Realism Rescued; how scientific progress is possible
Chicago: Open Court, 1995. 1st Printing. Paperback. 8vo, 213 pages. Firm binding; no loose pages. Book and cover with minimal wear. Slight curls to the covers.
Science
The Starship and the Canoe
New York: Bantam, 1979. Mass market paperback. Mass market paperback, Firm binding; no loose pages. Book and cover with minor wear. 276 heavily tanned pages. From a review in the New Yorker: "An unusual and often moving double biography . . . In their individual ways, the Dysons embody the.....
Glacial Lake Wisconsin
Boulder: The Geological Society of America, 1989. Cloth. 4to, 80 pages. Maroon cloth-covered boards with gilt accents. Boards with minor bumping. Firm binding; no loose pages. Book with minimal use and wear; dust jacket with some chips and small tears along edges, including a larger tear at top front; now.....
A Key to Missouri Trees in Winter; an identification guide
Jefferson City, MO: Conservation Department, 2003. Revised Edition. Staplebound. 4to, 47 pages. Firm binding; no loose pages. Book and cover with minimal wear. A good usable copy.
Amphibians & Reptiles in Kansas; third edition, revised
Lawrence: The University of Kansas Natural History Museum, 1995. Collins, Suzanne L. (photography). Third Edition. Paperback. 8vo, 397 pages. Firm binding; no loose pages. Book and cover with minor wear. Light stains to edges. A good reference copy.
Plate Tectonics and Crustal Evolution; Fourth Edition
Oxford: Butterworth Heinemann, 2000. Fourth Edition. Paperback. 8vo, 282 pages. Firm binding; no loose pages. Book and cover with minimal wear. This book looks at the key topics and questions relating to the evolution of the Earth's crust and mantle over the last 4 billion years. Data from the fields.....
Weak Links; the universal key to the stability of networks and complex systems
New York: Springer, 2009. Paperback. 8vo, 404 pages. Firm binding; no loose pages. Book and cover with minor wear. Slight curl to the covers.
The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex.; Volumes I and II
New York: D. Appleton & Company, 1872. Second U.S. Edition. Cloth. Maroon cloth covered boards with gilt lettering and black decorations. No loose pages; dark red cloth covers with moderate age and wear. Headbands worn. Former owner’s name written on front fly leaves. Minimal foxing throughout. This is a large.....
Brief Candle in the Dark; my life in science
New York: Ecco, 2015. First American Edition. Hardcover. Firm binding; no loose pages. Book and dust jacket with minimal use and wear. Signed by author on the title page (no inscription). 455 pages. This is a large or heavy book and may require additional shipping charges to mail outside of.....
Homeopathy and the Periodic Table; braving the elements - braving the elements - bridging the gap between homeopathy and the elements of the periodic table
Santa Fe, NM: Full of Life Publishing, 2003. Paperback. 8vo, 313 pages. Firm binding; no loose pages. Book and cover with minor wear. Mark on the top edge and on the copyright page. Underlining and notes in first 37 pages, none detected after.
Oceans of Kansas; a natural history of the Western Interior Sea
Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2005. Hardcover. 4to, 322 pages. Blue boards with silver accents; slightly cocked spine and light spots on top edge. Firm binding; no loose pages. Dust jacket with minor rubbing and bends. This is a large or heavy book and may require additional shipping charges to mail.....
A Manual of Aquatic Plants
Madison: The University of Wisconsin Press, 2006. Second Edition. Paperback. 4to, 405 pages. Firm binding; no loose pages. Entire book has a curl to it, with a significant curl to the front cover and a bend on the back cover. Minor discoloration to the edges, but pages inside are clean.....
Mating Intelligence Unleashed; the role of the mind in sex, dating, and love
New York: Oxford University Press, 2013. Hardcover. 8vo, 298 pages. Blue boards with silver accents. Firm binding; no loose pages. Underlining and writing in pencil and a tear on one page. Small tear at the top of the back dust jacket and some wrinkling on the front dust jacket.
The Cydonia Codex; reflections from Mars
Berkeley: Frog, LTD., 2005. Paperback. 8vo, 329 pages. Firm binding; no loose pages. Book and cover with minimal wear.
Interpretations of Calamity; The Risks & Hazards Series: 1
Boston: Allen and Unwind, 1983. Paperback. Ex-library copy, with normal library markings, stamps, and labels. Firm binding; no loose pages. Cover with minor wear. 304 pages. From the back cover: "This first volume in the Risks & Hazards Series provides a provacative critique of the 'dominant view' of research into.....
Wildflowers of Arkansas
Little Rock, AR: The Ozark Society Foundation, 1999. Fifth Edition. Hardcover. 8vo, 296 pages. Green illustrated boards with gilt lettering. Firm binding; no loose pages. Book and cover with minimal wear. Signed by author on the title page (no inscription). This is a large or heavy book and may require.....
The Kindly Fruits of the Earth; recollections of an embryo ecologist
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1979. Hardcover. 4to, 264 pages. Seventeen (17) black and white illustrations. Orange cloth-covered boards with sunning at the top edge. Light foxing on the edges. Some stains on the dust jacket flaps, with edges lightly rubbed, and bumped corners. Firm binding; no loose pages. Book.....
The Amphibians and Reptiles of Missouri; revised and expanded second edition
Jefferson City, MO: Missouri Department of Conservation, 2000. Johnson, Tom R. Second Edition. Paperback. 4to, 400 pages. Firm binding; no loose pages. Book and cover with minimal wear. This is a large or heavy book and may require additional shipping charges to mail outside of the United States.
A Checklist of Kansas Mushrooms
Lawrence: The Kaw Valley Mycological Society, 1989. Spiral bound. 8vo, 77 pages. Spiral-bound paperback. Book and cover with minimal wear. A very good usable reference copy.
Controlled Synthesis of Nanoparticles in Microheterogeneous Systems
New York: Springer, 2006. Hardcover. Used, but in new condition with no signs of use or wear. Firm binding; no loose pages. Cover free of wear. Hardcover. 167 pages.
Valuation and Conservation of Biodiversity; Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the Convention on Biological Diversity
Springer, 2005. Hardcover. Firm binding; no loose pages. Small amount of underlining early in the book. Book and cover with minimal use and wear. This is a large or heavy book and may require additional shipping charges to mail outside of the United States.
Endangered Species; artists on the front line of biodiversity
Bellingham, WA: Whatcom Museum, 2018. Paperback. Firm binding; no loose pages. Book and cover with minimal wear. 144 pages. This is a large or heavy book and may require additional shipping charges to mail outside of the United States.
The Woman in the Next Booth; Poems
Kansas City, MO: Bkmk Pr/Umkc, 1987. Hardcover. 8vo, 60 pages. Plum colored boards with gilt lettering. Personally inscribed and signed by poet on title page: "For Jacque and her lovely smile, In Parsons - Jo, 4/88." Firm binding; no loose pages. Book with minor wear; jacket is rubbed, and has.....
The Woman in the Next Booth; Poems
Kansas City, MO: Bkmk Pr/Umkc, 1987. Hardcover. 8vo, 60 pages. Plum colored boards with gilt lettering. Personally inscribed and signed by poet on title page: "For Carolann and our shared love for music in all its forms - and our student we share, a delight - Jo." Additional gift inscription.....
The Philadelphia Experiment: Project Invisibility; an account of a search for a secret Navy wartime project that may have succeeded - too well
New York: Fawcett Crest, 1979. Paperback. 8vo, 288 pages. Firm binding; no loose pages. Book and cover with minor wear. Several dog-eared pages.