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1888Best.-Nr. 55798Troy NY: Published by W. & L.E. Gurley 1888. 12mo. viii 9-362 pp. Woodcut-engraved frontisp. 100s of text illustrations & diagrams. Brick-red coloured pebbled publisher’s cloth gilt lettering stamped on front cover very minor shelfwear slight rubbing front inner hinge starting still VG copy w/ former ownership markings & annotations on ffep. Twenty-seventh edition of this excellent handbook and catalogue from the largest manufacturer of engineering and surveying instruments in the United Stated during the 19th-century helping to fuel the massive expansion of railroads and development across the West. The company produced levels chains railroad compasses solar compasses surveyor’s compasses transits and more. Published by W. & L.E. Gurley, hardcover
1895Best.-Nr. 47419Jena: Carl Zeiss 1895. First Edition. Large slim octavo 27cm.; publisher's brown cloth over blue textured paper upper cover lettered in gilt; 4122pp.; steel-engraved text illus. throughout. Boards a bit rubbed and slightly bowed small spot of glue residue at top fore-edge corner of upper cover original gilt quite dulled though Parisian distributor's gilt-lettered cancel still brilliant contemporary American ownership inscriptions to front endpapers. Overall Very Good internally fine. Quite an attractive and uncommon trade catalog issued by the still-extant microscope manufacturer. This issue not separately catalogued in OCLC COPAC or KVK as of January 2020. Carl Zeiss unknown
1885Best.-Nr. 43551New York: F.W. Devoe & Co. 1885. 8vo. 6 264 pp. Engravd frntsp. 100s of woodcut engravd illusts. & diagrams. Embssd green cloth silver dividers on frnt cvr burgundy lettrng gilt lettrng spine bk cvr mnr bmpng to crnrs edgewear still a VG copy. First edition of this nicely illustrated catalogue of mathematical and scientific instruments including ellipsographs pantographs hand levels pocket levels sextants transits astronomical theodolites telescopes map cases and more. Also there are substantial sections on continuous profile books portfolios and many other items of interest for cartographers and engineers surveying railroad routes. Of particular interest are the substantial catalogues of art architecture and scientific books as well as architectural models. F.W. Devoe & Co., hardcover
1895Best.-Nr. 47419Jena: Carl Zeiss 1895. First Edition. Large slim octavo 27cm.; publisher's brown cloth over blue textured paper upper cover lettered in gilt; 4122pp.; steel-engraved text illus. throughout. Boards a bit rubbed and slightly bowed small spot of glue residue at top fore-edge corner of upper cover original gilt quite dulled though Parisian distributor's gilt-lettered cancel still brilliant contemporary American ownership inscriptions to front endpapers. Overall Very Good internally fine. Quite an attractive and uncommon trade catalog issued by the still-extant microscope manufacturer. This issue not separately catalogued in OCLC COPAC or KVK as of January 2020. Carl Zeiss unknown books
Best.-Nr. 53239BBo.J. Udo Nolte, geboren 1950 in Dortmund.
1994Best.-Nr. 1089Published by the author 1994. Second edition. Paperback. Very Good. Tan cardstock covers stapled binding 2nd edition. A very good copy with minor wear at the edges and a bit of bending at the upper corners. Text is clean and unmarked and staples still firmly bound in. 66 pp. filled with illustrations and equations for making the perfect non-mechanical flute. Published by the author paperback
Best.-Nr. 124422aafBuchdruckerei Werthner, Schuster & Co., o.J. (um 1933), gr. in-8vo, 6 Bl. (Text) + 67 S., reich illustrierter Katalog med. Instrumente. Datumsstempel auf Vorsatz des OU. ‘24 Fev. 1933’, Original-Broschüre. Rücken leicht bestossen.
Best.-Nr. 52152aafParis, (Félix Locquin pour) Bechet jeune, s.d. (ca. 1845), in-folio, 91 p. (explication des planches, qqs pet. taches ou trous dans la marge latér.) + 148 planches de figures gravées (planche 1 à 147 + 38bis, gravées par Durau, V. Le Blanc et A. Leblanc), çà et là lég. taches de doigts marg., prem. planche lég. brunie, lég. taches d'eau marg. dans le dern. planches, étiquettes de librairie à l'intér. du plat supér. reliure en d.-cuir du 19e s., couverture avec titre de la brochure orig. vert cons., pièce de titre rouge au dos, dos orné en or (dorure partiel. lég. passée), coins touchés.
1878Best.-Nr. 28383ABParis, Librairie de Firmin-Didot, 1878. Lex-8°. IX, (3) 582, (2) S. Mit 1 chromolithogr. Frontispiz, 4 chromolithogr. Tafeln u. 222 (dv. vereinzelte ganzs.) Illustr. Halblederbd. d. Zt. mit goldgepr. Rückentitel (berieben u. bestossen).
