Paris: Bourgogne et Martinet, 1845. 8vo, pp. 11, [1]; original yellow printed wrappers; untrimmed; edges a bit tattered; stain on rear wrapper; otherwise very good. Galvanism refers to the practice or stimulating organic tissue with electrical currents. Inscribed to Jean Baptiste Julien d'Omalius d'Halloy (1783-1875), a Belgian geologist who conducted..... More
[Cranston?]: September 4, 1822. Three leaves torn from a notebook (each approx. 5" x 8"), watermarked paper, in ink and quite legible. A first (?) draft of the original autobiography of Christopher Lippitt, given by him to the Rhode Island Historical Society at its inception in 1822. The autobiographical sketch..... More
Scituate: 1774-1779. Large folio sheet (approx. 15¼" x 12¼") with previous central fold thereby making 4 pages, docketed "Chris. Lippitt Esq. Acct. from Rufus Hopkins 1774 settled." Signed "Rufus Hopkins, Scituate, February 3, 1779." Toned, many other folds with small holes at the intersections, no loss; generally very good and..... More
Windsor, VT: Swett & Jackman, 1840-1841. Folio, 52 bi-weekly issues, 8 pages per issue; The last 2 leaves missing in issue 52 and the second present only in fragments, first leaf of issue 52 and issue 1 loose, preliminaries loose with a large chip to the corner of the index..... More
New York: Thomas R. Knox & Co., 1884. First American edition, 8vo, pp. 29, [9]; original printed tan wrapper; rear wrapper reattached; front wrapper starting; spine paper missing; otherwise good and sound. A collection of articles originally sent to the London monthly Journal of Science. Introduction.--The Duke of Argyll's "Reign..... More
[Rhineback, N.Y.]: May 25, 1789. Folio (approx. 12" x 8"), 42 lines, approx. 300 words; a few minor breaks at the edges but overall very good and legible. This indenture binds David Runnels, son of Stephen Runnels, in the town of "Rynbeck" [i.e. Rhinebeck], Dutchess County, New York, to a...... More
N.p., n.d. [Pennsylvania? ca. 1870s?]. Small 4to (approx. 8¼" x 6½"), 7 leaves onto which are sewn approximately 20 samples of cotton crochet (2 or 3 folding out beyond the the confines of the leaves; several are loosely laid in; marbled paper-covered notebook, manuscript paper label "Abschriften fur Kathe Radke"..... More
Providence: Sayles, Miller & Simons, printers, 1855. 8vo, pp. xvi, 208; 4 folding facsimiles plus another in the text; contemporary half red diced russia over marbled boards, gilt-lettered direct on spine; cracks in the spine, extremities worn, upper cover neatly rehinged; good and sound. John Wilkes Richmond (1775-1857) was a...... More
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New York: C. S. Van Winkle, 1819-20. First edition, second printing; 8vo, 7 parts in 1; pp. iv, [5]-94, [1]; [5], 102-169, [3]; [5], 6-92; [5]-27, [4], 32-93, [3]; [5], 6-108; [5], 6-120; [5]-123, [1]; contemporary full sheep, red morocco label on spine; all printed wrappers are wanting; top of..... More
[Danvers, n.d. ca. 1830s.]. Broadside (approx. 6" x 7¼"), light foxing and staining, previous folds, one short tear in the bottom margin. "All orders left at the store of Messrs. Adams & Tyler will be punctually and faithfully attended to." Benjamin Potter, Jr. (1779-1850) was born in Essex, Mass. Fowler's..... More
London: printed for T. Jefferys, at Charing Cross, 1759. 8vo, pp. [2], vi, 84, [1]-95, [1]; 2 folding maps (including the frontispiece by Thomas Jefferys) and folding plate containing 3 plans; full calf antique, red morocco label on gilt-paneled spine; fine copy. This is the Thomas Jeffreys' reprint of the..... More
London: printed for G. and W. B. Whittaker, 1822. First edition, 4to, pp. vii, 143, [1]; 1 hand-colored folding map; 20 lithographic plates, 1 folding; other illustrations throughout; contemporary quarter calf with marbled boards; rebacked with gilt fillets and morocco label; covers a bit rubbed; otherwise very good. Account of..... More
Tianjin: Yamamoto Photographic Studio [Printed by the Tokyo Printing Co., Tokyo, Japan], 1910. Oblong 4to, unpaginated; original textured green cloth; gilt lettering on upper cover; 100 halftone photographic plates containing 148 images; front hinge starting, otherwise very good. The images present views of China at the end of the Qing..... More
Boston: Pierce and Parker, 1833. First edition, 8vo, pp. 96; original blue printed wrappers; stab-bound; untrimmed; very good. Wilbur Fisk (1792-1839) was an American preacher who attacked New England Calvanism and Unitarianism in the interest of supporting Arminianism. Rev. Tyler Thacher supported Fisk's contribution and claims he "put the subject..... More
N. P. Reprinted from the Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 1945. 8vo, pp. [41]-52; original blue printed wrappers; contains two articles: Sunspot activity during 1994 and Visual magnitudes of nova puppis 1942. Reprinted from the Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, Vol. 57, No. 334..... More
Bologna: Nicola Zanichelli, 1928. 8vo, pp. 5; original green printed wrappers. Reprinted from the Atti del Congresso Internazionale dei Fisici, Settembre 1927. More
London: J. Rivington, T. Payne [et al.], 1790. 2 volumes, 12mo, pp. viii, 235, [1]; iv, 267, [1] ads; some flyleaves and an endpaper removed; engraved frontispieces; full speckled calf, red stained edges; upper covers loose, spine labels perished, a later and incomplete critical review of the book pasted onto..... More
Aix-la-Chapelle: 1888. Quarto onionskin letter copybook, 328 single-sided leaves with manuscript copy of letters sent from Parsons over the course of his tenure at Aix-la-Chapelle, and a few letters received, in varying states of legibility, written in English, French, and German. Half red calf over cloth, spine mostly perished, corners..... More
[London]: Reprinted from the Proceedings of the Physical Society of London, 1924. 8vo, pp. 383-398; original printed wrappers. Reprinted from the Proceedings of the Physical Society of London, Vol. 36, Part 5, August 15, 1924. More
[London]: Reprinted from the Proceedings of the Royal Society, 1915. Society. 8vo, pp. [524]-535; original printed wrappers. Reprinted from the Proceedings of the Royal Society, A, Vol. 91, 1915. More
[London]: Reprinted from the Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, 1935. 8vo, pp. 503-514; original printed wrappers. Reprinted from the Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series A, No. 877, vol. 152, November 1935. More
N. P. Reprinted from the Physical Review, 1910. 8vo, pp. [609]-611; original printed wrappers, covers stained, spine starting. Reprinted from the Physical Review, Vol. XXXI., No. 5, November, 1910. More
[London]: Reprinted from the Proceedings of the Royal Society, 1929. 8vo, pp. [2], 51-88; original green printed wrappers. Reprinted from the Proceedings of the Royal Society, A, Vol. 124, 1929. More
[London]: Reprinted from the Proceedings of the Royal Society, 1928. 8vo, pp. [2], 61-83, [1]; original green printed wrappers; some staining on front cover; a few readership marks. Reprinted from the Proceedings of the Royal Society, A, Vol. 119, 1928. More
[London]: Reprinted from the Proceedings of the Royal Society, 1927. 8vo, pp. [484]-491; original green printed wrappers. Reprinted from the Proceedings of the Royal Society, A, Vol. 116, 1927. More
