Gribbin Raymond (6 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Signed, dated, and inscribed by author. Inlaid is newspaper obituary on author. Dust jacket in just GOOD condition with toning to edges and spine, and a 3 inch tear to back near spine. Pages of text are clean, age toned and free of markings. Binding is tight and secure. ***Shipped within 24 hours from the beautiful Baltimore inner harbor area. First class service; accurate descriptions. Most items packed in boxes, not envelopes.***.

1954 116 pages some pen crossing out (fair/poor).

Condition: dust jacket (good/fair). 1954 116 pages.

Hard Cover with Slip Case. Condition: Good. Biesinger, Raymond (illustrator). First Edition. Hardcover with decorated blue boards and dark blue slip case, first Folio Society edition, no dust jacket (as issued), 728g, 272pgs, dark blue endpapers. Book is in good condition with mild general wear and tear and only very light page discolouration throughout. Boards are in good condition with only mild shelf wear and scuffing. Slip case is in fair condition with moderate to heavy wear, scuffing, fading and a few small tears, otherwise no other pre-loved markings.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Raymond Biesinger (illustrator). Limited Edition. London: The Folio Society, 2012. Book is Fine. First thus. With a new afterword by the author. Illustrated by Raymond Biesinger. Index. Book is tight with solid hinges, sharp tips and pictorial cloth. The textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate or markings and not BCE, ex-library or remaindered. The slipcase is Near Fine with very faint shelf wear. 272 pages with index. 6½ x 9½. First published in 1984. Quantum Physics: without it we'd have no nuclear power or nuclear bombs, no lasers, no TV, no computers, no science of molecular biology, no understanding of DNA, no genetic engineering ? at all. John Gribbin tells the complete story of quantum mechanics, He explains the history, concepts, and implications by using the famous thought experiment of Schrödinger's cat to illustrate the bizarre nature of reality at the subatomic level. Gribbin guides readers through the development of quantum theory, introduces key scientists, and explores how this strange science underpins modern technology.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Illustrated by Raymond Biesinger (illustrator). With a new afterword by the author. First edition thus. Fine in a near fine (bumped at the crown of the spine) slipcase. ; 272 pages.