1960Best.-Nr. 107246Paris, Drapier 1960 In-4 29 x 24 cm. Classeur polypropylène vert à anneaux contenant environ [400] ff séparés par 21 intercalaires, abondamment illustré de photographies d’instruments de chirurgie : mobilier chirurgical, appareils de stérilisation et de laboratoire, électricité médicale, orthopédie, prothèse, bandages, acompagnés de leurs notices. Exemplaire en bon état.
1665Best.-Nr. gm2687A Paris, chez Jean Dupuis, rue Saint Jacques, à la Couronne d'or Relié 1665 "In-12 (10,2 x 15,3 cm), reliure demi-peau ; ""Traitté d'horlogiographie, contenant plusieurs manières de construire, sur toutes surfaces, toutes sortes de lignes horaires : & autres cercles de la sphère. Avec quelques instrumens pour la mesme pratique, & pour connoistre les heures durant la nuit : & l'heure du flus & reflus de la mer. Plus la methode de couper, en pierre ou en bois, les corps reguliers & autres Polyëdres, par le cube & par le cylindre"" ; paginé à ij-à iiij, puis 1-312 (erreur de pagination, qui passe de 80 à 100), planches en noir numérotées de 1 à 72 (manque la planche 37), sinon ouvrage complet ; mors inférieur fendu aux coiffes, mors supérieur fendu en queue, petit manque sur la coiffe inférieure, trace d'humidité en tête des premières et dernières pages, par ailleurs intérieur assez frais, état très correct. Livraison a domicile (La Poste) ou en Mondial Relay sur simple demande."
2009Best.-Nr. 1-0132141299Prentice Hall 2009. Paperback. New. 1st paperback/dvdr edition. 716 pages. 8.75x7.25x1.25 inches. Prentice Hall paperback
1862Best.-Nr. 90334Nancy, Vagner, Imprimeur-Libraire-Editeur 1862 In-8. Reliure postérieure pleine toile marron, premier plat de couverture conservé, dos lisse, pièce de titre cuir havane, XIV-484 pp. Brunissures, rousseurs marginales, mouillures sur certaines pages. Ouvrage peu courant.
120 illustrated auction catalogues, all in the orig. red printed wrappers, a good majority include the printed list of prices realized. Although the majority relate to photography and the photographic images, other subjects covered include: mathematical, optical and medical instruments; nautical and aeronautics; automata toys, musical boxes, talking machines, railwayana and other collectors' items.
In-4, 98p. Tirage limité à 500 exemplaires numérotés (notre exemplaire n'est pas justifié). Texte bilingue français et anglais. Importante iconographie, reproductions de tableaux, photographies d'instruments, croquis, etc... Préface de Maurice Béjart. Avant-propos de Christophe Coin. A l'état de neuf.
1913Best.-Nr. 55107Rochester NY: The H & M Division Taylor Instrument Companies 1913. Tall 8vo. 55 1 pp. Photo illustrations text illustrations throughout with a couple colour-tinted diagrams. Embossed & illustrated green softcovers raised lettering in blind black lettering cover art illustration embossed of thermometer minor shelfwear darkening & minor chipping to spine still VG copy. First edition of this scarce and well-illustrated catalogue of thermometers for the brewing industry including angle thermometers mash tub thermometers fermenting tub thermometers brewer’s saccharometers recorder themometers index thermometers for Pasteurizers fermenters and more. In addition there are Stormographs airmeters and anemometers also advertised for sale. Originally H&M Hohmann & Maurer was acquired by the Taylor Bros. Co. in 1896 merged into the Taylor Instrument Companies in 1907 and were well known for their precise and excellent thermometers. Taylor established the first research & development department in an American instrument industry in 1911 and proved key to the United States’ success in World War I manufacturing 99% of all altimeters airplane stratascopes inclinometers and oxygen systems. Worldcat locates 1 copy Rochester Museum Science Center; See: Fritz Ruebeck The Taylor Automation Heritage Classic Automation 2003. The H & M Division, Taylor Instrument Companies, paperback
1987Best.-Nr. 15596New York: Harper and Row 1987. Signed on the half-title page by composer Philip Glass. First edition / First printing. White cloth. Fine in price-clipped fine dust jacket. Harper and Row, hardcover
18672 plaquettes en un vol., 4 et 4 pp demi-basane moderrne à la bradel, pièce de titre en long 1867, 1867, in-8, 2 plaquettes en un vol, 4 et 4 pp, demi-basane moderrne à la bradel, pièce de titre en long, Figures sur bois dans le texte. Tirés à part, extraits du Journal de médecine et de chirurgie pratiques (1867, p. 514) et de la Revue médicale française et étrangère (1870, tome II, p. 18) : présentation d'instruments modifiés par Amussat et réalisés par les fabricants Robert et Collin ; le sécateur galvanique, mis au point à partir de l'instrument de Middeldorpff, la pince ouverte et la pince en tenaille utilisées pour la cautérisation linéaires des hémorroïdes. Alphonse Amussat (1820-1878) est le fils du chirurgien urologue réputé Jean Zulema Amussat. Il fut l'un des promoteurs de la galvano-caustique en France, c'est à dire de l'emploi de la chaleur électrique en chirurgie
