Search Results: Authors starting with H from Leopolis Volodymyr Dmyterko

Orbit, 1971 8vo (22 cm), 188 pp. Printed wrappers.

‎Nuremberg: Homann Heirs, 1744 Engraving, 49.5 x 55.5 cm. Old color. Untrimmed. Tear to the right margin at the top not affecting the image. Separate publication, not from an atlas‎.

Beacon Press, 1975 8vo (20.5 cm), XXIV, 166 pp. Laminated wrappers (canceled stamp of an institutional library on the title). In this book published in German in 1973 Jürgen Habermas introduces the term "Legitimation crisis" which refers to a decline in the confidence of administrative functions, institutions, or leadership. Habermas expands upon the concept, claiming that with a legitimation crisis, an institution or organization does not have the administrative capabilities to maintain or establish structures effective in achieving their end goals.

London: Thames and Hudson, 1963 4to (30.5 cm) XXXXII, 96 pp, 200 plates. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket (dj little rubbed at extremities). The sixth and the final volume of the Catalogue of the Irwin Untermyer Collection, one of the world's great private collections of the decorative arts, covers English silver. The graceful balance between beauty and utility for which the silversmiths of England have long been admired is here displayed in superb examples of their work extending over more than three centuries. The more than two hundred pieces in the collection are each described and illustrated, and together constitute a comprehensive survey of the most significant aspects of English craftsmanship in silver from the Renaissance to the Classical Revival." (from the publisher's description)

Jonathan Cape, 1973 8vo (24 cm), 288 pp, 14 plates. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket (stamps of the Royal Institution). "Just how do you give transfusions? Are there vampires? Do cobwebs staunch bleeding? Is blood alive? Does a woman's blood run through the baby inside her? Is there a difference between the bloods of black and white peoples? How much blood is in you? What did a leech do? What about the miraculous annual liquefaction of the preserved blood of St Januarius, the patron saint of Naples? Do pelicans feed their own blood to their young ones? What was in the old apothecary's drawer labeled `Dragon's Blood'? What blood tests are used when paternity is disputed? Can you really die of a broken heart? And dreams of blood, are they significant? An examination of these and similar questions can reasonably be made into an unpretentious book, which will then become an easy bridge between haematology (the scientific study of blood) and what one may call haematosophy (or… Read More

Stockholm: Karolinska Insitutets Bibliotek, 1992 4to (28 cm), [4], 208 pp. Publisher's boards. The finely produced catalogue covers a small section of the treasures in the extensive medico-historical collection held by the Karolinska Institute Library, the largest medical library in the Nordic countries. A variety of medical field are presented, starting with the Collected works of Galenus in Greek (1538) up to the appearance in a medical journal of Alexander Fleming's announcement of his epochal discovery of penicillin in 1928.

Yale University Press, 1934 8vo (24 cm), XIII, 408 pp. Publisher's cloth (binding little dusted, spine sunned, inscriptions on front end-papers). Aesculapius, Hippocrates, Crusades, Black Death, Paracelsus, Vesalius, Pare, Superstitions, Medicine in America, Operating Room, Barracks & Prisons, Laboratory. "The history of health is the cue to the logic of modern medicine; if people know the past they will be able to interpret the present. That is what I had in mind when I wrote these pages.the scenes and deeds of medicine are not to be comprehended in the sentimental story of the 'good fight' for the sake of humanity. They are part, rather, of the grim tale of man's ignorance and hope, his life and death. I want you to see the reeking, sweating, savage medicine man struggling with the spirits of disease - the savage who gave us the principle of nearly everything we have in medicine today. I want you to join the temple throngs and pay your respects to Imhotep and Aesculapius;… Read More

Harper Perennial, 2005 12mo (19 cm), XXX, 632 pp, plates. Laminated wrappers (paper little browned). "William Pitt the Younger was one of the most extraordinary figures in British history. Prime minister at the age of twenty-four, he went on to dominate British politics for two decades, presiding over such complex and treacherous national crises as the madness of King George III, the beleaguered union with Ireland, the fallout from the French Revolution and the trauma of the Napoleonic Wars. With the keen eye of an experienced politician, William Hague examines the enigmatic life and tumultuous times of a man capable of both wit and arrogance, economic genius and financial mismanagement. A rich cast of characters and a vivid backdrop of global conflict make this riveting biography of Pitt the Younger compulsive reading." (from the blurb)

Lwów: H. Altenberg, 1921 8vo (22.5 cm), XVI, 224 pp. Cont. cloth. Ex-library copy with usual marks but clean and firm, binding little rubbed. In Polish. The first edition of a bibliography of Polish bibliographies.

