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Englewood Cliffs NJ: Prentice Hall, Inc., 1992. First Printing. Larger Octavo; VG-; reddish rust spine with white text; first printing; no jacket; exterior to cloth shows slight shelf wear; tight binding; strong boards; textblock edges have mild tone; slight smudges to exterior tail edge; previous owner's name to ffep; otherwise interior unmarked; illustrated; pp 623. More
Paris: Impremerie Nationale, 1930. Octavo; VG-; green marbled spine with gilt text; no jacket; probably rebound; marbled cloth exterior shows very slight wear; mild edge wear; ex-library sticker to spine; strong, tight binding; textblock flecked exterior edges has mild tone; Franklin Institute Library plate to front pastedown; fold out map frontispiece; slight ex-library markings inside; slight tone to interior pages edges, otherwise interior very good; illustrated; pp 390; text in French Shelved in Locked Annex Area Column B. More
Boston: Academic Press, 1988. Octavo; VG; Hardcover; Spine, grey with silver print; Boards in grey cloth with silver print, clean and strong; Text block clean and tight; xv, 412 pages, illustrated (b&w diagrams, tables). More
Chichester, New York, Brisbane: John Wiley & Sons, 1992. Octavo; VG; blue/green spine with white and green text; cloth exterior has minimal wear; tight binding; strong boards; no jacket; textblock exterior edges lightly toned; interior clean; illustrated; pp 322. More
Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1988. Octavo; VG; Hardcover; Spine, blue with white print; Boards in glossy paper, blue with white print, clean and strong; Text block clean and tight; xiii, 162 pages, illustrated (b&w diagrams). Shelved in Locked Annex Area, Column B. More
Stuttgart: B.G. Teubner, 1976. Octavo; VG; Paperback; Spine, orange with black print; Cover is clean and bright; Text block clean and tight; Text in German; 221 pages, illustrated (b&w). More
![1359182 THE DISCOVERERS [SIGNED]. Daniel J. Boorstin](/pictures/thumb/1359182.jpeg?v=1665093999)
New York: Random House, 1983. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 745 pages; VG/VG: spine black with pictorial image and yellow titling; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut '$25.00', mild shelfwear and rubbing; inscribed on the ffep by Boorstin, dated December 1983; shelved Historiography. More
New York: Academic Press, 1968. Octavo; Fair+; Ex-library; Hardcover; Spine, blue and black with gold print; Boards in black cloth with gold print, light wear to spine caps, light shelfwear; Text block has surface tear and white tape on front endpapers, clipped biographies of editors tipped-in on half-title page, white tape over library stamps on title page and p. v, penciled annotation on pp. 4 & 87, else clean text; xiv, 426 pages, illustrated (b&w). More
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1970. Octavo; G; Hardcover; Spine, blue with silver print; Boards in blue cloth with silver and blue print, slight wear to spine caps else clean and strong; Text block has owner name stamp to top edge, white tape over name stamp on front endpapers, else clean and tight; xv, 524 pages, illustrated (b&w diagrams). More
New York: Academic Press, Inc., 1968. Octavo; VG-; burgundy spine with gilt text; no jacket; cloth exterior has mild wear; minor edge wear; tight binding; strong boards; textblock exterior edges show light toning; previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown; interior good; illustrated; pp 405. More
New York, Toronto, Oxford: Pergamon Press, 1971. Octavo; G+/G-; blue spine with white and pink text; dust jacket exterior shows moderate rubbing wear; lightly soiled rear; some chips to edges; slight foxing to flap edges; mylar wrapped exterior; cloth has light wear; mild toning to spine; lightly rubbed edges; tight binding; strong boards; textblock exterior edges have slight foxing; previous owner's information to ffep; light wear to endpapers; interior clean; pp 164. More
London, New York, Paris: Pergamon Press, 1962. Octavo; G+; black spine with gilt text; no jacket; exterior to cloth shows few whitish marks and discolorations; slight rubbing wear to edges; tight, solid binding; textblock exterior edges have modest yellowish toning; some ex-library pouch residue to front pastedown; other few ex-library markings inside; interior pages good; Illustrated; pp 628. More
Cambridge MA: The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (The MIT Press), 1978. Second Printing. Thick Octavo; VG; black spine with white text; second printing; no jacket; cloth shows minimal exterior wear; tight binding; strong boards; textblock clean; illustrated; pp 1091. More
Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press, 1964. Seventh Printing. Octavo; G; dark green spine with gilt text; seventh printing; ex-library; no jacket; cloth has slight exterior wear; slightly shaken binding due to front hinge, as is; textblock exterior edges have ex-library text stamped on; otherwise edges mildly age toned; few ex-library markings inside with embossed stamp to copyright page; interior pages good; illustrated; pp 255. More
