Simplified H & D by C. W. Gibbs

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“Simplified H & D by C. W. Gibbs

$20

Short discussion on photographic sensitometry by the author of Paper Negatives. Many graphs. Period photographs and advertisements. Topics include Latitude, Practical Applications, Total Scale and more. Previous owner’s name and address lightly stamped on front end page. 31pp. Clargray Publications, 1938.Unmarked. Saddle-stitched (Stapled) binding. Very Good. (17402) $20.00

Machines Who Think: A Personal Inquiry into the History and Prospects of Artificial Intelligence

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“Machines Who Think: A Personal Inquiry into the History and Prospects of Artificial Intelligence

$10

Traces the course of artificial intelligence from its mythic beginnings. Draws on interviews with major figures in the field. Topics covered range from Alan Turing and the 1956 Dartmouth Conference to Dreyfus’ book What Computers Can’t Do and language, sciences, symbols, and understanding. 375pp. McCorduck, Pamela. W.H.Freeman & Co Ltd, 1979. ISBN: 0716711354. Unmarked text. Paperback. Very Good. (17401) $10.00

Galileo’s Daughter: A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith and Love by Dava Sobel

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“Galileo’s Daughter: A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith and Love by Dava Sobel

$12

Uses Galileo’s biography to examine how to reconcile truths of science with those of faith. 420pp. Index. Walker & Company, 1999. ISBN: 9780802713438. Illustrated. Unmarked. Unclipped dust jacket. Hardcover. Very Good. (17400) $12.00

This Rimy River: Vaughn Oliver and Graphic Works 1988-94

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“This Rimy River: Vaughn Oliver and Graphic Works 1988-94

$30

Vaughan Oliver is one of the most powerful and explosive graphic designers of his time. This Rimy River is a catalog of an exhibition held at the Pacific Design Center in Los Angeles in 1994. Extensively illustrated. Unmarked. V23 Publishing, 1997. ISBN: 9780952421603. Paperback. Very Good. (17399) $30.00

BMW 3 and 5 Series 1982-1992 (Haynes Manuals)

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“BMW 3 and 5 Series 1982-1992 (Haynes Manuals)

$12

Models covered: BMW 318i (1985, 1985) 325, 325e, 325es (1984 thru 1988); 325i, 325is 325iC (1987 thru 1991) 525i (1989, 1990); 528e (1982 thru 1988; 533i (1983, 1984); 535i, 535is (1985 thru 1992). Wiring diagrams. Does not include diesel engine of all-wheel drive models. Warren, Larry and John H. Haynes. Haynes Manuals, Inc., 1994. ISBN: 9781563920202. Unmarked text. Ding on cover. Index. Paperback. (17398) $12.00

The Whales of Capistrano Bay: Habits and History of California Gray Whales

admin — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 04:41:14 +0000

“The Whales of Capistrano Bay: Habits and History of California Gray Whales

$12

Many B/W illustrations. Topics include Marine Mammals Bridge Era Gap, “New” Native Resource Tapped, Traders, Whalers and more. 14pp. Unmarked. Saddle-stitched (Stapled) binding. Walker, Doris. To-The-Point Press, 1981. Very Good. (17396) $12.00

The Expansion of Brazilian Studies and Portuguese Language Instruction in the United States

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“The Expansion of Brazilian Studies and Portuguese Language Instruction in the United States

$15

An overview of Brazilian and Portuguese language studies in the United States in the latter half of the twentieth century. 45pp. Unmarked. Saddle-stitched (Stapled) binding. Andrade, Margarette De. Washington DC: Brazilian American Cultural Institute, 1969. Very Good. (17395) $15.00

The Relevance of Rexroth by Ken Knabb(

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“The Relevance of Rexroth by Ken Knabb

$10

Topics include Life and Literature, Magnanimity and Mysticism, Society and Revolution. Bibliographic Remarks. Index. 88pp. Unmarked. Bureau Of Public Secrets, 1990. Paperback. Very Good. (17394) $10.00

Science in Russian Culture: A History to 1860 by Alexander Vucinich

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“Science in Russian Culture: A History to 1860 by Alexander Vucinich

$20

Topics include the roots of Russian Science, Science in the Age of Reason, Autocratic Ideology and Science. Notes. Index. 463pp. Unmarked text. Dust jacket. Bumped corners. Peter Owen, 1965. Hardcover. Very Good. (17403) $20.00

Richard Estes: Paintings & Prints

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Richard Estes: Paintings & Prints

$55

Handsomely illustrated. Index. Bibliography. 143pp. Insightful monograph with a thorough examination of Estes’ complete oeuvre. Arthur, John. Pomegranate Communications, 1993. ISBN: 1566404517. Clean book with dust jacket. Hardcover. Very Good. (9440) $55.00

