London: British Broadcasting Corporation, 1980. First Edition. Large Octavo, 301 pages. In Very Good minus condition with Very Good minus Dust jacket. Spine is black with red and silver lettering. Dust jacket has some shelf wear, scuffing, and a minor tear along the back bottom edge. Boards have some bumping to corners. Text block has minor scuffing to head edge and minor age-toning. NOTE: Shelved in ND-B. More
London: Cambridge University Press, 1938. First UK Edition, First Printing; Second Issue Binding. Octavo, 319 pages. In Good condition lacking dust jacket. Fully bound in publishers limp blue cloth with silver lettering. Second issue binding with no front free endpaper, limp boards, and stamped in silver. Loose gutters, moderate plus wear to corners and head/tail of spine. Spine is severely cocked. Textblock has moderate age-toning and light foxing to edges, light foxing. Light scattered soiling to pages throughout interior. Pencil ownership to front pastedown. Shelved in case 10. More
Singapore, River Edge NJ, London: World Scientific Publishing Company Pte. Ltd., 1994. Octavo, viii, xiii, 570 pages. In Very Good condition. Spine yellow with white and black lettering. Boards show sunned spine and head edge. Mild shelf wear to the front and wear with few scratches. Text block has slight age toning to the edges with small stain to the head edge. Illustrated. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column A, ND-A. More
Chicago and London: The University of Press, 1972. Third Impression. Octavo, vii, x, xii, 801 pages. In Very Good condition. Bound in the publisher's maroon red cloth with gilt lettering to a black bar. Boards show mild scuffs exteriorly with light wear to the edges. Text block has moderate age toning to the edges. Illustrated. Third impression. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column A, ND-A. More
Ithaca & London: Cornell University Press, 1979. First Publishing. Octavo, 333 pages. In Very good condition. Grey spine with blue lettering. Full Binding in grey cloth. Boards show very mild shelf wear and edge wear. Text block has clement age-toning to edges. Note: Shelved in Netdesk Column B, ND-B. More
Leipzig: B.G. Teubner, 1904. Octavo, xi, 588 pages. In Good condition. Half bound leather binding with maroon red spine bearing gilt lettering. Raised bands to spine decorated with gilt rules. Dark staining to spine towards head and tail edges. Partial cracking to joints impacting hinges. Rubbing wear to the edges. Red marbled boards show moderate shelf wear exteriorly. Text block has gilt head edge with moderate age toning to the fore and tail edges. Marbled end papers. Few underlines interiorly and minor soiling to the title page. Illustrated. More
Beijing: Science Press, 1986. Octavo, xiv, 278 pages. In Good plus condition with Good plus dust jacket. Spine is green with gold print. Boards in green cloth. Light puckering to cloth at edges. Illustrated: b&w frontispiece (portrait) and plates, drawings, graphs, charts. Preface in Chinese and English; Includes essays in English and essays in French. Inscribed in ink by the author on the front flyleaf. More
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2005. First Edition, Third Printing. Octavo, xiii, 721 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Spine red, black, and white with white lettering. Dust jacket protected in mylar covering, with price uncut: "$35.00." Minor shelfwear. Minor edgewear to dust jacket, mostly on back flap. Light bumping on head o jacket spine. Textblock clean. Signed flat by Sherwin on title page. Features photographs throughout. Shelved in Case 5. More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2005. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, xiii, 721 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Spine red, black, and white with white lettering. Dust jacket protected in mylar covering, with price uncut: "$35.00." Minor shelfwear. Minor edgewear to dust jacket and light bumping to lower right hand corner on front jacket. Textblock clean. Features photographs throughout. Shelved in Case 5. More
Dordrecht, Boston, London: D. Reidel Publishing Company, 1980. Octavo, viii, ix, xi, 147 pages. In Very Good condition. Paperback binding. Spine beige with dark brown and red lettering. Covers have very mild wear with sunned spine and lightly rubbed edges. Text block has extremely light age toning to the edges. Illustrated. More
New York: Academic Press, Inc., Publishers, 1953. Second Printing. Octavo, xi, 335 pages. In Good plus condition. Spine green with gilt lettering. Boards show slight scratches and scuffs exteriorly. Text block has moderate age toning to the edges with few ex-library markings to the end papers and to page one. Illustrated. Second printing. More
