"A Grammar of Color / The Color Primer / Principles of Color -- 3-Volume Set in Slipcase, Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1969. Three Volume Boxed Set. Munsell, A Grammar of Color, Ostwald, The Color Primer, Birren, Principles of Color. Three books on color theory, uniformly designed and produced so was to conform to scientific color standards. Albert Munsell's classic treatise on color harmony, organization and notation. Faber Birren's Principles of Color: A Review of Past Traditions and Modern Theories of Color Harmony investigating modern psychological implications of various contemporary color theo... View More...
"An Invitation to Cryptograms, Eugenia Williams, 1959. Including 150 original cryptograms for your solving pleasure. First edition with worn dust jacket in archival mylar. Chip missing at spine, tear and fold. Text tight, clean and bright. No marks. 127pp. 6x9.5" View More...
"Good condition book with red boards embossed, good condition, spots to covers. Spine edge worn. Foxing on fly. Pen inscription ""from my mentor, Dr Allan Rossiby, Man Eye & Ear, Cornish Clinic. Sept 1954."" Red and gold foil label affixed to inner paste down. Else clean and tight." View More...
Build Your Own Sport Plane, Dwiggins, Don, New York, Hawthorn Books, 1975. Near fine hardbound with near fine jacket. Build Your Own Sport Plane with Homebuilt Aircraft Directory, forward by Paul H. Poberezny, President Experimental Aircraft Association, Inc. Lots of great pictures and drawings. View More...
"Notes and reports from 1905 collection of offical state meetings by professional farmers. Extensive anaysis of hubandry and crop methodology including observations of soil, disease and conditions affecting animal birth rates. Good condition book, some odor, green cloth boards slightly worn and corner bumped. Few minor page corners turned, minimal foxing. Numerious photos." View More...
"First edition hardbound, VG+ condition. Lacking dj if issued. Spine split at pg14. No marks or issues else. Photo, drawings, charts and pull out plan. 84pp. 8vo" View More...
"Special Publication No. 98. Technical manual from the US Dept of Commerce and Coast and Geodetic Survey. VG+ book, no jacket, unlikey issued. Mildew on cover, slight warp, else cleaan and tight. Numerous photos on the Tide Predicting Machine, alas K-9 is not present in any of the photos. Our loss. 318pp. 8vo" View More...
"Monograph discussing the history, theory, practice and applications of holography, A general book for photographers, this text was written to allow any photographic or optical engineer to understand holographic problems. Author was a senior research physicist at Eastman Kodak. Probable first, 1969. 238pp 6x9. 8vo. DJ unclipped with some general wear. Text bright and clean, a few pages have red pen marks." View More...
"Adams Cable Codex, stated 6th edition, 1890. Telegraphic reference work for what was known as telegraph style, or telegraphese; a clipped manner of abbreviation of words that conveys the greatest amount of meaning in the shortest amount of words. Since telegraph companies charged by number of words in a message, this method became desirable early in telegraph history, with a number of standards arising such as the ABC Universal Commercial Code, Ager Telegram Code, and others. 138pp.4x6.5 Soft brown wraps, gilt title. Some discoloration to cover, else VG." View More...
"Prosper Buranelli author and former newspaperman. He played a leading role in the early growth of the cross-word puzzle in the U.S., being co-editor of the First Book of Crossword Puzzles in '24. The Cryptogram book gives instruction and provides 186 different puzzles. Note, numerous examples have been worked out by previous owner in light pencil, unto No.99. Illustrated. Good condition collectible book of historic value, boards are worn, bumped, faded, with some chips missing from cloth. Bookplate. Pages aged, square. 138pp 8x10" View More...