Stuart Davis (The Great American Artists Series)

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“Stuart Davis (The Great American Artists Series)

$10

Over 80 reproductions, including 16 in full color. Chronology. Bibliography. Index. Clean book. Some edge and cover wear, including a crease on the back cover. Goossen, E. C. New York: George Braziller, 1959. Paperback. Good. (16020) $10.00

The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering

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“The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering

$10

Classic book on the human elements of software engineering. Although formulated as separate essays, the book expresses a central argument: large programming projects suffer management problems different in kind from small ones due to the division of labor. Gift inscription to previous owner inside cover. Unmarked text. 193pp. Index. Notes and references. Brooks, Frederick Phillips. Addison-Wesley, 1982. ISBN: 0201006502. Paperback. Very Good. (13714) $10.00

Troldhaugen With a Brief Biography of Edvard Grieg

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“Troldhaugen With a Brief Biography of Edvard Grieg

$20

Edvard Hagerup Grieg (1843-1907) was a Norwegian composer and pianist who composed in the Romantic period. Illustrated. 64pp. Text in Norwegian, English, French and German. Paperback. Very Good. (17397) $20.00

“”A Portion of His Life”: William Blake’s Miltonic Vision of Woman

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“A Portion of His Life”: William Blake’s Miltonic Vision of Woman

$28

Argues that Milton serves as a lens through which we can view Blake’s writing. Illustrated. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Large format. 159pp. Clean, tight book. Some chipping on dust jacket and an unmarked label on front end page. Freed, Eugenie R. Bucknell University Press, 1995. ISBN: 0838752659. Hardcover. Very Good. (11502) $28.00

The Lovely Bones: A Novel by Alice Sebold

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“The Lovely Bones: A Novel by Alice Sebold

$10

A luminous and astonishing novel about life and death, forgiveness and vengeance, memory and forgetting – but, above all, about finding light in the darkest of places. Little, Brown and Company, 2002. ISBN: 0316666343. Unmarked. Unclipped dust jacket with some edge wear. Hardcover. Very Good. (14218) $10.00

The Philosophy and Policies of Woodrow Wilson

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The Philosophy and Policies of Woodrow Wilson

$10

Articles by (among others) Arthur S. Link, Raymond B. Fosdick, John Perry Miller, Charles Seymour, and George B. Galloway. Index. Sun faded spine. Previous owner’s name on front end page. 267pp. Latham, Earl (ed.). University of Chicago, 1958.Unmarked text. Paperback. Good. (11144) $10.00

Medicinemaker: Mystic Encounters On The Shaman’s Path

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Medicinemaker: Mystic Encounters On The Shaman’s Path

$10

Wesselman details his shamanic encounters with a descendant named Nainoa, a mystically inclined man living 5,000 years from now. Clean, tight book. No dust jacket. Previous owner’s name on front end page. Notes. Glossary. 319pp. Hardcover. Wesselman, Hank. Bantam, 1998. ISBN: 0553107747. Very Good. (11030) $10.00

The Indian Heritage: Court Life and Arts under Mughal Rule

admin — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 04:00:29 +0000

The Indian Heritage: Court Life and Arts under Mughal Rule

$35

Catalog for V&A exhibition. Extensively illustrated. Glossary, Bibliography, Map,176pp. Light chipping on dust jacket. Topics include arm and armor, base metal, coins, insignia, wood and ivory, furniture, and more. Hardcover. Skelton, Robert. New York: Alpine Fine Arts Collection, LTD, 1984. ISBN: 088168063X. Very Good. (8215) $35.00

God’s Bullies: Power, Politics and Religious Tyranny by Perry Deane Young

admin — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 03:56:52 +0000

God’s Bullies: Power, Politics and Religious Tyranny

$10

Examines the resurgence of fundamentalism in America. Unclipped dust jacket. Holt Rinehart & Winston, 1982. ISBN: 0030597064. Clean book Index. 356pp.Hardcover. Very Good. (4832) $10.00

National Gallery Catalogues: Early 19th Century, Impressionists, Post-Impressionists etc.

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National Gallery Catalogues: Early 19th Century, Impressionists, Post-Impressionists etc.

$18

Additions and some revisions by Cecil Gould. Includes attribution, condition, measurements, medium, right and left notations, etc. 144pp. Indices. Previous owner’s name blacked out inside cover. Bumped edges. Unmarked. Paperback. Davies, Martin. London: National Gallery Order of the Trustees, 1970. Very Good. (17393) $18.00