Dr Maxwell Leigh Eidinoff (6 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Illustrations by Maurice Sendak; ex-library with usual stamps, stickers, markings, and pocket; a small number of pages have underlining; minor age darkening to edges of closed pages; blacked out name on edges of closed pages; just light wear to corners, edges, and spine of red hardcover; minor rub to cover; a few minor scratches; a few minor smudges; no dustjacket; weighs 10 ounces; measures 7.4 by 5 by .6 inches; first listed 8/15/08. …

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Scarce science book most notable as Maurice Sendak's first illustrated book. Dr. Eidinoff, who was part of the Atomic Bomb Project at Columbia University and the University of Chicago, teamed up with Hyman Ruchlis, a high school science teacher to write this book. Ruchlis had a student, Maurice Sendak, who was talented in drawing, so he asked Sendak if he would like to provide the illustrations for the book. Sendak accepted and was paid $100 for his contribution. The book is profuse with illustrations on nearly every page and was published when he was only 19. First Spanish Edition. Hardback, no dust jacket. Boards are covered in blue cloth with a Coleccion Saber pastedown on the front and faded gilt lettering on the spine. All edges have significant rubbing and corners are bent, but no board is exposed. Remnants of a glued sticker on the spine. Spine and hinges are intact. Pages are clean. There is a stamp on the half-title page that someone has diligently tried to erase, fairly successfully, but the page is very thin there. Some tanning in the hinges and on the page ends. No funky odors. And, of course, so many Maurice Sendak illustrations! A lovely map of his early talent. 349 pages. Acceptable to good condition. Maurice Sendak (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Scarce science book most notable as Maurice Sendak's first illustrated book. Dr. Eidinoff, who was part of the Atomic Bomb Project at Columbia University and the University of Chicago, teamed up with Hyman Ruchlis, a high school science teacher to write this book. Ruchlis had a student, Maurice Sendak, who was talented in drawing, so he asked Sendak if he would like to provide the illustrations for the book. Sendak accepted and was paid $100 for his contribution. The book is profuse with illustrations on nearly every page and was published when he was only 19. First Spanish Edition. Hardback, no dust jacket. Boards are covered in blue-gray cloth with a Coleccion Saber pastedown on the front and faded gilt lettering on the spine. Light to mild rubbing on the edges and fading on the spine; corners are gently bent. Spine is tight; hinges are intact. Pages are clean. There are a couple of stamps and a sticker on the first free end page. Last end page has a reference number penciled in and the top page end has mild foxing. No funky odors. And, of course, so many Maurice Sendak illustrations! A lovely map of his early talent. 349 pages. Good to very good condition. L2. Maurice Sendak (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. "Atomics for the millions" by Dr. Maxwell Leigh Eidinoff and ill. by Maurice Sendak. Macgraw-hill, 1947 first American edition first printing. Book in good condition, with some wear and rubbing to edges. Signed by Maurice Sendak dated Oct. 1984 on front endpaper. Rare signed first edition of Sendak's first illustrated work, done when he was 18 years old. Signed by Author.…

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Scarce science book most notable as Maurice Sendak's first illustrated book. Dr. Eidinoff, who was part of the Atomic Bomb Project at Columbia University and the University of Chicago, teamed up with Hyman Ruchlis, a high school science teacher to write this book. Ruchlis had a student, Maurice Sendak, who was talented in drawing, so he asked Sendak if he would like to provide the illustrations for the book. Sendak accepted and was paid $100 for his contribution. This paperback Italian version has 60 illustrations by Sendak, far fewer than in other editions. Still a lovely addition for any Sendak completist. First Italian Edition. Softcover. Covers have toning, a light bend, and some brown staining. Pages are intact but the spine has a 0.5 inch split on the tail, multiple creases, and is weakening. First free end page has a personal inscription, else pages are clean. No funky odors. And, of course, the Maurice Sendak illustrations! A lovely map of his early talent. Good condition. L3. Maurice Sendak (illustrator).…

Condition: Good. First book illustrated by Maurice Sendak. Boards have little wear with fading marks to spine and corner. Content is clean with slight toning and some spotting. DJ has tears and loss to edges with light tight toning and spotting. Faded spine.