Chicago: Natural Hist Museum, 1949. First Edition. Pictorial wraps. Very Good. 48pp; illus from photographs, floor plans. This virtual tour of the Museum describes the exhibits, department by department and hall by hall. 8.5" x 5.5". (more information)

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Harrisburg: Topographic-Geologic Survey, 1951. First Edition. Original Cloth. Very Good. 36pp; four plates from photographs. This dissertation on Mill Creek limestone in the Wilkes Barre area includes geology, paleoecology, fauna and fossils. 9.25" x 6". (more information)

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Blue Ridge Summit, PA TAB Books (1979)., 1979. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Pictorial paper covers lightly rubbed, else very good condition. 8.25" x 5" 238pp w/index Shows you how to construct your own robot and program it: Soniscan navigation, Excom hearing, Audigen talking, etc. Illustrated by drawings and photos in text. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. (more information)

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Cincinnati: Phillips & Hunt/Cranston, 1883. First Edition. Original wraps. Very Good. 12pp. An introductory essay by J.H. Vincent comments on the use of this series for "home college" classes and "reading unions." The back cover contains a list of the 100 titles in the series. This entire pamphlet is devoted to rain: its natural history, distribution, uses, and symbolism. 7.25" x 4.75". (more information)

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Wilmington E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co 1958., 1958. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Pictorial paper covers and contents in very good condition. 11.75" x 8.75" 36pp Traces technological advances in industry, education, science, war and peace, and looks at DuPont's projects for the future. Illustrated by many photo-illus, some color. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. (more information)

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NY McGraw-Hill (1964)., 1964. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. Book and dust jacket in very good condition. 8.75" x 5.75" pp: xiii, 217 Presents more than 150 puzzles from the Problematical Recreations series of Litton Industries, and other sources. Illustrated by woodcut illus by Ed Kysar. First Edition. Binding is original cloth. (more information)

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Dearborn, MI Greenfield Village nd [ca. 1940]., 1940. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Printed paper covers and contents in very good condition. 7.5" x 5.25" 72pp Describes the museum, fine arts, handicrafts shops, textiles & household arts, manufacture, transportation, electricity, etc. Illustrated by illustrations througout text. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. (more information)

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Ottawa Government Printing Bureau 1912., 1912. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Flexible cloth covers and contents in very good condition. 7" x 4" 16pp Contains information on Atlantic Salmon and other salmons, white fish, pickerel, and shad. First Edition. Binding is original cloth. (more information)

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Garden City Doubleday (1972)., 1972. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. Book and dust jacket in very good condition. 8.5" x 5.75" printed dj pp: (ix), 86 Contains "math, logic, and word puzzles, with insights into the minds of the masterminds.". Illustrated by drawings in text. First Edition. Binding is original cloth. (more information)

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London Longmans, Green 1894., 1894. Hardcover. Gilt-pictorial binding bit rubbed, else in very good condition. 7.5" x 4.75" pp: xxviii,411 Tells how to collect, preserve and classify butterflies and other insects, seashore life, plants, minerals, and fossils. Illustrated by 16 color plts, 549 text ils. Second Edition. Binding is original cloth. (more information)

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NY & Baltimore: German Kali Works, 1895. Revised Edition. Decorative Cover. Very Good. 80pp; illus from photographs. Presents ways to use potash as a fertilizer, with state-by-state results on its use for 28 different crops. 7.75" x 5.25". (more information)

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Marina Cay, BVI Published by the author 1973., 1973. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Printed paper covers tanned at edges, else very good condition. 6.25" x 8.25" (23)pp Meant as an identification guide for visitors to Marina Cay, wtih plant drawings and descriptions in a casual tone. Illustrated by 41 drawings in text. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. (more information)

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NY: E. & J.B. Young, 1895. Revised Edition. Original Cloth. Very Good. pp: xvii, 434, index; 113 drawings in the text. First published in 1859, this new and revised edition adds more text and illustrations. 8" x 5.25". (more information)

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NY: Hall, 1880. Later printing. Original Cloth. Very Good. Free-endpapers removed. 524pp; frontispiece. The "six great modern scientists" are Darwin, Huxley, Tyndall, Haeckel, Helmholtz, and Mayer. 9.5" x 6". (more information)

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Cambridge, England: W. Hefler, 1931. First Edition. Original cloth. Very Good/Good. pp: xii, 369, index; portrait. This is the final work by the distinguished biologist. 8.75" x 5.5". (more information)

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Blue Ridge Summit, PA TAB Books (1981)., 1981. Hardcover. Gilt-stamped binding and contents in very good condition. 8.5" x 5.25" 237pp w/index First published in September, 1979 and said to be "the first practical how-to book dealing with machine intelligence.". Illustrated by drawings and photos in text. 3rd printing edition. Binding is orig boards. (more information)

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Blue Ridge Summit, PA TAB Books (1981)., 1981. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Pictorial covers lightly rubbed, else in very good condition. 8.25" x 5" 322pp w/index Introduced as "a door-opening guide to seeing how artificial robot intelligence works.right on your own computer!". Illustrated by drawings in text. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. (more information)