New York: Academic Press, 1954. Second printing, Translated from the second German edition. Octavo, xIi, 383 pages. In Good minus condition. Ex-library with usual markings, including library stamps to edges, endpapers, and title page, library pocket on rear flyleaf. Spine is tan with gold print. Boards in tan cloth. Light wear to spine caps. Illustrated with b&w graphs, figures, plates. More
New York: Academic Press, 1956. Second printing, Translated from the second German edition. Octavo, xi, 396 pages. In Good minus condition. Ex-library with usual markings, including library stamps to edges, endpapers, and title page, library pocket on rear flyleaf. Spine is tan with gold print. Boards in tan cloth. Light wear to spine caps. More
New York: Academic Press, 1956. Octavo, xvii, 401 pages. In Good minus condition. Ex-library with usual markings, including library stamps to top edge, endpapers, and title page. Spine is tan with gold print. Boards in tan cloth. Light wear to spine caps. More
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1990. Octavo, 397 pages. In Very Good condition. Navy and red spine with gilt lettering. Full binding in red cloth. Boards show very mild shelf wear and edge wear. More
Philadelphia: Gordon and Breach Science Publishers, 1991. Octavo, xii, 246 pages. In Very Good condition. Spine is green with white print. Boards in glossy illustrated paper. Illustrated with b&w diagrams, charts. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, Column A. More
Reading: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1966-1975. Fifth printing (Volumes 1-2); Third printing (Volume 3). Quarto, Three volumes with chapters separately paged. In Good condition. Spines are white with red print. Covers have mild edge wear, shelf wear. Illustrations are b&w. Vol. 1 (1975) ISBN 0201021161; Vol. 2. (1975) ISBN 020102117X; Vol. 3. (1966) ISBN 0201021188. [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates]. More
New York: Consultants Bureau, 1980. Second Edition. Octavo, 310 pages. In Very Good condition. Navy spine with gilt lettering. Full binding in navy cloth. Boards show light scuffing and slight soiling. Text block exhibits mild age-toning to edges. More
Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2014. First Edition. Octavo, 273 pages. In Very Good condition. Light blue spine with black lettering. Full binding in azure paper. Boards show mild shelf wear and minor cracking to headband and tailband. More
Cambridge: The University Press, 1962. Octavo, xxxiv, 434 pages + 2 large folded maps (b&w). In Good condition with a Good minus dust jacket. Spine is white with black print. Dust jacket has mild edge wear, with short tears at top of spine, toning, light smudging/shelf wear. Price unclipped: “net 52s. 6d.”. Boards quarter bound with black cloth to spine and illustrated cloth to boards. Light wear to spine caps and corners, slight blemish on front spine cloth, slightly cocked spine. Text block has name in pencil on front flyleaf. Illustrations include b&w plates. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, Column A. More
New York, London, Sydney: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1965. Second Printing. Octavo, xx, 584. In Good plus condition with a Good plus dust jacket. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering. Spine black with ivory lettering. Moderate wear with small scratch to front, mild soiling and slight rubbing wear to head/tail edges ald light foxing to edges to the flaps. Boards have off-white spotting with mildly cocked spine. Text block has light age toning to the edges with printed text to the front end papers. Frontispiece. Illustrated. Second Printing. More
New York: Springer-Verlag, 1983. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 370 pages. In Good plus condition. Yellow and brown spine with brown text. Boards have mild edgewear and shelfwear and bumping and rubbing to corners. Textblock has stamp and sticker remnant on front endpaper. More
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New York, NY: The Dial Press, 2000. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 211 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Dust jacket wrapped in mylar, price is uncut: '$18.95.' Spine is orange and black with orange, black, and white lettering. Slight shelfwear to head and tail of spine. Minimal scratching to front cover of dust jacket. Slight crinkling, scratching, and rubbing to back cover of dust jacket. Signed flat by Paterniti on title page. Textblock clean. Shelved in Science. More
Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1984. Limited Edition. Octavo, 496 pages. In Very Good condition. Bound in green fine genuine leather, paneled spine has gilt lettering and spine, front, and back covers have profuse gilt and black tooling. Minor shelfwear to spine and to edges of front and back boards. Slight chipping to front board. All edges gilt with slight scratching to edges of textblock. Illustrations tipped in at the beginning of each author's writings. Contains a silk ribbon, silk endpapers. Shelved in Franklin Library. More
