S L Polyak (3 results)
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Published by The University of Chicago Press, October, Chicago, IL 1941
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: David Hallinan, Bookseller, Columbus, MS, U.S.A.David Hallinan, Bookseller
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US$ 125.00
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Presumed first edition (no direct statement provided). x, 607 pages plus concluding 100 plate section. Hardcover: H 27.25cm x L 19.5cm. Dust jacket chipped, creased, and torn with several old tape repairs; rear panel soiled and toned; front flap retains p…ublisher's printed price at top right; dj now presented in a mylar Brodart protector. Blue cloth; spine's gilt stamping a tad dulled/flaked but still easily legible. Some soling and light toning to text block edges; two slender stains to fore-edge with several leaves shallowly affected at margins. Light toning to endpapers; interior leaves mostly remain clean. Binding is firm. "A Fiftieth Anniversary Publication of the University of Chicago Press" (as stated upon title page). Please note that this large book has an approximate shipping weight of 5.25 pounds (2.38 kg) and may require additional postage for any postal class other than domestic Media Mail.
More imagesPublished by university of Chicago Press, Chicago 1941
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Abacus Books, ABAA/ILAB, Boulder, CO, U.S.A.Abacus Books, ABAA/ILAB
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Hardcover. Blue publisher's cloth with faded gilt titles to spine. Quarto. [xi] 607pp plus 100 figures. NO dust jacket. Spine faded. Polyak's book deals in depth with the macroscopic and microscopic anatomy of the retina. It includes consideration of the visual functions, the history of… physiological optics, and the histological microtechnique. It is based on original research which has analyzed the various mechanisms on which the visual functions of space and color perception depend.Stephen Polyak was an American neuroanatomist and neurologist considered to be one of the most prominent neuroanatomists of the 20th century. He studied the functional structure of the organs of sight, explaining the function of the retina and visual pathways and centers. He also gave a new interpretation of the basic visual processes.
Published by University of Chicago Press 1941
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: APPLEDORE BOOKS, ABAA, WACCABUC, NY, U.S.A.APPLEDORE BOOKS, ABAA
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Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. First Edition. A surprisingly well-preserved copy of the 1941 1st edition of this exhaustive study of the retina. Tight, clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ to Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of very minor creasing and chipping along the edges… and at the spine crown, and a bit of chipping to the tips. Thick quarto, 607 pgs. of text plus 100 figures at the rear. "The Anatomy and the Histology of the Retina in Man, Ape, Monkey, Including the Consideration of Visual Functions, the History of Physiological Optics, and the Histological Laboratory Technique".
