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New York: Popular Science, 1952. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Octavo, pp. 252, indexed, illustrated w/ b/w drawings. More
New York: Popular Science, 1952. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Octavo, pp. 252, indexed, illustrated w/ b/w drawings. More
Philadelphia: E. Littell, 1828. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Octavo, pp. 706, indexed, bound volume of journal for 1828. Articles on history, literature, science. Nice example is p. 269, History of Gas-Lighting, from book by William Matthews--more historical significance today than when it was written! More
London: The London Printing and Publishing Co., n.d. ca 1860. First edition. Leather Bound with gilded tooling on covers and binding, marbled endpapers. Octavo, pp. 576 (Vol I), 576 (Vol II), illustrated with steel engravings. A wonderful slice of life/snapshot of mid nineteenth century domestic life. Along with the hundreds..... More
Oxford: Pergamon Press, 1970. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Octavo, pp. 316. Indexed. More
Petropolis: Impensis Academiae Imperialis scientarum, 1824. First edition. Marbled boards. 12 Mo (5 x 8), pp. 322, plus 5 b/w plates, two of which fold out. In Latin. A rare and significant book in the history of botany, this copy is in nice, collectible shape. The signature of another major..... More
Paris: Arthaud, 1954. First edition. Original Wraps. Large Octavo, pp. 148, richly illustrated w/ b/w photographs. Very scarce in the US, beautiful b/w photos. More
Millau, France: Imp. Moderne Roger Maury, 1950. Apaprent First edition. Original Photographic Wraps. Octavo, pp. 150, indexed, richly illustrated w/b/w photographs. More
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1958. First edition. Cloth over Boards. octavo. 240 pp. indexed. comprehensive analysis of the impact of Boyle's work. More
Baltimore: Waverly Press Inc., 1948. First edition. Cloth over Boards. small quarto. 1049 pp. scarce. comprehensive index of the literature current in 1948. More
Paris: Méquignon-Marvis, 1832. Third edition. Leather over Marbled Boards, Gilt design and lettering on backstrip, pageblock edges and endpapers marbled. Octavo, pp. 884 plus 16 fold-out Plates. Text in French. Despite the wear, this is a good working copy of a quite old and uncommon textbook from the early 19th..... More
London: Derek Verschoyle Academic and Bibliographical Publications, Ltd., 1954/1906. Reprint. Boards. Octavo, pp. 487 & 598. A nice copy of this work. More
San Francisco: W H Freeman & Co (Sd), 1974. First edition thus. Paperback. Large octavo, pp. 135, indexed, richly illustrated w/ b/w and color drawings and photographs. Readings from Scientific American magazine. More
London: 1803. Second revised. Leather Bound. Octavo, vol 1 pp. 639, vol 2 pp. 637, indexed, illustrated with 31 plates. Rare, original 2 volume compendium of practical, scientific information, collected in the early 17th century. Contents include Mechanics, Pneumatics, Hydraulics, Optics, Electricity, Magnetism, Astronomy, Chemistry, Drawing, Metallurgy, Removing Stains, and..... More
Vienna: Grässer und Härter, 1815. First edition. Leather over Marbled Boards. 8° (Octavo), pp. 151, 14 Kupferstiche. Einband der Zeit, bestoßen und leicht berieben, Rücken in gutem Zustand, sehr festes Exemplar, außergewöhnlich stabil für das Alter. Äußerst selten. Text in German. Sehr amüsantes wissenschaftliches Buch für Jugendliche im frühen 19..... More
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1950. First edition. Boards. Octavo, pp. 506. Indexed, portrait engraving on frontispiece. More
New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1961. First edition. Boards. Quarto, pp. 338. More
Cleveland, OH: CRC Press, 1974. First edition. Decorated Boards, No DJ as Issued. Quarto, pp. 913 + pp. 578. More
Washington DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1898. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Octavo, pp. 726, indexed, illustrated w/ b/w drawings and plates, including fold-out. A nice copy. Scientific papers include: The Problems of Astronomy, Simon Newcomb, Color Photography by Means of Body Colors... Otto Wiener, Arctic Explorations, Markham, The Biologic Relations between..... More
Geneva: Barthelemi Chirol, 1777. First edition thus. Half-Leather w/ blue marbled boards (period). Octavo, pp. 256, 408, w/ two fold-out plates inside back cover Volume One, four fold-out plates inside back cover volume two. Attractive set of an important work in which the early scientist refuted theories of spontaneous generation..... More
Berlin: Hempel, 1881. 19. Edition. Half-Leather. 8° (Octavo), 2 Bd. (Teil 1-4: I Allgemeine irdische. u. kosmische Verhältnisse. II Die Atmosphäre der Erde. III Die Gewässer der Erde. IV Magnetismus der Erde.) pp. 388 + 546. Beide Exemplare berieben und bestoßen, innen aber in ordentlichem Zustand... More
London: Zoological Society of London, 1964. First edition. Original Wraps. small quarto. a series of symposia on highly relevant topics in the zoological field published by the Society in the form of articles by reputable zoologist on the newest research of the time. prefer to sell as a run but..... More