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London:: Waterlow & Sons, [no date] ca. 1937., 1937. 8vo. vii, 190 pp. Photos, illus.; occasional red ink underlining. Black cloth. Early ownership signature of D. G. E. Williams. Very good.

La Chaux-de-Fonds,: Administration du Bureau du contrôle des ouvrages en metaux precieux, (1964)., 1964. 120 x 258 mm. 138 pp. 7 pls., illus. White cloth. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR. LIMITED EDITION of 1,800 numbered copies. Maurice Favre worked as curator of the Musee d'horlogerie de la Chaux-de-Fonds where he acquired many rare pieces.

Braunschweig:: Friedrich Vieweg und sohn, 1886., 1886. Second edition [first issued in 1865]. 8vo. XVI, 519 pp. Engraved frontis.; foxed. Later quarter brown cloth, boards. Very good. Autobiography and including a comprehensive bibliography of the author's work. Translated: "Communications about the life and writings of the Privy Councillor Dr. Karl Ernst von Baer, communicated by himself. Published on the occasion of his fiftieth doctoral anniversary on August 29, 1864, by the Knighthood of Estonia."

Springfield, IL:: Charles C. Thomas, (1974)., 1974. Thin 8vo. xi, 113 pp. 8 color plates, 9 text figs., bibliog., index. Green cloth, gilt-stamped spine title, dust jacket. Bookplate and embossed stamp of Edward A. Sprague. ISBN: 0398031789. Fine. Nail diseases.

Paris:: A. Delahaye et E. Lecrosnier, 1881., 1881. At head of title: Quatrieme Grossesse de la Duchesse de Berry. 225 x 145 mm. 8vo. [iv], 170 pp. Title in red and black. Black-stamped orange cloth, original printed wrappers bound in. Ownership rubber stamp on title. Fine.

New Brunswick:: Rutgers University Press, 1997., 1997. 8vo. xiv, [2], 378, [2] pp. 74 illus., index. Blue gilt-stamped cloth, dust-jacket. As new. ISBN: 0813523583

Stuttgart:: Ferdinand Enke, 1900., 1900. 211 x 140 mm. 8vo. [iv], 165 pp. Quarter cloth, cloth corners, marbled boards, red paper spine label. Ex library label on top cover, rubber stamps. Very good.

New York:: Henry Schuman, (1947)., 1947. Sm. 8vo. xvi, 110 pp. 15 illus. (including frontis.), index. Cloth, dust-jacket; jacket edges worn. Very good.

London:: John Snow, 1840., 1840. Third thousand. 12mo. viii, 298, 6 pp. Color frontispiece by G. Baxter (showing painting of the six refuges waiting on the beach at Tamatave, where they historically embarked), title vignette ("The Vignette, in mournful contrast with the soft and inviting scenery of the Frontispiece, exhibits the harsh and revolting circumstances and manner of the martyrdom of Rasalama. She is kneeling, and just about to receive the first spear - others are being raised ready to repeat the blow. . . "), publisher’s ads. Modern antique-style gilt-stamped half calf over marbled boards, four raised bands and two gilt-stamped black leather spine labels, new endpapers; labels rubbed. Near fine. First edition, third thousand. David Jones (1796 -1841) was a pioneering Welsh Christian missionary to Madagascar. A gifted linguist, he was noted for establishing the orthography of the Malagasy language and for his translation of the Bible into Malagasy, a work that he undertook with fellow… Read More

London:: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 1831., 1831. 2 volumes. 4to. xxi, [3], 392; vii, [1], [393]-742, [1] pp. Folding frontis. map, 2 maps (1 folding), 23 engraved plates. erratum slip. Original half calf, marbled boards, gilt spine, red and black gilt-spine labels; spines worn, corners showing, named clipped from title of volume 2 [repaired]. Very good. Captain Frederick William Beechey was an English explorer and geographer. IN 1825 he was appointed to command the HMS Bloosom, and directed to explore the Bering Strait. The voyage lasted 3 years, during which Beechey and his crew discovered numerous islands in the Pacific. They also spent significant time on the California coast, and the description of their time there provides significant insight into early San Francisco life, as well as the condition of life at the California missions. "Beechey’s book is one of the most valuable of modern voyages and relates extensive visits to Pitcairn Island, Easter Island, the Tuamotu Archipelago, the… Read More

