Search Results: Titles starting with F from Leopolis Volodymyr Dmyterko

Faber & Faber, 1995 8vo (24 cm), XXVIII, 528 pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket (dj little dusted). ""The Faber Book of Science introduces hunting spiders and black holes, gorillas and stardust, protons, photons and neutrinos. In his acclaimed anthology, John Carey plots the development of modern science from Leonardo da Vinci to Chaos Theory. The emphasis is on the scientists themselves and their own accounts of their breakthroughs and achievements. The classic science-writers are included - Darwin, T.H. Huxley and Jean Henri Fabre tracking insects through the Provencal countryside. So too are today's experts - Steve Jones on the Human Genome Project, Richard Dawkins on DNA and many other representatives of the contemporary genre of popular science-writing which, John Carey argues, challenges modern poetry and fiction in its imaginative power. (from the publisher's description)

Faber & Faber, 1996 8vo (21.5cm), XXVII, 528 pp. Laminated wrappers (paper little browned). "The Faber Book of Science introduces hunting spiders and black holes, gorillas and stardust, protons, photons and neutrinos. In his acclaimed anthology, John Carey plots the development of modern science from Leonardo da Vinci to Chaos Theory. The emphasis is on the scientists themselves and their own accounts of their breakthroughs and achievements. The classic science-writers are included - Darwin, T.H. Huxley and Jean Henri Fabre tracking insects through the Provencal countryside. So too are today's experts - Steve Jones on the Human Genome Project, Richard Dawkins on DNA and many other representatives of the contemporary genre of popular science-writing which, John Carey argues, challenges modern poetry and fiction in its imaginative power." (from the publisher's description)

John Wiley & Sons, 1996 8vo (24 cm), VI, 282 pp, 16 pp of plates. Publisher's boards and dust jacket (canceled stamp of institutional library on the title). From the blurb: ""We are resolved to go the extreme," declared Adolf Hitler on January 1, 1945. With these words of chilling determination, he ensured that the final months of World War II would be marked by some of the fiercest fighting in more than four years of total war. In Fallen Eagle, distinguished military historian Robin Cross takes readers into the trenches and onto the battlefield as he paints an unforgettable picture of a world in chaos. A sweeping panorama that captures the individual human drama within the broad scope of battle, this is the gripping story of the bitter last days of the Third Reich. By the beginning of 1945, the armies of Europe were deeply weary. The Allies were determined to end the war in Europe quickly and with as little bloodshed as possible. But the Germans were by no means prepared to… Read More

Basil Blackwell, 1986 8vo (23.5 cm), X, 226 pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket (bookplate). "Did Newton fudge his figures? Who counted Mendel's peas? What lay behind Cyril Burt's disturbing statistics on race and intelligence? This work chronicles the famous frauds - from Piltdown man to the Hitler diaries - and unearths some lesser-known incidents buried in the scientific literature. Taking examples from all areas of science and medicine as well as anthropology, archeology and psychology the author explores the deceivers' motives and discusses the conditions and pressures that make fraud possible." (from the publisher's description)

Dumbarton Oaks, Trustees for Harvard University, 1982 8vo (23.5 cm), X, 142 pp. Publisher's cloth. Papers presented at the October 14-15, 1978 Pre-Columbian Studies Symposium by Robert Sonin, Alan Sawyer, Christopher Donnan, Raphael Reichert, S. Henry Wassen, Esther Pasztory, Dicey Taylor, and Augusto Molina-Montes.

Rowman and Littlefield, 1971 12mo (19.5 cm), XIV, 149 pp. Publisher's cloth, gilt-lettered spine (bookplate). The fourth edition of Theodore Besterman's "A World Bibliography of Bibliographies" was published in 1965-66. It's a monumental edition which contains 6664 columns. Rowman and Littlefield in 18 separate publications gathered all the titles in some of the major fields. The volume on family history, genealogy, heraldry includes approximately 1,000 entries.

Private Libraries Association, 2009 4to (28 cm), 328 pp. Publisher's blue cloth, gilt-lettered spine and front board. A history of the Fanfrolico private press, founded in 1923 by Kirtley and Jack Lindsay in Sydney, Australia, In 1926 the press has been moved to London, where it operated until 1930. Included a bibliography of the Fanfrolico Press books, prospectuses and ephemera. The book has been designed by Paul W. Nash and printed by Henry Ling.

Paris: Gihaut frères, 1840 Lithograph 30 x 23.5 cm (some foxing). Tatarian women from Baydar in Crimea. In 1837–38 Count Anatoly Nikolaievich Demidov organized a scientific expedition of 22 scholars, writers and artists to southern Russia and the Crimea. Its results were published as "Voyage dans la Russie méridionale et la Crimée" (4 volumes 1840–1842) which included 100 lithographs by French illustrator and lithographer Auguste Raffet.

