Science

Baxter, Stephen. DEEP FUTURE. London: Victor Gollancz, 2001. First British edition (true first). Fine book in a Fine dustjacket (flawless). Scintillating discussion of the latest ideas in physics and cosmology. SIGNED (initialed, as per his custom) by the author on the title page! U.S. $55.00.

Campbell, John W[ood]., Jr. THE ATOMIC STORY. **INSCRIBED ASSOCIATION COPY!** New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1947. First edition. Very Good (+) book (minimal extremity wear; a few rubs to the front and back boards; slight bump to the front board head edge; and a tiny nick to the spine tail edge) in a Very Good dustjacket (some extremity wear/rubbing; a few short, closed tears; shallow chipping to spine edges and front fore-edge corners, with just a hint of erosion to the back fore-edge corners; moderate spine sunning; and slight soiling along back fore-edge and hinge. Not price-clipped). Author's first book, a nonfictional history of atomic theory and its implications for the future. L. SPRAGUE DE CAMP'S COPY, bearing his characteristic traingular bookplate, and INSCRIBED by Campbell to De Camp: "Dedicated to the proposition that it's time men grew up!" U.S. $500.00.

Diamond, Jared. WHY IS SEX FUN?: The Evolution of Human Sexuality. New York: BasicBooks (HarperCollinsPublishers), 1997. First edition. Fine book in a Fine dustjacket. Generically INSCRIBED on the title page by this pulitzer-prize-winning author! U.S. $65.00.

(SOLD) Einstein, Albert. THE MEANING OF RELATIVITY:Four Lectures Delivered at Princeton University, May, 1921. London: Methuen & Co., 1922. First British edition (true first English language edition, preceding the 1923 U.S. edition). Very Good book, lacking dustjacket (minimal edgewear,  mild spine sunning, bumping to upper spine edge, and minimal-to-mild soiling/staining. Interior of book would be fine except for some light pencilled writing and erasures on front pastedown and FFEP, as well as a sticker for Brentano's, Paris, on back pastedown). U.S. $325.00.

Goodall, Jane ( with Berman, Phillip). REASON FOR HOPE: A SPIRITUAL JOURNEY. New York: Warner Books, 1999. First edition. SIGNED by the author on the title page! U.S. $100.00.

Greene, Brian. THE ELEGANT UNIVERSE: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1999. First edition, first printing. Fine book in a Near Fine dustjacket (mild rubbing/scuffing). Extremely readable book about the above-mentioned concepts. Already into its fifth printing, the book is becoming a must for the layman's science library; and here is your chance to obtain a copy of the true first edition for a reasonable price. U.S. $75.00.

Sacks, Oliver. AN ANTHROPOLOGIST ON MARS: Seven Paradoxical Tales. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1995. First edition. Slight spine edge softening, else Fine book in a Very Good (+) dustjacket (some extremity rubbing [to back panel] and crinkling/ creasing. No chips or tears. Not price-clipped). Short-listed for the 1995 L.A. Times Science Book Award, and winner of the National Association of Science Writers Award, as well as being named the 1995 Esquire/Apple/Waterstone Book of the Year! Movie tie-in, with the short story "To See or Not See" filmed as the feature "At First Sight," starring Val Kilmer. SIGNED by the author on the title page! U.S. $60.00.

Sacks, Oliver. AWAKENINGS. London: Duckworth, 1973. First British edition (true first). Near Fine book (ownership signature to front pastedown; minimal spine bump) in Very Near Fine dustjacket (trace extremity wear; not price-clipped). Author’s second book, and Winner of the 1974 HAWTHORDEN PRIZE! Movie tie-in, with the book adapted into a feature film (starring Robert Deniro)! SIGNED by the author on the title page! U.S. $225.00.

Sacks, Oliver. THE ISLAND OF THE COLORBLIND AND CYCAD ISLAND. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1997. First edition. Fine book in a Fine dustjacket. SIGNED by the author on the title page! U.S. $50.00.

Sacks, Oliver. A LEG TO STAND ON. New York: Summit Books, 1984. First U.S. edition. Near Fine book (tiny bumps to lower corners, else Fine) in a Near Fine dustjacket (slight spine fade; price-clipped). SIGNED by the author on the title page! U.S. $75.00.

Sacks, Oliver. THE MAN WHO MISTOOK HIS WIFE FOR A HAT: And Other Clinical Tales. New York: Summit Books, 1985. First edition. Fine book in dustjacket with a one cm tear to back tail edge, else Near Fine (subtle extremity creasing; trace soil. Not price-clipped). Short-listed for the 1986 L.A. Times Current Interest Book Award! SIGNED by the author on the title page! U.S. $$75.00.

Sacks, Oliver. MIGRAINE: Evolution of a Common Disorder. London: Faber & Faber, 1971. First British edition (true first). Near Fine book (slight dusting to textblock head; light extremity wear) in a Very Near Fine dustjacket (subtle extremity crinkle/creasing. Lower front-flap corner is clipped, but price remains intact). Author’s first book: REVIEW COPY, with review slip laid in. SIGNED by the author on the title page! (Lovely copy: scarce in the true first edition, and rarer still as a signed review copy!) U.S. $375.00.

Sacks, Oliver. OAXACA JOURNAL. Washington, DC: National Geographic, 2002. First edition. Fine book in a Fine dustjacket. SIGNED by the author on the title page! U.S. $45.00.

Sacks,Oliver. SEEING VOICES. Berkeley: University of California Press,1989. First edition. Very Near Fine book (miniscule front upper corner bump and mild spine tail bump) in Fine dustjacket (slight crinkle at spine tail). A study of deafness: Winner of the 1991 Odd Fellows Social Concern Book Award, as well as the 1996 Mainichi Publishing Culture Award, Tokyo, for Best Natural Science Book! SIGNED by the author on the title page! U.S. $75.00.

Sacks, Oliver. UNCLE TUNGSTEN: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2001. First Edition. Fine book in a Fine dustjacket. Short-listed for the L.A. Times Science Book Award, and Winner of the 2002 Wingate Literary Prize (nonfiction category)! SIGNED by the author on the title page! U.S. $55.00.

Sobel, Dava. GALILEO'S DAUGHTER: A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith and Love. New York: Walker & Co., 1999. First Edition, first printing. Fine copy (barest bruising of front upper corner) in a Fine dustjacket. The book is based on 124 letters to Galileo from his illegitimate daughter, who became a nun. A fascinating book lauded by  the New York Times Book Review, Scientific American, etc. Recommended. (Likely your last chance to find a true first at a reasonable price!) U.S. $40.00.

Watson, James D. GENES, GIRLS, AND GAMOW. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press, 2001. First British edition (true first). Stray pen mark (one cm) to textblock fore-edge, else Fine book in a Fine dustjacket. Scarce. U.S. $100.00.

Watson, James D. GENES, GIRLS, AND GAMOW: After the Double Helix. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2001. First U.S. edition (preceded by the British first). Fine book in a Fine dustjacket. SIGNED by the author on the title page! U.S. $75.00.