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Blue Ridge Summit, PA TAB Books (1981)., 1981. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Illustrated paper covers and contents in very good condition. 8.25" x 5" 462pp w/index "Create your own unique, working robot.from motors and mainframe to controls and memory!". Illustrated by drawings in text. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. (more information)

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Blue Ridge Summit, PA TAB Books (1978)., 1978. Soft cover. Pictorial paper covers rubbed, else very good condition. 8.25" x 5" 234pp w/index "Step-by-step instructions on how to build a robot with many human characteristics from readily available electronic parts.". Illustrated by drawings and photos in text. 3rd printing edition. Binding is original wraps. (more information)

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Berlin: G.J. Goschen'sche, 1912. First Edition. Original Cloth. Very Good. 141pp, index; 195 illustrations in the text. Text in German. 6.25" x 4". (more information)

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San Francisco: Division of Mines, 1952. First Edition. Original cloth. Very Good. 240pp, index; illus from photographs, 3 folding maps in pocket. Describes the topography of California and its link to geology, rock structures, and the natural processes which produced them. Major sections include the Mojave and Colorado Deserts, Modoc Plateau, Sierra Nevada, Klamath Mountains, coast ranges, sea floor, etc. 8.5" x 10". (more information)

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NY: Scribner's, 1902. Second Edition. Decorative cloth. Very Good. pp: xiv, 330, index; frontispiece, 22 plates. This scarce history of the elephant "in war, pageantry, sports and games, as a faithful laborer and servant, comrade and friend" includes discussion of the elephant's anatomy and evolution. Holder foresees extinction of the elephant "in the near future" due to ivory hunting, and he calls on the "rising generation" to protect it. 7.75" x 5.5". (more information)

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NY: Harper Brothers, 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. pp: x, 147. Huxley takes a new look at contemporary methods of destroying human freedom, 26 years after publishing BRAVE NEW WORLD. Included are overpopulation, propoganda, mind control, brainwashing, use of drugs, etc. 8.5" x 5.75". (more information)

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NY: McGraw-Hill, 1955. First US Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. pp: (xii), 399, index; 8pp illustrations. Explores Darwin's and Huxley's work on evolutionary theory, and their private and public lives in Victorian England. 8.25" x 5.25". (more information)

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Quincy, MA: South Shore Nature Club, 1931. First Edition. Original wraps. Fine. 10pp. Catalogues and describes flowers of the aster family growing on the south shore. The author was president of the Nature Club. 9.25" x 6". (more information)

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Dallas Texas Instruments (1986)., 1986. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Printed paper covers and contents in very good condition. 8.25" x 5.25" unpaginated "Covers symbolic processing, expert systems, natural language processing.system applications.easy-to-understand language.". Illustrated by photos and drawings in text. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. (more information)

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Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press, 1948. First Edition. Original cloth. Very Good/Very Good. pp: xix, 130. Monge examines the effects of altitudes on humans who live more than 10,000 feet above sea level, based on studies at the Institute of Andean Biology, Lima, Peru. Translated by Donald F. Brown. Introduction by Isaiah Bowman. 8.25" x 5.5". (more information)

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Bethlehem, PA Keystone Lodge 78, IOOF 1926., 1926. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Minor marks on paper covers, else in very good condition. 9" x 6" 58pp This is a heavy-handed satire of the Scopes "Monkey Trial" held July 10-25, 1925. Actual names are used for the judge, attorneys, witnesses and jurymen. The case is designated, "Commonwealth of Pennsylvania vs. `Scopes' Lymons. The first scene opens: "O-yea, o-yea, o-yea--all ye good and lawful apes, and all ye who know and understand the language of the dumb and near dumb, come unto this Court and ye will be heard. And may God save the tail, the scratch and the smell." The lengthy proceedings end with the judge's charge to the jury, in part: ".the mayor does not have the right.to pass a Monkey Bill Zoning Ordinance, or any ordinance in which they undertake to determine anything about Adam's apple or a green pear (or even a green pair), or that Adam and Eve were `egged on by some snake in the grass' as stated in the contents of this ordinance.," &c., &c. Shades of Groucho and S.J. Perelman. Illustrated by drawing of ape as Exhibit A. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. (more information)

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NY Penguin Books (1978)., 1978. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Pictorial paper covers and contents near fine condition. 11" x 8" 168pp w/index This is a colorful history of robots from 15th-century Egypt through American universities in 1978. Illustrated by 280 illustrations, 12 color. 1st US Edition. Binding is original wraps. (more information)

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Blue Ridge Summit, PA TAB Books (1982)., 1982. Soft cover. Pictorial paper covers and contents in very good condition. 8.25" x 5" 468pp w/index This work was selected by Library Journal as one of the 100 Outstanding Science & Technology Books of 1982. Illustrated by photos and drawings in text. 3rd printing edition. Binding is original wraps. (more information)

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