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Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog by Dylan Thomas (1950) hardcover book
Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein (1959) hardcover book
The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin (1974) hardcover book
The Fountains of Paradise by Arthur C. Clarke (1979) first edition book
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Realities of Space Travel: Selected Papers of the British Planetary Society edited by L. J. Carter (1957) hardcover book
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In the Begginning... by Isaac Asimov (1981) first edition book
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The Diversity of Life by Edward O. Wilson (1982) signed first edition book
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The Theory of Relativity by C. Møller (1952) hardcover first edition book
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Strangest Creatures on Earth edited by Edward M. Weyer Jr. (1953) hardcover book
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Beyond Your Doorstep - A Handbook to the Country by Hal Borland (Hardcover, 1962) vintage book
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Amateur Astronomy by Patrick Moore, F. R. A. S., Director of the Armagh Planetarium (Hardcover, 1968) vintage book
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Principia Mathematica by Alfred North Whitehead and Bertrand Russell (1962) softcover book
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River Notes: The Dance of Herons by Barry Lopez (1979) first edition book
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On Time: An Investigation into Scientific Knowledge and Human Experience by Michael Shallis (Hardcover, 1986) vintage book
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Pale Blue Dot by Carl Sagan (1994) first edition book
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The Faith Healers by James Randi (1987) first edition book
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Earth in Upheaval by Immanuel Velikovsky (1955) hardcover book
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Journey into Summer by Edwin Way Teale vintage naturalist outdoor earth wildlife travel book (Hardcover, 1960)
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Origin of Species by Charles Darwin (1889) hardcover book
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Cybernetics by Norbert Weiner (1948) hardcover book
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Leaves in the Wind by Alpha of the Plough (1919) first edition book
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The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks (1985) hardcover book
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The Psychology of Computer Programming by Gerald M. Weinberg (1971) hardcover book
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Gorillas in the Mist by Dian Fossey (1983) hardcover book
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The Exploration of Space by Arthur C. Clarke (1951) hardcover book
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The Basic Writings of Sigmund Freud edited by Dr. A. A. Brill (1938) hardcover book
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The Sex Life of the Animals by Herbert Wendt (1965) hardcover first edition book
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The Demon-Haunted World by Carl Sagan (1996) hardcover book
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Fatu-Hiva: Back to Nature by Thor Heyerdahl (1975) hardcover book
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Between Pacific Tides by Edward F. Ricketts and Jack Calvin, 3rd Edition Revised (1966) hardcover book
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The Consistency of the Continuum Hypothesis by Kurt Godel (1940) paperback book
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From Dream to Discovery: On Being a Scientist by Hans Selye (1964) first edition book
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The Evolution of Genetic Systems by C. D. Darlington (1958) hardcover book
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Studies in Animal and Human Behaviour by Konrad Lorenz (1970) first edition book in two volumes
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Dialogic Semiosis by Jorgen Dines Johansen (1993) first edition book
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Living Free: The Story of Elsa and Her Cubs by Joy Adamson (1961) hardcover book
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The Double Helix by James D. Watson (1968) first edition book
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Darwinism by Alfred Wallace (1889) first edition book
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White's Materia Medica, Pharmacy, Pharmacology, and Therapeutics (1898) hardcover book
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Our Ancestors from Outer Space by Maurice Chatelain (1978) hardcover book
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You won't find an association copy of the Mayflower Compact on our shelves, but you will find a refined mélange of collectible modern literature. We have thousands of titles in the fields of fiction, poetry, philosophy, history, art, science, biography, and more. We ship all of our books in boxes and we always pay for shipping* If you don't see the title you want, let us know—we probably have it in our inventory.
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