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Remarks on Some Fossil Impressions in the Sandstone Rocks of Connecticut River by John C. Warren, M. D. by WARREN, John C.

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Seller: Riverrun Books & Manuscripts

Title: Remarks on Some Fossil Impressions in the Sandstone Rocks of Connecticut River by John C. Warren, M. D.
Author: WARREN, John C.
Seller: Riverrun Books & Manuscripts (United States)
Condition: Minor fading to spine, minor wear at top and tail. Frontispiece a bit faded as usual and with minor chipping along one edge
Description: Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1854. Minor fading to spine, minor wear at top and tail. Frontispiece a bit faded as usual and with minor chipping along one edge. 8vo (231 x 141 mm). 54 pages, plus a folding photographic frontispiece, being an original salt print of a Greenfield, Massachusetts trackway slab with dinosaur tracks, executed by George M. Silsbee, and with two additional engraved vignettes in the text. Original blue cloth blocked in blind and lettered in gilt. First edition. John Collins Warren (1778-1856), surgeon and member of the Harvard Medical School faculty, performed the first operation using ether as an anesthesia (in 1846). John Warren also collected fossil tracks, with the help of his colleagues, from the Jurassic rocks of the Connecticut River Valley. 'Remarks on Some Fossil Impressions' is based upon a talk he gave at the Boston Society of Natural History on the fossil slab depicted in the frontispiece photograph. He states in the text, "we are indebted to photography for enabling us to represent the remarkable slab from Greenfield, and its numerous objects, in a small space, yet with perfect accuracy." This landmark book is generally considered to be the first American scientific book illustrated by a photograph and just the second American photographically illustrated book overall. Truthful Lens 181 states: "the image, generally faint, depicts a rock displaying fossil remains. Appearing shortly after the Homes of American Statesmen, this volume is the second American publication illustrated with a photograph." The photograph was made by Mr. Silsbee as stated on p. 52 (probably George M. Silsbee, active Boston, 1852-57). Truthful Lens 181; Burns. American Medical Publications with Photographs, p. 1250.

The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge by Castaneda, Carlos

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Title: The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge
Author: Castaneda, Carlos
Seller: Rabelais - Fine Books on Food & Drink (United States)
Description: Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1968. Octavo (23.5 x 16 cm.), x, 196 pages. FIRST EDITION. Castaneda's first book, a first-person narrative documenting his interactions with Mexican shaman don Juan Matus between 1960-65. The text was submitted as Castaneda's doctoral thesis in Anthropology at UCLA. 'The book is divided into two sections. The first section, The Teachings, is a first-person narrative that documents Castaneda's initial interactions with don Juan. He speaks of his encounters with Mescalito (a teaching spirit inhabiting all peyote plants), divination with lizards and flying using the "yerba del diablo" (lit. "Devil's Weed"; Jimson weed), and turning into a blackbird using "humito" (lit. "little smoke"; a smoked powder containing Psilocybe mexicana). The second, A Structural Analysis, is an attempt, Castaneda says, at "disclos[ing] the internal cohesion and the cogency of don Juan’s Teachings' (Wikipedia 12/15/20). In gray cloth-covered boards, with titles stamped in gilt on spine. Dust jacket is unclipped (priced $5.95), with very light rubbing and soil. Near fine.

Serpico (Signed First Edition) by MAAS, Peter

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Title: Serpico (Signed First Edition)
Author: MAAS, Peter
Seller: Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN: 9780670634989
Description: New York: The Viking Press, 1973. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 314 pages. A biography of New York City police officer Frank Serpico who was best known for his work on corruption. The basis for the classic Sidney Lumet directed movie with Al Pacino in the title role. A near fine copy in paper covered boards with a cloth spine with some slight sunning to the bottom of the rear board and in a near fine dust jacket with some minor wear. Signed and warmly inscribed by Maas on the front free endpaper at the time of publication. A very nice copy as the recipient worked at bookstore in Chicago.

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The Mysteries of Harris Burdick by Allsburg, Chris Van

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Title: The Mysteries of Harris Burdick
Author: Allsburg, Chris Van
Seller: Bookbid Rare Books (United States)
ISBN: 9780395827840
Description: Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1984, 1984. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. Published in Boston by Houghton Mifflin Company, 1984. First Edition is indicated by number sequence "10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1." This copy is SIGNED by the author. Book fine. DJ fine except for slight rubbing on corners, and slight wearing on top and bottom edge of spine. DJ price reads "$14.95". We will provide a certificate of authenticity for this item.

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