 1829-1831. Printed wraps. 128 pp. A general survey of chemistry, delving into chemical reactions, properties of substances, etc. FAIR/GOOD condition. Heavy chipping, tearing and loss to the wrappers along the edges. Paper brittle and flaking...

Scientific American. An Illustrated Journal of Art, Science and Mechanics. August 24, 1895

Various Authors · 1895

$27.00 (€24.50 | £20.44 | ¥4,312)

New York, Munn and Co, 1895. Tabloid. Folio. Illustrated wraps. Tabloid format. Pagination runs 113-128. Black and white illustrations throughout. Single issue of this long running journal devoted to science. This issue with a look at the Thorne Typesetting Machine; a short hi...

Scientific American. An Illustrated Journal of Art, Science and Mechanics. January 1, 1881

Various authors · 1881

$70.00 (€63.51 | £52.98 | ¥11,178)

New York, Munn and Co, 1881. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. Tabloid format. 14 pp. Black and white illustrations throughout. Single issue of this long running journal devoted to science. This issue with a lengthy illustrated article on the photophone invented by Alexander Graham Be...

Rotary Engines, Pumps or Meters. British Letters Patent No. 3316

No author given · 1875

$49.00 (€44.46 | £37.09 | ¥7,825)

London, George Edward Eyre and William Spottiswoode, Printers, 1875. Pamphlet. Pamphlet, perhaps disbound from a larger work. 5 pp. plus a large fold out illustrated diagram depicting the invention. A British letters patent issued to Walter Eccleston Bartrum for an invention o...

Chemistry, Theoretical, Practical and Analytical, As Applied and Relating to the Arts and Manufactures. Vol. II Only. Fuel-Zinc

Muspratt, Sheridan · 1800

$49.00 (€44.46 | £37.09 | ¥7,825)

Glasgow, William MacKenzie, Publisher. Half-Leather. no date, presumed mid 1800s. Half leather with marbled boards. 1186 pp. Black and white illustrations throughout. Alphabetically arranged encyclopedia type work on chemistry and related topics, with contents including gold, ...

Pumping Machinery. British Letters Patent No. 3269

No author given · 1876

$49.00 (€44.46 | £37.09 | ¥7,825)

London, George Edward Eyre and William Spottiswoode, Printers, 1876. Pamphlet. Pamphlet, perhaps disbound from a larger work. 9 pp. plus two large fold out illustrated diagrams depicting the invention. A British letters patent for improving pumping machinery. Invented by Edwar...