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New York: Basic Books, 1959. First American Edition, First Printing of Popper's "Logik der Forschung", first published in Vienna in 1932 and the book that gave the philosophy of science a firm foundation in 20th century thought. The book is Fine in a Very Good Plus dust jacket, spinea bit browned and with some toning, 1/4" and 1/2" tears at top edge front panel. A quite handsome copy of this highly regarded classic, SCARCE in collectible dust jacket .. First American Edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Principles of Neurodynamics: Perceptrons and the Theory of Brain Mechanisms by Rosenblatt, Frank - 1962
by Rosenblatt, Frank
Principles of Neurodynamics: Perceptrons and the Theory of Brain Mechanisms
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Washington, D.C.: Spartan Books, 1962. xvi, 616 pages; illustrations. Considered an early and important step on the road to artificial intelligence, Frank Rosenblatt's Perceptron was an electronic device which was constructed in accordance with biological principles and showed an ability to learn. Rosenblatt is considered the father of deep learning, a class of machine learning algorithms that uses multiple layers to progressively abstract higher-level features from the raw input. The First Trade Edition, this book was originally published in a limited quantity as a technical report by the Information Systems Branch of the Office of Naval Research and Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory in 1961. Near Fine, tiny rubs to cloth at spine ends and corners, from the collection of Professor James W. Marchand, best known for using computer technology to decipher early manuscripts, particularly palimpsests, his name stamp front end page. In Very Good dust jacket, spine sunned, jacket a bit rubbed, small tears at edges. RARE in current commerce, particularly in collectible condition and with excellent provenance. . First Trade Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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The Logic of Scientific Discovery
by Popper, Karl R.
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The True Atomic Weights of the Chemical Elements and the Unity of Matter, Vol. I
by Hinrichs, Gustavus Detlef ( 1836-1923)
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St. Louis, MO: Carl Gustav Hinrichs, Publisher , 1894. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR "Prof. Chas. (?) Jr. compliments of the author". Very Good in original embossed decorative cloth, gilt lettering and rules at spine, corners bumped, light rubbing to cloth at spine ends, publisher's ad for this book tipped in at rear end page. v-xv, 255 pp., 4 fold-out charts, numerous plates and diagrams. Hinrichs, although not as widely acknowledged as Mendeleev or Lothar Meyer, is one of the discoverers of the periodic laws which are the basis for the periodic table of elements.. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Presentation Copy.
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Elementary Geology (ASSOCIATION COPY)
by Hitchcock, Edward (1793-1864)
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Amherst, Mass.: J. S. & C. Adams, 1840. viii, paginated 9-320, illustrated, 3 fold-out charts. RARE SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR at front end page - "Mr. A. Jenkins, Jr., with the respect of the author", with laid in single sheet center fold with one side in author's manuscript handwriting, titled "Topics on Geology" followed by 19 numbered topics with corresponding pages noted. ASSOCIATION COPY, Reverend Abraham Jenkins, Jr., (1811-1861), graduated Amherst College in 1838. Upon graduation, he assisted Hitchcock in his chemical lectures, and in his geological survey of the State of Massachusetts until the summer of 1839. Edward Hitchcock later became the third President of Amherst, (1845-1854), and was the first State Geologist of Massachusetts. The book a bit less than Very Good, tear to black cloth at front joint running the length of the book with1/4" loss of cloth at top edge of spine, light foxing, mainly at end pages, with heavier toning on verso of rear…
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Popular Science Monthly, Complete Year Jan. - Dec. 1931
by Including RARE First Reporting on Auguste Piccard's Record-Setting Hot Air Balloon Flight, entitled: "Ten Miles High in an Air-Tight Ball:"
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New York: Popular Science Publishing Company, 1931. 12 issues, the complete run for the year 1931. Very Good Plus to Near Fine, four with light wear at spine ends, pencil inscription front cover and ink inscription rear cover of January issue. The August issue of particular interest due to the first coverage of August Piccard and Paul Kipfer's hot air balloon expedition to the new height of 9.8 miles above the Earth's surface, thus becoming the first human beings to enter the stratosphere. A great time capsule of popular scientific thought, with numerous articles, photos, and advertisements, and those wonderful and colorful covers ! . First Printings. Magazine. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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The Sociological Imagination
by Mills, C. Wright
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New York: Oxford University Press, 1959. First Edition, First Printing, in first state binding and dust jacket. Very Good Plus, three corners with small bumps, end papers with slight toning. Book is just less than 8 1/2" tall with heavier paper and "Oxford" fully to the right of "Imagination" at spine. In Very Good dust jacket, price of $6.00 just above bottom edge of front flap, 1/4" chips at spine ends, rubbing and small chips/tears at edges. One of the towering classics of 20th c. sociological thought, . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good Plus/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Oeuvres Complètes. Tome I - Tome III., Tome I: Notice Biographique par M.W. Spring, Travaux Divers, Travaux sur les Poids Atomiques; Tome II: Notices et Discours, Toxicologie et Physiologie, Rapports; Tome III: Oeuvres Posthumes