London: George Allen and Unwin Ltd, 1955 12mo (18 cm), xix, 172 pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket.

Roma: Università Cattolica Ucraina, 1972 8vo (24 cm), 213 pp. Printed wrappers (spine rubbed and repaired at the bottom with the tape).

Edinburgh: William Paterson, 1885 4to (26 cm), [4] pp, col. 1763 - 2596. Publisher's cloth, spine gilt (uncut, deckled edges, some foxing to edges). The 3rd volume only of the first edition.

Edinburgh: William Paterson, 1888 4to (26 cm), [6] pp, col. 2597 - 2854, CCCCXXII pp. Publisher's cloth, spine gilt (uncut, deckled edges, some foxing to edges). The 4th volume only of the first edition.

A. & C. Black, 1942 12mo (19.5 cm), front., VI, 90 pp, plates. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket (dj little stained, inscription on the front free end-paper, some fooxing).

Oxford University Press, 1980 8vo (24.5 cm), color front., XVI, 160 pp, 6 plates in color. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket. Inscribed by the author on the front free leaf. From the blurb: "When Alexander Pope's "The Rape of the Lock" was published in 1714 its six full-page engraved plates showed that illustrations can elucidate, modify, and supplement text. During later periods, as taste and sensibility changed, the poem's illustrations reflected contemporary attitudes towards Pope's masterpiece. It was often illustrated in th 18th century, by among others Walker, Wale, Stothard, Burney, Hamolton, and above all by Fuseli, who also inspired three of his pupils to emulation. C. r. Leslie used the poem as the subject of a large, brilliant painting. Finally, in 1896, Aubrey Beardsley 'embroidered' a set of nine drawings for an edition of the poem that is the most famous of all. Robert Halsband's book, the first devoted to the subject, deals with all known… Read More

Vienna: [Mkhitʻarean tparan], 1930 12mo (19 cm), 80 pp. Cont. cloth backed boards. In Armenian. An illustrated anthology for the second grade of Armenian school. Published by the Mekhitarists publishing house in Vienna. From the library of Armenian community in L'viv (printed label).

Phaidon Press, 1995 4to (29 cm), 272 pp. Publisher's wrappers and dust jacket. From the blurb: "Medieval manuscripts are counted among the greatest glories of Western civilization. With their gold and painted decoration and their charming miniatures, they have always had immense appeal, and images from them can be seen everywhere -- from greeting cards and wrapping paper to expensive facsimiles. This entertaining and authoritative book is the first to provide a general introduction to the whole subject of the making of books from the Dark Ages to the invention of printing and beyond. Christopher de Hamel vividly describes the widely different circumstances in which manuscripts were created, from the earliest monastic Gospel Books to university textbooks, secular romances, Books of Hours and classical texts for humanist bibliophiles. As the story unfolds the wonderful variety of manuscripts and their illumination is revealed, and many fundamental questions are answered -- who wrote the books,… Read More

Oxford University Press, 2002 4to (32.5 cm), [12], 134, [2] pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket (bookplate). "The theme of this richly-illustrated book is the impact and image of the Maghrib and of the Levant on European learning and culture during the Renaissance and the Golden Age, with special reference to Antwerp's pivotal position as a great trading and printing city. Publication is timed to coincide with an exhibition of rare books and manuscripts at the Plantin-Moretus Museum of Printing History, taking place in Antwerp in late 2001/early 2002. The majority of the exhibits derive equally from the holdings of the Plantin-Moretus Museum, and from the Arcadian Library, an outstanding, private library dedicated to the history of Levantine influences in Europe." (from the publisher's synopsis) 73 entries.

Broadcast Books, 1990 4to (25.5 cm), 176 pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket. This book is based on the BBC World Service series of the same title broadcast around the world in 26 episodes, Autumn 1990-Spring 1991. It features a gallery of great scientists, engineers, inventors and thinkers who contributed massively to the development of the world we live in today, introducing the reader to four centuries of scientific achievement from Sir Francis Bacon (17th c.) to Robert Oppenheimer (20th c.), via Newton Darwin, Einstein and others. The stories of their breakthroughs in science, mathematics and engineering are adapted from the broadcasts of John Hamilton who has set the scientists in their historical context, and brings to life their struggle and the significance of their achievements.

Akademische Druck- u.Verlagsanstalt, 1977 4to (27.5 cm), 60 pp, 155 pp of plates in color. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket (dj little frayed at extremities).