Smithsonian Institution Libraries (60 results)

Stapled paper wrappers. Condition: A fine copy. First edition. viii, 32 pp. Illus. with b/w reproductions. 8vo. Debner Library Lecture, November 16, 2000.

Paperback. Condition: As new. 35 pp. Dibner Library Lecture. book.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good+. NOT ex-library. 35 pages plus colophon. No markings, almost no shelfwear. A very nice copy. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Soft Cover. Condition: Good. Text clean & bright; minor wear to covers. Staple-bound softcover. 32 pages. Illustrated. Dibner Library Lecture, 16 November 2000.

paperback. Condition: VERY GOOD. Pages are clean, unmarked, and tight; very light shelf and corner wear on cover.

Stapled paper wrappers. Condition: A fine copy. First edition. vii, 47 pp. Illus. with color photos and b/w drawings. 8vo. Debner Library Lecture, May 2, 2000. Text of lecture given with footnotes. Images from the Hubble Space Telescope illustrate the lecture as well as images from text held in the Dibner Library.…

Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition. (History, france, Weights and Measurements, Science) A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included. …

Paperback. Condition: As new. 51 pp. Dibner Library Lecture. book.

Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition. (Aliens, Space, Planets) A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. xvi, 267 p., illustrated. [otob; m r 1; dn rm t].

Saddle Stapled Pamphlet. Condition: Near Fine. Octavo. Pictorial wraps. Some light edge wear and bumped corners, some closed tears/creases along spine. Text clean and unmarked. Printed lecture from October 2002.

Condition: Fine. Original edition. 23 cm; 63, [1 blank] pages. Wraps. Catalogue of an exhibition of travel literature held at the Grolier Club and the National Museum of American History between May and August, 2001.

Condition: As New. ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Binding has light wear. v, [1], 673 p., illustrated. [b 108; m r 1].

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Sorry, No international shipping on this item.Ex-Library hardcover no dj (black boards) with the usual markings, attachments, and library wear. Text block clean and unmarked. Tight binding.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good-. Clipped into report-type binding, lower end of rear spine edge is missing. ; 149 pages.

Condition: Very Good. First edition copy. . (telescopes, discoveries in space).

Soft-cover. With many colour illustrations. Contents: pages very good and clean. Cover: laminate beginning to lift on rear cover, otherwise very good and bright. A tight copy. 112 pp.

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very good, tight, clean condition. Text free of marks. Dust jacket in Very Good condition with some light wear and tear, looks great in its mylar jacket. Professional book dealer since 1999. All orders are processed promptly and carefully packaged.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Near Very Good. Presumed first edition thus, hardcover, the binding is a little loose but remains solid throughout, the book has light bumps to the spine ends and cover corners, a thin split starting to the half title page along the gutter where it was tipped to the front fly leaf and is weakening, and a previous owner's name/date penned to the head of the front paste down with their name to the tail of the text block at the binding. Otherwise, this is a solid, Good+ copy in a like dust jacket, which has small chips and short creased tears to the spine ends, corners and edges, light sunning to the spine with wear along the hinges, and some rubbing to the covers. The jacket is wrapped in Mylar.…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Clean & glossy pages. Some pages with a reading wrinkle at top edge. Good solid covers have a fading block at top edge. Bonus of 3 updated booklets on the gowns of Mrs. Truman, Eisenhower, & Kennedy.

Keys to the fauna of USSR. Profusely illustrated with zoological drawing of the fishes. Translated from Russian. -- Hardcover. Condition: very good (owner stamp; label shadow) with very good dust jacket.

vii, 55 pages.

Pamphlet. 16p., wraps. Very Good. Blemish to top right corner of front cover. Exhibition of travel books depicting European exploration of the African continent in the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries.

23 cm. 32 pp. Illus., bibliography. Printed wrappers. Fine.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First English edition translated from the Russian edition of 1984. 8vo, i-xi, 317 pp, 73 figures. A fine copy in a dust wrapper with light sunning to the spine.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Softcover. Good binding and cover. Edge wear. Clean, unmarked pages. x, 36 pages, [1] folded leaf of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm. From the library Dr. Owen Hannaway. Hannaway was director of the Center for the History and Philosophy of Science at Johns Hopkins University. He authored numerous books and served as an editor of academic magazines in the history of science. Partial list of publications: Chemists and the Word: The Didactic Origins of Chemistry (1975); Observation, Experiment, and Hypothesis in Modern Physical Science (1985); The Evolution of Technology (1989); Science and the Practice of Medicine in the Nineteenth Century (1994); and The Foundations of Modern Science in the Middle Ages: Their Religious, Institutional and Intellectual Contexts (1996).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Binding firm, interior clean and unmarked. DJ has a few chips and one very small tear. 894 pp. Index. A very nice copy. Oversize/Overweight: additional postage may apply.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Indian edition, in English, printed in New Delhi. Hardcover, no dust jacket. Light shelfwear to covers. Name of previous owner inside. Contents clean and tight. 602 pages, index, notes, bibliography, b&w illus.