1953418 pp., 63 pl chagrin vert de l'époque, dos et plats filetés et ornés de fleurons fleurs de lys, roulettes dorées aux contre-plats 1953, 1953, in-4, 418 pp, 63 pl, chagrin vert de l'époque, dos et plats filetés et ornés de fleurons fleurs de lys, roulettes dorées aux contre-plats, Première édition de cet ouvrage des plus recherchés. Bel exemplaire bien relié, charnières un peu frottées, couvertures non conservées, initiales "R.S" en pied du dos
1980Best.-Nr. 66206CBBuckinghamshire, W. E. Hill & Sons, 1980. XXXVII, 181 Seiten, [4] Blatt. Original-Halb(kunst?)lederband mit goldgeprägtem Rückentitel und Deckelemblem. [4 Warenabbildungen]
1992Best.-Nr. M101982Celle, Moeck 1992 270pp. with numerous bl/w illustrations, 36cm., publisher's hardcover in white cloth, dustwrapper (small tear repaired), good condition, weight: 2kg., M101982
1992270pp. with numerous bl/w illustrations, 36cm., publisher's hardcover in white cloth, dustwrapper (small tear repaired), good condition, weight: 2kg., M101982
1878Best.-Nr. 28383ABParis, Librairie de Firmin-Didot, 1878. Lex-8°. IX, (3) 582, (2) S. Mit 1 chromolithogr. Frontispiz, 4 chromolithogr. Tafeln u. 222 (dv. vereinzelte ganzs.) Illustr. Halblederbd. d. Zt. mit goldgepr. Rückentitel + Wichtig: Für unsere Kunden in der EU erfolgt der Versand alle 14 Tage verzollt ab Deutschland / Postbank-Konto in Deutschland vorhanden + (berieben u. bestossen).
1947118 pages. Many great black and white photos. Features: Airlines Safety; Northrop's Pioneer; Across the Top of the World - Epic story of Dreamboat's 10,000 mile flight over the top of the world, as told by its navigator - article with super photos; Meet Your Instruments; Microwave Radio Bandwagon; The Farmer Takes a Plane - the airplane is definitely proving itself to be an agricultural and farming implement; Aviation Insurance; Alaska - Air Freight Yardstick; Learn to Fly - part 8; Behind the Beam - the radio range system of navigation; National Soaring Contest; The Ryan XF2R-1; Many pages of great ads; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Some age-toning to pages. A sound copy of this nice vintage issue. Magazine
1934Pages 341-384. Features: nice ad for the Sporting and Dramatic News inside front cover; Cover photo of Canada's loftiest peak, the unconquered summit of Mount Waddington, plu two pages of text and photos showing a climbing party on the treacherous mountain; Photo of bizarre sea creature washed up at Querqueville, near Cherbourg - probably the remains of a basking shark; Two pages of detailed illustrations explaining drought and its dangers in rural England, plus schemes for alleviating water famine; Photo-illustrated book review of "Secrets of the Red Sea", by Henry de Manfreid; Photos and text describe jewelry of a Byzantine-Nubian Queen - more treasures from a mysterious Egyptian cemetery; Photo-illustrated article on an expedition to Cocos Island in search of long-buried pirate treasure with gold and silver indicating instruments; 12 photos illustrate life in the Saar, a district to choose by plebiscite government by Germany, France or the League; Two full-page photos of vast flocks of ducks at the unique Open Lake Sanctuary in Arkansas, plus photos of Mr. George S. Wilcox who protects the ducks; Photos of personalities of the week include the commission of government inaugurated in Newfoundland, Sir James Jeans, Sir H. G. Lyons, Madame Stavisky, the archduke Otto and ex-Empress Zita; the Queen of Siam and H. W. Austin in the Monte Carlo lawn tennis handicap; Acquitted Reichstag fire trial prisoners released and welcomed in Moscow include Mr. Popoff, Dimitroff and Taneff, Norman O'Neill, John Dillinger, Prof. S. F. Oldenburg, and Princess Irina Youssoupoff, who was awarded damages in the "Rasputin" film libel action; Centrefold photos of Prince George's 4000 mile tour in South Africa; Photo of the outdoor construction of Imperial Airways liner "Scylla" (too large for a hangar); Photo of stowaways John Pitzer and Arthur Martin afloat in the Gulf of Mexico; Photo of huge crowd in Trafalgar Square gathered to hear speeches about the unemployment bill; Photos of low British reservoirs; Photo of zeppelin "LZ 129" under construction; Photos of destroyed buildings in Kalgoorlie, Australia after anti-foreigner riots; Article and three photos describe sinking of the "Cheliuskin" near Wrangell Island; Photos of archaic Chinese jade in perfection - finds in the Lo-Yang tombs; Two pages of text and photos describe discoveries which "surpass anything yet known of archaic Chinese jade"; One-page ad for the new Ford Fourteen car; Half-page ad for the Crossley two-litre car; Half-page ad for the Armstrong Siddeley Twenty car; Half-page Rover car ad; Nice half-page Bentley car ad; Back cover ad for Douglas Stuart; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Magazine