Fourth Estate, 1997 12mo (18.5 cm), XXII, 362 pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket. "In 1963 a schoolboy browsing in his local library stumbled across the world’s greatest mathematical problem: Fermat’s Last Theorem, a puzzle that every child can understand but which has baffled mathematicians for over three hundred years. Aged just ten, Andrew Wiles dreamed that he would crack it. Wiles’s lifelong obsession with a seemingly simple challenge set by a long-dead Frenchman is an emotional tale of sacrifice and extraordinary determination. In the end, Wiles was forced to work in secrecy and isolation for seven years, harnessing all the power of modern maths to achieve his childhood dream. Many before him had tried and failed, including an 18th-century philanderer who was killed in a duel. An 18th-century Frenchwoman made a major breakthrough in solving the riddle, but she had to attend maths lectures at the Ecole Polytechnique disguised as a man since women were forbidden entry… Read More

Four Walls Eight Windows, 1996 12mo (18.5 cm), XII, 147 pp. Printed wrappers. "Simple, elegant, and utterly impossible to prove, Fermat's Last Theorem captured the imaginations of amateur and professional mathematicians for over three centuries. For some it became a wonderful passion. For others it was an obsession that led to deceit, intrigue, or insanity. In a volume filled with the clues, red herrings, and suspense of a mystery novel, Dr. Amir Aczel reveals the previously untold story of the people, the history, and the cultures that lie behind this scientific triumph." (from the publisher's description)

Cambridge University Press, 1980 8vo (23.5 cm), XIII, 500 pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket. "The thirteen original essays in this book examine the status and development of the sciences in the eighteenth century. The last generation has seen a revolution in the methodology adopted by historians of science: The development of science is no longer described as a steady progress towards truth -- certainties have given way to questions. The essays in this volume scrutinize these changing perspectives in historiography and recommend paths for future study. The eighteenth century has been a neglected and much-misunderstood era in the development of science, all too often viewed as something of a trough between the towering achievements of the 'Scientific Revolution' and the nineteenth century. Yet it was a period of notable developments; it saw the establishment of such fields as electricity and heat, the 'chemical revolution', the new science of gases, the isolation of oxygen,… Read More

Addison Wesley, 1989 3 volumes 4to (29 cm), pagination according to chapters, ca. 1800 pp in total. Publisher's cloth, slip-case (slip-case little rubbed). The special commemorative issue of The Feynman Lectures on Physics celebrating the 25th anniversary of their publication and dedicated to the memory of Richard Feynman. This three volume work was originally designed for a two-year introductory physics course given at the California Institute of Technology -- a course designed to take advantage of readers' increasing mathematical prowess and to provide a more comprehensive view of modern-day physics. It is a rigorous undertaking that resulted in a classic reference work for anyone interested in physics.

New York: Christie's, 1981 8vo (26 cm), 180 pp. Publisher's boards (little rubbed). Auction catalogue of a sale conducted in New York on April, 8, 1981. Price list loosely inserted. 211 incunabula illustrating the development of the art of printing collected by american collector from Rockport, Maine, Eric Sexcton (1902-1980). 3 of his books were the only known copies: Thomas Aquinas, De periculis, Ghent, 1483-89, Alexander de Villa Dei, Doctrinale, Paris, 1489 and Theodorus, Vita, Pavia, 1500.

Martino Pub, 2001 8vo (23 cm), 96, VIII pp. Publisher's cloth. Facsimile reprint of 1888 edition. Included chapters on block books, the Gutenberg Bible, the Mentz Psalter, 1457, the Bamberg Bible, the Mentelin bible, the first dated Bible, Latin vernacular Bibles,

Harvard University Press, 2005 8vo (21.5 cm), XX, 395 pp. Publisher's cloth backed boards and dust jacket. From the blurb: "Despair at Gallipoli. Victory at Vimy Ridge. A European generation lost, an American spirit found. The First World War, the deadly herald of a new era, continues to captivate readers. In this lively book, Michael Neiberg offers a concise history based on the latest research and insights into the soldiers, commanders, battles, and legacies of the Great War. Tracing the war from Verdun to Salonika to Baghdad to German East Africa, Neiberg illuminates the global nature of the conflict. More than four years of mindless slaughter in the trenches on the western front, World War I was the first fought in three dimensions: in the air, at sea, and through mechanized ground warfare. New weapons systems - tanks, bomber aircraft, and long-range artillery - all shaped the battle environment. Moving beyond the standard portrayal of the war's generals as "butchers and… Read More

Helsinki: Galleria Bronda, 1989 Square 8vo (21 x 21 cm), [44] pp. Printed wrappers. 111 entries. Text in Finnish, German and English. Illustrated catalogue of an exhibition of a group of designer bookbinders from 12 countries, calling itself The Wehmais Group.

Helsinki: Galleria Bronda, 1989 Square 8vo (21 x 21 cm), [44] pp. Printed wrappers (wrappers little creased). 111 entries. Text in Finnish, German and English. Illustrated catalogue of an exhibition of a group of designer bookbinders from 12 countries, calling itself The Wehmais Group.

London: H. F. & G. Witherby Ltd, 1990 4to (30.5 cm), XI, 180 pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket. The lavishly illustrated, impeccably researched volume is a tribute to the world's greatest natural history monographs. It is one of the most comprehensive illustrated guide in collectible colorplate books ever published. The ultimate tool for the collector, its comprehensive, scholarly bibliography rates the value of hundreds of the most thought-after prints. Illustrated by 52 color plates this new edition of the book, originally published in 1953 in limited edition, includes an introduction by Handasyde Buchanan and a foreword by S. Dillon Ripley of the Smithsonian Institution.

London: Christie's, 1995 4to (27 cm), 128 pp. Laminated wrappers (wrappers little rubbed). Auction catalogue of a sale held in London, 3 May 1995. 86 books of which 66 printed by Aldus Manutius including 5 volumes of Aristotle (1495--98, GBP 111,500), Bembo's De Aetna (145/96, 78,500), the first edition of Hypnerotomachia Poliphili (67,500).

London : Bertram Rota, 1989 8vo (21 cm), 64 pp. 600 entries. Books printed at Ashendene Press, Cranach Press, Doves Press, Eragny Press, Essex House, Golden Cockerel Press, Gregynog, Kelmscott Press, Officina Bodoni,Whittington Press and many others.