Dordrecht, Boston, London: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2004. Octavo; VG/paperback; white spine with black text; covers show minimal wear; fully intact binding; textblock clean; Illustrated; includes CD-ROM in sleeve inside rear cover; pp 308. More
New York: Academic Press, 1974. First Edition. Octavo. 341 pages. G; Gray-Brown spine with black and blue lettering; Boards have stains on rear joint. Textblock has stains on head and tail edges and underlining in pencil throughout. NOTE: Shelved in Room X, Case #5. More
New York: Springer-Verlag, 1989. Octavo; 421 pages; VG-; Orange faded to pale yellow spine with white lettering; Boards show fading from covers to spine; Textblock has bookplate on front pastedown; 88 illustrations. More
Berlin: Springer-Verlag, 2006. Octavo; VG; brown and blue pictorial spine with white text; no jacket; cloth exterior clean; tight binding; textblock clean; illustrated; pp 760. More
Pittsburgh: Material Research Society, 1993. First Edition. Octavo; 830 pages; VG; Hardcover; Blue spine with white and silver lettering; Full Binding in royal blue leather; Very light shelf wear and edge wear, tiny scratch to spine; Text block clean and tight. More
Washington DC: National Academy Press, 1991. First Edition. Quarto; 832 pages; G+; Hardcover; Blue spine with gilt lettering; Full binding in royal blue cloth; Light edge wear, moderate shelf wear, tiny closed tear to joint and mild sunning to spine; Corners slightly bumped, head and tail have minor wear; Text block has light foxing on top and fore-edge with name of previous owner on front free endpaper. More
New York: Free Press, 1986. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo; 162 pages; G/G; Hardcover with dust jacket; Dj spine, white with black and pink lettering; Dj has some tiny black stains to front cover and brown stain on spine, little closed tear to top right corner and minor wear to tail; Boards in royal blue cloth with gilt lettering, moderate shelf wear to covers, slight cocking to spine; Text block has dedication from previous owner on front free endpaper and light foxing to pastedown. More
New York: Macmillan Company, 1938. Octavo; G; Hardcover; Spine, brown with gold print on black banner; Boards in brown cloth, wear to spine caps and corners, small moisture stains, light shelfwear; Text block has name in ink on front flyleaf, light tanning to endpapers, clean text; “Stephen Timoshenk 60th Anniversary Volume”— half-title page; viii, 277 pages, frontispiece (port.), illustrated (b&w). More
Leipzig: B.G. Teubner, 1907. Octavo; Volume 1 only; G; Hardcover; Spine, black with gold print; Boards in black cloth with gold print, light wear to spine caps, else clean and strong; Text block has name in ink on front flyleaf and title page, light age-toning to paper, else clean and tight; Text in German; 489 pages, illustated "mit 40 figuren im text" (b&w). More
London: The Physical Society, 1958. Octavo; G; Hardcover; Spine, green with gold print; Boards in green cloth, wear to spine caps and corners, small smudge on front, else clean and strong; Text block has spotting to edges, name in ink on front flyleaf, else clean and tight; 383 pages, illustrated (b&w). More
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1954. Octavo; G-; Hardcover; Spine, green with gold print; Boards in green cloth, wear to spine caps, edges, and corners, rubbing/shelfwear but clean and strong; Text block has name in ink on front flyleaf and half-title page, penciled notes on rear endpapers, else clean and tight; xiii, 420 pages, illustrated (b&w figures). More
New York: McGraw-Hill Books Company, 1940. Octavo; G; Hardcover; Spine, green with gold print; Boards in green cloth, wear to spine caps and corners, else light shelfwear but clean and strong; Text block has name in ink on front flyleaf and half-title page, else clean and tight; xv, 698 pages, illustrated (b&w figures). More
London: Oxford University Press, 1960. Octavo; G; lightly sunned blue spine with gilt text; no jacket; cloth exterior has faint, whitish spots to exterior; light edge wear; straight boards; text block edges have slight modest age toning; few lightly stamped numbers to ffep; slight cracking to gutter at front endpapers; illustrated; pp 554. More
London: Oxford University Press, 1962. Reprinted. Octavo; G+; sunned gray spine with gilt text; reprinted; no jacket; cloth exterior has faint, whitish spots to exterior; light edge wear; good binding; text block exterior edges have slight yellowish toning; former owner's name to title page; some notations inside; illustrated; pp 420. More
