G.P.O. Washington 1873. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Maritime Medicine : Rare American imprint 8vo 23 x 15 mm. Bookplate on front paste down: "With the compliments of John M. Woodworth." Early signature of John B. Bachman on fep. John Bachman was a prominent man of Lancaster Co PA. Publisher's dark red cloth gilt seal of the Marine Hospital Service on upper cover. Spine ends a bit frayed. Hardcover. Good binding and cover. Clean unmarked pages. 154 pages 10 leaves of plates : illustrations maps one folding showing Yellow Fever in the United States plans ; 24 cm. G.P.O., Washington hardcover
Patent Office Washington D.C. 1865 1847. Hardcover. Good. 19th Century American Inventions: Includes machine guns Gatling guns revolving firearms and warships 9 volumes. 1847-1865. Bound in publisher's cloth. Generally good bindings. Some weak spots on a few joints. Foxing toning and some water staining throughout. Includes Newberry Revolving Firearm patent for 1865. Numerous illustrations of plows pumps hoists windless valves threshing machines portable oil tanks ventilators oil still wood splitting machine boiling vessels vegetable scoop cotton press churns globe cock chain pulley ships of war Brooklyn NY 1865 steam-powered scuttling augers stone gatherers agricultural ivory cutter Richard Jordan Gatling Battery Gun 1865 cigarette holder moving artificial legs. "Richard Jordan Gatling a physician the first model of his "Battery Gun" was patented on May 9 1865 and had six barrels revolving around a central axis. It proved superior to other rapid-fire guns of the time and for more than 40 years the Gatling gun was used by almost every world power." 30-caliber model which fired 400 rounds a minute. The gun was patented on May 9 1865 and was officially adopted by the U.S. Army on August 21 1866. Patent Office, Washington, D.C. 1865 hardcover