Richard j needham (16 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Later printing. Selection of the author's amusing newspaper columns. Weird illustrations by Graham Round. -- Hardcover. Condition: very good minus (edges soiled; some foxing; owner gift note) with fair dust jacket (spine color sunned; short tears and edgewear).

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. (1968); Very Good Plus/no dj, octavo, 207pp., green boards hardcover, binding tight, b&w ill's by Graham Round, light foxing on endpapers o/w text unmarked.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 8vo. 197 pp., b/w illustrations by Duncan Macpherson. Second printing. 76 columns which originally appeared in The Globe and Mail. One tiny stain to top edge.

Mass Market Paperback. Zustand: Near Fine. Very little wear, minor crease to rear bottom corner. Quite clean but for penned inscription to the ffep. 222 pages. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Macpherson, Duncan (illustrator).

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good Condition. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good Dust Jacket. Bright red cloth binding with white pointing finger illustrations on front cover. White author, title and publisher on spine. Top and bottom of spine lightly rubbed. Bright yellow end papers and red title page. 197Content clean, bright and sound. This boo may require additional postage. Photos available on request. Illustrated By Duncan MacPherson (illustrator). …

First edition. Signed by the author. Hardcover. Small erasure mark on fly-leaf, o/w very good in good dustjacket with yellow spine slightly faded, not affecting lettering. Illustrated by Duncan Macpherson.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fair (Torn Parts repaired). 1st Canadian Edition. A collection of pointed witticisms and aphorisms by Canadian humorist and columnist Richard J. Needham. Previously published in issues of the Toronto Globe and Mail under title "A writer's notebook'. 53p. illus. Crisp copy, name of previous owner, else fine. Randy Jones (illustrator).…

Soft Cover. Reprint. First paperback edition. Small curl/creasing at corners, check marks on the Contents pages, light soil to outer edges and light creasing from page handling. Wraps have edge/rub wear, a tear top left of the front panel and creasing. Actual book for sale pictured. 10.7 x 17.7 x 1.4cm, wt250g Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Macpherson, Duncan (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good +. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. 197 pp. Dj rubbed, some small chips and tears along edges. Boards have edgwear, spine slant. Interior unmarked and solid. Duncan Macpherson (illustrator).

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 2nd Edition. The book is bound in red boards with bright white letters on the spine & a bright design on the front cover. There are yellow endpapers. Flat-signed by the author on the front endpaper. States: "Reprinted September 1966". The yellow dust jacket has very, very light wear along the top edge. Very nice copy. Signed by Author(s). …

Hard Cover. Zustand: VG. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: VG. Reprint. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper. Light creasing from page handling, tanning to paper, tape stain marks on the rear free endpaper, small stain mark on the fore-edge and light soil to outer edges. Price clipped DJ has edge/rub wear, tears, a stain mark along the top edge, light soiling and creasing. Actual book for sale pictured. 14.5 x 22 x 2.2cm, wt600g Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Macpherson, Duncan (illustrator). Signed by Author.…

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Hardcover with DJ. 1966, second printing. A fine plus book in near fine dust jacket. 197pp.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. Flat signed by Needham on the front fly. In an unclipped dust jacket. A collection of witticisms from Needham's column in the Globe and Mail. 53 pages. Randy Jones (illustrator). Signed by Author(s).