Alphen aan den Rijn, the Netherlands and Germantown MD: Sitjhoff & Noordhoff, 1979. Octavo; VG-; brown spine with gilt text; no jacket; cloth exterior has only slight wear; good, solid binding; textblock exterior edges have mild tone; ex-library pouch remnant to front pastedown; slight ink ex-library markings to first few pages; interior pages clean; illustrated; pp 390. More
London: Pergamon Press, 1955. Octavo; Fair+; Ex-library; Hardcover; Spine, brown with gold print; Boards in brown cloth, wear to spine caps and corners, light shelfwear; Text block has library stamp, surface tear, and remainder of label on front endpapers, library stamp on title page, slight amount of penciled notation pp. 7-12, else clean and tight; viii, 134 pages, illustrated (b&w diagrams). More
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1961. Fourth edition. Octavo; 4th edition, second printing; G-; Hardcover; Spine, blue with silver and red print; Boards in blue cloth with red print, wear to spine caps and corners, light shelfwear with small blemishes on rear; Text block has top corner clipped from front flyleaf, slight tanning to endpapers, else clean and tight; xxi, 660 pages, illustrated (b&w plates, diagrams). More
Oxford: Pergamon Press, 1970. Second edition, Revised edition including supplemented material. Octavo; Second edition; Revised edition including supplemented material; Fair+; Ex-library; Hardcover; Spine, blue with silver print on red banner, call number in white ink at bottom; Boards in blue cloth, wear to spine caps and corners, shelfwear with light blemishes; Text block has library stamp on edges, surface tear and patches of white-out applied to front endpapers, front hinge repaired with tape, patch of white-out on copyright page, clean text; xii, 608 pages. More
New York: A Wiley-Interscience Publication, John Wiley & Sons, 1973. Octavo; G/G; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, white with brown print; DJ has light edgewear, toning to spine, light shelfwear; Boards in brown cloth, clean and strong; Text block has bookplate on front pastedown, else clean and tight; Inscribed in ink by included author Bandler on the front flyleaf; xv, 566 pages, illustrated (b&w diagrams). More
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1959. Second Edition. Octavo; VG-; black spine with gilt text; second edition; no jacket; cloth exterior shows mild shelf wear; tight binding; straight boards; text block exterior edges have very slight tone; slight stamped text to ffep; interior good; illustrated; pp 580. More
Piscataway: IEEE Press, 1999. First Printing. Octavo; VG; blue spine with orange and white text; first printing; no jacket; cloth shows only mild exterior wear; tight binding; strong boards; text block clean; illustrated; pp 215 NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office, in wraparound bookcase next to 15's. More
Piscataway: IEEE Press, 1999. First Printing. Octavo; VG-; bluish purple spine with orange and white text; first printing; cloth has slight wear to exterior wear; few smudges to front; tight binding; no jacket; text block clean; illustrated; pp 215 NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office, in wraparound bookcase next to 15's. More
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1947. Octavo; G; Hardcover; Spine, brown with gold print on black banner; Boards in brown cloth with gold print, light wear to spine caps and corners, mildly cocked spine, else light shelfwear; Text block has name in ink on front flyleaf, light age-toning to paper, else clean and tight; xviii, 748 pages, illustrated (b&w). More
Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons, 1989. Octavo; G; Hardcover; Spine, black with gold print; Boards in black cloth with gold print, light wear to spine caps and corners, large blemish on rear, else clean and strong; Text block has name in ink on front flyleaf, else clean and tight; xx, 981 pages, illustrated (b&w). More
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1972. First Printing. Octavo; G/G-; black spine with green and white text; first printing; exterior to jacket has some rubbing wear to front; brownish damp stain to rear tail edge; more staining noticeable inside dj; small minor chips to edges; cloth exterior shows minimal wear; text block exterior edges have mild tone; lightly stamped numbers to ffep; staining to tail edge to first few pages; previous owner's name to title page; partial cracking to gutter to title page; light offsetting to endpapers; otherwise light foxing to first few pages; light pencil inside; illustrated; pp 423. More
Long Grove IL: Waveland Press, Inc., 1990. Reprinted. Octavo; VG-; red spine with gilt text; reprinted; no jacket; cloth exterior shows minimal wear; previous bookshop's sticker to rear; tight binding; straight boards; text block exterior edges have one or two smudges; previous owner's name to fep; interior unmarked; illustrated; pp 720 NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office, in wraparound bookcase next to 15's. More
