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Manhattan Unfurled: Delicacy and Grandeur
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Annie’s Box: Charles Darwin, His Daughter and Human Evolution
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This magnificent set includes two publications in a slipcase: (1) Two breathtaking 22-foot-long drawings of Manhattan’s East and West Sides in a 24-panel accordion fold-out format. A visual key identifies important landmarks, bridges, and streets; (2) Manhattan Unfurled: Delicacy and Grandeur: An essay about the drawings by Paul Goldberger, The New Yorker Magazine's architecture critic, in a separate pamphlet.
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The box was Annie’s treasured writing case. Annie was Charles and Emma Darwin’s first daughter, and her death at the age of 10 broke their hearts. When Annie was a baby, Darwin doted on her, and thought about man’s animal origins. As Annie grew into a lively child, Darwin worked secretly on his theory of evolution, but his ideas were just one part of the family’s life. When Annie fell ill, Darwin was at her bedside, but could not save her. The acute pain of her loss cast deep shadows over his thinking about the natural world and the struggle for life. The author takes us into the family’s private world and draws on a wealth of previously unseen material to tell Annie’s story with rich and poignant detail. “Science and humanity come together in this vivid portrait.” Illus.
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Darwin's Disciple: George John Romanes, A Life in Letters
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John, Paul, George and Ben
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Darwin's Disciple is a careful biographical study of the life and letters of George John Romanes (1848-1894), who was a strong advocate for Darwinian evolution. "Because of his cental role in definding evolution and his close relationship with Darwin during the last decade of Darwin's life, Romanes's life and career deserve a fresh look." This publication by Joel Schwartz is the culmination of more than thirty-five years of work in this history of biology, particularly nineteenth-century natural history and the role played by prominent early evolutionists in shaping the debates in evolutionary biology.
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Once there were four lads . . . John (Hancock), Paul (Revere), George (Washington), and Ben (Franklin). Oh yes, there was also Tom (Jefferson), but he was annoyingly independent and hardly ever around. These lads were always getting into trouble for one reason or another. In other words, they took a few. . . liberties. And to be honest, they were not always appreciated. This is the story of five little lads before they became five really big Founding Fathers. Reinforced library binding. Full-color illustrations.
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American Photographic Patents 1840-1880: The Daguerreotype & Wet Plate Era
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Patriot-Improvers: Biographical Sketches of Members of the American Philosophical Society: Volume Three: 1767-1768: Memoirs, APS (vol. 228)
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Identifies all U.S. patents related to photography during the wet plate era. To be included in this list the patent had to have direct application to photography or its application had to be recognized & indicated by the applicant.
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The long-anticipated third volume of Patriot-Improvers brings to an end the important work of Dr. Whit Bell, who started in 1997 to put together “biographical sketches of members of the American Philosophical Society elected between 1743, when Franklin proposed it, and 1769, when it was established on its present foundation by the union of several earlier institutions” (Patriot-Improvers, Volume One, p. xiii). Work on this third volume was completed by APS Librarian Charles Greifenstein after the death of Dr. Bell in early 2009. The three-volume set is a worthy testament to a much loved member of the APS and a handsome addition to bookshelves.
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