In the Name of Science by Martin Gardner - 1952

G.P. Putnam, 1952. Hardcover. Fair Condition/Poor. Illustrator: . 320 pages. Moderate wear, some moisture damage to the bottom edge of the covers; pages toned; a little musty from storage but a solid reading copy. The jacket is heavily damaged along the edges; chips and stains. "An entertaining survey of the high priests and cultists of science, past and present." Illustrator: . Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; Inventory No: 184206. .

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1952. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 22 x 15 cm. Octavo. 320pp. Black boards with white emblem in dust jacket. Jacket illustrated by John Teppich. First edition with 1952 on copyright page and no additional printings noted. Corners are lightly bumped and some rubbing to the bottom of the boards. Spotting to top foredge. Chipping and edgewear to jacket including a small piece out of head of jacket spine. Fading to jacket spine. All four flaps of the jacket are minimally clipped; original price of $4.00 remains present on front flap. Uncommon early Gardner book on pseudoscience.

G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1952. Hardcover. Very Good/ Good Dust Jacket. This old book with dust jacket is clean, solid and in great shape! This is a hardcover book with 320 pages. The binding is strong with all pages firmly attached. The pages are clean with no soiling, writing, or tears. The copyright page shows 1952 as the published date. The DJ is black with red and white text. There is an illustration of a blindfolded woman wearing a toga holding a horn and orb. The dust jacket is about 98% intact with edgewear, a couple of tiny chips at corners and spine and light crease marks on the back. I have placed the DJ in a fresh mylar jacket and this old book looks and feels great! We always ship in a sturdy cardboard box!

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1952. "An entertaining survey of the high priests and cultists of science, past and present"; an early Gardner book, debunking pseudoscience and 'alternate' theories, including flat & hollow earth, Charles Fort, Immanuel Velikovsky, UFOs, anti-Einstein, dowsing rods, Lysenko, Young Earth, Atlantis & Lemuria, medical cults & quacks, Wilhelm Reich and orgone, L. Ron Hubbard & Scientology, phrenology, ESP, et cetera. Later revised & reprinted as 'Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science', this remains one of Gardner's key works. Hardcover in jacket, as pictured; the first edition (first printing), listing no later printings. Book shows some wear, corners rubbed, some foxing & light staining, Texas department store label inside rear cover; jacket foxed & tanned with some chipping, badly faded spine, $4.00 price intact. Text clean; x, 320 pages; index.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. Octavo.

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1952. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. X, 320 Pp. Black Cloth, Silver Title On Spine, Silver Emblem On Front Cover (This Emblem Lacking On Many Copies, Those Possibly Being Book Club Editions). First Edition (No Additional Printing Noted, Emblem On Front Cover, Dust Jacket Priced $4.00). The First Of About 100 Books On Science And Mathematics And Games By This Most Oft-Read Of Science Writers. Worn, All Silver Printing Strong. Dust Jacket Worn, Small Tears And Chips, Some Internal And External Reinforcement With Clear Tape. Martin Gardner (1914 -2010) Was An American Popular Mathematics And Popular Science Writer With Interests Also Encompassing Scientific Skepticism, Micromagic, Philosophy, Religion, And Literature - Especially The Writings Of Lewis Carroll, L. Frank Baum, And G. K. Chesterton. He Was Also A Leading Authority On Lewis Carroll. The Annotated Alice, Which Incorporated The Text Of Carroll's Two Alice Books, Was His Most… Read More