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. First Edition. 52 pages. Features: How Canada helped Communist China gain a foothold in Africa; Why New Brunswick's bid for one big maritime province never got off the ground; The Warren Report - new boost for the Kennedy memorabilia industry; Merv McKenzie and the Toronto-based campaign to unseat Cassius Clay; Roy Peterson cartoon of Bob Thompson/Real Caouette (Social Credit); Let's stop kidding ourselves about civil defense; Can Canada win the U.S. Election? - should Canada hope for a win by Goldwater or Johnson?; The Cranky conclusions of un-American Canadian Ian Sclanders; The Egg and Donald Shaver - this iron-willed Canadian peddles millions of chickens in 44 countries - fascinating photo-illustrated article; The Happiest Canadians - Newfoundlanders; Norman Philipps and his life and hard times as a Royal Baby-Sitter; Dr. Benge Atlee - the two things wrong with our schools is what they teach and how they teach it;Comeback of the Six-Day Grind - the six-day bicycle race is making a comeback in Canada (in Montreal) - great article with photos; The vanishing Sons of Freedom (Doukhobors) and the tough reporter, Simma Holt, who's finally told their story; Canadian Club ad features photos of Simon Khoury flying on kite behind boat; and more. Above-average external wear and soiling. Unmarked. Binding intact. A worthy reference copy.; Magazine; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; Maclean's - Canada's National Magazine, November (Nov.) 2, 1964 George Chuvalo Boxing How Canada helped Communist China gain a foothold in Africa; Why New Brunswick's bid for one big maritime province never got off the ground; The Warren Report - new bo. Illustrated by Sid Barron; (illustrator).…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. [A massive 46 volume set] Interesting provenance, previously owned by Owsei Temkin, and later Owen and Caroline Hannaway. Mixed set with mostly softcovers, printed 1959-1978. Softcover. Good bindings and covers. Light edge wear. Bookplates of Temkin inside hardcovers. Clean, unmarked pages. This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US. Contents: Vol. 3, 1959-1960; Vol. 6, 1962-1963; Vol. 11, No. 1, Autumn 1967; Vol. 11, No. 2, Winter 1968; Vol. 11, No. 3, Spring 1968; Vol. 11, No. 4, Summer 1968; Vol. 12, No. 1, Autumn 1968; Vol. 12, No. 2, Winter 1969; Vol. 12, No. 3, Spring 1969; Vol. 12, No. 4, Summer 1969; Vol. 13, No. 1, Autumn 1969; Vol. 13, No. 2, Winter 1970; Vol. 13, No. 3, Spring 1970; Vol. 13, No. 4, Summer 1970; Vol. 14, No. 1, Autumn 1970; Vol. 14, No. 2, Winter 1971; Vol. 14, No. 3, Spring 1971; Vol. 14, No. 4, Summer 1971; Vol. 15, No. 1, Autumn 1971; Vol. 15, No. 2, Winter 1972; Vol. 15, No. 3, Spring 1972; Vol. 15, No. 4, Summer 1972; Vol. 16, No. 1, Autumn 1972; Vol. 16, No. 2, Winter 1973; Vol. 16, No. 3, Spring 1973; Vol. 16, No. 4, Summer 1973; Vol. 17, No. 1, Autumn 1973; Vol. 17, No. 2, Winter 1974; Vol. 17, No. 3, Spring 1974; Vol. 17, No. 4, Summer 1974; Vol. 18, No. 1, Autumn 1974; Vol. 18, No. 2, Winter 1975; Vol. 18, No. 3, Spring 1975; Vol. 18, No. 4, Summer 1975; Vol. 19, No. 1, Autumn 1975; Vol. 19, No. 2, Winter 1976; Vol. 19, No. 3, Spring 1976; Vol. 19, No. 4, Summer 1976; Vol. 20, No. 1, Autumn 1976; Vol. 20, No. 2, Winter 1977; Vol. 20, No. 3, Spring 1977; Vol. 20, No. 4, Summer 1977; Vol. 21, No. 1, Autumn 1977; Vol. 21, No. 2, Winter 1978; Vol. 21, No. 3, Spring 1978; Vol. 21, No. 4; Summer 1978. Interesting articles in this collection include: The Phylogeny and Ontogeny of Intelligence by Arthur J. Jensen; On the Treatment of Stimulant Abuse by Pierre Renault and Charles R. Schuster; The Normal, and the Perils of the Sylleptic Argument by Edmond A. Murphy; The Interdeterminacies of the Brain by Donald O. Walter; The Prometheus Experiment by Bernard L. Strehler; Scientific