New York and London: Academic Press, 1964. Third Printing. Octavo; VG-; dark blue spine with gilt text; third printing; no jacket; cloth exterior shows mild wear; little wear to edges; good, intact binding; textblock exterior edges have mild tone; previous owner's name to title page; interior lightly toned; illustrated; pp 154. More
New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1957. Octavo; G+; dark blue spine with gilt text; no jacket; cloth exterior has slight handling wear; light toning toward edges; slight lean spine; textblock exterior edges have mild tone; previous owner's name to front endpaper and title page; minor pencil notations; otherwise interior good; pp 248. More
London: Oxford University Press, 1952. Reprinted. Octavo; G+; dark blue spine with gilt text; reprinted; no jacket; cloth exterior has slight shelf wear; lightly sunned spine; straight boards; text block edges have slight age toning; previous owner's name to ffep and title page; minor notation to ffep; cracking to gutter at pp 368-369; illustrated; pp 384. More
New York, Toronto, London: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1955. Second Edition. Octavo; G; sage green spine with gilt text; second edition; no jacket; exterior to cloth shows modest wear; more noticeable wear to edges; good, intact binding; text block exterior edges have mildly age toned; previous owner's name to half title and title pages; some notations to several pages; interior good otherwise; illustrated; pp 417. More
New York and London: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., 1935. Octavo; G+; dark blue spine with gilt text; no jacket; exterior to cloth shows only slight wear; minor scuffs to spine; light wear to edges; good, solid binding; textblock exterior edges have modestly age toned; former owner's name to ffep; few notations to rear endpaper; interior good; illustrated; pp 468. More
New York: Macmillan Company, 1918. Octavo; G-; Ex-library; Hardcover; Spine, green with gold print; Boards in green cloth wear to spine caps and corners, else light shelfwear; Text block has library bookplate on front pastedown, owner stamp on front flyleaf, glue stains on rear pastedown, light age-toning to paper, clean text; xix, 579 pages, illustrated (b&w including b&w plates). More
London, New York, Toronto: Longmans, Green and Co, 1953. First Edition. Octavo; G+; dark blue spine with white text; first edition; no jacket; cloth exterior shows some rubbing wear; apparent wrinkles toward front and rear joints and spine, possibly due to moisture; good binding otherwise; text block exterior edges have modestly age toned; previous owner's name to front pastedown; light foxing to endpapers; text to pages 316-320 has bleed-through printing text; interior good besides; illustrated; pp 381. More
Berlin: Springer-Verlag, 1976. Octavo; G; Paperback; Spine, orange with brown print; Cover has crease to hinges, else light shelfwear, but clean and bright; Text block has light age-toning to paper, else clean and tight; x, 282 pages, illustrated (b&w). More
Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1950. Octavo; Fair+/Poor; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, tanned with top and bottom portions torn away; DJ has toning to spine, peripheral toning, large portions of spine torn away, price-clipped; Boards in blue cloth, light wear to spine caps and corners, toning to spine, light blemishes/shelfwear; Text block has spotting to edges and endpapers, name in ink on front flyleaf, spine breaks at pp.144, 208, clean text; vii, 224 pages, illustrated (b&w tables, graphs, diagrams). More
Amsterdam: North-Holland Publishing Company, 1967. 2nd Printing. Octavo; G-; sunned red spine with gilt text; 2nd printing; no jacket; spine cocked, due to broken rear hinge; textblock exterior edges have modestly age toned; few stray marks to exterior edges; former owner's bookplate to front pastedown; name of previous owner to front endpaper; faint foxing noticed on endpapers; interior good with only an occasional mark or smudge; one or two turned down page corner; illustrated; pp 425. More
Cambridge, London, New York: Cambridge University Press, 1975. Reprinted. Octavo; VG-/VG-; green spine with black and white text; reprinted with corrections; exterior to jacket has few slight smudges; only light wear to edges; price clipped front flap; blue cloth with gilt text to spine; titles blind stamped to front board; straight boards with clean exterior; text block edges have very mild tone; previous owner's name to ffep; frontispiece; clean interior; illustrated; pp 323. More
Berlin: Springer-Verlag, 1978. Octavo; G+; Hardcover; Spine, orange with brown print; Boards in orange cloth with brown print, clean and strong; Text block has short tear at top edge of pp. 3-6, else clean and tight; xi, 325 pages, illustrated “with 78 figures”(b&w). More
