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LEIDEN, GEORGE WISHOFF, 1753. WITH LUCUBRATIUNCULA DE FORMATIONE, CREMENTO ET COLORIBUS TESTARUM, TENTAMEN.... 177 PAGES, PLUS INDEX. ALSO, QUAE SUNT COCHLIDUM ET CONCHARUM (44 PAGES). ALSO COMMENTARIOLUM IN LOCUM PLINII (16 PAGES). 12 PLATES OF SHELLS. BOUND IN FULL LEATHER WITH RAISED BANDS. ARMORIAL BOOKPLATE. THE BOARDS ARE PITTED AND THE PAGES ARE VERY BROWNED. NEVERTHELESS, COMPLETE AND TIGHTLY BOUND.

Cambridge / Washington: Welch, Bigelow, And Company (1860) / Washington Observations For 1865 (1867), 1867. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good +. Pp 123-1520; 29Pp. The First Paper Is An Offprint Of An Article In The Memoirs Of The American Academy, New Series, Vol V ( 1860), Preserving The Prited Cover With Title Etc.; The Second Paper Is Extracted From Washington Obervations For 1865 (1867). The Two Papers Were Bound Together As Part Of A Larger Compilation. Simon Newcomb (1835 -1909) Was A Canadian-American Astronomer, Applied Mathematician And Autodidactic Polymath. Newcomb Visited Paris, France In 1870, Already Aware That The Table Of Lunar Positions Calculated By Peter Andreas Hansen Was In Error. While In Paris, He Realized That, In Addition To The Data From 1750 To 1838 That Hansen Had Used, There Was Further Data Stretching As Far Back As 1672, And Newcomb Used The "New" Data To Revise Hansen's Tables. In 1878, Newcomb Started Planning For A New And Precise… Read More

1794 Handwritten German Mansucript on Artzney-Buchlein Medicine Dentistry Diet

A rare, late 18th-century German handwritten manuscript book on the Artzney-Buchlein, or the very first book dedicated to dentistry. While the penmanship of the work creates difficulty with legibility, the work itself is a collection of notes on medicine, dentistry, and healthy living.

Item number: #8459
Price: $599
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Mein Ulrich Scheidegers in Vorderholtz abgeschriebenes und bewärtes Artzney-Büchlin abgeschrieben Anno 1794

1794

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Language: German
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Size: ~8in X 5in (20cm x 13cm)
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1848 1ed Pieter Harting Microscope DUTCH Biology DARWIN Influence Illustrated 3v
Pieter Harting was 19th-century Dutch scientist who is best remembered for his contributions to the development and use of the microscope and microscopy. He published what proved to be the greatest book on microscopy, titled simple 'The Microscope', which provided lessons on using the microscope as well as covering designs for lens improvements.
It should be noted that Harting was one of the earliest supporters of Charles Darwin's evolutionary theories, many of which were endorsed by Harting's microscope findings. In fact, according to Darwin scholar Eve-Marie Engels, Harting was "one of the most influential" of all 19th-century scientists and philosophers.
This 1848 Dutch edition of 'The Microscope' is illustrated with 18 impressive folding engravings featuring numerous figures depicting microscope parts, lenses, cells, burners, and scalpels.
Item number: #11288
Price: $950
HARTING, Pieter
Het mikroskoop, deszelfs… Read More

Berkeley: The University Press, 1910. Very well illustrated with 85 plates (line drawings and photographic), 3 folding maps, pp 480 (the last few pages of the index slightly worn and creased), large thick quarto, grey cloth a little worn rubbed and marked, the original paper covers bound in at the rear. [A seminal work from one of the most respected of early Californian botanists, indeed one of the greatest of all regional American scientists.] {Very heavy - extra postage will be needed}. First British edition. Cloth. Good.

Wild-Court near Lincoln's-Inn Fields: J. Watts, 1734. Octavo, title-page printed in red and black, LACKING THE PORTRAIT FRONTISPIECE, pp [8], xxiv, [18], 389 [i], some age-toning throughout, the odd browning and fox spot but, overall, very clean and tight internally. Contemporary panelled calf, very neatly repaired and rebacked, the original spine laid down, a new morocco label, corners strengthened, new endpapers. [Hippocrates of Kos (c. 460 - c. 370 BC), also known as Hippocrates II, was a Greek physician of the Age of Pericles (Classical Greece), who is considered one of the most outstanding figures in the history of medicine. He is often referred to as the "Father of Medicine" in recognition of his lasting contributions to the field as the founder of the Hippocratic School of Medicine. This intellectual school revolutionized Ancient Greek medicine, establishing it as a discipline distinct from other fields with which it had traditionally been associated (theurgy and philosophy),… Read More

London & Stamford: Houlston and Stoneman; H. Johnson, 1844. First edition. An engraved frontispiece showing drainage implements, four folding plans of fields, octavo, pp viii, 207, a little age-toning on some pages, some offsetting from frontispiece on to title page, but most of the contents are clear, bound in an attractive and probably contemporary half calf and marbled boards, very slightly worn. SCARCE. With the small contemporary book label of J. Bailey. [The author is described on the title page as Land-Agent and Professor of Draining, Walcot, near Stamford. The plates of fields are all in Northamptonshire.]. First Edition. Half Leather. Very Good.