Medicine and Historical Research by Owsei Temkin; The Origins of Life by Hans Gaffron; Viruses and Evolution by E.A. Evans Jr.; Observations on the Comparative Anatomy of the Avian Brain; Frederick Gowland Hopkins by Joseph Needham; Eugenics in Evolutionary Perspective by Sir Julian Huxley; Critical Brain Size and Language by John C. Lilly; Linguistic Habits of Science by Irwin D.J. Bross; The Evolution of Modern Cardiology by Werner Forssmann; Some Possible Genetic Implications of Carthaginian Child Sacrifice by Nathaniel Weyl; In Search of Homunculus by George T. Jacobi; Experimental Tumor of the Interstitial Gland of the Testicle by Robert Courrier; Differential Evolutionary Patters of Experimentally Induced Ovarian Tumors by Alexander Lipschutz; Delight in Evil by Orville T. Bailey; The Origins of DNA by M. Sluyser; Darwinian Evolution and the Problem of Extraterrestrial Life by Theodosius Dobzhansky; Fallacies and Errors in the Wonderlands of Biology, Medicine, and Lewis Carroll by Dwight J. Ingle; A Case of Recurrent Pseudocyesis by C. Knight Aldrich; Medicare in Utopia by Ilza Veith; Malignant Transformation of Cells by Viruses by Howard M. Temin; Natural Selection and the Origin of Life by Gordon Allen; Lasting Biological Effects of Early Influences by Rene Dubos; A Cell Is Not an Island Entire of Itself by Paul A. Weiss; Some Genetic Aspects of Plantations Slavery by Nathaniel Weyl; The Possible Vascular Regulation of Luteal Function by Bruce B. Pharriss; Race, Reality, and Experimental Psychology by Clyde E. Noble; Divine Humor by E. Gellhorn; The Discovery of Serotonin by Irvine H. Page; Lessons from the Discovery of Modern Diuretic Therapy by Karl H. Beyer Jr.; On the Nature of Consciousness and of Physical Reality by David L. Wilson; The Potential of Negative Pions for Cancer Radiation Therapy by Richard Madey; Trends in Current Research on the Metabolism and Storage of Mammalian Semen; Lingua Adamica Resituta by Macdonald Critchley; The Relation of Genetics to Control of Human Fertility; Bitter Fruits from the Tree of Knowledge: Remarks on the Current Revulsion from Science by Edwin Chargaff; Reproductive Biology and Human Welfare by John D. Biggers; The Art of Dying by Russell Noyes Jr.; Abortion, Ethics, and Biology by Jan Wind; A Short History of Conception by Stuart A. Copans; Relativity and the Origin of Consciousness by Kate Flores; Freud against Himself by Hans Steiner; Vegetative Reproduction by Budding in Hydra: A Perspective on Tumors by Stanley Shostak; A Bioanthropological Overview of Addiction by Doris F. and A. David Jonas; Beyond Atomism and Holism: the Concept of the Holon by Arthur Koestler; The New Foundations of Science by Carlo Sirtori; The Samaritan Movement in Great Britain by George Day; Medical Experimentation on Prisoners by Simon Black; Streaming Potentials: Their Genesis and Role in Biology by R.I. Duncan; and The Regulation of Plant Communities by the Food Chains Exploiting Them by Stephen D. Fretwell. "Owsei Temkin was a director of the Institute of the History of Medicine at Johns Hopkins. Temkin was known as one of the world's foremost experts on the interaction of medicine and culture throughout history. He published hundreds of articles and a dozen books on the history of medicine, including the history and philosophy of Greco-Arabic medicine. His book, The Falling Sickness, a study of views on epilepsy through the ages, has achieved wide renown. Temkin received the Welch Medal and the Sarton Prize and was elected to the American Philosophical Society, the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences." - Johns Hopkins Medical Institute From the library Dr. Owen Hannaway. Hannaway was director of the Center for the History and Philosophy of Science at Johns Hopkins University. He authored numerous books and served as an editor of academic ma. …