Operation Crossroads was an atmospheric nuclear weapon test series conducted in the summer of 1946 at Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands. The series consisted of two detonations, a low altitude test and a shallow water test. The devices, each with a yield of 21 kilotons, were named shots Able..... More
New York: Henderson Greene, 1835. First edition. Removed, stitched, not bound. 38 pp. More
New York: Privately printed, 1921. First edition. Cloth, 220 pp. Near-fine copy. More
New York: Constable, 1910. First edition. Original gray cloth lettered in dark blue. Extreme corner clipped from front endpaper, but a fine copy. An American edition was published the same year. More
London: Constable, 1926. First edition. Original blue cloth, gilt. A fine copy in the scarce dust jacket, albeit the jacket lacks large chips at the top edge. More
Philadelphia: Lea and Blanchard, 1842. First edition. Publisher's cloth, mild marginal stain on title page, otherwise a very good copy. More
Philadelphia: Thomas Desilver, 1832. Second edition, enlarged and improved. Original cloth backed printed boards, 188 pp. Light foxing and browning; very good copy. More
Boston: Little, Brown, 1900. First edition. Publisher's cloth, corners and ends worn, spine faded; internally fine. More
New York: William Stuart, 1839. First edition. Wrappers, 32 pp., very good. A rare pamphlet relating to the secret society of physicians in New York City. In an Advertisement it is stated "The following Essays from the 'Medical Examiner,' a department of the New-York Weekly Whig, are republished connectedly in..... More
New York: Gould and Newman, 1838. First edition. Stitched, not bound. Mild browning and foxing. Illustrated. 96 pp. More
Philadelphia: Robert Desilver, 1823. First American edition. Modern cloth, leather spine label. 119, 108 pp. Mild discoloration to text paper. More
Philadelphia: Judah Dobson and A. Sherman, 1825. Second American edition. Modern cloth, leather label. 360 pp., 4 plates (colored stipple engravings). Mild browing but an excellent copy. More
New York: McGraw Hill, 1953. First edition. Cloth, 700 pp. Good copy, notes on endpapers. More
New York: Printed by L. Nichols & Co.... 1802. Second American edition. Two volumjes in one. Contemporary calf, worn, upper cover detached, internally very good. Ownership signatures of Henry Ingersoll, and Joseph A. Dennison ("bought of H. Ingersoll"); bookplate of Dr. Charles Dennison, 1908. More
Chicago: Wilcox and Follett, 1950. First edition. Blue cloth, fine in dust jacket. Signed by the author. "As both of these modern wonders [radio and television] were made possible by the thermionic tube it is perhaps fitting that I have been called 'Grandfather of Television'!" More
Paris: 1767. The following plates come from a defective copy of Volume 5 and are generally in excellent condition, with full margins. 17 text pages plus one folio and 25 plates . plates numbered 3, 6, 7, 8, 24, and 25 are all double plates. This 25 fascinating plates detail the..... More
Paris: 1767. The following plates come from a defective copy of Volume 5 and are generally in excellent condition, with full margins. 8 plates followed by their 4 text sheets. Plates are numbered 1-8. Plate 1 is a double plate showing samples and tuning forks. Plates 2, 3, 4, 5 are..... More
Paris: 1767. The following plates come from a defective copy of Volume 5 and are generally in excellent condition, with full margins. 6 plates and 2 descriptive text sheets. The first plate represents the interior of an atelier in which several craftsmen of this profession are engaged in various operations, and..... More
Paris: 1767. The following plates come from a defective copy of Volume 5 and are generally in excellent condition, with full margins: 3 plates and 1 text sheet. The plates display a vignette that represents the interior of the atelier where the furnace is seen in the chaudiere from which..... More
Paris: 1767. The following plates come from a defective copy of Volume 5 and are generally in excellent condition, with full margins: 32 plates divided into six suites showing engravers in ateliers, equipment, tools, and several types of engraving: 8 plates containing attractive drawings of different steps in the art of..... More
Paris: 1767. The following plates come from a defective copy of Volume 5 and are generally in excellent condition, with full margins: 2 plates displaying engraving of letters, maps and music and the tools used to engrave letters, sheet music, maps. And two descriptive text sheets. Plates are numbered 1-2..... More
Paris: 1767. The following plates come from a defective copy of Volume 5 and are generally in excellent condition, with full margins: 3 plates describing an atelier and the smith engraving on lockets and all tools that are used in this art. Plates are numbered 1-3. 2 plates displaying two..... More
Paris: 1767. The following plates come from a defective copy of Volume 5 and are generally in excellent condition, with full margins: 3 plates displaying an attractive atelier and engravers on wood and tools, plate numbered 3 in this section is a display of the principles, and 1 descriptive text..... More
Paris: 1767. The following plates come from a defective copy of Volume 5 and are generally in excellent condition, with full margins: 3 plates of engraving on gemstones including equipment and tools. One descriptive text sheet. Plates are numbered 1-3. More
Paris: 1767. The following plates come from a defective copy of Volume 5 and are generally in excellent condition, with full margins: Three plate plus one descriptive sheet. More