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Anderson, Rasmus B.
AMERICA NOT DISCOVERED BY COLUMBUS. An Historical Sketch of the Discovery of America by the Norsemen, in the Tenth Century. With an Appendix on the Historical, Linguistic, Literary and Scientific Value of the Scandinavian Languages. New and Improved Editi
pp. 120, (8) [Publisher's catalogue]. Early book label of David Sanford. Inked ownership of Geo. H. Hazzard (George Henry Hazzard [1846-1929) on title page. 12mo. Original full green cloth binding, lettered in gold. Extremities have some wear. Hardbound. Extremely important. VOYAGES BOX 1
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Guitard, Michelle.
JACQUES CARTIER IN CANADA.
32 p. Illustrated. Text in English and French. Sm. 4to. Original printed wraps. VOYAGES BOX 1
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Anderson, Rasmus B.
AMERICA NOT DISCOVERED BY COLUMBUS. An Historical Sketch of the Discovery of America by the Norsemen, in the Tenth Century. With an Appendix on the Historical, Linguistic, Literary and Scientific Value of the Scandinavian Languages. Also a Bibliography of
164 p. Lacks first fly leaf. 12mo. Original full brown buckram binding, decorated in blind. Spine lettered in gold. Extremities very slightly worn. Hardbound. Third edition. VOYAGES BOX 1 3 3 385A37~Arnold, Pauline.
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Rafn, Charles Christian.
ANTIQUITATES AMERICANAE SIVE SCRIPTORES SEPTENTRIONALES RERUM ANTE-COLUMBIANARUN IN AMERICA.
pp. xliv, 479, (6) [Genealogies] + 18 Facsimiles, plates and maps. The frontis and engraved title may not have been issued with this large paper first edition. First fly leaves damp stained. Plates and some other leaves at end are also damped. The bulk of the text is brilliant white with extra wide margins. Large paper copy. Top edge gold gilt. Deckle edges. Early inked ownership of R. H. Lanerned(?). Early manuscript margin notations, and translation. Folio. Original full embossed morocco leather binding. Spine gold lettered with raised bands. Hardbound. "The pioneer and fundamental work on the Norse voyages to America, on which most of the subsequent literature has been based. This large folio contains the original text of the sagas in old Icelandic and translations into Danish and Latin, followed by critical discussions in Latin; extracts from ancient Icelandic geographical writings, descriptions of European relics in Greenland; descriptions and discussions of supposed Norse relics in New England and an elaborate identification of localities. A summary of the evidence and conclusions is given in English. Rafn was an enthusiast on this subject, and his enthusiasm make him over hasty and credulous in accepting the various alleged relics of the Northman." - Larned #750. "It is one of the most important contributions ever made to the study of the history and geography of our continent." (North American Review, No. xcviii, pp. 161-62.)." - Sabin 67470; Howes R13. First Edition of a landmark book. Our original price was $1250.00 **PRICE MUCH REDUCED! VOYAGES BOX 1
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Mahn-Lot, Marianne.
COLUMBUS. Translated by Helen R. Lane. Evergreen Profile Book 33.
192 p. Numerous illustrations. Evergreen paperback, slightly soiled. VOYAGES BOX 1
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Smithsonian Institution.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. 1913 to 1918.
FIVE VOLUMES. 8vo. Original publisher's cloth binding. XLib. A scattered run w/o the report for 1919. A fine collection of interesting and important papers on a vast range of topics, including: scientific discovery; physics; chemistry; bota ny; zoology; natural history, anthropology; archaeology; astronomy; geology; mineralogy; ethnology; Native Americans; Etc. We have many other wonderful Smithsonian Annual Reports. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! SM8
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Smithsonian Institution.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. 1921 to 1929.
NINE VOLUMES. 8vo. Original publisher's cloth binding. XLib. A fine collection of interesting and important papers on a vast range of topics, including: scientific discovery; physics; chemistry; botany; zoology; natural history, anthropology; archaeology; astronomy; geology; mineralogy; ethnology; Native Americans; Etc.
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Thomas, Gabriel.