Edinburgh:: Oliver & Boyd, 1832., 1832. Second edition, revised. Small 8vo. 503 pp. 13 engravings by Branston including additional half-title-page vignette and 3 maps, one being a folding map frontis. of Africa (linen backed), and two additional maps showing the routes for Park (facing p.114) and Denham and Clapperton (facing p.191); very minute tiny marginal bump btw. pp. 448-476. Original gilt and blind- half black calf over marbled boards); extremities a bit worn. Ink inscribed title verso, bookplate of Edmund Westby, and rubber ink stamped J. [John] Kelly (binder’s mark) (1837-1861). Signature on verso of title of Merl La Voy (1885–1953). Very good. For binder, see: Maurice Packer, Bookbinders of Victorian London, p. 84. Merl La Voy (1885–1953) was a cinematographer. "Merl La Voy was an American pioneer documentary filmmaker, photographer and world traveler. He was probably best remembered by 1920s and 30s movie goers for his South Seas Islands documentaries and as a cameraman for Pathe… Read More

London:: John Murray, 1828., 1828. Two volumes. 8vo. xii, [4], 471, [1]; iv, 467, [1] pp. 12 engraved plates, including 2 engraved frontispieces, wood-engravings, and 4 folding maps [2 being large folding maps entitled: "Travels & Discoveries in Northern and Central Africa," and 2 more are smaller: "Lake Tchad," "A Reduction of Belle’s Map of Central Africa"], appendices; some offsetting from illustrations, some roughing of folded map edges, light tears along folds, lightly foxed. Original elaborate gilt and blind-stamped calf, all edges marbled; extremities rubbed. Bookplates of R. G. Lumley (1813-1884), 9th Earl of Scarbrough. Very good. SCARCE AND IMPORTANT WORK, the first edition of which was published in 1826. The engravings are complete and based after drawings by Denham and Clapperton, superbly engraved by Edward Finden, one of the finest steel-engravers in England at the time. This narrative is compiled primarily from Denham’s journal, with a chapter by Dr. Oudney on the excursion to the… Read More

Baltimore:: Williams & Wilkins, 1942., 1942. 221 x 147 mm. 8vo. ix, 134 pp. 20figs., indexes. Red cloth. Bookplate of Harold Owens. Very good.

(Denver):: U.S. Geological Survey, 1991., 1991. Miscellaneous Investigations Series. 257 x 180 mm. 4to. 3 folding color maps inserted in a printed envelope. Fine.

Boston:: D.H. Williams; New York: Taylor and Clement, 1841., 1841. 12mo. 276 pp. Foxed. Original full calf, gilt-stamped leather spine label; joints starting, rubbed, lacks ffep. Good.

Bologna:: Universita di Bologna, Dipartimento di Filosofia, 2004., 2004. Series: Bologna Studies in the History of Science, 10. 8vo. 213 pp. Index; dog ear p. 130. Printed wrappers. Very good. Rare.

New York & London:: Plenum Press, (1974)., 1974. Series: Marine Science, vol. 3. 8vo. viii, 324 pp. Figs., refs. Blue boards, gilt-stamped cover and spine titles, dust jacket. Signature of Stanley Miller on front free endpaper. Fine. Rare. ISBN: 0306355035

London:: Printed for the Author; And sold by most Booksellers in Great Britain and Ireland, 1750., 1750. Folio 13.75 x 8.75 inches; 349 x 223 mm. [2, title (verso blank)], [2, dedication to Thomas [Hering], Archbishop of Canterbury (verso blank)], vii, [1, Errata], [10, "A List of the Subscribers"], [1, "The Contents"], [1, "Authors Quoted" and "Texts of Scripture Cited or Illustrated"], 250, 251*-254*, 251-314, [7, Explanatory Notes], [1, blank], [4, Addenda], [7, Index], [1, blank] pp. Pages 116 and 117 misnumbered 115 and 116. Large folding engraved map, "A Map of the Island of Barbados," by Thomas Jefferys, Geographer, and 30 engraved plates (22 of which are botanical) by R. Austen, George Bickham, George Dionys Ehret, and J. Mynde, after Ehret and Bickham. Each of the plates is dedicated to one or more of the subscribers (mainly royalty and peerage). Engraved head-piece vignette, "A Prospect of Bridge-Town in the Island of Barbadoes," on pages 1, 31, 61, 188, and 251, and engraved head-piece… Read More

Essex:: Portman Books, 1972., 1972. Tall 8vo. x, 262 pp. 4 color & 96 b&w illustrations, index. Green gilt-stamped cloth, dust jacket; jacket extremities slightly worn. Very good. ISBN: 071340728x

New York:: Arno Press, 1981., 1981. Facsimile of: London: Chapman & Hall, 1927. Series: The Development of Science, Sources for the History of Science. 8vo. Various paginations. Beige/tan cloth stamped in red. Fine. ISBN: 0405138741