first edition Hardcover
1937 · Garden City, NY
by Curie, Eve
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc, 1937. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First Edition. Hardcover. Inscription on tp from Eve Curie to Oliver Sacks: "For Dr. Oliver Sacks- with best wishes from Eve Curie Labouisee, New York, April 20th, 1998." Includes typed letter on letterhead from Eve laid in. She writes: "Dear Dr. Sacks, Thank you for your letter of April 2 and for sending me your new book, "Uncle Tungsten." I have already started reading it and I find your "Memories of a Chemical Boyhood" very interesting and beautifully written. I have of course read with special interest the chapter dealing with my parents' discovery..." Signed and dated, April 16, 2002. Ãve Denise Curie Labouisse, December 6, 1904 - October 22, 2007) was a French and American writer, journalist and pianist. Ãve Curie was the younger daughter of Marie Sk odowska-Curie and Pierre Curie.
From the library of Dr. Oliver Sacks, the renowned neurologist, author, and educator. He was, in his life, celebrated for his contributions to the understanding of the human brain and his ability to communicate complex scientific concepts to a broader audience. In doing so, he highlighted the profound impact of neurological disorders on human identity and experience. His library is a reflection of this remarkable polymath's questing mind. Shaken and cracking ffep, but intact, toning to spine and evenly toned on edges, scuffing, bumping, rubbing, else tight, bright, and unmarred. 8vo. xi, 412pp. illus (b/w plates), index. Gold cloth with stamped titling. Lacking dj. (Inventory #: 11733)
From the library of Dr. Oliver Sacks, the renowned neurologist, author, and educator. He was, in his life, celebrated for his contributions to the understanding of the human brain and his ability to communicate complex scientific concepts to a broader audience. In doing so, he highlighted the profound impact of neurological disorders on human identity and experience. His library is a reflection of this remarkable polymath's questing mind. Shaken and cracking ffep, but intact, toning to spine and evenly toned on edges, scuffing, bumping, rubbing, else tight, bright, and unmarred. 8vo. xi, 412pp. illus (b/w plates), index. Gold cloth with stamped titling. Lacking dj. (Inventory #: 11733)