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Radio-Activity. WITH: Radiations from Radioactive Substances by RUTHERFORD, ERNEST. [COCKCROFT, JOHN.]

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Title: Radio-Activity. WITH: Radiations from Radioactive Substances
Author: RUTHERFORD, ERNEST. [COCKCROFT, JOHN.]
Seller: The Manhattan Rare Book Company (United States)
Condition: Very Good
Description: Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1930. First edition. Very Good. FIRST EDITIONS OF RUTHERFORD'S SEMINAL TEXTS ON RADIOACTIVITY; FROM THE WORKING LIBRARY OF JOHN COCKCROFT. Nobel laureate Ernest Rutherford won the 1908 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his pioneering work on radioactivity, work introduced to the world in the present first editions of Radio-Activity (1904) and Radiations from Radioactive Substances (1930). It was this research that was later extended by his research assistant John Cockcroft, who himself received the 1951 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for artificially accelerating atomic particles and splitting the atom. When Winston Churchill, having visited MIT in the US after stepping down from the political arena, envisaged a new science-centric research centre for the UK, one individual stood out as an obvious choice to lead the new college in its formative years. Sir John Cockcroft was appointed by the Crown as the first Master of Churchill College, Cambridge - a new constituent of the university where he had worked under Rutherford and where he later achieved the first artificial disintegration of an atomic nucleus. An honour marking the fourth decade since he first joined Rutherford at Cambridge's Cavendish Laboratory, Cockcroft served as Master from 1959 until his death in 1967. In this time, he welcomed the College's first cohorts of undergraduate students and graduate researchers, appointed the its firsts Fellows and oversaw the construction of its initial facilities - making the College his home in his later years, where he would die after eight years in the role. In addition to his research papers, lab books and correspondences, Cockcroft's working library was presented to the College library after his death. Included in the bequest were Cockcroft's first editions of Rutherford's seminal 1904 textbook Radio-Activity, which filled the great vacuum formed following Rutherford's work on alpha particles in the preceding decades, and Radiations from Radioactive Substances, the "final form" of Rutherford's textbook which became "the principal source for all aspiring nuclear physicists" across the world - not least Fermi, Einstein and a generation of chemists and physicists in America (Mackintosh, "The Third Man: Charles Drummond Ellis, 1895-1980", Notes and Records of the Royal Society of London 49 (1995), p. 277). The present editions bear Cockcroft's memorial bookplate and the latter is signed by Cockcroft on the front free endpaper. They were de-accessioned and sold by Churchill College in 2015. Both are in excellent condition and pay tribute to the formative relationship between two of the twentieth century's most accomplished scientists, Rutherford and Cockcroft. RUTHERFORD, ERNEST. Radio-Activity. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1904. First edition. Octavo, with half-tone plate and text line illustrations, pp. [xii], 399, [1]. Original publisher's dark green diced cloth, gilt-lettered front cover and spine. Cockcroft's memorial bookplate on front pastedown, "This book was bequeathed to | Churchill College, Cambridge | by its first Master | SIR JOHN | COCKCROFT |O.M. K.C.B. C.B.E. F.R.S. | 27 May 1897 - 18 September 1967".   With general rubbing and wear to cloth, small inkblot to upper board, remnants of residue on front free endpaper, otherwise text fine. with   RUTHERFORD, ERNEST, James Chadwick, and C.D. Ellis. Radiations from Radioactive Substances. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1930. First edition. Octavo, pp. [xii], 588, 8vo. Original cloth. Dibner, Heralds of Science 51; Grolier/Horblit 51; Norman 1871. John Cockcroft's memorial bookplate on front pastedown, "This book was bequeathed to | Churchill College, Cambridge | by its first Master | SIR JOHN | COCKCROFT |O.M. K.C.B. C.B.E. F.R.S. | 27 May 1897 - 18 September 1967". Inscribed "J.D. Cockcroft" on front free endpaper. With general rubbing and wear to cloth, small inkblot to upper board, remnants of residue on front free endpaper, otherwise text fine.