by Stas, Jean-Servais
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Bruxelles, Belgium: Librairie Europeenne C. Muquardt, 1894. Beautifully rebound in 3/4 light blue cloth with 1/4 deep blue leather at spine and tips, gilt titles, gorgeous marbled endpages, each front pastedown bearing the period bookplate "Ex Libris The Chemists Club N.Y." Chemists Club blindstamp all 3 vols, small amount of informed pencil notes verso title page Vol. 1. Occasional foxing to endpages, page edges uniformly browning. Overall a quite lovely and SCARCE set of Stas' Complete Works. J.S. Stas proved that atomic weights for elements were not all multiples of 1, the atomic weight of hydrogen, disproving the theory of English physicist William Prout that all the atomic weights were multiples of that of hydrogen. He was also responsible for one of the world's first toxicology findings. He was a member of the Royal Society of London and winner of the Davy Medal, from the Royal Society, for his researches into atomic weights. . First Edition. Buckram Spine and 3/4 Cloth. Near…
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Elementary Geology (ASSOCIATION COPY)
by Hitchcock, Edward (1793-1864)
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Amherst, Mass.: J. S. & C. Adams, 1840. viii, paginated 9-320, illustrated, 3 fold-out charts. RARE SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR at front end page - "Mr. A. Jenkins, Jr., with the respect of the author", with laid in single sheet center fold with one side in author's manuscript handwriting, titled "Topics on Geology" followed by 19 numbered topics with corresponding pages noted. ASSOCIATION COPY, Reverend Abraham Jenkins, Jr., (1811-1861), graduated Amherst College in 1838. Upon graduation, he assisted Hitchcock in his chemical lectures, and in his geological survey of the State of Massachusetts until the summer of 1839. Edward Hitchcock later became the third President of Amherst, (1845-1854), and was the first State Geologist of Massachusetts. The book a bit less than Very Good, tear to black cloth at front joint running the length of the book with1/4" loss of cloth at top edge of spine, light foxing, mainly at end pages, with heavier toning on verso of rear…
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Popular Science Monthly, Complete Year Jan. - Dec. 1931
by Including RARE First Reporting on Auguste Piccard's Record-Setting Hot Air Balloon Flight, entitled: "Ten Miles High in an Air-Tight Ball:"
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New York: Popular Science Publishing Company, 1931. 12 issues, the complete run for the year 1931. Very Good Plus to Near Fine, four with light wear at spine ends, pencil inscription front cover and ink inscription rear cover of January issue. The August issue of particular interest due to the first coverage of August Piccard and Paul Kipfer's hot air balloon expedition to the new height of 9.8 miles above the Earth's surface, thus becoming the first human beings to enter the stratosphere. A great time capsule of popular scientific thought, with numerous articles, photos, and advertisements, and those wonderful and colorful covers ! . First Printings. Magazine. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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The Sociological Imagination
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New York: Oxford University Press, 1959. First Edition, First Printing, in first state binding and dust jacket. Very Good Plus, three corners with small bumps, end papers with slight toning. Book is just less than 8 1/2" tall with heavier paper and "Oxford" fully to the right of "Imagination" at spine. In Very Good dust jacket, price of $6.00 just above bottom edge of front flap, 1/4" chips at spine ends, rubbing and small chips/tears at edges. One of the towering classics of 20th c. sociological thought, . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good Plus/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Theory of Games and Economic Behavior
by Von Neumann, John and Morgenstern, Oskar
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Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1947. Second Edition stated, 1947. From the collection of George J. Stolnitz, long time Professor of Economics at Indiana University and nationally recognized demographer, with his 16 page undated notebook in his pencil handwriting titled "Seminar on Theory of Games" with the first 8 pages filled with his notes in pencil. Returning to Princeton in 1946 following wartime service in the Air Force, Stolnitz was a research associate at OPR, received his Ph.D. in economics and demography in 1952, and taught economics there until 1956. Von Neumann and Morgenstern led the Seminar on Theory of Games at Princeton from 1949-1955. With first 115 pages of book also annotated in pencil by Stolnotz. Very Good, lacking the dust jacket, spine slightly sunned. A unique copy of this classic text given the close prior owner's association to the authors. . Second Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Marktech Optoelectronics Data Book
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Menands, NY, USA: Marktech International, Corp., 8888. 9840 20M : Circa late 80's-90's, Very Good condition Softcover Quarto, no date anywhere in this book, 1st edition presumed. Light edgewear of the wraps. Interior unmarked and tight.. 1st Edition. Paperback. Very Good. 4to - over 9" - 12" tall. Book.