Upper Saddle River: Prentice Hall PTR, 2000. Octavo; G-; Hardcover; Spine, white with black print; Boards in glossy illustrated paper, light wear to spine caps and corners, slight shelfwear; Text block has name in ink on top edge and front flyleaf, cracked front hinge, else clean and tight; xvi, 258 pages, illustrated (b&w). More
Amsterdam: Elsevier, Newnes, 2005. Octavo; G-; Hardcover; Spine, brown with white print; Boards in glossy illustrated paper, wear to spine caps and corners, light shelfwear, crease to spine; Text block has illustrated sheet taped to front pastedown, name in ink on front flyleaf, rear endpapers torn away, slight amount of annotation in ink, p. 593 has puckering and stain; xxi, 952 pages, illustrated (b&w). More
New York: Oxford University Press, 1997. Fifth edition. Octavo; 5th edition; G; Hardcover; Spine, black with white print; Boards in black paper with white print, wear to spine caps and corners, small tears to spine head, mild shelfwear; Text block has name in ink on top edge and on front flyleaf, else clean and tight; xviii, 744 pages, illustrated (b&w). More
New York: American Heritage Publishing Co., Inc., 1968. First Edition. Tall, thin octavo; G+; ivory spine with black text; no jacket; first edition; exterior to cloth shows modest wear; mild toning toward edges; minor rubbing to corners; sturdy boards; text block exterior edges have slight tone; former owner's name to exterior head edge; frontispiece; interior good; profusely illustrated; pp 159. More
New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1971. Octavo; Part 2 only; G; Hardcover; Spine, tan with red print; Boards in tan cloth with red print, light wear to spine caps and corners, else clean and strong; Text block has name in ink on top edge and front flyleaf, DJ disassembled and portions taped to endpapers, penciled underlining and marginal notation throughout; xiv, 349 pages, illustrated (b&w). More
New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1971. Octavo; Part 3 only; Fair+; Hardcover; Spine, green with white print; Boards in green cloth with white print, slight tattering to spine caps and corners, else clean and strong; Text block has name in ink on top edge and front flyleaf, DJ disassembled and portions taped to endpapers, cracked rear hinge, penciled underlining and marginal notation throughout; xvii, 626 pages, illustrated (b&w). More
Metals Park: AMS International, 1987. Octavo; G/G; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, black with red print; DJ is covered in taped-on clear plastic which is worn and tearing; DJ has edgewear, else clean and bright; Boards in red cloth, light wear to spine caps and corners, else clean and strong; Text block has light spotting to top edge, else clean and tight; xx, 630, illustrated (b&w graphs). More
New York: Springer-Verlag, 1988. Second Edition. Octavo; VG-; burgundy spine with white text; second edition; no jacket; cloth exterior shows minimal wear; cocked spine; exterior has plastic wrap; text block exterior edges have light foxing; interior pages clean; illustrated; pp 573. More
New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1978. First Printing. Octavo; VG-/G; black spine with orange and yellow text; first printing; dust jacket exterior shows slight soiling to front; mild age toning to rear head edge; slight age toning to flap; cloth exterior has slight wear; mildly splayed boards; text block exterior edges have light tone; ex-library markings to feps; interior pages clean; illustrated; pp 342. More
Lawrence KS: The University of Kansas, 1989. Second Printing. Large Octavo; G+; orange spine with gilt text; second printing; no jacket; cloth exterior shows mild overall wear; just slight smudges to toward head edge; mild lean to spine; text block exterior edges have slight wear; few stray ink marks to rear endpaper; slight highlighting to some pages; otherwise interior clean; illustrated; pp 310. More
Chicago: Popular Mechanics Press, 1945. First Edition. Octavo; G+; burgundy spine with yellow text; book one of several; first edition; no jacket; cloth exterior has slight soiling wear; tight binding; minor rubbing to edges; straight boards; text block exterior edges have modestly age toned; endpapers have few smudges; interior pages good; illustrated; Goode overall condition; pp 224. More
Chicago: Popular Mechanics Press, 1919. Octavo; G+; blue spine with gilt text; no jacket; cloth shows slight rubbing wear to exterior; some smudges to rear; slightly darker tone to spine; black, blue and white pictorial front; gilt titles to front; slightly rubbed edges; ex-library sticker to spine; sturdy boards; text block edges have moderate toning; some ex-library stamping to few endpapers; small sticker to front pastedown; frontispiece; chip to fore edge to frontispiece; smudge to head edge to p 476; copiously illustrated; ex-library stamp to few interior pages; otherwise pages good; pp 476. More
Chicago: Popular Mechanics Press, 1925. Octavo; G+; cobalt blue spine with gilt text; no jacket; cloth exterior has slight shelf wear; ex-library sticker to spine; some rubbing wear to edges; gilt, black and white illustration to front; gilt lettering to front; sturdy boards; text block exterior edges have modestly age toned; some ex-library markings to few pages; interior pages good; profusely illustrated; good, intact binding; pp 475. More