The Moscow Art Theatre Musical Studio of Vladimir Nemirovich-Dantchenko (The Synthetic Theatre): first appearance outside Russia of the famous lyric branch of the world's foremost stage by Sayler, Oliver, ed

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Title: The Moscow Art Theatre Musical Studio of Vladimir Nemirovich-Dantchenko (The Synthetic Theatre): first appearance outside Russia of the famous lyric branch of the world's foremost stage
Author: Sayler, Oliver, ed
Seller: Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller (United States)
Condition: vg
Description: New York: Morris Gest, 1925. First edition. Softcover. vg. Large 4to. Soft paper wrappers illustrated in chromolithography. Put out by Morris Gest- an important Broadway theatrical producer and director- this is a touring programme for the Moscow Art Theatre's Musical Studio's first US tour in 1925-26. The Musical Studio originated as Nemirovich-Danchenko's offshoot of the Moscow Art Theatre from Stanislavsky's main company in 1919, as a result of the Russian Civil War. Danchenko's goal was to apply Stanislavsky's acting method to musical theater, in order to make an ensemble "free from old tradition," with "all the elements of musical stage action... united into one," by means of "synthetic actors." All of the Studio's productions were operatic works, some of them written by major composers such as Offenbach, Bizet, and Rachmaninoff. The librettos of the pieces were based on texts of famous classic writers, including Aristophanes and Pushkin. The Musical Studio's US repertoire included five pieces- "The Daughter of Madame Angot," "LA Perichole," "Lysistrata," "Carmencita and the Soldier," and "Love and Death." Morris Gest and F. Ray Comstock oversaw their stateside production and direction. The pamphlet is a collection of essays and articles about the Studio. Nemirovich-Danchenko co-writes the libretto summaries with Dr. Sergei Berthensson. Andei Hudiakoff, a successful New York artist, provides several large illustrations, including the front cover. Along with many pictures of the Russian and the American production crew and cast, the pamphlet is also heavily illustrated with color reproductions of original costume plates drawn by Isaac Rabinovich, a former director of the Moscow Kamerny Jewish Theatre who joined Danchenko's project. Creasing and several closed tears along the bottom and side edges. Binding overall in good, interior in fine condition. Pamphlet overall in very good condition.

Reflections : Life After the White House [UNIQUELY SIGNED COPY] by Bush, Barbara

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Title: Reflections : Life After the White House [UNIQUELY SIGNED COPY]
Author: Bush, Barbara
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Condition: New
Description: Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 2003. First edition thus. Hardcover. New. Octavo. x, 420pp. Index. Plus 8 pages of color photos. Elaborately gilt decorated red morocco. All edges gilt. Further illustrated with numerous text photos. A fine, as new copy. Note: This copy is uniquely signed and inscribed on the title page by Barbara Bush to American art historian and curator, Edgar Peters Bowron. Other copies of this Easton Press "Signed First Edition" simply have her signature on an added autograph leaf. "There is a myth in the United States -- you've heard it many times. It says that all American mothers hope that their child will grow up to be President of the United States. In my case that certainly is a myth. I never dreamed that any of ours would; there were days when I hoped they'd just grow up! ... But on January 20, 2001 ... there we were sitting on the west side of the United States Capitol, waiting for our son George W. to be sworn in as the forty-third President of the United States of America." -- from the Prologue. The author traces the eight years between the presidencies of her husband and son, discussing her charity work, relationships with her children and grandchildren, and her family's reactions to September 11 and its aftermath. "There is a myth in the United States -- you've heard it many times. It says that all American mothers hope that their child will grow up to be President of the United States. In my case that certainly is a myth. I never dreamed that any of ours would; there were days when I hoped they'd just grow up! ... But on January 20, 2001 ... there we were sitting on the west side of the United States Capitol, waiting for our son George W. to be sworn in as the forty-third President of the United States of America." -- from the Prologue. “This inspiring follow-up to Barbara Bush’s number one best-selling memoir covers the momentous eight years between President George H. W. Bush’s leaving office and President George W. Bush’s inauguration. Not since Abigail Adams has one woman been both the wife and mother to a president. Barbara Bush's prominent place in American history is matched by her extraordinary popularity: Republicans and Democrats alike appreciate her wit, her compassion, and her devotion to her family. Dignified, loyal, and unpretentious, Barbara Bush defied skeptics to become one of the most admired First Ladies in history; she remains a beloved public figure today. Reflections begins with the inauguration of her son President George W. Bush, in January 2001, and then flashes back eight years to President Clinton's inauguration, when she and her husband President George H.W. Bush were leaving the White House. Drawing on excerpts from her diary, Mrs. Bush chronologically takes us through this time in her life. She reveals her and her husband's inner lives through sometimes touching and often hilarious stories about their extensive travels, their hobbies, and their charity work. She discusses her experiences on the campaign trail with her sons and relates her continuing interactions with VIPs from around the world. Mrs. Bush also reflects on the experience of having a president for a son and discusses the family's reactions to September 11, 2001, and its aftermath. Reflections will delight Barbara Bush's millions of admirers with the former First Lady's warmth and wit, as well as with candid revelations and anecdotes from the past decade of a full and fascinating life." (OCLC).

