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Leipzig [Germany]: B. G. Teubner, 1869. This is the original 1869? edition -- NOT print on demand edition or modern reprint. Publisher's priced catalog of their publications, 1855-1869, on the literature of mathematics and physics, mechanics and railway and machine engineering. In German. Many listings include detailed annotations as to content. "Printed 1869" is penned on the front wrap. Good condition. Foxing in the margins, mostly on the rear wrap. Spine neatly reinforced with what looks like archival quality clear tape. This volume was among several dozen books from Temple Rice Hollcroft's library that we were lucky enough to purchase at auction in New Jersey. Several of the books contain his ink stamp, signature, or a presentation inscription to him. Unfortunately, this volume does not have those signs of his ownership. [But please check our inventory for several others that do]. The American mathematician Temple Rice Hollcroft (1889 - 1967) received B.S. in 1912 and… Read More

Stony Brook, New York: American Association of Physics Teachers, SUNY, 1983. Near Fine condition. NOT a library discard. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are clean and unmarked. Bound in the original pale brown pictorial wraps, stamped in white and dark brown. Oversize Softcover. 8.5" wide by 11" tall. This large book may require extra postage for Priority and International shipments, but only the standard charge for media mail.. First Edition Thus. Oversize Softcover. Near Fine condition. Illus. by NOT a library discard. (iv), 132pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Ann Arbor, Michigan: University Microfilms, 1968. Very Good EX-LIBRARY. A square, tight copy. Spine is uncreased but a little sun faded. 6.5" wide by 8.5" tall. WITHDRAWN stamp, and a few other library indications. Pages are otherwise clean and unmarked. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Ph.D. dissertation, Cornell University. Physics, solid state. Numerous Tables and Graphs (including several foldouts). Bibliography. Bound in the original blue wraps, with title label on the front cover.. Reprint of the 1967 original. Softcover. Very Good EX-LIBRARY. 98pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Ann Arbor, Michigan: University Microfilms, 1973. Very Good EX-LIBRARY. A square, tight copy. No spine creases. Spine slightly sunned. 6.25" wide by 8" tall. WITHDRAWN stamp, and a few other library indications. Pages are otherwise clean and unmarked. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Ph.D. dissertation, Geophysics (Lightning; Spectrum analysis; Meteorology), University of Arizona. Numerous Tables and Graphs. Bibliography. Bound in the original blue wraps, with title label on the front cover.. Reprint of the 1966 original. Softcover. Very Good EX-LIBRARY. xiii, 137pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Moscow [USSR]: Foreign Languages Publishing House, 1961. A solid HARDCOVER reading/reference copy of the 1961 Second Edition. NOT a library discard. Good condition. Tiny chips at the spine ends. PHOTOS UPON REQUEST. Inner hinges are perfect. Crack to rear outer hinge has been neatly and securely reglued. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. All other pages are clean and unmarked. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Includes: Preface to the First Edition, and Preface to the Second Edition. Translated from the Russian by George Yankovsky. Complete with Errata page, laid-in at the rear. Appendix. Bibliography. Index. Bound in the original blue cloth, stamped in bright silver on front cover and over a maroon panel on the spine.. Second Edition. Hardcover. Good condition/No dust jacket. 8vo. 592pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