AN HISTORICAL and GEOGRAPHICAL ACCOUNT OF THE PROVINCE AND COUNTRY OF PENNSYLVANIA; AND OF WEST-NEW-JERSEY IN AMERICA. Facsimile of the rare London, 1698 first edition.
pp. (8), 55, (11), 34 + Map. Early publisher's full cloth binding; decorated in blind. This is a fully lithographed facsimile (done in 1848) of the RARE 1698 first edition. This copy is from the estate of Hampton L. Carson (1852-1929), Attorney-General of PA (1903-1907), President of the PA and American Bar Associations, ETC. The book itself is a promotional for Penn's lands by an early settler. The title continues, in part as an account. The Richness of the Soil, the Sweetness of the Situation. The flourishing Condition of the City of Philadelphia with the stately Buildings, and other Improvements there. The strange Creatures, as Birds, Beasts, Fishes, and Fowls, with the several sorts of Minerals, Purging Waters, and Stones, lately discovered. The Natives, Aborogines, their Language, Religion, Laws, and Customs; The first Planters, the Dutch, Swedes, and English, with the number of its Inhabitants; As also a Touch upon George Keith's New Religion, in his Second Change since he left the QUAKERS. Sabin 95396; Howes T167. Scarce. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! PA 18
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Patent Office Reports.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF PATENTS, FOR THE YEAR 1847. U.S. House of Representatives.
pp. 1004 + Eight lithographed Plates. Foxed. Aged. Original full cloth binding, worn. Hardbound. Good. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! BOX 66 Basement
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Patent Office Reports.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF PATENTS, FOR THE YEAR 1851. PART I ARTS & MANUFACTURES. U.S. Senate.
519 p. + Two lithographed plates of items for the Chinese market. Foxed. Original full purple cloth binding. Hardbound. Good. BOX 66 Basement.
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Patent Office Reports.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF PATENTS, FOR THE YEAR 1852. PART I ARTS & MANUFACTURES. U.S. Senate.
484 p. Foxed. Original full purple cloth binding. Hardbound. Good. BOX 66 Basement
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Patent Office Reports.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF PATENTS, FOR THE YEAR 1853. PART I ARTS & MANUFACTURES [MECHANICS]. U.S. House.
510 p. Illustrated throughout in white on black woodcuts. Foxed and damped. Original full purple cloth binding. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! BOX 66 Basement
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Patent Office Reports.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF PATENTS, FOR THE YEAR 1855. ARTS & MANUFACTURES. U.S. House.
Two volumes. pp. 784; 380. The second volume contains the drawings and illustrations for the patents. Foxed. Original full black cloth binding. Hardbound. Good. BOX 66 Basement
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Patent Office Reports.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF PATENTS, FOR THE YEAR 1856. ARTS & MANUFACTURES. U.S. Senate.
Three volumes. pp. 640; 518; 593. The third volume contains the drawings and illustrations for the patents. Worn original full black cloth binding. Scarce. Hardbound. Good. BOX 66 Basement
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Patent Office Reports.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF PATENTS, FOR THE YEAR 1859. ARTS & MANUFACTURES. U.S. House.
Two volumes. pp. 813; 740. The fascinating drawings and illustrations for the patents are in volume two. Some age toning. Original full black cloth binding. Spines taped. Hardbound. Good. BOX 66 Basement
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Patent Office Reports.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF PATENTS, FOR THE YEAR 1860. ARTS & MANUFACTURES. Vol. II. U.S. House.
Volume Two only (Plates). 643 p. Original full black cloth binding, chipped. Great Civil War era commercial and industrial illustrations. Hardbound. Good. BOX 66 Basement
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Smithsonian Institution.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. 1899. REPORT OF THE U.S. NATIONAL MUSEUM.
598 p. + Plates. 8vo. Original publisher's cloth binding. XLib. Includes important papers by the most noted authors on topics such as: Nonmetallic Minerals; Early West Virginia Pottery; Canoes; Jewish Ceremonial Objects; and the usual articles on Astronomy; Geology; Mineralogy; Chemistry; Zoology; Physics; Botany; Anthropology; and Ethnology.
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Smithsonian Institution.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. 1880.
772 p. 8vo. XLib. Damp stained at margins. Modern library buckram binding. Includes important papers by the most noted authors on topics such as: Lauray Caverns; Bibliography of Herschel's Writings; A stronomical Observations; and the usual articles on Astronomy; Geology; Mineralogy; Chemistry; Zoology; Physics; Botany; Anthropology; and Ethnology; Indians; Native Americans; etc. **PRICE JUST REDUCED!
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Smithsonian Institution.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. 1881.