Scrapbook of Theater Enthusiast Ruth Ayrault Sibley (1891-1986) by Ruth Ayrault Sibley

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Title: Scrapbook of Theater Enthusiast Ruth Ayrault Sibley (1891-1986)
Author: Ruth Ayrault Sibley
Seller: Eclectibles (United States)
Condition: Very good. Boards loose, binding worn.
Description: New York, New York, 1916. Very good. Boards loose, binding worn.. Scrapbook of theater lover Ruth Aurault Sibley, Later Applegate, born 1891 in New Haven, Connecticut. Sibley was a kindergarten teacher in Manhattan and an extremely devoted theatergoer, judging from the present album. For each of the many performances she attended, she records in ink on the program or ticket stub the date of the show and who she attended the performance with. She appears most drawn to opera and comedies. Over fifteen venues are represented, and she pastes in newspaper clippings highlighting approx. thirty different actresses including Maude Adams, Ethel Barrymore, and Janet Dunbar. Includes approx. 300 to 350 pieces of ephemera including: dance cards, programs, magazine clippings, ticket stubs, wedding announcements and invitations, Valentine's and Christmas cards, and correspondence from students, friends and family (manuscript, telegrams and lettergrams). Highlights include two spreads of ephemera collected relating to Georgia Kane's 1913 performance in "Adele"; a spread for Alice Dovey in "The Queen of the Movies"; and a fun die-cut program for "The Dummy". Overall, the scrapbook provides a detailed look into the life of a charismatic young woman in New York between 1913 and 1916, and the city's hopping theater culture. Folio scrapbook (12" by 9.5"), approx. 75 leaves (only 5-10 unused). Bound in original half roan and pebbled cloth, spine stamped in blind and gold.

From This Condensery: The Complete Writing of Lorine Niedecker. Edited by Robert J. Bertholf by NIEDECKER, Lorine

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Title: From This Condensery: The Complete Writing of Lorine Niedecker. Edited by Robert J. Bertholf
Author: NIEDECKER, Lorine
Seller: James S. Jaffe Rare Books LLC (United States)
Condition: Fine copy
Description: (Highlands, NC): Jargon Society, 1985. First edition. Jargon 100. Patron's edition, limited to 100 copies specially bound & signed by the editor & Jonathan Williams, the publisher. Fine copy. Tall 8vo, full leather with printed labels. Fine copy.

SIGNED. George Beadle. An Uncommon Farmer. The Emergence of Genetics in the 20th Century by Berg, Paul and Singer, Maxine