London: Iliffe Books Ltd, 1967. NOT a library discard. Near Fine condition. Flat spine. NO creases. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Pages are clean and unmarked. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. 1967. 1st edition in English? (No other printings listed). 14 illustrations. Index. Bound in the original blue and pale blue decorated wraps, stamped in black. Softcover. 5.25" wide by 8.5" tall.. 1st English edition?. Softcover. Near Fine condition. 140pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Palo Alto, California: Annual Reviews, 2013. NOT a library discard. Appears unread. Near Fine condition. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are clean, crisp and unmarked -- probably never read. 2013. First Edition. 77 expert contributing authors. Illustrations throughout, many in full color. Bibliography of literature cited after each chapter. Index. Bound in the original red cloth, stamped in bright gold over black panels on the spine and front cover. 7.5" wide by 9.5" tall.. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine condition/No dust jacket, as issued. xiv, 703pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Palo Alto, California: Annual Reviews, 2010. NOT a library discard. Appears unread. Fine condition. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are clean, crisp and unmarked -- apparently never read. 2010. First Edition. 62 expert contributing authors. Illustrations throughout, most in full color. Tables/graphs. Bibliography of literature cited after each chapter. Index. Bound in the original red cloth, stamped in bright gold over black panels on the spine and front cover. 7.5" wide by 9.5" tall.. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition/No dust jacket, as issued. xii, 581pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Hackensack, New Jersey: World Scientific, 2009. BRAND NEW in perfect condition. NO rubbing. NO fading. Bright, clean, square and tight. Sharp corners. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are bright white, crisp and unmarked -- obviously never read. 2009. First U.S. Edition. Bound in the original blue pictorial boards, lettered in blue and white, with an image of Albert Einstein on the front cover. From the rear cover: "Quantum theory is one of the more abstract branches of theoretical physics, yet it makes clear and concrete predictions which are repeatedly verified experimentally. More recently, there has been some confluence between the concepts of microphysics and those of macrophysics. Currently fashionable ideas in cosmology are also deeply linked to concepts from quantum theory, thus attracting greater interest in this subject. This timely book takes stock of what quantum theory has achieved and where it is leading to at present, in a manner… Read More

Palo Alto, California: Annual Reviews, 2011. NOT a library discard. Appears unread. Near Fine condition. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are clean, crisp and unmarked -- probably never read. 2011. First Edition. 36 expert contributing authors. Illustrated. Bibliography of literature cited after each chapter. Index. Bound in the original red cloth, stamped in bright gold over black panels on the spine and front cover. 7.5" wide by 9.5" tall.. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine condition/No dust jacket, as issued. xii, 411pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1947. Very Good condition but for light rubbing to the cover. NOT a library discard. Previous owner's name "D. S. Barth" [i.e. Dr. Delbert S. Barth, Rear Admiral (ret.)] on the front free endpaper. All other pages are clean and unmarked. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. 1947. First Edition. Index. Bound in the original rust color cloth, stamped in gold on the spine.. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Very Good condition/No dust jacket. 8vo. xvi, 439pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Oxford & New York: Oxford University Press, 2012. HARDCOVER First Edition. Appears unread. NOT a library discard. Fine condition. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are clean and unmarked -- apparently never read. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. 2012. First Edition. Bound in the original full color, laminated, pictorial boards. 7.5" wide by 10" tall. From the rear cover: "RELATIVITY MADE RELATIVELY EASY presents an extensive study of Special Relativity and a gentle (but exact) introduction to General Relativity for undergraduate students of physics. Assuming almost no prior knowledge, it allows the student to handle all the Relativity needed for a university course, with explanations as simple, thorough, and engaging as possible. The aim is to make manageable what would otherwise be regarded as hard; to make derivations as simple as possible and physical ideas as transparent as possible. Lorentz invariants and four-vectors are introduced early on,… Read More

New York: The Bibliographical Society of America, 1970. Brand New in a Brand New glassine dust jacket. Perfect condition. Just removed from the publisher's cardboard shipping box so we could write this description. NO rubbing. NO fading. Bright, clean, square and tight. Sharp corners. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. Fresh and crisp -- obviously never read. 1970. First Edition. Limited to 1500 copies. This is one of the best bibliographies of early science, 1450-1550. It contains 900 expertly described and annotated entries. From the introduction: "The volume has two main parts. The first records important and typical texts arranged alphabetically by authors under each of the six disciplines with which the volume is concerned -- Astronomy, Mathematics, Medicine, Natural Science, Physics, and Technology. The second part undertakes to list the same texts in a single chronology, under the dates of their first printing as found in the… Read More

New York: The Bibliographical Society of America, 1970. Brand New in a Brand New glassine dust jacket. Perfect condition. Still SEALED in the publisher's cardboard mailing carton. NO rubbing. NO fading. Bright, clean, square and tight. Sharp corners. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. Fresh and crisp -- obviously never read. 1970. First Edition. Limited to 1500 copies. This is one of the best bibliographies of early science, 1450-1550. It contains 900 expertly described and annotated entries. From the introduction: "The volume has two main parts. The first records important and typical texts arranged alphabetically by authors under each of the six disciplines with which the volume is concerned -- Astronomy, Mathematics, Medicine, Natural Science, Physics, and Technology. The second part undertakes to list the same texts in a single chronology, under the dates of their first printing as found in the present survey. It lists also the… Read More