839 p. Illustrated. 8vo. Mildly XLib. Modern library buckram binding. Includes important papers by the most noted authors on topics such as: Astronomy; Geology; Mineralogy; Chemistry; Zoology; Physics ; Botany; Anthropology; and Ethnology; Indians; Native Americans. The paper on Smithsonian Exchanges is especially valuable. as are the studies about Indians, including: "Aboriginal Works at the Mouth of the Klikitat River, Washington Territory" by T. M. Whitcomb. **PRICE JUST REDUCED!
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Smithsonian Institution.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. 1882.
855 p. Illustrated. 8vo. XLib. Modern library buckram binding. Includes important papers by the most noted authors on topics such as: Astronomy; Geology; Mineralogy; Chemistry; Zoology; Physics; Botany; Anthropology; and Ethnology; Indians; Native Americans; etc.
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Smithsonian Institution.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. 1883.
959 p. Illustrated. 8vo. XLib. Modern library buckram binding. Includes important papers by the most noted authors on topics such as: Astronomy; Geology; Mineralogy; Chemistry; Zoology; Physics; Botan y; Anthropology; and Ethnology; Indians; Native Americans; etc.
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Smithsonian Institution.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. 1884. Part II.
458 + Numerous plates. Illustrated. 8vo. XLib. Modern library buckram binding. All edges marbled. Includes important papers by the most noted authors on topics such as: Indian Basket work; Eskimo Bows; and the usual articles on Astronomy; Geology; Mineralogy; Chemistry; Zoology; Physics; Botany; Anthropology; and Ethnology. Of course, the work on basketry is very highly prized. SCARCE.
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Smithsonian Institution.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. 1886. Part I.
878 p.+ Numerous plates. Illustrated. 8vo. XLib. Modern library buckram binding. Includes important papers by the most noted authors on topics such as: Artifacts Collected from the Hupa Reservation; Customs of the Dakotas; Atnatanas of Alaska; Indians of the Quinaielt Agency; Charm Stones or Plummets; and the usual articles on Astronomy; Geology; Mineralogy; Chemistry; Zoology; Physics; Botany; An thropology; and Ethnology. Really important documents of the native Americans. Scarce.
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Smithsonian Institution.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. 1887. Pt. I.
735 p. + Numerous plates. Illustrated. 8vo. XLib. Modern library buckram binding. Includes important papers by the most noted authors on topics such as: Washington Territory Indian Tribes; Indian Mounds; Indian Mummies; and the usual articles on Astronomy; Geology; Mineralogy; Chemistry; Zoology; Physics; Botany; Anthropology; and Ethnology. The Native American monographs are highly prized. Smith Mag. 1
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Smithsonian Institution.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. 1888.
876 p. + Numerous plates. Illustrated. 8vo. XLib. Modern library buckram binding. Includes important papers by the most noted authors on topics such as: Indian Tribes of the Northwest Coast; Ceramic Art in China; Fire-making Apparatus; Stone Age Implements; and the usual articles on Astronomy; Geology; Mineralogy; Chemistry; Zoology; Physics; Botany; Anthropology; and Ethnology.
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Smithsonian Institution.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. 1892. REPORT OF THE U.S. NATIONAL MUSEUM.
620 p. + 103 Plates. 8vo. Original publisher's cloth binding. Chipped at head. XLib. Includes important papers by the most noted authors on topics such as: Japanese Wood-Cutting and Woodcut Printing; Prehistoric Anthropology; Relation of Biology to Geological Investigation; the Shofar; Scientific Taxidermy for Museums; Comparative Oology of North American Birds; Etc. The article on taxidermy is especially significant, and its ramifications can still be seen today in the major American natural history museums. SM 8
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Smithsonian Institution.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. 1901.
782 p. + Numerous plates, many in color. Thick 8vo. Original publisher's cloth binding. Includes papers on Submarines; The National Zoo in Washington; Mutation Theory of Professor De Vries; Alpine Tun nels; Automobile Races; Salt and Its Physiological Uses; Fire Walk Ceremony in Tahiti; Boomerangs; Improvement of the Human Breed by Francis Galton; The Palace of Minos; Irrigation; Volcanoes; Diamon ds; Chronophotography (by Dr. J. Marey, an early inventor of the motion picture); Color Photography by Sir William Herschel; Exploration of the Sea with Kites. SM8
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Smithsonian Institution.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. 1906.