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Title: SIGNED. George Beadle. An Uncommon Farmer. The Emergence of Genetics in the 20th Century
Author: Berg, Paul and Singer, Maxine
Seller: Biomed Rare Books LLC, ABAA, ILAB (United States)
Description: Cold Spring Harbor, NY: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, 2003. First edition, first printing. BIOGRAPHY OF NOBELIST GEORGE BEADLE (OF "ONE GENE ONE ENZYME" FAME) BY NOBELIST PAUL BERG, PIONEER OF RECOMBINANT DNA, INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY HIM. 9 1/2 inches tall hardcover, black cloth binding, gilt title to cover and spine, inscribed to Dick Archer and signed by both authors on front free endpaper, i-ix, 383 pp, illustrated. Fine in very good jacket. LAID IN: 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches folded program for the Beadle Symposium celebrating the centennial of his birth, at the Norman Davidson Lecture Hall, California Institute of Technology. Listed are an introduction by David Baltimore and lectures by Paul Berg, Maxine Singer, Seymour Benzer, and John Doebley, followed by book signing of the volume offered here. GEORGE BEADLE (1903 – 1989) was an American geneticist. In 1958 he shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Edward Tatum for their discovery of the role of genes in regulating biochemical events within cells. He also served as the 7th President of the University of Chicago. Beadle and Tatum's key experiments involved exposing the bread mold Neurospora crassa to x-rays, causing mutations. In a series of experiments, they showed that these mutations caused changes in specific enzymes involved in metabolic pathways. These experiments led them to propose a direct link between genes and enzymatic reactions, known as the One gene-one enzyme hypothesis. In 1931 Beadle was awarded a National Research Council Fellowship at the California Institute of Technology at Pasadena, where he remained from 1931 until 1936. During this period he continued his work on Indian corn and began, in collaboration with Professors Theodosius Dobzhansky, S. Emerson, and Alfred Sturtevant, work on crossing-over in the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster. In 1936 Beadle left the California Institute of Technology to become Assistant Professor of Genetics at Harvard University. A year later he was appointed Professor of Biology (Genetics) at Stanford University and there he remained for nine years, working for most of this period in collaboration with Tatum. In 1946 Beadle returned to the California Institute of Technology as Professor of Biology and Chairman of the Division of Biology. Here he remained until January 1961 when he was elected Chancellor of the University of Chicago and, in the autumn of the same year, President of this University. After retiring, Beadle undertook a remarkable experiment in maize genetics. In several laboratories he grew a series of Teosinte/Maize crosses. Then he crossed these progeny with each other. He looked for the rate of appearance of parent phenotypes among this second generation. The vast majority of these plants were intermediate between maize and Teosinte in their features, but about 1 in 500 of the plants were identical to either the parent maize or the parent teosinte. Using the mathematics of Mendelian genetics, he calculated that this showed a difference between maize and teosinte of about 5 or 6 genetic loci. This demonstration was so compelling that most scientists now agree that Teosinte is the wild progenitor of maize. PAUL BERG (June 30, 1926 – February 15, 2023) was an American biochemist and professor at Stanford University. He was the recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1980, along with Walter Gilbert and Frederick Sanger. The award recognized their contributions to basic research involving nucleic acids, especially recombinant DNA. After completing his graduate studies, Berg spent two years (1952–1954) as a postdoctoral fellow with the American Cancer Society, working at the Institute of Cytophysiology in Copenhagen, Denmark, and the Washington University School of Medicine, and spent additional time in 1954 as a Scholar in Cancer Research with the Department of Microbiology at the Washington University School of Medicine. He worked with Arthur Kornberg, while at Washington University. Berg was also tenured as a research fellow at Clare Hall, Cambridge. He was a professor at Washington University School of Medicine from 1955 until 1959. After 1959, Berg moved to Stanford University, where he taught biochemistry from 1959 until 2000 and served as director of the Beckman Center for Molecular and Genetic Medicine from 1985 until 2000. In 2000 he retired from his administrative and teaching posts, continuing to be active in research. Berg is arguably most famous for his pioneering work involving gene splicing of recombinant DNA. Berg was the first scientist to create a molecule containing DNA from two different species by inserting DNA from another species into a molecule. This gene-splicing technique was a fundamental step in the development of modern genetic engineering. After developing the technique, Berg used it for his studies of viral chromosomes. Berg was a professor emeritus at Stanford. As of 2000, he stopped doing active research, to focus on other interests, including involvement in public policy for biomedical issues involving recombinant DNA and embryonic stem cells and publishing a book about geneticist George Beadle (offered here).

Sans by Beckett, Samuel

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Title: Sans
Author: Beckett, Samuel
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Description: Paris: Les Éditions de Minuit, 1969. First edition. 20 p. 20 cm. ;Original white wrappers, slightly tanned, else fine. One of 550 numbered copies (total edition of 742, all on vélin).

Sun Valley, Idaho: Rates & Accommodations - Winter Season, 1949-50 by [Sun Valley]

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Title: Sun Valley, Idaho: Rates & Accommodations - Winter Season, 1949-50
Author: [Sun Valley]
Seller: Tschanz Rare Books (United States)
Description: Omaha, NE: Union Pacific Railroad, 1949. Single sheet [46 cm x 30.5 cm] printed in full color that folds to pamphlet size [23 cm x 10 cm] Very good. Folds as issued. Illustrated and pictorial promotional piece offering rates and information for lodging and services. Sun Valley is famous the world over and one of America's premier ski areas and one of its first destination resorts. Built in 1936 by the Union Pacific Railroad, Sun Valley is located in the Northern Rockies region of south-central Idaho and is open year-round. "There are so many interesting things to do at Sun Valley, you will never know a dull moment. Daytime activities go on under a friendly, warm Idaho sun which gently applies a healthy, flattering tan. At night there is music, dancing and a variety of informal entertainment - all adding up to FUN.

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