New Brunswick, New Jersey: Rutgers University Press, 1966. Very Good condition. NOT a library discard. Bright, clean, square, tight, and unmarked. Hinges are perfect. NO owner's name. NOT a remainder. Pages are crisp and creamy white. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Illustrated. From the preface: "The purpose of this book is to present some of the fundamental theories of freezing and thawing soil and the application of these theories to practical thermal problems as they pertain to highway, foundation, and soil engineering." 17 appendixes. Illustrated with figures, diagrams, and photographs. Tables. Graphs. Bibliographical references. Name Index. Subject Index. Bound in the original brown cloth, stamped in black on the spine.. First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good condition/No jacket. 8vo. xv, 267pp.

Oxford (at the Clarendon Press): Oxford University Press, 1936. Near Fine condition in a Very Good dust jacket (lightly soiled, price clipped, with one small chip at the foot of the spine). Protected by a removable Brodart clear-plastic sleeve (removed for photos). NOT a library discard. Hinges are perfect. NO owner's name or bookplate. A few small brown speckles (minor foxing) on the endpapers only. All other pages are creamy white, clean and crisp. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Hardcover. 6.5" wide by 9.5" tall.. Bound in the original dark blue cloth, stamped in shiny gold on the spine. Complete with dust jacket.. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine condition/Very Good dust jacket. xix, 355pp.

London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1935. Very Good condition. NOT a library discard. A square, reasonably tight copy. Inner hinges are perfect. NO owner's name. There is a little glue residue on the endpaper from something that is no longer present, perhaps a bookplate? Otherwise all pages are clean and crisp. NO foxing. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. First printing, with "First published in 1935" so stated on the copyright page, and no indication of any other printing. Illustrated with 4 plates and 36 diagrams. Tables. Equations. Bound in the original blue cloth, stamped in gold on the spine.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good condition/No jacket. 8vo. ix, 228pp.

New York: Academic Press, 1970. Very Good EX-LIBRARY. WITHDRAWN stamp, and a few other library markings, mostly on the endpapers. Clean, square, and tight. NO highlighting. NO underlining. NO margin notes. Hardcover. First Edition. Includes chapters by George A. Baker, Jr.; P.W. Langhoff and M. Karplus; J.S.R. Chisholm; D. Masson; A.K. Common; W.R. Wortman; etc. Illustrated with figures, diagrams, and many equations. Tables. Graphs. Bibliographical references. Author Index. Subject Index. Bound in the original maroon cloth, lettered in shiny gold on the spine and front cover. Volume 71 in the series: Mathematics in Science and Engineering.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good EX-LIBRARY/No jacket. 8vo. xii, 378pp.

New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., 1937. Very Good condition. A bright, shiny, clean, square, tight copy. Inner hinges are perfect. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. Pages are clean and crisp. NO foxing. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. First Edition, Third Impression (so stated). Illustrated. Bound in the original blue cloth, lettered in shiny gold on the spine. Includes chapters on fundamental concepts in geometrical optics, physics of optics, laws of image formation, combinations of optical systems, apertures in optical systems, photometry, aberrations, Zeeman effect, Kerr magneto-optical effect, optical instruments, nature of light, interference, diffraction, polarization, spectra, effects of magnetic and electrical fields, Stark effect, Faraday effect, Cotton-Mouton effect, Kerr cells, eye and color vision. Also 23 experiments, 8 appendices, 6 tables of data. Index.. First Edition, Third Impression.. Hardcover. Very Good condition/No… Read More

New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1983. Good condition. Cover rubbed. A solid reading/reference copy. Square and reasonably tight. Inner hinges are perfect. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Illustrated with figures throughout. Bibliographical references. Problems. Solutions. Index. Bound in the original dark blue boards, stamped with light blue decorations and lettered in white.. Sixth printing of the 1977 original. Hardcover. Good condition/No jacket. 8vo. ix, 431pp.