546 p. + Plates & folding map. 8vo. Original publisher's cloth binding. XLib. Includes important papers by the most noted authors on topics such as: To the North Magnetic Pole and the Northwest Passage (by the polar explorer, Capt. Amundsen); the Mammoth; Eruption of Vesuvius; Origin of the Slavs; Radioactivity; Wireless telegraphy; Etc.
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Smithsonian Institution.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. 1910.
688 p. + Plates. 8vo. Original publisher's cloth binding. XLib. Includes important papers by the most noted authors on topics such as: Recent Progress in Aviation (with 19 plates); Ornamentation of Ca rpets; Explosives; Telegraphy of Photographs; Astronomy; Tuberculosis; Etc. By 1910 the competition in early aviation was intense, and the Smithsonian played a major role. SCARCE.
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Smithsonian Institution.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. 1911.
688 p. 8vo. Original publisher's cloth binding. Old glue on rear board. XLib. Includes articles on: The Value of Ancient Mexican Manuscripts; Native Plants of New Mexico; Chinese Architecture; Ferns of North America; Radio-telegraphy; Physiology of Sleep; Astronomy; Etc.
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Sinclair, Bruce.
PHILADELPHIA'S PHILOSOPHER MECHANICS. A History of the Franklin Institute, 1824-1865.
363 p. Illustrations. 8vo. Original publisher's cloth binding. Original priced dust jacket. A remarkable era of American scientific and technological discovery. PA 21 x2
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Patent Office.
DECISIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER OF PATENTS, FOR THE YEAR 1869.
136 p. Thin 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Hardbound. Very Good. Some of the descriptions are quite extensive. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! LAW 1
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Smithsonian Institution.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. FOR THE YEAR 1865.
496 p. Woodcut illustrations. Original cloth binding, spine gone. XLib Hereford Literary Society. Officers and Regents of the Smithsonian at this time included: Andrew Johnson; Louis Agassiz; A. D. Bache; and many other important figures of the era. The articles include studies of: Aurora Borealis, or Polar Light; Sense of Feeling; Electrico-Physiology; Lake Neuchatel; Gravity; Birds; etc. Because of the Civil War, this volume could not be published until 1872.
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Smithsonian Institution.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. FOR THE YEAR 1866.
469 p. Woodcut diagrams. Original cloth binding. XLib Hereford Literary Society. Officers and Regents of the Smithsonian at this time included: Andrew Johnson; Louis Agassiz; and many other important figures of the era. The articles include studies of: the Senses; Colors; Gravity; Indians of British and Russian America; American Migration; Vitality; Shells; Barometer; Indian Pottery (Rau); Etc. Because of the Civil War, this volume could not be published until 1872. **
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Smithsonian Institution.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. FOR THE YEAR 1868.
473 p. Woodcut diagrams. Original cloth binding, head of spine chipped. XLib Hereford Literary Society. Officers and Regents of the Smithsonian at this time included: Andrew Johnson; Louis Agassiz; James A. Garfield; and many other important figures of the era. The articles include studies of: Cuvier; Oersted; Hodgkinson; Mechanical Theory of Heat; meteorites; Vibratory Movement of Matter; Barome ters; Anthropological Society of Paris; Drilling Stone Without Metal; Agricultural Flint Implements in Southern Illinois; Etc. There was a large printing of this report in 1869 and, because demand was strong, a printing of 2000 copies in 1872. This book is from that later printing. SM7
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Smithsonian Institution.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. FOR THE YEAR 1870.
494 p. Woodcut illustrations. Original cloth binding, head of spine chipped. XLib Hereford Literary Society. Officers and Regents of the Smithsonian at this time included: U.S. Grant; James A. Garfield; Louis Agassiz; William T. Sherman; and many other important figures of the era. The articles include studies of : Bache; Arago; Magnus; Nature and Origin of Force; Artisan and Artist; Diamond; Precious Stones; Gems; Ancient Indian Mounds; Tennessee; Kentucky; Clouds; Meteorological Events; Etc. Because of the Civil War, this volume could not be published until 1872. **PRICE JUST REDUCED!
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Smithsonian Institution.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. FOR THE YEAR 1883.
959 p. Woodcut diagrams and illustrations. Slight loss on last page of index. Original cloth binding. The articles include studies of : Astronomy; Geology; Meteorology; Physics; Mineralogy; Biology; Zoology; Anthropology; Ethnology; and a nice group of papers relating to various Indian sites. **
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Smithsonian Institution.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. FOR THE YEAR 1884. Part I & II.
