London: Robert Hardwicke, 1870. Second edition. With a new, second appendix describing new species discovered since 1865. Illustrated with "nearly 300 figures" by J. E. Sowerby. 16 plates. Most are colored, including the tissue-protected frontis (there are a total of 269 illustrations of fungi on the 16 plates). 16mo green... Item #55412 More about RUST, SMUT, MILDEW, & MOULD: An Introduction to the Study of Microscopic Fungi

New York: Ivison, Blakeman, Taylor, and Co., (1875). First edition. Profusely illustrated with line drawings in the text. Intended for "the General Reader and for Beginners in the Science." Name, light offset from few items previously laid in, otherwise better than very good with gilt decorations bright. Item #50133 More about THE GEOLOGICAL STORY BRIEFLY TOLD: An Introduction to Geology

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1867. Reprinted, by order of The Secretary of the Navy. Papers and documents by Poisson, G. B. Airy, Archibald Smith, Frederick John Evans and W. W. Rundell. Illustrated with charts and diagrams, some folding. Half brown leather over marbled boards, raised bands, six spine compartments stamped... Item #52632 More about THE MAGNETISM OF SHIPS, AND THE DEVIATIONS OF THE COMPASS. A Series of Papers from the...

(Champaign, Illinois: Wolfram Media, 2002). First edition. SIGNED BY WOLFRAM and dated in the year of publication. Wolfram is founder and CEO of Wolfram Research and designer of the computer algebra system "Mathematica" and answer engine, "Wolfram Alpha," which answers queries using the approach described herein. (Apple's "Siri" uses the... Item #54698 More about A NEW KIND OF SCIENCE