1701 Gnomonics Science Sundial Astronomy Zodiac Magnets Illustrated + Manuscript
At the end of the 17th-century into the early 18th-century, there was a push in research of gnomonics, sundials, and the behavior and character of light. French scientist Claude Richer published an important treatise on the subject – "Universal Gnomonics; the science of Sundials". Richer uncovers the secrets of gnomonics as well the Zodiac, celestial bodies and astronomic history, latitude and longitude lines, magnets and compasses, and much more!
This fine 1701 edition contains numerous full-page engravings, including the highly desirable view of an armillary sphere!

Item number: #18145
Price: $795
RICHER, Claude
La gnomonique universelle, ou La science de tracer les cadrans solaires sur toutes sortes de surfaces tant stables que mobiles. Où par des méthodes nouvelles on pourra avec facilité mettre en pratique tout ce que cette science contient de plus utile & de plus agréable
Paris : Jean Jombert, 1701. 1st… Read More

1847 Medical Dictionary Robert Hooper Lexicon Medicum Medicine Surgery Midwifery
Robert Hooper was an early 19th-century British physician who is best-known for his numerous medical books. One such work was his medical dictionary, 'Lexicon Medicum'. This 1847 first edition is two-volumes in one published by Harper.
Item number: #17419
Price: $499
HOOPER, Robert
Lexicon medicum, or Medical dictionary : containing an explanation of the terms in anatomy, botany, chemistry, materia medica, midwifery, mineralogy, pharmacy, physiology, practice of physic, surgery, and the various branches of natural philosophy connected with medicine
New York : Harper & Bros., 1847. 1st edition
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· Provenance: Handwritten – D. W. Baker, 1883
· Language: English
· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
· Size: ~9.25in X 6in (23cm x 15.5cm)
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Boca Raton: CRC Press 978-1-4398-5222-4 [978-1-4398-5222-4] 2011. (Hardcover) 584pp. Near fine, no dust jacket. Color photographs, plans, charts, tables, bibliography, index, CD in pocket. The bottom corner is bumped. (Science, Groundwater, Hydrology, Science).

1853 Use of GLOBES Astronomy Outer Space Moon Constellations Navigation Keith

Thomas Keith was a 19th-century astronomer who, along with Joseph Guy, was heavily involved in astronomical research on planetarium models and globes. In his book "Use of the Globes", Keith describes phases of the moon, stars and constellations, use of compasses and navigational tools, motion of the earth, and much, much more.
Item number: #19035
Price: $499
KEITH, Thomas

A new treatise on the use of the globes, or, A philosophical view of the earth and heavens ... : designed for the instruction of youth
London : Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1853.

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o 9 folding plates
· Provenance: Handwritten – Augusta Norton
· Language: English
· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
· Size: ~7in X 4.25in (18cm x 11cm)
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Signed. Book celebrating the first Nobel Laureates from the U T Health Sciences Center at Dallas. Interior of the book is in very fine condition, with only slight rubbing to the exterior black cloth. Book is inscribed, by both recipients, "To Mary Ellen and David Fox. Thanks for sharing this special evening. Joe Goldstein / Mike Brown". Dave Fox was a tireless community volunteer, on countless committees and boards; he was also one of largest homebuilders in Dallas at one time. BONUS: The Art of Science: Essays by Joseph L Goldstein, Nature Medicine 2001 - 2010. This 39 page hardcover book is published by the Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation. The condition of the book and jacket is like new. I have not seen this book available for sale. I'm selling both books together as a set because they just go together.

Bruxelles: G. Mayolez, 1859. [1859 - 1865]. Five parts, each with a title page, pp 30; 75; 40; 65; 274, with five simple plates showing the stem structures of Glyceria, extremely clean internally, later green pebble cloth in excellent condition. It would be difficult to find a better copy. RARE. [From the library of the nurseryman Will Ingwersen, with his bookplate on the front endpaper.]. {COPAC lists only two copies in Europe, and WorldCat only five.]. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good.

Royal colonial decree to improve the vital gunpowder production in New Spain
José de Gálvez y Gallardo (1720-1787); Marques Carlos Francisco de Croix (1699-1786).
Ordenanzas de la Real renta de la polvora para este Reyno de Nueva España, y Provincias de su comprension, que se administra de cuenta de su Magestad.
Reimpresas en Mexico, en la Imprenta Nueva Madrileña de Don Felipe de Zuñiga y Ontiveros, 1777.
Folio. [II], 40 pp. With an attractive etched Royal Spanish coat of arms on the title, signed "Naxera Ft." and a woodblock capital letter.
Modern stiff marbled paper covers, in linen made-to-measure case with title on front.
First edition of the second Royal decree on the production of gunpowder in Nueva España. The decree provides instruction and ordinance for the Real Fabrica de Pólvora and contains LVII articles. Among them, one is dedicated to "Indios para los trabajos de la Fábrica", in which forced labour is decreed upon the inhabitants of the factory's surrounding villages. Refusal of… Read More

Philadelphia: A. J. Holman Company / J. B. Lippencott Company, 1973. Signed by the Lunar explorer on the half-title, with Best Wishes, Jim Irwin. First edition / First printing. Black cloth. Fine, with offset from a small piece of tape on the front free end-paper, in a near fine dust jacket with wear to the edges and slight spine fade. Insert brochure "God of Earth and Outer Space a hymn for the space age." laid into the book. One of only 12 men to walk on the moon. He was the 8th person to walk on the Moon on Apollo 15 in July 1971; and the first and youngest to die on August 8, 1991 (age 61). Irwin and Scott's mission collected more Lunar samples than any previous mission, including the Genesis Rock.