Two volumes. pp. 904; 458 p. + Illustrations. Original cloth binding. The articles include studies of : Antiquities in Gutemala; Antiquities in West Indies; Licking County Ohio; Throwing Sticks; Basket-Work of the North American Aborigines (Otis T. Mason); Eskimo Bows; Dolphins; as well as the usual mix of Astronomy; Geology; Meteorology; Physics; Mineralogy; Biology; Zoology; Anthropology; Ethnol ogy; and a nice group of papers relating to Indian sites. The article on Indian basket work is especially significant.
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Smithsonian Institution.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. 1886. Parts I & II.
Two volumes. pp. 878; 842 + Numerous plates. Illustrated. 8vo. Original cloth bindings. Includes important papers by the most noted authors on topics such as: Artifacts Collected from the Hupa Reservation; Customs of the Dakotas; Atnatanas of Alaska; Indians of the Quinaielt Agency; Charm Stones or Plummets; Steam Locomotives; Building and Ornamental Stones; and the usual articles on Astronomy; Geology; Mineralogy; Chemistry; Zoology; Physics; Botany; Anthropology; and Ethnology. **PRICE JUST REDUCED!
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Smithsonian Institution.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. FOR THE YEAR 1891.
715 p. + Maps. Original cloth binding. The articles include studies of : Celestial Spectroscopy; Circulation of the Atmosphere; The Gulf Stream; Divergent Evolution through Segregation; Struggle for L ife in the Forest; Geographic Distribution of Life in North America; Mounds of the Mississippi Valley; Economic Botany; Evolution of Commerce; Etc. **PRICE JUST REDUCED!
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Smithsonian Institution.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. 1903.
Two volumes. 8vo. Original publisher's cloth binding. XLib. Includes important papers, by the most noted authors, on: Astronomy; Radium (by Curie); Radiation; Atomic theory; Air-Ships (by Lord Baden-P owell); High Speed Electric Inter-urban Railways; Exploration of Mt. McKinley; Antarctic; Arctic Expeditions; Polar; Beginnings of Photography; Evolution; Ancient history; Excavations in Egypt; Lhasa and Central Tibet; Sudan; Reclamation of the West; Japan; Africa; South America; Etc. **PRICE JUST REDUCED!
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Smithsonian Institution.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. 1910.
688 p. + Plates. 8vo. Original publisher's cloth binding. Includes important papers by the most noted authors on topics such as: Recent Progress in Aviation (with 19 plates); Ornamentation of Carpets; Explosives; Telegraphy of Photographs; Astronomy; Tuberculosis; Etc. By 1910 the competition in early aviation was intense, and the Smithsonian played a major role. **PRICE JUST REDUCED!
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Armstrong, Edward (Editor).
MEMOIRS OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF PENNSYLVANIA, VOL I. Being a Republication (of the 1826 Edition).
Volume I: pp. xx; 13-494. Uncut and unopened. Tall 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Spine faded. Includes important articles on: William Penn; Lord Baltimore; Provincial Literature (with bibliographic notes); Discovery of Anthracite Coal on the Lehigh; Notices of Negro Slavery; First Settlements of the Townships of Buckingham and Solebury in Bucks County; Robert Proud; Early Medical History; Etc. Etc. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! PA 35
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Pennsylvania German Society.
PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN SOCIETY. Volume VII. Includes: Sachse. THE FATHERLAND: Showing the Part it Bore in the Discovery, Exploration and Development of the Western Continent // Title Pages (in Fac-simile) of the Books & Pamphlets that Influenced German Emig
576 p. + Illus. Buckram . XLib. One of the scarcest of all PGS publications. Limited Edition. PGS Box 6. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! BEFORE ORDERING PLEASE Email to RareBooks@POBox.com so that we can CONFIRM AVAILABILITY
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Pennsylvania German Society.
PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN SOCIETY. Volume VIII. Includes: Jacobs. THE GERMAN EMIGRATION TO AMERICA, 1709-40 // Nead. INDEX TO NAMES IN VOLUMES I-VI // & Richards. THE DISCOVERERS OF AMERICA WERE GERMAN.
pp. 26, 222, 100, 28 + Illustrations. Full Cloth. Hardcover. Library Binding. XLib. Limited Edition. Text includes: Jacobs. THE GERMAN EMIGRATION TO AMERICA, 1709-1740; Nead. INDEX TO NAMES IN VOLUMES I-VI; & Richards. THE DISCOVERERS OF AMERICA WERE GERMAN. BEFORE ORDERING PLEASE Email to RareBooks@POBox.com so that we can CONFIRM AVAILABILITY
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Storck, Anton, Freiherr Von.