Chicago: Popular Mechanics Press, 1915. First Edition. Octavo; G+; green spine with gilt text; first edition; no jacket; cloth shows modest exterior wear; few smudges to front; slightly rubbed edges; embossed illustration and border to front; strong boards; mylar wrap; textblock exterior edges have age toned modestly; small ink mark to exterior tail edge; previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown; one or two slight smudges to first couple of pages; light damp stain to head edge to several first pages; tight binding; illustrated throughout; interior pages good; pp 473. More
Cambridge: The MIT Press, 1971. English edition updated, augmented and revised. Octavo; Vol. 1 only; English edition updated, augmented and revised; G/G-; Ex-library; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, black with white print; DJ has edgewear with small tears at spine ends and flap corners, mild shelfwear; Boards in blue cloth, clean and strong; Text block has library stamp to fore edge and title page, name in ink on front flyleaf, clipping of book description taped to front endpaper, note in pencil on title page, else clean and tight; xii, 769 pages. More
New York: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1989. Octavo; G+; Hardcover; Spine, red with gold print; Boards in red cloth with gold print, slight wear to spine caps, lightly cocked spine, else clean and strong; Text block clean and tight; xiv, 556 pages, illustrated (b&w diagrams, charts, graphs). More
Cambridge, New York, Melbourne: Cambridge University Press, 1989. First Edition. Octavo; VG-/paperback; beige/black pictorial spine with black text; first edition; covers have mod, general toning due to age; minor edge wear; tight binding; text block exterior edges show mild tone; previous owner's name to half title page; interior pages clean; illustrated; pp 619. More
New York, London, Sydney: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1969. Octavo; VG-; burgundy spine with gilt text; no jacket; cloth exterior has minimal wear; straight boards; tight binding; text block exterior edges have mild age toning; slight erasure visible to fep; tiny chip to title page to gutter; interior pages clean; illustrated; includes Mollier chart in pouch to rear pastedown; pp 162. More
![1350848 Report of the Commissioner of Patents for the Year 1862 [Arts and Manufactures] Volume II](/pictures/thumb/1350848.jpg?v=1642637617)
Washington: Government Printing Office, 1865. Octavo; Fair; dark brown spine with gilt text; no jacket; volume two only; cloth exterior shows modest rubbing wear; heavy chip to spine head edge; other noticeable chips to spine; some rubbing to edges; circular ring stain to front; diagonal textured design to exterior; blind-stamped border to panels; textblock exterior edges have age toned modestly; endpapers have offset toning; light foxing to interior pages toward edges; slight defect to gutter to pp 144-145 and 304-305; profusely illustrated; pp 446 NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office, in bookcases next to 7's Ephemera section. More
New York: The American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers, 1939. Quarto; ©1938, 2nd printing1939; G; Hardcover; Spine, brown with gold print; Boards in brown cloth with gold print, mild wear to spine caps, bumped fore corners, slight shelfwear; Text block has spotting to endpapers, else clean and tight; Pages 1-320 are in pouch binding, pages 321-371 are leaves separately bound to fore edge of rear board; xxx, 371 pages, illustrated (b&w). [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
London: McGraw-Hill Publishing Company, 1967. Octavo; G+/G; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, white with black and green print, slight edgewear, slight peripheral toning, else clean and bright; Boards in grey cloth with gold print on blue banner, clean and strong; Text block has name in ink and vendor stamp on front flyleaf, else clean and tight; xvi, 272 pages, illustrated (b&w). More
Cambridge: CANES, Center for Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems, Department of Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000. Octavo; VG-; Paperback; Spine, blue with black print; Cover has slight edgewear, else clean and bright; Text block clean and tight; xxi, 346 pages, illustrated (b&w). More
Sacramento: W.W. Shannon, 1910. Octavo; G; Hardcover; Spine, tan with black print; Boards in tan cloth, mild wear to spine caps and corners, slight warping, light shelfwear; Text block has bookplate on front pastedown, name in ink and small embossed stamp on front flyleaf, else clean and tight; xvi, 312 pages, frontispiece (folded map), illustrated (b&w, color folded maps). More
Chicester: Ellis Horwood, 1989. Octavo; Fair+; Hardcover; Spine, brown with white print; Boards in glossy illustrated paper, white print, tears at spine head, wear to spine caps and corners, bumped bottom fore corners; Text block has name in pencil on half-title page, penciled marginal notation, light age-toning to paper, bumped bottom fore corner; 203 pages, illustrated (b&w diagrams). More