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The Treasure Of Sierra Madre
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Traven, B. : The Treasure Of Sierra Madre. 1994 THORNDIKE PRESS LARGE-PRINT EDITION. Thorndike, Maine. EXLIB. Good/ No DJ if issued. ISBN0786201002. 533 pages. 5 ¾ X 8 ¾. Summary: "The story of three American adventurers who search for a lost gold mine in the mountains of Mexico. A tale of 'gold fever' and desperate greed." Basis for the Humphrey Bogart, John Houston film of the same name.
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The Sky and the Forest
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C.S. Forester: The Sky and the Forest. Little, Brown and Company, Boston. Stated First Edition First Printing Thus August, 1948. Cover price $2.75. Used. VG BOOK/VG UNCLIPPED DUST JACKET. A story of a central Africa. By C.S. Forester, author of the Admiral Hornblower series.
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A Beginner's Guide to True BASIC to Accompany Exploring Macintosh: Concepts in Visually Oriented Computing
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NY: J. Wiley. Poor; Covers heavily creased and water-damaged with portions of lift-off . on front cover, water stains at outer margins of text, some highlighting. . Large tear across front cover appears to have been glued with some . yellowish adhesive.. 1989. Softcover. 0471500798 . A scarce copy of this early Macintosh computer programming manual that unfortunately looks as if Homer Simpson used it as a coaster next to his nuclear plant computer keyboard. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 259 pages .
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Lucky You, What Science Has Done For Us
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Lucky You: What Science Has Done For Us J.B. Lippincott Stated First Edition. SCIENCE. Artfully illustrated by MUNRO LEAF. Good EXLIB in a Good unclipped $2.25 orig. price dust jacket. Last page states: 152 4.
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Murder for Christmas (A Midnite Mystery)
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Murder for Christmas, a Poirot Story by Agatha Christie (1944 Midnite Mystery) COPYRIGHT BY AGATHA CHRISTIE MALLOWAN: "It is Christmas Eve, and elderly Simeon Lee is found violently murdered in his locked office. The police are immediately called, but of course nobody has a clue until Hercule Poirot arrives..." USED. 1944 Books inc. Midnite Mystery. Copyright 1938 - 1939 Agatha Christie Mallowan. Good+/ No DJ. Black boards with gold titling on spine. Titles gilting is still nice Scarce.
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LUNAR IMPACT: A HISTORY OF PROJECT RANGER
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Washington D.C.: National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Very Good. 1977. Trade Paperback. Book is in VG condition with light rubbing to edges, mild offsetting to front cove & spiner, light creasing to front cover, mild soiling to covers else a bright and solid copy.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall .
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The Man In The Brown Suit
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703 ChristieBrownSuit The Man In The Brown Suit. By Agatha Christie. Publisher: The Bodley Head Ltd., London, 1958, Stated Fourth Impression Thus,1970. ISBN 0370006720. Please see our stock photos. EXLIB. Good Condition/Good Original Shakel & Ryder Dust Jacket with Yellow spine, black titling, woman and ship cover art. Protected in mylar wrap. "States new and redesigned Edition, Fourth Impression, 80p. Blue boards with black titling. Our book spine has skinned spot at the word "brown" from removal of scotch tape. Plot Summary: Who is he, the man in the brown suit? He says he is a doctor; but Anne Beddingfield, who witnesses the fatal accident at a London tube station, is quick to notice some curious features about him when he comes to the scene. Her investigation of the accident leads her into the thick of mystery. This novel is more than an ingenious puzzle: It is a gripping suspense story."
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Lahey Personal Fortran Toolkit Reference Manual : Revision B
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Incline Village, NV, USA: Lahey Computer Systems, Inc., 1990. Very Good Minus condition Stapled Softcover Octavo, 1990, Revision B, June 1990. Edgewear of wraps, with creases along spine edge. Interior unmarked and tight.. 3rd Edition. Paperback. Very Good -. 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall. Book.
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Lahey Blackbeard Editor Reference Manual : Revision A 1990
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