LIBELLUS, QUO DEMONSTRATUR. [BOUND WITH] Libellus Secundus. [BOUND WITH] Supplementum Necessarium. Three Works in One Volume.
Full Title: "LIBELLUS, QUO DEMONSTRATUR: CICUTAM Non solum usu interno tutissime exhiberi, sed et esse simul remedium valde utile in multis morbis, qui hucusque curatu impossibiles dicebantur. Editio Altera. [BOUND WITH] Libellus Secundus. [BOUND WITH] Supplementum Necessarium. Three volumes in one." pp. (16), 110; 292; 67 + Wonderful folding engraved plate of the Giant Hemlock. Foxed. 8vo. Contemporary French full mottled leather binding, slightly worn at extremities. Manuscript of the first owner, a physician, (J. F.?) Coste. An important work on the medical properties and other aspects of hemlock, aconite, hyoscyamus, colchicum, etc. Before this publication, these plants were considered highly poisonous and had been rarely used in medicine owing to the difficulty of accurately estimating their doses and the danger this presented to the patient. Anton Storck, a 19-year-old Viennese doctor, in 1760 repeatedly sipped tea laced with hemlock, said to be the suicide drug of Socrates and believed in Storck's time to be beneficial against pain. The experiment so terrified Storck that he lost the ability to speak temporarily, but he suffered no lasting ill effects, and went on to publish this study. There is a direct line from Storck to the Americans Frederick Prescott and Scott Smith, who in the 1940s had themselves so paralyzed temporarily by curare that not even an eyelid could blink, thus demonstrating that the deadly poison could immobilize patients and revolutionize surgery. Throughout medical history researchers have served deliberately as guinea pigs because animal experiments can work only up to a point. Blake, p. 434; Waring 379. Quite scarce and important. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! W153
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Hayward, Walter B.
THE LAST CONTINENT OF ADVENTURE. A Narrative of Gallant Men & Bold Exploits in Antarctica.
pp. xi, 339 + Plus frontis and photographs. Map endpapers. 8vo. Original full blue cloth binding, decorated in blue. Original dust jacket, torn with loss. First Edition. "A narrative of gallant men and bold exploits in Antarctica" - Spence 579. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! POLAR 1
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Jameson, Professor; Wilson, James; Murray, Hugh.
NARRATIVE OF DISCOVERY AND ADVENTURE IN AFRICA, From the Earliest Ages To the Present Time: With Illustrations of the Geology, Mineralogy, and Zoology. With a Map; Plans of the Routes of Park, and of Denham and Clapperton; and Several Engravings.
359p. + Plus engraved half title, full page engravings and a folding map, torn with an old repair. XLib. Damp stained. Age stained. 12mo. Original half leather marbled boards. Joints tender. Black library tape on lower spine. First American Edition. AFRICA/2
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Jameson, Professor; Wilson, James; Murray, Hugh.
NARRATIVE OF DISCOVERY AND ADVENTURE IN AFRICA, From the Earliest Ages To the Present Time: With Illustrations of the Geology, Mineralogy, and Zoology. With a Map; Plans of the Routes of Park, and of Denham and Clapperton; and Several Engravings.
359p. + Plus engraved half title, full page engravings and a folding map. Foxed. 12mo. Disbound. AFRICA/6
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Livingstone, David; Stanley, Henry M.
LIVINGSTONE'S AFRICA. PERILOUS ADVENTURES AND EXTENSIVE DISCOVERIES IN THE INTERIOR OF AFRICA, FROM THE PERSONAL NARRATIVE OF DAVID LIVINGSTONE, LL.D., D.C.D., TOGETHER WITH THE REMARKABLE SUCCESS AND IMPORTANT RESULTS OF THE HERALD-STANLEY EXPEDITION, AS
pp. xvi, 598, (4)[Publisher's catalogue] + Plus two portrait frontis. Illustrated with numerous full page woodcuts. Age stained. 8vo. Original full black embossed cloth binding, gold lettered. Worn and stained. AFRICA/2 = 2nd c. spine torn, lacks first fly leaf.
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