Dynamical System Theory in Biology , Volume I Stability Theory and Its Applications by Robert Rosen - January 20, 1971: (Monographs on Biomedical Engineering)

First edition. Chez Cuchet, Libraire, rue & hotel Serpente. Paris. 1788. 8vo. vi, 525, (2) pp. Folding table. Quarter morocco, marbled boards, raised bands to spine, gilt motifs and lettering in six compartments. Light shelf wear. Some occasional foxing/spotting. Paper fault to lower margin of 175/6, not affecting text. A crisp and handsome copy. First and only edition of this important book by Dolomieu (1750-1801) who gave his name to the Dolomites. The outline maps were not bound into this copy and are loosely inserted in facsimile.
(DSB IV, 150). Caminada, pp. 39-40; Lozzi II, 3785; Fera-Morlicchio 1101; Brunet, VI, 4644
Dieudonné Sylvain Guy Tancrède de Gratet de Dolomieu (1750-1801) Geologist. Knight of Malta.

Frericum Leonard: Paris, 1679. Hardcover. Very Good. Frontispiece By Edelinck, Headpieces, Engraved Illustrations In Text. 26, [66], 448, 88. Full Calf, Red Morocco Spine Label, Five Raised Bands, Elaborate Gilt In All Compartments. Very Clean, Well Preserved, Pages Square, Edges Of Page Block Still Red In Color. Chipping To Top And Bottom Edges Of Spine, And To Front Pastedown; Corners Rounded; Professionally Conditioned And Furbished And With New Spine Label. Marcus Manilius (Fl. 1St Century Ad) Was A Roman Poet Of Uncertain Biography And Ancestry, An Astrologer, And Author Of A Poem In Five Books Called Astronomica.

First edition. David Douglas. Edinburgh. 1882. Small quarto. viii, 83pp. Engraved frontispiece by John Le Conte (1816 - 1887) from an original by the author of the base of the remarkable cloud of June 26th 1881 and the old lava stream in the foreground. Spectroscopic plate. Original cloth, gilt to upper board and spine. Slightly faded to spine. A nice crisp copy.
Provenance: Inscribed by the author to James M. Bryson. James McKay Bryson (1824 – 1894), Optical Instrument maker at 60 Princes Street, Edinburgh. Fellow Member of the Royal Scottish Society of Arts, the Photographic Society of Scotland, and for a time was Clockmaker for Scotland. Inventor of the Chromatic Teetotum in 1855. On 13 April 1858 at the Meeting of the Photographic Society of Scotland, James Bryson presented ·A Microscopic Camera ·A New form of Stereoscope. James McKay Bryson provided Charles Piazzi Smyth with scientific instruments for his researches and studies. The spectroscope used for the plate in this volume was made… Read More

New York: Free Press, 2009. Signed by Richard Dawkins on the title page. First U.S. edition / First printing. Black paper-covered spine, gray paper-covered boards. Very fine in a very fine dust jacket.

LIMITED EDITION SIGNED BY BUZZ ALDRIN! This is the FlatSigned Press leather-bound edition especially created for Buzz Aldrin. This copy is still SEALED in the publisher's shrinkwrap, so obviously brand new. Includes ironclad COA from publisher. Simply a gorgeous gift-worthy book in every respect. Expedited and international shipping are welcome; international buyers please request a shipping quote before purchase. Signed by author.

First edition. Chez Cuchet, Libraire, rue & hotel Serpente. Paris. 1788. 8vo. vi, 525, (2) pp. Folding table. Quarter morocco, marbled boards, raised bands to spine, gilt motifs and lettering in six compartments. Light shelf wear. Some occasional foxing/spotting. Paper fault to lower margin of 175/6, not affecting text. A crisp and handsome copy. First and only edition of this important book by Dolomieu (1750-1801) who gave his name to the Dolomites. The outline maps were not bound into this copy and are loosely inserted in facsimile.
(DSB IV, 150). Caminada, pp. 39-40; Lozzi II, 3785; Fera-Morlicchio 1101; Brunet, VI, 4644
Dieudonné Sylvain Guy Tancrède de Gratet de Dolomieu (1750-1801) Geologist. Knight of Malta.

Frericum Leonard: Paris, 1679. Hardcover. Very Good. Frontispiece By Edelinck, Headpieces, Engraved Illustrations In Text. 26, [66], 448, 88. Full Calf, Red Morocco Spine Label, Five Raised Bands, Elaborate Gilt In All Compartments. Very Clean, Well Preserved, Pages Square, Edges Of Page Block Still Red In Color. Chipping To Top And Bottom Edges Of Spine, And To Front Pastedown; Corners Rounded; Professionally Conditioned And Furbished And With New Spine Label. Marcus Manilius (Fl. 1St Century Ad) Was A Roman Poet Of Uncertain Biography And Ancestry, An Astrologer, And Author Of A Poem In Five Books Called Astronomica.

First edition. David Douglas. Edinburgh. 1882. Small quarto. viii, 83pp. Engraved frontispiece by John Le Conte (1816 - 1887) from an original by the author of the base of the remarkable cloud of June 26th 1881 and the old lava stream in the foreground. Spectroscopic plate. Original cloth, gilt to upper board and spine. Slightly faded to spine. A nice crisp copy.
Provenance: Inscribed by the author to James M. Bryson. James McKay Bryson (1824 – 1894), Optical Instrument maker at 60 Princes Street, Edinburgh. Fellow Member of the Royal Scottish Society of Arts, the Photographic Society of Scotland, and for a time was Clockmaker for Scotland. Inventor of the Chromatic Teetotum in 1855. On 13 April 1858 at the Meeting of the Photographic Society of Scotland, James Bryson presented ·A Microscopic Camera ·A New form of Stereoscope. James McKay Bryson provided Charles Piazzi Smyth with scientific instruments for his researches and studies. The spectroscope used for the plate in this volume was made… Read More

New York: Free Press, 2009. Signed by Richard Dawkins on the title page. First U.S. edition / First printing. Black paper-covered spine, gray paper-covered boards. Very fine in a very fine dust jacket.

LIMITED EDITION SIGNED BY BUZZ ALDRIN! This is the FlatSigned Press leather-bound edition especially created for Buzz Aldrin. This copy is still SEALED in the publisher's shrinkwrap, so obviously brand new. Includes ironclad COA from publisher. Simply a gorgeous gift-worthy book in every respect. Expedited and international shipping are welcome; international buyers please request a shipping quote before purchase. Signed by author.